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Rumiko Takahashi is a Japanese female mangaka, animator, screenwriter, and comics artist. Born in Niigata, Japan, on October 10, 1957, she works primarily in the field of manga and writes in Japanese. She is educated at Japan Women's University and began her professional work period in 1978.
Her notable works include Urusei Yatsura, Maison Ikkoku, Ranma ½, and Inuyasha. Takahashi has received several awards, including the Shogakukan Manga Award, the Inkpot Award, and the Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres.
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Niigata, Japan
Rumiko Takahashi (高橋 留美子, Takahashi Rumiko, born October 10, 1957) is a Japanese manga artist. With a career of several commercially successful works, beginning with Urusei Yatsura in 1978, Takahashi is one of Japan's best-known and wealthiest manga artists. Her works are popular worldwide, where they have been translated into a variety of languages, with over 200 million copies in circulation.…
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Key facts
- Born
- ( 1957-10-10 ) October 10, 1957 (age 68) , Niigata , Niigata Prefecture, Japan
- Occupation
- Manga artist
- Years active
- 1978–present
- Notable work
- Urusei Yatsura Maison Ikkoku Mermaid Saga Ranma ½ Inuyasha Rin-ne Mao
- Awards
- Shogakukan Manga Award (1980, 2001) Seiun Award (1987, 1989) Inkpot Award (1994) The Will Eisner Award Hall of Fame (2018) Grand Prix de la ville d'Angoulême (2019) Medal with Purple Ribbon (2020)
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- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- Japan
- Place of birth
- Niigata
- Languages spoken
- Japanese
- Native language
- Japanese
- Notable work
- One-Pound Gospel
- Field of work
- manga
- Image
- Retrato de Rumiko Takahashi, criado por Cinthia Saty Fujii.jpg
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- date of birth
- 1957-10-10
- topic's main category
- Category:Rumiko Takahashi
- Commons category
- Rumiko Takahashi
- name in kana
- たかはし るみこ
- name in native language
- 高橋留美子
- start of work period
- 1978-00-00
- social media followers
- 435124
- writing language
- Japanese
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Encyclopedic overview
Rumiko Takahashi (高橋 留美子, Takahashi Rumiko; born October 10, 1957) is a Japanese manga artist. With a career of several commercially successful works, beginning with Urusei Yatsura in 1978, she is one of Japan's best-known and wealthiest manga artists. Her works are known worldwide, where they have been translated into a variety of languages, with over 230 million copies in circulation; making Takahashi one of the best-selling authors of all time. She has won the Shogakukan Manga Award twice, once in 1980 for Urusei Yatsura and again in 2001 for Inuyasha, and the Seiun Award twice, once in 1987 for Urusei Yatsura and again in 1989 for Mermaid Saga. She also received the Grand Prix de la ville d'Angoulême in 2019, becoming the second woman and second Japanese to win the prize. In 2020, the Japanese government awarded Takahashi the Medal with Purple Ribbon for her contributions to the arts.
Career
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