Rumiko Takahashi Interviews

• Life of a Doodling Manga Artist

  Published in: Shonen Shojo SF Manga Part 7. The earliest identified profile of Rumiko Takahashi. One page long.

  Rumiko Takahashi vs Takako Takezawa

  Published in: Shonen Shojo SF Manga Part 8, a very long, detailed interview between Takahashi and Takako Takezawa. Seventeen pages long.

  Takahashi/Yamamoto

  Published in: Animage Parrot, a discussion between Takahashi and Atsuji Yamamoto, author of Elf 17 and Ultimate Teacher. Four pages long. Available for translation.

  SF Pillow Book (Female Writer Essay Series) Part 4

  Published in: Starlog Japan 1980 Vol. 11. An essay written by Rumiko Takahashi on her unique thoughts on what science fiction means to her. Two pages long.

• A Discussion on Animation by Four Great Manga Artists - Nezha Talk Session

  Published in: Film 1/24 Vol. 31. Moto Hagio, Nanae Sasaya, Hideo Azuma and Rumiko Takahashi discuss anime with Takashi Namiki. Seven pages long.

  Alumni Dialogue Rumiko Takahashi vs Yoko Kondo

  Published in: Manga Fantastic No. 6 1981. A collaborative interview with fellow Niigata mangaka and high school classmates, Yoko Kondo and Rumiko Takahashi. Seven pages long.

  Congratulations! Rumiko Takahashi-Sensei

  Published in: Shonen Shojo SF Manga Complete Part 10, a question and answer session celebrating Rumiko Takahashi's early success. Two pages long. Available for translation.

  I Want to Draw an Out of Place SF Manga

  Published in: Fusion Product June 1981. Ryoichi Ikegami, Daijiro Morohoshi and Osamu Tezuka are all touched upon in this interview on Takahasi's future possibilities of doing more serious work. Two pages.

  Sex Appeal Strategy

  Published in: Animedia 1981 November. A discussion on sex appeal and sexuality in anime featuring a roundtable discussion with Akemi Takada of Urusei Yatsura, Kazuya Uenashi of Miss Machiko and Shizuo Kawai of Dash Kappei. A separate short Q&A with Rumiko Takahashi is also included. Eight pages.

• New Artist Interview

  Published in: Manga Courage Challenge New Artists Volume 1. An early interview about Urusei Yatsura. Four pages long. Available for translation.

  Mitsuru Adachi/Rumiko Takahashi - Our Youth

  Published in: Shonen Sunday 1982 #27. A joint interview between Mitsuru Adachi and Rumiko Takahashi, whose Touch and Urusei Yatsura were running side by side in the magazine at the time. Four pages long.

  Pop Culture Interview

  Published in: Takarajima (Treasure Island). A pop culture magazine that focuses on British New Wave and American culture. Thirteen pages. Available for translation.

  Big 3 DJ

  Published in: Middle to Era Chuuni Jidai. A very short question and answer with Takahashi among other authors. Two pages. Available for translation.

  Culture Shock: Takahashi/Itoi

  Published in: GORO #6 1982. This interview is between Takahashi and Shigesato Itoi, noted cultural figure and creator of the Mother (Earthbound) video games for Nintendo. Four pages.

  Origins of Urusei Yatsura

  Published in: Shonen Sunday Graphic Urusei Yatsura 1. Featuring an interview focusing on the series, her father, and creating the look of Lum. Four pages long. Available for translation.

  Takahashi/Takada

  Published in: From Shonen Sunday Graphic Urusei Yatsura 2. This is a cross interview between Takahashi and character designer for the Urusei Yatsura anime, Akemi Takada. Four pages long. Available for translation.

  To become a manga artist, you must make the most of your moratorium period as a student.

  Published in: Popeye 1982 9/10. Jun Ishikawa, Fujihiko Hosono and Rumiko Takahashi discuss whether or not college was important to their careers as mangaka. Two pages.

  Urusei Yatsura the Movie: Secret Big News

  Published in: Animage 1982 November. An early look at the first Urusei Yatsura film before it had been officially titled as Only You. Includes comments from Rumiko Takahashi, Mamoru Oshii, Akemi Takada, Yuichi Endo, Katsumi Aoshima, and Masahito Yamashita. Four pages.

  Ask Takahashi

  Published in: Shonen Sunday Graphic Urusei Yatsura 3. In which readers submitted questions for Takahashi to answer. Four pages. Available for translation.

• Character Interview

  Published in: Shonen Sunday Graphic Urusei Yatsura 6. This unique interview has characters from UY asking Takahashi questions. Four pages long. Available for translation.

  Hosono/Takahashi/Mitsuya

  Published in: Shonen Sunday Sasuga no Sarutobi. An interview between Sasuga no Sarutobi creator Fujihiko Hosono, voice actor Yuji Mitsuya and Rumiko Takahashi. Three pages long. Available for translation.

  Puff Q&A

  Published in: Puff magazine. This is a basic question and answer session from the early 80s that's part of a larger character and series guide. Four pages long. Available for translation.

  Arai vs Takahashi

  Published in: Wings magazine. A dual interview between science fiction writer Motoko Arai and Rumiko Takahashi. Seven pages. Available for translation.

  Songs That Gets the Economy Going and Keeps My Pen Moving...

  Published in: FM Recopal 1983 Vol. 19. A chat with Rumiko Takahashi about her audio visual equipment. Two pages.

  101 Questions With Takahashi

  Published in: Shonen Sunday Graphic Urusei Yatsura 9. An interview featuring various illustrations of Takahashi doing sports, as well as discussing her trip to Fukuoka and Nagasaki. Seven pages long. Available for translation.

  Manga, Good Friends, and a Hot Bento Box - This is the Simple Life of Rumiko Takahashi

  Published in: More magazine. An account of Takahashi's life in her apartment as she begins to become one of the highest-earning manga artists of the early 1980s. Two pages.

• Rumic World vs Wolf Land

  Published in: SF Adventure Special Issue. This is a massive interview between Takahashi and Kazumasa Hirai (8-Man, Wolf Guy, Spider-Man: The Manga). Contains an additional article on Maison Ikkoku. 42 pages. Available for translation.

  The Time We Spoke Endlessly About the Things We Loved

  Published in: The Time We Spoke Endlessly About the Things We Loved. Kazumasa Hirai and Rumiko Takahashi's book length interview with one another about their careers and their feelings on adaptations of their work, along with Takahashi's comments on Mamoru Oshii. 173 pages.

  Rumi and Fumi

  Published in: Shonen Sunday Graphic Urusei Yatsura 11. An interview between Takahashi and Fumi Hirano, the beloved voice of Lum. Six pages. Available for translation.

  Takahashi/Aritou

  Published in: Shonen Sunday Graphic Urusei Yatsura 12. A conversation between Takahashi and her second editor Aritou. Three pages Available for translation.

  Serekushon Special Interview 2

  Published in: Bukeserekushon 1984 Issue 3. A conversation in a comic magazine. Four pages. Available for translation.

  Electronics Discussion

  Published in: FM Rekoparu Issue 8 1984. A showcase of Takahashi's audio/video electronic setup in her studio. Three pages. Available for translation.

• 100 Questions

  Published in: Shonen Sunday Graphic Urusei Yatsura 14. In the mid-1980s Takahashi's star was rising faster than any other artist/writer of the day. Here she talks about how success changed her life, her works, and her personal life.

  Takahashi/Takahashi

  Published in: Shonen Sunday Graphic Firetripper. An interview between Rumiko Takahashi and Motosuke Takahashi, episode and animation director for Urusei Yatsura and the Fire Tripper OVA. Three pages. Available for translation.

  Rumiko Takahashi, Media Virgin, Takes on the Challenge of Making a Video

  Published in: Weekly Asahi. Comments from Rumiko Takahashi from the debut of the Fire Tripper anime. One page. Available for translation.

• Radio Interview

  Shonen Sunday Graphic Urusei Yatsura 15. A transcript of a radio interview. Three pages. Available for translation.

  Takahashi/Konparu

  Published in: Shonen Sunday Graphic Maris the Chojo. This is a telephone interview between Takahashi and Tomoko Konparu, screenwriter of most of the UY films. Four pages. Available for translation.

  Toriyama/Takahashi Interview

  Published in: Telepal No. 3 1986. Akira Toriyama of Dragonball fame sits down with Rumiko Takahashi and the two talk shop about their new anime projects.

• The Laughing Target

  Published in: Shonen Sunday Graphic Laughing Target. An interview about Takahashi's original horror manga. Three pages. Available for translation.

  Rumiko Takahashi vs Atsushi Kamijo

  Published in: Young Sunday Vol. 18. As Takahashi worked on One Pound Gospel, Atsushi Kamijo debuted his manga, Sex, in the pages of the magazine. Four pages.

  Discerning Interview - To Become a Professional, You Must Have Patience and Mental Strength

  Published in: Gekiga Sonjuku September. An interview with Rumiko Takahashi and Ryoichi Ikegami as the pair lectured at Gekiga Sonjuku, the manga training school of Kazuo Koike. Three pages.

  The People’s Talk – My Favorite Mitsuru's World

  Published in: Hiatari Ryoko! Graphic This is Animation. Rumiko Takahashi discusses how she discovered the work of Mitsuru Adachi, and speaks about what makes his manga so special. Two pages.

• My Dreaming Days

  Published in: From Shonen Sunday Graphic Special for the Kanketsuhen. Takahashi discusses the end of Urusei Yatsura as the 5th movie debuts, as well as her new series, Ranma 1/2 and One Pound Gospel. Eight pages.

  Chaki Tsuushin Vol. 5

  Published in: Movement 1988 Vol. 3. Takahashi discusses the animated final chapters to both Urusei Yatsura and Maison Ikkoku as well as her latest project, Ranma 1/2.

  YS Super Fighting Talk

  Published in: Young Sunday Vol. 9. For the debut of the One Pound Gospel OVA, Takahashi talks to Kiyoshi Hatanaka, WBC World Boxing Champion. 4 pages long.

  Manga Artist Speaks

  Published in: Manga Critique Compendium, Vol. 4: Heibonsha, 1988. This is a book collecting a number of interview with manga artists. The interview with Rumiko Takahashi is a reprint of "Pop Culture Interview" from Takarajima (Treasure Island) (February 1982). X pages long.

• Masami Yuki VS Rumiko Takahashi - Part 1

  Published in: Shonen Sunday Graphic Patlabor. An interview between Masami Yuki, manga artist of Patlabor, and Rumiko Takahashi while she was recooperating in the hospital after surgery. Two pages.

  Rumiko Takahashi: Princess of the Manga

  Published in: Amazing Heroes Vol. 165 May 15, 1989. Toren Smith of Studio Proteus reviews the long career of the Manga Princess in the first English language interview with Takahashi.

  Rumiko Takahashi Comments on Ryoga's Anime Debut

  Published in: From Animage 1989 Vol. 9. Rumiko Takahashi discusses the debut of Ryoga in the Ranma 1/2 anime, plus a look at the top ten pets in anime. 3 pages long.

  My Manga Method

  Published in: Orei no Manga Do. A wideban sized book featuring interviews with Shogakukan artists and many more, Takahashi contributed the cover. Printed in a larger font, this is actually an edited version of the eight page "My Dreaming Days" 1987 interview. This was also translated for American magazine Mangajin. 12 pages long.

• Urusei Yatsura's 10th Anniversary! A Big Event Will Be Held!!

  Published in: Movement 1991 Vol. 1. An interview between Rumiko Takahashi and producer Shigekazu Ochiai. 3 pages long.

  A Blazing Conversation

  Published in: Young Club. Rumiko Takahashi speaks with Kazuhiko Shimamoto about Ashita no Joe, their rivals, and appendicitis. 6 pages long.

• Takahashi's Italian Interview

  Published in: Star magazine. An interview from an Italian magazine discussing Takahashi's works.

• Career and Art Interview

  Published in: Ranma 1/2 Hard Battle Official Guidebook. Takahashi discusses her various series and shows off rough sketches for Ranma 1/2 chapter 252. Six pages long.

  The Manga Wunderkind

  Published in: Animerica Vol. 1, No. 2. One of Animerica magazine's earliest interviews, Rumiko Takahashi covers her career from Urusei Yatsura to Ranma 1/2.

  Rumiko Takahashi Meets Maki Ichiro

  Published in: Big Comic Spirits. Takahashi discusses Takarazuka ahead of the publication of her short story on the topic with top stage actress Maki Ichiro. Three pages long.

• Rumiko Takahashi Interview - This is How the Secret Techniques of Ranma and Ryoga Were Created!

  Published in: Official Guidebook Ranma 1/2 Super Skill Wild Dance Chapter. A small interview with Takahashi, in which she discusses creating the fighting techniques of her characters. Two pages long.

  Four Funerals and a Wedding?

  Published in: Dayton Animation Club Newsletter Supplement. A report from Rumiko Takahashi's appearance at the 1994 San Diego Comic Convention.

  My Dinner with Rumiko

  Published in: Animerica Vol. 2, No. 9. Animerica Editor-in-Chief discusses her dinner with Rumiko Takahashi after the 1994 San Diego Comic Con, and poses a question that will live in infamy.

• Takahashi/Miyake

  Published in: Shonen Sunday R 8.20.95. An interview between Takahashi and Shinobu Miyake, the editor of Shonen Sunday when she began her career at the magazine, on the occasion of her sales reaching 100,000,000. One page long. Available for translation.

• The Legacy of Ranma 1/2

  Published in: Shonen Sunday, January 1996. In the weeks after the ending of Ranma 1/2 Takahashi answers questions about everyone's favorite characters.

  Ranma 1/2 Memorial Interview

  Published in: Ranma 1/2 Memorial Book/The Art of Ranma. Following the ending of Ranma 1/2 Rumiko discusses the hardships and joys of the series.

  Tomorrow Will Certainly Be Splendid

  Published in: Anne of Green Gables (Tokuma Anime Picture Book). Takahashi's article on one of her favorite television shows, Akage no Anne, the anime adaptation of Anne of Green Gables.

  Ask Rumiko Takahashi! Challenge Inuyasha!!

  Published in: Comics Sunday Vol. 8. In a Shogakukan pamphlet, Rumiko Takahashi discusses her brand new, upcoming series, Inuyasha. Four pages long.

• Monsters, Martial Arts and Romance

  Published in: Animerica Vol. 5, No. 5. As she begins work on Inuyasha, Animerica catches up with the Takahashi to see where the series is heading.

• Mangaka's Workspaces

  Published in: Mangaka ni Narou. An interview with Takahashi in her studio near the beginning of Inuyasha. 6 pages long. Available for translation.

• A Worldwide Comic Book Success Story

  Transcribed from: L.A. Times. A brief interview with Rumiko Takahashi from the floor of the San Diego Comic Con for the Los Angeles Times. 1 page long

  San Diego Comic-Con Fan Question Session

  Transcribed from: San Diego Comic-Con 2000. A Q&A sessions with fans and Rumiko Takahashi, facilitated by Viz Media's Toshifumi Yoshida and Trish Ledoux.

  Inuyasha Discussions

  Published in: Puff November issue. Takahashi discusses Inuyasha, roughly four years after its debut as the anime begins to hit the airwaves in Japan. Four pages long. Available for translation.

• Recording Report

  Published in: The Art of Inuyasha. The Inuyasha anime gets underway and Takahashi sits down to talk to Kappei Yamaguchi, Noriko Hidaka, and Satsuki Yukino, the stars of the show.

  A Look Through Tinted Glass

  Published in: Akadot.com. Akadot's talk with Takahashi on her career and characters at the San Diego Comic-Con 2000.

  Ryoichi Ikegami & Rumiko Takahashi

  Published in: Create a Character Like This!. Rumiko Takahashi discusses characters with her idol Ryoichi Ikegami. ? pages long. Available for translation.

  Kazuo Koike & Rumiko Takahashi

  Published in: Use Your Characters Like This! & Kazuo Koike Conversations: 60 Years of Characters. Kazuo Koike changed Rumiko Takahashi's life when she enrolled in his school of manga, the two sit down for a long discussion about characters here. Nine pages long. Available for translation.

  Animerica Spotlight Rumiko Takahashi

  Published in: Animerica Vol. 9, No. 6. Takahashi discusses her change in style between Ramma 1/2 and Inuyasha. Three pages long.

• Interview and Education

  Published in: Osaka Daigaku Vol 2. Takahashi grants an interview to Kazuo Koike's manga school. Five pages long. Available for translation.

  Statement from Grand Master Rumiko Takahashi

  Published in: Inuyasha's Secrets: An Illustrated Compendium. A collection of all of Rumiko Takahashi's comments from the data book on Inuyasha. Multiple pages long.

• Interview With Rumiko Takahashi

  Published in: Animerica Vol. 13, No. 6. Takahashi talks about Inuyasha Movie 3 in Animerica's final issue.

  Best of Luck to the Old Men...

  Published in: O's Tragedy, O's Comedy. Takahashi discusses the old men characters from her short stories. Four pages long. Available for translation.

  OK Oji-san Research File

  Published in: O's Tragedy, O's Comedy. Rumiko Takahashi ranks various characteristics of the old men in her short stories. Nine pages long. Available for translation.

• Maison Ikkoku Sake

  Published on: Sake Fujinoi's Website. A four part interview between Rumiko Takahashi and the president of Fujinoi Brewery about Kyoko appearing on the company's sake bottle labels..

  Career Retrospective

  Published in: Osaka Daigaku Vol 5. A massive interview and retrospective of Takahashi's entire career up to that point. Seventeen pages long. Available for translation.

• What a Wonderful Rumic World!

  Published in: QJ Quick Japan. A rather long interview followed by a discussion between Shouko Nakagawa and Toshio Okada the Ota-king about her works. Fourteen pages long. Available for translation.

• All About Rumiko Takahashi

  Published in: Yomiuri Shimbun, July. This newspaper interview focuses on Takahashi's life and family as she celebrates her 30th anniversary as a mangaka on the cusp of bringing Inuyasha to its conclusion.

  Rumiko Takahashi's Unknown World - 100 Yes or No!

  Published in: Yahoo Japan. The website discusses Takahashi's career in a series of yes or no questions for her "It's A Rumic World" gallery exhibition.

  Inuyasha - Rumiko Takahashi

  Published in: Quarterly S, January. An interview that takes place after the end of Inuyasha. Eight pages long.

• Rumiko Takahashi Interview

  Published in: ShonenSunday.com. Takahashi takes questions from her English speaking fans on the simultaneous worldwide debut of Kyokai no RINNE.

  To Us in 1983

  Published in: Shonen Sunday 1983. Takahashi discusses her recollection of the year 1983, considered the apex year of Shonen Sunday. Three pages long.

• Rumiko Takahashi and Takashi Iwashige

  Published in: Big Comic Spirits 2010 #10. A discussion for Big Comic Spirits 30th Anniversary between Takashi Iwashige, author of Bokkemon and Rumiko Takahashi who's Maison Ikkoku debuted in the first issue Big Comic Spirits. Four pages long.

  Tomorrow Will Certainly Be Splendid

  Published in: Neppuu, June. Takahashi's article on one of her favorite television shows, Akage no Anne, the anime adaptation of Anne of Green Gables, reprinted from Anne of Green Gables (Tokuma Anime Picture Book) from 1996. Three pages long.

  Petit Comic's Brunch - Rumiko Takahashi x Akiko Higashimura

  Published in: Petite Comic.com. Rumiko Takahashi and Akiko Higashimura discuss both shojo and shonen manga, from October 2010.

• Interviews With Joe Enthusiasts - Mangaka Rumiko Takahashi

  Published in: Ashita no Joe Official Guidebook. An interview with Takahashi about her love of the Ashita no Joe manga. Six pages long.

• Rumiko Takahashi x Hiromu Arakawa Special Dialogue

  Published in: Shonen Sunday 2012 Vol 33. Publishing side by side in Shonen Sunday, the two female manga legends are mutual fans of one anothers works and discuss their series Silver Spoon and Kyokai no RINNE. Three pages long.

  Beika City Irregulars

  Published in: Detective Conan My First Big Russian Blue. An interview with Rumiko Takahashi about her love of fellow Shonen Sunday series, Detective Conan. Six pages long.

  New Year's Special Project Rumiko Takahashi and Moto Hagio

  Published in: Flowers Magazine. An interview between two legendary female artists. Rumiko Takahashi representing shonen comics, and Moto Hagio representing shojo comics. Five pages long.

• Rumic World 35 ~Show Time & All Star~ Rumiko Takahashi 35th Anniversary Interview

  Published on: Comics Natalie. An interview in celebration of Takahashi's 35th anniversary in the manga industry.

  Rumiko Takahashi Works

  Published in: All Star. An interview with Rumiko Takahashi found in the triple set of her works released to commemorate her 35th anniversary in the manga industry. Nine pages long.

  Kitaro is Immortal and Mizuki-sensei is Our Treasure

  Published in: Shigeru Mizuki Collection of Comics Perfection Vol. 029. Rumiko Takahashi provides the foreward to one of the omnibus volumes of Shigeru Mizuki's manga and discusses the importance of the artist and his creation Gegege no Kitaro. Four pages long.

  Inuyasha Wideban Discussions

  Published in: Inuyasha Wideban Edition. A discussion on a specific topic related to Inuyasha within each volume of the wideban re-release of the series. Thirty volumes long.

  Rumiko Takahashi: Exclusive Interview & Disassembly Treatise

  Published in: DaVinci #236, December. An interview with Rumiko Takahashi. Ten pages long. Available for translation.

  Natsuhiko Kyogoku x Rumiko Takahashi

  Published in: DaVinci #236, December. An interview between famed Japanese mystery writer Natsuhiko Kyougoku and Takahashi. Four pages long.

  Mitsuru Adachi x Rumiko Takahashi

  Published in: DaVinci #236, December. An interview between Rumiko Takahashi and Mitsuru Adachi, her long time companion within the pages of Shonen Sunday. Four pages long.

  Rumiko Takahashi's Character Box

  Published in: Stranger Sorrento 2013-2016. A series of two page character analyses with one character featured in each issue. 15 issues. Available for translation.

• Big Comic Original 40th Anniversary "Original & Me" vol. 6 - Rumiko Takahashi!!

  Published in: Coming Soon. An interview with Rumiko Takahashi discussing the work she's done and the series she's enjoyed in Big Comic Original, upon the occasion of the magazine's 40th anniversary.

  For the Tigers, Takahashi-san says "Next year..."

  Published in: Daily Sports Online. An interview with Takahashi discussing her favorite baseball team, the Hanshin Tigers and her hopes for the team in 2015.

• Ranma 1/2 Shonen Sunday Comics Special Discussions

  Published in: Ranma 1/2 Shonen Sunday Comics Special Edition. A discussion on a specific character related to Ranma 1/2 within each volume of the wideban re-release of the series. Twenty volumes long.

  Monthly Heroes - Katsuya Shirai x Rumiko Takahashi

  Published on: Comics Natalie. An interview with Takahashi and Katsuya Shirai, former editor in chief at Shonen Sunday and Big Comic Spirits. Four pages long.

• My Page One

  Published in: Shonen Sunday S 2017 Volume 5. Rumiko Takahashi and a number of her editors spanning her entire career discuss their favorite scenes from each of their tenures with her. Forty pages long.

  Kyokai no RINNE - I Asked Rumiko Takahashi, the Original Author! Part 1 & 2

  Published on: NHK Anime World. An interview with Takahashi dealing with the Kyokai no RINNE anime, and her work on the manga as well as working with voice actors. Two parts.

  Here is the Cool Interview

  Published in: Hokuto no Ken: Dai Kaibou. An interview with Takahashi discussing her love of Fist of the North Star. Two pages long.

• Kyokai no RINNE - Rumiko Takahashi

  Published in: Quarterly S Magazine Vol 61. Upon the completition of Kyokai no RINNE Takahashi sat down with the magazine to discuss the series as a whole. Nine pages long.

  Class Reunion

  Published in: Bungeishunju June 2018. Yoko Kondo speaks of her high school friend and fellow manga artist Rumiko Takahashi. One page long.

• Interview with Rumiko Takahashi x Atsuji Yamamoto

  Published in: Manga Creator, Marley Caribu 1979-2018 《Yes, Get Up! GET UP . STAND UP!!》. Rumiko Takahashi sits down with mangaka Atsushi Yamamoto to discuss Marley Caribu, the manga writer, who was one of the first year students alongside them at Gekiga Sonjuku. Seven pages long. Available for translation.

  Rumiko Takahashi x Satoru Noda

  Published in: Shonen Sunday 2019 #41 and Weekly Young Jump 2019 #42. Takahashi's first interview about MAO is a double interview with creator of Golden Kamuy Satoru Noda.

  "I Was a Follower of Ikegami-sensei."

  Published in: Ryoichi Ikegami Bon/Mangaka Bon volume 12. Takahashi pays tribute to one of the biggest influences on her career, Ryoichi Ikegami in this collaborative interview. Twelve pages long.

  Rumiko Takahashi - Long Interview

  Published in: Rumiko Takahashi Bon/Mangaka Bon volume 14. A career spanning retrospective of Takahashi's life in manga just as the first two volumes of MAO are published. Seventy-one pages long.

  Special Feature - MAO

  Published in: Rumiko Takahashi Bon/Mangaka Bon volume 14. A look at Takahashi's at the time brand new series, MAO. Five pages long.

  Manga Artists Talk Rumiko Takahashi x Daijiro Morohoshi

  Published in: World of Fantasy - Mud Men Compilation. A lengthy interview between Rumiko Takahashi and Daijiro Morohoshi. Fourteen pages long. Available for translation.

• "I Live and Breathe Manga"

  Published in: Le Figaro. Takahashi's interview with a French website on the after being honored at the Festival d'Angoulême.

  Festival d'Angoulême Interview

  Published on: Youtube. An interview for the Festival d'Angoulême artistic director.

  Sunday Artists with Anime Three-Way Discussion

  Published in: Shonen Sunday 2020 #44 & Shonen Sunday Super 2020 #11. A discussion with Rumiko Takahashi (Yashahime), Kenjiro Hata (Fly Me to the Moon) and Kagiji Kumanomata (Sleepy Princess in the Demon Castle). Four pages long.

  Rumic Questions

  Published in: Shonen Sunday Super 2020 #12. Fans were invited to ask Takahashi questions about the upcoming anime debut of Yashahime and its ties to the original Inuyasha work. Four pages long.

  Rumiko Takahashi x Masaharu Noritsuke

  Published in: Big Comic Spirits Bon Special. A discussion between two long running Big Comic Spirits authors, with emphasis on Takahashi's Maison Ikkoku and Noritsuke's Afro Tanaka. Thirty pages long. Available for translation.

  Takahashi/Iwashige

  Published in: Big Comic Spirits Bon Special. A re-print of the 2010 discussion in Big Comic Spirits that was conducted for Big Comic Spirits 30th Anniversary between Takashi Iwashige, author of Bokkemon and Rumiko Takahashi who's Maison Ikkoku debuted in the first issue Big Comic Spirits. Four pages long.

  Rumiko Takahashi: Beyond Boundaries

  Published in: DaVinci 2020 Vol. 12. A lengthy discussion with Rumiko Takahashi about race, gender and her ethics and how they translated to her work. Four pages long.

• Yashahime Blu-Ray and DVD Vol. 1 Limited Event

  Published in: Takahashi held a video conference with fans to celebrate the release of Yashahime on Blu-Ray and DVD and took five questions.

  Twitter Q&A

  Published on: Twitter. Rumiko Takahashi opened a Twitter account and for the first two weeks did a daily question submitted by her global fans.

  Hanshin Tigers in '21

  Published in: Hanshin Tigers No Way to Win. Takahashi along with other celebrity fans of the Hanshin Tigers such as Ken Watanabe, Yumiko Udo, Tomomori Jinnai, Go Egami and Isao Mori discuss their favorite team.

  Trillion Game Special Feature

  Published in: Comics Natalie. Takahashi discusses the new manga by Riichiro Inagaki and Ryoichi Ikegami.

  Rumiko Takahashi Twitter Character Stories

  Published on: Twitter. Rumiko Takahashi comments on the background of various characters she has created.

  Rumic Questions

  Published in: Shonen Sunday Super 2021 #11. Fans were once again invited to ask Takahashi questions about Inuyasha in celebration of Takashi Shiina's publication of the manga adaptation of Yashahime. Four pages long.

  Rumiko Takahashi - I really enjoy drawing manga.

  Published in: Corona and Manga. Rumiko Takahashi is interviewed alongside a bevvy of other creators for her thoughts on working during the coronavirus pandemic of 2020 and 2021. Twenty-three pages long.

  Strong. Beautiful. Strange. Baki's 30th Anniversary

  Published in: Shonen Champion 2021 #44. Rumiko Takahashi and Keisuke Itagaki discuss Baki on its 30th anniversary, their friendship, and their mutual love of manga. Five pages long.

  Five Covers Selected by Rumiko Takahashi

  Published in: Jiro Taniguchi's Original Art Collection: A Man Who Puts His Heart Into His Strokes. Rumiko Takahashi selects five illustrations of Jiro Taniguchi's that she considers his best work. 1 page long of text, 8 total of images.

• Shiina and Takahashi (Part 1)

  Published in: Yashahime Vol. 1. The two authors discuss what led up to the collaboration on Yashahime. Five pages long.

  Shiina and Takahashi (Part 2)

  Published on: Comics Natalie and Yashahime Vol. 2. The two mangaka discuss their long history in Shonen Sunday, MAO, Yashahime and the global pandemic. Three pages long.

  "I'll Never Let Ataru Say 'I Love You!'"

  Published on: DaVinci Web. Rumiko Takahashi is asked follow-up questions about ten of her characters based on her Twitter comments about their creation.

  Celebrating Urusei Yatsura's Anime Adaptation

  Published on: Good Life With Books. Rio Wakabayashi talks with Rumiko Takahashi about the upcoming 2022 adaptation of Urusei Yatsura as well as her other works Ranma 1/2 and MAO.

  Examining the Source of Masterpieces! Rumiko Takahashi's History

  Published in: Weekly Bunshun Enter+. Ryuji Kayama talks to Takahashi about her earliest memories of the manga she was exposed to as a child. Three pages long.

  Commemorating the re-animation of Urusei Yatsura after 36 years!

  Published in: Weekly Bunshun Enter+. Ryuji Kayama talks to Takahashi about her new adaptation of Urusei Yatsura and her thoughts on possibly continuing the manga and the lessons she learned from Kazuo Koike at Gekiga Sonjuku. Three pages long.

  Subculture World (21) Urusei Yatsura Anything ★ "Rumic World"-Daccha

  Published on: Tokyo Web. Yuki Shimizu speaks with Rumiko Takahashi on the eve of the new anime adaptation of her iconic series Urusei Yatsura and asks if she has plans to revisit the manga as well.

  The Magnificent Three-Way Chat @ Rumiko Takahashi's House

  Published in: Shonen Sunday 2022 Vol. 46. Daisuke Okamoto chats with Rumiko Takahashi, Sumire Uesaka and Hiroshi Kamiya about the 2022 anime adaptation of Urusei Yatsura. Four pages long.

  All In On Urusei Yatsura

  Published in: Mainichi Shimbun October 25, 2022. Misaki Morokuma talks to Rumiko Takahashi about her influences and her thoughts on the return of Urusei Yatsura over 40 years after the manga began.

• Afterword

  Published in: Urusei Yatsura Original Picture Collection. Rumiko Takahashi looks back at Urusei Yatsura on the occasion of its republication and answers some questions as well. Four pages long.

  "I'm so happy for the Tigers"

  Published in: Mainichi Shimbun. As the Hanshin Tigers successfully win the Central League Championship, Rumiko Takahashi discusses her long love of the team.

  Why Rumiko Takahashi of Urusei Yatsura Loves Hanshin and has Called Herself a Fan for Half a Century

  Published in: Asahi Shimbun. As the Hanshin Tigers successfully win the Central League Championship, Rumiko Takahashi discusses her long love of the team.

  Congratulations to Okada-rling For Being the Best in Japan!

  Published on: Sankei Sports. Rumiko Takahashi shares her excitement for the Hanshin Tigers winning the Japan Series for the first time since 1983.

• Rumiko Takahashi Long Interview - What is “manga”?

  Published in: Rumiko Takahashi Original Artwork Collection COLORS 1978-2024. Celebrating 45 years since her debut, Rumiko Takahashi discusses MAO, her character creation process and the influences that shaped her career.

  Rumiko Takahashi Long Interview

  Published in: DaVinci #367, November. On the eve of the 2024 anime adaptation of Ranma 1/2 Rumiko Takahashi discusses her classic martial arts romantic comedy.