Resurrecting the couples names just one more time!

feeds@yuku.com (Diko Linnai) — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 20:50:32 GMT

I created this topic a while ago, making cute couple names combined out of Takahashi's characters; but now we have a whole new story with characters we can pick at!

How about Rinnakura or even sweeter, Sakurinne?

For all we know, it could be Tsubakura! Which reminds me, we could use more female characters...

Remembre, remembre, the 5th of Novembre . . .

feeds@yuku.com (GodaiMH) — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:44:19 GMT

A nursery rhyme, popularized in the movie V For Vendetta reads:

Remember, remember the fifth of November,

The gunpowder treason and plot,

I know of no reason

Why the gunpowder treason

Should ever be forgot.

Well, in our house, we have other reason to remember this date, for 18 years ago this morning, Otakuswife and...

Didja vote yesterday?

feeds@yuku.com (ryogasgirl) — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 10:22:37 GMT

Well yesterday was an off year for voting - in the United States - of course, there was no presidential election. There were, however, a few hotly contested and well-publicized positions up for grabs in a few different states. Just in case a few of you don't watch the news - and, of course for our friends who live in other countries who most likely don't have these races on their news - CNN has this summary of the results of the most newsworthy campaigns:

Congrats to jalp and ryogasgirl!!

feeds@yuku.com (Diko Linnai) — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 21:06:48 GMT

Confession Graphic Novel Preview

The Rumic World Messageboard Banner

feeds@yuku.com (Ranma 101) — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 17:32:00 GMT

Since Kyokai no Rinne has been released, do you guys plan on making a new banner for the site?

Goodbye Geocities

feeds@yuku.com (Yoiko Hibiki) — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 18:12:34 GMT

I didn't realize it until it was too late, but Geocities closed on Monday, Oct. 26th. Some of you may be a bit young to remember Geocities, but once upon a time it was the one of the most in-demand websites on the net. Geocities allowed you a free place to build your own website, and as some of our older members will remember, large chunks of what eventually became Rumic World got it's start at Geocities in 1997. Yahoo bought them out in 1999 (an event I remember well, as Yahoo...

Monster. Preorder ready at RightStuf and other retailers.

feeds@yuku.com (GodaiMH) — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 02:13:15 GMT

If you have never heard of Naoki Urasawa or his other series, Master Keaton and Yawara! A Fashionable Judo Girl, then you have been missing out. It pleases me to know that Viz has licensed and is ready to release, come this Christmas time, the first installment of his chilling masterpiece, Monster. This story is chilling because, although a tale of horror, the psychological twists and thrilling circumstances are very realistic and plausible. Can one deny the existance of evil? Can one...

Help with Urusei Yatsura clip art!

feeds@yuku.com (Diko Linnai) — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 00:48:41 GMT

I'm working on an Urusei Yatsura/Lum theme for my Blackberry Curve so I can make use of the Lum strap I got.

I've finished the backgrounds, sounds, and ringtones. I just need little bits and pieces of clip art to make cursors and hover effects. Does anyone know where I can get clip art or icon-sized .gif images of either lightning bolts or UY characters? Any links or suggestions would be most helpful!!

Meteor shower coming to a sky near you

feeds@yuku.com (ryogasgirl) — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 23:46:30 GMT

The Orionids meteor shower should be filling the night sky pretty soon - around 1-2 am, according to these sites:
I found this one:
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,568712,00.html

...and this one comes courtesy of jalp:

Has anyone seen the Anime School Days whats your opinion of it

feeds@yuku.com (mangafan) — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 14:39:03 GMT

I think that all the girls threw their selves at Makoto like Hikari,Otomes friends who basically betrayed her,also alot of the girls at Makotos school.Sekai and Otome actually had feelings for him,Sekai liked him thats why she asked Setsuna who also liked him to switch seats with her but Makoto liked Kotonoha when they did switch so she wanted to get closer to him.When Kotonoha was scared and nervous Makoto got bored then Sekai asked to practice on her and he started to want Sekai but he deep...

Rumiko Takahashi exhibit in Takamatsu

feeds@yuku.com (Mirai Trunks 2000) — Sun, 11 Oct 2009 17:19:54 GMT

Hey guys, I live in Japan now. I recently went to an exhibit of Rumiko Takahashi. They had her pictures from Urusei Yatsura, Maison Ikkoku, Ranma 1/2, and Inuyasha. Unfortunately, the museum couldn't let me take much pictures. The Maison Ikkoku exhibit was really cool. When you go inside, the entrance is kind of like the one from the actual manga. They have the dog house for Souichiro. I also caught a new episode of Ranma about how Akane accidentely inhales a sleeping potion and acts out...

Hi again...

feeds@yuku.com (yjk) — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 21:28:41 GMT

Been a while since I've been here (2 1/2 months now, yeesh)

What have y'all been up to?

The autumn is finally here !

feeds@yuku.com (maagnuuus) — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 15:22:55 GMT

Yo Rumic friends! Anyone else here that loves the autumn? It is my absolutley favourite season. =D The weather, the explosion of colours on the trees, the fresh air, the dark nights, the cold mornings and so on. What do you all think?

Can Anime, Manga, Visual novels and related games be the downfall of Japanese society? You decide.

feeds@yuku.com (GodaiMH) — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 07:43:52 GMT

I saw the following article at this webpage. I found it quite entertaining and informative. But it also made me think, could anime and manga constitute the downfall of Japanese society? I'm interested in your reaction to it.

Article follows:

Typhoon Ketsana hit my country... (Update: Typhoon Mirinae fast approaching)

feeds@yuku.com (shogun22) — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 04:32:42 GMT

Typhoon Ketsana (local name is Ondoy) hit the Philippines Saturday Morning (local time)....

I'm lucky that the flood waters in my area was only knee-deep, but the water level in the lower areas like the ones near the rivers was up to the neck.

Here are some videos taken by someone stranded at a local supermarket just less than a kilometer away from my house...

Walk for Juvenile Diabetes in Queens

feeds@yuku.com (Sashiko) — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 20:45:00 GMT

Let's Walk for Team Emily!

-= Hello everyone, I know I've been missing for a while now. I've had some family emergencies plust school so my life has been hanging on a balance lately. But I have something more important to tell you, so please listen up! My friend Jojo has been working non-stop to get people to walk this coming month for Juvenile Diabetes ever since his girlfriend's 4-year-old sister was diagnosed with juvenile diabetes on her...

animeigo UY dvds

feeds@yuku.com (kittycat7) — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 05:32:41 GMT

Does anyone know how long it usually takes animeigo to respond/send out dvds once you've ordered? It's been over a week and I haven't heard anything, am I just being impatient or is something wrong?

thanks for any help!!

Remembering September 11th

feeds@yuku.com (chunkycookie) — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 19:31:19 GMT

Tomorrow'll mark the eighth anniversary of the terrorist attack on the World Trade Centers. It still doesn't feel as if eight years have passed.

I was in second grade. They let us out at nine. The whole city was quiet, even at busy intersections. After the attack, there were flags hanging everywhere; even my parents put a flag up on a normally empty window. If anything good came out of the attack, it was that the US seemed more unified. Everyone was nicer to one another,...

Why did Takahashi run Inuyasha so long?

feeds@yuku.com (mamiya) — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 19:15:55 GMT
I mean she could have just ended it in like 2004 when the Anime ended.I mean after it ended she could have THEN planned to conclude the manga instead of running it till 2008.I mean was it like really popular in Japan or something I could see that,was it on the list of the most popular manga at the time?

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