Ranma ½ is her bestselling manga series, a martial arts adventure and romantic comedy with a gender-bending twist.
Rumiko Takahashi is a prolific mangaka and perhaps one of the most successful and well-known. She has been the recipient of the Grand Prix de la ville d’Angoulême, a lifetime achievement award for comics authors, as well as the Medal with Purple Ribbon from the Japanese government in recognition of her contributions to the arts. Ranma ½ is her bestselling manga series, a martial arts adventure and romantic comedy with a gender-bending twist. Among Takahashi’s many other popular and acclaimed series are Urusei Yatsura, Mermaid Saga, and Inuyasha.