To enhance the Takahashi Rumiko retrospective, this is a take a look at my high 5 Rumiko sequence. And an added bonus: high 5 Rumiko characters. As traditional, these are listed in no specific order.
Collection:
- Inuyasha – No particular order, nevertheless it has to start out right here with me. Inuyasha is a sequence meaning so much to me. It was one of many first long-running animangas that I adopted kind of in actual time. It may be a large number at instances, nevertheless it’s nonetheless an excellent premise and the forged is completely full of iconic characters. Isekai we are able to imagine in,
- Ranma ½ – In all probability probably the most attribute Rumiko sequence of all of them, and her bestseller. Typically imitated, not often equaled, this sequence has been a significant affect on anime and manga comedy for many years.
- Maison Ikkoku – One other Rumiko sequence that has been vastly influential, this time within the romantic comedy style. Maison Ikkoku is definitely her most profitable signaling enterprise, and really completely different from anything she has performed on toon. Remarkably, she serialized it and Urusei Yatsura on the similar time.
- Kyoukai no Rinne – The hidden gem within the Rumiko catalogue. I like RIN-NE and I believe it is vastly underrated. It is a good expression of her deadpan facet, absurdist however extra subdued Ranma.
- Ningyo no Mori – A brief journey (3 elements) in conventional horror, Mermaid saga is sort of distinctive within the Rumiko bibliography. The story of a human man who turns into immortal after consuming mermaid flesh and his seek for a approach to change into human once more.
Characters:
- Inuyasha (Inuyasha)- It has to start out right here, with one of many nice protagonists of fantasy. Kagome is a superb co-leader, however the sequence is named that for a cause.
- Kohaku (Inuyasha) – I am certain he is an outlier, as he is a comparatively minor character within the grand scheme of display time. However I assumed Kohaku’s arc was extremely tragic and actually illustrated what a monstrous creature Naraku was.
- Rukudo Rinne (Kyoukai no Rinne) – A traditional Rumiko protagonist by and thru, however in all probability the largest good boy of all of them. His continued dangerous luck in life is the engine that drives the sequence.
- Saotome Ranma (Ranma½) – In all probability the last word animanga model of the genderbender character. It is outstanding how completely different Rumiko is ready to make every half of Ranma’s personal, whereas nonetheless sustaining the frequent identification that binds them (and having legendary seiyuu for the anime variations definitely did not damage).
- Otonashi Kyōko (Maison Ikoku) – The heroine of the one sequence Rumiko admitted was considerably autobiographical – you do the mathematics.
