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Rumiko Takahashi - Quiz
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  • 1. In what year did Takahashi start her second major series, Maison Ikkoku?
A) 1980
B) 1987
C) 1984
D) 1994
  • 2. In which magazine was Maison Ikkoku published?
A) Weekly Shōnen Jump
B) Big Comic Spirits
C) Big Comic Original
D) Weekly Shōnen Sunday
  • 3. What inspired the setting for Maison Ikkoku?
A) Takahashi's own experience living in an apartment complex
B) A story written by a friend
C) Her childhood home
D) A famous hotel in Tokyo
  • 4. When did Takahashi conclude the series Urusei Yatsura and Maison Ikkoku?
A) 1987
B) 1994
C) 2007
D) 1984
  • 5. How many volumes did Urusei Yatsura have when it ended?
A) 10
B) 15
C) 40
D) 34
  • 6. How many volumes did Maison Ikkoku have when it ended?
A) 20
B) 15
C) 34
D) 10
  • 7. Which of the following works by Takahashi was adapted into an OVA?
A) One-Pound Gospel
B) Weekly Shōnen Sunday
C) Maison Ikkoku
D) Laughing Target
  • 8. Which of these is mentioned as a short story adapted into an OVA?
A) One-Pound Gospel
B) Maris the Chojo
C) Mermaid Saga
D) Maison Ikkoku
  • 9. In what year did the Mermaid Saga series end?
A) 1994
B) 2007
C) 1987
D) 1984
  • 10. How long did the Mermaid Saga series run?
A) 20 years
B) 7 years
C) 10 years
D) 15 years
  • 11. In which magazine was Mermaid Saga published?
A) Shōjo Sunday
B) Weekly Shōnen Sunday
C) Big Comic
D) Big Comic Spirits
  • 12. In what year was the special edition (shinsoban) of Mermaid Saga released?
A) 2003
B) 1994
C) 1987
D) 2007
  • 13. What is the name of the sporadically published work that was adapted into a live-action TV drama?
A) One-Pound Gospel
B) Laughing Target
C) Mermaid Saga
D) Fire Tripper
  • 14. In what year did Takahashi conclude One-Pound Gospel?
A) 2003
B) 1987
C) 1994
D) 2007
  • 15. What kind of manga are comics marketed toward young men called?
A) Seinen manga
B) Shōjo manga
C) Shōnen manga
D) New Wave manga
  • 16. What are comics marketed toward young women called?
A) Big Comic manga
B) Seinen manga
C) New Wave manga
D) Shōjo manga
  • 17. In what year was Rumiko Takahashi born?
A) 1957
B) 1960
C) 1955
D) 1952
  • 18. What was Takahashi's first commercially successful work published in 1978?
A) Bye-Bye Road
B) Mermaid Saga
C) Inuyasha
D) Urusei Yatsura
  • 19. How many copies of Takahashi's works are in circulation worldwide?
A) Over 100 million
B) Over 50 million
C) Over 230 million
D) Over 500 million
  • 20. For which work did Takahashi win the Shogakukan Manga Award in 2001?
A) Urusei Yatsura
B) Mermaid Saga
C) Inuyasha
D) Bye-Bye Road
  • 21. Which award did Takahashi receive in 2019?
A) Grand Prix de la ville d'Angoulême
B) Medal with Purple Ribbon
C) Shogakukan Manga Award
D) Seiun Award
  • 22. What honor did the Japanese government award Takahashi in 2020?
A) Imperial Prize
B) Order of Culture
C) Person of Cultural Merit
D) Medal with Purple Ribbon
  • 23. In which Japanese city was Rumiko Takahashi born?
A) Tokyo
B) Kyoto
C) Niigata
D) Osaka
  • 24. Who did Takahashi co-found a high school manga club with?
A) Kazuo Koike
B) Makoto-chan
C) Kazuo Umezu
D) Yōko Kondō
  • 25. Who founded the manga school Gekiga Sonjuku?
A) Kazuo Umezu
B) Kazuo Koike
C) Yōko Kondō
D) Rumiko Takahashi
  • 26. Which of these is a dōjinshi creation by Takahashi from 1975?
A) Bye-Bye Road
B) Inuyasha
C) Katte na Yatsura
D) Urusei Yatsura
  • 27. For which artist did Takahashi work as an assistant?
A) Osamu Tezuka
B) Kazuo Koike
C) Yōko Kondō
D) Kazuo Umezu
  • 28. What was the title of Takahashi's first published professional work?
A) Time Warp Trouble
B) Katte na Yatsura
C) Urusei Yatsura
D) Inuyasha
  • 29. How many volumes did Ranma ½ consist of when it ended in 1996?
A) 195
B) 398
C) 38
D) 40
  • 30. Between which years was Inuyasha serialized in Weekly Shōnen Sunday?
A) 2009 to 2017
B) 1996 to 2008
C) 1987 to 1996
D) 1981 to 1986
  • 31. What is the name of the one-shot Rumiko Takahashi released on March 5, 2009?
A) Kyōkai no Rinne
B) Mao
C) My Sweet Sunday
D) Unmei No Tori
  • 32. With whom did Takahashi collaborate for the one-shot My Sweet Sunday?
A) Viz Comics
B) AnimEigo
C) Mamoru Oshii
D) Mitsuru Adachi
  • 33. When did Kyōkai no Rinne begin its serialization?
A) June 2008
B) May 8, 2019
C) April 22, 2009
D) March 16, 2009
  • 34. How many volumes did Kyōkai no Rinne contain upon its conclusion?
A) 40
B) 398
C) 38
D) 195
  • 35. Which company publishes Rumiko Takahashi's works in English in the United States?
A) Weekly Shōnen Sunday
B) AnimEigo
C) Viz Comics
D) Central Park Media
  • 36. In what format was the Urusei Yatsura reprint released in 2019?
A) 2-in-1 omnibus
B) Digital-only collection
C) Hardcover anthology
D) Single volume
  • 37. What date did the Mao manga series begin?
A) May 8, 2019
B) December 13, 2017
C) April 22, 2009
D) March 5, 2009
  • 38. How many episodes were in the Urusei Yatsura TV series?
A) 40
B) 398
C) 195
D) 38
  • 39. Who directed the second Urusei Yatsura movie, Beautiful Dreamer?
A) Rumiko Takahashi
B) Viz Comics
C) Mitsuru Adachi
D) Mamoru Oshii
  • 40. Which company released the Beautiful Dreamer movie in the U.S.?
A) AnimEigo
B) Viz Comics
C) Central Park Media
D) Weekly Shōnen Sunday
  • 41. Which studios cooperated to produce the Maison Ikkoku adaptation?
A) Kitty Films, Bones, and Studio Deen
B) Toei Animation, Studio Pierrot, and Madhouse
C) Kitty Films, Studio Pierrot, and Studio Deen
D) Sunrise, TMS Entertainment, and Studio Ghibli
  • 42. How many episodes long was the Maison Ikkoku TV series?
A) 50
B) 100
C) 167
D) 96
  • 43. Which production company produced the Inuyasha anime series?
A) Studio Deen
B) Studio Pierrot
C) TMS Entertainment
D) Sunrise
  • 44. What is the name of the special 2008 exhibition honoring Rumiko Takahashi?
A) The World of Takahashi
B) It's a Rumic World
C) Shonen Sunday 50th Anniversary
D) Rumic Anthology Exhibit
  • 45. Which studio animated the Rumiko Takahashi Anthology?
A) Studio Pierrot
B) Studio Deen
C) Sunrise
D) TMS Entertainment
  • 46. Inuyasha the Final Act officially concluded the story in which year?
A) 2004
B) 2008
C) 2010
D) 2012
  • 47. Which of these is a short story featured in the Rumiko Takahashi Anthology?
A) Maison Ikkoku
B) Fire Tripper
C) The Tragedy of P
D) The Mermaid's Forest
  • 48. Which Canadian author cited Takahashi as an influence on Scott Pilgrim?
A) Bryan Lee O'Malley
B) Domee Shi
C) Queenie Chan
D) Colleen Coover
  • 49. What was the theme of the Rumiko Takahashi Fantasy Manga Awards entries?
A) Must be a romantic comedy
B) Must be exactly 100 pages
C) Must be based on Inuyasha characters
D) Must contain at least one fantasy element
  • 50. When was the Mermaid's Forest OVA produced?
A) 1993
B) 1991
C) 1986
D) 1987
  • 51. Who cited Ranma ½ as a big influence on the Shantae video game series?
A) Matt Bozon
B) Bryan Lee O'Malley
C) Chihiro Tamaki
D) Wisut Ponnimit
  • 52. The exhibition It's a Rumic World was held at which department store?
A) Takashimaya
B) Isetan
C) Shibuya 109
D) Matsuya Ginza
  • 53. What film did Domee Shi influence with Ranma ½ and Inuyasha?
A) Scott Pilgrim
B) Small Favors
C) Turning Red
D) Walkin' Butterfly
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