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Rumiko Takahashi
Rumiko Takahashi | |
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高橋 留美子 | |
| Born | October 10, 1957 Niigata, Niigata Prefecture, Japan |
| Occupation | Manga artist |
| Years active | 1978–present |
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Rumiko Takahashi (高橋 留美子, Takahashi Rumiko, born October 10, 1957) is a Japanese manga artist. With a career of several commercially successful works, beginning with Urusei Yatsura in 1978, she is one of Japan's best-known and wealthiest manga artists.[1][2] Her works are known worldwide, where they have been translated into a variety of languages, with over 230 million copies in circulation;[3] making Takahashi one of the best-selling authors of all time. She has won the Shogakukan Manga Award twice, once in 1980 for Urusei Yatsura and again in 2001 for Inuyasha,[4] and the Seiun Award twice, once in 1987 for Urusei Yatsura and again in 1989 for Mermaid Saga.[5] She also received the Grand Prix de la ville d'Angoulême in 2019, becoming the second woman and second Japanese to win the prize.[6] In 2020, the Japanese government awarded Takahashi the Medal with Purple Ribbon for her contributions to the arts.
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- ^ "Rumiko Takahashi's Manga Top 230 Million Copies in Circulation Worldwide". Anime News Network. October 12, 2024. Retrieved October 12, 2024.
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- ^ 星雲賞リスト (in Japanese). Federation of Science Fiction Fan Groups of Japan. Archived from the original on October 10, 2018. Retrieved January 26, 2019.
- ^ "Manga queen wins top French comics prize". The Straits Times. January 26, 2019. Archived from the original on April 15, 2022. Retrieved March 4, 2019.
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