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La potencia expresiva de Rumiko parece brillar en su máximo esplendor cuanto más pequeño sea el formato en el que trabaja. Sus historias cortas, precisas como un mecanismo de relojería, están impregnadas de humor y poesía, y constituyen el antídoto perfecto tanto a la banalidad como a la grandilocuencia. Después del rescate de La tragedia de P, un nuevo volumen de historias cortas de la mejor mangaka de la actualidad llega a España.
260 pages, Paperback
First published September 1, 1995
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About the author
Rumiko Takahashi
1,582 books2,138 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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October 11, 2018
Fantastica antologia di one-shots di Rumiko Takahashi. Una mangaka che non delude mai. Sempre per la serie delle riletture. 👻
August 27, 2022
Cute, silly, absurd, packed with all the expected Takahashi style humor typically based on characters misunderstanding each other, making wild assumptions, and being awkward. Many of the stories have some kind of fantasy or mystical element injected into slice-of-life narratives. The art is lovely as always. The two main characters in One Or Double are so incredibly similar to Ranma and Akane that I'm guessing they might be precursors. Enjoyable, but not my favorite of her work.
May 22, 2019
real rating: 4.5
everything rumiko takahashi touches is gold. i mean, ok, sometimes it turns into silver and sooooometimes it turns into bronze but MOST TIMES it sure as hell is gold.
everything rumiko takahashi touches is gold. i mean, ok, sometimes it turns into silver and sooooometimes it turns into bronze but MOST TIMES it sure as hell is gold.
July 4, 2016
This was going well until it wasn't.
July 31, 2020
I didn't know this collection existed until I was looking for out-of-print books on eBay. It was a pleasant surprise to find a 'new' [to me] collection by my favorite short story writer.
This is a thick book, so there's lots to read. Highlights for me are "Diet Goddess" and "Excuse Me For Being a Dog."
If you have to choose between Rumic Theater: One Or Double and Rumic Theater, Vol. 1 (because who can afford two out-of-print manga?), I strongly suggest the other. It may be slimmer but it's one of my top-ten favorite books of all time. You can read my review of that volume here .
This is a thick book, so there's lots to read. Highlights for me are "Diet Goddess" and "Excuse Me For Being a Dog."
If you have to choose between Rumic Theater: One Or Double and Rumic Theater, Vol. 1 (because who can afford two out-of-print manga?), I strongly suggest the other. It may be slimmer but it's one of my top-ten favorite books of all time. You can read my review of that volume here .
July 8, 2023
Ha sido una semana agotadora pero muy feliz gracias, en parte, a este manga "retro" que me han enseñado.
Podría decirse que "Uno o dos" es una comedia romántica con personajes bastante peculiares publicado en 1997.
Son 9 historietas con un dibujo muy particular (los personajes recuerdan mucho a Akane y Ranma) para tratarse de japos. Está bastante orientado a la cultura occidental.
Hay una cosa que me ha llamado bastante la atención, en todas las historias hay un tipo de deporte, desde el Kendo al Rugby pasando por el Beisbol.
Entiendo que será muy difícil de encontrar pero todo amante de Rumiko Takahashi debería leerlo.
Podría decirse que "Uno o dos" es una comedia romántica con personajes bastante peculiares publicado en 1997.
Son 9 historietas con un dibujo muy particular (los personajes recuerdan mucho a Akane y Ranma) para tratarse de japos. Está bastante orientado a la cultura occidental.
Hay una cosa que me ha llamado bastante la atención, en todas las historias hay un tipo de deporte, desde el Kendo al Rugby pasando por el Beisbol.
Entiendo que será muy difícil de encontrar pero todo amante de Rumiko Takahashi debería leerlo.
November 10, 2024
Waaah komik-komik jadul memang mengagumkan, ya. Cerita-ceritanya unik. Dan yang terpenting, humanis juga hangat. Jadi pingin baca kumpulan short story-nya Rumiko yang lain. Oh, seri-serinya juga. Hihihi.
Cerita yang menarik perhatianku adalah "Memangnya Kenapa Kalau Aku Anjing?". Cerita tentang cowok SMA lincah yang bakal jadi anjing kalau dia mimisan. Ayahnya juga bakal berubah jadi anjing kalau tertawa. Enggak ada penjelasan kenapa bisa kayak gitu. Tapi tetap saja menarik. Aku bertanya-tanya apa ini cikal-bakal ide Ranma 1/2 ya? Ahaha.
Cerita yang menarik perhatianku adalah "Memangnya Kenapa Kalau Aku Anjing?". Cerita tentang cowok SMA lincah yang bakal jadi anjing kalau dia mimisan. Ayahnya juga bakal berubah jadi anjing kalau tertawa. Enggak ada penjelasan kenapa bisa kayak gitu. Tapi tetap saja menarik. Aku bertanya-tanya apa ini cikal-bakal ide Ranma 1/2 ya? Ahaha.
October 1, 2022
Este es de esos mangas que te gustan o no te gustan, que no hay intermedio.
Aunque reconozco que las historias cortas no son el fuerte de la autora, yo las disfruto bastante (algunas más que otras, claro).
Lo más destacable para mí son los personajes femeninos y las parejas que se forman, en esto último Takahashi es toda un maestra.
También creo que eligieron muy bien la historia que le da nombre al libro, creo que fue la mejor llevada a cabo.
Un infaltable para los fans de Rumiko
Aunque reconozco que las historias cortas no son el fuerte de la autora, yo las disfruto bastante (algunas más que otras, claro).
Lo más destacable para mí son los personajes femeninos y las parejas que se forman, en esto último Takahashi es toda un maestra.
También creo que eligieron muy bien la historia que le da nombre al libro, creo que fue la mejor llevada a cabo.
Un infaltable para los fans de Rumiko
December 4, 2019
3,5 stars
January 11, 2021
Recopilatorio de historias cortas, como todos unas mejores y otras peores. Se deja leer.
April 21, 2024
Es cute y está súper bien dibujado, pero podría haber estado mejor si uno de los relatos no fuera un chiste demasiado largo cuya conclusión es "jaja, transfobia"
May 31, 2025
Classic Takahashi
April 20, 2022
On trouve dans cet ouvrage 9 histoires courtes qui traitent de sujets divers mais qui sont toujours abordés avec humour : régime, fantôme, sport, Takarazuka…
J'ai adoré lire ces petits récits complètement improbables, dont certaines scènes (clairement absurdes) m'ont déclenché de jolis fous rires ! 😂
Toutes ces histoires n'ont pas la même saveur et ont plus ou moins bien vieillies, mais il faut rappeler qu'elles ont été écrites entre la fin des années 70 et le début des années 90, ce qui date un peu maintenant…
Mes préférés restent "Je suis un chien et alors ?!", qui m'évoque les prémices de Ranma 1/2 ; "L'invitation au Takarazuka", qui m'a fait découvrir un art que je ne connaissais pas et "1 or W", qui m'a beaucoup fait rire.
Coté dessin, on retrouve la patte de la mangaka, si particulière et respirant les années 80. C'est un style qui ne plaira pas à tout le monde, pour son coté "old school", mais c'est ce qui fait le charme de l'autrice à mes yeux.
Niveau édition, si l'ouvrage a un coût (une vingtaine d'euros quand même), c'est un bel objet : relié blanc simple mais efficace, une jaquette à dorures assez épaisse, pages cousues et marque-page ruban. C'est un titre qui tiendra dans le temps !
Bref, c'est un chouette recueil à avoir dans sa collection quand on aime l'autrice, d'autant que c'est l'un des rares oneshots (si ce n'est le seul) traduits en français encore trouvable sur le marché (et disponible en magasin).
J'ai adoré lire ces petits récits complètement improbables, dont certaines scènes (clairement absurdes) m'ont déclenché de jolis fous rires ! 😂
Toutes ces histoires n'ont pas la même saveur et ont plus ou moins bien vieillies, mais il faut rappeler qu'elles ont été écrites entre la fin des années 70 et le début des années 90, ce qui date un peu maintenant…
Mes préférés restent "Je suis un chien et alors ?!", qui m'évoque les prémices de Ranma 1/2 ; "L'invitation au Takarazuka", qui m'a fait découvrir un art que je ne connaissais pas et "1 or W", qui m'a beaucoup fait rire.
Coté dessin, on retrouve la patte de la mangaka, si particulière et respirant les années 80. C'est un style qui ne plaira pas à tout le monde, pour son coté "old school", mais c'est ce qui fait le charme de l'autrice à mes yeux.
Niveau édition, si l'ouvrage a un coût (une vingtaine d'euros quand même), c'est un bel objet : relié blanc simple mais efficace, une jaquette à dorures assez épaisse, pages cousues et marque-page ruban. C'est un titre qui tiendra dans le temps !
Bref, c'est un chouette recueil à avoir dans sa collection quand on aime l'autrice, d'autant que c'est l'un des rares oneshots (si ce n'est le seul) traduits en français encore trouvable sur le marché (et disponible en magasin).
November 7, 2021
Está bastante bien. Sabiendo que Takahashi en una de las mangakas más destacables del mundillo manga y puedo llegar a entenderlo. Tampoco voy a negar que todas las historias en esta antología son bastante simples y no van a mucho (hay por ahí mensajes sobre la familia y las relaciones tóxicas que no están del todo mal), pero tienen mucho encanto y un estilo marcadísimo. El dibujo de la autora es precioso en su sencillez y el paneling es bastante bueno. Lo mejor, sin duda, es la agencia femenina. Teniendo en cuenta que la mayoría de los relatos son de los 80 y 90, las mujeres tienen un trato bastante positivo y, si bien muchas veces se tiende a la idea de la mujer haciéndolo todo por el hombre, en muchas otras se apela a la fuerza femenina. Me gusta que en relatos como el de "Soy un perro, ¿y qué?", la mujer termine teniendo cierto poder para igualar a ambos miembros de la pareja, y en "La Kannon delgada" el mensaje es bastante bueno: no maltrates tu cuerpo por un amor platónico y quédate con aquel con el que has tenido una relación positiva. También hay un tratamiento muy respetuoso de identidades no normativas que, francamente, me ha pillado desprevenido para bien.
No me ha cambiado la vida, para nada, y lo olvidaré muy pronto, pero no voy a negar que Takahashi tiene un saber hacer atrapante. A ver si le doy otra oportunidad con alguna de sus obras largas.
No me ha cambiado la vida, para nada, y lo olvidaré muy pronto, pero no voy a negar que Takahashi tiene un saber hacer atrapante. A ver si le doy otra oportunidad con alguna de sus obras largas.
October 16, 2012
i loved Takahashi Rumiko manga !!! her story its very funny and sometimes a lil'bit silly but i still loved it !!
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