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