Volume 16

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MyLumx16 Hiromu Arakawa

My dream of becoming a mangaka started with... Lum.

Lum is everything I need. **Ferocious and lovely. Although her proportions are extreme, it's healthy. While she can be irresponsible, she is always earnest.** Hmm.. What's a good way to say it? Putting it into words, it sounds childish.

I first found Urusei Yatsura around the time I was an elementary school student. Incidentally, the first tankobon I bought with my own pocket money as a child was Urusei Yatsura volume 16. Every month after that I would buy one book after another. It was so exciting to see my collection grow. I looked forward to visiting the bookstore with great anticipation, and was always overwhelmed with excitement when buying new volumes. Even now, I can't forget that feeling.

Every week, in just 20 pages the characters were brought fully to life, the composition of imagery was well thought out and executed, and the pacing of the story and words chosen were good. And above all, except for illness, there was never a break from the project. Now I myself am drawing manga for a living, and I'm indebted to Rumiko Takahashi and her timeless stories for paving the way, and that's not an overstatement.

My dream of becoming a mangaka started with Urusei Yatsura!

-Hiromu Arakawa

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