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I've just rewatched Urusei Yatsura: Only You, and now I have the need to gush about it. Please, bear with me.
Personally, I am completely blown away by how well they set up everything despite the movie being completely unrelated to the original manga. Elle as a character stands out in particular.
The way she is set up as the perfect Foil or, more accurately, Evil Counterpart for Lum has me obsessed.
Both girls are members of alien royalty and downright gorgeous, to the point of having countless admirers. They're also two girls who became interested in Ataru after losing a game of tag against him.
But that's where the similarities end.
Even their introductions are as similar as they are different. They both first appear playing a game of tag with Ataru, and in both cases he had no idea what he was getting into—with Lum he didn't know winning against her would lead to accidentally proposing to her, and with Elle he didn't know the chaos that would unfold for stepping on her shadow.
The differences start when we take into account how Lum and Elle were perceived at first, especially by Ataru. Because while Lum was originally an antagonist, both in and out-of-universe, as the representative of an invasive force and then as a nuisance on a more personal level for him, Elle was presented in-universe as a benevolent ruler and ally of Ataru. But the truth about both is actually much more complex and, frankly, quite the opposite to what meets the eye.
For all her flaws, Lum is actually quite open about them, never trying to hide them or present herself as better than she actually is. And her relationships with both Rei and Ataru show that, no matter how many admirers she might have, her heart will only belong to one person at a time.
She was also introduced as a forced to be reckoned with from the get-go, thanks to her ability to fly and generate electric shocks. Not to mention, the fact that she's based on the Japanese Oni also established her as captivating but dangerous. Which is something reflected in her iconic tiger stripe bikini and go-go boots.
Elle and her people, on the other hand, are clearly meant to represent a rose. In fact, when describing her, a certain expression comes to mind: every rose has its thorns.
Because Elle is as dangerous as she is beautiful.
Unlike Lum's devotion to Ataru, Elle spent the eleven years they were apart collecting men and refusing to let go of their love in the most horrifying way possible, far exceeding Lum's own possessiveness. And when they finally did meet again, she did not hesitate to try and hide her more unsavoury qualities from him. Heck, the main reason her true nature was discovered was because she couldn't help herself from freezing Mendo even though Ataru was already hers!
Her appearance also serves to illustrate how she's not as good as she presents herself to be. Aside from the obvious choice of white and red to highlight her hidden villainy, there's also the fact that whereas Lum's skimpy outfit draws attention to a more seductive side (which was gradually downplayed once she became the female lead), Elle's is deceptively modest in comparison. She wears a red and white leotard, boots, and her body is almost always covered by a white cloak. Yet she is far more depraved than Lum (and even Ataru!) will ever be.
I would also like to point out how both Lum and Elle are not to be trifled with in different ways. As mentioned above, Lum relies more on her natural abilities than on her planet's military power and resources to deal with her problems. Elle, on the other hand, was never shown to have any special abilities beyond being indescribably beautiful. At first glance, this is another reason why she would seem a "safer" choice than Lum...Until we remember what she lacks in special powers she more than makes up for in military forces she will not hesitate to sic on her enemies at the slightest provocation.
And finally, there's also how the two of them have a specific term of endearment for Ataru. While he's Lum's "darling", in the original Japanese he is Elle's "honey".
(On a side note, I also really love the fact that a planet based after a rose uses insect-like hovercrafts.)
Given the magnificent job the team behind this movie did, it's no wonder this was Takahashi's favourite Urusei Yatsura film. It's simply phenomenal.
#urusei yatsura#urusei yatsura analysis#uy analysis#only you#urusei yatsura: only you#movie 1#ataru moroboshi#lum#lum the invader#elle de rosenbach#babara#rose#rumiko takahashi#shutaro mendo
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#urusei yatsura only you#urusei yatsura#those obnoxious aliens#lum invader#ran#80s anime#oldanimeedit#gif
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Urusei Yatsura: Only You Can Prevent Forest Fires
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I have no idea how this happened
#Urusei Yatsura au- *gets choked by mutual*#LISTEN OK I ALWAYS WANTED TO DO THIS this is like the only time where you see gf and cici fighting over boyfriend#my art#🎶🎤 (cici)#my self insert#self shipping#self shipping community
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#urusei yatsura#urusei yatsura manga#shinobu#shinobu miyake#sakura#sakura sensei#swimsuits#summer#my art (color only)#manga coloring#color palette#colors#colorpod#yes I know I posted one of these like yesterday but they’re so fun to do#I’ll warn you that I’ll do more#うる星やつら
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Urusei Yatsura: Only You (1983)
dir. Mamoru Oshii
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My actual favorite fairytales are ones having to do with curses, getting turned into a beast, or accidentally/willingly/any-reason-ly marrying a beast or demon or monster. Prince Lindworm is one of my most favorite-est favorites. I had a pet corn snake at one point who I called Prince Lindworm (his real name was Slinky though). Other faves off the top of my head are East of The Sun, West of The Moon, The Demon in The Tree, and Featherflight.
#I also like deal with the devil/the devil and X stories a lot!#and any tale involving any type of curse or hex or geass#and I know it's silly but I do sort-of covet lesser-known fairytales and details from specific tellings.#also jsyk I don't care What the tale actually says in my mindpalace Featherflight is a giant just like her dad.#this same interest causes me to like Urusei Yatsura btw. it's so the same.#OH the tags are all a mess now but I ALSO WANTED TO SAY I recently found out that in different tellings of The Demon in The Tree people wil#change the type of food/offering given to the demon! which is obvious in retrospect but I didn't realize! I had only heard the version wher#you give the demon jam! and so that is my favorite version and the way I tell it too LOL. I love the idea of everyone intrinsically knowing#that demons just love jam#but anyway there are other variants where they give the demon different offerings as well! I can easily imagine asking the kids in the room#what it is that demon's love the most. and then whatever the kids pick is what the couple will offer the demon in that particular telling.#also yes duh yeah I like beauty and the beast! it's not really my favoritest. I like Prince Lindworm or Snow White Rose Red way more.#but there r some variants of beauty and the best that I like more than others. I am picky about it. which ultimately means I like it.
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Didn’t think I’d get the best friends ever in this ep but I am so happy right now yall
#urusei yatsura#urusei yatsura all stars#ataru moroboshi#kosuke shirai#id like to point out that Kosuke was the only one from the friend group hyping him up with the yoyos#it was so cute yall#thank you reboot for including kosuke
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Possible reference to the UY Movie 1?
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#うる星やつら オンリー・ユー#Urusei Yatsura: Only You#Urusei Yatsura#うる星やつら#80s anime#80's anime#weapons#white hair#looks#chrome
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The Anime Nostalgia Podcast - ep 116: ReView: Urusei Yatsura Movie 1 - Only You
This month’s episode is another short ReView! What is a “ReView” episode, you might ask? Well, it’s my highly-clever (ok not really) name for episodes where I go back and revisit an older title I haven’t seen in a long time, and see if what I remember (and what my opinions on it) are still the same now that some time’s gone by. This month, to celebrate not only the new Urusei Yatsura TV anime and the month of Valentine’s Day, let’s revisit the very first Urusei Yatsura: Only You--the series’ first theatrical film! The whole Tomobiki gang makes the show a lot of fun, but can they satisfyingly fill a nearly 2 hour long movie? Let’s see what’s to love about it in this month’s rewatch!
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Other anime mentioned in this episode: the Ranma 1/2 films, Arcadia of My Youth
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#The Anime Nostalgia Podcast#Urusei Yatsura#Urusei Yatsura only you#80s anime#ReView#Mamoru Oshii#affiliate links
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Okay, now that I've calmed down from the game writers telling me point-blank that they view Kriemhild mainly as a shipping attachment for Siegfried and not as the protagonist of the Nibelungenlied...
this event gives you the choice of either:
A.) Beating up child servants with Siegfried, with bonus Kriemhild cheering him on
or
B.) Beating up Siegfried with child servants
It's okay with either option because it's a friendly duel, but given the context, I'm sure Siegfried won't mind losing to give the kids a good time. His ego isn't that fragile, after all.
I'm sure he understands.
Although the first option sounds funny enough, I would go for the second option since Siegfried can definitely handle being "beaten" by the kids, it's also funny imagining him being overwhelmed by most or all of the child Servants, like being taken down by nothing but puppies. Plus, anything to help bolster up confidence in them (that doesn't involve him sacrificing himself)!
#ask#tbf I think the only writer who treats Kriem like that is her own writer Higashide#considering he's also the writer for Artemis and Orion as well as Karna and Arjuna#(before they + the rest of the Indian Servants were given to Minase)#and also Edison - although hilariously Tesla isn't a Higashide Servant but a Sakurai Servant#not that different from how Sigurd is a Higashide Servant but 9 times out of 10 is used by Sakurai#ANYWAY while other writers are just as guilty in often pairing up Servants (Sakurai for example)#Higashide's duo Servants almost always have a ''bit'' and that ''bit'' is more dead than the dead horse#Edison and Tesla? AC! DC! AC! DC!#Karna and Arjuna? I Have To Fight You Right Here Right Now™️#and when he does couples it's somehow worse#like I've complained about Kriemhild enough already but his Artemis and Orion (when he's a small bear)#are just discount versions of Lum and Ataru from Urusei Yatsura#and what's even worse his duo's and couples are ALMOST. ALWAYS. TOGETHER. WITH. NO. SCREENTIME. APART.#at least with Sakurai's Servants her duo's and couples have enough time apart and when they're together#(although all the writers should learn to mix up the dynamics every so often like in Aeaean Spring Breeze)#but Higashide? nah. the paired up Servants need to be together on the screen /alllllll the tiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiimmmmmme/#tldr Higashide's a good writer - a very good writer - but when he does duos/couples outside of main story stuff It's Awful#anyway. that should be enough bitching from me for a while.
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EY EVERYONE!!
Give me some Urusei Yatsura screenshot from original anime /manga /game /whatever so I can redraw it
#Oh its not only just UY tho. you can send from any show you like#i don't promise btw. I will pick some I like#Doing this for fun#Totally not because I'm too lazy to find screenshot myself#urusei yatsura#uy allstars
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