Rumic World Trilogy

The Rumic World: Rumiko Takahashi's Best Short Story Collection β€’ Takahashi Rumiko Kessaku Tanpenshuu β€’ るーみっくわーるど β€’ ι«˜ζ©‹η•™ηΎŽε­ε‚‘δ½œηŸ­η·¨ι›† β€’ El mundo de Rumiko β€’ ?Dasuto supa-to!! β€’ ?Dust Spot!! β€’ ?Dust Spurt!! β€’ ?Katte na Yatsura β€’ ?The Laughing Target β€’ ?Those Selfish Aliens β€’ ?Warau Hyouteki β€’ ?Wasted Minds β€’ ?γƒ€γ‚Ήγƒˆγ‚Ήγƒ‘γƒΌγƒˆ!! β€’ ?勝手γͺや぀ら β€’ ?εžƒεœΎη‰Ήε·₯隊 β€’ ?λ”μŠ€νŠΈ 슀퍼트!! β€’ ?루믹 μ›”λ“œ β€’ ?μ œλ©‹λŒ€λ‘œμΈ 녀석듀 β€’ ?Rumic World

Origination: Manga
Demographic:
Published: 1978
Status: πŸ“— Completed
Translation: πŸ“— Completed
Anime:
Final Chapter: Volume 3, Chapter 7
Ranked: #34,809
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Description

Classic short stories from Rumiko Takahashi. Many are comedies.

Volume 1:

  • Fire Tripper (fantasy, romance)
    A gas explosion sends high school girl Suzuko and toddler Shu 500 years into the past. But she lost Shu on the way, and as a result, Shu ended up in the past 10 years before her, and is 15 years old when Suzuko arrives.
  • Maris the Chojo (comedy, SF)
    A destructive alien policewoman sees a kidnapped quadrillionaire as her ticket out of debt.
  • Those Selfish Aliens (comedy, SF) - The direct pre-serialization one-shot to Urusei Yatsura
    Aliens, the government, and fishmen implant bombs in a poor paperboy.
  • Time Warp Trouble (fantasy)
    Warriors from feudal Japan inexplicably pop into a high-school classroom.
  • The Laughing Target (drama, romance, supernatural, tragedy)
    When they were children, Yuzuru Shiga and his cousin Azusa Shiga were engaged. Azusa aims to make sure that Yuzuru stays hers, no matter what, but Azusa also has a dark secret…

Volume 2:

  • Wasted Minds (Dust Spot) (adventure, comedy, fantasy)
    Follows a pair of two bickering government agents, both of whom have special abilities. (A five-part mini-series)
  • The Golden Gods of Poverty (gag comedy)
    An unfortunate boy's scientist parents try to use him to make money, but they only succeed in contacting the Seven Lucky Gods, who happen to also be broke.
  • The Entrepreneurial Spirit
    A woman leads seminars for a get-rich quick scheme.

Volume 3:

  • That Darn Cat (slice of life)
    Rumiko Takahashi remembers having to take care of her neighbor's cat.
  • When My Eyes Got Wings
    A couple befriend a sickly child with a secret and his destructive pet bird.
  • Wedded Bliss (comedy, romance)
    A wedded couple can only let out their tension from working all day by fighting with one another, until their neighbors threaten to have them moved.
  • Sleep and Forget
    A girl relives a past life involving her lover and an evil witch back from the dead in the form of a dog.
  • A Cry for Help
    A fairy gives a boy a frightening split personality thanks to the wind-up key she inserts in his neck.
  • War Council
    Student councils go to war with one another over a stamp.
  • The Face Pack
    A man can change his appearance at will and leads a "masters of disguise" club.

Official Release:

  • Indonesian release by Level Comics

Viz Media Out of Print editions. ISBN below for Official English Print
Vol 1: 9781947804739
Vol 2: 9781569311943
Vol 3: 9781569312063

More Info

Artists: Takahashi Rumiko
Authors: Takahashi Rumiko
Genres: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Historical, Psychological, Romance, Sci-Fi, Slice of Life, Tragedy, Crime, Thriller
Theme: Supernatural, Aliens, Animals, Delinquents, Magic, Military, Monsters, Office Workers, Police, Samurai, Survival, Time Travel
Format: Oneshot, Anthology
Publishers: Shogakukan
Anime:
Start:Adapted were Fire Tripper, Maris the Chojo and The Laughing Target
End:

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