Editing Rumiko Takahashi (section)

==Animation==
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In 1981, ''[[Urusei Yatsura (film series)|Urusei Yatsura]]'' became the first of Takahashi's works to be animated. This series first aired on Japanese television on October 14, and went through multiple director changes during its run. Though the 195-episode TV series ended in March 1986, ''Urusei Yatsura'' was kept alive in anime form through OVA and movie releases through 1991. Most notable of the series directors was [[Mamoru Oshii]], who made ''[[Urusei Yatsura (film series)#Beautiful Dreamer|Beautiful Dreamer]]'', the second ''Urusei Yatsura'' movie. [[AnimEigo]] has released the entire TV series and all of the OVAs and movies except for ''Beautiful Dreamer'' (which was released by [[Central Park Media]] in the U.S.) in the United States in English-subtitled format, with English dubs also made for the first two TV episodes (as ''Those Obnoxious Aliens'') and for all of the movies.

=== Kitty Films ===
Continued cooperation of [[Kitty Films]], [[Pierrot (company)|Studio Pierrot]], and [[Studio Deen]] in 1986 led to the adaptation of Rumiko Takahashi's second work, ''[[Maison Ikkoku]],'' which debuted the week after the final TV episode of ''UY''. The TV series ran for 96 episodes, 3 OVAs, a movie and also a live-action movie.

OVAs produced in the mid-80s:

* ''[[Maris the Chojo]]'' (May 21, 1986)
* ''[[Fire Tripper]]'' (December 16, 1985)
* ''[[Laughing Target]]'' (March 21, 1987)

OVAs produced in the early 90s:

* ''[[Mermaid Saga|Mermaid's Forest]]'' (August 16, 1991)
* ''[[Mermaid Saga|Mermaid's Scar]]'' (September 24, 1993)

All listed titles were eventually subtitled in English and released in the United States. [[Viz Communications]] has released the anime of ''Maison Ikkoku'', ''Ranma'' and ''Inuyasha'' in English, in both subtitled and dubbed formats. Studio Deen also provided animation duties on ''Maison Ikkoku'' and ''Ranma''.

''[[Ranma ½]]'' was the last major series produced by [[Kitty Films]]. The series was never concluded in animated form despite being 161 episodes and having two movies. Kitty Films discontinued work on the series due to turmoil in the company, and was continued by Studio Deen until 1996.

After Kitty Films, [[Sunrise (company)|Sunrise]] was the first studio to adapt a major Rumiko Takahashi series. From 2000 to 2004, ''[[Inuyasha]]'' ran for 167 episodes and spawned four major films. The first anime ended before the manga did, thus wrapping up inconclusively. A second Inuyasha series in 2009, ''[[Inuyasha: The Final Act|Inuyasha the Final Act]]'', ran until March 2010 in order to officially conclude the story.

=== 2008 special exhibit ===
2008 marked the 50th anniversary of ''Weekly Shōnen Sunday'' and the 30th anniversary of the first publication of ''Urusei Yatsura''. Rumiko Takahashi's manga work was honoured in ''It's a Rumic World'', a special exhibition held from July 30 to August 11 at the Matsuya Ginza department store in Tokyo.

The exhibit included a new half-hour ''Ranma ½'' and ''Inuyasha'' OVAs and an introductory sequence featuring characters from ''Urusei Yatsura'', ''Ranma'' and ''Inuyasha'' (starring the characters' original anime voice talents). [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gHdNx6ZUffM The sequence has become a popular video on YouTube.]

''It's a Rumic World'' was scheduled to re-open in [[Sendai, Japan|Sendai]] in December 2008, at which time a new half-hour ''Urusei Yatsura'' OVA was scheduled to premiere. A special DVD release containing all three new OVAs was announced as coming out on January 29, 2010, with a trailer posted in September 2009. However, it is not known whether any of the new episodes will ever be released outside Japan.

''[[Rumic Theater|Rumiko Takahashi Anthology]]'', animated by [[TMS Entertainment]] adapts many of her short stories from the 80s. It features her stories ''The Tragedy of P'', ''The Merchant of Romance'', ''Middle-Aged Teen'', ''Hidden in the Pottery'', ''Aberrant Family F'', ''As Long As You Are Here'', ''One Hundred Years of Love'', ''In Lieu of Thanks'', ''Living Room Lovesong'', ''House of Garbage'', ''One Day Dream'', ''Extra-Large Size Happiness'', and ''The Executive's Dog''. Also, a TV series of ''Mermaid Saga'' was produced in 2003, animating 8 of her stories.