7.5
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Urusei Yatsura (1981)
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Center
Viewer Rating
Rating: 7.5
Overview
The invasion of an alien race known as the Oni begins a new life for Ataru Moroboshi, a lecherous trouble-making tenth grader in the small town of Tomobiki. After unwittingly proposing to the Oni princess Lum Invader instead of his sweetheart Shinobu, Ataru becomes a conduit for aliens arriving on Earth, causing all sorts of havoc for him and his companions, not to mention his own reputation!
Starring Cast
Bias Dimensions
Political: Center
Diversity: Moderate
LGBTQ: Neutral
Female Combat: Yes
Buddhism: Negative
Overview
The invasion of an alien race known as the Oni begins a new life for Ataru Moroboshi, a lecherous trouble-making tenth grader in the small town of Tomobiki. After unwittingly proposing to the Oni princess Lum Invader instead of his sweetheart Shinobu, Ataru becomes a conduit for aliens arriving on Earth, causing all sorts of havoc for him and his companions, not to mention his own reputation!
Starring Cast
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Center
Primary
Urusei Yatsura is a romantic comedy primarily focused on humor, character dynamics, and sci-fi absurdity. Its central conflicts and resolutions are apolitical, exploring themes of love and cultural misunderstandings for comedic effect rather than promoting any specific ideological viewpoint.
Urusei Yatsura, a classic Japanese anime, presents diversity primarily through its extensive cast of unique alien characters, rather than through explicit racial or gender recasting of human roles. The narrative subtly critiques certain traditional male behaviors through its flawed protagonist and features strong, independent female characters, though these elements serve comedic and character-driven purposes rather than explicit social commentary.
Secondary
Urusei Yatsura features gender-bending characters like Ryunosuke Fujinami, whose struggles with gender identity and societal expectations are central to her arc. While not explicitly LGBTQ+, these elements explore themes of gender presentation through a comedic lens. The portrayal is often for gags and misunderstandings, balancing moments of character agency with humor that can sometimes lean into stereotypes, resulting in a neutral net impact.
The show features female characters like Ryunosuke Fujinami and Shinobu Miyake, who consistently demonstrate superior physical strength and martial arts skill. They frequently defeat male opponents in close-quarters physical combat.
The series frequently portrays Buddhist adherents, particularly the monk Cherry, as gluttonous, opportunistic, and often hypocritical. Buddhist concepts are often parodied or used for comedic effect, without any significant counterbalancing portrayal of the faith's virtues or dignity.
The 1981-1986 anime adaptation faithfully portrays characters' genders as established in the original manga. While one character, Ryūnosuke, is a girl raised as a boy, this is an in-plot gender presentation and not a change from source material, thus not a gender swap.
The 1981-1986 anime adaptation of "Urusei Yatsura" faithfully portrays its characters, who are primarily Japanese or alien, consistent with the original manga. There are no instances where a character canonically established as one human race is depicted as a different race.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
7.5
7.5
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