While her series are difficult to pin down into one simple genre, the signature style she has created has come to be known as the “Rumic World.” Rumiko Takahashi is an artist who truly represents the very best from the world of manga. Distinguished by her wonderfully endearing characters, Takahashi’s work adeptly incorporates a wide variety of elements such as comedy, romance, fantasy, and martial arts. The show follows the story of Kagome, a girl from modern times who accidentally falls. It was based off of a very popular manga, or Japanese comic, which was created by one of Japans most famous modern comic artists, Rumiko Takahashi. Takahashi’s manga, as well as the other formats her work has been adapted into, have continued to delight generations of fans around the world. 7.9 (16,358) Inuyasha is a fantasy anime, or Japanese animated show. A majority of the Takahashi canon has been adapted into other media such as anime, live-action TV series, and film.

She won the prestigious Shogakukan Manga Award twice in her career, once for Urusei Yatsura in 1981 and the second time for Inuyasha in 2002. Upon her arrival to this world, she mercifully unleashes Inuyasha, a half demon. There she meets Inuyasha, a half-demon who seeks the Shikon Jewel to make himself a full-fledged demon. Sunrise 2000 - 2004 Fall 2000 3.843 out of 5 from 39,349 votes Rank 1,662 Screenshots Kagome is a normal high school girl who falls into a well, transporting her back in time to the feudal era. Takahashi was inducted into the Will Eisner Comic Awards Hall of Fame in 2018. Kagome Higurashi, an average ninth grader, gets pulled into an ancient well by a demon, bringing her 500 years in the past to a feudal era. Other notable works include Mermaid Saga, Rumic Theater, and One-Pound Gospel. 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. 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. Later that same year, her boy-meets-alien comedy series, Urusei Yatsura, was serialized in Weekly Shonen Sunday. The spotlight on Rumiko Takahashi’s career began in 1978 when she won an honorable mention in Shogakukan’s prestigious New Comic Artist Contest for Those Selfish Aliens.

Inuyasha episode 5 english dubbed