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It's a Rumic World

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Title:	It's a Rumic World
Artist:	None Specified
Media Type:	Photograph
Art Type:	Other
For Sale Status:	NFS
Views:	821
Likes on CAF:	0 1
Comments:	4
Added to Site:	3/16/2009
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This is the poster image for the Takahashi Rumiko exhibition at the Niigata City Art Museum, "It's a Rumic World." The exhibition, mostly a presentation of painted covers and specialty pieces for calendars and art books, was a tribute to the native Niigatan and one of the most famous manga-ka in all of Japan. Ms. Takahashi, who began by publishing her own doujinshi in the '70's, has joined the ranks of the all-time greats and is the best-selling female comic artist in history(!!!), as her works are famous world wide.
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Her breakout manga was Urusei Yatsuya (Those Selfish Aliens), better known to the Viz crowd as Lum (Lum is pictured with Ranma �'s Saotome Genma in his panda form in the poster). She just recently finished Inu Yasha after drawing it for about 12 years.
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If I have one complaint as a comic art fan, it is that there were only a few panel pages in the exhibit and only two pages showing her uninked pencil work (from Inu Yasha). What was presented, however, was gorgeous and were often from the final pages of her long running series. The pages showing Kyoko (of Maison Ikkoku) in her wedding kimono were particularly fascinating. It's apparent from these that while Ms. Takahashi is capable of putting her characters through hell and high water, she loves happy endings.

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	Timothy Finney
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Last Login:	September 2025
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Surfer Kid Cosmic
Member Since 2007

Posted on 3/16/2009

Very cool, love to see this kind of art from around the world ...

Joseph Normoyle
Member Since 2005

Posted on 3/20/2009

It is very well done for an Anime promo poster. I hope the show was a blast!

Yoshi M. (REP. Japan Comic Art Expo)
Member Since 2009

Posted on 3/22/2009

Yes! I grew up watching Ranma1/2, well, everyone in the class was so into that anime. One funny story: when I was studing in High School in L.A., my world culture teacher showed the video of Urusei Yatsura in the class as a part of Japanese culture learning. Then, I learnt that her work has come across the sea. Long live the queen of Manga.

M,B The collector
Member Since 2008

Posted on 3/23/2009

Hi TImothy , Woww Takahashi Rumiko Great draftsman Japon�s !!!!! ;-)

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