Alright, it is Saturday and I am gonna post the fortieth volume of Rin-ne. Feel free to react or comment on any panel, though I appreciate if image replies are not used during the dump. Feel free to discuss anything related to Rin-ne after the dump.Rin-ne is Rumiko Takahashi's return to comedy after Inuyasha. Rin-ne is VIZ's localized title, presumably chosen to assist in pronunciation. The original title is 境界のRINNE (Kyokai/Kyoukai no Rinne) which means Rinne of the Boundary. While it is not a megahit like some of her other huge series, I highly recommend it to fans of Ranma 1/2 and Urusei Yatsura though it is obviously different.Previous thread: >>282530528I will be using scans of the official VIZ localization. Be aware that some of the larger images may have been edited to be lower quality due to image size limits.
How appropriately titled.October 11th, 2017. Author's note:"Q: Is there anything you can't throw away?A: Character goods."
>>282604997Per Furinkan: "The game Rinne wins is "garapon" (ガラポン). Many stores have these wooden machines loaded with marbe sized balls in order to give away promotional prizes to their customers. Typically if you spend a certain amount in the store you get to turn the crank to see if you win a prize (denoted by getting a certain color ball)."They also mention that Akane won it three times in Ranma 1/2. The price was obviously redrawn. The original Japanese referred to it as a シークレットツアー (shīkurettotsuā), so loanword from "secret tour" in English. VIZ changed it since it doesn't quite sound correct in English for this sort of thing.
>>282605058He did it.
>>282605096Rokumon just said "I'll be home alone" in Japanese (ぼくは留守番ですね。). And Rinne mentioned that they were ペアチケット (pea chiketto), a loanword from pair tickets. This is more clear though.And yes, Rokumon did say デート (dēto) to refer to it being like a date.
>>282605187The bus was labelled with a big bloody "anoyo" with English letters in the original Japanese as well. You probably know by now that あの世 (anoyo) means "the other world" and refers to the afterlife.
>>282604959IT'S TIME>>282604997>Q: Is there anything you can't throw away?>A: Character goods.she has a whole floor for that
>>282605235>>282605235 (You)Furinkan notes that "The older people on the tour bus are eating dried squid, known as "surume" (スルメ) in Japanese."Though the bag you can see here says せんべい (senbei), which means rice crackers.
>>282605328Oh how lovely.
>>282605340Hesitation is defeat.
>>282605355This definitely appeals to me.
>>282605382Lot of great luxuries in that third panel.
>>282605401He's been had.
>>282605413This was a chapter title drop in the original Japanese. いつもの感じ (itsumo no kanji). Though, Rinne did phrase it as a question with か.
>>282605523The parenthetical was much shorter in Japanese and referred to the fish as 成仏寸前の (jōbutsu sunzen). As in, on the verge of attaining enlightenment or nirvana.
>>282605586Boundary stone was 境界石 (kyōkai ishi). This does translate to boundary stone and is the same term for boundary that is used in the Japanese title of the manga (境界のRINNE, Kyoukai no Rinne, Rinne of the Boundary) and refers to the boundary between life and death. And they explicitly flowed down from the Sanzu River in Rinne's line here. And yes, VIZ is still going with River Styx for the Sanzu River given the similarities.
>>282605413DeviousDevilish, even
>>282605644How they get you.
>>282605663
>>282605679Their tour has ended.
>>282605695End of chapter. Yes, Sakura Mamiya used the term いつもの感じ again here like in the title of the chapter. The little "Sakura" tag was written with English letters in the original manga as well, interestingly.
October 18th, 2017. Author's note:"Q: Is there a part-time job you'd like to try?A: Ruins excavation."
>>282605787The little sign in the second panel was redrawn, obviously.
>>282605802VIZ went with EE here for "Exorcism Exam", which makes some sense. Rinne shortened in his his speech bubble too, saying "浄検 (浄霊検定)" including the parenthetical. It is pronounced jō ken (jōrei kentei), so you can see how the shortening works. We saw an image of Ebisu briefly before in Rin-ne. Now, we see Daikokuten (大黒天). This covers everything you need to know, but feel free to look up more if you are curious. The Seven Lucky Gods are an interesting thing in Japan and Rumiko has had a lot of references to them over the years.
>>282605918Yup, the little diagram was redrawn. The UP was written in English letters in the original too though.
>>282605937He lived the dream?
>>282605962Not quite...
>>282605974Furinkan's note here says: "The humor in this chapter centers around the fact that there is a "big black spot" (大黒点) on the painting of Daikokuten (大黒天). In Japanese, "big black spot" is also pronounced "daikokuten"."I don't know if it is explicitly called a 大黒点 though, as Rokumon's line here referred to it as シミ (shimi) which means stain.
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>>282606038Minor recap.
>>282606095
>>282606105In the original, Rinne's line in the second panel was just a very large 大繁盛 (dai hanjō) which means "great prosperity" or "great success".
>>282606124How nice.
>>282606137The little label in the package was redrawn.
>>282606159Oh!
>>282604959It's almost over...
>>282606174This does appear to be the same contract we see in Chapter 7, though we did not get as clear a shot of it in that one and the main text of the contract was just placeholder lines. Here, it seems Rumiko actually wrote the content of the contract and VIZ decided to redraw it in English. I have no idea how they managed given how much of it is covered up by the big VOID stamp. I can't really get Google Lens to play along with the somewhat faint scans I have of this contract in Japanese, but what it did read did not appear to have 2009 in it. 2009 would be appropriate though, as this was when chapter 7 was published in Japanese. Maybe VIZ was making the reference rather than Rumiko.
>>282606325How greedy.
>>282606351
>>282606360End of chapter. Oh no.
Original title was 掛け軸の罠 (kakejiku no wana). Means what it says here, but I just figured I'd mention the term for hanging scroll used here. October 25th, 2017. Author's note:"Q: What side dish would make you happy in your bento box?A: Fried shrimp."
>>282605096>He did it.he's in :-)>>282605187smooth rokumon, smooth>>282605235that's an ugly looking bus...>>282605328and full of hags
>>282606456Aw, Rokumon.
>>282606500Term for enemy used here was 敵 (teki).
>>282606522Been a bit.
>>282605340>>282605355>not being accustomed to riding vehiclesnow that the narrator brings it up, we really haven't seen rinne in a ride huhtook me a minute to remember that one bus-bound ghost>motion sicknesswasn't rinne dying during that ride too lol i think he looked a lot more miserable back then though>>282605382more info on tsukudani>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tsukudani>>282605401>>282605413>eat all the fish you can catch>catch>fishing poles must be rentedthose diabolical yet clever fuckers!it'd be funny if somebody started to catch the fish with their bare hands though hehe
>>282606537The term Tamako used here was えらい物件 (erai bukken). 物件 means property, thing or object. えらい means great, important, etc. but it can also mean awful or terrible. I guess it means both in this context, hence the translation.
>>282606589Furinkan has a note here: "Daikokuten's mallet is quite special in Japanese folklore. It is known as "uchide no kozuchi" (打ち出の小槌) or "striking out little hammer". It is said that the hammer can cobble together anything that the user wishes for, though as a downsize whatever it creates usually disappears with the tolling of a bell."
>>282605355huh thats interestingits true, I don't remember the last time, if ever, I saw Rinne in any kind of vehicle
>>282606351Fatkumon...
>>282606598By the way, the caption on the previous page did refer to it as a 打ち出の小槌 (uchide no kozuchi). Magic mallet is a common translation of it though.And here's another Furinkan note, though Tamako has it covered: "Part of Daikokuten's iconography are the mice or rats that are typically shown accompanying him. This is due to his evolution from the Hindu god "Mahakala". He was associated with the northern direction which, in the Chinese zodiac, is the sign of the rat. The mice come to serve as Daikokuten's messengers."
>>282605723ominous ending...
>>282606609Wasn't there that one ghost that was stuck riding the bus? He got sick that time as well, from what I remember.
>>282606660Hm. Probably had some bitterness despite it all.
>>282605523>she came readysasuga, sakura! did your mom (age 39) help with that?>>282605586>fish that are about to pass away>成仏寸前の (jōbutsu sunzen). As in, on the verge of attaining enlightenment or nirvana.so the fish were going to vanish? perhaps vanishing while on the grill, or right when somebody would take a bite?>>282605644>Boundary stone was 境界石 (kyōkai ishi)>the same term for boundary that is used in the Japanese title of the manga (境界のRINNEpseudo-title drop?!?!>>282605695>but i'll just pretend not to seeatta girl>>282605723>matching bracelets>made of stone that separates this world from the next>a human girl who can see ghosts>a shinigami-quadroon boy who lives in the world of th living but works as a shinigamipottery?
>>282606700The term for forced exorcism is 強制浄霊 (kyōsei jōrei).
>>282606715A logical means of attack.
>>282606733Got them both.
>>282606744The insults hurled at Rinne here were 薄情者ーっ守銭奴ーっ (kakujō-sha ̄ sshusendo ̄ ~tsu) and 金の亡者ー (kin no mōja ̄) both of which seem to have been appropriately translated "cold-hearted miser" and "money grubber".
>>282606776Huzzah.
>>282606786The scroll's doing, it seems.
>>282606795Rokumon...
>>282606807Oh.
>>282606820The sign at the top was redrawn (except for DVD and CD). The Rinne was not.
>>282606830End of chapter. Rokumon got taiyaki.
>>282606325>I have no idea how they managed given how much of it is covered up by the big VOID stamp.Maybe they had access to the original manuscripts without the void stamp. That kind of thing happens.
>>282606685Oh you're right, I kinda remember that.
Original title was 日頃の行い (higoronookonai). This appears to mean "daily behavior" and refers to things that become a habit or routine for a person.November 1st, 2017. Author's note:"Q: I don't like the smell of ginko in autumn. Is there any smell that you hate?A: Coriander."
>>282606830Oh dear
>>282606872Recap.
>>282606569>tsukudaniehhh, that really doesn't sound tasty at all
>>282606884Just curious.>>282606852Oh, maybe. I am never sure about that stuff given the stuff that doesn't get redrawn.
>>282606872I wonder if Rumiko has the gene that makes coriander leaves taste like soap.
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>>282606940Term for cherished memory was 大切な思い出 (taisetsuna omoide).>>282606931I thought that too when she mentioned it before, but I wouldn't think it would affect the smell, right?
>>282606981Her insults here were バカ (baka) for idiot and 金の亡者 (kin no mōja) for money-grubber.
>>282607000That... can't be good.
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>>282606786Wait a sec, you can just force the exorcism, and that easily too? Do you fail the exam if you force it? Or is Rinne just that good at exorcising that exorcising a level 1 easily is something he can do where most others might fail?lots to unpack here
>>282607020Seems like this was also another chapter title drop that VIZ avoided due since it would probably end up being unnatural sounding. Rinne asked if this was because of his 日頃の行い (higoronookonai) or "daily behavior" and the narrator confirmed that this was the cause of it.
>>282607085I'm glad some of the misunderstandings get cleared up before they become too painful.>>282607061He has forced it before, for evil spirits. He seems to view it as a last resort in a way that other shinigami don't. It does seem like it is pretty hard to do normally and it may have resulted in him failing the exam. I'm more curious about how Rokumon managed to pawn something to a store in the real world.
>>282607061It just rude, anonYou don't want to be rude, do you?
>>282605787>Q: Is there a part-time job you'd like to try?>A: Ruins excavation.that does sound fun>>282605802>storeroom full of possessed/cursed itemsthat's... bad>>282605918>The Seven Lucky Gods are an interesting thing in Japan and Rumiko has had a lot of references to them over the years.fellow tracksuit-wearing poorfag for the mc series noragami has some of the lucky gods as recurring characters>>282605962>>282605974>He lived the dream?but at what cost?
>>282607123Narrator calling out her memory. In Japanese, it even stated that she clearly said that. ハッキリ (hakkiri)
>>282607201...
>>282607217Rokumon...
>>282607228
>>282607236Furinkan notes that: "Rinne pays Sakura back with three 10,000 yen bills for a total of 30,000 yen. This was approximately $267 US dollars when this chapter was originally published in 2017." $267 probably had more spending power then too.
>>282607259It really adds up. Though I wouldn't think too hard about the economics of all this.
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>>282606038>>282606095d'aww>>282606137they have a plurality of food! and it's not leftovers/giveaways from other people! huzzah!>>282606174r- rokumon in a box?!the box wasn't always kept right side up huh...>>282606325>threw me in the mail what an unorthodox way of kicking someone out
>>282607294End of chapter. Whoops, not quite right.
>>282607278That really is a lot of money she loaned him, for a highschool student. Even that background guy is shocked
Original title was 恐ろしい計画 (osoroshī keikaku). Keikaku means plan.November 8th, 2017. Author's note:"Q: Autumn is the time for school festivals! If you could go back in time what kind of shop or show would you produce for a school festival?A: I would want to make bookmarks with my illustrations on them."
>>282605235>>282605328Sex with the gloomy-looking tour guide.
>>282606500Poor baby cat
>>282607362Rokumon referred to the curse as 縁切りの呪い (enkiri no noroi) as in "the curse of severing ties". "Relationships curse" works though. And yeah, the last misunderstanding was basically to serve as a punchline for the previous chapter. Not much more than that.
>>282607000Most expressive Sakura Mamiya we ever seen
>>282606351fat>i already have enough catsembrace it tamako, become the old cat lady>>282606409>slashes sakuraoh no...>>282606500>i didn't care about the moneylies, you have a stashbut you can also like to be by somebody's side at the same time>>282606522>rokudo-kun chose money over youdevastating>more like rokudo-kun's enemyoh my godis it... over?>>282606537>the light's on?you don't have electricity brooh he was probably thinking of a candle
>>282607430Oh, hey, we did get to see her eyes again. Not like, the full dramatic shot though.
>>282607452No scary afterlife thing with the bracelet.>>282607448Oh, you're right. VIZ should've translated that differently. It was originally just "ん?灯り?".
>>282607163>fellow tracksuit-wearing poorfag for the mc series noragami has some of the lucky gods as recurring charactersYeah, Bishamonten and Ebisu have pretty big roles in Noragami.The seven Lucky Gods were also in one of Ranma's movies(filler).
>>282607509I did recognize the teapot, oddly enough.
>>282607524The caption did say 美人秘書 (bijin hisho), so I get that this is probably a reasonable way of translating it rather than say, "The Secretary, Bijin".
>>282607524I did too, kinda. Because of that shot with the wallet girl coming into his room from a couple volumes ago, it was very detailed panel of that section of the room.I didn't really think it was HIS teapot though.
>>282606589>dodgesshe's spry for a centenarian hehe>>282606598>It is said that the hammer can cobble together anything that the user wishes for, neat>though as a downsize whatever it creates usually disappears with the tolling of a bell.daikokutenbros...>>282606660>the rats sent black cat rokumon awayit was a conspiracy all along!!>>282606700so was the mallet being replaced by a scythe part of the commission or did the artist just feel like doing that, or did it transform into a scythe after the old man died?>>282606715>with its evil motives revealed, it fledthe jig is up, evil scroll!
>>282607524We hadn't seen Mackerel man(padre escombro) yet
>>282607563That's true. He's not much of a purchaser. >>282607585No clue. I assume the bitter sentiment changed it, yeah.
>>282607630The ol' five-finger discount
>>282607630Furinkan notes that: "Traditionally ["nagashi somen" (流しソーメン)] would be noodles that are floated down split open bamboo chutes for people to pull out with chopsticks and enjoy. In modern times these mechanical waterslide like devices are meant to replicate the feeling on a smaller, indoor scale."Also, the stupid duck.
>>282606733>rinne still hasn't paid rokumon his wagesrinne-kun...>>282606744eaten!>you can do it!chew, rokumon!>>282606776a brutal volley of vicious verbal insults! how will rinne ever recover?!>>282606786>rinne can punt big rokumon>>282606795>I didn't mean all that stuffwell... it's kind of true...
>>282607658The insults were クズだゴミだダニだと (Kuzuda gomida danidato) which Google translates as "trash, garbage, mites". VIZ's "trash, filth and vermin" works though.
>>282607585Was confused by the mallet being a scythe too. Part of me thinks it was from the original commission a bit of the old guy bitterness about being alone, would make sense why he wanted to admire it maybe. And if you commission something like that you might want to customize it.But I guess it probably changed from when it turned into an evil spirit.
>>282607695Recap? I mean, yeah. More just... reference.
>>282606807>but that was only the beginning of the awful series of eventsn- nyo...!>>282606820i guess rinne hasn't been to school since they got the bracelets? >at the thrift storew- well they are sold on a tour, maybe one from there ended up->>282606830>says rinne on itit's so fucking over>>282606846>given to rokumon>rokumon sold itAAAAAHHH
>>282607705As we had predicted, promotion>Kain
>>282604959Fucking finally, following an entire volume 2 times a week was becoming grating
>>282607705Huh, I just realized this is the last volume we are probably not getting any chapters devoted to wrapping up Jumonji and Ayumi.Matsugo and Anju got about as good an ending as you would expect in their last chapter though.
>>282607705So, I think "the dry riverbed of the River Styx" is probably not the best way to translate that. What was being referred to in the original was the 賽の河原 (sai no kawara) or "River-plain of the Dead". This is apparently another part of the Sanzu River myth, so it refers to the coast of a river, not a dry riverbed. This riverbank is apparently where souls of children who died before their parents congregate. The stone towers represented here are made to pray for salvation.Also, this page on the topic of the Sai no Kawara also discusses boundary stones, so I guess those are a real thing in myth too.
>>282607820Good question, Rinne. Really good question. Also, he can't just go and steal a different bracelet...Of course, this is in-character for him.>>282607793I'll miss it, but honestly, given how much of a time sink it is for me, I imagine it is also a huge time sink for you guys. I have trouble keeping up with other storytimes. I appreciate you reading though, even if it isn't your favorite.>>282607819Yeah, the last little happy note for Ayumi and Jumonji was what we got. Rumiko does talk about it in an interview, but don't expect too much. I'll be posting two interviews after the dump. Maybe just portions of it? I'll see how much I can fit in a few posts.
>>282607901Furinkan notes that: "At the Damashigami Company two of the damashigami girls can be seen wearing a Pikachu and Snow White costume."Even though the page where we see these costumes clearly states that they aren't damashigami. Silly Furinkan.
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>>282607974There it goes.
>>282607984Sigh...
>>282607995...
>>282608010End of chapter.
Original title was 逆流 (gyakuryū) and means counter-current or backflow.November 15th, 2017. Author's note:"Q: It's getting chilly. What is something that makes you feel warm?A: Swimming with sea turtles."
>>282608051恐ろしい (osoroshī) was used here. Means terrible or awful. VIZ went with villainous, which works and I guess adds a bit more irony to it being said by Sabato.
>>282608076Not spilling as much as you'd think.
>>282607901No worries, OP. Rinne was enjoyable on its own at least
>>282608076Renge is a better villain than mackerel
>>282608094The door was labelled in English in the original panel. The caption was パーティールーム (pātīrūmu).
>>282608120How odd.
>>282608144Surprise! The two letters were redrawn and say 辞表 (jihyō) and 退学届 (taigaku-todoke). Google suggests "letter of resignation" and "notification of withdrawal". I don't know what the difference is.
>>282608028Thanks OP, always appreciate these threads. I had a chance to see some of Rumiko's work at an exhibit nearby which included a page or two from Rinne, it's real lovely stuff. I can share a pic I took once you're done with the dump.
>>282608051>A: Swimming with sea turtles."Aye... sea turtles!
>>282608183Not much of a bribe.
>>282608203Good job.>>282608185Oh, awesome. I would love that.
>>282608219Fitting in the recap in normal panels.
this volume is the longest plotline rin-ne has ever had
>>282608183why does it say "that world" and "this world"? Viz shenanigans? It made it confusing
>>282608242死神青年部 (Shinigami seinen-bu) was used here. I don't know the difference between this and 死神青年会 (shinigami seinen-kai). Here, it is being translated as Shinigami Boys Club again rather than Shinigami Boys and Girls Club, despite it being for both. Shinigami Youth Association is probably most accurate.
>>282608183A double-cross!
>>282608289Problem solved.>>282608275Oh, of all the times to translate この世 (konoyo) and あの世 (anoyo) more literally. この世 (konoyo) means "this world". This is a direct counterpart to a あの世 (anoyo), which means "the other world" and refers to the afterlife both in this series and in general. VIZ did mess it up though. The original diagram had it say anoyo (afterlife) -> konoyo (mortal world) on the left and anoyo <- konoyo on the right. VIZ messed up by making the middle afterlife, which is obviously isn't. This is two different diagrams.
>>282608389The usual convenient placement of spirit ways and other connections between the worlds.
>>282608406Per Furinkan: "The lanterns Kain carries is called "chochin" (提灯). The message written on it says "goyou" (御用) which is akin to "official business", "arrest" or "submit to authority"."
>>282608419Whoops. And yeah, the sign was redrawn.
>>282608478Kind of a mouthful. It is similarly long-winded in Japanese 三途の川発生装置 (sanzunokawa hassei sōchi).
>>282608540Rokumon here to set the record straight.
>>282608564Hm.
>>282608623End of chapter. It helps having one of these.
>>282607793maybe the lack of progression due to it being episodic contributed to the feeling?
>>282608692Nah, it's when things begin to become routine
Original title was もうひとつの境界石 (mō hitotsu no kyōkai ishi) which can also be translated as "another boundary stone".November 22nd, 2017. Author's note:"Q: What's something that has made you ask, "does this only happen in my hometown?"A: Niigata's "Italian" gourmet is not nationwide."I wonder if this place still is open. Like, if you visited it regularly, would you be able to spot her? She mentioned it quite a lot.
>>282608887How bizarre.
>>282606904yeah looking at it... i'm sure it's fine as a topping on stuff, but by itself...?
>>282608912Was worth a shot.
>>282608936They're ready.
>>282608947Oh. Well then.
>>282608962Recap. And more.
>>282608975Sigh...
>>282608988Things have been hectic.
>>282608692>>282608717That said; being episodic is what made Rinne enjoyable even if the storytime began to feel routine, it's really easy to read the chapters on their own
>>282608992Bad timing.
>>282606929>I still come out on tophe doesn't know>>282606940her smile hides pain...>>282607000kagome?!also you got a nice number for this tremendous moment!>>282607011now he knowsand the knowledge killed himrokumon turn him over so he doesn't drown!>>282607020>he didn't notice it was gonerinne-kun...>already soldmaybe he should've drowned in his blood after all...
>>282609007Usually, Rumiko will redraw a panel that is intended to be the same as a previous panel. She did not seem to do that this time, the first and second panels appear to be identical.
>>282609062Right place, right time.
>>282609084Uh oh.
>>282609091After all, they now know it can be a tool for evil. No more incredibly powerful touristy bracelets.
>>282609168Chapter title drop again.
>>282609184>the stone is gonei guess there won't be a rinne no kyoukai (ishi)) chapter title
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>>282609251The chase continues.
>>282609261
>>282607085>that's what people think he's likeyeah lol>>282607217>it's empty!they've been robbed! or it was the creditors! or masato being a dick! lots of possibilities actually!>>282607228>he abandoned me and moved outrokumon nyo... consider the possibilities i listed above>>282607259>10,000 bill noteholy shit who did rinne rob>>282607315>rokudo-kun would never do this!oof... lmao
>>282609275End of chapter...
>>282607278>>282607342>It really adds up. Though I wouldn't think too hard about the economics of all this.>That really is a lot of money she loaned him, for a highschool student. well she has been paying things for about 7 or 8 years...
>>282609296Such disdain..
Original title was さよなら六道くん (sayonara rokudō-kun). So, yes, a definitive goodbye (though it can be used in other ways, I think it is pretty clear which one this is). November 29th, 2017. Author's note:"Q: I like kimchi nabe. Do you have a favorite nabe?A: Yosenabe." Nabe are Japanese hot pot dishes. Yosenabe is cooking everything in a pot together, so meat, seafood, egg, tofu, vegetables, the works.
>>282609391The term used was 別れる (wakareru) which does mean to break up or separate.
>>282609417In the interest of completeness, here is the entirity of Rinne's letter and what he said to Rokumon here in Japanese:真宮桜へ今まで世話になったありがとう。六道りんね (Shingū sakura e imamade sewa ni natta arigatō. Rokudō rin'ne)So, something like "Thank you to Sakura Mamiya for all your help. Rinne Rokudo". As for what he said to Rokumon, it was:書いてある通りだ。真宮桜にそう伝えておけ。 (Kaitearu-dōrida. Shingū sakura ni sō tsutaete oke.)So, something like "It's exactly as it says. Tell that to Mamiya Sakura." So, it was curt rather than explicitly mean, obviously. VIZ did fine.
>>282607430>so it isn't the curse?even rokumon can't believe it!>>282607452>Oh, hey, we did get to see her eyes again.one last time before the end>>282607524do you think the scythe rabbits would look like that damashigami if they ever went full rabbit form?>>282607630>i don't remember buying any bracelet>because i stole it >>282607658>via an illegal spirit waycrimes on top of crimes!
>>282609525カス野郎 (kasu yarō) was the choice of insult. カス is dregs or scum. 野郎 is a broad insulting term.
>>282609600
>>282609636I checked Kain's language last page, but it seems the translation is pretty direct. Admittedly, greeting someone with a shove and おい (oi or "hey!") is pretty rude regardless. Kain hasn't been nearly as unkind to Rinne as he previously has been. During the exam part, I thought about how he seemed genuinely impartial when Rinne requested the Level 1.
>>282609693Laying awake at night. Figuring stuff out...
>>282609707...
>>282609733Everyone's gossiping.
>>282609751...
>>282609763Hm.
>>282609789
>>282609801Well, that's that.
>>282609823
>>282609835Oh no, Rokumon.
this feels so long
>>282609857Cats got a plan.
>>282609869Well then.
>>282609885End of chapter. The narrator's line here ended with 平静を装っていた (heisei o yosōtte ita), so, pretended to be calm.
Original title was in fact 三途の川 (sanzunokawa) as in Sanzu River.December 6th, 2017. Author's note:"Q: Please tell us something you used to be bad at but you've now learned how to handle.A: Cooking Chinese food."
>>282609967It took me this long to realize that him "moving out of the club building" was just Sabato selling all his stuff. I must be running on too little sleep.
>>282610018Well, I'm glad they made it big in VIZ's version too. I'll post the Japanese version of the panel after the dump though.
>>282610044Oh, how considerate.
>>282610049Would you look at that.
>>282607695holy shit he's gone full supervillain!!>i already thought you were trash, filth and verminamazing sentence from rinne-kun>>282607705not renge too as the mad scientist assiting the super villain!>>282607820>i had to give her a raisebut has he *paid* her that raise yet?>i surrendered to the power of moneyn- nyo...!>>282607820>This riverbank is apparently where souls of children who died before their parents congregate.aww... :-(>this page on the topic of the Sai no Kawara also discusses boundary stones, so I guess those are a real thing in myth too.for real? >>282607901>influencing souls to cross the river styx without hesistationi thought that was just the river doing its thing...>because nobody ever considered that they could be used for evil before!>used for evilshameless evil deadbeat bum!!
>>282610065You know, I just realized VIZ went with "thumb's up" rather than the more common "thumbs up". I mean, it works and I don't think it is wrong wrong, but it bothers me.
>>282610161Sorry, Ageha. >>282610077Yeah, feel free to read more here: https://www.onmarkproductions.com/html/sai-no-kawara.html
>>282607925my god he even has a pikachu trying to ride his dick>they're not shinigami or damashigamiyeah they're human, you saw human girls back when he tried to make you successor>the girls are humans whom sabato illegally brought into the afterlife before they'd come to the end of their livesth- the particular detail that they're originally victims of his damashigami work was not specified last time...>>282607974and ageha's sister wants to stay with this gigawhore of a deadbeat bum...>>282607984such power!>>282608028heh, they ended up underwater>anyone who crosses it will go straight to the wheel of reincarnationoh no>>282608051>she's crossingSAKURA NO!!!
>>282610190I honestly feel VIZ did fine with the caption box in the first panel, even if it isn't quite a direct translation. The original was どことなく別れっぽかったのだ。(Dokotonaku wakare ppokatta noda.) which appears to mean "It felt a bit like a breakup." And hey, they translated この世の豆知識 correctly for the little trivia caption rather than just having it say "Helpful Trivia". The expression referenced was 金の切れ目が縁の切れ目 (Kanenokiremegaen'nokireme) which means exactly what it says here.
>>282610288Of all the signs to translate. Tsubasa referred to it as a 呪いの人形 (noroinoningyō) which means cursed doll.
>>282610161Unusually cognizant observation from Ageha
>>282609091Sabato reincarnating would do good to Shinigami society
>>282610346the glasses background guy is very interested in rinnes going-ons jumonji would look like he's talking to himself
>>282610346Well, it is good it has been found.
>>282610502
>>282610346>Tsubasa talking to Haori Rinne and AgehaHis classmates are considering about internating him into an asylum
>>282610516...
>>282610573The text in the bottom panel was redrawn, obviously.
>>282608076you're mistaken renge, that was a compliment>>282608144>i suddenly want to go homewh- what home? where?>>282608183>>282608203what a twist!!>this means sakura is just finehooray!>you've never once paid me anything you owed mefor a top student, it sure took her a while for that fact to sink in, but she's finally seen the lightkick him harder, renge!>>282608289oh? the rightfully dead are getting caught up in this too?
>>282610598That does not seem safe.
>>282610573Only took her forty volumes
>>282610609There she goes.
>>282610641They match.
>>282610654Right to it.
>>282610666End of chapter.
>>282610598I'm drawing a bit of a blank but has Jumonji ever been to the afterlife to actually see the wheel?Or even been to the afterlife in general?
>>282610609Rokumon fucked up
Original title was 輪廻の輪 (Rin'ne no wa). This does mean Wheel of Reincarnation. Reminder, Rokudo Rinne is written as 六道 りんね in Japanese, so his first name is actually written in Hiragana rather than kanji like the word reincarnation here. The cover is on the next page. These three pages were originally in full color.December 13th, 2017. Author's note:"Q: Tell us your favorite memory from 2017A: Thank you for reading. See you again."
>>282610683>its another episode of "fake stakes + cliffhangers for something that was never going to happen"Tired of that shit, Rumiko
>>282610708he has before yeah
>>282610743Didn't have to resize it, fortunately.
>>282610708He has been to Masato and Anju's top shinigami school and Damashigami corp for sure.
>>282610762What a mess.>>282610708Surprisingly often, for no reason whatsoever. He visited Ageha's mansion not that long ago just to make snippy comments.
>>282608389>you can't cross here>aaww!heh, hehehe>>282608406>sabato-sansakura you drop that honorific right now and go back to calling him "rinne's dad" >i really don't knowlies!>>282608419>is this backward flow of spirits your doing?yes, always! get him!!>>282608478>narakus awaynooooo!!!>kain's still on his asssuch persistence! >>282608639oh magic crystal ball, what vision do you show them?
>>282610794Pretty.
>>282610762>Everyone is here!>even okaMatsugo, Suzu, the rabbits and the retard teacher>even Masato who you now rememberYay...
>>282610810Little sign was obviously redrawn.
>>282610794Guess that they keep inviting TJ because that's the friend group and both Ageha and Rinne don't have manu friends
>>282610829
>>282610846吸収 (Kyūshū) was the word used for absorbed. Seems accurate.
>>282610895Rinne-kun is stupid
>>282610895Rules are rules.
>>282610922Hey, we just said, no cutting.
>>282610930They're both alive.
>>282608887>Niigata's "Italian" gourmet is not nationwide.it's only in niigata? i thought she visited it regularly(i also figure that rumiko is somewhere in the tokyo area)>I wonder if this place still is open. Like, if you visited it regularly, would you be able to spot her? She mentioned it quite a lot.field trip to stake out "italian" in niigata
>>282610943Squish.
>>282610979No more of that. We went all manga without this.>>282610963Oh, apparently she was actually just referring to a dish called "Italian". At least, that's what I found while googling it. Maybe. It seems to be yakisoba with tomato sauce.
>>282611045Don't let him get away, Rinne.
>>282611061Not quite love. Also, I guess that's one way to keep costs low now that they are black market.
>>282611106Oh, I think I see what happened with Sakura Mamiya's line in the "third" panel here. Sakura Mamiya said 誰ひとりボケない･･ (dare hitori boke nai). ボケ is boke, which can refer to Alzheimer's (impolitely) in some cases or to being out of it. This seems to be what VIZ thought was happening, hence "lost his memory". But that's not what Rumiko was going for. She's referring to ボケ as in, the funny person in a comedy duo. Like the boke-tsukkomi routine. Basically, none of them decided to make a joke after such a serious thing.
>>282611220Caption leading into this was こうして色々な事件は決着して (Kōshite iroirona jiken wa ketchaku shite) or "In this way, various incidents were resolved". Either way, I think the room situation isn't quite resolved yet.
>>282611045With friends like this...
>>282611220I mean she would have just ended up on the staircase anyway right, not actually instant shot reincarnated. She could try going back down.
>>282611308You want to guess what Refuto's line here was? It was ボケカス (bokekasu).
>>282611308Oh, hello Masato
>>282611341In case you're curious how to say "let's split the bill" or "we'll go Dutch" in Japanese, it is 割りカンで。 (Wari kan de.)
>>282611377Being on the run is a bit like being on vacation.
>>282611408The meanie caption for Kurosu was イジワル (ijiwaru). Thank you for clarifying Ichigo and Sabato. To us.
>>282611449Oh, would you look at that?
>>282611408>on hiatusSo, it happened AGAIN
>>282611468I guess this is the last time I'm going to have to copy and paste my note about disembodied spirits. They are referred to as 生霊 in Japanese. Disembodied spirit is a practical translation, but it more literally translates to living spirit (ie. the spirit of a living person).
>>282611371thought you had seen the last of him on the chapter cover did you? think again
>>282611510Black cat picnic. And yes, Sansei or Kuroboshi III referred to 土下座 (dogeza) specifically. This is an incredibly deep bow to show deference and is part of traditional Japanese etiquette. It has been translated as prostration or kowtowing.
>>282611449They aren't fooling anyone, as soon as she turns legal they'll fuck.
>>282611583Date snacks.
>>282611628Hey, it was a pass.
>>282611598>>282611628am i seeing double?
>>282611598>>282611628>same page twiceThis is where shit shifts and we find out Sakura got reincarnated into a ba d ending?
>>282611643Unfortunate.>>282611644>>282611653Wouldn't be one of my storytimes if I didn't mess up at the homestretch.
>>282611682>Wouldn't be one of my storytimes if I didn't mess up at the homestretch.heh...
>>282611628Come on, Sakura, I think your mom knows how old she is...
>>282611628shes been 39 for a decade...
>>28261171539 is what mama miya has been telling everbody for a decadeshe's actually 48
>>282611628Jumonjibros...
>>282611682End of chapter, end of volume, end of series. Sakura Mamiya's final line here was しょうがないなあ (Shōganai nā) which appears to mean "Can't be helped." That's Rin-ne. I did it. Feel free to use the thread to discuss anything Rin-ne related. I have some stuff I'll posting here and there to bump the thread.I will be returning next Thursday to dump Volume 1 of MAO. If you have not read, MAO, I highly recommend you join me. MAO is Rumiko Takahashi's return to more serious writing after doing the episodic comedy of Rin-ne. I would say the tone is closer to Mermaid Saga and her horror one-shots than most of her other major series. MAO is an ongoing series however and currently, there are only 21 volumes officially released in English. As such, I am switching schedules from twice a week (Wed and Sat) to once a week (Thursday). As for what I am going to do once I run out of officially released MAO, I don't know. With Rin-ne complete, I've officially dumped all of Rumiko Takahashi's completed series as well as sixty-some of her one-shots. That is Urusei Yatsura, Maison Ikkoku, Mermaid Saga, Ranma 1/2, Inuyasha and Rin-ne. Oh and Dust Spot. I started this project almost two years ago and I never expected to get this far. Thank you to everyone who has ever read any of my storytimes. I don't know if anyone has been here since the beginning, but if you have, you might be as crazy as me. I don't want to act like I won an Academy award, but I feel I also have to thank Furinkan for all the information they've provided as these storytimes would have been a much duller affair without their thankless work. And of course, you know I love Rumiko Takahashi's work.
>OP waiting for 15 miutes
>>282611896gotta build suspense
>>282610743rin-ne's final color pages!
>>282611952>>282610762the last color spread!
>>282611894Thanks for your hard work OP, here's a picture of some of Rumiko's original work. Please forgive the quality since I'm mobile posting and had to adjust to fit post limits, the exhibit runs until January and I plan on going back. Most of her work on display was Mermaid Saga/Inuyasha/Mao.
>>282611894Thanks, OP. Gotta be honest this closure fucking SUCKED, Rinne didn't deserve such a lame last chapter. Rumiko is a really big offender of mishandled endings, so make an episodic series with slim to none progression, which is perfectly fine, but then at the end proceed to throw some continuity shoving every other character as if they "need" to appear in the middle of an irrelevant couple angle? Fucking dumb, it was never a real thing in the series aside something entitely secondary at best.A better ending would've been releasing Rokudo from his poorfag debts and all the chain effects to other characters IMO but apparently Rinne only has to suffer in that aspect. At least you survived OP
Here's the Japanese cover for Volume 40. I actually don't have either the back cover or inner sleeve illustration. I am sorry. If anyone has them for Vol. 40, feel free to post it. >>282611952>>282611975Oh and I think I should really thank you, anonymous supporter. You've done a great service for these threads. >>282611896Had to write my stupid speech.
>>282612015>Had to write my stupid speech.didn't read lol tl;dr that shit
>>282611894Thank you, OP. Not the most exciting ending, perhaps, but a fine ending for this series, I think. Despite the general lukewarm reaction it gets around here I've always been fond of Rinne, so it was nice to read through the whole thing again (although I didn't remember the official translation being quite so slipshod.) It's nice reading something so unabashedly dry every now and then.I'll be looking forward to Mao! I'm going to work hard on getting my mystery timeline chart in order so I can update it as the storytime progresses.
>>2826118947. I've actually been following along since the start of the UY threads, so the magnitude of your work is not lost on me. I remember posting and you replying early on, but I eventually started taking more of a lurker's role by the middle of Ranma. Including the Furinkan notes and all the magazine questions made it a very thorough experience. You are only really rivaled by the One Piece storytimer in terms of your dedication. I literally graduated from university in the time since you first started, and I've gained a lot of appreciation and love for Rumiko's works. Feels strange that we're all caught up with the completed series. Will see you next Thursday. My personal rankings:1. Urusei Yatsura2. Ranma 1/23. Maison Ikkoku4. One Pound Gospel5. Rin-ne6. Mermaid Saga7. Inuyasha
>>282612088Caught up on finished Rumic series, MAO on Thursdays. Thanks for reading.
>>282611894Thanks a lot OP. That was lots of fun. It was pretty good final arc. I was really hoping Rinne would stop being poor though. Also I don't really know if their relationship is really all that defined by Rinne borrowing money from Sakura for it to be the note the series ends on. It was really just a sometimes thing. Kinda does Rinne dirty, he's a good boy for the most part and the most upstanding of her MCs thus far. But overall it was great, I liked the tone of it compared to the other series. Very comfy read. And I still love Sakura and think she is the cutest.
>>282612194I will but I get the impression anon quoting pretty much every page with unfunny remarks is going to have a lot of work keeping them alive lol
>>282612211By MCs I really mean the thus far 5 major series. I mean, Mermaid Saga MC doesn't really have any faults and is an upstanding guy. One Pound Gospel guy wasn't so bad either iirc.
>>282606105Huh, I thought old wacky Rumiko would do a subversion.
Let's see how much of the Rin-ne long interview I can fit in a post. Can't seem to fit too much. Going to be a lot of posts. "[Q]: This time, in the last of our long interviews, we'll be asking about Kyokai no RINNE and the Mermaid Saga. First of all, with regard to Kyokai no RINNE, it seems like after finishing the serious, lengthy work Inuyasha, you wanted to draw a manga that went in a slightly different direction.Takahashi: That's right. Rhythm is a big part of weekly magazine serialization, so I find it a bit suffocating as a creator to make serious stories one after another. So even with MAO, which I'm currently drawing, I think that's a large part of the reason that the manga that I'm drawing now has this kind of vibe, because Kyokai no RINNE was a manga that had the kind of vibe it did as well. Also, I wanted to draw things like "school" and "seasons" that I hadn't been able to draw much in Inuyasha.[Q]: Furthermore, have you ever wanted to do a manga like Takahashi's School Ghost Stories?Takahashi: Oh, of course: one complete story.[Q]: Also, although there are many "Shinigami manga" in the world, I felt that the image of a "good Shinigami" depicted in this work was new. Aside from the damashigami, Rinne and the others are righteous beings who guide lost spirits.Takahashi: I've always believed that that is what a shinigami is supposed to be. They're not scary beings that appear in front of healthy people and forcibly take them to the afterlife. Yes, there is a frightening image of a skullface with a big sickle, but I have a stronger impression of shinigami as a navigator who takes the souls of the dead to the other world. After all, they are a kind of god, so they are supposed to be there to save people (laughs)."
>>282612192>I've actually been following along since the start of the UY threadsholy hell really??
>>282611975Look how that slutty lolibaba is holding onto her soon to be new/old husband.
>>282612632"[Q:] On my first reading, I was immediately taken by the visual of the Wheel of Reincarnation in the first chapter. Where did you get that seemingly mechanical, yet Japanese-style visual?Takahashi: That is inspired by the wheel of a imperial carriage. I made it huge (laughs). I didn't draw the inside to make it look mysterious, but I think it would be fun for readers to imagine the interior.[Q:] I think it is a style of manga in which you, Takahashi-sensei, depict the main male character from the point of view of a narrator girl is a style in which you seems to have a monopoly, and with this series you especially make the most of that charm.Takahashi: I think it is largely because I'm a woman, but it's difficult to advance a story with only the boy's perspective. So, even if I were to create a hero, I would feel more comfortable if I depicted him not only from his own perspective, but also from the perspective of the heroine, who is almost the same level as him as the main character.[Q:] Let me ask you about the heroine, Sakura. She is interested in Rinne, but doesn't show much romantic interest until the middle of the story.Takahashi: It's not even in the middle, but it's around the final chapter that she clearly realizes her feelings (laughs). I feel like I dragged it out too much, but I thought the story wouldn't end if I didn't draw it her recognizing her feelings, so I drew it."Second to last chapter, honestly.
>>282612673"[Q:] Rinne is forced to work as a shinigami due to his grandmother's quota and his father's debt, but he doesn't really feel forced to do it.Takahashi: I guess he's a serious person at heart (laughs). Even if you don't take quotas or debts into consideration, he probably has the blood of a shinigami in him and wants to properly send lost spirits to the Wheel of Reincarnation.[Q:] Sakura realizes that he is a "kind shinigami" relatively early on, but it's also nice that Rinne continues to address her by her full name, "Sakura Mamiya," until the end.Takahashi: One of the techniques for characterization is how the characters address one another, but since I lost the chance to change the way he addresses Sakura (laughs), I had to stick with it through to the end. But I think I was able to depict the awkwardness that a boy has for a girl that he likes.[Q:] Also, what I've always liked about not only Takahashi-sensei's manga, but Shonen Sunday manga in general, is that they properly depict families. In a sense, this work can be read as "the story of Rinne's family," but the first thing that stands out to me is his grandmother, Tamako.Takahashi: I wanted a character who could help Rinne when he was in a pinch, so I thought that in this case, a grandmother would be a good choice."
>>282606830wtf!
>>282612771"[Q:] On the other hand, Tamako's son, (Rinne's father) Sabato, is also a strong character. They say he's good-looking yet garbage (laughs). However, I was still impressed by the great character development that made it hard to completely hate him.Takahashi: What he's doing is really trashy (laughs). But I had a lot of fun drawing that scumbag. There aren't many villains or enemy characters in Kyokai no RINNE, so I had no choice but to have Sabato play that role.[Q:] Also, as I was reading the story, I was wondering why Rinne's mother didn't appear, but she makes an impactful appearance towards the end.Takahashi: As for Rinne's mother, I had been thinking about bringing her into the story, but I had a hard time finalizing her character, and she ended up appearing only at the end of the story. When I came up with the idea of her being reincarnated and being younger than Rinne, I thought I had done it (laughs). As you know, this family usually lives separately, but in one of the last chapters, there was a story about a family trip that ended up happening, albeit by accident."
>>282612771huh is that a Shonen Sunday thing? I'll have to ponder about thisbut its true families can be very absent from manga, I always enjoy when MCs and stuff have family members. I honestly think it's stupid that manga have their parents missing so often, whether explicitly (they left their kid home alone for years because they're "overseas" for "work") or they just literally never show up
>>282612670he looks as young as she remembers
>>282606940Pain
>>282612849Last bit of the interview related to Rin-ne. I probably am not going to post the other interview in full, but I'll link it. I've posted bits of it already."[Q:] As usual in this series, I think all the other supporting characters are appealing, but do you have a favorite character?Takahashi: I drew all the contracted black cats thinking they were cute, but Rokumon was my favorite. The mascot characters I've drawn so far, whether it's Ten or Shippo, tend to interact with the main character, but I think it's cute that Rokumon obediently serves Rinne. Other than that, I think the devil Masato was also a very interesting character (laughs).[Q:] Also, I think the reason why this manga is interesting is because it neatly depicts the concepts of "work" and "money". Because earning money means working in society, which is one of the most important things in life. I think it's good that this manga teaches this lesson to boys who will later enter the workforce.Takahashi: I didn't have such a grandiose sense of mission (laughs), but there was definitely a part of me that was obsessed with the importance of money. I included that in the last line of Sakura's speech at the end of the series. Also, my previous work, Inuyasha, was a rather grandiose story that expanded into a big epic, so it was fun to make RINNE a complete story that was more episodic and bite-sized."
>>282612904>I honestly think it's stupid that manga have their parents missing so often, whether explicitly (they left their kid home alone for years because they're "overseas" for "work") or they just literally never show upsakura's dad and (i still refuse to believe this) kagome's dad apparently
>>282611975wait a fucking minute why are annette's eyes yellow?
>>282607000this is the stuff I like, Rumiko, more please
>>282607011end of the series, bye
Here's the interview Rumiko did after Rin-ne was done. I'll post a bit I am certain I didn't post before as they pertain to the end of the series. There's a lot more interesting stuff in this interview, feel free to check it out if interested. This just makes me laugh. https://www.furinkan.com/takahashi/takahashi22.html"Was there any aspect you realized or enjoyed about the relationship between Kain and Renge that you would like to share with us?Takahashi: Renge has a pure side. She likes Kain in an honest way and doesn’t want anyone else to know. Also, she turned out to be a girl with a wide range of reactions. Kain is indifferent to love. For that reason, Renge is working at Kain’s office, but from that point on, I have no clue. I liked them because I could draw them in a tender way to my liking.The relationship between Matsugo and Anju finally had some development in the 38th volume, what will happen to them?Takahashi: I have no idea.I am also curious about the future for Jumonji and Ayame Sakaki. Will Ayame Sakaki continue leaving her body as a living spirit?Takahashi: Same as before, I don’t know. I didn’t reach a conclusion for that relationship. I’ll leave it to the readers’ imagination (laughs).Will Bijin, the secretary, continue working for Sabato without learning anything? To tell you the truth, I laughed when it was revealed that her real name was “Beauty”.Takahashi: I don’t know about that either. Regarding Bijin’s name, I was determined to give her a different one since she showed up, but it remained unchanged... I decided when she was introduced in a chapter that it would stay that way."
>>282612005>>282612047>>282612089>the exhibit runs until January you actually went to the art of manga exhibit in san francisco?!>https://www.famsf.org/exhibitions/art-of-mangaoh wow i didn't expect to be able to talk to an actual attendee
>>282610743Here's the cover of Weekly Shonen Sunday where this chapter debuted. I thought it didn't even make the cover because Furinkan's version of it didn't seem to feature it. That would've been pretty upsetting. >>282612005>>282612047>>282612089Oh, dude. Great chapter too. >>282612192Man, you don't know how happy this makes me. Thanks for sticking with me and thanks for reading all this. Urusei Yatsura is my favorite too. >>282612238True! But hey, that's kind of what my commentary is like too so I appreciate 'em.>>282612973Witch eyes.
>>282613043rumiko...
https://www.furinkan.com/takahashi/takahashi22.html>Q4. Can you tell us any aspect about Kyokai no RINNE that’s dear to you or something you discovered regarding the characters while working on the series?>Sabato Rokudo: I created him to be the antithesis of Rinne. Sabato was definitely an “evil” character; however, while I was drawing him, I realized that he wasn’t at all aware of doing evil things. >wasn’t at all aware of doing evil things.she says when she recently had mackerel man saying this >>282607901>picrel
>>282613391oh hey there it is>Q24. Is there any change from the used material questionnaire from S Magazine no. 43 (in 2013) for originals in black and white or in color?>Takahashi: Now I use the computer for my colored work.
>>282612651Yep. Out of curiosity (and to see if I could prove it), I looked at my 4chan folder. The oldest Rumiko image I have is "yay.jpg" from October 26, 2023. Looked at the archives, and this was around the time Volume 2 of UY was posted. Looking further, I found the original image posted in the Volume 1 thread. Time really flies by.>>282613194Glad to hear that anon. I think I said this to you before, but I always looked forward to the threads on Wednesday and Saturday. Unironically kept me motivated during some rough weeks.
>>282613057>you actually went to the art of manga exhibit in san francisco?!yeah, I'm in the area for the next few weeks so definitely lucked out. if you're able to/get a chance you should definitely check it out, next best would be to get a hold of the catalogue although it doesn't quite do the originals justice>>282613194I have a couple more photos I took, will wait for the Mao thread to pop up and catch it then
Thank you so much for finishing Rinne! I was mostly a lurker here but I enjoyed these past months. This is probably heresy but despite being a Rumiko fan for over 20 years, Rinne is my most favorite out of her Shonen Sunday comedies, so it was nice to re-experience it again.
>>282609296dat face lol
>>282611894Thanks for dumping this series, OP! I had fun with it. It's not quite as over the top as UY but it has a more reserved, down-to-earth (ironically) charm to it. I especially like how Sakura is more of a straight man, and definitely a lot more level-headed than Rumiko's prior protagonists. It's a refreshingly different dynamic to things.
>>282610044Here is the big sigh.>>282613596I knew I didn't just make that up. Now we know. It does look fairly different.>>282613597I can't believe Shinobu has been dead for so long.>>282613931>>282614286Happy to have you. Thanks for reading. Speaking of level-headed protagonist, I like this line from the post Rin-ne interview:"Q13. The romantic relationship between Rinne and Sakura was a point of interest for readers. Rinne was always trying to understand Sakura’s feelings, which were difficult to decipher through her facial expressions. When the two were in a situation similar to a date, Sakura said smiling sincerely, “That would be nice,” which was cute. Was there something that you realized or that you enjoyed after having drawn that scene?Takahashi: I didn’t know what Sakura was thinking, and Rinne probably didn’t either. So when he felt nervous about her, I did too. I enjoyed him not being able to read her feelings until the last chapter. Also, since both of them had no love rivals, the development of their relationship depended on only themselves. There were no big changes. I had fun when I drew them since there weren’t any couples similar to them thus far."
at the end, smol rokumon did not make an appearance in this volume...
For a bit, I thought there wasn't much good fanart of Rin-ne and yeah, there is a good bit less than stuff like Inuyasha and Ranma 1/2, but I think pixiv is just difficult to use. A lot of it is cutesy Rinsaku (Rinne and Sakura Mamiya) stuff that I didn't want to post until the series was done. >>282614514No clients to disguise from.
>>282610573397/398, Rumiko, jesus christ>>282610762>>282611894When I entered this thread, I didn't know that these would be Rinne's last chapters, I just entered out of curiosity.I saw some Inuyasha threads and I can see the great work you do. Thanks!Rinne has always intrigued me, but I never quite get hooked. I guess it's not for me, but that's the great thing about Rumiko—she's always doing different series.
Still cute.
>>282614713>Rinne has always intrigued me, but I never quite get hooked. I guess it's not for me, but that's the great thing about Rumiko—she's always doing different series.well next week she returns to bloody murderous violence with an overarching plot that unravels as the story developscome by and see what you think
>>282608947>They're ready.you never know when an opportune moment for noodles might arisealso are they really all in suits? we know rabbit people exist, refuto and raito's predecessor was in rabbit formmaybe one of the rabbit people went down the path of crime and became a damashigami
>>282607925Even Snow White is there.
>>282609062>She did not seem to do that this timebummer>>282609084>Right place, right time.that deadbeat has the devil's luck...>>282609091just like his wifewhat would he even become? >>282609251>h- hayai...!second bracelet he stole this volume>>282609296such precision! genuinely, damn, bullseye on a teeny targetthere must be a way for rinne to make money with that type of skill>picrelrumiko really decided to drag rinne's already pitiful reputation through the mud before sakura's eyes this volume huh
>>282609417>picrel>>282609636is this one of the few times (maybe the only?) in the series where kain said something as positive as "good work" directly to rinne?>>282609733oh sakura...>>282609751>Everyone's gossiping.El Chisme is powerful>>282609763ichigo/otome kept her scythe? and she can just summon it?also writing ichigo/otome like that made me realize she's "strawberry girl" if you write her names together 苺乙女mackerel man and strawberry girl... can't believe i didn't realize that earlier
>>282615856 (me)>苺乙女looking for an alternate shorter reading of 苺 and guess what one of them is? mai苺乙女 = mai otomeand i didn't realize it until the literal end...
>>282611449Shoma deserves better.
>>282609835this whole page... yeah this whole page>>282609857>picrel>>282609885>faceless baby angels>>282609967>Q: Please tell us something you used to be bad at but you've now learned how to handle.>A: Cooking Chinese food.congratulations rumiko! :-)
>>282611894Thanks a lot, OP. This has been my first time following one of your storytimes. I'll be there for Mao, as well.Even though I haven't read any other Rumiko manga, I have watched all anime adaptations of her works. My personal ranking of the long-running stories would be:Maison Ikkoku=Urusei Yatsura>Ranma ½>Kyoukai no Rinne>InuyashaEventually, I will get around to at the very least reading the first three.Oh, and even though I placed Inuyasha in last place, it did, in a way, leave its impact on me, in that Kohaku turned me into a shotacon. Definitely not the intended impact, but oh well.
>>282610049>Oh, how considerate.nyo OP don't fall for his tricks!>i'm going to get more detailsTJ (age 16) says as he strangles rinne's father with his own scarf (which i think had some special property, i don't remember)based though>>282610161did- did ageha hear him say "mom"? i don't think ageha knows about her right? or does she?>I just realized VIZ went with "thumb's up" rather than the more common "thumbs up". I mean, it works and I don't think it is wrong wrong, but it bothers me.why would you point that out now i'm going to doubt myself next time i write those words>>282610190>feel free to read more hereinterestingalso what the hell>children who die prematurely are sent to the underworld as punishment for causing great sorrow to their parents.
>>282610288>the relationship ends when the money runs out>金の切れ目が縁の切れ目every really sees rinne as a gold-digger huhalso i like one of the suggested translations on jisho>the end of money is the end of love>>282610346he's laughing at rinne that's so mean lol>>282610573rumiko's been waiting to draw these forlorn expressions on sakurajust look at her>>282610609>>282610714>Rokumon fucked up....again
>>282610630are you suggesting she's had feelings for him since volume 1?
>>282605974Rumiko...
>>282610641you know if they ever animate this, as like an ova or something, they have some dramatic scenes to work with>There she goes.sayonara, sakura>>282610846i think right around here is where they'd play the first opening, maybe, unless it was already played at the end of the third season i don't know>>282610943>>282610979>full body tight intimate embrace in front of a staircase full of dead people>>282611045>cockblockedthose two sure are optimistic and persistent even to the final chapter aren't they>she was actually just referring to a dish called "Italian". At least, that's what I found while googling itthat's what i saw too, but haven't there been some previous comments where it sounded more like the name of a restaurant too?i did another search but this time as>新潟 italiangoogle gave a map, and after looking around at italian restaurants in niigata i came across a place called>italian restaurant life niigatacould that be it...?
>>282611061>Don't let him get away, Rinne.finish the job that TJ started rinnedo it>>282611106it- it wasn't the power of love? >>282611220>She's referring to ボケ as in, the funny person in a comedy duo. Like the boke-tsukkomi routine. >Basically, none of them decided to make a joke after such a serious thing.ohh i seei thought she was referring to how mackerel man is completely totally utterly at fault over this entire situation>>282611308>masato's blasting off again>>282611377>quit being a damashigamiat least one character genuinely changed their ways for real :-)
>>282611408>only worth 5,000 yentorn between being smug or being frustrated because mackerel does have a long list of crimes>even i would be hunting him downnever forget that time tamako kicked her son towards the wheel of reincarnation>>282611449so does kurosu know who ichigo truly is or has he been assuming sabato's a pedo and just walked away...>>282611510>I still have a shot!so young, so full of hope>I guess this is the last time I'm going to have to copy and paste my note about disembodied spirits. end of an era>>282611643>anju at his housei would hope she's there as a friend and that she's accepted that matsugo plays for the other timewe already have enough characters leading themselves on>rokudo-kunuhh bros... i thought couples in school settings were supposed to have a moment where they call each other by their given names...>>282611682>sorry, sakura mamiya>sakura mamiyabros??
>>282617166>the other timethe other *teamyou know, a homosexual
>>282608564He wrote a letter paying me back.What did he mean by this?
>>282611894>I will be returning next Thursday to dump Volume 1 of MAO. THURSDAY>THURSDAYTHURSDAY>MAO is an ongoing series however and currently, there are only 21 volumes officially released in English.the manga is also being officially simulpubbed by viz and updates every tuesdayhttps://www.viz.com/vizmanga/chapters/mao>As for what I am going to do once I run out of officially released MAO, I don't know. wait for mao to finish to truly complete the rumicworld storytime duh(also transition to weekly anime threads considering the volume dumping storytime will end a little before the anime airs)>That is Urusei Yatsura, Maison Ikkoku, Mermaid Saga, Ranma 1/2, Inuyasha and Rin-ne. Oh and Dust Spot.anon i think you missed one>>282612015>I actually don't have either the back cover or inner sleeve illustration.so they didn't let you have it even at the end...
>>282617270also let's give a thank you to the chinese who have been a source for inner sleeve illustrations for quite a while now, and a source for a few color pages when there were no others availablefortunately mao is recent enough (and i suppose liked enough?) that over the years as sites that post raws come and go, mao's magazine raws keep being uploaded on to these sites so we're set for color pagesand later on when the viz simulpubs begin, we'll even have cleaned up color pages
>>282609733Ahh! Does she not know him at all?I'll just blame it on being teens
>>282611377Renge changed for love and for a honest job where she's getting payed
>>282611449Once Ichigo is 18 they'll start fucking like rabbits
>>282609391while furinkan doesn't mention it, a while back i came across this official sunday tweet>https://x.com/shonen_sunday/status/935530989639548929new years cards were included in issue 1 which this chapter was published in
>>282611628Last mom(age 39)
>>282617486and straight from furinkan, this other new years card with the familyone of these might be a new years eve card i don't know
>>282611894Thank you anon, I actually followed Ranma and Rinne, skipping Inuyasha, but I'll be waiting for MAO.Also more of a open ending than fucking Ranma.I still enjoyed Rin-ne quite a bit.
>>282612940If there's one thing Rin-ne does better than the other Rumiko's mangas is the mascot.Rokumon is much more adorable than Ten or Shippo(who's Ranma's mascot Panda Genma or P-chan?)
>>282605168>Do you have a similar compilation for the first 20 volumes?not at all dog, i only did that as a sidequest while i was in the archives to complete the smol kitty rokumon report for the second half of the series
>>282613043>Rumiko not giving closures for her couples A classic
>>282614344>no love rivalsTJ bros and Ageha bros?
speaking of the report, now for the final (and corrected) complete report>>282593963>>282594011see picrel for first half of the series>vol. 40 = none>vol. 39 = three!>vol. 38 = eight! + one from the back!>vol. 37 and 36 = none>vol. 35 = two>vol. 34 = none>vol. 33 = three blobs + other cats!>vol. 32 = none>vol. 31 = none, but we had pizzamon>vol. 30 = The Comeback! three blobby mews!>vol. 29-19 = that time we were forsaken, a very challenging era with no sightings...
>>282606174oh there was something croppably silly in this partanons you get>picrelin the mail, what do you do?
>>282617270I love mao and its nice to see a non comedy rumiko manga, but the "modern girl meeting magical/historical characters" is wearing a little thin.
>>282606846>Rokumon got taiyaki.
>>282607011>picrelyou know this could work for other sources of blood besides vomitingcrying blood or a nosebleed for example, or even being shot
>>282607123>I'm more curious about how Rokumon managed to pawn something to a store in the real world.who would say no to this face?>picrel
>>282617613I'd say P-chan if you really need to pick one, but he almost feels like a parody of the concept, to be honest. As far as mascots go I'm tied between Rokumon and Otoya, although Rokumon has the edge in that he's an actual character with a lot of agency in the story.
>>282608540The Device That Sends Faudo Back to the Demon World
https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/feature/2025-09-27/why-maison-ikkoku-is-the-greatest-love-story-of-all-time/.229025HmmmANN published that and these yesterday/todayhttps://www.animenewsnetwork.com/feature/2025-09-27/my-first-rumiko-takahashi-series/.229024https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/feature/2025-09-28/an-ode-to-kikyo-in-defense-of-one-of-takahashi-most-hated-characters/.229127Seems to be promotion for this artbook coming out on Wednesday I just happened to see it, and it is relevant so I figured I would shareI didn't even know about the book though. Looks very nice from the pictures.>51 dollarswell it really better look nice
>>282620965Well I can't upload pics but it's actually the same "Colors" artbook from last year, just in English. I forgot about it
>>282617270Oh my God, I really did completely forget about One-Pound Gospel even though I did dump it. I remembered Dust Spot over it!
I like when they include ghosts.
>>282616190Thanks! As a big Rumic manga fan, I do highly recommend you check out the manga for those other series. It is great stuff. >>282616218Yeah, there's a lot of general unpleasantness in that stuff. Not too surprising. >>282617270>>282617372>>282617486>>282617529Thank you for all this!>>282621029Mine's coming in about a week.
>>282611894Thank you for posting, Rumic OP.
Rumic world male charas
This person made a lot of these, including a character I don't recognize.
I found this. I don't know much about Madoka.
>>282626357In my eyes, Yusaku and Ryoga are the best ones.
This person is probably the biggest Rin-ne fan. They make tons of images. Including some original stuff related to it. I'll post a sample.
>>282628887This is a fanmade kid for Rinne and Sakura.
>>282630204we never got confirmation on whether or not tamako had red hair in her youth...
>>282605268>normal people has altars>Rumiko Takahashi has en enitre virgin floor
>>282605340>>282605355>motion sickness from travelling in a vehicleOddly familiar... but i can't pinpoint why
>>282631120normal people don't have the money to devote a floor to merch with life-sized statues of Inuyasha (pinned to a tree) and sesshomaru in the middle (I think the lum statue is near an entrance?)
>>282606095>nipple stone?????
>>282607011This is the most perfect and the it's over panel in the whole manga, and it had several of these>>282607362OP understood the assigment
>>282608183>>282608219>>282608419Agent Renge is on the case. As expeceted of second best girl
>>282610708Several times, bringer'slightreader-chan...
>>282611371WHO?!
>>282611587>>282617475>implying they need to reach legal age tresholdsI bet once she hits puberty and that will be it
>>282607995>I want to see him and hear his side of the story
>>282633324Meant to add that this is a first for Rumiko heroines
>>282608419>go-yo lanternLone Wolf and Cub crossover
>No Suzuki>No Rokutemon>No SakakiKuso volume. KUSO>but Matsugo, Ageha, Suzu and thos fucking annoying rabbits
