Rumiko Takahashi

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Rumiko Takahashi (高橋留美子 Takahashi Rumiko, born October 10, 1957) is a Japanese manga artist.

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. Takahashi is also the best selling female comics artist in history; well over 100 million copies of her various works have been sold.

Takahashi began drawing manga when she was 17 years old. Her later successes with Urusei Yatsura, Maison Ikkoku, Ranma 1/2 and InuYasha eventually made her a multimillionaire. She regularly makes Japan's annual list of highest taxpayers. Takahashi's manga have a distinct cottony style to them that can be resembled to a cross between Degas and Hokusai.