Rumiko Takahashi

Personal Info

Know For

Writing

Gender

Female

Birthday

1957-10-10 (68 years old)

Place of Birth

Niigata, Japan

Rumiko Takahashi

Biography

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'...

Production

1993

1993

Mermaid's Scar

as Creator

1983

Urusei Yatsura: Only You

as Original Story

1987

Laughing Target

as Original Story

1982

Fifteen Boys Adrift

as Character Designer

1988

1991

Mermaid Forest

as Creator

1986

The SuperGal

as Original Story

2011

Ranma ½

as Original Story

1985

Fire Tripper

as Comic Book

1991

1991

Mermaid Forest

as Original Series Creator

1991

1989

Urusei Yatsura: Catch the Heart

as Original Series Creator

1989

1985

Urusei Yatsura: Remember My Love

as Original Series Creator

2017

Inuyasha - Stage Play

as Original Story

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