Rumic Theater

高橋留美子劇場 / 高橋留美子傑作集 (Takahashi Rumiko Gekijō / Takahashi Rumiko kessakushū)
Rumiko Takahashi Anthology
Manga
Written by	Rumiko Takahashi
Published by	Shogakukan
English publisher	^NA VIZ Media
Demographic	Seinen
Magazine	Big Comic Original
Original run	1987 – ongoing
Volumes	4
Anime television series
Directed by	Akira Nishimori
Studio	TMS
Licensed by	^NA Geneon
Network	TV Tokyo
Original run	5 July 2003 – 27 September 2003
Episodes	13

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 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 1–3 while other editions are unnumbered; volume 4 currently only exists in an unnumbered edition. It is also a thirteen episode collection of anime from short stories by Rumiko Takahashi that includes the Mermaid Saga.

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 edition of the first two volumes was released by Viz in 1996. The four volumes published so far have individual titles:

Pii no Higeki (Pの悲劇)
Semmu no Inu (専務の犬)
Akai Hanataba (赤い花束)
Unmei no Tori (運命の鳥)

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"
"The Executive's Dog"
"Bird of Fate"

Anime

The Tragedy of P

Japanese Title: P no higeki

Air Date: July 6, 2003
Yuko Haga: Sakiko Tamagawa/Wendee Lee
Mrs. Kakei: Megumi Hayashibara/Sally Dana
Pitto: Nao Nagasawa
Kota Haga: Minami Omi/J.D. Stone
Hiroshi Kakei: Junko Hori/Adam Gordon
Mr. Haga: Wataru Takagi/Patrick Seitz
Mitsue: Haruna Ikezawa/Carrie Savage
Old Man: Hajime Koseki/William Frederick
Housewife 1: Sachi Matsumoto/Michelle Ruff
Housewife 2: Yūko Satō/Jody Jaress
Housewife 3: Nori Kobayashi
Summary: The Tragedy of P follows the struggle of Mrs. Haga to keep her guest, Pitto the penguin, out of sight from Mrs. Kakei, the resident tattletale who will report the bird's violation of the pet free apartment building.

The Merchant of Romance

Japanese Title: Roman no akindo

Air Date: July 13, 2003
Yukari: Satsuki Yukino/Michelle Ruff
Betto: Kappei Yamaguchi/William Markham
Old Gentlewoman: Natsumi Sakuma/Barbara Goodson
Old Gentleman: Yousuke Akimoto/Michael McConnohie
Auntie: Minami Takayama/Jody Jaress
Pops: Jouji Yanami/William Frederick
Keiichi: Yasunori Matsumoto/Lance J. Holt
Bride: Sachi Matsumoto/Carrie Savage
Employee: Kouzo Mito/Patrick Seitz
Male Customer: Hiroshi Kawaguchi/Doug Stone
Female Customer: Chisato Nakajima/Wendee Lee
Summary: A wedding chapel that has fallen on hard times struggles to stay in business while its young owner seeks to deal with a recent divorce and the burden of keeping her friends employed.

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 Chaing
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

Air Date: August 31, 2003
Ichiro Todokoro: Kouji Yata/William Frederick
Makiko Todokoro: Nana Yamaguchi/Barbara Goodson
Hitomi Momoi: Haruna Ikezawa/Mia Bradley
Odagiri: Akira Ishida/Liam O'Brien
Priest: Hiroshi Kawaguchi/Michael McConnohie
Man 1: Isshin Chiba/Sam Regal
Man 2: Mitsudo Kouzou/Patrick Seitz
Woman 1: Yūko Satō/Hunter Mackenzie Austin
Woman 2: Sachi Matsumoto/Karen Thompson
Summary: A middle-aged man loses his wife, yet his wife's soul is bothered by the fact that he does not cry at her funeral. Her spirit soon returns to haunt him as he begins to develop feelings for the young office worker at his company.

House of Garbage

Japanese Title: Poi no uchi

Air Date: September 7, 2003
Ritsuko Hirooka: Kumiko Watanabe/Karen Thompson
Yoshio Hirooka: Yasunori Matsumoto/Partrick Seitz
Manager: Ryuuji Nakaki/Simon Isaacson
Manager's Wife: Miyuki Ichijo/Barbara Goodson
Ritsuko's Father-in-Law: Wataru Takagi/William Frederick
Kenta Hirooka: Sachi Matsumoto/Tara Platt
Ami Hirooka: Keiko Han/Reiko Matsuo
Summary: The Hirooka's front door is mistaken for a garbage drop spot, and when the Boss's wife starts throwing out his favorite things, Ritsuko and Yoshio have to do everything they can to save the tacky items, or risk losing a promotion.

One Day Dream

Japanese Title: Higaeri no yume

Air Date: September 14, 2003
Mr. Shinonome: Akira Kamiya/Jackson Daniels
Shinonome's Wife: Ai Orikasa/Wendee Lee
Tsuyoshi:Ikue Ootani/Ted Sroka
Saeko Shima: Sumi Shimamoto/Jennifer Sekiguchi
Shima-chan: Fuyumi Shiraishi/Kirsty Pape
Tajima: Daiki Nakamura/Mike McFarland
Shinonome's Classmate: Akira Ishida/Kevin Hatcher
Young Mother: Isshin Chiba/Hunter Mackenzie Austin
Oda: Mari Maruta/Carrie Savage
Summary: Shinonome is a downtrodden company man who is going through life without finding true happiness. His junior high school reunion soon rolls around and his thoughts turn to a girl he once loved named Shima.

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
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

Air Date: September 28, 2003
Matsuko Kogure: Ai Orikasa/Kirsty Pape
Yuji Kogure: Takehito Koyasu/Chris Kent
Kanna: Fumi Hirano/Erica Shaffer
Yuko Kogure: Machiko Toyoshima/Jennifer Sekiguchi
Kosuke Kogure: Mari Maruta/Jessica D. Stone
Matsurida: Ryo Kamon/Stephen Martello
Mrs. Matsurida: Mari Mashiba/Sonja S. Fox
Housewife: Roko Takisawa/Barbara Goodson
Gorgeous: Wataru Takagi/Liam O'Brien
Summary: The Kogure's are asked to take care of Mr. Matsurida's dog Gorgeous, but when his mistress moves in and the children draw eyebrows on the dog, things become complicated.

External links

Description on Furinkan.com
Rumic Theater (manga) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia

Works by Rumiko Takahashi

Major works	Urusei Yatsura Maison Ikkoku Ranma ½ Inuyasha Rin-ne

Other works	Maris the Chojo Fire Tripper The Laughing Target Mermaid Saga Rumic World One-pound Gospel Rumic Theater

Tokyo Movie Shinsha/TMS Entertainment

1960s	Big X (1964–1965) Obake no Q-tarō (1965–1967) Perman (1967–1968) Kyojin no Hoshi (1968–1971) Kaibutsu-kun (1968–1969) Moomin (1969–1970) Attack No. 1 (1969–1971)

1970s	Shin Obake no Q-tarō (1971–1972) Tensai Bakabon (1971–1972) Lupin III (1971–1972) Akado Suzunosuke (1972–1973) Dokonjō Gaeru (1972–1974) Jungle Kurobe (1973) Kōya no Shōnen Isamu (1973–1974) Karate Baka Ichidai (1973–1974) Ace o Nerae! (1973–1974) Ganba no Bōken (1975) Ganso Tensai Bakabon (1975–1977)\ Shin Kyojin no Hoshi (1977–1978) Ie Naki Ko (1977–1978) Shin Lupin III (1977–1980) Treasure Island (1978–1979) Shin Ace o Nerae! (1978–1979) Shin Kyojin no Hoshi II (1979) Versailles no Bara (1979–1980)

1980s	New Tetsujin 28-go (1980–1981) Ashita no Joe 2 (1980–1981) Ohayō! Spank (1981–1982) Shin Dokonjō Gaeru (1981–1982) Acrobunch (1982) Rokushin Gattai God Mars (1981–1982) Jarinko Chie (1981–1983) Space Cobra (1982–1983) Perman (1983–1985) Lady Georgie (1983–1984) Chō Jikū Seiki Orguss (1983–1984) Cat's Eye (1983–1984) Lupin III Part 3 (1984–1985) God Mazinger (1984) Mighty Orbots (1984) Cat's Eye (season 2) (1984–1985) Meitantei Holmes (1984–1985) Onegai! Samia-don (1985–1986) Robotan (1986) Galaxy High (1986) Bug-tte Honey (1986–1987) Uchu Densetsu Ulysses 31 (1988) Soreike! Anpanman (1988–present) Lupin III television specials (1989–present)

1990s	Mischievous Twins: The Tales of St. Clare's (1991) Kinkyū Hasshin Saver Kids (1991–1992) Jarinko Chie: Chie-chan Funsenki (1991–1992) Watashi to Watashi: Futari no Lottie (1991–1992) Tetsujin 28 FX (1992–1993) My Patrasche (1992–1993) Red Baron (1994–1995) Magic Knight Rayearth (1994–1995) Virtua Fighter (1995–1996) Kaito Saint Tail (1995–1996) Detective Conan (1996–present) B't X (1996) Wankorobe (1996–1997) Devil Lady (1998–1999) Monster Rancher (1999–2001) Shūkan Storyland (1999–2001) Gozonji! Gekko Kamen-kun (1999–2000) Cybersix (1999) Karakurizōshi Ayatsuri Sakon (1999–2000)

2000s	Magic Ball Mondo the 2000 (2000) Hamtaro (2000–2006) Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Children (2000–2001) Project ARMS (2001) Patapata Hikōsen no Bōken (2002) Tenshi Na Konamaiki (2002–2003) Star of the Giants [Tokubetsu Hen]: Mōko Hanagata Mitsuru (2002) Sonic X (2003–2004) Takahashi Rumic Gekijō (2003) The Wicked and the Damned: A Hundred Tales of Karma (2003) Mermaid's Forest (2003) PoPoLoCrois (2003–2004) Uninhabited Planet Survive! (2003–2004) Aishiteruze Baby (2004) Futakoi (2004) Gallery Fake (2005) Buzzer Beater (2005) Garasu no Kamen (2005–2006) The Snow Queen (2005–2006) Tide-Line Blue (2005) Fighting Beauty Wulong (2005–2006) Mushiking: King of the Beetles (2005–2006) Angel Heart (2005–2006) Fighting Beauty Wulong Rebirth (2006) Muteki Kanban Musume (2006) D.Gray-man (2006–2008) Kenichi: The Mightiest Disciple (2006–2007) Pururun! Shizuku-chan (2006–2007) Bakugan Battle Brawlers (2007–2008) Buzzer Beater II (2007) Pururun! Shizuku-chan Aha (2007–2008) Moyasimon: Tales of Agriculture (2007) Itazura na Kiss (2008) CHIKO, Heiress of the Phantom Thief (2008) Telepathy Shōjo Ran Jiken Note (2008) Scarecrowman (2008) Bakugan Battle Brawlers: New Vestroia (2009–2010) Mamegoma (2009) Genji Monogatari Sennenki (2009) Lupin the 3rd vs. Detective Conan (2009)

2010s	Bakugan: Gundalian Invaders (2010–2011) Lilpri (2010–2011) Cardfight!! Vanguard (2011–2012) Bakugan: Mechtanium Surge (2011–2012) Battle Girls: Time Paradox (2011) Brave 10 (2012) Lupin the Third: The Woman Called Fujiko Mine (2012) Cardfight!! Vanguard: Asia Circuit (2012–2013) Zetman (2012) Moyasimon Returns (2012) Kamisama Kiss (2012) Bakumatsu Gijinden Roman (2013) Cardfight!! Vanguard: Link Joker (2013–2014) Yowamushi Pedal (2013–2014) The Pilot's Love Song (2014) Z/X Ignition (2014) Cardfight!! Vanguard: Legion Mate (2014) Hero Bank (2014–2015) Sengoku Basara: End of Judgement (2014) Gugure! Kokkuri-san (2014) Yowamushi Pedal Grande Road (2014–2015) Sega Hard Girls (2014) Cardfight!! Vanguard G (2014–2015) Kamisama Kiss◎ (2015) Jewelpet: Magical Change (2015) Jitsu wa Watashi wa (2015) Lupin the Third Part IV (2015–2016) Cardfight!! Vanguard G GIRS Crisis (2015–present) Phantasy Star Online 2 The Animation (2016)

Films	Panda! Go, Panda! (1972) Panda! Go, Panda!: The Rainy Day Circus (1973) The Mystery of Mamo (1978) The Castle of Cagliostro (1979) Ace o Nerae! (1979) Ganbare!! Tabuchi-kun!! (1979) Ganbare!! Tabuchi-kun: Gekito Pennant Race (1980) Gabanbare!! Tabuchi-kun: Aa Tsuppari Jinsei (1980) Chie the Brat (1981) Ashita no Joe 2 (1981) Ohayō! Spank (1982) Space Adventure Cobra (1982) Six God Combination Godmars (1982) Golgo 13: The Professional (1983) Legend of the Gold of Babylon (1985) Bug-tte Honey: Megaromu Shojo Mai 4622 (1987) Akira (1988) Anpanman films (1989–present) Little Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland (1989) Anpanman shorts (1990–present) Ganba to Kawauso no Bōken (1991) Kaiketsu Zorori: Mahou Tsukai no Deshi/Dai Kaizoku no Takara Sagashi (1993) Farewell to Nostradamus (1995) Dead or Alive (1996) Case Closed: The Time Bombed Skyscraper (1997) Case Closed: The Fourteenth Target (1998) Case Closed: The Last Wizard of the Century (1999) Case Closed: Captured in Her Eyes (2000) Case Closed: Countdown to Heaven (2001) Case Closed: The Phantom of Baker Street (2002) Detective Conan: Crossroad in the Ancient Capital (2003) Detective Conan: Magician of the Silver Sky (2004) Detective Conan: Strategy Above the Depths (2005) Detective Conan: The Private Eyes' Requiem (2006) Fist of the North Star: The Legends of the True Savior (2006–2008) Detective Conan: Jolly Roger in the Deep Azure (2007) Detective Conan: Full Score of Fear (2008) Detective Conan: The Raven Chaser (2009) Detective Conan: The Lost Ship in the Sky (2010) Detective Conan: Quarter of Silence (2011) The Princess and the Pilot (2011) Detective Conan: The Eleventh Striker (2012) Fuse Teppō Musume no Torimonochō (2012) Detective Conan: Private Eye in the Distant Sea (2013) Lupin the 3rd vs. Detective Conan: The Movie (2013) Detective Conan: Dimensional Sniper (2014) Lupin III: Jigen's Gravestone (2014) Yowamushi Pedal Re:RIDE (2014) Detective Conan: Sunflowers of Inferno (2015) Yowamushi Pedal Re: ROAD (2015) Yowamushi Pedal: The Movie (2015) Detective Conan: The Darkest Nightmare (2016)

OVAs/ONAs	2001 Nights (1987) Ace o Nerae! 2 (1988) Godmars: The Untold Legend (1988) Fuma Ichizoku no Inbo (1988) Ace o Nerae! Final Stage (1989) Ozanari Dungeon (1991) Otanjobi Series (1995) Maps (1994–1995) Rayearth (1997) B't X NEO (1997) Glass no Kamen: Sen no Kamen o Motsu Shojo (1998) Aoyama Gosho Tanhenshu (1999) Karakuri no Kimi (2000) Ikiteita Majustushi (2002) Azusa, Otetsudai Shimasu! (2004) Fist of the North Star: The Legends of the True Savior (2007–2008) Green vs. Red (2008) Saint Seiya: The Lost Canvas (2009–2011) Kamisama Kiss (2013) Yowamushi Pedal (2013)

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