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The Minor Works of Rumiko Takahashi

Rumic World Volume 3

Distributed by: Viz Communications

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Titles: Takahashi and her feline nemesis from 'That Darn Cat' a rare autobiographical story featured in in Rumic World Triology-Copyright Takahashi/Viz Communication

Wedded Bliss (Fuufu)

Big Comic Original Extra, 1980

     Wedded Bliss is the story of newlyweds Makoto and Kanae Yoshiyuki, who are very much in love and enjoy beating the hell out of one another at the expense of their neighbors, whose dwellings are destroyed by the constant thumps, banging, and jumps of the Yoshiyuki's daily fighting ritual. So when the tenants threaten to throw the Yoshiyuki's out they decide to TRY to restrain their erotic beating ritual despite the grief and agony it costs them.

That Darn Cat (Kaibyou Min)

Gekiga Sonjuku, 1981

     Is a rare autobiographical story, which originally appeared Gekiga Sonjuku in 1981.Takahashi writes about her bout babysitting a very cute and coy cat name Min. Min basically drives Takahashi crazy by urinating her furniture, hiding for hours, waking her up in the middle of the night, and being just so garsh darn cute.

A Cry for Help (Warae Herupuman)

Shonen Sunday Extra, 1981

     A Cry for Help is about a high school student named Hiromi who is a bit of a legend. No bully dares to touch Him; for fear that he will let out one of his ear piercing screams that will embarrass a bully to the point where they even feel bad about attempting to beat him up.

     So a girl named Makoto and little fairy like alien have decided to try to help Hiromi over come has screeching problem and make a man of him yet, if that is at all possible.

War Council (Sengoku Seitokai)

Shonen Sunday Extra, 1981

     Wartime High is the setting for War Council. In this school every club wants to be the main student council and control how the extra-curricular budget will be allocated. This state of affairs puts members of the main student council in danger at every hour of every day, as members of other clubs seek to locate and beat up the Student Council President for his official stamp, that gives him the power to approve fund allocations.

     So when the current President resigns due to the fact that he has been placed in a body cast by members of the other clubs, he attempts to pass the cursed stamp onto one of the other members of the official student council who do not want it. So the stamp ends up in the hands of Sanada, the new Secretary, who only joined the Student Council in order to be close to the Vice President Nanako.

     Now every member of every club in the school is after Sanada and it is up to Nanako to keep him out of physical harm, while keeping Sanada from trying to make a move on her.

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