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Rumic theater
Rumiko Takahashi Anthology, also known as Rumic Theater, is a manga collective composed of many short stories written and illustrated by Rumiko Takahashi. New stories are published annually in Shogakukan's Big Comic Original magazine since 1987. In Japanese it has been published under several different names, including Takahashi Rumiko Gekijō(高橋留美子劇場) and Takahashi Rumiko Kessakushū(高橋留美子傑作集). Some editions are numbered 1–3 while other editions are unnumbered; volume 4 currently only exists in an unnumbered edition. It is also a thirteen episode collection of anime from short stories by Rumiko Takahashi that includes the Mermaid Saga.
The Rumic Theater are manga short stories published periodically by Rumiko Takahashi since 1987. The majority of them are akin to her work Maison Ikkoku, in that they are domestic stories with a unique twist. An English language edition of the first two volumes was released by Viz in 1996. The four volumes published so far have individual titles:
Pii no Higeki (Pの悲劇)
Semmu no Inu (専務の犬)
Akai Hanataba (赤い花束)
Unmei no Tori (運命の鳥)
Stories
"The Tragedy of P"
"The Merchant of Romance"
"Middle-Aged Teen"
"Hidden In The Pottery"
"Aberrant Family F"
"As Long As You Are Here"
"One Hundred Years of Love"
"In Lieu of Thanks"
"Living Room Lovesong"
"House of Garbage"
"One Day Dream"
"Extra-Large Size Happiness"
"The Executive's Dog"
"Bird of Fate"
The Tragedy of P
Japanese Title: P no higeki
Air Date: July 6, 2003
Yuko Haga: Sakiko Tamagawa/Wendee Lee
Mrs. Kakei: Megumi Hayashibara/Sally Dana
Pitto: Nao Nagasawa
Kota Haga: Minami Omi/J.D. Stone
Hiroshi Kakei: Junko Hori/Adam Gordon
Mr. Haga: Wataru Takagi/Patrick Seitz
Mitsue: Haruna Ikezawa/Carrie Savage
Old Man: Hajime Koseki/William Frederick
Housewife 1: Sachi Matsumoto/Michelle Ruff
Housewife 2: Yūko Satō/Jody Jaress
Housewife 3: Nori Kobayashi
Summary: The Tragedy of P follows the struggle of Mrs. Haga to keep her guest, Pitto the penguin, out of sight from Mrs. Kakei, the resident tattletale who will report the bird's violation of the pet free apartment building.
The Merchant of Romance
Japanese Title: Roman no akindo
Air Date: July 13, 2003
Yukari: Satsuki Yukino/Michelle Ruff
Betto: Kappei Yamaguchi/William Markham
Old Gentlewoman: Natsumi Sakuma/Barbara Goodson
Old Gentleman: Yousuke Akimoto/Michael McConnohie
Auntie: Minami Takayama/Jody Jaress
Pops: Jouji Yanami/William Frederick
Keiichi: Yasunori Matsumoto/Lance J. Holt
Bride: Sachi Matsumoto/Carrie Savage
Employee: Kouzo Mito/Patrick Seitz
Male Customer: Hiroshi Kawaguchi/Doug Stone
Female Customer: Chisato Nakajima/Wendee Lee
Summary: A wedding chapel that has fallen on hard times struggles to stay in business while its young owner seeks to deal with a recent divorce and the burden of keeping her friends employed.
Middle-Aged Teen
Japanese Title: Oyaji Low Teen
Air Date: July 20, 2003
Toshi Furuda: Akira Kamiya/Doug Stone
Kazuko: Kazuko Sugiyama/Sonja S. Fox
Minoru Furuda: Kappei Yamaguchi/Kevin Hatcher
Emiri: Satsuki Yukino/Jennifer Sekiguchi
Co-Worker: Kazunari Tanaka/Michael McConnohie
Yuko's Husband: Wataru Takagi/Patrick Seitz
Doctor: Minoru Inaba/Doug Stone
Nurse: Sachi Matsumoto/Wendee Lee
Summary: A tough, business-minded father loses his memory and believes he is a teenager. He meets a young school girl and can't help but become smitten with her.
Summary: Mrs. Asakawa suspects her neighbor of beating her elderly mother-in-law being responsible for the death of her husband. The mystery unfolds when Mrs. Asakawa makes a shocking discovery hidden inside a potted plant.
Summary: Hazuki's family is virtually in the poorhouse. Therefore, she is shocked when her father decides to go on an expensive family vacation. Soon she suspects that her father's motives may involve a suicide pact for her and her family.
Summary: When Mr. Domoto is laid off of his prestigious job as a salaryman, his wife falls ill and asks him to fill in for her at the convenience store. There, his rough personality doesn't mesh well with his co-workers, but he learns from a hard-working foreigner named Achara to persevere.
One Hundred Years of Love
Japanese Title: Hyaku-nen no koi
Air Date: August 17, 2003
Risa Hoshino: Hiroko Emori/Louise Chamis
Koizumi: Satsuki Yukino/Hunter Mackenzie Austin
Date: Wataru Takagi/Michael McConnohie
Takanezawa: Yasunori Matsumoto/T.Axelrod
Doctor: Minoru Inaba/Stephen Martello
Risa's Son: Kozo Mito/Michael McConnohie
Senior Nurse: Chisato Nakajima/Barbara Goodson
Young Nurse: Sachi Matsumoto/Karen Thompson
Summary: Risa Hoshino comes back from the dead with amazing telekenetic powers. The old woman develops a crush on another patient and believes him to be the reincarnation of her jilted lover from decades ago.
Summary: Mrs. Kobato finds herself in the middle of a battle between the stuck-up Mrs. Shiratori and the elderly Mrs. Ukai, who eventually bring a crab and a bird into the argument.
Living Room Lovesong
Japanese Title: Cha no ma no rabusongu
Air Date: August 31, 2003
Ichiro Todokoro: Kouji Yata/William Frederick
Makiko Todokoro: Nana Yamaguchi/Barbara Goodson
Hitomi Momoi: Haruna Ikezawa/Mia Bradley
Odagiri: Akira Ishida/Liam O'Brien
Priest: Hiroshi Kawaguchi/Michael McConnohie
Man 1: Isshin Chiba/Sam Regal
Man 2: Mitsudo Kouzou/Patrick Seitz
Woman 1: Yūko Satō/Hunter Mackenzie Austin
Woman 2: Sachi Matsumoto/Karen Thompson
Summary: A middle-aged man loses his wife, yet his wife's soul is bothered by the fact that he does not cry at her funeral. Her spirit soon returns to haunt him as he begins to develop feelings for the young office worker at his company.
House of Garbage
Japanese Title: Poi no uchi
Air Date: September 7, 2003
Ritsuko Hirooka: Kumiko Watanabe/Karen Thompson
Yoshio Hirooka: Yasunori Matsumoto/Partrick Seitz
Manager: Ryuuji Nakaki/Simon Isaacson
Manager's Wife: Miyuki Ichijo/Barbara Goodson
Ritsuko's Father-in-Law: Wataru Takagi/William Frederick
Kenta Hirooka: Sachi Matsumoto/Tara Platt
Ami Hirooka: Keiko Han/Reiko Matsuo
Summary: The Hirooka's front door is mistaken for a garbage drop spot, and when the Boss's wife starts throwing out his favorite things, Ritsuko and Yoshio have to do everything they can to save the tacky items, or risk losing a promotion.
One Day Dream
Japanese Title: Higaeri no yume
Air Date: September 14, 2003
Mr. Shinonome: Akira Kamiya/Jackson Daniels
Shinonome's Wife: Ai Orikasa/Wendee Lee
Tsuyoshi:Ikue Ootani/Ted Sroka
Saeko Shima: Sumi Shimamoto/Jennifer Sekiguchi
Shima-chan: Fuyumi Shiraishi/Kirsty Pape
Tajima: Daiki Nakamura/Mike McFarland
Shinonome's Classmate: Akira Ishida/Kevin Hatcher
Young Mother: Isshin Chiba/Hunter Mackenzie Austin
Oda: Mari Maruta/Carrie Savage
Summary: Shinonome is a downtrodden company man who is going through life without finding true happiness. His junior high school reunion soon rolls around and his thoughts turn to a girl he once loved named Shima.
Extra-Large Size Happiness
Japanese Title: L saizu no shiawase
Air Date: September 21, 2003
Hanako: Gara Takashima/Kirsten Potter
Kayoko: Masako Kyoda/Sonja S. Fox
Ryuuichi: Nobuo Tobita/Liam O'Brien
Baby Ghost: Chie Kojiro
Grandfather: Teppei Takasuki/William Frederick
Real Estate Agent: Isshin Chiba/Sam Regal
Young Ryuuichi: Asako Dodo/Kirsty Pape
Summary: Ryuuichi's mother, Kayoko moves in with her son and his young wife, Hanako. But problems start to arise when Hanako starts behaving oddly and risking the anger of her mother-in-law who they are counting on to invest in their new home. Hanako claims a large spirit is the cause, but only she can see him.
The Executive's Dog
Japanese Title: Senmu no inu
Air Date: September 28, 2003
Matsuko Kogure: Ai Orikasa/Kirsty Pape
Yuji Kogure: Takehito Koyasu/Chris Kent
Kanna: Fumi Hirano/Erica Shaffer
Yuko Kogure: Machiko Toyoshima/Jennifer Sekiguchi
Kosuke Kogure: Mari Maruta/J.D. Stone
Matsurida: Ryo Kamon/Stephen Martello
Mrs. Matsurida: Mari Mashiba/Sonja S. Fox
Housewife: Roko Takisawa/Barbara Goodson
Gorgeous: Wataru Takagi/Liam O'Brien
Summary: The Kogure's are asked to take care of Mr. Matsurida's dog Gorgeous, but when his mistress moves in and the children draw eyebrows on the dog, things become complicated.
