Rumiko Takahashi (高橋 留美子 Takahashi Rumiko, born October 10, 1957) is a mangaka who is one of the most affluent manga artists in Japan. The manga she creates (and their anime adaptations) are popular worldwide, where they have been translated into a variety of languages. She has twice won the Shogakukan Manga Award: once in 1980 for Urusei Yatsura, and again in 2001 for InuYasha.
Maison Ikkoku is Takahashi's second major manga series, which she began in 1980 after Urusei Yatsura.