Rumiko Takahashi and Yui Aragaki Reunite after 14 Years for Their First Ranma 1/2 Conversation, Sharing Untold Live Action Stories including a 25 Centimeter Haircut and Childhood Fan Works

Mutual Admiration and Contact Information at Last

――Finally, how was it to talk again after so long

Takahashi:
I am deeply moved by how thoroughly she has read. She remembers things I have forgotten. I often see her on television, so meeting in person has a special feeling, almost like a descent from above. There is nothing happier than to sit nearby and talk face to face.

――Aragaki san

Aragaki:
I did not think we would meet again. It is nerve racking to confess how much you love something, and I feel like I talked far too much. I am still not sure I conveyed it all. I am already greedy for more. It was that fun.

――If there is anything left you want to say

Aragaki:
Um. I love you.

――I think that came across more than enough

Aragaki:
Reading your works always makes me happy, and there have been many moments when your works saved me. I love not only Ranma 1 2 but also Inuyasha, and I have read Rinne and MAO, and I want to read all your past works. Thank you for so much fun time and for giving me something to love.

――Thank you. That concludes the interview

Aragaki:
It is over. Thank you very much.

――One suggestion. Would you like to exchange contact information?

Aragaki:
What. I would be honored.

Takahashi:
I would also be honored. Can we exchange contacts. I will not message carelessly.

Aragaki:
I am so happy. Please do. Yay. Thank you very much for the suggestion.

After the Interview

The talk took place at Takahashi sensei’s workplace. Since it was their first face to face in years, both looked a little tense at the start, but Aragaki san’s unstoppable love for Ranma 1 2 soon filled the set with laughter. After the interview they toured the studio for photographs. Aragaki’s excitement at rare goods and production materials left a strong impression. The interview lasted about forty minutes, but the studio tour ran fifty minutes because Aragaki kept asking Takahashi questions she still had and she was a reporter to the end. When they exchanged contact information, Takahashi sent a sticker, which was funny, and Aragaki exclaimed do you use this sticker.

Photography by Ruka Ueno
Text by Masaki Endo
Interview and Editing by Sakurai
Translation by Shoji

Source : ORICON NEWS