February 18th
MAO Volume 23

MAO volume 23 is in stores today. Source: MAO Online

MAO Chapter 264
Mao and Nanoka find themselves investigating a care home for the elderly where Mei and Renji are also summoned to a job. It seems nurses have been disappearing, and even the elderly man financing the care home thinks the woman running it is not really who she claims to be. Source: MAO Online

February 17th
Megumi Hayashibara talks to DaVinci
We have a newly translated interview with Megumi Hayashibara (female Ranma) about working on the new Ranma 1/2 series as well as her thoughts on the old series. Source: Rumic World

Febuary 11th
MAO Chapter 263
Mao agrees to seal the Spear of Taima alongside Daigo, but when he returns to his home, the thought of his friends turning against him weighs heavily on his mind. To ease his troubles, Nanoka introduces Mao to chocolate. Source: MAO Online

Febuary 4th
MAO Chapter 262
Mao meets with Daigo who reveals the cause of the monstrous bear that has been attacking the forest. Mao struggles to understand if his old friend is really his ally, or is plotting to use the Spear of Taima against him. Source: MAO Online

February 1st
Urusei Yatsura Qoo10 Advertisement

This month we're sharing a brand new Urusei Yatsura advertisement that just debuted in Japan in January in conjunction with Qoo10, the online marketing platform. Source: Rumic World YouTube Channel

Frieren Comes to Visit

Rumiko Takahashi was excitedly tweeting today about Frieren coming to visit her home today. Frieren, the main character from Frieren: Beyond Journey's End (葬送のフリーレン) by Kanehito Yamada and Tsukasa Abe. The Frieren Twitter account was also posting photographs of the visit. No word on if any of the Frieren's creators were on hand or if it was just the doll that paid the visit. The official Twitter of Frieren has shown the doll visiting various locations eaech day this month. Source: Rumiko Takahashi's Twitter & Official Frieren Twitter

January 30th
Takahashi on Inuyasha
We have a brand new translation of a 1996 interview with Rumiko Takahashi discussing her then brand new series, Inuyasha. You can read about her thoughts about the nascent series at its very beginning at the link below. Source: Rumic World

January 29th
Takahashi Art Comes to San Francisco
A gallery show entitled "The Art of Manga" will feature 700 original drawings by mangaka including Rumiko Takahashi, Hirohiko Araki, Eichiro Oda, Jiro Taniguchi, Tetsuya Chiba, Fujio Akatsuka, Mari Yamazaki and many others will go on display from September 27, 2025 through January 25, 2026 at the de Young Museum in San Francisco, California. Rumiko Takahashi's represented work will include Ranma 1/2, Mermaid Saga, Inuyasha, Kyokai no RINNE and MAO. Source: Comics Natalie

January 28th
MAO Chapter 261
Hyakka is is left in Nanoka and Otoya's care as Mao goes off in search of reports about a monstrous creature in the woods attacking people. It seems the earthen creature may have been unleased at Daigo's command. Source: MAO Online

January 25th
Takahashi, Voice Actors Visit Cat Cafe

Rumiko Takahashi, her assistants, Megumi Hayashibara, Rei Sakuma and Kikuko Inoue all attended the "Cat Cafe" pop-up restaurant in Shibuya. Megumi Hayashibara shared photos of the various dishes she sampled and Rumiko Takahashi signed one of the displays (pictured above). Source: Rumiko Takahashi's Twitter, Megumi Hayashibara's Blog, Rei Sakuma's Twitter, Kikuko Inoue's Twitter

Viz Annouces COLORS English Language Release
Viz Media have announced that they will publish an English lanaguage edition of Rumiko Takahashi's artbook, COLORS: 1978-2024, in Autumn of 2025. The book will contain a ribbon bookmark, a long interview with Rumiko Takahashi (which we have translated here) and many pages of color artwork and illustrations. Source: Viz Media's Twitter

January 24th
Yashahime Chapter 41
Towa battles against Riku who is possessed by Kirinmaru, while Kagome fires an arrow from the past to free her brother and his family from the root head's clutches. Sesshomaru battles against Kirinmaru as the Grim Comet closes in on Tokyo. Source: The Inuyasha Companion

January 23rd
Urusei Yatsura Seasons 3 and 4 Collection English Release
In disappointing news, Sentai Filmworks has announced that the second and concluding release of Urusei Yatsura's recent anime adaptation will be released on April 29, 2025, however it will not include an English dub. Though they do not provide further context, it is presumed that the cost of dubbing the first release (which included Seasons/Cour 1 and 2) was not financially successful enough to warrant paying for a dub of the latter half of the series. Source: Sentai Filmworks

January 22nd
Shonen Sunday Table of Contents Archive
We've begun our 2025 archive of Rumiko Takahashi's Shonen Sunday table of contents author's comments. Her entire history from 1977 to today is available at the following link as we continue to document and archive the history of all things Rumic. Source: Rumic World

January 21st
MAO Chapter 260
Hyakka and Hakubi do battle as Hakubi unveils the power of his new prosthetic arm imbued with the power of Soma's beast scroll. Things seem at a stalemate until Daigo arrives and holds Yurako hostage, but what he does next leaves Hyakka confused. Source: MAO Online

January 18th
Takahashi Recommends Cosmos

Rumiko Takahashi has recommended Ryuhei Tamura's Cosmos manga, and her quote appears on the just released volume 5. Her quote is as follows, "A surreal world that is part of everyday life. Realistic, cool and interesting." Ryuhei Tamura is best known for his manga Beezlebub (べるぜバブ). Cosmos runs in Sunday GX and has been licensed by Viz for an English language release later this year. Source: Cosmos volume 5 obi

January 14th
MAO Chapter 259
Yurako seeks out Hyakka for help, telling him that Daigo is planning to take over the Goko Clan, even if it means killing Mao. Hakubi soon arrives, still recovering from his injuries and refuses to believe that Yurako would turn to Hyakka for help instead of him. Source: MAO Online

January 11th
Rumiko Takahashi Pays Tribute to Mitsuru Adachi

In Gessan 2025 Vol. 2, released January 10th, a number of artists, including Rumiko Takahashi, Gosho Aoyama, Kazuhiko Shimamoto, Hiroyuki Nishimori, Koji Kumeta, Tetsuya Chiba and Kenjiro Hata all contributed illustrations to pay tribute to Mitsuru Adachi for his 55th year in the manga industry. Source: Gessan 2025 Vol. 2

My Favorite Mitsuru's World
In honor of Mitsuru Adachi's 55th anniversary we've translated an interview from 1987 with Rumiko Takahashi where she shares her favorite Adachi series and her impression of his personality. Source: Rumic World

January 9th
Animate Fair to Feature Ranma 1/2
This year's Animate Fair will take place in April and a promotional image featuring Ranma Saotome has been released. There is no further information on specific dates or what Ranma 1/2 information might be shared. Source: Amnibus Twitter

January 7th
MAO Chapter 258
Kamon deduces why Shiranui has been searching for the Taizanfukun technique, though the water-user remains tight lipped about his true intentions. Back in the capital, Hyakka is frustrated to be left behind when suddenly Yurako appears. Source: MAO Online

January 3rd
Saeko Shimazu Interview
Though she did not return in the role of Kodachi, Saeko Shimazu has spoken about her excitement for the 2024 Ranma 1/2 adaptation. In addition to her role as Kodachi, she also played Shinobu Miyake in Urusei Yatsura and Princess Abi in Inuyasha. Source: Rumic World

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