Rumiko Takahashi's work is active across several fronts: a third Ranma 1/2 anime season runs on Nippon TV and Netflix, Shogakukan has opened a fantasy manga award in her name, and a charity auction continues her support of PLAS. She is also represented in a Viz Media video with Junji Ito.
The most recent cycle of coverage centers on the Ranma 1/2 revival. A second trailer in June 2026 confirmed an October premiere for Season 3 on NTV and Netflix, with MAPPA producing and director Konosuke Uda returning along with most staff. By the time Nippon TV's schedule was set, the season was locked into an October 3 start, every Saturday at 24:55, with Netflix streaming fastest after broadcast. The new season builds on two earlier ones that aired from October 2024 and October 2025, so the annual slot and the MAPPA production have held for three years.
Outside the anime, Takahashi's name is being used to find new manga. Shogakukan's Weekly Shonen Sunday announced the Rumiko Takahashi Fantasy Manga Awards in September 2026, open to professional and amateur creators until January 11, 2027, for works of 42 pages or fewer with at least one fantasy element. Takahashi heads the judging panel with editor-in-chief Kazunori Oshima and other Shonen Sunday editors. Results are set for March 24, and the top entries are routed into Weekly Shonen Sunday or Sunday Webry.
Earlier in the same stretch, a charity auction sold an autographed Inuyasha illustration for 1,833,000 yen, with proceeds going to PLAS, which supports African children orphaned by AIDS. That followed a previous Inuyasha illustration Takahashi provided for the organization's 2023 auction. Separately, Viz Media released a subtitled video of Takahashi and Junji Ito discussing each other's work and the possibility of a horror collaboration; Ito praised her style, and the meeting was filmed in San Francisco in January.
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Ranma 1/2 Season 3 begins broadcasting on the Nippon TV network from October 3, every Saturday at 24:55, with fastest streaming on Netflix immediately after broadcast. MAPPA handles production. Season 1 aired from October 2024 and Season 2 from October 2025. Episode 25, titled "Training DE Dinner," opens the season with a challenge letter from Ryoga arriving just before summer vacation.
Shogakukan's Weekly Shonen Sunday announced the Rumiko Takahashi Fantasy Manga Awards in its combined 42nd and 43rd issue, with entries open to professional and amateur creators until January 11, 2027. Works must run 42 pages or fewer and include at least one fantasy element. Takahashi heads the judging panel alongside editor-in-chief Kazunori Oshima and other Shonen Sunday editors. Results will be announced in the magazine and on the awards website on March 24.
Amazon's Manga Weekend Festival runs September 11 to 13 with a "Nostalgic 2000s Works" theme and 50 percent point-back on all volumes. Rumiko Takahashi's Urusei Yatsura [New Edition], all 34 volumes, is among the featured titles. The new edition uses new cover illustrations and includes "My Lum x 34," Lum drawings by 34 Shogakukan manga artists, one per volume; those illustrations are not in the digital edition.
An original autographed illustration of Inuyasha's title character by manga creator Rumiko Takahashi sold for 1,833,000 yen (about US$11,440) at a charity auction on Sunday. The non-governmental organization PLAS, which supports African children orphaned by AIDS, held the sale as part of its current round of charity auctions.
Viz Media released an English-subtitled video featuring Rumiko Takahashi and Junji Ito discussing each other's work, possible collaborations, and industry changes. Ito suggested leaning toward horror, and Takahashi agreed, praising his style. Ito revealed the meeting was filmed in San Francisco in January.
MAPPA released a second trailer for the third season of the new Ranma 1/2 anime, confirming an October premiere on NTV and Netflix. Director Kōnosuke Uda and most staff return, with Riko Kaneda and Haruki Miura joining as chief animation directors and Atsuko Ishida and Yoshihiro Takeda added as main animators.