Urusei Yatsura (2022)

Tokyo, Tomobiki Town. Lum, the gorgeous princess of the invading alien race of Oni is smitten with high school student Ataru Moroboshi. A dedicated womanizer, Ataru is unfazed by Lum’s fierce electric shock attacks and continues his daily hunt for pretty girls. With a host of other unique characters, including girl-next-door Shinobu, elegant shrine maiden Sakura, Lum’s best friends Oyuki, Benten, and Ran, Buddhist Monk Cherry, Ten, the little brat, heir to a wealthy family Shutaro Mendo and the masculine beauty Ryunosuke…it's a classic slapstick love comedy where anything goes!

Animation Comedy Action & Adventure Sci-Fi & Fantasy remake romance alien based on manga super power school life ecchi shounen anime japanese high schoolFuji TV, SAGA TV, Sakuranbo TV, Fukushima TV

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Comic, warm, unpretentious and classical in form.

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Cast

Hiroshi KamiyaAtaru Moroboshi (voice)
Sumire UesakaLum (voice)
Maaya UchidaShinobu Miyake (voice)
Mamoru MiyanoShutaro Mendo (voice)
Wataru TakagiCherry (voice)
Miyuki SawashiroSakura (voice)

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Yuichiro NagataDirector of Photography
Masaru YokoyamaOriginal Music Composer
Kiyoshi HiroseEditor
Yoshinori TakeedaProducer
Kazuki OshimaProducer

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Season 146 eps · 2022

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