Rumic Theater

Manga

Rumic Theater is a series of manga one-shots published annually by Rumiko Takahashi in Shogakukan's Big Comic Original since 1987.[1] An English language collection by Viz Media was released in two volumes on June 5, 1996, and June 5, 1998. The first corresponding to the volume The Tragedy of P, but the second being a release of Rumic World's One or Double collection.[2]

Volumes

Anime

In June 2003, the July issue of Animage announced that an anime adaptation of Rumic Theater produced by TMS Entertainment and directed by Akira Nishimori would premiere on TV Tokyo on July 5, 2003.[10] The series ran for 13 episodes until September 27, 2003.[11]

In North America, Geneon Entertainment licensed the series for English language release. They released the series on four DVDs from January 11 to July 19, 2005.[12][13][14][15]

Cast and characters

Episodes

Drama

A two-episode television drama adaptation was broadcast on NHK-BS Premium.[16] The first episode adapted the "Red Bouquet", "Hidden in the Pottery" and "Aberrant Family F" stories, and the second adapted "The Executive's Dog", "Birds of Fate" and "As Long As You Are Here".[17] Both episodes aired on July 8 and July 15, 2012, respectively.[18]