Last month saw the announcement of Yashahime: Princess Half-Demon, a new Inuyasha spinoff anime that’s being produced at Sunrise. Now we have another look at the characters at the heart of the upcoming series thanks to some character designs, all of which were drawn by …Read more »
It’s almost time to see what the amazing Rumiko Takahashi—creator of classic manga series like Maison Ikkoku, Ranma 1/2, InuYasha, and many more—is cooking up next. Back in January, the author took home the Grand Prix d’Angoulême at the 46th Angoulême International Comics Festival, and she’s officially following up her …Read more »
Teenager Ataru Moroboshi just has the worst luck. He was born on Friday the 13th, on an inauspicious day in the Japanese calendar, and since the day of his birth things keep going wrong for him. His mother often finds him annoying, his father hides …Read more »
There’s nothin’ more comfortable than a slip-on, and there are few series as timeless as Rumiko Takahashi’s Urusei Yatsura. The series is celebrating its 40th anniversary, and the recent re-release of the manga in English is just one aspect of the project. There’s also plenty …Read more »
Rumiko Takahashi, the manga creator behind works like Maison Ikkoku, Ranma 1/2, Inu Yasha and more, has won the Angoulême Grand Prix, a prestigious French comics award. She’s the third Japanese comics creator, after Akira Toriyama (Dragon Ball) and Katsuhiro Otomo (Akira), and only the …Read more »
Rumiko Takahashi, the manga creator behind works like Maison Ikkoku, Ranma 1/2, Inu Yasha and many more, is up for the Angoulême Grand Prix, a prestigious French comics award. The award is presented yearly at the Angoulême International Comics Festival in Angoulême, France, which takes …Read more »
Manga author Rumiko Takahashi has been hard at work creating memorable series for over 30 years, from Urusei Yatsura to Ranma 1/2, Inuyasha, and beyond. Her latest series, RIN-NE, ended almost a year ago, so now it’s almost time to see what’s next for the …Read more »
Rumiko Takahashi, the manga creator behind series like Urusei Yatsura, Maison Ikkoku, Ranma 1/2, Inuyasha and more was inducted into the Eisner Awards Hall of Fame at San Diego Comic-Con July 21. The Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards are the premier awards for comics in …Read more »
Master manga artist Rumiko Takahashi is getting ready to end another one of her long-running series. According to an early preview of Weekly Shonen Sunday, Rin-ne will be coming to an end soon, with three chapters left to go. Rin-ne, AKA Kyoukai no Rinne, has …Read more »
Shonen manga may be aimed at young boys, but some of the best manga in the category are written by women. Ranking site Goo asked its readers to list their favorite female shonen creators, and here’s the top 10: 10. Renjuro Kindaichi Jungle Guu, Oogiri …Read more »
Ranma 1/2, the gender-swapping martial arts comedy by Rumiko Takahashi, may be long-since finished, but the series’ popularity has never really abated in Japan. Case in point: these hip new Ranma 1/2 shirts and pouches made in collaboration retailer Village Vanguard. There are a total …Read more »
This year, Megumi Hayashibara, the voice actress and singer behind some of anime’s most iconic roles (and theme songs), celebrates both her 50th birthday and her over 30 years in the business. Hayashibara, who debuted in 1986 on the series Maison Ikkoku , has starred …Read more »
Before Inuyasha , and long before Rin-ne , Rumiko Takahashi was best known Stateside for her gender-bending kung-fu comedy manga-turned-anime series Ranma 1/2 . Otaku of a certain age have a fair bit of nostalgia for the series, which also has plenty of younger fans …Read more »
The anime world is full of tropes, but this is one of our favorites: the female perpetrator of ultra-violence. Simultaneously frightening and attractive, this character type (variations on which are referred to in Japanese as tsundere, yangire and yandere) probably made its way into the …Read more »
New series Eromanga Sensei came in at #3. With about a billion shows to choose from each season, it can be tough to zero in on the good stuff. One strategy we’re big fans of here over at OUSA HQ is to wait a few …Read more »
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