Rumiko Takahashi

Quick Facts

Full Name	Rumiko Takahashi
Occupation	Illustrator
Date Of Birth	Oct 10, 1957(1957-10-10)
Age	67
Birthplace	Niigata
Country	Japan
Horoscope	Libra

Rumiko Takahashi Biography

Rumiko Takahashi is one of the most popular and richest Illustrator who was born on October 10, 1957 in Niigata, Japan. With more than 170,000,000 copies sold, she is a top-selling manga artist.

She was a member of the same generation as “Naruto’ creator Masashiki Kishimoto.

Takahashi’s professional career began in 1978. Her first published work was the one-shot Katte na Yatsura (Those Selfish Aliens), which garnered her an honorable mention at that year’s Shogakukan New Comics Contest. Later that same year, she began her first serialized story in Weekly Shōnen Sunday; Urusei Yatsura, a comedic science fiction story. She had difficulty meeting deadlines to begin with, so chapters were published sporadically until 1980. During the run of the series, she shared a small apartment with two assistants, and often slept in a closet due to a lack of space. During the same year, she published Time Warp Trouble, Shake Your Buddha, and the Golden Gods of Poverty in Weekly Shōnen Sunday magazine, which would remain the home to most of her major works for the next twenty years.

During the 1980s, Takahashi became a prolific writer of short story manga. Her stories Laughing Target, Maris the Chojo, and Fire Tripper all were adapted into original video animations (OVAs). In 1984, during the writing of Urusei Yatsura and Maison Ikkoku, Takahashi took a different approach to storytelling and began the dark, macabre Mermaid Saga. This series of short segments was published sporadically until 1994.

When she was born, her family lived in Niigata. Soichiro, her husband, left her.

Rumiko Takahashi Net Worth

Rumiko Takahashi is one of the richest Illustrator from Japan. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Rumiko Takahashi 's net worth $70 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

1978 was her first professional gig. She published “Katte na Yatsura,” a one- shot comic. It won the Shogakkan Comics Award. “Maison Ikkoku”, her second major series, was published in “Big Comic Spirits”.

She was awarded the Shogakukan Manga Award twice: first, for “Urusei Yatsura”, in 1980, and secondly for “InuYasha”, in 2002.

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.

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In 1989, Kitty Animation produced its last major series, Ranma ½. The series went through ups and downs in ratings until Kitty Animation finally went out of business. Ranma ½ was never concluded in animated form despite being 161 episodes and two movies in length. The TV series ended in 1992 amid internal turmoil within Kitty; Kitty and Studio Deen continued to produce Ranma OVAs until 1996.

Facts & Trivia

Rumiko Ranked on the list of most popular Illustrator. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Japan. Rumiko Takahashi celebrates birthday on October 10 of every year.

Maris the Chojo, Fire Tripper, and Laughing Target were all made into OVAs during the mid-80s. Her stories Mermaid’s Forest and Mermaid’s Scar were also made as OVAs in Japan on 1991. They were all released, subtitled in English, in the U.S.

Top Facts about Rumiko Takahashi

Key Facts:
1. Rumiko Takahashi is a Japanese manga artist with over 200 million copies of her works in circulation.
2. She has won the Shogakukan Manga Award twice, the Seiun Award twice, and the Grand Prix de la ville d’Angoulême in 2019.
3. Takahashi began publishing her first manga in 1975 and her professional career in 1978 with Urusei Yatsura.
4. Takahashi is one of the first Japanese manga artists to become popular in the United States due to Ranma ½.
5. Her works have been adapted into multiple mediums like TV series, OVAs, movies, and video games.
6. Takahashi is often cited as an influence by other manga artists and her work has also been adapted from other cultures into movies like Puli.
7. Takahashi has won multiple awards like the Inkpot Award, the Eisner Hall of Fame award, the Harvey Awards Hall of Fame Award, and the Medal with Purple Ribbon.
8. She currently has an ongoing manga series called Mao.
9. Takahashi attended Niigata Chūō High School and Gekiga Sonjuku, a manga school.
10. She wrote and released stories such as Urusei Yatsura, Maison Ikkoku, Ranma ½, Inuyasha, RIN-NE, One-Pound Gospel, Mermaid Saga, and several short stories.
11. Inuyasha and its anime adaptation are considered to be one of Takahashi’s major works.
12. Takahashi created three new OVAs and collaborated with Mitsuru Adachi to release a one-shot manga in 2009.
13. She was inducted into the Science Fiction and Fantasy Hall of Fame in

2017. 14. A special DVD containing Takahashi’s new OVAs came out in Japan in 2010.
      15. She was inducted into the Harvey Awards Hall of Fame in 2021.

Is Rumiko Takahashi retired?

Rumiko Takahashi
Years active| 1978–present
Notable work| Urusei Yatsura Maison Ikkoku Mermaid Saga Ranma ½ Inuyasha Rin- ne

What is Rumiko Takahashi best work?

Rumiko Takahashi is famous for iconic works such as Urusei Yatsura, Ranma 1/2 and Inuyasha, but Maison Ikkoku is considered her true masterpiece. Rumiko Takahashi has been made a world-famous mangaka for iconic works such as Urusei Yatsura, Ranma ½ and Inuyasha.

How old is Rumiko Takahashi?

64 years (October 10, 1957)

What inspired Rumiko Takahashi?

Rumiko Takahashi was born in 1957 in Niigata, Japan. She went to the same high school as future mangaka Yoko Kondou. In interviews she claimed that her interest in manga came late. She considers novelist Yasutaka Tsutsui her biggest creative influence, rather than any specific manga authors.

Who is the richest mangaka?

It’s no surprise Eiichiro Oda , the creator behind the greatest-selling manga of all time, One Piece, is also the wealthiest mangaka in the industry. Since the Straw Hat Pirates’ introduction in 1997, the series has sold well over 450 million tankōbon volumes, about 150 million more than Dragon Ball’s sales.