#urusei yatsura allstars

[yonae]

[misteria247]

Friendly reminder of the Urusei Yatsura manga!

It's a canon fact that Ataru keeps a diary. Like a legitimate diary, not a journal. And in the manga when people find out about this they instantly call him weird or laugh at him (Mendo, it's Mendo who laughs at him). All except for one person.

Lum.

In fact Lum does the opposite of laughing at this fun fact.

She gets angry on Ataru's behalf.

Even back before these two had their understanding of one another and were closer than ever, she still stood up for Ataru and Ataru stood up for her when it really came down to it.

Just.......they're perfect your honor I rest my case.

[ukyou-kuonji]

I don't expect new Fujinami to be likable to be clear, but even a smidgen of parental concern for Ryuunosuke, no matter how warped, would be appreciated. I similarly expect Ryuu to always fail to be a girl, but some occasional payback to Fujinami, similar to what Ranma sometimes gets with Genma would also be appreciated.

Ah, guess I misunderstood what your wrote. Absolutely seconded!

[ydotome]

"Raiou (雷櫻)" by MAISONdes feat. 9Lana, SAKURAmoti - Urusei Yatsura (2022) 2nd Season - Ending Theme 

[ikemengoessbrrrrr]

Atalum in a nutshell

[gabbyp09]

[dagmartoons]

I HATE THIS GAME OF EMOTIONS WE PLAY

[nijigasakilove]

Thank you David Production for giving this story the love and care it deserves. Urusei Yatsura is one of the most important manga of all time, its fingerprints are all over the modern animanga industry and bringing it to the modern era so new fans can discover it was a great idea.

Absolutely ludicrous finale. Fate of the world on the line and this dude Ataru refuses to say 3 simple words lmaoo. You know what, I gotta respect it though. Even though I think he’s a dumbass ingrate, he didn’t fold and was consistent about his “you should know how I feel” mentality. In his own little way, showing Lum that he kept her horns all this time was his confession.

Like he said, “just because I say I love you doesn’t mean I’m not lying” but, your actions will always be a dead giveaway and it’s obvious Ataru loves Lum in his own crazy way. They’re two stubborn people who are perfect for each other.

While personally, I’m disappointed that we didn’t get to hear those simple words, I gotta give Takahashi sensei credit for wrapping things up while staying faithful to who the characters in the story are. Ataru has always been a show not tell type of guy and to the bitter end he’s a hardass. Promising to tell Lum on his deathbed may seem like a jokey way out of the situation, but it implies he wants to stay together with Lum for the rest of his life which is as much of a confession as any.

Bravo, what a fucking anime man. All the gags didn’t land with me, but a lot did and I just love and will miss these characters. Can’t wait for the Ranma remake.

review: https://myanimelist.net/reviews.php?id=528234

[danaty-consolation]

I don't know if you have already answered this before, so I'm sorry if that's the case, but what do you think of the ending of the manga of Urusei Yatsura/the fifth movie adaptation? Do you think that that ending truly concludes the story? I was watching the 2022 series and I... wanted spoilers for the development of Ataru and Lum's relationship so I went a little crazy, I read the synopsis for all episodes on Wikipedia, watched a couple of episodes from the 80s anime and read a few chapters of the manga. And, well, I was a little let down that it seems that they never become official? Like, from what I've read and watched, yes, their relationship seems to progress with Ataru slowly falling in love with her but it was a little disappointing to know that Ataru never really admits to his feelings, changes his "skirt-chasing" behavior or lets her know how he feels. It almost seems like the mangaka wanted to stick to the "status quo" by never letting the character dynamic between the two of them change. I don't know. What do you think? And do you think they might change that in the 2022 series or they will be sticking close to the manga?

Firstly, sorry for the wait!

Now with your question, to be honest it was pretty said and done that he admitted his feelings openly to her verbally because we all now that Ataru is more of an action guy rather than words but, here Lum wanted him to break that vow and make him say it verbally so it will come more true.

Is it stupid? Yes

Is it selfish? Yes

But the thing here is that this happens after Ataru doesn't believe her and when he gets to know he was wrong, he is still too prideful to admit it and apologize.

So she wants him to say that he loves her, to reassure her that all of they went through and lived together wasn't meaningless for him.

This was his last change to fix everything.

Being a teenager is difficult, and Lum's and Ataru's emotions are all over the place in this race.

Ataru can't even say those words. He knows that Lum will even think that he doesn't feel that way because he was pressured to say it, and he wants it to be genuine.

So when Lum forces him to say something closer and more powerful than a "I love you" it finally breaks down one of their walls.

He doesn't want to forget her, she is unforgettable to him.

And when Lum sees that he holds her horns tightly, she breaks down because that action shows that he is holding something of her close to him.

That anything coming from her is precious to him.

He showed that he loves her without verbally saying it word by word

And she knows this, that's why she hugs him....

However, we see how... He also went out to her but did not touch her horns, but hugged her tightly.

She was the one who guided his hand toward her horn, but even then, he was barely touching it, he was touching more her head.

And this part is the one you told me:

I can see the frustration because when I was younger (middle school) when I finished the Ranma 1/2 series and this one a year later I felt the same with this finale.

However, later on, I noticed that both finals made sense in their narrative.

They are still teenagers and even if they matured is not enough for them yet (This also works with Rankane because they have so many problems to fix before getting married, and they are still teenagers)

Nevertheless, after all this ordeal, we know for a fact that Ataru will be more open about what he feels for Lum later on. Literally, the whole world saw how he hugged her, he couldn't even deny it, at least about the physical part.

He won't say I love you explicitly until he matures more, but this was for sure a step forward in their relationship because here he doesn't deny that he loves her, he just won't say it for now.

After this, they will be more open, and I am pretty sure that after this, they will formally go out. Since there is nothing more to hide...

And then get married in the future because that's the only future Ataru wanted to save.

Before I close this unexpected analysis, I will be sincere about the part of Remake adding something in the final arc for them or changing something.

Honestly? They might add something small or even big, after all, we have seen how many liberties and how much closer they made Atalum in some episodes in the remake, making their bond look more comfortable and stronger. So I believe in them if they add things or make small changes, is possible with them.

[thedarlingdoodles]

I just think they’d be neat.

[mintdreay]

🌸🫖💫 Only you

[yonae]

[misteria247]

I finally found it. The name of the theme that plays for Ataru and Lum.

It's called Handle with Care.

Which honestly makes so much sense when you think about it. Lum and Ataru's relationship is one that is handled with care from both sides, each one expressing their love for the other in their own unique ways. A language in which on the outside makes no sense to anyone, to them on the inside makes perfect sense. I just ughhhhh I love this theme so much and I've been searching for it for months now.

[darlingthebaka]

Look at my son.

Pride is not the word I’m looking for 😭😭😭

[ydotome]

[ikemengoessbrrrrr]

FIRST TIME JOINING ZINE

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