Urusei Yatsura’s first teaser re-introduces an ’80s anime icon to modern audiences
A promotional teaser for the new Urusei Yatsura anime premiered on the show’s official website today, offering a glimpse of David Production’s upcoming take on the iconic sci-fi rom-com series set to air this October.
The new series is based on Rumiko Takahashi’s 1978 manga, which follows the story of Ataru Moroboshi, a lecherous high school student who is selected to defend Earth against an alien invasion by playing a game of tag against Lum, a blue-haired tiger-striped bikini-clad alien princess. Upon winning the game, Ataru inadvertently finds himself in a love triangle between his girlfriend Shinobu and the hot-tempered Lum, who misinterprets his cries of happiness as a marriage proposal.
The original Urusei Yatsura anime, which premiered in 1981 and ran until 1986, is commonly cited as one of the quintessential works of ’80s anime, inspiring stylistic tropes and visual trends which would influence Japanese anime rom-coms for decades and elevate Lum to the status of a Japanese pop-cultural icon.
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Takahiro Kamei, who worked as an episode director on JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Golden Wind, is serving as series director. Masaru Yokoyama
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