Takahashi Rumiko

A celebration by various mangaka and celebrities of the 2023 Japan Series winning Hanshin Tigers baseball team.

A tribute to Maya Mineo's Fly Me To Saitama with short stories, illustrations and full manga by a variety of artists.

The story is set in a "land where two worlds intersect," and it centers on "a strange romance between a boy and girl who meet by fate." (from ebookjapan): Onmyoji and Yokai? A girl's bizarre Taisho romance! When she was in the first grade of elementary school, her whole family was involved in an accident, but she is the only one who survived. In her third year of junior high school, she passes by the accident site again and is somehow transported back to the Taisho Era!　 The next day, Nanoka's physical abilities are awakened when she is told by Mao, a boy she met there who is an Onmyoji, "You are a demon, aren't you?" The Taisho bizarre romance in which the two of them face their "destiny" that will come begins! Official Release: English release by Viz Media Indonesian release by Elex Media (2021)

Kagami ga Kita (Came the Mirror) - Big Comic Superior, July 25, 2014 Revenge Doll - Big Comic, October 25, 2013 Hoshi wa Sen no Kao (The Star With 1000 Faces) - Big Comic Spirits, October 18, 2010 Kawaii Hana (Lovely Flower) - Big Comic, November 10, 2003 With Cat - Shuukan Shounen Sunday, October 27, 1999 My Sweet Sunday (with ADACHI Mitsuru) - Shuukan Shounen Sunday, April 1, 2009

Anthology of oneshots about the Hanshin Tigers, from various authors.

Part of the collection Kagami ga Kita.

(from ebookjapan): Another Side of the Rumic World unlike "RINNE" or "Rumic Theater"!　 Black, pure, mysterious, and humorous! Works made from 1999 to 2014 are almost all included in the tankobon for the first time! Included works: Came the Mirror (鏡が来た, Kagami ga Kita) Revenge Doll (リベンジドール) The Star with 1000 Faces (星は千の顔, Hoshi ha Sen no Hao) Lovely Flower (可愛い花, Kawaii Hana, ALT. ENG. - Cute Flower) with CAT My Sweet Sunday (マイスイートサンデー) - Collaboration with Mitsuru Adachi

Takahashi Rumiko contributed this short autobiographic piece to the 2014 Big Comic Original Godzilla 40th anniversary special edition.

A bitter, washed up manga artist receives a mysterious gift from a fan… A one-shot by Takahashi Rumiko to celebrate the 45th anniversary of the Japanese semimonthly seinen anthology, Big Comic.

Mangaka Rumiko Takahashi shares her struggle to house all her books.

Collection of special chapters that were published for 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake Relief Effort Project.

A mook book that celebrates Tetsuya Chiba's then 55 year long career, with various interviews, galleries, a previously unpublished one-shot of Chiba's made before his debut, discussions and articles on all of his famous manga and contributions from various mangaka. They are as follows: Fujiko Fujio A Shinji Mizushima Takao Saito Moto Hagio Hiroshi Motomiya Hisashi Eguchi Takehiko Inoue Kenshi Hirokane Jun Hatanaka Kenji Morita Kenichi Kitami Hiroshi Kurotetsu Yu Koyama Mitsuru Adachi Hirohiko Araki - A one-shot based on his experience with Tetsuya Chiba's manga series "I'm Teppei" as a child. Rumiko Takahashi Yoichi Takahashi Interview with two great respecters: Katsuhiro Otomo: "Chiba's works were my textbooks." Nobuyuki Fukumoto: "My youth was the Tetsuya Chiba Award." Tetsuya Chiba Photo Gallery Attic Workroom, Rikiishi Toru's Funeral, Akio Chiba's Writing Scene The Workroom in the 1980s," "Family Photos" and other rare images! The manga that Tetsuya Chiba made when he was 15 years old, "The Rise of Dr. Science!" All in one volume! Family Forms \[Siblings] Tetsuya Chiba talks about the true face of his younger brother, Akio Chiba. \[Parent-child dialogue] Tetsuya Chiba and Shuhei Chiba \[Married Couple] Sachiko Chiba, Wife Manga not included in the book "Ieji: The Road Home, 1945-2003" Special Contribution Atsuko Takamori "About Tetsuya Chiba and Ashita no Joe Shizuka Ijuin "The Man I Admire The only 14 handwritten original manuscripts left by Ikki Kajiwara! 〜Tetsuya Chiba, Artist of "Tomorrow's Joe" (Commentary by Fusanosuke Natsume) Special Talk: Tetsuya Chiba and Sho Hakuho Tetsuya Chiba and Monkey Punch TOMORROW'S JOE" as a basic education of Manga 〜Why are there so many parodies of "Tomorrow's Joe"? 〜Sho 2 Tetsuya Chiba and Monkey Punch Tetsuya Chiba's 40 major works, 1956-2008 Tetsuya Chiba: A List of All Works

Part of the one-shot compilation Came the Mirror.

As a child, Mamiya Sakura mysteriously disappeared in the woods behind her grandma's home. She returned whole and healthy, but since then, she has had the power to see ghosts. Now a teenager, she just wishes the ghosts would leave her alone! At school, the desk next to Sakura's has been empty since the start of the school year. Then one day her always-absent classmate Rokudo Rinne shows up, and he's far more than what he seems! After school one day, Rinne helps Sakura deal with the ghost of a boy who has a crush on her. Rinne, it seems, knows just how to handle such ghosts, and has the skills and tools to properly dispatch them to the afterlife (for a small fee of course). Sakura starts to learn more about her mysterious classmate, and her curiosity about Rinne draws her deeper into the amazing world between life and death. Official Release: English release by Viz Media Indonesian release by Elex Media as Circle of Reincarnation Rinne The following links are to AnimeNewsNetwork for the anime: Season 1 Season 2 Season 3

Rumiko Takahashi's and Adachi Mitsuru's autobiographical short story regarding their memories and experiences before and after their entry to the manga world and their rise to fame.

To celebrate the 25th anniversary of Big Comic Spirits, Takahashi Rumiko released this short detailing where she got inspiration for her popular Spirits serial "Maison Ikkoku".

Ever since they had a falling out as young children Shuuta and Miya have been steering clear of each other. But can the same cat that drove them apart reunite them?

Kagome is a modern Japanese high-school girl. Never the type to believe in myths and legends, her world view dramatically changes when, one day, she's pulled out of her own time and into another! There, in Japan's ancient past, Kagome discovers more than a few of those dusty old legends are true, and that her destiny is linked to one legendary creature in particular–the dog-like half-demon called Inuyasha! That same trick of fate also ties them both to the Shikon Jewel, or "Jewel of Four Souls." But demons beware…the smallest shard of the Shikon Jewel can give the user unimaginable power. Official Release: English release by Viz Media Indonesian release by Elex Media Won the 47th Shogakukan Manga Award for Shonen in 2002

A collection of tales: Slim Kannon Inu de Warui ka!! Obasan to Issho Ganbari-Masse (The End of the World) Grand Father Takarazuka e no Shoutai (Invitation to Takarazuka) 1 or W - One or double Happy Talk Uchi ga Megami ja!!

: This was Takahashi's first foray into manga for children. It follows MOON, a giant alien rabbit who is trying to get back to his planet. He lands in Japan and gets help from a young boy named Shota. The first few chapters revolve around Shota trying to overcome his fear of heights.

(from ebookjapan): Kosaku Hatanaka is the head of the Mukoda Boxing Gym. However, he has a weak will and is not good at losing weight. He is in love with Sister Angela. Sister Angela, a nun at St. Mary's kindergarten, is also in love with Kosaku. Kosaku Hatanaka is a young boxer with natural talent and strange luck. However, he has no guts (!?). He can't stand to eat even before a match, and the president of the gym takes good care of him. Kosaku goes to his love, Sister Angela, to repent for his sins, and she supports him wholeheartedly. Kosaku throws up in the ring during a match, and is banned from future fights because he is "the scourge of the boxing world. Meanwhile, the opponent he accidentally punched during a road war is a professional boxer and asks for a match to make up for his grudge. Unaware of the circumstances, Kosaku enters the ring again. Will his natural talent and strange luck work?

A casual trip for two women. If they didn’t mind each other at all, it would be a great trip… If they didn’t mind each other at all. Oneshot from manga: Akai Hanataba

(from ebookjapan): Soun was disappointed to find that Ranma was a girl. However, when Ranma got out of the bath, he turned into a boy and the panda turned into Ranma's father, Genma. The two had fallen into a fountain during their training in China, a fountain that turned them into a woman and panda respectively when they touched the water. The Tendo family is initially in turmoil, including Akane, who has become a prospective bride, as they face the troublesome duo who go back and forth between man and woman, human and panda, although they can be restored to their original state if they are bathed in hot water. This is the first volume of a new edition of the popular manga. Official Release: English release by Viz Media Indonesian release by Elex Media

A sophisticated collection of tales, ranging from the macabre to heartwarming to wacky. The trials and tribulations of daily life. Volume 1: P no Higeki (released 1994) P no Higeki (The Tragedy of P) Roman no Akindo (The Merchant of Romance) Poi no Ie (The House of Trash) Hachi no Naka (Hidden in the Pottery) Hyakunen no Koi (One Hundred Years of Love) L-size no Shiawase (Extra-Large Sized Happiness) Volume 2: Senmu no Inu (released 1997) Semmu no Inu (The Director's Dog) Meisou Kazoku Fire (The Astray 'F' Family) Kimi ga Iru dake de (As Long as You Are Here) Chanoma no Love Song (Living Room Love Song) Oyaji Low Teen (Teen Papa) Orei ni Kaete (As Way of Thanks) Volume 3: Akai Hanataba (released 2005) One Day Dream Graffiti Pop Dutiful Vacation / Giri no Vacance / Holiday-In-Law / A Compulsory Holiday (婆婆的假期) Help Red Bouquet Permanent Love Volume 4: Unmei no Tori (released 2011) Volume 5: The Witch and the Dinner (released 2019) Volume 6: The Power of Money (released 2024)

(from ebookjapan): Main characters Yuta (formerly a fisherman who has lived for 500 years immortalized by eating the flesh of mermaids), and Mana, a girl raised in the mysterious village of women. A man dressed in dirty clothes walks along the seaside in midsummer, which is full of young people, with a map in his hand. The man, Yuta's destination is Nosurizaki. It is an unexplored region surrounded by steep mountains and rocky coastline. Yuta had been on a long journey to find mermaids in order to have his body restored to its former state of immortality after eating mermaid flesh 500 years earlier. When Yuta went into the mountains, he found a village where only women lived in seclusion. For some reason, the women had put a girl named Maio in shackles and were raising her in captivity... "Mermaid Forest," which is also the title story, is released in a new edition to celebrate the start of the TV anime broadcast in October 2003!　 Other info - The cover and preview illustrations from the serialization are included at the end of the volume. Volume 1: Mermaid's Forest Volume 2: Mermaid's Gaze Volume 3: Mermaid's Scar Official English Won the 20th Seiun Award for Best Comic in 1989

1981 short contributed to the manga anthology "Shonen Shojo SF Manga Kyousaku Taizeshuu".

A 1980 short contributed to the manga anthology "Shonen Shojo SF Manga Kyousaku Taizeshuu".

(from ebookjapan): Despite the obstacles thrown in his way by the residents, who are all crooked, the brave Godai is single-mindedly devoted to the new caretaker, Kyoko Otonashi. However, there is a huge and steep obstacle that stands in the way of his love for Kyoko. Kyoko is a widow whose husband died after six months of marriage... This immortal masterpiece is now available again in a new edition! Official Release: English release by Viz Media Indonesian release by Elex Media

Ataru Moroboshi is the unluckiest man alive... and the most lecherous. In a race deciding whether alien oni will take over the Earth, he ends up representing Earth. His opponent? Lum, an oni girl! Despite the weight of the world on his shoulders, Ataru's stupidity (and lechery) get the better of him, and before he knows it, he and Lum are now married! On top of that, Ataru's unluckiness attracts all sorts of hijinks, chaos, and mayhem. Petty rivalries, exorcisms, period dramas, swim meets... Will it ever end? Official Release: English release by Viz Media Indonesian release by Elex Media Won the Shogakukan Manga Award for Shonen/Shojo in 1981 Won the 18th Seiun Award for Best Comic in 1987

An autobiographical short from 1978. Students of the Kazuo Koike manga school were given a graduation assignment with the topic of "My 24 Hours". The short originally ran in "Koike Kazuo Gekiga Sonjuku". Kemo Kobiru is Takahashi Rumiko's college era psudonym… Kobiru is a Japanese anagram of "Rumiko". http://www2j.biglobe.ne.jp/~k_asuka/sakuhin/kemono24.html

A 1978 Takahashi Rumiko doujin from her college days. Written under the "Kemo Kobiru" pseudonym and released in the Bibitto doujin series.

Classic short stories from Rumiko Takahashi. Many are comedies. Volume 1: Fire Tripper (fantasy, romance) A gas explosion sends high school girl Suzuko and toddler Shu 500 years into the past. But she lost Shu on the way, and as a result, Shu ended up in the past 10 years before her, and is 15 years old when Suzuko arrives. Maris the Chojo (comedy, SF) A destructive alien policewoman sees a kidnapped quadrillionaire as her ticket out of debt. Those Selfish Aliens (comedy, SF) - The direct pre-serialization one-shot to Urusei Yatsura Aliens, the government, and fishmen implant bombs in a poor paperboy. Time Warp Trouble (fantasy) Warriors from feudal Japan inexplicably pop into a high-school classroom. The Laughing Target (drama, romance, supernatural, tragedy) When they were children, Yuzuru Shiga and his cousin Azusa Shiga were engaged. Azusa aims to make sure that Yuzuru stays hers, no matter what, but Azusa also has a dark secret… Volume 2: Wasted Minds (Dust Spot) (adventure, comedy, fantasy) Follows a pair of two bickering government agents, both of whom have special abilities. (A five-part mini-series) The Golden Gods of Poverty (gag comedy) An unfortunate boy's scientist parents try to use him to make money, but they only succeed in contacting the Seven Lucky Gods, who happen to also be broke. The Entrepreneurial Spirit A woman leads seminars for a get-rich quick scheme. Volume 3: That Darn Cat (slice of life) Rumiko Takahashi remembers having to take care of her neighbor's cat. When My Eyes Got Wings A couple befriend a sickly child with a secret and his destructive pet bird. Wedded Bliss (comedy, romance) A wedded couple can only let out their tension from working all day by fighting with one another, until their neighbors threaten to have them moved. Sleep and Forget A girl relives a past life involving her lover and an evil witch back from the dead in the form of a dog. A Cry for Help A fairy gives a boy a frightening split personality thanks to the wind-up key she inserts in his neck. War Council Student councils go to war with one another over a stamp. The Face Pack A man can change his appearance at will and leads a "masters of disguise" club. Official Release: Indonesian release by Level Comics Viz Media Out of Print editions. ISBN below for Official English Print Vol 1: 9781947804739 Vol 2: 9781569311943 Vol 3: 9781569312063

Can the three teenage daughters of demon dog half-brothers Inuyasha and Sesshomaru save their parents, themselves, and both realms from the menace of the seven mystical Rainbow Pearls? Living in the present day isn’t easy for Sesshomaru’s daughter Towa. She can’t remember where she came from, must conceal her mysterious powers, and is either worshiped or feared by girls she just wants to be friends with. But she has no way of returning to her own time until the day a demon attacks and she is transported to feudal-era Japan. There Towa, her twin sister Setsuma, and her cousin Moroha —Inuyasha’s daughter— have a mission bestowed upon them by the mystical Tree of Ages. With only vague memories of their past to guide them, the three young women set out to find their parents, heal a rift in time, and fulfill their royal destiny...