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. 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.
Rumiko Takahashi
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Takahasi Rumiko, 高橋留美子, רומיקו טקהאשי, and 15 others
高橋 留美子, 高桥留美子, γuu Čiyuu Liu Lei, 留美子 高橋, Takahashi Rumiko, Румико Такахаси, رميكو تاكاهاشي, رومیکو تاکاهاشی, ルミコ タカハシ, Rumiko Takahashi, γoo Čiyoo Liu Lei, 다카하시 루미코, รุมิโกะ ทะกะฮะชิ, 다카하시루미코, 高桥，留美子 - Born:
- Oct. 10, 1957
