RIN-NE, Vol. 9
The spotlight onRumiko Takahashi's career began in 1978 when she won an honorable mention in Shogakukan's annual New Comic Artist Contest forThose Selfish Aliens. Later that same year, her boy-meets-alien comedy series,Urusei Yatsura, was serialized inWeekly Shonen Sunday. This phenomenally successful manga series was adapted into anime format and spawned a TV series and half a dozen theatrical-release movies, all incredibly popular in their own right. Takahashi followed up the success of her debut series with one blockbuster hit after another—Maison Ikkokuran from 1980 to 1987,Ranma 1/2from 1987 to 1996, andInuyashafrom 1996 to 2008. Other notable works includeMermaid Saga,Rumic Theater, andOne-Pound Gospel.