Urusei Yatsura ( Japanese う る 星 や つ ら Urusei Yatsura , "These Unbearable Aliens") - known in the late 1970s and 1980s , manga (34 volumes came out) (1979-1987) and anime series (1981-1986) created by Rumiko Takahashi . In total, 218 television series were released (subsequently, the first series lasting 12 minutes in pairs were combined into one “standard” series of 24 minutes and modern DVDs R1 / R2 editions consist of 195 series), six full-length anime films, 11 OVA and several TV specials .
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| Japanese う る 星 や つ ら (Japanese) urusei yatsura (romaji) | |
| Genre / Theme | science fiction , comedy , romance |
| Manga | |
| Author | Rumiko Takahashi |
| Publisher |  Shogakukan |
| Published in | Shonen sunday Animerica |
| Lecture hall | shonen |
| Publication | 1978 - 1987 |
| Tomov | 34 |
| Anime series | |
| Producer | Mamoru Hosea Yamazaki Kazuo |
| Studio | Studio pierrot |
| TV network | Yomiuri tv |
| Premiere screening | October 14, 1981 - March 19, 1986 |
| Duration | 30 min. |
| Series | 195 |
| Animated film Urusei Yatsura: Only You う る 星 や つ ら オ ン リ ー ・ ユ ー | |
| Producer | Mamoru Hosea |
| Studio | Kitty films |
| Premiere | February 11, 1983 |
| Duration | 101 minutes |
| Animated film "Urusei Yatsura: Beautiful Dreamer" う る 星 や つ ら ２ ビ ュ ー テ ィ フ ル ・ ド リ ー マ ー | |
| Producer | Mamoru Hosea |
| Studio | Studio pierrot |
| Premiere | February 11, 1984 |
| Duration | 98 minutes |
| Animated film "Urusei Yatsura: Remember My Love" う る 星 や つ ら ３ リ メ ン バ ー ・ マ イ ・ ラ ブ | |
| Producer | Kazuo Yamazaki |
| Premiere | January 26, 1985 |
| Duration | 90 minutes |
| OVA "Urusei Yatsura OVA" う る 星 や つ ら | |
| Producer | Kazuo Yamazaki |
| Studio | Studio DEEN , Magic Bus , Madhouse Studios |
| Date of issue | September 24, 1985 - June 21, 1991 |
| Series | eleven |
| Animated film Urusei Yatsura: Lum The Forever う る 星 や つ ら ４ ラ ム ・ ザ ・ フ ォ ー エ バ ー | |
| Producer | Kazuo Yamazaki |
| Studio | Kitty films |
| Premiere | February 22, 1986 |
| Duration | 95 minutes |
| Animated film Urusei Yatsura: The Final Chapter う る 星 や つ ら 完結 編 | |
| Producer | Satoshi Dezaki |
| Studio | Kitty films |
| Premiere | February 6, 1988 |
| Duration | 85 minutes |
| Animated film Urusei Yatsura: Always My Darling う る 星 や つ ら い つ だ っ て ・ マ イ ・ ダ ー リ ン | |
| Producer | Katsuhisa Yamada |
| Studio | Kitty films |
| Premiere | November 2, 1991 |
| Duration | 77 minutes |
| Animated film | |
| Producer | Yoshitomo Yonetani |
| Studio | Sunrise |
| Premiere | July 30, 2008 |
| Duration | 28 minutes |
In 1982, this anime series took sixth place among the anime, in the Grand Prix of the magazine " Animage " [1] . The following year, the series rose to fourth place [2] . In 1984, the series went down to sixth place. However, OVA "Urusei Yatsura: Only You" ranked fifth [3] . The second OVA "Urusei Yatsura: Beautiful Dreamer", in 1985, took third place [4] . In 1986, the series reappeared in sixth place, and the third OVA took third place [5] . In 1987, the series went down to eighth place. The fourth OVA “Urusei Yatsura - Lum the Forever” took tenth place [6] . In 1988, the 1987 OVA took 11th place [7] . In 1989, OVA "Urusei Yatsura: The Final Chapter" took eighth place [8] . Finally, OVA “Urusei Yatsura - Always My Darling” took 12th place in 1992 [9] .
Content
Criticism Perceptions
According to ANN 's review, Urusei Yatsura spawned thousands of imitations and placed the romantic comedy on the anime card. It is a "implausible" love story, overcoming space, time and species differences. Although the story was imitated many times, no one could reproduce the quality of the original. Since the series has many unique and attractive characters, according to the reviewer, the viewer will surely find someone with whom he can identify himself. In an extreme case, it will simply tear your stomach laughing at the characters. And if the viewer likes Tenchi Muyo! ”,“ Ranma ½ ”,“ El Hazard ”or any other story about“ implausible ”love, this anime at least deserves his attention [10] . According to a 2007 survey by the Ministry of Culture of Japan , it ranks 31st among the best manga of all time. [eleven]
Story
The demons, who arrived from outer space and possess many times superior Earth technology, are going to enslave the Earth. However, they agree to stop the invasion if a person randomly selected by their computer can touch the horns of the main character, the daughter of the leader of the invaders, for ten days, Lam. That person becomes the second main character, Ataru Moroboshi. He fails after failure and before the final fight, his girlfriend Shinobu promises to marry him if he wins. This gives him the strength to achieve victory by cunning, but Lam interprets his subsequent phrase “Now you can get married” as a marriage proposal . The series tells about the formed love triangle and the troubles that Ataru constantly gets into.
Character List
Ataru Moroboshi ( 諸 星 あ た る Moroboshi Ataru ) is the main character. A fool and a loser, from whose bad luck the whole planet sometimes suffers. In view of this, everyone knows that if dinosaurs destroy the city, then Ataru is involved in this. If necessary, it is able to run at the speed of a motorcycle or stand alone against a small army. It has great survivability - neither Lam’s electricity, nor Jariten’s fire, nor the tables thrown to Shinobu can injure him. She is an incorrigible womanizer and spends all her time on chasing girls. Girls almost never reciprocate with him, and many he is a bit for harassment. However, when it comes to girls, Ataru is not confused by any obstacles. Despite his poor reputation, Ataru was elected class president. Although Ataru is ready to look after any girl, with respect to Lam, he practically shows neither love, nor at least kindness. He absolutely does not hide the fact that she is cheating on her and moreover, he can do it right in front of his "wife". Although he deeply worries about any threat of a break, Ataru tries not to let Lam see any manifestations of love towards her.
- Seiyu : Toshio Furukawa
Lam ( ラ ム у Ramu ) is the main character. The daughter of the leaders they flew to seize the Earth. Able to fly and strike with lightning, and the latter does, including involuntarily, in moments of great excitement. After Ataru, in her opinion, made her an offer, Lam without hesitation agreed to become his wife and be faithful to him for the rest of her life. In view of this, she settled in his house, pestering Atar even in the middle of school lessons and calling him “beloved” ( я ー リ ン Yes: rin ) . Since Ataru himself does not show much interest in her, Lam is constantly trying to separate him from Shinobu and wean his “husband” from cheating through lightning strikes.
- Seiyu: Fumi Hirano
Shinobu Miyake ( 三 宅 し の ぶ Miyake Shinobu ) is the main character. It has tremendous power to juggle school desks or to throw an entire tank out of the way. Nevertheless, he considers himself a weak and defenseless girl. At the beginning of the story, she was in love with Atara, but due to his constant and undisguised betrayal, she eventually switched to Sutaro.
- Seiyu : Saeko Shimazu
Teng ( テ ン Teng ) - they are a small child and a cousin of Lam. Able to fly and spew fire. Ten flew to Earth to see the husband whom his sister had chosen. In the end, Ten concluded that Lam was too good for Ataru. He constantly conflicts with Ataru, but rarely comes out of the fray as a winner. More often, Ataru uses it as a tennis ball and throws it into the distance with a frying pan. Since Ten’s mother works as a firefighter and condemns any games with fire, in her presence, Ten diligently pretends to be friends with Ataru.
- Seiyu : Kazuko Sugiyama
Sutaro Mendo ( 面 堂 終 太郎 Mando: Xu: tarot :) is a rich man and classmate of Ataru. He is the same womanizer and a fool like Ataru, but is more courteous with the girls and enjoys great popularity with them. Due to their support, he was able to gain an equal number of votes with Ataru in the election of the class president. However, thanks to Lam's help, he lost to Ataru in a duel and became vice president.
- Seiyu : Akira Kamiya
Ray ( レ イ Ray ) is a former lover of Lam. It has an irresistible appearance, but in moments of intense excitement it turns into a huge cow. He can also eat any amount of food, and during the meal he forgets everything. Despite the fact that Lam left him, he still loves her and periodically tries to return her. At the same time, regularly meets with Ran. However, on Ran's date, Ray comes solely for a treat.
- Seiyu : Tessho Ganda
Ran ( ラ ン Ran ) is a childhood friend of Lam. It has the ability to stretch a person’s youth through a kiss. In public, trying to play the role of a cute girl. Nevertheless, the soul is rude and selfish. In the past, Lam constantly framed her and led her away from Ran Ray. Therefore, Ran has a big tooth on Lam and wants to take revenge. He regularly meets with Ray, although he understands that he comes exclusively for food.
- Seiyu : Yo Inoe
Movies
- Urusei Yatsura 1: Only You is the first full-length movie in the Urusei Yatsura universe to be released in 1983. According to the plot, when Ataru was still a child, he played with the alien princess Elle and stepped on her shadow during the game. According to the traditions of the planet Elle, this is tantamount to a marriage proposal, which Ataru absolutely did not mind. After 11 years, Elle returns to Earth for her fiance, which Ataru is only happy about. Lam has to stop the upcoming wedding and return Ataru to Earth.
- Urusei Yatsura 2: Beautiful Dreamer is the second full-length movie in the universe, Urusei Yatsura, released in 1984. According to the plot, the Tomobiki school repeats endlessly the same day. The rest of the city, with the exception of Ataru’s house, was desolate, and it was not possible to leave it. As it turns out, the characters are locked in someone else's dream.
- Urusei Yatsura 3: Remember My Love is the third full-length movie in the Urusei Yatsura universe, released in 1985. According to the plot, when Lam was little, her parents forgot to invite an old witch. In response, she cast a curse on Lam, which should separate her from her beloved. Now a magician appears in the city, who turns Ataru into a hippopotamus and kidnaps the pursuing Lam. Ataru must overcome the power of the curse and return Lam to Earth.
- Urusei Yatsura 4: Lum the Forever is the fourth full-length movie in the Urusei Yatsura universe, released in 1986. According to the plot, after Mando cut down the guardian tree, Lam's forces began to decrease and Lam began to disappear from the hearts of her fans. Soon all this Lam disappeared, and the dreams of the inhabitants of the city began to come true. The characters must force the city to return Lam and everything else to their place.
- Urusei Yatsura 5: Kanketsuhen is the fifth full-length film in the Urusei Yatsura universe, released in 1988. According to the plot, in the past, great-grandfather Lam promised his first female descendant to be a wife to one of the inhabitants of the world of darkness. Now the grandson of this inhabitant has come for Lam. Ataru must go after Lam and return her to Earth. In a world of darkness between Ataru and Lam, a serious quarrel occurs. As a result, Ataru must either defeat Lam once again in the game of napkins, or forget about her forever, or admit that he loves her.
- Urusei Yatsura 6: Itsudatte, watashi no Darling, is the sixth full-length film in the Urusei Yatsura universe, released in 1991. According to the plot, in the universe there is a certain temple where the love elixir is stored. The drinker will forever fall in love with the first one he sees. However, only the most anxious person in the universe will receive the elixir. That is Ataru. In order to take possession of the elixir, the Princess Lupika appeals to Atar for help and promises to marry him as a reward. Lam, thinking that her fiancé has been kidnapped, goes after them.
- Urusei Yatsura: The Shougaibutsu Suieitaikai is the seventh feature film in the Urusei Yatsura universe, released in 2008. The plot tells about how the Ataru school organized a swimming competition with obstacles. At the beginning of the plot, the characters " InuYasha " and " Ranma ½ " appear episodically.
Notes
- ↑ Results of “Anime Grand Prix” (Japanese) . Animage (1982).
- ↑ Results of “Anime Grand Prix” (Japanese) . Animage (1983).
- ↑ Results of “Anime Grand Prix” (Japanese) . Animage (1984).
- ↑ Results of “Anime Grand Prix” (Japanese) . Animage (1985).
- ↑ Results of “Anime Grand Prix” (Japanese) . Animage (1986).
- ↑ Results of “Anime Grand Prix” (Japanese) . Animage (1987).
- ↑ Results of “Anime Grand Prix” (Japanese) . Animage (1988).
- ↑ Results of “Anime Grand Prix” (Japanese) . Animage (1989).
- ↑ Results of “Anime Grand Prix” (Japanese) . Animage (1992).
- ↑ Urusei Yatsura DVD Boxset - Review - Anime News Network . ANN . Date of treatment June 2, 2011.
- ↑ The Top 50 Manga Series | Japan Probe Archived July 2, 2012.
Links
- Manga “Urusei Yatsura” in the Anime News Network Encyclopedia
- Anime “Urusei Yatsura” in the Anime News Network Encyclopedia
- Anime “Urusei Yatsura” in the AniDB Database
- Anime “Urusei Yatsura: Only You” in the Anime News Network Encyclopedia
- Anime "Urusei Yatsura: Only You" in the AniDB Database
- Anime "Urusei Yatsura: Beautiful Dreamer" in the encyclopedia of Anime News Network
- Anime “Urusei Yatsura: Beautiful Dreamer” in the AniDB Database
- Anime "Urusei Yatsura: Remember My Love" in the encyclopedia of Anime News Network
- Anime “Urusei Yatsura: Remember My Love” in the AniDB Database
- Anime "Urusei Yatsura OVA" in the encyclopedia of Anime News Network
- Anime "Urusei Yatsura OVA" in the AniDB database
- Anime "Urusei Yatsura: Lum The Forever" in the encyclopedia of Anime News Network
- Anime "Urusei Yatsura: Lum The Forever" in the AniDB Database
- Anime "Urusei Yatsura: The Final Chapter" in the encyclopedia of Anime News Network
- Anime “Urusei Yatsura: The Final Chapter” in the AniDB Database
- Anime "Urusei Yatsura: Always My Darling" in the encyclopedia of Anime News Network
- Anime “Urusei Yatsura: Always My Darling” in the AniDB Database
- Anime “Urusei Yatsura” in the AniDB Database