Thirty-three manga artists drew characters from Rumiko Takahashi‘s celebrated series in this week’s magazine. The romantic comedy manga starring womanizer Ataru and his alien princess fiancé Lum debuted 45 years ago on August 30, 1978. Popular manga artists Eiichiro Oda (), Gosho Aoyama (), Hiromu Arakawa (), Hideaki Sorachi (), and more drew characters from the series.
Fans can purchase this year’s 39th issue of to see all the illustrations. The participant line-up includes:
- Gosho Aoyama ()
- Eiichiro Oda ()
- Hiromu Arakawa ()
- Boichi ()
- Paru Itagaki ()
- Kenjirō Hata ()
- Tomohito Oda ()
- Kazuhiro Fujita ()
- Keisuke Itagaki ()
- Hideaki Sorachi ()
- Kotoyama ()
- Hiroyuki Nishimori ()
- Takahiro Arai ()
- Takuya Mitsuda ()
- Shun Matsuena ()
- Kōji Kumeta ()
- Kagiji Kumanomata ()
- Tsukasa Abe ()
- Mitsuru Adachi (MIX)
- Takashi Shiina ()
- Aiko Koyama ()
- Wakabi Asayama ()
- Aya Hirakawa ()
- Hikaru Nikaidō (Aozakura Bōei Daigakukou Monogatari)
- Takeru Atsumi (Chiisai Boku no Haru)
- Yūji Yokoyama (Tokachi Hitoribocchi Nōen)
- Atsushi Namikiri (Red Blue)
- Chigusa Ichihara (Akatsuki Jihen)
- Mitsuharu Yanamoto ()
- Watari (Tatari)
- Hajime Saeki (Sternbilder no Toorimichi)
- Yutaka (Itazurana Kimi ni Masuku-goshi Demo Koi Ōchinukareta)
- Yūhei Kusakabe (Shiroyama to Mita-san)
Viz Media began publishing the in two-in-one omnibus editions in spring 2019 with new translations. Viz Media previously released part of the series in English under the titles Lum and in the 1990s.
The second half of the new television anime will premiere in January 2024. The anime premiered in the Noitamina programming block on Fuji TV in October 2022. HIDIVE is streaming the anime, and began streaming the English dub on March 1. The entire run of the anime will adapt selected stories from the manga and last four cours, or a full year, although not consecutively.
The manga inspired a television anime series that ran from 1981 to 1986, various anime films, and an original video anime (OVA) series. AnimEigo released most of the previous anime on home video except for the film, which Central Park Media released. After these companies’ licenses expired, Discotek Media reissued the movies and began releasing the TV series this year.
Source: Comic Natalie
