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Rumiko Takahashi

Rumiko Takahashi

Born 1957 Niigata 70 series, 130 with collected and international editions 4,045 issues
7 awards
In 1 list

Rumiko Takahashi is a Japanese manga artist who debuted in 1975 at eighteen and broke through with Urusei Yatsura in 1978. Maison Ikkoku, Ranma 1/2, and Inuyasha followed, all long runs in Weekly Shonen Sunday. Her books have sold past 230 million.

Name
Rumiko Takahashi
Issues
4,045
Series
130
International Editions
60
Awards
Harvey Award - Harvey Kurtzman Award Hall of Fame (2021), Angoulême International Comics Festival - Grand Prix de la Ville d’Angoulême (2019), Eisner Awards - Hall of Fame (2018), Science Fiction and Fantasy Hall of Fame (2016), Lulu Awards - Women Cartoonists Hall of Fame (2005), 手塚治虫文化賞 [Tezuka Osamu Bunkashō] [Osamu Tezuka Awards] - Best Japanese Anime/Manga Artist (1995), Inkpot Award (1994)
Also Known As
高橋留美子
Gender
Female
Birth Date
October 10, 1957
Birth Place
Niigata
Country
Japan

Series
Mao

Mao (2021)

VIZ Media

23 issues

Weekly Shonen Sunday

Weekly Shonen Sunday (1959)

Shogakukan

3370 issues

Yashahime: Princess Half-Demon

Yashahime: Princess Half-Demon (2022)

VIZ Media

8 issues

Mao

Mao (2019)

Shogakukan

28 issues

Iden Ehon Zōshi: Hanyō no Yashahime

Iden Ehon Zōshi: Hanyō no Yashahime (2021)

Shogakukan

10 issues

InuYasha

InuYasha (2021)

JBC

15 issues

Ranma 1/2

Ranma 1/2 (2022)

Egmont Ehapa Verlag

20 issues

Shonen Sunday S

Shonen Sunday S (2012)

Shogakukan

173 issues

Big Comic Original

Big Comic Original (1974)

Shogakukan

1255 issues

InuYasha

InuYasha (2023)

Planeta DeAgostini

12 issues

Issues
Vol. 23
#23

Vol. 23

Mao (2021)

Feb 10, 2026

No. 7, 2026
#3930

No. 7, 2026

Weekly Shonen Sunday (1959)

Jan 14, 2026

Volume 8
#8

Volume 8

Yashahime: Princess Half-Demon (2022)

Jan 13, 2026

No. 52, 2025
#3924

No. 52, 2025

Weekly Shonen Sunday (1959)

Nov 26, 2025

No. 51, 2025
#3923

No. 51, 2025

Weekly Shonen Sunday (1959)

Nov 19, 2025

No. 50, 2025
#3921

No. 50, 2025

Weekly Shonen Sunday (1959)

Nov 12, 2025

No. 49, 2025
#3920

No. 49, 2025

Weekly Shonen Sunday (1959)

Nov 05, 2025

Vol. 26
#26

Vol. 26

Mao (2019)

Nov 18, 2025

Vol. 22
#22

Vol. 22

Mao (2021)

Nov 11, 2025

No. 48, 2025
#3919

No. 48, 2025

Weekly Shonen Sunday (1959)

Oct 29, 2025

Lists

Cover from Legends of Manga
Cover from Legends of Manga
Cover from Legends of Manga
Cover from Legends of Manga

Legends of Manga

Ranked
versedb Staff

The Japanese creators whose works achieved unprecedented global cultural dominance. Akira Toriyama, Naoki Urasawa, Junji Ito, and more.

6
Items

Frequent collaborators

Takuya Mitsuda

Takuya Mitsuda

Takashi Shiina

Takashi Shiina

Kazuhiro Fujita

Kazuhiro Fujita

Hiroyuki Nishimori

Hiroyuki Nishimori

Syun Matsuena

Syun Matsuena

Gôshô Aoyama

Gôshô Aoyama

Mitsuru Adachi

Mitsuru Adachi

Ishiwata Osamu

Ishiwata Osamu

Kawai Katsutoshi

Kawai Katsutoshi

Kenjiro Hata

Kenjiro Hata

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