Official Non-Inuyasha Rumiko Takahashi thread

[Bernard_Monsha]

With the recent demise of the Ranma forum I thought it would be a good idea to sticky a thread discussing her other works. This will help the older posters who miss their forum and introduce newer fans to some of her older series that are as good if not better than Inuyasha.

Here are a list of her anime (minus Inuyasha of course)

Urusei Yatsura
Maison Ikkoku
Ranma 1/2
Rumiko Takahashi Anthology
Mermaid Scar/Mermaid Forest
One Pound Gospel

[Bradster]

Yeah, those "by the creator of Inu-Yasha!" stickers I've seen on the newer Ranma GNs kinda steams me- even though IY got all the TV glory, it's still almost a decade younger and the phrase should be the other way 'round. ;)

[Bernard_Monsha]

Yeah, those "by the creator of Inu-Yasha!" stickers I've seen on the newer Ranma GNs kinda steams me- even though IY got all the TV glory, it's still almost a decade younger and the phrase should be the other way 'round. ;)


I am still waiting for someone to tell me Lum is a copy of Inuyasha because of her horns being placed in roughly the same spot.

Has anyone else watched Mermaid Forest? I was just curious for your thoughts since it is so diffrent from anything else she has done.

[Ketaru]

Has anyone else watched Mermaid Forest? I was just curious for your thoughts since it is so diffrent from anything else she has done.

Mermaid Forest > InuYasha

[Kagura Hakubi]

I've seen parts of it... it seemed pretty interesting, but when we had access it was at a time where I had a lot to do.

[Suiko Eiji]

Has anyone else watched Mermaid Forest? I was just curious for your thoughts since it is so diffrent from anything else she has done.

I'm not a fan of the horror genre but I enjoyed both Mermaid Scar and Mermaid Forest; they're definately not the typical Takahashi stuff, but for being short little one-shots, they weren't bad either. Definately not my favorite of her stuff, but again, far from horrible.

[Mikadzuki Tatsu]

Has anyone else watched Mermaid Forest? I was just curious for your thoughts since it is so diffrent from anything else she has done.
I haven't watched Mermaid Forest, but I've read Mermaid Saga (all of Takahashi's "Mermaid" stories under one title). I am usually not a fan of horror, but I thought of Mermaid Saga was excellent. :) I also think it's a great example of how far Takahashi's talent can reach. She doesn't always have to stick to comedy or action to write a really good story. :)

Speaking of a place to discuss Takahashi's other works... Someone a long time ago (I don't remember who, but it was someone who frequented the InuYasha forum) suggested asking the mods or admins about creating a thread to discuss all of Takahashi's works, not just individual works. Just thought I'd put that idea out there...

[Ketaru]

I'm a little disappointed by the anime version of Mermaid Saga. It frequently appears very stiff at times and, despite being such a short series, it has this "television show" quality to it whereas the original Mermaid Forest and Mermaid Scar animes had an OVA (OAV? I can never tell the difference) kind of touch.

[Suiko Eiji]

I wasn't aware they made a Mermaid Forest TV series a couple of years ago. That's why there's a shift in quality from the original Mermaid Forrest anime, though - OAV have higher budgets than TV series do becuase there is a more relaxed release schedule and generally a smaller number of total episodes.

(As far as OAV/OVA goes; it doesn't really matter. Different companies in Japan use one of the two. Just so long as you not trying to spell cat d-o-g.)

[Yukito Kunisaki]

With the recent demise of the Ranma forum I thought it would be a good idea to sticky a thread discussing her other works. This will help the older posters who miss their forum and introduce newer fans to some of her older series that are as good if not better than Inuyasha.

Here are a list of her anime (minus Inuyasha of course)

Urusei Yatsura
Maison Ikkoku
Ranma 1/2
Rumiko Takahashi Anthology
Mermaid Scar/Mermaid Forest
One Pound Gospel

One Pound Gospel! That was it...her like...first anime ever made right? I could never remember its name =O

[Levon]

Why did Viz rename the Ranma movies with those parody names & not use the original title?:huh:

[Suiko Eiji]

Why did Viz rename the Ranma movies with those parody names & not use the original title?:huh:

Because that's Trish LeDuex and how Viz operated back in the mid 90s?

Honestly, I can't think of any good reason why they did this other than that the movies have longer, more complicated names translated to English than remembering the movie parodies. And I'm hesitent to call that a "good reason".

One Pound Gospel! That was it...her like...first anime ever made right? I could never remember its name =O

Far from it. Urusei Yatsura was her first manga hit (1978) and first anime production (1981).

Her filmography* is as follows:
1981: Urusei Yatsura (TV) (1981~86)
1982: Urusei Yatsura: It's Spring, Take Off! (TV Special)
1983: Crusher Joe OAVs (Special Character Design)
Urusei Yatsura Movie: Only You
1984: Urusei Yatsura Movie 2: Beautiful Dreamer
1985: Urusei Yatsura Movie 3: Remember My Love
Fire Tripper OAV
Urusei Yatsura (OAV) (1985~91)
1986: Urusei Yatsura Movie 4: Lum The Forever
Maison Ikkoku (TV) (1986~88)
The Choujo (Maris The Choujo) (OAV)
1988: Urusei Yatsura Movie 5 Kanketsu-hen: The Final Chapter
One Pound Gospel (OAV)
Maison Ikkoku Movie: Kanketsu-hen
Maison Ikkoku: Through the Passing of the Seasons (TV Special/OAV)
1989: Ranma 1/2
Ranma 1/2: Nettou-hen (1989~92)
1991: Urusei Yatsura Movie 6: Tenth Anniversary: Itsudatte My Darling
Maison Ikkoku: Shipwrecked on Ikkoku Island (OAV)
Mermaid Forest (OAV)
Ranma 1/2 The Movie: Big Trouble in Little China
1992: Maison Ikkoku: Prelude, When the Cherry Blossoms in the Spring Time Return (TV Special)
Ranma 1/2 The Movie 2: Nihao My Concubine
1993: Mermaid Scar (OAV)
Ranma 1/2 (OAV) (~Includes OAV, Special OAV, and Super OAV 1993~96)
1994: Ranma 1/2 The Movie 3: One Flew Over The Kuno's Nest**
2000: Inu Yasha (TV) (2000~04)
2001: Inu Yasha The Movie: Affections Touching Across Time
2002: Inu Yasha The Movie 2: The Castle Beyond the Looking Glass
2003: Inu Yasha The Movie 3: Swords of an Honorable Ruler
Kido Shinsengumi Moeyoken (OAV) (Character Design)
Mermaid Forest (TV)
Takahashi Rumiko Gekijou (Rumiko Takahashi Anthology)
2004: Inu Yasha The Movie 4: Fire on the Mystic Island
Inu Yasha: The Love Song From Before We Met (TV Special)
2005: Kido Shinsengumi Moeyoken (TV) (Character Design)

* Compiled animated works from ANN; does not include manga or Live Action
** Included in Viz's Ranma 1/2 OAV boxset

[Yukito Kunisaki]

Could have sworn I heard it somewhere OPG was her first but ok O.o

[Dr. Ezra]

My Ratings:

Urusei Yatsura - Excellent
Maison Ikkoku - Excellent
Ranma 1/2 - Excellent
Rumiko Takahashi Anthology - You mean Rumic Theater? Very good.
Mermaid Scar/Mermaid Forest - Never Started
One Pound Gospel - Browsed through, looked good.

I've got to start and finish the last two.