Rumiko Takahashi
Known For: Writing
Gender: Female
Date of Birth: October 10, 1957 (67 years old)
Place of Birth: Niigata, Japan
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.
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Creator
Mermaid Forest
Creator
Urusei Yatsura: Always My Darling
Comic Book
Maison Ikkoku: Shipwrecked on Ikkoku Island
Comic Book
Ranma ½: The Movie — The Battle of Nekonron: The Fight to Break the Rules!
Comic Book
Urusei Yatsura: Always My Darling
Writer
Mermaid Forest
Original Series Creator
Mermaid Forest
Original Series Creator
Urusei Yatsura: Terror of Girly-Eyes Measles
Original Story
Urusei Yatsura: Terror of Girly-Eyes Measles
Writer
Urusei Yatsura: Terror of Girly-Eyes Measles
Writer
Ranma ½: The Movie — The Battle of Nekonron: The Fight to Break the Rules!
