Marinate1016

As I sit here speechless after the conclusion of the Urusei Yatsura remake, the only thing that I can say is “wow”. Takahashi Rumiko’s critically acclaimed work was so far ahead of its time and it’s really hard to conceptualise how influential this series has been. Every major romcom and romance story owes a lot to this story and I’m so glad I got to experience this remake. A must watch for any fan of romcoms, gag humour, comedy anime or just those looking to learn about anime history. Urusei Yatsura is unfortunately a victim of its own success. Takahashi Rumiko created so many modern romcomtropes in UY that are seen everywhere in modern anime, so people may not appreciate the novelty and think of UY as cliche or generic, when those tropes were literally created here first. Lum is credited by many as the first tsundere, Ataru as a lecherous MC going after every girl he sees and the live in girlfriend trope which we later saw in things like To love Ru or this season’s Tenshitsuki being some examples. Luckily for me, I went into this aware of the manga’s history and just how influential it had been and had a blast with it. While a few of the gags weren’t my cup of tea, on the whole I loved the series and found it hilarious. This final season in particular felt like an improvement over everything in the first two seasons of the remake. The story arcs, new characters, humour, all just felt even better than the first season, ESPECIALLY the last two arcs which were peak fiction. My biggest issue with UY is how much of an asshole Ataru is. Yea, I get it’s the gag with him being mean to Lum and chasing every girl, but cmon. You literally have the perfect girlfriend at home who is head over heels for you and you treat her like garbage. Also, because UY is basically a bunch of mini arcs pieced together, it felt like Ataru and Lum had no real development until the final arc of this season. Ataru if anything, regresses as a character from his season 1 peak. I guess I just would’ve liked to have seen a little character development, but I fully understand that’s not the type of story Takahashi sensei was going for. David Production did an amazing job of keeping that 80s anime charm, but bringing it up to modern standards in terms of visuals, designs, animation etc. The remake adapted a lot more of the manga than the original and so it feels like a more complete story narratively. Sadly some things were cut, but that’s the nature of the beast when dealing with a manga series this long. If you’re even contemplating watching this season you’ll have seen the first two seasons and so it’s a no brainer to continue the story and watch this. The scenarios are great, the antics are turnt up even higher and FINALLY Lum and Ataru get some relationship development. I loved watching this show over these last two years and I am extremely sad to see it end. I am very much looking forward to seeing Takahashi sensei’s other influential work from back in the day, Ranma 1/2 getting a remake. She’s truly one of a kind. Urusei Yatsura season 2 gets a very easy 9 out of 10

KANLen09

Urusei Yatsura (2022) - It's the same All-Stars treatment from 1.5 years ago, if you can even recall that far. The 2nd half of the All-Stars modern reboot of Rumiko Takahashi's Urusei Yatsura...what can I say? Everything about my original review from the first half can be applied here, albeit with the only difference being the number of people still sticking to Season 2 here after finishing the first just back in Winter last year. Obviously, the second season of the modern reboot series attempts to wrap up what makes Ataru Moroboshi and Lum's relationship so endearing and charming, despite the same whimsical pitfalls of the formerbeing the undisputed playboy, and the latter having to suffer endlessly of when will said guy ever give her the light of day and attention. Together with the eccentric cast, the main couple will have a lot to deal with as we approach the final stages of "Game of Tag," which is the make-and-break deal of the relationship between the human and the alien. Once again, MAISONdes has a hand on all of the OP/ED songs for Season 2, though in my humble opinion, they're still no doubt great, but I really just couldn't care less since the quality of the compositions has clearly degraded over time. And as expected from David Production, the production still holds up pretty well, given that the studio has prepared all of this to be done within the span of less than 2 years. One can hope that DavidPro will eventually produce another Rumiko Takahashi mainstay...of Ranma 1/2? Time will tell. Overall, within the total 4 cours of 46 episodes, it's great to watch a modern reboot of a classic like Urusei Yatsura, even if it's the All-Stars treatment for a refresh of old-but-gold, classic content. And now that its main story has finally come to a close, here's your chance to binge them all.