Rumiko Takahashi
Writing
Rumiko Takahashi (高橋 留美子, Takahashi Rumiko, born October 10, 1957) is a Japanese manga artist. With a career of several commercially successful works, beginning with Urusei Yatsura in 1978, Takahashi is one of Japan's best-known and wealthiest manga artists. Her works are popular worldwide, where they have been translated into a variety of languages, with over 200 million copies in circulation. She has won the Shogakukan Manga Award twice, once in 1980 for Urusei Yatsura and again in 2001 for Inuyasha, and the Seiun Award twice, once in 1987 for Urusei Yatsura and again in 1989 for Mermaid Saga. She also received the Grand Prix de la ville d'Angoulême in 2019, becoming the second woman and second Japanese to win the prize. In 2020, the Japanese government awarded Takahashi the Medal with Purple Ribbon for her contributions to the arts.
Known for
Writing54
tvMAO
2026
Original Story
tvRanma1/2
2024
Original Story, Comic Book
tvUrusei Yatsura
2022
Original Story
tvYashahime: Princess Half-Demon
2020
Characters
movieInuyasha - Stage Play
2017
Comic Book
tvRin-ne
2015
Original Story
movieRanma ½
2011
Comic Book
movieUrusei Yatsura: The Obstacle Course Swim Meet, It's a Rumic World: Urusei Yatsura
2008
Characters
movieIt's a Rumic World: 50th Anniversary Weekly★Shonen Sunday
2008
Original Story, Characters
movieMaison Ikkoku Kanketsuhen
2008
Comic Book, Original Story
tvOne-Pound Gospel
2008
Comic Book
movieMaison Ikkoku
2007
Comic Book
tvMermaid's Forest
2003
Comic Book
tvRumiko Takahashi Anthology
2003
Original Story, Comic Book
tvInuYasha
2000
Comic Book
movieMermaid's Scar
1993
Comic Book, Original Story
movieThe Ranma 1/2 Video Jukebox
1993
Characters
movieRanma 1/2 the Movie 2: Nihao My Concubine
1992
Original Story
moviePrelude Maison Ikkoku: When the Cherry Blossoms Return in the Spring
1992
Comic Book, Original Story
movieMermaid Forest
1991
Comic Book, Original Story
movieUrusei Yatsura: Terror of Girly-Eyes Measles
1991
Original Series Creator, Comic Book
movieMaison Ikkoku: Deserted Island
1991
Comic Book
movieUrusei Yatsura: Catch the Heart
1989
Original Series Creator, Comic Book
movieUrusei Yatsura: Goat and Cheese
1989
Comic Book
tvRanma ½
1989
Comic Book
movieUrusei Yatsura: Nagisa's Fiancé
1988
Comic Book
movieUrusei Yatsura: Raging Sherbet
1988
Comic Book
movieOne Pound Gospel
1988
Original Story
movieMaison Ikkoku: The Final Chapter
1988
Original Story
movieMaison Ikkoku: Through the Passing of the Seasons
1988
Comic Book, Original Story
movieLaughing Target
1987
Original Story
movieThe SuperGal
1986
Original Story
tvMaison Ikkoku
1986
Comic Book
movieUrusei Yatsura: Lum the Forever
1986
Characters
movieFire Tripper
1985
Comic Book
movieUrusei Yatsura: Remember My Love
1985
Original Series Creator
movieUrusei Yatsura: Only You
1983
Original Story
tvUrusei Yatsura
1981
Comic Book
Visual Effects3
tvYashahime: Princess Half-Demon
2020
Character Designer
tvMoeyo Ken
2003
Character Designer
movieFifteen Boys Adrift
1982
Character Designer