Old anime are getting remakes left and right recently. I guess that could be said the same for video games. All us youngsters who missed out on the classics and don’t have the means to experience them anymore, or they aged so poorly that it’s kind of a chore to try and enjoy them, get to experience them in a new, and beautiful way. Last season, we finished the remake of Shaman King, a remake of Rurouni Kenshin was announced, and now we’re getting a remake of Urusei Yatsura.



Now I’ll be honest with you all, I don’t know what the fuck Urusei Yatsura is. I’ve seen the girl with green hair and horns from time to time, but I know nothing about her or where she was from. But now I do know, and even though I don’t have an attachment for this show, characters, or any of it’s background, I’m excited to give it a try just on the fact that it’s an old 80’s classic.

Also, here’s a summary of the show:

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.

So we’re getting that old school rom-com and maybe even harem kind of show. So, it’s definitely going to have the old school anime storytelling kind of feel, unless they try to change some things up. I don’t expect this to be a hit, hell, I might only watch 3 episodes. But, it’s still cool to see old anime get remakes, and give me hope for old anime I would like to see get remakes becoming reality. 

Have you heard of Urusei Yatsura? Have you watched the old 80’s Urusei Yatsura? Are you excited for the Urusei Yatsura remake? Tell us in the comments.