Rumiko Takahashi

Personal Info

Known For Writer

Gender Female

Birthday 1957-10-10 (67 years old)

Place of Birth Niigata, Japan

Also Known As けも・こびる, のさかけも

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'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

Writer

2024
Ranma1/2

as Comic Book

2022
Urusei Yatsura

as Original Concept

2022
Urusei Yatsura

as Comic Book

2011
Ranma ½

as Original Story

2003
1993
Mermaid's Scar

as Writer

1991
Mermaid Forest

as Original Series Creator

1991
Mermaid Forest

as Writer

1991
1989
Urusei Yatsura: Catch the Heart

as Original Series Creator

1989
1989
Ranma ½

as Comic Book

1988
1988
1987
Laughing Target

as Original Story

1986
The SuperGal

as Original Story

1986
Maison Ikkoku

as Comic Book

1985
Fire Tripper

as Comic Book

1983
Urusei Yatsura: Only You

as Original Story

Creator

2022
Urusei Yatsura

as Creator

2008
One-Pound Gospel

as Creator

1981
Urusei Yatsura

as Creator

Visual Effects

2020
Yashahime: Princess Half-Demon

as Character Designer

2003
Moeyo Ken

as Character Designer

1982
Fifteen Boys Adrift

as Character Designer