Comments from Yuji Nunokawa

Translated by: Dylan Acres
Thanks to Mitchell for scans and transcriptions.

Episode Summary by Yuji Nunokawa ^[1]

In recent years, women have been making a noticeable advance in the world of anime, and Urusei Yatsura is no exception. First, there is Takada-san, the character designer. In this show, new characters appear one after another, and there are quite a few female characters among them (because of Ataru). Moreover, in this show, costumes change according to the season, so it is a job that is perfect for women. There is also Endo-san, who expresses Lum's casual expressions well, Kojima-san, the director, Yoshino-san, who checks the animation, the two who specify the colors, the finishing members who are setting progress, etc. ^[2] In the hot summer, when women's bare skin and colorful clothes are a concern, it also stimulates the men to prevent summer fatigue. However, outsiders are not allowed to enter the studio. It's a shame that we can't show you the beautiful sight of these women working! Now, this month, in the 36th episode, one of the popular characters, Rei, breaks his silence and reappears. He appears in Ataru's classroom. Then, Ran, decides she's going to pursue Ataru and the peaceful Tomobiki High School, just before summer vacation, is thrown into a whirlpool of turmoil...

Highlights:

Episode 38 Steal Darling! The Copy Operation!

Ran calls Lum. It's a warning call to say that she's going to steal Ataru away. Ataru has a love letter from Ran, who says she'll be waiting for him in the park at 2 o'clock. However, Ataru has a date with Shinobu at the same time. Lum suddenly ties Ataru to a pillar. She then fires the copy gun and a fake Ataru appears...

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Footnotes

• [1] Yuji Nunokawa (布川ゆうじ) is the founder of Studio Pierrot, and you can read a more in depth interview with him here.
• [2] The staff members discussed here are Akemi Takada, Asami Endo, Tamiko Kojima, and Yaeko Yoshino. You can read an interview with Akemi Takada here.

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