Rumiko Takahashi is one of the most successful mangaka in the world, having created landmark series like Ranma 1/2 and Inuyasha. While she is most known for those works, her career started all the way back in 1978 with Urusei Yatsura, a romantic comedy manga that features the adventures of the crude and philandering Ataru Moroboshi and the beautiful alien Lum, who believes herself to be his wife after an accidental proposal. The series took off immediately and was Rumiko Takahashi's first major success.