Urusei Yatsura
Urusei Yatsura | |
うる星やつら | |
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Genre | |
Manga | |
Written by | Rumiko Takahashi |
Published by | Shogakukan |
English publisher | |
Imprint | Shōnen Sunday Comics |
Magazine | Weekly Shōnen Sunday |
English magazine | |
Demographic | Shōnen |
Original run | September 24, 1978 – February 4, 1987 |
Volumes | 34 |
Anime television series | |
Other media | |
Urusei Yatsura (うる星やつら)[a] is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Rumiko Takahashi. It was serialized in Shogakukan's Weekly Shōnen Sunday from September 1978 to February 1987. Its 366 individual chapters were collected in 34 tankōbon volumes. It tells the story of Ataru Moroboshi, and the alien Lum, who believes she is Ataru's wife after he accidentally proposes to her. The series makes heavy use of Japanese mythology, culture, and puns. It was adapted into an anime television series produced by Kitty Films and broadcast on Fuji TV affiliates from October 1981 to March 1986, with 194 half-hour episodes. Twelve OVAs and six theatrical films followed, and the series was released on various home video formats.
The manga series was republished in different formats in Japan.
Urusei Yatsura launched Takahashi's career and received positive reception in and out of Japan from fans and critics alike. The manga has over 35 million copies in circulation, making it one of the
Plot
An alien race known as the
Despite Ataru's lack of interest in Lum and attempts to rekindle his relationship with Shinobu, Lum frequently interferes and Shinobu loses interest in Ataru. Still, Ataru's flirtatious nature persists despite Lum's attention. Lum attempts to stop him from flirting, which results in Ataru receiving powerful electric shock attacks from Lum as punishment. Two characteristics of Ataru are particularly strong: his pervertedness and his bad luck that draws to him all bizarre residents of the planet, the spirit world and even the galaxy. Later Lum begins attending the same school as Ataru despite his objections. Lum develops a
Production
In 1977, Rumiko Takahashi created the short story Those Selfish Aliens that was nominated for
Takahashi said that she had been dreaming about the overall universe of Urusei Yatsura since she was very young. She said that the series "really includes everything I ever wanted to do. I love science fiction because sci-fi has tremendous flexibility. I adopted the science fiction-style for the series because then I could write any way I wanted to".
The characters of Megane, Perm, Kakugari and Chibi are recurring characters throughout the first anime adaptation; however, in the manga they are nameless fans of Lum who appear less after Mendo is introduced.[15] In contrast the character Kosuke Shirai plays a large role in the manga, but does not appear in the first anime series. His role is often performed by Perm.[16] The second half of the first anime adaptation is closer to the manga than the first half.[15] In 2022, Takahashi said that Urusei Yatsura ended because she saw that Shinobu was happy after the character Inaba had been introduced.[17] Takahashi has stated that she will not produce any more content for the series.[18]
Media
Manga
Written and illustrated by
After requests from fans, Viz Media licensed the series for release in English across North America under the title of Lum * Urusei Yatsura.[34] Despite a strong start, the series was dropped after 8 issues. The series was then reintroduced in the monthly Viz publication Animerica and because of the long gap the series was retitled The Return of Lum.[22] To start, chapters were published monthly in Animerica; however, due to reader feedback and an increased popularity of the series it was decided to release it as an individual monthly publication.[35] The English release finished in 1998 and is now out of print. The first 11 volumes of the Japanese release were covered, but several chapters were excluded and a total 9 English volumes of the series were released.[15][22]
On July 19, 2018, Viz announced that they re-licensed the manga with plans to release it in a 2-in-1 omnibus edition with new translations.[36] Based on the Japanese shinsoban, the first volume was published on February 19, 2019, and the seventeenth and last on February 19, 2023.[37][38]
Anime
Series | Season | Segments | Episodes | Originally aired | |||
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First aired | Last aired | Network | |||||
Fuji TV | |||||||
2 | — | 52 | January 5, 1983 | March 28, 1984 | |||
3 | 43 | April 11, 1984 | March 27, 1985 | ||||
4 | 45 | April 3, 1985 | March 19, 1986 | ||||
Urusei Yatsura | 1 | 45 | 23 | October 14, 2022 | March 24, 2023 | Fuji TV (noitaminA) | |
2 | TBA | 23 | January 12, 2024 | TBA |
The series was adapted by
On December 10, 1983, the first VHS release of the series was made available in Japan.[44] The series was also released on fifty LaserDiscs.[45] Another VHS release across fifty cassettes began on March 17, 1998, and concluded on April 19, 2000.[46][47] Two DVD box sets of the series were released between December 8, 2000, and March 9, 2001.[48][49] These were followed by fifty individual volumes between August 24, 2001, and August 23, 2002.[50][51] To celebrate the 35th anniversary of the anime a new HD transfer was created and released on Blu-ray in Japan. The first Blu-ray box set of the series was released on March 27, 2013, with the fourth box set released on March 26, 2014.[39][52] To promote the Blu-ray, the anime was rebroadcast in high definition on Kids Station.[53]
During 1992, the series was licensed for a North American release by AnimEigo.[54] Their VHS release began in October of the same year and was among the first anime titles to receive a subtitled North American release. However, the release schedule was erratic.[15][34][55] The episodes were also released on LaserDisc in 1993.[56] The first two episodes were released with an English dub on March 29, 1995, as Those Obnoxious Aliens.[57] Anime Projects released the series in the United Kingdom from April 25, 1994.[58] AnimEigo later released the series on DVD. The series was available in box set format as well as individual releases. A total of 10 box sets and 50 individual DVDs were released between March 27, 2001, and June 20, 2006.[59][60] Each DVD and VHS contained Liner notes explaining the cultural references and puns from the series.[61] A fan group known as "Lum's Stormtroopers" convinced the Californian public television station KTEH to broadcast subtitled episodes of the series in 1998.[34][62] AnimeEigo's license later expired, and has confirmed that the series is out of print as of September 2011.[63] An improvisational dub of the first and third episodes was broadcast on BBC Choice in 2000 as part of a "Japan Night" special as Lum the Invader Girl.[4][64] During their panel at Otakon 2022, Discotek Media announced that they licensed the anime series.[65]
On January 1, 2022, a second television series adaptation was announced and premiered on Fuji TV's
Films
Film | Japan release date |
Directed by | Written by | Produced by |
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Urusei Yatsura: Only You | March 11, 1983 | Mamoru Oshii | Tomoko Konparu | Yuji Nunokawa |
Urusei Yatsura 2: Beautiful Dreamer | February 11, 1984 | Mamoru Oshii | Hidenori Taga | |
Urusei Yatsura 3: Remember My Love | January 26, 1985 | Kazuo Yamazaki | Tomoko Konparu | |
Urusei Yatsura 4: Lum the Forever | February 22, 1986 | Toshiki Inoue & Kazuo Yamazaki | ||
Urusei Yatsura: The Final Chapter | February 6, 1988 | Satoshi Dezaki | Tomoko Konparu | |
Urusei Yatsura: Always My Darling | August 18, 1991 | Katsuhisa Yamada | Tomoko Konparu & Hideo Takayashiki |
During the television run of the first series, four theatrical films were produced. Urusei Yatsura: Only You was directed by Mamoru Oshii and began showing in Japanese cinemas on March 11, 1983.[74] Urusei Yatsura 2: Beautiful Dreamer was directed by Mamoru Oshii and was released on February 11, 1984.[75] Urusei Yatsura 3: Remember My Love was directed by Kazuo Yamazaki and released on January 26, 1985.[76] Urusei Yatsura 4: Lum the Forever was directed again by Kazuo Yamazaki and released on February 22, 1986.[77]
After the conclusion of the first television series, two more films were produced. A year after the television series finished, Urusei Yatsura: The Final Chapter was directed by
OVA releases
On September 24, 1985, the special Ryoko's September Tea Party was released consisting of a mixture of previously broadcast footage with 15 minutes of new material. A year later on September 15, 1986, Memorial Album was released, mixing new and old footage.[61][82] On July 18, 1987, the TV special Inaba the Dreammaker was broadcast before being released to video. It was followed by Raging Sherbet on December 2, 1988, and by Nagisa's Fiancé four days later on December 8. The Electric Household Guard was released on August 21, 1989, and followed by I Howl at the Moon on September 1. They were followed by Goat and Cheese on December 21 and Catch the Heart on December 27, 1989. Finally, Terror of Girly-Eyes Measles and Date with a Spirit were released on June 21, 1991.[83] The OVAs were released in North America by AnimEigo who released them individually over six discs.[61] In the UK they were released as a three-disc collection by MVM on September 6, 2004.[84]
On December 23, 2008, a special was shown at the It's a Rumic World exhibition of Rumiko Takahashi's works. Entitled The Obstacle Course Swim Meet, it was the first animated content for the series in 17 years.[85] On January 29, 2010, a boxed set was released featuring all of the recent Rumiko Takahashi specials from the Rumic World exhibition. Entitled It's a Rumic World, the boxed set contains The Obstacle Course Swim as well as a figure of Lum.[86]
Video games
Many video games have been produced based on the series.[87] The first game to be released was a handheld electronic game, released by Bandai in 1982. Following it were microcomputer games, as well as Urusei Yatsura: Lum no Wedding Bell (うる星やつらラムのウェディングベル), which was released by Jaleco for the Famicom on October 23, 1986, exclusively in Japan.[88] The latter was developed by Tose as a port of the unrelated arcade game Momoko 120%.[89] In 1987, Urusei Yatsura was released by Micro Cabin for the Fujitsu FM-7 and Urusei Yatsura: Koi no Survival Party (うる星やつら恋のサバイバルパーチー) was released for the MSX computer.[90][91]
Urusei Yatsura: Stay With You (うる星やつら Stay With You) was released by Hudson Soft for the PC Engine CD on June 29, 1990, with an optional music CD available.[92] It was rated 25.78 out of 30 by PC Engine Fan magazine.[93] Urusei Yatsura: Miss Tomobiki o Sagase! (うる星やつらミス友引を探せ!) was released by Yanoman for the Nintendo Game Boy on July 3, 1992.[94] Urusei Yatsura: Dear My Friends (うる星やつら~ディア マイ フレンズ) was released by Game Arts for the Sega Mega-CD on April 15, 1994. Urusei Yatsura: Endless Summer (うる星やつら エンドレスサマー) was released for the Nintendo DS by Marvelous on October 20, 2005.[95]
Other media
A large number of LP albums were released after the series began broadcasting. The first soundtrack album was Music Capsule, which was released on April 21, 1982, and a follow-up, Music Capsule 2, was released on September 21, 1983. A compilation, The Hit Parade, was released in July 1983, and The Hit Parade 2 was released on May 25, 1985. A cover album by Yuko Matsutani, Yuko Matsutani Songbook, was released on May 21, 1984. Lum's voice actress Fumi Hirano also released a cover album, Fumi no Lum Song, which was released on September 21, 1985.[96]
Two books collecting all of Takahashi's color artwork from the series were released under the title Urusei Yatsura: Perfect Color Edition. Both books were released on January 18, 2016, and include a new interview with Takahashi.[97][98][99]
Reception
By November 2020, Urusei Yatsura had over 35 million copies in circulation.
Critical reception
In
Influence and legacy
The series has been credited by Jonathan Clements in Schoolgirl Milky Crisis: Adventures in the Anime and Manga Trade as influencing multiple other "geek gets girl" works including
In 1993, a band from Glasgow formed under the name "Urusei Yatsura" as a tribute.[113] A life-size bronze statue of Lum was erected at Ōizumi-gakuen Station in 2015.[114]
Use of Japanese culture
The series is considered an excellent source for references to Japanese culture and mythology.[115] The manga makes heavy use of Japanese literature, folklore, history and pop culture. Examples of literature and folklore include The Tale of Genji and Urashima Tarō.[116] Many of the characters in the series are derived from mythological creatures. In some cases the creatures themselves appeared, and in other cases a character was designed to incorporate the characteristics of a mythological creature.[117]
Stories and situations made use of these mythological elements to create jokes and draw comparisons with the original mythology. For example, the Oni choose tag to decide their contest with Earth because the Japanese word for Tag, Onigokko, means "game of the Oni". When Ataru grabs Lum's horns during their contest and she misunderstands his statement that he can get married, it is a reference to the myth that grabbing the horns of an Oni will make your dream come true.[6]
See also
Notes
- ^ The title of the series is an untranslatable pun that can be translated roughly into English as "Those Obnoxious Aliens".
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External links
- Urusei Yatsura manga at Viz Media
- Urusei Yatsura anime at Studio Pierrot (in Japanese)
- Urusei Yatsura (manga) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia