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May 24th
New Release Dates
We've added a slew of new release dates on the right including Kyokai no Rinne (English and Japanese) and the Inuyasha Widebans.
Source: Rumic World
May 21st
Rumic World Returns
Well that was scary! Our apologies, but we suffered from some severe DNS issues. Everything is fixed and will be fine for many, many years to come. Thanks for all the love, support and e-mail's you've sent wondering about us and the site. We're touched! Also, if you ever do want a good way to stay in touch with what's happening, liking us on Facebook is a good way to do it.
Source: Rumic World
Rinne Chapter 191
Matsugo tries to once again hang out with Rinne, but the shinigami brings Sakura along to try and make his former friend know he's involved. Complicating matters further is Anju, a classmate of Matsugo's who seems to like her classmate despite never having spoken to him.
Source: Kyokai no Rinne Complete
May 7th
Rinne Chapter 190
A pesky ghost dog proves troublesome for Rinne and even more so for his pocketbooks when all of Rinne's best tools go to waste on the mangy mutt. It looks like Takahashi will be off next week, so chapter 191 won't be out until May 22nd.
Source: Kyokai no Rinne Complete
May 4th
Manga Rankings
For the week of April 14-20th, Kyokai no Rinne volume 16, debuted in 40th place with 28,347 copies sold. Other Shonen Sunday series, Silver Spoon volume 7 debuted in first, while Detective Conan volume 79 debuted in second with 370,676 and 296,934 copies respectively.
Source: Anime News Network
April 25th
More Rumiko Takahashi 35th Anniversary News
The new books celebrating Takahashi's 35th anniversary, "Rumic World 35 Show Time & All-Star" have had some new images released of their design and Takahashi has pulled out all the stops, showing a new full color illustration of all the major characters from all of her series as well as a page showing the layout of how the new character encyclopedia will look. Additionally a slew of mangaka will provide their words of support and offer illustrations of Takahashi's characters including Gosho Aoyama and Mitsuru Adachi. Thanks to Elizabeth for passing allong these great illustrations.
Source: Rumic World 35th Anniversary
April 23rd
Rinne Chapter 189
Volume 20 starts out with the Wheel of Reincarnation needing a bit of spring cleaning, yet it seems the shinigami can never work in peace without some interruptions making even simple tasks much more difficult. This week's Shonen Sunday is a double issue, so there won't be a new chapter next week.
Source: Kyokai no Rinne Complete
April 19th
Rumiko Takahashi 35th Anniversary Goods
Continuing with the celebration of Takahashi's 35th year as a mangaka, a plethora of new goods are being released celebrating all of her series. The new goods are being sold at Tsutaya stores in Japan in a promotion called "The Best of Rumic World - 35th Anniversary". Post cards, clear files, keychains, a towel with Kyoko's apron logo on it and even a stuffed Ten, Genma and P-chan are among the items that can be won via a lottery style give away. We've uploaded images of the new goods to our Facebook group, and very special thanks to Elizabeth Rdz for passing along this news!
Source: Mantan Web
April 16th
Rinne Chapter 188
Matsugo and Ageha fight over who likes Rinne the most and Tsubasa tries to get to the bottom of Rinne's childhood friend's strange infatuation with the shinigami. This week's chapter features a color page, and next week's Shonen Sunday is a double issue, so there will be no new chapter for a week after Wednesday's issue.
Source: Kyokai no Rinne Complete
April 8th
Rinne Chapter 187
Rinne still struggles to remember the truth about what happened between he and Matsugo all those years ago, but slowly the truth starts to come to light. Click the link to read all of our Kyokai no Rinne summaries.
Source: Kyokai no Rinne Complete
April 7th
Rumiko Takahashi 35th Anniversary
To celebrate the 35th anniversary of Takahashi's career, Shogakukan will be releasing quite a few products, the most exciting is a new book called "Rumic World 35 Show Time & All-Star". There will be three books covering things such as color illustrations, a new interview and commentary as well as finally collecting "MOON The Great Pet King" her 1992/93 children's series that has never been collected before. Those who reserve the 9800 yen set before May 31st will also receive a set of commemorative stamps featuring illustrations by Takahashi. The books will be released on June 18th. Thanks to Elizabeth Rdz for passing along this information!
Source: Rumic World 35th Anniversary
April 1st
Rinne Chapter 186
The mysterious face from Rinne's past finally reveals his identity to Rinne, but our shinigami hero still is not sure what his beef is with the him. Click the link to read all the latest summaries of Kyokai no Rinne.
Source: Kyokai no Rinne Complete
March 26th
Rinne Chapter 185
Rinne and Masato's paths cross when a shinigami steals the devil's wings and tries to ransom them back. Of course Rinne finds himself involved in Masato's troubles. Click the link below to read summaries of all the chapters of Kyokai no Rinne.
Source: Kyokai no Rinne Complete
March 12th
Rinne Chapter 184
In Japan the second button a boy's school uniform has quite a bit of significance. It's up to Rinne to discover why they keep appearing around one boy and what it has to do with his girlfriend. Click the link below to read all the latest summaries of Kyokai no Rinne.
Source: Kyokai no Rinne Complete
March 5th
Rinne Chapter 183
Rinne's scythe is turned into a money magnet thanks to Right and Left's new scythe wax. Unfortunately that makes it a very hot commodity for Rinne's money-grubbing father. Click the link below to read all the latest summaries of Kyokai no Rinne.
Source: Kyokai no Rinne Complete
March 2nd
Urusei Yatsura, Maison Ikkoku and Ranma ½ Coming to Bandai Channel
The newly remastered episodes of Takahahashi's first three anime series will begin airing on Bandai Channel starting March 1st. The remasters are to celebrate Rumiko Takahashi's 35th anniversary as a manga artist as well as Shogakukan's 90th year in the publishing industry. The remastered episodes will be broadcast in standard-definition rather than the high-definition that they will be available in on blu-ray. Thanks to Elizabeth for passing this news along to us!
Source: Mynavi.jp
February 26th
Rinne Chapter 182
Suspicious activity surrounds a haunted set of Hinamatsuri dolls, which draw Rinne and Sakura in to investigate. Two of the dolls seem to be the cause of all the trouble, though the solution is less clear. Click the link below to read all the latest summaries of Kyokai no Rinne.
Source: Kyokai no Rinne Complete
February 20th
New Short Story - Watashi no Sky
Rumiko Takahashi's annual short story for Big Comic Original has been announced as Watashi no Sky (My Sky) in which a businessman nears his mandatory retirement age and a mysterious old man moves into his house. The issue will be released on March 5th.
Source: Anime News Network & Big Comic Original
February 19th
Rinne Chapter 181
Rinne and Masato are suffering through a bad case of the flu, unfortunately neither of them gets the same sort of flu that we humans have to suffer with, they have to endure something much worse. Click the link below to read the latest summaries for yourself.
Source: Kyokai no Rinne Complete
February 12th
Rinne Chapter 180
Valentine's Day is not without supernatural problems in the latest chapter of Kyokai no Rinne, click the link below to read this week's chapter for yourselves.
Source: Kyokai no Rinne Complete
February 5th
Inuyasha Special Chapter
There is no new chapter of Kyokai no Rinne this week, instead we get a special chapter of Inuyasha that takes place after the series finale. Taking place six months after the final chapter a new danger emerges that will break the peaceful days Inuyasha, Kagome and the others have cultivated in the village. Click the link below to read a summary of this new final chapter!
Source: The Inuyasha Companion
Kids Station to Air Remastered Urusei Yatsura
Kid Station, which specializes in airing older anime programs, will begin broadcasting the newly remastered epsiodes of Urusei Yatsura. The announcement was made by Satomi Shigemori who was appointed "advertising manager" of the newly polished episodes of the classic series. Fumi Hirano (Lum) and Toshio Furukawa (Ataru) released comments saying how much the treasured the series, with Hirano mentioning it was her debut as a voice actress.
Source: Mantan-Web
January 30th
Kyokai no Rinne Vol. 15 Sales Week 2
For the week of January 21 - 27 Kyokai no Rinne volume 15 dropped to 47th place. This week the volume sold 19,558 copies for a total of 43,211 copies in its first two weeks of release. The top ten releases are as follows:
1. Kimi ni Todoke #18 by Karuho Shiina
2. Giant Killing #26
3. Silver Spoon #6 by Hiromu Arakawa
4. Zetsuen no Tempest #8 by Ren Saizaki & Arihide Sano
5. Angel Heart 2nd Season #5 by Tsukasa Hojo
6. Mei-chan no Shitsuji #20 by Riko Miyagi
7. Hajime no Ippo #102 by George Morikawa
8. Suki-tte Ii na yo #10 by Kanae Hazuki
9. Hana ni Kedamono #9 by Miwako Sugiyama
10. Presiden Kosaku Shima #14 by Kenshi Hirokane
Source: Anime News Network
January 29th
Rinne Chapter 179
The black cats try their hand at a stamp rally, but Kuroboshi III proves to be more of a hinderance than a help. Click the link below to read the summary for the first chapter of Kyokai no Rinne volume 19.
Source: Kyokai no Rinne Complete
January 27th
Kyokai no Rinne Vol. 15 Sales
For the week of January 14 - 20 Kyokai no Rinne volume 15 debuted in 36th place. A new low for the series as far as sales go. It sold 23,653 copies in its first week of release. Compare that with 414,297 for Hiromu Arakawa's Silver Spoon volume 6 in first place. The top ten releases are as follows:
1. Silver Spoon #6 by Hiromu Arakawa
2. A Bride's Story #6 by Kaoru Mori
3. Suki-tte Ii na yo #10 by Kanae Hazuki
4. Hajime no Ippo #102 by George Morikawa
5. Tonair no Kaibutsu-kun by Robico
6. Shura no Mon: Dai Ni Mon #8 by Masatoshi Kawahara
7. Kimi no Iru Machi #21 by Kouji Seo
8. Sakura Hime: The Legend of Princess Sakura #12 by Arina Tanemura
9. Hayate the Combat Butler #35 by Kenjirou Hata
10. Hayate the Combat Butler #35 Anime Concept Limited Edition by Kenjirou Hata
Source: Anime News Network
January 22nd
Rinne Chapter 178
A day early, but we've got the summary for chapter 178 posted. Masato finds a icy lockbox that he thinks he can use to ruin Rinne's life. Click below to read the summary for the last chapter of volume 18.
Source: Kyokai no Rinne Complete
January 16th
Rinne Chapter 177
Coming back from winter break, Rinne and Sakura come across a troubling snowman who likes to keep things cold. Click the link below to a summary of the chapter for yourself.
Source: Kyokai no Rinne Complete
January 15th
Shonen Sunday's Original Editor Passes
Kiichi Toyoda, the original editor of Shonen Sunday passed away on January 10th. He was 87.
Source: Anime News Network
January 10th
UY: Dream My Friends Translator Needed
Messageboard member Ezekiel000 is working hard on adapting the 1994 Sega CD game "Urusei Yatsura: Dear My Friends" for an English release and is looking for a translator for the project. If you or someone you know would like to translate this game from Japanese into English, click the link below, you'll find Ezekiel's email address in his first post.
Source: Rumic World Messageboard
January 9th
UY, MI & Ranma on Blu-Ray
To celebrate Rumiko Takahashi's 35th anniversary as a mangaka, her first three TV series are all getting blu-ray releases. We'll include the release dates with the other releases to the right, and you can click the link here to read about all the extras that will be included with each set. Thanks to AtaruLum and Otaku Rose for bringing this news to our attention!
Source: Anime News Network & Yaraon
Rinne Chapter 176
Kuroboshi's grandson, Kuroboshi III, is given to Rinne for some special training. It seems this young black cat has some hang-ups that Rinne can hopefully solve. Along with the color page for this chapter we also got a look at the cover for Kyokai no Rinne vol. 15 and the first Inuyasha wideban. You can see the images yourself at our Facebook page linked below!
Source: Kyokai no Rinne Complete & Rumic World on Facebook
January 3rd
Rumiko Takahashi x Moto Hagio Interview
The February issue of Monthly Flower magazine, on sale January 27th, will feature an interview of both Rumiko Takahashi and Moto Hagio. Takahashi requests that Hagio sign her copy of "Nanohana" and Hagio mentions following Takahashi's career since her debut with "Those Selfish Aliens". Thanks to Elizabeth Rdz for passing along this news!
Source: Rumic World
January 2nd
Rumic World Quiz Winner
We had another tie-breaker this year when Greg Lee and Ayame Mikage both scored a perfect 20 out of 20 on the quiz. Greg got the tie-breaking answer back to us first. Congratulations to Greg, and thanks to everyone who entered this year.
Source: Rumic World
Kyokai no Rinne Complete Update
We've spent our Christmas vacation working on getting Kyokai no Rinne Complete up to date. You'll find tons of new character profiles, items, special attacks and locations all up to date. Just click the link below and happy reading.
Source: Kyokai no Rinne Complete
January 1st
Inuyasha Doll Review
Today we posted our review of the 12 inch Inuyasha doll from Toynami. Additionally we had a tie yet again this year in our annual Rumic World Quiz contest, so we've sent out a tie-breaker question and will announce our winner tomorrow. Click the link below to see the video of our doll review.
Source: Rumic World's YouTube Channel
December 30th
Lum Doll Review
We've added a new video to our YouTube channel featuring a review of the Lum "Pure Style Doll". We'll be adding new videos over the next few days, so if you haven't already subscribed to our channel, please take a moment to do so.
Source: Rumic World's YouTube Channel
Rumic Theater DVD Release
The Rumic Theater live action drama for earlier in the year will be getting a DVD release on February 6, 2013 and it will retail 3,990 yen. Thanks to Toshio for letting us know!
Source: VAP.co.jp
December 27th
Rinne Chapter 175
Tamako invites Rinne, Sakura and Rokumon to help her clean her house, and while they dig through old furniture they make some surprising discoveries. This week's Shonen Sunday is another double issue, so there will be no new chapter next week. In the next chapter there will be color pages, in addition to the formal announcement of the fifteen volume Inuyasha wideban set. From everyone at Rumic World we hope you had a Merry Christmas and wish you a wonderful New Year!
Source: Kyokai no Rinne Complete
December 22nd
Takahashi Manga Heroes Project
Rumiko Takahashi's contribution to the earthquake relief charity manga debut in the tenth issue of Shonen Sunday 2013 on February 6th. There is some indication that the story might be Inuyasha related, though that is not confirmed at this time.
Source: Manga News Japon
December 20th
Inuyasha Movie Blu-Ray Boxset
Inuyasha garnered the cover of this month's Otaku USA magazine where it was announced that on March 20th, a two disc Blu-Ray set featuring all four films that will be released and retail for $29.99. And don't forget that Inuyasha: The Final Act boxset 2 will hit stores on February 12th.
Source: Otaku USA
December 12th
Rinne Chapter 174
Renge continues her pursuit of Sabato in order to get her bonus money, but Kain's presense is making it difficult for her to keep the fact she works for the Damashigami Company under wraps. This week was a double issue of Shonen Sunday, so there will be no new chapter next week.
Source: Kyokai no Rinne Complete
December 6th
Rinne Chapter 173
Renge stands to earn herself a tidy bonus from her boss, Sabato, but when an all out manhunt is declared on him her bonus money goes on the run in his possession. Click the link below to read a full summary of this week's chapter. Also, next week's issue of Shonen Sunday will be a double issue. There will be no new chapter the following week during the holidays.
Source: Kyokai no Rinne Complete
December 1st
The 2013 Rumic World Quiz
Another year has passed and once again its time for the 11th annual Rumic World Quiz. This year we're giving away the newest English volume of Kyokai no Rinne plus the first boxset of Inuyasha: The Final Act on DVD or Blu-Ray (your choice!) Click the link below, answer the questions and you'll have a shot at winning these great prizes.
Source: Rumic World
November 29th
Rinne Chapter 172
This week's chapter of Kyokai no Rinne is undoubtably one of the most touching yet- see what happens when a coat named Coatomi and its friend Maneko the mannequin are separated from one another and the lengths to which they go to reunite. Click the link below to read a full summary of this week's chapter.
Source: Kyokai no Rinne Complete
November 22nd
Rinne Chapter 171
While we're celebrating Thanksgiving in America, Rinne and the gang are enjoying a traditional hot pot in his apartment. Unfortunately Ageha's hot pot comes with a little something extra. Click the link below to read a full summary of this week's chapter.
Source: Kyokai no Rinne Complete
November 17th
Rumic Quiz 2013 Prize Preview
Did you pick up Inuyasha the Final Act Boxset 1 this week? How about Rinne volume 10? Well if not, you may not need to, they're both prizes in this year's Rumic Quiz! Be sure to enter the quiz throughout the month of December when it goes live on December 1st.
Source: Rumic World
November 14th
Rinne Chapter 170
Rinne is running himself ragged and all he wants is to get some sleep. Unfortunately he's dealing with a ghost that wants the exact same thing. Click below to read a summary of this week's chapter.
Source: Kyokai no Rinne Complete
November 10th
Shonen Sunday Anime
The 50th issue of Shonen Sunday is set to announce that a surge of new anime projects are set to be announced over the span of eight issues in 2013. While nothing specifically related to Kyokai no Rinne has been announced yet, this could be our first inkling of what's to come in the new year.
Source: Manga News
November 8th
Rinne Chapter 169
The Black Cats and Rinne team up to try and win the prize money from a shinigami sponsored mushroom hunt. Some rather odd creatures stand between Rinne and his coveted prize money. Click below to read a summary of this and all the latest Kyokai no Rinne chapters.
Source: Kyokai no Rinne Complete
November 1st
Rinne Chapter 168
Ayame and Tsubasa's history continues to be explored in the latest chapter of Kyokai no Rinne. Click the link to read our summary of this and all the latest chapters.
Source: Kyokai no Rinne Complete
October 30th
Inuyasha Wideban & Drama CD
In addition to the aforementioned wideban editions of Inuyasha, an all new drama CD will be released for those that order the complete, 30 volume set. A new volume will be released each month starting January 18, 2013. Preorders for the complete set will end on December 2nd. The drama CD will be an original story being released five years after the series ended. Kappei Yamaguchi and Satsuki Yukino are both confirmed to play Inuyasha and Kagome respectively.
Source: Websunday
October 28th
Inuyasha: The Final Act Set 2
The second half of Inuyasha: The Final Act collecting episodes 14-26 and completing the series has gotten a release date, February 12, 2013. You can preorder it on DVD and Blu-Ray now.
Source: Rumic World
October 27th
Inuyasha Wideban Announcement
In Shonen Sunday 2012 #48, Shokagukan has announced that as part of the celebration of Rumiko Takahashi's 35th anniversary as a manga-ka, the Inuyasha manga is set to be republished in Wideban format starting in January, 2013.
Source: Websunday
Japanese Comics Rankings
For the week of October 15th-21st Kyokai no Rinne #14 debuted in 33rd place with total weekly sales of 30,272. Compared to fellow Shonen Sunday series Silver Spoon #5 debuting in first place with 342,925, Hajime no Ippo #101 in 5th place with 118,793 copies sold, and Gantz #35 in 6th place with 112,581 copies sold.
Source: Anime News Network
Rinne Color Pages
Next week's Shonen Sunday 2012 #48 will have color pages for Kyokai no Rinne chapter #168l
Source: Websunday
October 24th
Rinne Chapter 167
Ayame, the spirit from Tsubasa's past turns out to be a more complex issue than he had anticipated. As the lion dog continues to run loose, this ghost girl may be a help or a hinderance. click the link below to give it a read.
Source: Kyokai no Rinne Complete
October 22nd
Heroes Comeback
In addition to the illustrations to be auctioned off, Takahashi will be contributing a new one-shot story that will be collected in a single volume in March 2013. Hiromu Arakawa, Fujihiko Hosono, Masami Yuuki, Kazuhiro Fujita, Takashi Shiina and Kazuhiko Shimamoto are all contributing stories and art as well.
Source: Anime News Network
Takahashi Supports Earthquake Victims
Rumiko Takahashi is joining with fellow mangaka Masami Yuki, Sensha Yoshida and Fujihiko Hosono to auction off illustrations to help fund the rebuilding projects in the Tohoku region of Japan that was struck by an earthquake and tsunami in March 2011. The manga and illustrations will be published in Big Comic Spirits, Shonen Sunday and Monthly Sunday before being auctioned off. Thanks to Ian Lepard for passing along this news.
Source: Japan Times
October 18th
Rinne Chapter 166
The spirit of a komainu, a lion-dog, has started to show up at a nearby temple, but a ghostly priestess is somehow tied to the animal as well as Tsubasa's past. Follow the link below to the full summary.
Source: Kyokai no Rinne Complete
October 12th
Maison Ikkoku Sake
New Maison Ikkoku branded sake is slated to be released in Japan, entitled "Maison Ikkoku Shiro Muku" the bottle features Kyoko in her wedding kimono on the label. Each bottle will retail for 5250 yen and will be released on October 17. Additionally an Urusei Yatsura branded chocolate liqueur (and Lum wine glass) are also on sale. And for Ranma ½ fans there is a Genma cup for enjoying your favorite adult beverages. Thanks to Elizabeth for passing this along.
Source: Mynavi.jp
October 11th
Rinne Chapter 165
Left and Right need Rinne and Rokumon's help to summon a moon guardian to help give them business advice. Unfortunately the bait to lure him out might be too much for Rinne and Rokumon to resist. Follow the link below to the full summary.
Source: Kyokai no Rinne Complete
October 7th
Viz Reissuing Inuyasha Anime
In conjunction with the upcoming American release of Inuyasha: The Final Chapter, Viz has announced that they are re-releasing all previous Inuyasha DVD boxsets at bargain prices. The boxsets will be available on November 6th, and will retail for $24.98 (for 27 episodes).
Source: Anime News Network
October 5th
Rinne Chapter 164
Rinne, Sakura, Tsubasa and Renge all have to run on a relay team, but it seems a ghost will mess up Rinne's chance for a much needed victory with some delicious anpan on the line. Can Rinne put aside his sweet tooth in order to help a lost spirit? Click the link below and find out for yourself.
Source: Kyokai no Rinne Complete
September 27th
Rinne Chapter 163
A forgotten elementary school project of Ageha's returns to wreck havoc on Renge's life, rekindling the girls longheld grudges. Click the link below to read this and all the chapter summaries from Kyokai no Rinne.
Source: Kyokai no Rinne Complete
September 25th
Inuyasha: The Final Act Dub Clip
Viz Media has posted a clip of the Inuyasha Final Act dub, giving us our first sounds of Kira Tozer as Kagome. Let us know what you think on the messageboard, and be sure to check out the series on Blu-Ray November 20th, and on Neon Alley October 2nd.
Source: Viz Media's Youtube
September 20th
Rinne Chapter 162
A familiar face is behind a haunting where a strange set of cat eyes loom out of the darkness to spook their victims. Click the link below to read this and all the chapter summaries from Kyokai no Rinne.
Source: Kyokai no Rinne Complete
September 12th
Rinne Chapter 161
Did you ever think that maybe your floor liked it when you sat on it? Maybe liked it a little too much? Well thats what Rinne and Sakura encounter in chapter 161!
Source: Kyokai no Rinne Complete
Maison Ikkoku Pachislot 3
We've gots some new information about the new Maison Ikkoku pachislot game (the third for those keeping count). Click the link below and check out our Maison Ikkoku video game section (under Misc) for news about the newly animated sequences for the third game in the series.
Source: Life at Maison Ikkoku
September 9th
Kappei Yamaguchi on Real Scope Z
On the August 25th episode, FujiTV's program "Real Scope Z" has a lenghty program discussing the One Piece anime. As the hosts meet the voice actors they briefly discuss Kappei Yamaguchi being the voice actor for Ranma Saotome. You can see the video for yourself, with Mr. Yamaguchi's part starting at the 33:32 mark.
Source: Real Scope Z
September 7th
Rinne Chapter 160
Right and Left hope Rinne can help them with a cursed chainsaw they've produced that has a tendency to attack shinigami scythes. The problems only get worse when Ageha and Renge get involved. Click the link below to read all the latest summaries of Kyokai no Rinne.
Source: Kyokai no Rinne Complete
September 1st
Rinne Chapter 159
Volume 17 starts off with Rinne encountering a young man who has been possessed by a noisy cicada. The bug's screeching singing is annoying everyone at school, but a young couple's love seems to be at the heart of the matter. Click the link below to read all the latest summaries of Kyokai no Rinne.
Source: Kyokai no Rinne Complete
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