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¡Una de las obras más divertidas y originales de la Historia de los comics!

192 pages, Paperback

First published June 16, 1993

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Rumiko Takahashi

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Rumiko Takahashi (高橋留美子) was born in Niigata, Japan. She is not only one of the richest women in Japan but also one of the top paid manga artists. She is also the most successful female comic artist in history. She has been writing manga non-stop for 31 years.

Rumiko Takahashi is one of the wealthiest women in Japan. The manga she creates (and its anime adaptations) are very popular in the United States and Europe where they have been released as both manga and anime in English translation. Her works are relatively famous worldwide, and many of her series were some of the forerunners of early English language manga to be released in the nineties. Takahashi is also the best selling female comics artist in history; well over 100 million copies of her various works have been sold.

Though she was said to occasionally doodle in the margins of her papers while attending Niigata Chūō High School, Takahashi's interest in manga did not come until later. During her college years, she enrolled in Gekiga Sonjuku, a manga school founded by Kazuo Koike, mangaka of Crying Freeman and Lone Wolf and Cub. Under his guidance Rumiko Takahashi began to publish her first doujinshi creations in 1975, such as Bye-Bye Road and Star of Futile Dust. Kozue Koike often urged his students to create well-thought out, interesting characters, and this influence would greatly impact Rumiko Takahashi's works throughout her career.

Career and major works:

Takahashi's professional career began in 1978. Her first published story was Those Selfish Aliens, a comedic science fiction story. During the same year, she published Time Warp Trouble, Shake Your Buddha, and the Golden Gods of Poverty in Shōnen Sunday, which would remain the home to most of her major works for the next twenty years. Later that year, Rumiko attempted her first full-length series, Urusei Yatsura. Though it had a rocky start due to publishing difficulties, Urusei Yatsura would become one of the most beloved anime and manga comedies in Japan.

In 1980, Rumiko Takahashi found her niche and began to publish with regularity. At this time she started her second major series, Maison Ikkoku, in Big Comic Spirits. Written for an older audience, Maison Ikkoku is often considered to be one of the all-time best romance manga. Takahashi managed to work on Maison Ikkoku on and off simultaneously with Urusei Yatsura. She concluded both series in 1987, with Urusei Yatsura ending at 34 volumes, and Maison Ikkoku being 15.

During the 1980s, Takahashi became a prolific writer of short story manga, which is surprising considering the massive lengths of most of her works. Her stories The Laughing Target, Maris the Chojo, and Fire Tripper all were adapted into original video animations (OVAs). In 1984, after the end of Urusei Yatsura and Maison Ikkoku, Takahashi took a different approach to storytelling and began the dark, macabre Mermaid Saga. This series of short segments was published sporadically until 1994, with the final story being Mermaid's Mask. Many fans contend that this work remains unfinished by Takahashi, since the final story does not end on a conclusive note.

Another short work left untouched is One-Pound Gospel, which, like Mermaid Saga, was published erratically. The last story to be drawn was published in 2001, however just recently she wrote one final chapter concluding the series

Later in 1987, Takahashi began her third major series, Ranma ½. Following the late 80s and early 90s trend of shōnen martial arts manga, Ranma ½ features a gender-bending twist. The series continued for nearly a decade until 1996, when it ended at 38 volumes. Ranma ½ is one of Rumiko Takahashi's most popular series with the Western world.

During the later half of the 1990s, Rumiko Takahashi continued with short stories and her installments of Mermaid Saga and One-Pound Gospel until beginning her fourth major work, InuYasha. While Ran

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Profile Image for Ady Weasley.
1,829 reviews42 followers
November 7, 2019
Termina la batalla entre Ranma y el Maestro Herb por la tetera de agua que fluye, y a pesar de las dificultades, Ranma demuestra que es un buen guerrero con honor.

La nueva maestra de Ranma tiene un arma secreta una técnica especial que el viejo Happosai le enseño, es momento de vencerla.

Akane inició un viaje, y pudo cocinar bien!!M. Que encontrara en ese viaje
Profile Image for Natilin Alpaca Saurio.
1,283 reviews3 followers
September 7, 2024
3.5
Speed run para ver si me termino Ranma 1/2 hoy.

Si hay momento de Akane y Ranma la calificación automáticamente sube.
Profile Image for La Revistería Comics.
1,604 reviews90 followers
January 7, 2015
En este tomo finalmente se resuelve la pospuestísima saga de Herb y sus secuaces, Lime y Mint, en busca de la mítica Kaisuifuu. Este libro es una continuación directa del Ranma ½ #36 (Ranma 1/2, Tomo 24 japonés), que a su vez continuaba el Ranma ½ #35 (Ranma 1/2, Tomo 23 japonés), también publicado como Ranma ½ Más allá de la tv #1, único tomo en terminar llevando tal subtítulo.
Profile Image for Jesus Flores.
2,611 reviews68 followers
August 15, 2024
Termina la historia de la tetera, Muy buena historia.
Llega una nueva maestra con un poder que roba energía, las chicas están celosas, Ranma quiere aprender el nuevo poder, y Akane descubre que Ranma tiene su lado pervertido.
para terminar una historia donde Akane se va a intentar hacerla de cazadora de monstros

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5,188 reviews175 followers
August 4, 2013
Grandes misterios de Goodreads: ¿Por qué figuraba como no marcado este tomo cuando estoy bastante seguro de haberlo readeado hace varios años? Respuesta: algo me dice que tiene que ver con Librarians que se mandan cagadas. La próxima espero dedicarle la reseña del libro al libro en sí... ¬¬
Profile Image for Khari.
3,162 reviews79 followers
March 29, 2025
ハーブ好き!
彼の姿も彼女の姿もステッキ。彼の性格も好き。外側はストイックけど中身は感動的。んんん、日本語の言葉知らない。自分の感情で操られている?そいうな言葉あるかな?
最近の話が長くなって嬉しい。ワンショットみたいな話あまり好きじゃない。
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