Rumiko Takahashi: How many hours does the Inuyasha author work? Here is the daily routine

Rumiko Takahashi, the “Queen of the Manga” author of works of the caliber of Lum, Ranma ½, Inuyasha is GutterHe recently opened his first Twitter profile and decided to answer a few questions from fans in celebration of the event. A boy took the opportunity for Ask the mangaka to describe their typical day, and the author was not begged.

Below you can take a look at Takahashi’s daily schedule during the serialization periods dedicated to the mangaka “only” three days of work per week. The author used to write for five or six days, but at sixty-four and with so much work, her own health is paramount.

First day

• Morning – Drafting / deepening the character sheets (7 or 8 cards)
• 12:00 – lunch and housework
• 16:00 – reading and housework
• 19:00 – dinner and housework
• 21:00 – work (editor’s note, the author just wrote “drawing”)

Second day

• 9:00 am – end of work, rest
• 12:00 – get up, lunch and housework
• 16:00 – resumption of work
• 19:00 – break and dinner
• 20:00 – resumption of work

third day

• 9:00 am – end of work, rest

No, this is not a translation error. According to what is reported in the post visible below, the author spends twelve consecutive hours drawing between the first and second working day, and another thirteen hours between the second and third. Of course, such forcing requires a much longer rest period, which is why the mangaka does not touch a pencil for the next four days of the week.

By work / drawing we can understand different approaches, including designing one or more chapters, creating an outline for a manga volume, etc. but the deadlines to be met are not always mandatory, especially for an artist of this caliber. The situation is different with younger artists, as Yuki Tabata, Kohei Horikoshi and other authors with long apprenticeships have shown several times.

Rumiko Takahashi is currently working on and overseeing MAO, her new work published in Weekly Shonen Sunday Yashahime: Princess half-demon, Inuyasha’s sequel anime, was recently extended for a second season. At 64 years of age and with so many successes behind her, the author’s efforts are definitely commendable.

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「高橋留美子 先生 の 1 日 の タ イ ム ス ケ ジ ュ ー ル を 教 教 え て く だ さ い。」 pic.twitter.com/0WZO9djk7c

– 情報 (@ rumicworld1010) June 1, 2021