Manga Rumic Theater is a series of manga one-shots published annually by Rumiko Takahashi in
Shogakukan's
Big Comic Original since 1987. 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 Worlds
One or Double collection.
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. The series ran for 13 episodes until September 27, 2003. 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.
Cast and characters Episodes Drama A two-episode
television drama adaptation was broadcast on
NHK-BS Premium. 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". Both episodes aired on July 8 and July 15, 2012, respectively. ==See also==