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August 20th
Permanent Love Translation
As the long days of summer stretch on with no new Takahashi manga to read, Rumic World feels your pain. That's why we're giving you Permanent Love, Takahashi's 2005 short story translated in English for the first time! Click the link to read the story.
Source: Rumic Theater
MyLum Mitsuru Adachi Edition
Probably Takahashi's closest manga friend, Mitsuru Adachi contributed a drawing of Lum in his own uniqle style for the MyLumx34 series. Click the link to see his art as well as read a translation of his comments.
Source: Rumic World
Shonen Sunday Kingdom
Just because "It's a Rumic World" is over, doesn't mean that Shonen Sunday's anniversary is! For news on the upcoming "Shonen Sunday Kingdom" click the following link.
Source: Rumic World
August 4th
It's a Rumic World Day 6
We've added Star Hinson's detailed account of the Rumic World event. As most non-Japanese fans won't be fortunate enough to attend the gallery in person, this is the next best thing! A big, big thanks to Star for going to all the trouble for the website. Follow the link to read the full story.
Source: Rumic World
August 3rd
It's a Rumic World Day 5
The first photos from Hoshi's visit to Ginza are up, included in this batch are all of Takahashi's new drawings exclusive to the event, as well as various ads leading into the Matsuya building. Toshiaki has submitted a new article from today's Yomiuri Shimbun. Tomorrow we'll have a first hand report and a summary of "Black Tetsusaiga" the new IY anime episode, which features the anime debut of Byakuya!
Source: Rumic World
August 1st
New Ranma ½ Anime Episode
The one thing no one ever thought would happen is happening. In addition to the "Kuroi Tetsusaiga" 30 minute episode of Inuyasha, a new episode of Ranma ½ entitled Okumu! Shunminkou (Nightmare! Insense of Spring Sleep) will be shown at the "It's a Rumic World" exhibition, as well as a special opening segment featuring many of Takahashi's Shonen Sunday characters. Click the link for pictures and more information!
Source: Rumic World
July 30th
It's a Rumic World Day 1!
Rumic World's coverage of Takahashi's new gallery exhibition begins today. Rumic World has added photos from the opening ceremonies and your first glimpses inside the gallery itself. Coverage will continue on Saturday, as Star Hinson visits Matsuya and reports on the art and the all new animation!
Source: Rumic World
July 29th
Top 10 Manga in Japan
Inuyasha volume 54 stays put in its second week of release. Can't say anything bad about the series staying power! The following is for the week of July 15-21st:
1. Tsubasa #24
2. Black Lagoon #8
3. Hayate the Combat Butler #16
4. Skip Beat #19
5. Kekkaishi #21
6. Daiya no A #11
7. Gakuen Alice #16
8. Sayonara Zetsubo Sensei #14
9. Inuyasha #54
10. Shitsuji-sama no Okiniiri #4
Source: Tohan/ANN
July 28th
It's A Rumic World Exhibition
With Takahashi's upcoming "It's A Rumic World" gallery exhibition coming up in two days we've got a new article discussing all the news coming out of the event, including a new interview Takahashi did with Yahoo Japan, and information on some of the new products that will be available at the exhibition. Special thanks to Takkun29 for the the heads up on the interview! Source: Rumic World
July 26th
Inuyasha Boxset 6
The only Takahashi related news coming out of this years Comic Con is that Viz will be releasing Inyasha Season 6 Boxset on December 2. Rather than using the Japanese numbering, Season Six will only go up to episode 146 rather than 159, so that the final boxset will be regular sized. Source: Anime News Network
July 21st
Team Wednesday at Tokyo Tower
Team Wednesday is holding an event called "Kaidan Dojo". The rules are very simple, you have just to climb up stairs of Tokyo Tower and you can find many characters from the history of Shonen Magazine and Shonen Sunday. If you can climb up 600 stairs, you'll get a "qualification card". The event will be held until August 31. Thanks to Toshiaki for the news. Source: Mainichi Shimbun
July 20th
More of MyLum
Rumic World is continuing to add to our article profiling different manga artist's take on Lum. Last week we added a new illustration by Rumiko Takahashi herself, and today we've got Kazuhiro Fujita, artist of Ushio and Tora and Gekko Jorei. Source: Rumic World
More Takahashi Tee's from Uniqlo
As Uniqlo continues to release commerative t-shirts for the 50th Anniversary of Shonen Sunday and Shonen Magazine, more and more shirts featuring Takahashi's characters are appearing. On Tuesday the store will release two more, both featuring an Urusei Yatsura/Inuyasha collaborative image! Source: Uniqlo
July 17th
Maison Ikkoku Drama Sequel Airdate
A press conference was held on the 15th in Roppongi announcing that the sequel to the Maison Ikkoku live action drama will be airing on July 26th. TV-Asahi is releasing a line of goods to support the debut, including an apron and jewelry. Thanks to Toshiaki for the news! Source: TV Asahi
Toys, Toys, Toys!
There are more new toys coming out for Takahashi's series now than ever before. First up we have a set of ten Kewpie cellphone straps featuring Benten, Oyuki, Ten, Ran, Ranma, Akane & P-Chan, Shampoo, Kyoko, Inuyasha and Sesshomaru. Additionally, Toyful is making a set of seven bobble-head figures featuring P-Chan, Benten, Lum, Ten, Sesshomaru, Inuyasha and Ranma. Click the links for pictures. Source: Toyslogic & Strapya World
July 16th
Top 10 Manga in Japan
Inuyasha volume 54 debuts in 9th place this week. Personally I expected it to make a higher showing on the charts as fans would start buying the final few collected volumes. The following is for the week of July 8-14th:
1. Bleach #34
2. Gintama #24
3. Hayate the Combat Butler #16
4. Kekkaishi #21
5. Natsume Yuujinchou #6
6. pPoi! #26
7. Boys Over Flowers #37
8. Pyuu to Fuku! Jaguar #15
9. Inuyasha #54
10. 7SEEDS #13
Source: Tohan/ANN
Takahashi Trading Cards
More and more goods are being announced to celebrate Takahashi's upcoming gallery show/30th anniversary. Ensky Inc. is releasing a set of 50 trading cards featuring artwork from "It's a Rumic World." Each pack retails for 420 yen and includes five cards. There are fifty cards in the collection. Thanks to Toshiaki for the news. Source: Amazon.co.jp
Takahashi Series Puzzles
In addition to the trading cards mentioned above, Amazon is taking pre-orders for jigsaw puzzles representing Takahashi's four most famous series Urusei Yatsura, Maison Ikkoku, Ranma 1/2, and Inuyasha. Thanks to Star Hinson for the news. Source: Amazon.co.jp
July 14th
Inuyasha Video on Demand
Also announced in this week's Shonen Sunday is the new website Inuyasha VOD which will offer up episodes of Inuyasha episodes on demand. The service will, of course, be Japanese only. Source: Inuyasha-VOD
July 10th
Takahashi Comments on Next Series Plus Inuyasha Anime Image
Yesterday's edition of the Yomiuri Shimbun featured an interview with Rumiko Takahashi. In the paper, she discussed her upcoming "It's a Rumic World" gallery show. In addition, she made her first mention of her next series, saying "I want my next work to be read by boys."
Also, this week's Shonen Sunday discusses the upcoming gallery show, and includes exclusive images of some of the pieces appearing as well as the brand-new Inuyasha anime. Thanks to Beca and Toshiaki for the exclusive images! Click the link to see the images and join in the discussion! Source: Rumic World
July 9th
New Inuyasha Anime
A new half hour animated Inuyasha special, entitled "Kuroi Tetsusaiga" (Black Tetsusaiga) will debut for a limited run at Rumiko Takahashi's "It's a Rumic World" art exhibition. The voice cast recorded yesterday (July 8th) and went out to dinner together following the session. The animation will debut on July 30th and Rumic World will be covering the event from Ginza. Source: Anime News Network & Saishin Anime Joho
New 50th Anniversary Figures
Thanks to Shakura and Ataru the Jekyll from our messageboard for providing links to these two new items... a new Lum figurine being sold with Georgia Coffee, and an image of the previously mentioned Kimono Lum figure as well. Thanks guys! Source: Rumic World
July 4th
Moeyo Ken TV to Funimation
ARMS Corporation has yanked over 30 of its titles away from ADV and awarded them to Funimation for continued distribution in the United States. A number of big name titles will be changing hands, however the only one remotely related to Rumiko Takahashi is the 2005 Moeyo Ken TV series. For a complete list of titles follow the link to ANN. Source: Anime News Network
July 1st
Gospel DVD Boxset
This year's nine episode One Pound Gospel television drama will be released as a boxset on September 3rd. Source: Amazon.co.jp
June 29th
My Lumx34 Gallery
Rumic World has slowly been building a collection of the 07/08 Urusei Yatsura shinsobon featuring different artist's depictions of Lum. We've got the first two of our collection up now, with more to be added in the near future. If you'd like to contribute scans from one of the books, drop us a line and let us know! Click the source to check it out. Source: Rumic World
June 26th
Rumic World Gashapon
In addition to the Shonen Sunday 50th Anniversary Lum figure coming out on Halloween, September sees the release of a whole new wave of "Rumic World" edition gashapon. Included in the set are new figures for Ranma, Kyoko, Inuyasha and two Lum figures. Source: Rumic World
June 25th
Scavenger Hunt Contest Winner
Congratulations to Richard Reed, the winner of the Inuyasha Scavenger Hunt contest! Richard won the Japanese Inuyasha novelization which features original art by Rumiko Takahashi! Thanks to all the entrants, we had a good turn out! Source: Rumic World
June 22nd
Takahashi's Final Comments to Inuyasha Fans
In the weekly Q & A in Shonen Sunday, Takahashi took the opportunity to thank fans for their support of Inuyasha over the past decade. You can click the link below to read her current and past comments. Source: Rumic World
June 19th
It's A Rumic World Boxset
Amazon Japan is currently advertising a soon to be released boxset entitled "It's A Rumic World", which commemorates Takahashi's 30th year of publishing manga. The boxset will include artwork from all of her series as well as a set of 50 cards and a figurine of Lum in a wedding dress. The boxset will be available on July 25th. Source: Amazon.co.jp
June 17th
Inuyasha Chapter 558- The End
Our summary for the final chapter of Inuyasha is now online. Just click the link to see how all of your favorite characters end up. As a final added bit, Inuyasha is ending exactly 30 years to the week after Rumiko Takahashi published her debut story "Katte ne Yatsura" in Shonen Sunday. Source: Inuyasha Companion
Final Volume Release Dates
We've added the release dates for the final three volumes of Inuyasha to the right, but its worth mentioning here as well. Volume 54 will be released July 11th, while 55 is due out in October. The final volume will be collected and released in January of 2009. Source: Rumic World
Goodbye Inuyasha
Harley and Dylan look back at the time they've spent with the series over the course of almost twelve years! This article contains minor spoilers for those who haven't read the ending yet, and is a personal look from two fans who have been with the series since its inception. Source: Rumic World
June 12th
Embattled Mangaka Mentions Takahashi
In his blog Makoto Raiku, who is currently suing Shogakukan/Shonen Sunday, mentions Rumiko Takahashi, telling fans that he does not want them to cease buying Sunday when Takahashi is ending Inuyasha. In response to fans threats of boycotting Sunday Raiku stated, "Not only do I have respect for the senior mangaka at Sunday, but also the young artists who take their work seriously. Especially considering that Rumiko Takahashi-sensei's manga, Inuyasha, will be serialized for the final time in issue 29, which I want everyone to see. As for Takahashi-sensei, her manga is lovely, and she's truly an artist that I respect. She is a wonderful person who continues to draw manga with earnesty and sincerity. As a fan of hers, I want to make sure I'm able to read this last chapter of Inuyasha in Shonen Sunday with happiness." Source: Makoto Raiku's Blog
June 10th
Inuyasha Scavenger Hunt Contest
To celebrate the ending of Inuyasha a week from today, we're holding an Inuyasha scavenger hunt. The lucky winner will win the Inuyasha light novel, so get your cameras and get to hunting by clicking the link below! Source: Rumic World
Inuyasha Chapter 557
The second-to-last chapter of the series is up, read it now and get ready for the end of this almost twelve year epic! Source: Inuyasha Companion
June 8th
Inuyasha to End
Its been a long time coming, and after twelve years Inuyasha is set to end after two more chapters with 558 wrapping up volume 56. An official announcement is expected in this week's issue of Shonen Sunday (vol. 28), with the final chapter being released in Shonen Sunday vol. 29, on sale June 18th. Source: Rumic World
Comparing Lum the Forever with the End of Inuyasha
With the end of Inuyasha less than two weeks away, several new story points got Dylan thinking about some similarities to the 4th Urusei Yatsura film, Lum the Forever. Needless to say the article is chock full of spoilers for both the series and the film, so if you're not familiar with one or the other, you might want to skip this one! Source: Rumic World
June 7th
Akemi Takada Comes to Anime Expo
The character designer for Urusei Yatsura and Maison Ikkoku will be at Anime Expo in Los Angeles July 3rd through the 6th. Last time she was in the US was 2000. Source: Anime Expo
Takahashi Talks
We've got this weeks Takahashi Q&A posted in our new Takahashi Talk section, with more coming to fill out the backlog soon. Source: Rumic World
June 4th
Inuyasha Chapter 556
A bit late on chapter 556, with the webmasters on vacation. Got it up now, check it out! Source: Inuyasha Companion
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