Rumiko Takahashi 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.
21 Facts About Rumiko Takahashi
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Rumiko Takahashi received the Grand Prix de la ville d'Angouleme in 2019, becoming the second woman and second Japanese to win the prize.
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Under his guidance Rumiko Takahashi began to publish her first dojinshi creations in 1975, such as Bye-Bye Road and Star of Futile Dust.
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Rumiko Takahashi briefly worked as an assistant for horror manga artist Kazuo Umezu while he was working on his comedy series Makoto-chan.
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Rumiko Takahashi's first published work was the one-shot Katte na Yatsura, which garnered her an honorable mention at that year's Shogakukan New Comics Contest.
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Rumiko Takahashi had difficulty meeting deadlines to begin with, so chapters were published sporadically until 1980.
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Rumiko Takahashi managed to work on the series on and off simultaneously with Urusei Yatsura.
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Rumiko Takahashi concluded both series in 1987, with Urusei Yatsura ending at 34 volumes, and Maison Ikkoku at 15.
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Rumiko Takahashi's stories Laughing Target, Maris the Chojo, and Fire Tripper all were adapted into original video animations.
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In 1984, during the writing of Urusei Yatsura and Maison Ikkoku, Rumiko Takahashi began a series published sporadically in Weekly Shonen Sunday called Mermaid Saga which ran for 10 years, until 1994.
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Rumiko Takahashi concluded the series in 2007 after publishing chapters in 1998,2001 and 2006.
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On March 5,2009, Rumiko Takahashi released her one-shot Unmei No Tori.
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Rumiko Takahashi concluded it on December 13th 2017, with a total of 398 chapters, collected in 40 volumes.
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Many of Rumiko Takahashi's works have been translated into English, as well as other European languages.
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Rumiko Takahashi said that she did not know why her works are relatively popular with English speakers.
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Rumiko Takahashi was one of the recipients of the Inkpot Award at the 1994 San Diego Comic-Con.
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In July 2018, Rumiko Takahashi was inducted into the Eisner Hall of Fame.
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Rumiko Takahashi was previously nominated for entry in 2014,2016 and 2017.
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In January 2019, Rumiko Takahashi won the Grand Prix de la ville d'Angouleme, becoming the second woman and second manga artist to win the award at the Angouleme International Comics Festival.
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In 2020 Rumiko Takahashi was awarded Japan's Medal with Purple Ribbon.
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Rumiko Takahashi was inducted into the Harvey Awards Hall of Fame in October 2021.