Rumic World @furinkan.com · 20hwww.furinkan.com/features/int...furinkan.comRumic World - The MAO Newspaper (August Issue)The seventh issue of the Mao Newspaper speaks with Rie Kugimiya and sound director Hiromi Kikuta. 020
Rumic World @furinkan.com · 20hwww.furinkan.com/features/int...furinkan.comRumic World - The MAO Newspaper (July Issue)The sixth issue of the Mao Newspaper features interviews with voice actor Takuya Sato and editor Kazuhiro Nii. 110
Rumic World @furinkan.com · 20hwww.furinkan.com/features/int...furinkan.comRumic World - The MAO Newspaper (June Issue)The fifth issue of the Mao Newspaper features interviews with Natsumi Kawaida and Kazuyuki Okitsu. 100
Rumic World @furinkan.com · 20hwww.furinkan.com/features/int...furinkan.comRumic World - The MAO Newspaper (Extra Edition)The fourth issue of the Mao Newspaper features interviews with the cast as well as coverage of the Byoki event. 100
Rumic World @furinkan.com · 20hwww.furinkan.com/features/int...furinkan.comRumic World - The MAO Newspaper (May Issue)The third issue of the Mao Newspaper features an interviews with many staff members. 100
Rumic World @furinkan.com · 20hwww.furinkan.com/features/int...furinkan.comRumic World - The MAO Newspaper (April Issue)The second issue of the Mao Newspaper features an interview with Teruo Sato. 100
Rumic World @furinkan.com · 20hWe also have a complete archive of all previous issues and special editions of the Mao Newspaper for your enjoyment. www.furinkan.com/features/int...furinkan.comRumic World - The MAO Newspaper (Inaugural Issue)In the debut issue of the The MAO Newspaper, features an interview with Yoshihito Hishinuma and the voice cast. 100
Rumic World @furinkan.com · 20hWe've translated the final issue of the Mao Newspaper with an interview with Reina Ueda, series writer Yuko Kakihara, Yurako's voice actress Reina Ueda and a discussion with the cast about their favorite characters and scenes. www.furinkan.com/features/int...furinkan.comRumic World - The MAO Newspaper (September Issue)The eighth issue of the Mao Newspaper speaks with most of the cast about their thoughts on the series. 110
Rumic World @furinkan.com · 20hReina Ueda (Yurako) "The anime Inuyasha, which my whole family used to watch together, holds a particularly special place in my heart. I absolutely loved Sango and Kirara; seeing them appear on screen always made me happy." 1133
Rumic World @furinkan.com · 03/10/2026Ranma 1/2 Episode 25 - Ryoga realizes how powerful Ranma has become and agrees to train under Cologne to bring his own skills up to snuff. She takes him to the forest to learn the deadly Breaking Point technique. 0152
Rumic World @furinkan.com · 03/10/2026With Ranma 1/2 season 3 on the horizon, let's take a look at the new Nendoroids of male and female Ranma Saotome, see which extra faces and hand parts they come with and how they can be posed. www.youtube.com/watch?v=4W2v...youtube.comMale and Female Ranma Saotome NendoroidsYouTube video by Rumic World 0122
Rumic World @furinkan.com · 02/10/2026You can feel the love the MAO team had with the artists chosen for the OP/EDs this season. #アニメMAO 0110
Rumic World @furinkan.com · 30/09/2026There is a level of irony at play that this week's chapter of MAO predominantly features three characters who did not get to debut in the anime. Just goes to show we need a season 2! #アニメMAO 0132
Rumic World @furinkan.com · 30/09/2026Today's issue of Shonen Sunday also features an interview with Reina Ueda, the voice of Yurako who discusses the role and singing the ending them, "Tayutau". www.furinkan.com/features/int...furinkan.comRumic World - TV Anime MAO Voice of Yurako Reina Ueda Special InterviewUpon the conclusion of MAO Reina Ueda talks about the series. 0102
Rumic World @furinkan.com · 29/09/2026MAO Chapter 337 - Renji and Sasuga battle one of Hakubi's assassination dolls and Mao and Nanoka arrive just in time to tell them that Mei refused to have her Seed of Haku removed. 0101
Rumic World @furinkan.com · 29/09/2026Amazon Japan has both blu-ray sets up for preorder now actually! 110
Rumic World @furinkan.com · 29/09/2026Fantastic way to show your support! Yes, blu-rays are out in November and December! 110
Rumic World @furinkan.com · 29/09/2026MAO episode 26 reached chapter 90 of the manga, barely into the 10th volume. Let's do everything we can so Sunrise hears our voices and knows we want more MAO anime! #アニメMAO 1205
Rumic World @furinkan.com · 28/09/2026Just picked up the excellent MAO anime soundtrack, it's available to download at most streaming sites including iTunes/Apple Music. #アニメMAO 0101
Rumic World @furinkan.com · 27/09/2026Season 1 of MAO has come to an end, and with no guarantee of more episodes in the future, what can fans do? Check out our information on the continuation of MAO in the future. #アニメMAO www.furinkan.com/features/art...furinkan.comRumic World - Will MAO Continue After Season 1?What fans can expect going forward now that the first 26 episodes of MAO have concluded with no further announcements for continuing the anime yet made. 0106
Rumic World @furinkan.com · 27/09/2026MAO Ep 26 - The season conclusion. Yurako tells Nanoka of her past, revealing that she was kept locked away by the Goko Clan and upon escaping encountered Mao, the first person that ever showed her kindness. Nanoka is unsure if she is worthy of Mao's attentions after hearing Yurako's plight. 081
Rumic World @furinkan.com · 24/09/2026Looking at the deleted scenes from the second Ranma 1/2 film, we can see the context for the pin Ranma holds at the end. The scenes of Cologne explaining that feeling real pain using the pin will allow Ranma to see through Toma's illusions never made it past the storyboards. 0263
Rumic World @furinkan.com · 22/09/2026No new chapter of MAO today, but look what arrived in the mail this afternoon, Vibration Stars Mao figurine! 0204
Rumic World @furinkan.com · 22/09/2026Part 3 of Rumiko Takahashi drawing Inuyasha and Kagome during her visit to San Francisco in January. 0499
Rumic World @furinkan.com · 20/09/2026We have a new translation from Newtype of an article made at the beginning of the Inuyasha anime discussing the series and mindset heading into the adaptation, please enjoy! www.furinkan.com/features/art...furinkan.comRumic World - Aiming for the HorizonThe debut article for Inuyasha in Newtype magazine. 0207
Rumic World @furinkan.com · 20/09/2026Takahashi: There was definitely a tendency to ask, "why are you drawing shonen manga if you are a woman?" Even so, Machiko Satonaka was collaborating with Mizushima, and Masako Yashiro was drawing a few comics for shonen magazines. There were also Tamiki Noda and Noriko Kikuchi. 0273
Rumic World @furinkan.com · 20/09/2026MAO Episode 25 - Nanoka is sent to investigate a school where curses are being cast on the students, there she finds Kagari Hosho, the girl who uses cursed needles in her work for Hakubi. 0132
Rumic World @furinkan.com · 16/09/2026We've translated a brand new interview ahead of season three from this month's Animage with Kappei Yamaguchi (Ranma), Megumi Hayashibara (Ranma), Noriko Hidaka (Akane) and Koichi Yamadera (Ryoga). www.furinkan.com/features/int...furinkan.comRumic World - A Rival's Ordeal!?The cast discusses how nice Ryoga is and how cruel Ranma becomes in season three. 0145
Rumic World @furinkan.com · 16/09/2026Yamaguchi: In the third season, there’s a string of stories where Ryoga gets tricked by Ranma, all following the same pattern one after another. While recording the lines, I sometimes thought, "Ryoga, you really ought to catch on by now" (laughs). 2359
Rumic World @furinkan.com · 16/09/2026Rumiko Takahashi's comment, Shonen Sunday 2026 Volume 42-43. 0162
Rumic World @furinkan.com · 16/09/2026Shonen Sunday is promoting the "Sunday Cultural Festival" this week and as part of the overall celebrations they announced the newly created "Rumiko Takahashi Fantasy Manga Award" (高橋留美子ファンタジー漫画賞/Takahashi Rumiko Fantajii Mangashou). 02811
Rumic World @furinkan.com · 16/09/2026MAO Ch. 336 - Daigo realizes where the other magatama bead is hidden and Renji presses Sasuga to tell him what has become of Mei after he presumes Kamon removed the Seeds of Haku from her. 092
Rumic World @furinkan.com · 14/09/2026More footage and Q&A from Rumiko Takahashi's drawing session with Viz. 17127
Rumic World @furinkan.com · 14/09/2026Ranma 1/2 Season 3 Trailer 3 is revealed along with opening and ending themes!youtu.beTVアニメ「らんま1/2」第3期 第3弾PV / "Ranma1/2" Season 3 Trailer 3YouTube video by MAPPA CHANNEL 0237
Rumic World @furinkan.com · 13/09/2026In the original manga chapter Nanoka's transition from middle school to high school was during the Coronavirus pandemic, and that was referenced in the chapter, however that was omitted (likely due to it no longer being a timely topic) in the episode today. 2286
Rumic World @furinkan.com · 13/09/2026MAO Episode 24 - Natsuno stumbles upon a group of leech ayakashi masquerading as a theatrical troupe in her search for a missing right hand. She turns to Kamon for help getting revenge on the killer creatures. 0122
Rumic World @furinkan.com · 11/09/2026The above clip uses the second Ranma film and the fourth Urusei Yatsura film as examples. This was a common technique in the late 1980s and early 1990s. We can see it used for the sunlight in a Ranma OVA as well as the light from a lantern in Ranma movie 2 and more water effects. 033577
Rumic World @furinkan.com · 11/09/2026Scenes such as this where the light is reflecting on the water are accomplished through a process called "backlighting", "underlighting" or "bipack glow". To create the effect a matte is cut and light is shone through the holes. 141659626
Rumic World @furinkan.com · 10/09/2026MAO volume 31 cover reveal. It will be released October 16th in Japan. 0214
Rumic World @furinkan.com · 10/09/2026Taiyo - Tales and Picture Scrolls, International Monsters Exhibition, & the Encyclopedia of Fantastic Animals. Many of the background and supporting yokai from Inuyasha (and now MAO) have their origins in these books. Both Taiyo and the Encyclopedia are still easy to find online. 092
Rumic World @furinkan.com · 10/09/2026With Inuyasha's fanbook officially announced we thought there may be some interest in learning where Takahashi got her insights and inspiration for yokai in the series. Three books she's mentioned are shown below, their titles are: 1174
Rumic World @furinkan.com · 09/09/2026The November project has been revealed and it will indeed be a fanbook featuring artwork and interviews, clocking in at 400 pages, it will release as "Sengoku Otogizoshi" on November 13th. 0218
Rumic World @furinkan.com · 08/09/2026MAO Chapter 335 - Byoki speaks to Yurako, revealing to her the location of each of the magatama beads that bind either himself or the Goko Clan Master from removing the curse of immortality. When Mao and Kamon arrive, Yurako must decide what to reveal to the pair. 081
Rumic World @furinkan.com · 06/09/2026MAO Episode 23 - Mao and Nanoka investigate a patient at a hospital who sneaks out every night after refusing to eat, they find him devouring grave soil when Natsuno suddenly appears with the mystery seemingly connected to her past. 081
Rumic World @furinkan.com · 05/09/2026During Rumiko Takahashi's January visit to the United States to visit the De Young Museum "Art of Manga" exhibition she stopped by the Viz offices and did a sketch of Inuyasha and Kagome. 18416
Rumic World @furinkan.com · 03/09/2026We've translated this month's MAO Newspaper which features an interview with Rei Kugimiya as well as sound director Hiromi Kikuta. www.furinkan.com/features/int...furinkan.comRumic World - The MAO Newspaper (August Issue)The seventh issue of the Mao Newspaper speaks with Rie Kugimiya and sound director Hiromi Kikuta. 051
Rumic World @furinkan.com · 03/09/2026"When I was a child, we had just one volume of the Ranma 1/2 manga at home; in a household where manga was otherwise forbidden, that single book was something special." - Rie Kugimiya (the voice of Natsuno in MAO) 1245