TAKAHASHI Rumiko

Saotome Ranma and his father, Genma, fell into cursed springs during a journey to China. As a result, whenever Ranma comes into contact with cold water, he turns into a girl; when the same thing happens to Genma, he becomes a panda. Wheneven that happens, they stay in their alternative form until the process is reversed by hot water. And if that wasn't bad enough, Ranma has a…

Despite being a refugee from an extinct planet, having an alcoholic as a father and an airhead for a mother, Maris' biggest problem is that she's a Thanatosian. Considering that Thanatosians are six times stronger than the average Earthling it shouldn't be such a curse, especially in a galaxy where violence is rife. But the accidental destruction she wreaks on everything she…

Life is but a dream. Or is it? How do you know if you are awake, or just dreaming that you are awake? This may sound like a silly question — unless you are a student at Tomobiki High School. Something strange, stranger than usual, is happening at Tomobiki High School, but with wacky classmates like Lum (a beautiful alien princess with a "shocking" personality), Ataru (the…

It seems that when Lum was born, a postal screw-up resulted in a witch friend of the family not getting an invitation to the celebration. The witch put a curse on Lum, that she would never be happy with her true love. In the present, a new amusement park has been built in Tomobiki, and opening day finds the whole gang sampling its pleasures. At a magic show, however, Ataru…

Strange things begin happening in Tomobiki town... When a great cherry tree, Tarozakura is cut down while Lum and friends are making a movie, Lum loses her horns — and her powers! Thus begins the strange adventure...

Lupica, another one of the legion of space princesses that all seem to have found out about Earth in some tour book, appears and abducts Ataru! But Lupica is not after Ataru for his great looks or charming personality (because he does not have either). Lupica's goal is the greatest love potion in the galaxy, which she intends to use to induce her sweetheart to tie the knot.…

Lupa, yet another one of Lum's fiancés, arrives on the scene, and Lum and Ataru have to repeat their game of tag in order to prevent the Earth from being destroyed. All Ataru has to do to win is say "I love you" the three words he has steadfastly refused to say to Lum. Will he admit his true feelings and save the Earth? Or will his pride doom it to destruction? Note: This is…

Lum does not need much assistance going ballistic when everyone in Tomobiki gets an invitation to Ataru's wedding... and she is not listed as the bride! It seems that some 11 years ago, Ataru played "Shadow Tag" with a young girl named Elle and won. Unfortunately, Elle was yet another alien princess; and on her planet, if a boy steps on a girl's shadow, they have to marry.…

* Based on volumes 36 to 56 of the manga by Takahashi Rumiko. At long last, Kagura has revealed to Kagome and Inuyasha, frequent time-travellers to the civil war period, the location of Naraku's Heart. Sesshoumaru, Kohaku (holder of a Shikon shard), Kagura (whose involvement with Kouga resulted in her betrayal of Naraku), and the plotting of Moryomaru will all affect the…

Kagome leads a fairly normal life, in spite of her weird family. Her house is a thousand-year-old Japanese temple, and her grandfather talks about the history of the house endlessly. Legend has it that the old well on the temple grounds keeps a vicious ancient monster at bay; Kagome never believed those legends, until now. The well opens up and sucked Kagome inside…