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Day 6. Saddest scene

No scene has probably made an impact on me such as the one form the short story Inside the pottery

Mrs. Tonegawa's grief after enduring cruelty from her mother in law without any reasons, only to lose her husband in an accident. And his last words were for his mom, the same woman who was so horrible to her.

That just hurts.

[seeyounexttime]

The manga anthology magazine Weekly Shonen Sunday has a column called "Wednesday's Diary" where one author is given the chance to talk a bit more about their lives. The column began with the first issue of the 2019 serialization year.

As of April 2025, Rumiko has eight Wednesday's Diary entries.

Below the cut is translations of the entries, along with some notes

Entry #1 (published in May 2019 alongside ch. 1 of MAO)

As I showed in a previous post, Rumiko has been making manga like a woman possessed for decades, but her break after finishing RINNE is the longest gap she's taken by far - a year and a half

Entry #2 (published in Oct. 2019 alongside ch. 20)

Movie Notes: the X-Men series should be self-explanatory; Death Proof is a 2007 film by Quentin Tarantino; Train to Busan is known as Shin Kansen (written as 新感染 "new infection") in Japan; Fly Me to the Saitama is a Japanese movie (there's a video with subs on dailymotion fyi); as part of his Act Against AIDS concert, Keisuke Kuwata has performed his own solo version of NHK's New Year's song battle

Entry #3 (published in April 2020 alongside ch. 43)

What the hell's a MiniDisc? you know what a cassette tape is though... right?

Entry #4 (published in March 2021 alongside ch. 85)

Four years later and, indeed, there's been no beach episode in MAO

Entry #5 (published in Sept. 2021 alongside ch. 108)

The "other project" was likely in reference to the COLORS 1978-2024 artbook that released last year (VIZ announced that an English version is planned for Fall 2025). An interview with these editors is available over here - they go over Rumiko's career, it's pretty neat :)

Entry #6 (published in June 2022 alongside ch. 145)

"Taisho" – you might've heard this word before. So Japan still has an emperor (a figurehead these days), but they continue to use regnal years. In modern Japan, every emperor's reign is its own era, and years are marked by the years that that emperor is on the throne. The Taisho era covers July 1912 to December 1926. It was followed by the Showa era (Dec. 1926–Jan. 1989), then the Heisei era (Jan. 1989–April 2019), and now is the Reiwa era which is the time period where Nanoka goes to school (MAO began publishing the week after Reiwa started)

The Heian era, or Heian period (794–1185), is not for a specific emperor though. There are regnal eras within that period but I guess nobody cares? idk, but that's the time period where the past events with the Goko clan all happen

Entry #7 (published in March 2023 alongside ch. 177)

Those noodles have their own Japanese wikipedia page (it's under the Maruchan brand). It's specifically kitsune udon, which is topped with aburaage (sweet, deep-fried tofu pouches) because it's said fox spirits (kitsune) like aburaage. And it's tanuki tensoba, which is topped with tenkasu (bits of deep-fried tempura batter).

In Japanese, "cat tongue" (猫舌 nekojita) refers to sensitive tongues that can't handle heat

Entry #8 (published in May 2024 alongside ch. 230)

For more context, this is what Rumiko said about her work schedue in 2021: Rumiko Takahashi reveals her insane working schedule, and a follow-up Takahashi's schedule is Even Crazier than we thought!

I think the "tel" in the pie chart is for "telephone"? the rest says like "storyboard briefing session" so I guess this refers to what the article mentions here: "she has another brief meeting with her editor about the storyboard progress so far"

If you didn't know, Rumiko is a big fan of the Hanshin Tigers baseball team – there's always time to watch The Game

[ashitakaxsan]

Yuta and Mana:)

Yuta and Mana do have height difference. It's no random that when they're walking side by side, Mana always walks on the railings, she likes to be on Top,to be taller than him. Due to Mana is for Power.

[retrodeluxe]

Ran bakes!

[jimmysherfy]

Flashback to feeling that alien tiger fantasy… my waist was SNATCH! 👀 🤌 Photo by @eimoto_cosplayphoto 📸 🐯🐯🐯 🐅🐅🐅 🛸🛸🛸 #uruseiyatsura #cosplay #anime #manga #rumikotakahashi #80sanime #lum #uruseiyatsuracosplay #rumicworld #animeexpo #animecosplay #otaku #gay #lgbt #skinnylegend (at Anime Expo®) https://www.instagram.com/p/CSVRpC6FPeq/?utm_medium=tumblr

[jasonshorrillustration]

Happy 30th anniversary, Ranma 1/2! (30 years ago today, the anime made its debut in Japan) #anime#fanart#rumikotakahashi #rumicworld #illustration https://www.instagram.com/jshorr/p/BwTUMoeHHhB/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=13g7sd7vjdri0

[serepuff]

⚡️Even if it takes a lifetime, I’ll make ya say it!! ⚡️ . . Oh how I love and cherish Lum! There’s something so refreshing about how varied her emotions and responses to things are! Something I adore about UY is how well matched Lum and Ataru are as far as being stubbon goes 😂! What are some aspects you like about your favorite characters? . Photo and Wig by @majotoko 💕 . . #lum #lumcosplay #uruseiyatsura #luminvader #うる星やつら #rumicworld #80sanime #retroanime #cosplay #cosplayer https://www.instagram.com/p/BsjJDWrnXdf/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=lv8cn3mkcxli

[windscarlet]

[★] “who could ever love such a selfish, arrogant jerk like him???" -kagome, actually.