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Ah, one of the most famous Manga and Anime artists in the world today. And apparently, champion of long hair. Woot woot. -HunterKiller360 —Preceding unsigned comment added by 4.245.75.239 (talk • contribs)

And brainwasher of girls... nooooo... Danny Lilithborne 10:52, 6 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Her female protagonists look disturbingly familiar.

-What's wrong with that? All artists have their own distinctive drawing style. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 72.197.227.113 (talk) 18:25, 23 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

All her characters are awsome. There's not a single character, from any of her series' that I don't like ^_^ --Sango4ever 02:58, 7 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]

"One of the wealthiest women in Japan."

"Takahashi is one of the wealthiest women in Japan." Is this verifiable? I'd like to see a source for that. (ButteredToast 18:22, 19 March 2006 (UTC))[reply]

In the tax payers ranking of 2005, she is 1st women writer, but UTADA Hikaru earns more. For Details see [[1]] --RedDragon 14:48, 20 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, but total wealth != any one year's earning, nor does taxes == income. Hikaru has had less time to stockpile cash, while Takahashi has been earning for decades. --Gwern (contribs) 14:32 4 January 2010 (GMT)

That part has already been removed from the article. However, when you say "one of the wealthiest" does not mean she is the wealthiest. If Utada Hikaru ranks higher than her in the list of tax payers, it does not contradict the statement. 2401:FA00:18:50:7149:FDEB:DDFB:F6FE (talk) 22:34, 9 November 2015 (UTC) Bianca[reply]

Will she continue the inuyasha anime?

That's the network's decision, not hers.--Filby 08:29, 27 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

She has almost nothing to do with the anime. She just writes the manga --Sango4ever 02:50, 7 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]

nope not any more apparently Hey Joe what you know? (talk) 05:02, 11 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Later career

I'm impressed how much this article has grown recently! I hope someone can expand on her later career, including Ranma 1/2 and Inu Yasha. -- Seitz 05:40, 20 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Another Section

Hello, I've been the one working on this page recently, due to its rather underwritten state. I'm wondering, does anyone feel that a section detailing her impact on anime/manga popularity and fandom in the Western world would be necessary? I touched on it in the first section and in Criticism, but if anyone believes that it needs to be expanded upon I'll get to work on it. Dranxis 22:17, 26 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Absolutely, I think this would be a good addition. -- Seitz 04:48, 27 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Needs Neutral Point of View

Lots of talk about popularity, and the section on Criticism doesn't have any sources at all. Needs to be rewritten or removed entirely. Gohiking 15:18, 31 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I totally agree. Where is the neutral viewpoint? "Maison Ikkoku is often considered to be one of the all-time best romance manga" by who? You? The Japanese? Westerners? No citations and the Criticism section is completely uncited.211.125.219.40 03:59, 11 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

needs to be sourced, however her popularity is evident since she is one of the richest women in japan. --AlexOv Shaolin 01:40, 13 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

The criticism has its points, many fans have point out that some her longest and best known series have poor endings or do not end conclusively (ranma 1/2, ureisei Yatsura, Mermaid Saga). It only needs a source.Angel,Isaac 22:14, 18 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Her husband?

I could've sworn her husband was Kazuki Takahashi, from Yu-Gi-Oh! fame. I read it somewhere, but it's not in the article. Did I read it wrong? CureHeart 21:54, 26 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Takahashi isn't married they just share the same last name. Plus, she's been famous much, much longer than him. Dylan Acres 07:28, 11 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Takahashi is a common last name in Japan. Like Shinn Takahashi, Kazuki Takahashi, ect. --Sango4ever 02:53, 7 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Criticisms

I am a longtime fan of Takahashi's and I must admit that I am unfamiliar with a lot of the criticisms that are listed here. Seeing as most of them are unsourced and don't add anything to the discussion of who Takahashi is as a person or mangaka I think they should be removed. What do you guys think? Dylan Acres 07:34, 11 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

list the criticisms you think are unfair, ask for sources, debate, delete any unsourced criticisms after a few weeks. --AlexOv Shaolin 23:29, 17 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

What happened to the pictures?

There used to be a few pictures and a self-portrait of Rumiko. Why are they gone? --Sango4ever 02:55, 7 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Probably unclear copyright issues or no Fair use rationale. 惑乱 Wakuran (talk) 17:40, 13 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Though not as recognized, both Urusei Yatsura and Maison Ikkoku have a small dedicated fanbase among older viewers. For many manga and anime fans, however, Rumiko Takahashi's works were their earliest exposures to the genre. Despite the fact that her works are often steeped in Japanese folklore and culture, her wide range of genres and sympathetic characters often make them universal to readers from around the world. Even if i have no 'references' at hand, i can only agree with these statements. It's impressive how many of the episodes could be placed in Italy as well than (if not more) Japan, local folkore apart. R.T. apparently was even when she was very young, well informed about western culture, the result was a sort of bizarre melting pot of western and eastern culture, with an huge success. --Stefanomencarelli (talk) 17:28, 27 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Spider-Man?

What's this about her doing a series of issues of Spider-Man for Marvel comics? Is that accurate? Because I can't find info on that ANYWHERE else. Should that be removed? --EmSeeSquared (talk) 01:07, 23 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Page Status, 12/2010

It looks to me like nobody is maintaining this page any more, and that's a shame. There is a lot still to be done. The section on "career and major works" is WAY too long, and should be edited for a bit more brevity, possibly with sub-headings added to demark the relevant sections. There is, throughout, a lot of bad grammar to be fixed (probably to be expected since the original seems to be a translation of uncertain vintage from Vietnamese), and a number of objections that have been in place for multiple years without being addressed. I've made a few changes, and will do more, but as I'm not as familiar with Takahashi's later works, the expansion and editing of those sections ought to be done by someone who is. GodaiNoBaka (talk) 11:47, 18 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Manga Impact

Manga Impact: The World of Japanese Animation, 6 December 2010, ISBN 978-0714857411; pg 225:

The 'princess of manga', Takahashi Rumiko (born in 1957 in Niigata), was twenty-two when she created the series Urusei Yatsura (1979). The comic immediately established two fundamental attributes of her aesthetic: a tendency to create extended narratives with very long plotlines, and an attention to the relationship between the sexes in a society changing despite the weight of tradition.
Adopting a farcical tone, Urusei Yatsura shows the feeble student Moroboshi Ataru grappling with Lum, the beautiful representative of the mythological Oni people. Traditional power relationships are reversed: the woman is the more powerful and strong-minded of the two, while the man is incapable of accepting his own responsibilities. Gags are scattered liberally throughout a crazily paced narrative that becomes an acute critique of society's basic institutions. Concisely drawn, the character design - soft bodies and big eyes with vertical pupils - has become the artist's trademark. Takahashi's second success came in 1980 with Maison Ikkoku, inspired by her own university years spent sharing a room. The student Godai Yusaku is struggling with his intrusive housemates and his love for the manager, the widow Kyoko. This time the irony is tempered in a melancholy, romantic tale that reflects on the situation of young people struggling with the world of work, and the need to build solid relationships.
Ranma 1/2 (1987) hides its reflections on identity and sex within a martial arts story, as the young Saotome Ranma turns into a woman on contact with cold water. Finally, Inu Yasha (1996) shows the difficult relationship of a male demon and a modern young woman in a feudal Japanese setting.
D.D.G. [David Di Giorgio]

--Gwern (contribs) 19:49 23 December 2011 (GMT)

Anime style

I Know I can't source this but I'm sure that she was the one who developed that generice anime look style most comonly thought of with the medium--J intela (talk) 09:51, 22 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Hello

Hello Hello. Could someone please add a photo to Rumiko Takahashi's article? I'm unable to do it myself. I suggest this photo to be used: http://cdn.myanimelist.net/images/voiceactors/3/40140.jpg — Preceding unsigned comment added by Agnos890 (talk • contribs) 22:32, 14 August 2016 (UTC)[reply]

That image likely does not comply with WP:NFCC. —Farix (t | c) 17:22, 16 August 2016 (UTC)[reply]

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Notable works section is inaccurate

Yashahime is inappropriately labeled as a notable work by Rumiko Takahashi. It is an anime original series based on her works. Meanwhile Mao is listed under major works but not notable works as well. Can someone fix this please? I don't know how. 50.52.110.136 (talk) 10:55, 11 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]