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るーみっくわーるど [Rumic World] #2
Rumiko Takahashi's Short Story Collection (The Rumic World) vol. 2
The spotlight on Rumiko Takahashi's career began in 1978 when she won an honorable mention in Shogakukan's annual New Comic Artist Contest for Those Selfish Aliens. Later that same year, her boy-meets-alien comedy series, Urusei Yatsura, was serialized in Weekly Shonen Sunday. This phenomenally successful manga series was adapted into anime format and spawned a TV series and half a dozen theatrical-release movies, all incredibly popular in their own right. Takahashi followed up the success of her debut series with one blockbuster hit after another--Maison Ikkoku ran from 1980 to 1987, Ranma 1/2 from 1987 to 1996, and Inuyasha from 1996 to 2008. Other notable works include Mermaid Saga, Rumic Theater, and One-Pound Gospel.
310 pages, Paperback
First published August 1, 1984
About the author
Rumiko Takahashi
1,596 books2,203 followersRumiko 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
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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May 20, 2025
Not as engaging or well-written as the first volume, but still interesting to see the origins of Rumiko Takahashi's comedic writing style and artstyle.
July 9, 2022
Due to the core 5 Wasted Minds stories, I enjoyed this one more than the previous volume. Takahashi's style of surreal humor is more evident, and Yuri Enjoji with her building-destroying strength is a clear precursor to to characters like Lum and Ranma. Why does her psionic power give her such amazing strength? There is no answer and in fact the question is not even asked. Nor is there any reason why her partner Tamuro Gomi can only teleport from one collection of garbage to another beyond the fact that gives Takahashi fodder creating her humorous situations and builds to the irony of his power being used to fight against the "brotherhood of the united pigs". Takahashi is quite aware of the bizarre absurdity if the story she is writing, even having Enjoji say at one point "Enough exposition! Let's advance the stupid story!"
The Golden Gods Of Poverty was amusing and even more nonsensical with the characters acting in utterly rediciulous ways all of which completely fall apart under any kind of scrutiny, but then cohesion is not the point. The final story The Entrepreneurial Spirit had an interesting premise and though I did like the idea of the fraudulent mediums unintentionally summoning all the wrong ghosts before getting to the right one, this story didn't quick click for me as much as the others. The finale with the hucksters collecting money from the ghosts obviously makes no real sense, but it was was amusing, especially the way they just saddly give in to the coercion as if they couldn't just do a ghostly discorporation.
As an aside, the concept of teleportation via garbage pile immediately sparked thoughts about the Sorites Paradox. In one scene Gomi and Enjoji are fratically gathering trash into a pile on the ground so he can teleport them out of danger, but how much trash constitues enough of a pile for him to teleport? How many pieces of trash are enough for it count as a pile? What, even, counts as trash vs. not-trash? And if he requires contact with trash to teleport, what percentage of his body must be in contact with trash to alloow for teleportation? What about clothing, which doesn't seem to prevent it from working? It's Sorites all the way down.
The Golden Gods Of Poverty was amusing and even more nonsensical with the characters acting in utterly rediciulous ways all of which completely fall apart under any kind of scrutiny, but then cohesion is not the point. The final story The Entrepreneurial Spirit had an interesting premise and though I did like the idea of the fraudulent mediums unintentionally summoning all the wrong ghosts before getting to the right one, this story didn't quick click for me as much as the others. The finale with the hucksters collecting money from the ghosts obviously makes no real sense, but it was was amusing, especially the way they just saddly give in to the coercion as if they couldn't just do a ghostly discorporation.
As an aside, the concept of teleportation via garbage pile immediately sparked thoughts about the Sorites Paradox. In one scene Gomi and Enjoji are fratically gathering trash into a pile on the ground so he can teleport them out of danger, but how much trash constitues enough of a pile for him to teleport? How many pieces of trash are enough for it count as a pile? What, even, counts as trash vs. not-trash? And if he requires contact with trash to teleport, what percentage of his body must be in contact with trash to alloow for teleportation? What about clothing, which doesn't seem to prevent it from working? It's Sorites all the way down.
May 13, 2020
This is a really old manga collection, collecting Rumiko Takahashi's one-shots from the 70s and 80s. The art style is very old school but the story itself are good. Some of the more humorous one I'm not that much of a fan of, but the fantasy and horror ones are great
October 25, 2021
Artwork yg ini sudah mulai mendekati era Lum dan Ranma. Dan pada jilid ini unsur mistis (siluman dan hantu) mulai coba dijelajahi oleh Takahashi sensei. Pola cerita pun sudah membaik ketimbang jilid sebelumnya. Bacaan yg cukup baik terutama utk fans sensei.
December 7, 2019
4,5 stars
April 16, 2020
oof, rumiko... this ain't it, sis.
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March 10, 2017
Il secondo volume dell'antologia dedicata alle storie brevi di Rumiko Takahashi contiene i primi racconti dell'autrice, tutti uniti dalla natura leggera e umoristica e tutti piuttosto brevi rispetto ai racconti drammatici contenuti nel volume precedente.
La raccolta è piuttosto interessante perché mostra la nascita dello stile surreale che l'autrice utilizzerà successivamente nella sua prima opera lunga, urusei yatsura (Lamù in Italia, nome derivato dalla pronuncia scorretta del nome della protagonista, Lum) e diversi dei personaggi presenti in queste storie saranno poi le basi per personaggi inseriti nella serie stessa.
Il volume è piuttosto divertente, ma un pò per lo stile decisamente ancora acerbo dell'autrice, qui alle sue prime esperienze nel mondo dei manga, sia perché utilizza stili visivi e narrativi poi sviluppati decisamente meglio nelle due serie successive, Lamù e Ranma 1/2, non riesce a lasciare lo stesso impatto del volume precedente.
La raccolta è piuttosto interessante perché mostra la nascita dello stile surreale che l'autrice utilizzerà successivamente nella sua prima opera lunga, urusei yatsura (Lamù in Italia, nome derivato dalla pronuncia scorretta del nome della protagonista, Lum) e diversi dei personaggi presenti in queste storie saranno poi le basi per personaggi inseriti nella serie stessa.
Il volume è piuttosto divertente, ma un pò per lo stile decisamente ancora acerbo dell'autrice, qui alle sue prime esperienze nel mondo dei manga, sia perché utilizza stili visivi e narrativi poi sviluppati decisamente meglio nelle due serie successive, Lamù e Ranma 1/2, non riesce a lasciare lo stesso impatto del volume precedente.
January 26, 2012
Bila dibandingkan dengan Volume 1, kumpulan cerita pendek di Volume 2 ini lebih variatif dalam tema. Membaca Volume 1 terasa sangat kuat unsur humor komedik, sesuatu yang awalnya masih sangat mendominasi Volume 2, meskipun ada tema-tema yang lebih dramatik.
Fire Tripper mengisahkan seorang gadis bernama Suzuko yang bisa terlempar melintasi dimensi ruang dan waktu ketika mengalami trauma yang berhubungan dengan api. “Time travelling” inilah yang mempertemukan Suzuko dengan Shukumaru, seorang pemuda pemberani dari sebuah desa miskin. Shukumaru ternyata memiliki hubungan khusus dengan Suzuko di masa yang berbeda. Tapi apa?
The Super Girl mengisahkan seorang gadis Tanatos bernama Maris, bersama rekannya seekor rubah bernamah Murphy, yang memiliki kemampuan meniru sosok lain untuk mengelabui manusia sebagaimana kepercayaan tradisional masyarakat Jepang. Keduanya ditugaskan untuk menyelamatkan Koganemaru Matsushita, putra salah satu orang terkaya di galaksi Bimasakti. Maris menerima tugas ini karena dia memiliki niat pribadi, yaitu mengharapkan hadiah uang yang bisa membebaskannya dari jeratan hidup miskin.
Tertawalah! Hei Si Tukang Minta Tolong! menceritakan seorang siswa SMA bernama Hiromi Yakushamaru yang sangat lemah dan cengeng. Dia memiliki keunikan yang “mengerikan” bagi orang lain: saat menemui masalah atau untuk membebaskan diri dari hal-hal yang dia tak bisa atasi, Hiromi akan berteriak minta tolong sekencang-kencangnya sambil menangis melolong-lolong. Hingga pada suatu hari saat sedang menghadapi masalah di jalan, sesosok alien memasang alat mekanis di lehernya, dan Hiromi pun mendapatkan kekuatan luar biasa setiap saat alat tersebut diputar. Berhentikah dia menjadi pemuda cengeng dan lemah?
OSIS SMA Sengoku menceritakan tentang Yu Sanada, pemuda lamban yang menjadi sekretaris OSIS demi mendekati gadis yang disukainya, Nanako sang wakil ketua OSIS. Yu melakukan apa saja demi mendapatkan perhatian Nanako dan berdekatan dengannya, termasuk ... mengorbankan diri?
Tiga cerita berikutnya berubah menjadi serius, tanpa unsur jenaka, dan cenderung tragis.
Pandangan Mata yang Menguasai Kegelapan mengisahkan sepasang kekasih, Ikumi dan Daisuke, yang sempat bersitegang karena Ikumi merasa sedikit diabaikan oleh Daisuke yang lebih fokus pada kegiatan klub olahraga. Tak disengaja, Ikumi berkenalan dengan seorang bocah cilik yang terbaring di rumah sakit, Hitomi. Karena kasihan, Ikumi pun mencoba menjalin persahabatan dengan Hitomi, tanpa menyadari bahwa Hitomi menyembunyikan misteri mengerikan yang dapat membahayakan nyawa mereka.
Laughing Target bercerita tentang Azusa dan Yuzuru yang sudah dipertunangkan sejak masih kecil. Sebelum masuk SMP, Yuzuru dan keluarganya pindah keluar kota, dan mereka berdua tak pernah lagi bertemu. Ketika musibah menimpa Azusa dan menyebabkannya tinggal sebatang kara, ia pun pindah ke kota menyusul Yuzuru, yang ternyata sudah memiliki pacar di SMA. Azusa yang tidak bisa menerima kenyataan ini, mencoba mengubahnya dengan menggunakan kekuatannya. Sebuah kekuatan misterius yang hanya Azusa sendiri tahu rahasianya.
Tidur dan Lupakanlah adalah cerita tentang titisan. Haruka Kamishiro bersama keluarganya pindah ke kota K di prefektur N, dan menjadi teman sekelas seorang pemuda misterius yang lebih sering bolos sekolah, Fuse. Kebetulan sekali keduanya sama-sama menyukai anjing, tapi Fuse menolak untuk mengakrabkan diri dengan Haruka, hingga suatu hari anjing kesayangan Haruka, May, mati secara mengerikan, dan memaksa keduanya menjadi dekat untuk mengalahkan penyebab kematian itu.
Sebagai cerita penutup, Rumiko Takahashi menyajikan sebuah cerita ringan berjudul The Facial Pack. Soshiro Omote adalah pelajar SMA dan ketua klub penyamaran. Karena terlalu asyik menyamar, Soshiro dan teman-temannya melanggar peraturan klub yang ditetapkan oleh ketua pertama sekaligus pendiri klub, sehingga mereka semua menghadapi masalah.
Karena semua cerita yang disajikan oleh Takahashi sukses menghiburku, maka manga ini kuberi 4 bintang!
Fire Tripper mengisahkan seorang gadis bernama Suzuko yang bisa terlempar melintasi dimensi ruang dan waktu ketika mengalami trauma yang berhubungan dengan api. “Time travelling” inilah yang mempertemukan Suzuko dengan Shukumaru, seorang pemuda pemberani dari sebuah desa miskin. Shukumaru ternyata memiliki hubungan khusus dengan Suzuko di masa yang berbeda. Tapi apa?
The Super Girl mengisahkan seorang gadis Tanatos bernama Maris, bersama rekannya seekor rubah bernamah Murphy, yang memiliki kemampuan meniru sosok lain untuk mengelabui manusia sebagaimana kepercayaan tradisional masyarakat Jepang. Keduanya ditugaskan untuk menyelamatkan Koganemaru Matsushita, putra salah satu orang terkaya di galaksi Bimasakti. Maris menerima tugas ini karena dia memiliki niat pribadi, yaitu mengharapkan hadiah uang yang bisa membebaskannya dari jeratan hidup miskin.
Tertawalah! Hei Si Tukang Minta Tolong! menceritakan seorang siswa SMA bernama Hiromi Yakushamaru yang sangat lemah dan cengeng. Dia memiliki keunikan yang “mengerikan” bagi orang lain: saat menemui masalah atau untuk membebaskan diri dari hal-hal yang dia tak bisa atasi, Hiromi akan berteriak minta tolong sekencang-kencangnya sambil menangis melolong-lolong. Hingga pada suatu hari saat sedang menghadapi masalah di jalan, sesosok alien memasang alat mekanis di lehernya, dan Hiromi pun mendapatkan kekuatan luar biasa setiap saat alat tersebut diputar. Berhentikah dia menjadi pemuda cengeng dan lemah?
OSIS SMA Sengoku menceritakan tentang Yu Sanada, pemuda lamban yang menjadi sekretaris OSIS demi mendekati gadis yang disukainya, Nanako sang wakil ketua OSIS. Yu melakukan apa saja demi mendapatkan perhatian Nanako dan berdekatan dengannya, termasuk ... mengorbankan diri?
Tiga cerita berikutnya berubah menjadi serius, tanpa unsur jenaka, dan cenderung tragis.
Pandangan Mata yang Menguasai Kegelapan mengisahkan sepasang kekasih, Ikumi dan Daisuke, yang sempat bersitegang karena Ikumi merasa sedikit diabaikan oleh Daisuke yang lebih fokus pada kegiatan klub olahraga. Tak disengaja, Ikumi berkenalan dengan seorang bocah cilik yang terbaring di rumah sakit, Hitomi. Karena kasihan, Ikumi pun mencoba menjalin persahabatan dengan Hitomi, tanpa menyadari bahwa Hitomi menyembunyikan misteri mengerikan yang dapat membahayakan nyawa mereka.
Laughing Target bercerita tentang Azusa dan Yuzuru yang sudah dipertunangkan sejak masih kecil. Sebelum masuk SMP, Yuzuru dan keluarganya pindah keluar kota, dan mereka berdua tak pernah lagi bertemu. Ketika musibah menimpa Azusa dan menyebabkannya tinggal sebatang kara, ia pun pindah ke kota menyusul Yuzuru, yang ternyata sudah memiliki pacar di SMA. Azusa yang tidak bisa menerima kenyataan ini, mencoba mengubahnya dengan menggunakan kekuatannya. Sebuah kekuatan misterius yang hanya Azusa sendiri tahu rahasianya.
Tidur dan Lupakanlah adalah cerita tentang titisan. Haruka Kamishiro bersama keluarganya pindah ke kota K di prefektur N, dan menjadi teman sekelas seorang pemuda misterius yang lebih sering bolos sekolah, Fuse. Kebetulan sekali keduanya sama-sama menyukai anjing, tapi Fuse menolak untuk mengakrabkan diri dengan Haruka, hingga suatu hari anjing kesayangan Haruka, May, mati secara mengerikan, dan memaksa keduanya menjadi dekat untuk mengalahkan penyebab kematian itu.
Sebagai cerita penutup, Rumiko Takahashi menyajikan sebuah cerita ringan berjudul The Facial Pack. Soshiro Omote adalah pelajar SMA dan ketua klub penyamaran. Karena terlalu asyik menyamar, Soshiro dan teman-temannya melanggar peraturan klub yang ditetapkan oleh ketua pertama sekaligus pendiri klub, sehingga mereka semua menghadapi masalah.
Karena semua cerita yang disajikan oleh Takahashi sukses menghiburku, maka manga ini kuberi 4 bintang!
June 30, 2012
Berbeda dengan buku Volume 1, yang ini ada cerita mistis dan bernuansa sedih. Aku tak begitu suka karena sebenarnya berharap lebih banyak kelucuan.
Tapi soal klub drama, atau perebutan cap ketua osis, atau tentang wanita emosional yang ingin uang cepat, memang masih lucu dan segar!
Tapi soal klub drama, atau perebutan cap ketua osis, atau tentang wanita emosional yang ingin uang cepat, memang masih lucu dan segar!
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June 15, 2013
lebih suka buku pertama, yg kedua ini serem -.-'
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