Not much is notable about the lecherous Ataru Moroboshi, but his extraordinary bad luck sticks out like the horns in an alien's head. When Earth is threatened by a fleet of alien invaders known as the Oni, Ataru is selected to represent humanity in a duel against one of them. It's a stroke of rare luck for Ataru that the duel is in fact a game of tag, and that his opponent is Lum, daughter of the Oni's leader, who places her personal dignity above victory—as Ataru finds out by seizing Lum's bikini top and with it, victory.
However, misfortune kicks in again when Lum mistakes Ataru's promise to marry his girlfriend, Shinobu Miyake, as the desire to wed Lum herself, and decides she rather likes the idea. Wielding her influence as an alien princess, she moves in with him. Forced to deal with the consequences of his womanizing ways, Ataru must balance his crumbling relationship with Shinobu while keeping Lum happy, all the while flirting with every woman he meets.
Japaneseうる星やつら
SynonymsLamu, Lum, Those Obnoxious Aliens
AiredOct 14, 1981 to Mar 19, 1986
PremieredFall 1981
StatusFinished Airing
MAL Score7.69
StudiosStudio Pierrot,Studio Deen
ProducersKitty Films, Fuji Tv, Studio Pierrot, Studio Deen, Animeigo
GenresAction, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Romance, Sci-fi
Lead Characters & Voice Actors
Lum
Hirano, Fumi
Mendo, Shutaro
Kamiya, Akira
Miyake, Shinobu
Shimazu, Saeko
Moroboshi, Ataru
Furukawa, Toshio
Adam
Akira
Nishimura, Tomohiro
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