How does Rumiko Takahashi manage to stay relevant for 6 decades?
How does she do it?
How does Rumiko do it? Even with all her flaws she still manages to maintain a level of quality far above the other mangaka.
Carpetmuncher with taste
It's the hair and the bangs
Her works are super consistent. You know right from the start what you're going to get, and it keeps delivering exactly that.
Rinne and Mao are not relevant
Same characters
Same iteractions
Diferent desings
If you read urusei or ramma hoy already read everything she can offer
She just seems to love doing what she does.
>6 decades
Didn't she start in the 70s? It's roughly 5 decades
She's relevant because she has kept writing, backed up by a loyal fanbase
>backed up by a loyal fanbase
Let's see how long that'll last.
5 decades.
So this is the end of the line?
By being based
It hasn't.
rinne and mao are pretty much dead in the water
That inuyasha abomination sequel is on its second season, so she is still making money somewhere.
From Wikipedia
>Urusei Yatsura 35 000 000
>Maison Ikkoku 25 000 000
>Ranma 55 000 000
>Inu Yasha 50 000 000
>Rinne 3 000 000
>Mao 1 000 000
She's like 1000 years old, what does she need the money for anyways, does she want a even bigger tombstone?
Yes.
>secondary sources
>She's relevant because she has kept writing, backed up by a loyal fanbase
Yes. That is usually how success is measured. I'm not sure what point you were trying to make.
What about that one baseball romance manga over and over?
Unlike some other mangaka, she works.