How Urusei Yatsura Changed the Anime Industry

This is an in-depth look & review of Urusei Yatsura, a quirky series which helped shape the modern anime & manga landscape.

We'll also be looking at the life and work of its creator, Rumiko Takahashi, and her many influences on the Japanese animation industry through the decades, from Ranma 1/2 to Inuyasha and beyond.

Regarding my pronunciation of Lum's name: I only watched the English dub recently, before then I was taking Lum's pronunciation from the Japanese pronunciation of "Ramu." (ラム) To me it sounded more like "Loom," so that's how it came out in this video. But now I realize that's different from the English pronunciation with the short u. From now on I'll use the short u so everything lines up.

Timestamps:
0:00 Introduction
1:10 Japan in the 1980's
5:06 Chapter 1: Beginnings
*10:11 Chapter 2: Breaking down the manga
13:52 Chapter 3: Why it worked
16:44 Chapter 4: Character analysis
23:37 Chapter 5: The artwork
*24:54 Chapter 6: The influence of Urusei Yatsura
32:11 Conclusion

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Film Credits (Please check out their work!)
TRNGL:    / triangleentertainment  
Angoulême International comics festival:    • Interview de Rumiko Takahashi  

Music Credits listed below:
Yu-Peng Chen - Foxes at Play
Junko Ohashi - I Love You So
Dan Mason - Seaside
Yuji Nomi - Nichijou no Bokkateki Ongaku
Pizzicato Five - Tokyo, mon amour
Hiroshi Suzuki - Romance
Yu-Peng Chen - Loners Departure
Hiroshima - Ren
Lakey Inspired - Moving On
Yomoti - Cats Walking
Dan Mason - Tip Toe
Pizzicato Five - Sweet Soul Revue
Dan Mason - Everytime I Cry
Dan Mason - Digital Tomorrow
Yuji Nomi - Natsuppoi Koukou
Vantage - 5050
Hot Coffee - Beats Cafe Music BGM
Unlisted - Lucky Star Fun Fun Fun Dayo
Candlelight - Evil Needle
Unlisted - Days Will Pass
Thaehen - Secret Garden
KIRINJI - Killer Tune Kills Me (feat. YonYon)

Thanks for watching!

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