Rumic Theater

Rumiko Takahashi Anthology, also known as Rumic Theater, is a manga collective composed of many short stories written and illustrated by Rumiko Takahashi. New stories are published annually in Shogakukan's Big Comic Original magazine (and other Shogakukan magazines) since 1987. In Japanese it has been published under several different names, including Takahashi Rumiko Gekijō (高橋留美子劇場) and Takahashi Rumiko Kessakushū (高橋留美子傑作集). Some editions are numbered 1–4 while other editions are unnumbered; volume 5 currently only exists in an unnumbered edition. A thirteen episode anime adapted from these short stories was released under this name in 2003, followed by the sequel series Mermaid Forest, adapting Takahashi's Mermaid Saga. A TV drama based on the stories was broadcast in 2012.

Rumiko Takahashi Anthology
高橋留美子劇場 / 高橋留美子傑作集
(Takahashi Rumiko Gekijō / Takahashi Rumiko kessakushū)
Manga
Written byRumiko Takahashi
Published byShogakukan
English publisher
MagazineBig Comic Original, others
DemographicSeinen
Original runJuly 4, 1987 – present
Volumes5
Anime television series
Directed byAkira Nishimori
StudioTMS Entertainment
Licensed by
Original networkTV Tokyo
Original run July 5, 2003 – September 27, 2003
Episodes13

Manga

The Rumic Theater are manga short stories published periodically by Rumiko Takahashi since 1987. The majority of them are akin to her work Maison Ikkoku, in that they are domestic stories with a unique twist. An English language collection by Viz Media with this title was released in two volumes in 1996 and 1998, the first corresponding to the volume The Tragedy of P, but the second being a release of One or Double collection. The five volumes published so far have individual titles:

  1. The Tragedy of P (Pii no Higeki, Pの悲劇), ISBN 978-4-09-184721-8, published in January 1994
  2. The Executive's Dog (Semmu no Inu, 専務の犬), ISBN 978-4-09-184722-5, published in July 1997
  3. Red Bouquet (Akai Hanataba, 赤い花束), ISBN 978-4-09-182795-1, published in June 2005
  4. Birds of Fate (Unmei no Tori, 運命の鳥), ISBN 978-4-09-183887-2, published in July 2011
  5. The Witch and the Dinner (Majo to Dinā, 魔女とディナー), ISBN 978-4-09-860432-6, published in September 2019

Stories published in English
  • "The Tragedy of P"
  • "The Merchant of Romance"
  • "House of Garbage"
  • "Hidden In The Pottery"
  • "One Hundred Years of Love"
  • "Extra-Large Size Happiness"

Anime

The Tragedy of P

Japanese Title: P no higeki

The Merchant of Romance

Japanese Title: Roman no akindo

Middle-Aged Teen

Japanese Title: Oyaji Low Teen

  • Air Date: July 20, 2003
  • Toshi Furuda: Akira Kamiya/Doug Stone
  • Kazuko: Kazuko Sugiyama/Sonja S. Fox
  • Minoru Furuda: Kappei Yamaguchi/Kevin Hatcher
  • Emiri: Satsuki Yukino/Jennifer Sekiguchi
  • Co-Worker: Kazunari Tanaka/Michael McConnohie
  • Yuko's Husband: Wataru Takagi/Patrick Seitz
  • Doctor: Minoru Inaba/Doug Stone
  • Nurse: Sachi Matsumoto/Wendee Lee
  • Summary: A tough, business-minded father loses his memory and believes he is a teenager. He meets a young school girl and can't help but become smitten with her.

Hidden in the Pottery

Japanese Title: Hachi no naka

  • Air Date: July 27, 2003
  • Yukie Asakawa: Megumi Hayashibara/Tara Hudson
  • Ruruko Tonegawa: Kikuko Inoue/Megan Hollingshead
  • Tonegawa Mother: Tomie Kataoka/Barbara Goodson
  • Tonegawa Husband: Yasunori Matsumoto/Darrel Guilbeau
  • Yukie's Husband: Wataru Takagi/Sam Regal
  • Flower Shop Owner: Katsutoshi Houki/Reg Green
  • Yoshiko: Machiko Toyoshima/Hunter Mackenzie Austin
  • Housewife: Sachi Matsumoto/Georgette Riley
  • Summary: Mrs. Asakawa suspects her neighbor of beating her elderly mother-in-law being responsible for the death of her husband. The mystery unfolds when Mrs. Asakawa makes a shocking discovery hidden inside a potted plant.

Aberrant Family F

Japanese Title:

  • Air Date: August 3, 2003
  • Hazuki: Yuko Minaguchi/Rachel Hirschfeld
  • Hazuki's Father: Bin Shimada/Doug Stone
  • Hazuki's Mother: Hisako Kyouda/Erica Shaffer
  • Shohei: Megumi Hayashibara/J.D. Stone
  • Aisaki: Kappei Yamaguchi/Darrel Guilbeau
  • Aisaki's Girlfriend: Kumiko Nishihara/Hunter Mackenzie Austin
  • Neighbor: Rikako Aikawa/Megan Hollingshead
  • Doctor: Toshihiko Nakajima/Stephen Martello
  • Newscaster: Isshin Chiba/Ivan Buckley
  • Friend: Sachi Matsumoto/Jennifer Sekiguchi
  • Summary: Hazuki's family is virtually in the poorhouse. Therefore, she is shocked when her father decides to go on an expensive family vacation. Soon she suspects that her father's motives may involve a suicide pact for her and her family.

As Long As You Are Here

Japanese Title: Kimi ga iru dake de

  • Air Date: August 10, 2003
  • Kochiro Domoto: Chikao Ohtsuka/Alfred Thor
  • Achara: Keiko Han/Reiko Matsuo
  • Hosoda: Minoru Yada/Reg Green
  • Sumiyo Domoto: Ikuko Tatsu/Georgette Riley
  • Narration: Ichiro Nagai/???
  • Part-Time Worker:Tomie Kataoka/Louise Chamis
  • Housewife: Chisato Nakajima/Hunter Mackenzie Austin
  • Summary: When Mr. Domoto is laid off of his prestigious job as a salaryman, his wife falls ill and asks him to fill in for her at the convenience store. There, his rough personality doesn't mesh well with his co-workers, but he learns from a hard-working foreigner named Achara to persevere.

One Hundred Years of Love

Japanese Title: Hyaku-nen no koi

  • Air Date: August 17, 2003
  • Risa Hoshino: Hiroko Emori/Louise Chamis
  • Koizumi: Satsuki Yukino/Hunter Mackenzie Austin
  • Date: Wataru Takagi/Michael McConnohie
  • Takanezawa: Yasunori Matsumoto/T.Axelrod
  • Doctor: Minoru Inaba/Stephen Martello
  • Risa's Son: Kozo Mito/Michael McConnohie
  • Senior Nurse: Chisato Nakajima/Barbara Goodson
  • Young Nurse: Sachi Matsumoto/Karen Thompson
  • Summary: Risa Hoshino comes back from the dead with amazing telekenetic powers. The old woman develops a crush on another patient and believes him to be the reincarnation of her jilted lover from decades ago.

In Lieu of Thanks
  • Japanese Title: Orei ni kaete
  • Air Date: August 24, 2003
  • Kobato: Satsuki Yukino/Michelle Ruff
  • Shiratori: Michie Tomizawa/Erika Schaffer
  • Ukai: Roko Takisawa/Jody Jaress
  • Kamoshita: Masayo Kurata/Erika Weinstein
  • Kyuu: Wataru Takagi/Jay Klein
  • Kobato's Son: Asako Dodo/Barbara Goodson
  • Mr. Kobato: Kazunari Tanaka/Sam Regal
  • Watari: Megumi Urawa/Lulu Chiang
  • Tachi: Ikuko Tatsu/Carrie Savage
  • Nakagawa: Sachi Matsumoto/Karen Thompson
  • Housewife: Chisato Nakajima/Hunter Mackenzie Austin
  • Summary: Mrs. Kobato finds herself in the middle of a battle between the stuck-up Mrs. Shiratori and the elderly Mrs. Ukai, who eventually bring a crab and a bird into the argument.

Living Room Lovesong

Japanese Title: Cha no ma no rabusongu

House of Garbage

Japanese Title: Poi no uchi

One Day Dream

Japanese Title: Higaeri no yume

Extra-Large Size Happiness

Japanese Title: L saizu no shiawase

  • Air Date: September 21, 2003
  • Hanako: Gara Takashima/Kirsten Potter
  • Kayoko: Masako Kyoda/Sonja S. Fox
  • Ryuuichi: Nobuo Tobita/Liam O'Brien
  • Baby Ghost: Chie Kojiro
  • Grandfather: Teppei Takasuki/William Frederick Knight
  • Real Estate Agent: Isshin Chiba/Sam Regal
  • Young Ryuuichi: Asako Dodo/Kirsty Pape
  • Summary: Ryuuichi's mother, Kayoko moves in with her son and his young wife, Hanako. But problems start to arise when Hanako starts behaving oddly and risking the anger of her mother-in-law who they are counting on to invest in their new home. Hanako claims a large spirit is the cause, but only she can see him.

The Executive's Dog

Japanese Title: Senmu no inu

See also

References
  1. http://www.crystalacids.com/database/title/587/rumiko-takahashi-anthology/
  2. http://www.crystalacids.com/database/title/587/rumiko-takahashi-anthology/fullcast/
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