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94-484: At the start of the game, the player can select from one of ten playable characters, then select an opponent. If the player wins the battle, he or she is given the opportunity to take one special move from the opponent (this is also possible in multiplayer battles). This mechanic is called the Trade System. If the player already has a special move gained from another character, the new special move he or she gets will replace

188-400: A Rumic World , the boxed set contains The Obstacle Course Swim as well as a figure of Lum. Many video games have been produced based on the series. 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

282-460: A critical review of the first volume, Elias Rosner of Multiversity Comics praised her clear artwork, facial expressions and comedic timing for slapstick comedy, and stated "In spite of Takahashi’s always lively artwork and sharp eye for slapstick, Urusei Yatsura is not for everyone. Volume 1 does a brilliant job of introducing the absurdity of the world and the endearing obnoxiousness of its characters. Considering this work debuted over 40 years ago,

376-581: A curious looking ancient mask on his downtime. Upon waking up after a blackout having seen drunk roughhousers harass bystanders on his way home, the TV report the next morning revealed that he became the mighty Captain Atlantis , a long ancient hero dedicated to defending good and fighting against evil. He is based on traditional American superheroes, like The Phantom , Batman , and Superman . Based on more morally gray and criminal martial arts series, such as Baki

470-565: A desperation move to turn the tide of battle. It is also found in the Art of Fighting series, The King of Fighters series and Fatal Fury games starting with Fatal Fury 2 . In the year 1999, a massive earthquake struck the Kanto region of Japan. Devastating its entire landscape, survivors and the Japanese Government have relocated to a man made island city 115 miles offshore of Tokyo Bay, into

564-518: A dub for the films by AnimEigo . They provided extensive notes on the series to allow people to understand the many cultural references and jokes in the series that would not normally be understood by non-Japanese. The remaining film, Beautiful Dreamer , was released bilingually by Central Park Media . Five of the films, as well as the OVAs, are available from MVM Films in the United Kingdom. The series

658-409: A large role in the manga, but does not appear in the first anime series. His role is often performed by Perm. The second half of the first anime adaptation is closer to the manga than the first half. In 2022, Takahashi said that Urusei Yatsura ended because she saw that Shinobu was happy after the character Inaba had been introduced. Takahashi has stated that she will not produce any more content for

752-499: A little with the leg buttons. Even after a successful Sunder attack, the fight can still go on, if the character's life bar is not totally drained yet. However, if both limbs are lost afterwards (if they were not already torn off prior to the Sunder attack) then they are almost completely helpless. There are a few special moves that do not require arms or legs, and those can still be performed. Characters are restored back to normal form after

846-420: A mysterious man with a flaming aura about him and giving to him a Kaizer Stone to find its rightful owner, Kash took to heart the stranger's encouragement to leave home and achieve independence. Along his musical expertise placed into his pursuit of rock and roll, and as a student of Bernard, Kash eventually becomes to be known as the dark heavy metal devil hero Hellstinger . A hero based on characters continuing

940-678: A new capitol known as the city of Neo Tokyo. With the greatest and cutting-edge technology into the 21st century, the newly rebuilt Tokyo has become a pinnacle of human achievement and a shining example of the new city of the next millennium. 28 years later, into the year 2017, Neo Tokyo mysteriously experiences a massive spike in crime. Despite all city functions acutely monitored and managed by its cerebral computer, this surge of criminal activity has mysteriously evaded all government monitoring. But, with this spike of crime, comes from out of nowhere, powerful and courageous figures who wish to stand up to these injustices: superheroes. Aiming to make Neo Tokyo

1034-512: A popular idol star throughout the academy, Shaia is in fact an alien policewoman, undercover to find the perpetrator of a Level S Space Crime under the jurisdictions of the Space Federal Direction Control Agency, an extraterrestrial outer space wide policing group to ensure the peace and safety of all known inhabited planets, and kept confidential from Earth's awareness. Although she is a policewoman, she wholeheartedly enjoys

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1128-760: A proposal from Ataru and accepts on the competition's worldwide live television broadcast. Despite the misunderstanding, Lum falls in love with Ataru and moves into his house. 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

1222-410: A round is over much like Time Killers as well. A notable feature in the game is that when an opponent is defeated, the player gains a passable power. These powers or weapons can be used at any time to give the player a further advantage. Players can save their progress in a game with a password feature by pressing buttons during the player select screen. However, since the data was saved only until

1316-478: A safe haven again, these heroes will find their mystery traces back to the National Bernard Institute, Japan's foremost leading academic institution in the world, and its new but mysterious principal, Shizuru Osaki. A superhero based on Japanese Henshin and Shounen manga, Isato Kaiza is a hotblooded but virtuous teenager, being a skilled martial artist with an enjoyment of the simple things in life, who

1410-405: A second television series adaptation was announced and premiered on Fuji TV's Noitamina programming block on October 14, 2022. The series is produced by David Production and directed by Takahiro Komei, Hideya Takahashi and Yasuhiro Kimura, with scripts written by Yūko Kakihara, character designs and chief animation direction by Naoyuki Asano and Masaru Yokoyama composing the music. The series

1504-454: A series called Dust Spot ; however, the increasing popularity of Urusei Yatsura caused her to focus on Urusei and the series became a regular serialization from the middle of 1979. 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

1598-481: A special ending after defeating the final boss. Home ports for the Saturn and PlayStation were announced in early 1995, but were later cancelled. In North America, RePlay reported BloodStorm to be the eight most-popular arcade game at the time. Play Meter listed the game to be the seventeenth most-popular arcade game at the time. According to Electronic Gaming Monthly , " BloodStorm enjoyed some success in

1692-516: A three-disc collection by MVM on September 6, 2004. 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. 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

1786-455: A violent and bloody life of crime and vice as the evil murderer Sheng-Long . Upon gaining the whereabouts of the man who succeeded him in the arts of Enryuji-Ryu, Sheng-Long sets his sights to terrorize the city of New Tokyo and draw him into the open. He is the only character in the game to not appear in the OVA. The series antagonist, Shizuru Osaki is Bernard Institute's principal and headmaster, who

1880-560: A wonderful foil to the "idiotic, lecherous, and lazy" Ataru. Nick Benefield of Operation Rainfall enjoyed that each chapter stands on its own and can largely be read in any order, as well as the manga's "heavy-handed usage" of puns, visual gags, and parodies of other works. He took issue with some of Viz's English translation decisions, not enjoying the amount of American slang used and feeling that terms such as "Oni" and "Karasutengu" should have been left untranslated, but acknowledged its improvement over their original 1990s translation. In

1974-480: A young puppy he named Katamaru, who was in the way of a car. Having shielded the puppy from the impact, however, he then fell unconscious due to his injuries, and woke up later, strapped to a bed. The man he awoke to, having performed heinous experiments on him, requested his allegiance, but Ikki immediately made a daring escape from the facility and that man's strong arms. Under heavy rain, deep sorrow, and having found his new friend Katamaru again, Ikki vowed that day, in

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2068-422: Is "the original otaku dream girl." He awarded the series four stars out of four. Graham Higgins of The Independent praised the series. He further wrote that the experience of reading Urusei Yatsura is "a bit like channel-hopping between The Outer Limits , Neighbours , and Star Trek ." In an interview with Ex.org, Fred Schodt expressed surprise at the popularity of the original English release of

2162-450: Is a weapons-based fighting game, though it differs from Time Killers in that the characters use weapons called "Gauntlets" that allow them to use particular powers and attacks with them. Other than being able to bash off an opponent's arms, a technique called a Sunder is in the game. If executed when an opponent is stunned, it will destroy their lower body. The character will not be able to jump or use kicks, but can still move back and forth

2256-724: Is a young man with a calamitous past and whose heart is filled with grief, and was solely raised by his older sister, who juggled her career as a university student and part-time employment to help make ends meet. At the age of fifteen, his sister then met a man with an odd and threatening air about him; though Kyosuke did not trust him, the man soon manipulated his sister into marrying him, after having noticed something latent within Kyosuke. Sometime after this, upon returning from his part-time job, that man greeted Kyosuke, and promptly murdered his sister in front of his eyes, all to awaken that power deep within him. Having considered that man to have killed

2350-509: Is said to never be seen in public nor on campus. His origins mysterious, he is a man of deep piousness and faith, who desired the power to attain godhood. Though having followed the monastic paths of priesthood throughout the world to attain this goal, his insatiable ambitions eventually discovered a dark ritual known as the Slaughtering of the Self , an inhumane act of blood sacrifice that would ensure

2444-494: Is the 2016 Japan national martial arts champion. Upon the arrival of mysterious men, he is given a curious crystal known as a Kaizer Stone, and is requested to attend the Bernard Institute, a famous worldwide academy also renowned for its mandatory martial arts curriculums. However, catching note of the trouble and the vast amount of crime within the island city of New Tokyo, Isato takes it upon himself with his newfound power as

2538-626: The Famicom on October 23, 1986, exclusively in Japan. The latter was developed by Tose as a port of the unrelated arcade game Momoko 120% . 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. Urusei Yatsura: Stay With You ( うる星やつら Stay With You ) was released by Hudson Soft for

2632-619: The PC Engine CD on June 29, 1990, with an optional music CD available. It was rated 25.78 out of 30 by PC Engine Fan magazine. 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. 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 )

2726-418: The 1990s under the names Lum * Urusei Yatsura and The Return of Lum , but dropped it after eight issues. They re-licensed the manga and released an omnibus edition under its original title with new translations from 2019 to 2023. The first television series, produced by Kitty Films , was broadcast from October 1981 to March 1986, with 194 half-hour episodes. Twelve OVAs and six theatrical films followed, and

2820-566: The 26th Shogakukan Manga Award in the shōnen category, as well as the 18th Seiun Award for the Best Comic category in 1987. An alien race known as the Oni arrive on Earth to invade the planet. Instead of taking over the planet by force, the Oni give humans a chance to fight for the rights to the planet by taking part in a competition. The competition is a variant of the game of tag (known as "the game of

2914-536: 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. To promote the Blu-ray, the anime was rebroadcast in high definition on Kids Station . During 1992, the series was licensed for a North American release by AnimEigo . Their VHS release began in October of

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3008-471: The Anime OVA, Elphie was the reimagined retcon character responsible for giving Isato Kaiza his Kaizer Stone to become Gowcaizer. She is the biological daughter of Shizuru Osaki; though growing up lovingly with her father in childhood, she quickly began to see her father fall from grace upon succeeding the Slaughtering of the Self ritual, and the torment of the powers he gained upon its completion. Unable to bear

3102-481: The English word "Darling" in reference to Ataru was to emphasize her status as a foreigner, as well as a play on the name Darrin , the husband figure from Bewitched . 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. In contrast the character Kosuke Shirai plays

3196-593: The Grappler and Crying Freeman , Gouichirou Kaiza was once the celebrated example of divine martial ability at birth of the Enryuji Buddhist sect of Hida Mountain of Gifu, Japan, being those that teach religious enlightenment through the way of the fist, until in youth at 15, Gouichirou's praise soon became shame upon him desecrating the temple gates of his vain declaration of him being a supreme being. Expelled from his home due to his arrogance, Gouichirou retreated into

3290-526: The Japanese shinsoban , the first volume was published on February 19, 2019, and the seventeenth and last on February 19, 2023. The series was adapted by Kitty Films into an animated television series that aired on Fuji TV from October 14, 1981, to March 19, 1986. The first season episodes would often consist of two fifteen-minute stories per episode, making a total of 194 episodes with 213 stories. The first 106 episodes were directed by Mamoru Oshii and

3384-492: The Japanese government with ties still strong to the Tokugawa Shogunate, under the codename Fudohmaru , he is tasked on a mission to infiltrate the ranks of Bernard and eliminate what evils that permeate in its faculty and potentially threaten the country. An academically gifted, bashful, and mild mannered American archeology student of Bernard (as well as self professed comic book fan), Randy Riggs eventually stumbled upon

3478-510: The Monkey King, Hualing then takes off on her own pilgrimage to see the world. Having arrived at the Bernard Institute of New Tokyo, her powers to sense evil pick up on what wickedness lies within, and is determined to stop it to prove her worth of the legacy as Karin Son . Based on more traditional Japanese manga protagonists in supernatural genres, such as Yu Yu Hakusho or Ogre Slayer , Kyosuke

3572-541: The Neo Geo AES version, GamePro ' s The Axe Grinder lambasted the unoriginal special moves, clumsy and silly-looking animations, unintelligible voice clips, and mediocre soundtrack. Spanish magazine Hobby Consolas reviewed the Neo Geo CD version and regarded it as a very good fighting game for the system, praising the "Trade System" and visual artstyle. MAN!AC ' s Andreas Knauf criticized visual department for

3666-451: The Neo Geo CD release, Superjuegos ' Roberto Serrano praised the audiovisual presentation and gameplay but in the summary of his review, Serrano said that the game lacked an innovations as opposed to the more successful counterparts. BloodStorm BloodStorm is a 1994 arcade fighting game published by Strata and developed by Incredible Technologies . It is considered a spiritual sequel to Time Killers . BloodStorm

3760-528: The Oni" in Japanese), in which the human player must touch the horns on the head of the Oni player within one week. The computer-selected human player is Ataru Moroboshi , a lecherous, unlucky and academically unsuccessful high school student from the fictional Tomobiki Town ( 友引町 ) in Nerima , Japan, and the Oni player is Lum , daughter of the leader of the alien invaders. Despite his initial reluctance to take part in

3854-458: The arcades, but it had very tough competition (MKII [ Mortal Kombat II ])." Entertainment Weekly gave the game a D and wrote that "If The Simpsons ever did a parody of Mortal Kombat , the result might be BloodStorm , a brutal fighting game in which players cut each other's arms off, launch cruise missiles at one another, and get impaled. But BloodStorm isn't funny, except in a snickering, Beavis and Butt-Head sort of way — like when

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3948-401: The aspects carried down from it, such as the removal of an opponent's arms and an instant kill attack, as well as a Special Death Move. The button layout is similar. They are labeled as "back leg", "front leg", "back arm" and "front arm" respectively. A button in the center is used to make the character block. If a limb is lost in combat, its corresponding button is rendered useless. BloodStorm

4042-410: The basis for the setting of that series. Character names often carry extra meanings used to describe a characters personality or other traits. For example, the name Ataru Moroboshi refers to being hit by a star, a reference to the aliens and other people who gather around him. The name Shinobu suggests a patient character; however, this in contrast to the character's actual personality. In a similar way,

4136-418: The burning hero Gowcaizer to put a halt to the vice that runs deep in his new home. Based on celebrity double life manga and music promotional materials, Kash Gyustan is the son of a famous and praised modern day British classical music composer. Rigorously raised to be his father's successor in the craft since childhood, Kash grew distant and eventually yearning for a life outside of his father's shadow. Upon

4230-510: The calling of a dark entity claiming itself as the universe that desired the complete destruction of the Earth, and its desire to have Ohga truly see its course. Realizing his fatal mistake and what would possibly eat away at the last remains of his humanity that would end the world, Shizuru makes desperate efforts to find those who can truly put him to rest before the evil god Ohga within becomes unstoppable. Introduced in later CD Drama installments and

4324-434: 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. 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

4418-599: The competition, Ataru becomes interested in the game when he meets Lum. When the competition begins, Lum surprises everyone by flying away and Ataru finds himself unable to catch her. Before the last day of the competition, Ataru's girlfriend Shinobu Miyake encourages Ataru by pledging to marry him if he wins. On the final day of the competition, Ataru wins the game by stealing Lum's bikini top, which prevents her from protecting her horns in favor of protecting her modesty. In celebrating his victory, Ataru expresses his joy at being able to get married; however, Lum misinterprets this as

4512-417: 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 Satoshi Dezaki and was released on February 6, 1988, as a tenth-anniversary celebration. It was shown as a double bill with a Maison Ikkoku film. The final film, Urusei Yatsura: Always My Darling , was directed by Katsuhisa Yamada and

4606-405: The eighteenth most-popular arcade game at the time. The game was met with generally mixed reception from critics since its release. According to Famitsu , the Neo Geo CD version sold over 6,285 copies in its first week on the market. AllGame ' s Kyle Knight praised the artstyle, character designs and controls but criticized the audio, stiff sprite animations and fighting system. Reviewing

4700-523: The first two volumes alone, to that of Go Nagai . Lep said Takahashi nails the many gags and physical comedy, with the series' stability from the never-changing sitcom elements of "Disappointed parents. Put-upon girlfriend. Insatiable yokai . Weird uncle. And our hero, a total loser" being fun and always staying fresh. RightStuf wrote that Takahashi excels at creating characters who play off of each other perfectly and Urusei Yatsura ' s normally "calm [and] innocent", but hot-tempered, Lum serves as

4794-584: The franchise generated ¥10 billion ( $ 91.12 million ) in merchandise sales. The manga won the 26th Shogakukan Manga Award in the shōnen category in 1980. It was awarded the "Best Comic" category at the 18th Seiun Award in 1987. On TV Asahi 's Manga Sōsenkyo 2021 poll, in which 150,000 people voted for their top 100 manga series, Urusei Yatsura ranked 61st. In Manga: The Complete Guide , Jason Thompson referred to Urusei Yatsura as "A slapstick combination of sci-fi, fairy-tale and ghost-story elements with plenty of cute girls." He also noted that Lum

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4888-638: The game was directed by the game's character designer Masami Ōbari and animated by J.C.Staff . An English adaptation was produced by U.S. Manga Corps and made into an hour-and-a-half film titled Voltage Fighters: Gowcaizer the Movie . Four drama CDs , an image song collection, and a manga were also released. Similarly, Karin Son and Shaia Hishizaki were re-used in Angel Blade as minor antagonists. The OVA plot goes deeper into Ohga's mysterious motives for granting Kaiser Stones to individuals, in an effort to stop

4982-468: The half of himself that yearned and gradually come to learn the meaning of life each day, Kyosuke then learned to harness those strange powers, gaining great spiritual ability. Armed with the Youto Kagura, a spiritually resonant bokken, Kyosuke then embarks on his lone vendetta to avenge his older sister at the hands of the man she loved. A sunny and perky personality, known schoolwide as "Miss Bernard" and

5076-493: The jerky zooming effect, unrefined screen scrolling and static character animations, as well as the audio and lack of ideas despite noting the ability to learn special moves from opponents. A reviewer for Next Generation offered no criticism of the game's quality, but found its complete lack of originality to be unacceptable given that the Neo Geo already had an abundance of 2D fighting games in its library. In contrast when reviewing

5170-450: The legacies of real world legends, Sun Hualing is the eldest child of her family raised in a humble remote village in China. Upon her 17th birthday, Hualing is revealed her family's secrets, being that they are the descendants of priests and disciples of the legendary Sun Wukong after his great journey with the monk Tang Sanzang to achieve enlightenment. Being the 133rd successor of the arts of

5264-512: The machine was turned off, it was not beneficial unless used to pick the game back up where it ended. The game features 7 secret characters who can be found based on how a player defeated an enemy, interactions with certain environments, or codes entered after a match. These 7 characters, plus one additional character (faced after defeating the 8 main characters), were collectively known as the Agents of Nekron. Defeating all 8 of these characters unlocked

5358-467: The manga as he believed the cultural differences would be a problem. Reviewing the 2019 English release of the manga, Arpad Lep of Comics Beat called Urusei Yatsura an impressive, essential debut by a living legend of comics, where "many themes and archetypes integral to her whole body of writing emerge already very well-developed." He compared its story to those by Shigeru Mizuki and its art, which he had strong praise for and noted gets better in just

5452-430: The mountains to continue his training. At the age of 26, Gouichirou soon encountered a visitor, being a humble monk who also desired to train with him. For the next two years, the two trained in the craft of Enryuji-ryu, but much to Gouichirou's ire, the guest left after having displayed his mastery over Enryuji's prized techniques. Enraged and in jealousy of what the visitor attained, Gouichirou's madness soon saw him follow

5546-535: The name of justice, that the man who cursed him with his wretched other self shall be righted by him as Brider , the Transformed Bancho. Based on ninja manga heroes, a well respected classical literature teacher of Bernard, Ranpou Fudoh is also an undercover ninja of the Fudoh clan, having long been trained in his family's secrets since childhood. With his talents recognized as that of an A Class agent amongst those of

5640-460: The old one. However, if the player loses a match, should he or she ever continue the game, the player will be allowed access to older weapons earned from past enemies. This game mechanic is similar to the possibility to use other characters' special moves in BloodStorm , another arcade fighting game. One key feature is that if one character has little health remaining, he or she will be able to perform

5734-415: The pain of seeing him become corrupted from his former self, she takes it upon herself to steal away Kaizer Stones and grant them to individuals possible to bring her father to peace, as the angelic herald Necrokaizer . She is based on 1990s American comic book heroines, including Image Comics heroines, from Witchblade and members of Gen 13 and Cyber Force . A three-episode OVA series based on

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5828-559: The planet, the spirit world and even the galaxy. Later Lum begins attending the same school as Ataru despite his objections. Lum develops a fan base of admirers among the boys of the school, including Shutaro Mendo , the rich and handsome heir to a large corporation that all the girls from Tomobiki have a crush on. Despite their romantic interest, none of Lum's admirers will risk upsetting Lum by trying to force her and Ataru apart, although this does not stop them from trying to get Ataru punished due to his bad behavior, and interfering every time

5922-563: The practitioner become a god themselves. Under the guise of Ohga , Shizuru eventually slaughtered thousands by his hand to fulfill this ritual, and his path of carnage would see him begin upon mastering Enryuji-Ryu's arts. As he attains godly power upon the murder of his last victim, Shizuru soon fell into madness; the godly power attained was that of an infernal god, and fell into despair as he could no longer feel as if reality could keep up with him, as if its limits were trapping and suffocating him. As time further came to pass, he soon began to hear

6016-559: The remainder by Kazuo Yamazaki. Six opening theme songs and nine closing themes were used during the series. On December 10, 1983, the first VHS release of the series was made available in Japan. The series was also released on fifty LaserDiscs . Another VHS release across fifty cassettes began on March 17, 1998, and concluded on April 19, 2000. Two DVD box sets of the series were released between December 8, 2000, and March 9, 2001. These were followed by fifty individual volumes between August 24, 2001, and August 23, 2002. To celebrate

6110-410: The responsibilities, glory and fame her status as an idol has gotten her. She is based on fantastical double life Japanese manga protagonists, from series such as Urusei Yatsura , Di Gi Charat , and DearS . A young man coming from a family line valuing the tradition of bancho and ouendan , Ikki is renowned as Bernard's hot blood spirited leader of E Block. After practice one day, Ikki rescued

6204-407: The same year and was among the first anime titles to receive a subtitled North American release. However, the release schedule was erratic. The episodes were also released on LaserDisc in 1993. The first two episodes were released with an English dub on March 29, 1995, as Those Obnoxious Aliens . Anime Projects released the series in the United Kingdom from April 25, 1994. AnimEigo later released

6298-541: The science fiction-style for the series because then I could write any way I wanted to". She wanted the reader to be completely surprised by the next panel and used slapstick comedy to create a reaction in the reader. When Takahashi ran out of ideas she would create new characters. Takahashi shared a small 150-square-foot apartment with her assistants, and slept in a closet due to a lack of space. While writing Urusei Yatsura she also began work on Maison Ikkoku and used this experience as well as her university experience as

6392-451: The screen flashes 'Cat Fight!' before two female combatants step into the ring." Urusei Yatsura Urusei Yatsura ( うる星やつら ) 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

6486-705: The series Galaxy High School for CBS as an attempt to create a similar series for the American market. The school scenario is reversed to be based around humans attending a high school for aliens. In 1993, a band from Glasgow formed under the name "Urusei Yatsura" as a tribute. A life-size bronze statue of Lum was erected at Ōizumi-gakuen Station in 2015. The series is considered an excellent source for references to Japanese culture and mythology. 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 . Many of

6580-485: The series for release in English across North America under the title of Lum * Urusei Yatsura . 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 . To start, chapters were published monthly in Animerica ; however, due to reader feedback and an increased popularity of

6674-505: The series had on them. A "My First Big" edition was printed between July 2000 and September 2004. This edition was similar to the tankōbon but used low-quality paper and were sold at a low price. A shinsoban edition over 34 volumes was released between November 17, 2006, and March 18, 2008. This edition was also similar to the tankōbon but used new cover artwork and included a section that displayed artwork from current manga artists. After requests from fans, Viz Media licensed

6768-465: The series in 1998. AnimeEigo's license later expired, and has confirmed that the series is out of print as of September 2011. 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 . During their panel at Otakon 2022, Discotek Media announced that they licensed the anime series. On January 1, 2022,

6862-559: The series is an untranslatable pun on the word urusai ( うるさい ) , meaning "noisy" or "obnoxious", but written with the Chinese character for "planet"; the title can be translated roughly into English as "Those Obnoxious Aliens". The series first appeared in Shogakukan's Weekly Shonen Sunday in September 1978. At the start of the series it was only scheduled to run for 5 chapters. Ataru

6956-447: The series it was decided to release it as an individual monthly publication. 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. 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. Based on

7050-490: 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. Each DVD and VHS contained Liner notes explaining the cultural references and puns from the series. A fan group known as "Lum's Stormtroopers" convinced the Californian public television station KTEH to broadcast subtitled episodes of

7144-520: The series was released on various home video formats. A second anime television series adaptation of 46 episodes produced by David Production aired on the Noitamina programming block from October 2022 to June 2024. It is licensed by Sentai Filmworks and is streamed on Hidive . The original television series, OVAs, and five of the films were released in North America with English subtitles, as well as

7238-521: The series. Written and illustrated by Rumiko Takahashi , Urusei Yatsura began sporadic serialization on September 24, 1978, in that year's 39th issue of Shogakukan 's anthology magazine Weekly Shōnen Sunday until the middle of 1979 when it became a regular serialization. It ended in 1987's eighth issue on February 4, after publishing 366 chapters and almost 6,000 pages. A total of 34 individual volumes with 11 chapters each were released in tankōbon format between 1980 and March 1987. After

7332-403: The setting for the series is "Tomobiki", which means "friend taking". Tomobiki is also the name of a superstitious day in the old Japanese calendar system considered to have "no winners or losers" and occurred on every sixth day. Funerals rarely took place on this day as it was believed more deaths would soon follow. Lum was named after Agnes Lum , a bikini model during the 1970s. Lum's use of

7426-401: 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 two anime television series that aired on Fuji TV affiliates. The manga series was republished in different formats in Japan. Viz Media released the series in North America in

7520-412: The tenth anniversary of start of the series, it was printed in 15 wideban editions between July 1989 and August 1990. Each volume contained around 25 chapters, and were printed on higher-quality paper, with new inserts. A bunkoban edition of the series was released over 17 volumes between August 1998 and December 1999. Each volume contains forewords by other manga creators discussing the influence

7614-406: The true evil force controlling him; a mysterious nihilistic entity formed by human thought and known as Omni Exist . In the OVA, Kyosuke is aided by a dog spirit called Kubira instead of a monkey one as in the game, Suzu Asahina has a separate armour form, and two Briders make a cameo appearance. In Japan, Game Machine listed Voltage Fighter Gowcaizer on their November 1, 1995 issue as being

7708-495: The two get close. In 1977, Rumiko Takahashi created the short story Those Selfish Aliens that was nominated for Shogakukan 's Best New Comic Artist award. This would serve as the basis for creating Urusei Yatsura which was first published a year later when Takahashi was 20 years old. The series was her first major work, having previously only published short stories, and is a combination of romantic comedy , science fiction , suburban life, and Japanese folktales . The title of

7802-548: The ways in which it has remained strong should be commended and fans of Takahashi’s works will enjoy seeing her journey as a storyteller, which has only begun in here". 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 Tenchi Muyo! and Love Hina . Tokyo Movie Shinsha produced

7896-722: The world, ravaged by war and famine, has divided into eight provinces ruled by the High Emperor. At the start of the game, the Emperor is assassinated by an unknown assailant, bringing the Empire to the brink of a global war. In accordance with ancient laws the ruling kings and queens of the provinces agree to gather and have a tournament, dubbed the BloodStorm, to determine the next High Emperor, in hopes of preventing further conflict. As with its predecessor Time Killers , BloodStorm features many of

7990-465: Was announced for 46 full-length episodes of four cours split up into two seasons, with the first two-cour season aired from October 2022 to March 2023, and the second two-cour season aired from January to June 2024. Sentai Filmworks has licensed the series in North America, Europe, Oceania, and selected Latin American and Asian territories. During the television run of the first series, four theatrical films were produced. Urusei Yatsura: Only You

8084-467: Was directed by Mamoru Oshii and began showing in Japanese cinemas on March 11, 1983. Urusei Yatsura 2: Beautiful Dreamer was directed by Mamoru Oshii and was released on February 11, 1984. Urusei Yatsura 3: Remember My Love was directed by Kazuo Yamazaki and released on January 26, 1985. Urusei Yatsura 4: Lum the Forever was directed again by Kazuo Yamazaki and released on February 22, 1986. After

8178-405: Was dubbed as a possible " Mortal Kombat -killer" in an attempt to surpass rival Midway Games 's success with Mortal Kombat , though it did not prevail. It was the last game Strata produced before the company went out of business. Home ports for the Saturn and PlayStation were announced in early 1995, but were later cancelled. BloodStorm is set in a distant, post-apocalyptic future where

8272-496: 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. 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

8366-583: Was released for the Nintendo DS by Marvelous on October 20, 2005. 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 ,

8460-420: Was released on August 18, 1991. In North America, Beautiful Dreamer was released by Central Park Media . The remaining five films were released by AnimEigo in North America and MVM Films in the United Kingdom. After re-releasing Beautiful Dreamer in North America in 2018, Discotek Media acquired the rights to the other five films in 2020. On September 24, 1985, the special Ryoko's September Tea Party

8554-556: 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. The OVAs were released in North America by AnimEigo who released them individually over six discs. In the UK they were released as

8648-481: 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. 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. By November 2020, Urusei Yatsura had over 35 million copies in circulation. In 1985,

8742-485: Was released on television in Southeast Asia as Lamu the Invader Girl . The series and films have been license rescued by Discotek Media for a Blu-ray release. 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 best-selling manga series of all time. In 1980, it received

8836-407: Was the central character and each chapter would feature a different strange character. The character of Lum was only going to appear in the first chapter and was not in the second chapter; however, Takahashi decided to re-include her in the third chapter. The series was not an instant success and chapters were initially published sporadically. Between May and September 1978 she simultaneously worked on

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