I was shocked ...

[TheZorch]

When I read that Rumiko Takahashi, the Queen of Manga, had created Inuyasha I was shocked. At first it didn't seem like her style at all but then after watching the series for a while I began to see tiny snippets of Ranma 1/2, Urusei Yatsura and Mermaid's Scar start to show from time to time. She is definitely a genius n her own time and her work shows it. I love the Ranma 1/2 manga and was extremely disappointed when the anime didn't use either the Prince Herb or Prince Saffron story arches.

[Ketaru]

You talking about the anime or the manga? Because the drawing style of the manga is pretty much her style, although there is more attention to details at times.

[TheZorch]

You talking about the anime or the manga? Because the drawing style of the manga is pretty much her style, although there is more attention to details at times.

Mainly about the anime. I haven't seen the manga of Inuyasha yet. I was also talking storywise, not artwork wise. Usually she writes comedies but then I remembered Mermaid's Scar.

[Levon]

Theres also Fire Tripper & the Laughing Target which arn't comedy.

Anyway, its very easy to spot Rumiko anime from the character designs, right away when you see a character it should be apparent its from Rumiko. Were you reading a novel?:lol:


She is definitely a genius n her own time and her work shows it.

Her Maison Ikkoku shows it.

[TheZorch]

Theres also Fire Tripper & the Laughing Target which arn't comedy.

Anyway, its very easy to spot Rumiko anime from the character designs, right away when you see a character it should be apparent its from Rumiko. Were you reading a novel?:lol:

No, it was the anime of Inuyasha. I know she didn't directly do the artwork there, the studio emulated her work like that did with the anime of the Ranma 1/2 manga. I really like the Ranma 1/2 manga a lot, and for some reason the girls looked cuter in the manga also.

[Magami No ER]

Yea, he anime made it as though all of the characters looked 2 feet taller.
Explanations of that and other design altarations are found in the translated "Art of Inuyasha."
As for distinguishing of her various series...well, her art style itself changed throughout the course of the 90s-present. Shorter skirts (lol) more angular facial features, more BG screen tone (this comes with new technology), ect.

[TheZorch]

Yea, he anime made it as though all of the characters looked 2 feet taller.
Explanations of that and other design altarations are found in the translated "Art of Inuyasha."
As for distinguishing of her various series...well, her art style itself changed throughout the course of the 90s-present. Shorter skirts (lol) more angular facial features, more BG screen tone (this comes with new technology), ect.

Yeah, I noticed a few differences between the manga and anime characters in Ranma 1/2. There are a lot of tools for comic book/manga creators nowadays. Apple Macs have some of the best software for this, and a few artists still make their manga the old fashioned way.

[Leader Desslock]

When I read that Rumiko Takahashi, the Queen of Manga, had created Inuyasha I was shocked. At first it didn't seem like her style at all but then after watching the series for a while I began to see tiny snippets of Ranma 1/2, Urusei Yatsura and Mermaid's Scar start to show from time to time.
I dunno, I thought InuYasha sounded straight out of Rumiko's head. Even leaving aside the character designs, the characters themselves are very, very similar to her normal characters. Quick tempered at times, and always stubbornly true to themselves to the point of denying reality. That's a Takahashi trademark.

The Urusei Yatsura manga has a lot of anachronistic arcs set in historical times and settings, and both UY and Ranma 1/2 have a lot of folklore references. I didn't think InuYasha really looked that different from a lot of what she'd done in the past, frankly. A different spin on her earlier work, perhaps.

She is definitely a genius n her own time and her work shows it.
Agreed. And her manga series show it more truly than the animated adaptations that have been made from them, I think.

I love the Ranma 1/2 manga and was extremely disappointed when the anime didn't use either the Prince Herb or Prince Saffron story arches.
I can understand why they didn't go with the Saffron arc, because it would've had to be too long. They'd have had to transition to the wedding arc, and it would've either needed an entire OAV set or half a season to get through it.

The Herb arc would've been perfect for inclusion in the OAV set, however. They could've dropped the whole Ryugenzawa / Shinnosuke arc and swapped in the Herb arc as a three-part episode. Would'a been perfect. *sigh*

[Ketaru]

Mainly about the anime. I haven't seen the manga of Inuyasha yet. I was also talking storywise, not artwork wise. Usually she writes comedies but then I remembered Mermaid's Scar.

Speaking of Mermaid Scar/Forest/etc., anybody else have the anime series? I'm pretty sure something is lost from transition of manga to anime, but besides that, I'm pretty sure it's supposed to be an OVA series, but the animation seems so...stiff (like, even more stiff than other anime). Don't get me wrong of course, I like seeing an animated interpretation of the series.

[Levon]

^ You must be talking about the TV series called Mermaids Forest which I guess you could call the animation stiff but I thought it was fine & improved as it went on. I loved the show myself, I just find it odd they call it Mermaids Forest when thats only one of the stories, should've been called Mermaids Saga.

Theres also a Mermaids Forest & Mermaid Scar OVA's released in the early 90's. The newer TV series has those stories & more.

[Mikadzuki Tatsu]

When I read that Rumiko Takahashi, the Queen of Manga, had created Inuyasha I was shocked. At first it didn't seem like her style at all but then after watching the series for a while I began to see tiny snippets of Ranma 1/2, Urusei Yatsura and Mermaid's Scar start to show from time to time.

InuYasha was the first Rumiko Takahashi series to which I was exposed, but when I first saw Ramna 1/2, it did not take me long to notice the similarities between the two series; I could definitely see how they were born from the same mind. And when I started reading the manga, the similarities were even clearer.

[VidelCoolGirl]

One prominent thing about Takahashi is that her art looks somewhat the same, no matter what manga it is. I can pick out all the similarities between the art when I look at Mermaid's Scar and Maison Ikkoku. The plot and character types between InuYasha and Ranma 1/2 are pretty clear. I'm pretty good at catching the little things to match up artists, so I dunno...it wasn't all that surprising for me. More of a confirmation.