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 No.1755

Let's discuss who is the best guy in urusei for a change.

 No.1756

>>1755
For looks it's the rabbit guy, for character it's Mendou.

 No.1758

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Inaba is a perfect boyfriend who literally falls from the sky for Shinobu. Just awful terrible deus ex machina storytelling and trying to give Shinobu a "magical boyfriend" to match Ataru's magical girlfriend. He is a pathetic doormat who spends his time on screen being yelled at by Shinobu who instantly terms into a mega bitch around him, and he constantly apologizes for existing.

Rei was implied to be a normal person in his first appearances, but they gutted him to be a brainless eater in later appearances.

Mendo is cool. You can tell the animators like him more than Rumiko since they give him a lot more focus in films when they can.

Ataru is really cool. He doesn't put up with women's bs, and strives for his own independence, and never stops.

 No.1759

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Ataru is one of the coolest and funniest anime characters EVER. Going by what I had seen, I thought Lum's show was about her being a space alien on alien worlds and didn't even know that Ataru was the main character. At first I was like "who is this guy?".

He's manic, he's always doing something, never relents, always has a scheme. He's hilarious. Lum alone is a very boring character, but Lum + Ataru results in manic slapstick. Ataru + Mendo = manic slapstick. Really, the formula is to pair Ataru up with a foil and see how it plays out.

 No.1764

>>1755
I mean, it definitely is Ataru, though I'm not as fervent as some people here.

If we're going for "pretty boys", there's also Pigumo, the Dolphin's human form and Rupa. Pigumo has some advantages.

 No.1767

>>1755

Easily Ataru, and honestly, out of some moments in the anime primarily, he's a way better protag than the series gives him credits for. Like, for all the shit he does, his heart's always in the right place. He's genuinely nice. He's got the kind of flaws that would result in a divorce, but he's not "literally perfect" like Inaba and he's far above the rest. Inaba was a neat story idea as a "what I want" for Shinobu, but give her some normal guy instead.

 No.1786

>>1759
Ataru is a great main character. He’s probably the most expressive anime character I’ve ever seen, always showing these unflattering faces and cartoony smiles, the complete opposite of moe blob.
I am glad he has a loyal following despite not being the typical cute twink boy like Ranma,Ryoga or Inaba.

 No.1787

>>1767
He often takes Lum for granted, and genuinely seems to want some kind of open relationship where he's allowed to plow whoever he wants. But when the chips are down he'll do the right thing, he's just a bit selfish.

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 No.1798

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Something that gets glossed over is how athletic Mendo and Ataru are.

 No.1801

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 No.1822

>>1787

You can just summarize it with the idea that he wants that which he cannot have.

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 No.1837

>>1755
Inaba is barely a thing and it's an insult to even call him a character.

 No.1851

Probably Tsubame - As others have said Inaba is kind of 'too perfect' and wasn't around for long enough to actually get fleshed out as a character. The rest of the cast are (funny) insane or (funny) assholes. (or both)

 No.1854

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Mendo's great, and probably has the most range from intense to goofy. He may be practising with his C96 Mauser in one moment, the butt of a joke with a ridiculous exaggerated expression the next. He's well meaning, but also selfish, petty, and constantly bickering with Ataru. ie the best kind of character.

 No.1877

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I think Rumiko left to her own devices just makes nice guy doormat heroes and bitchy women who abuse them.

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>>1851
Tsubame is probably the most mature and sane character in the whole series, and might be why he isn't used much. Rumiko couldn't think of funny things for him to do, and his initial gags are kinda lame.

 No.1891

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Everything about Mendo is hilarious, including his crazy family. Ryoko might take the cake.

Rei and Inaba are barely characters and totally one joke each.

 No.1895

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>be Shinobu
>treat a guy like shit for an hour
>profit

I hate that asspull character. Godai in a bunny costume falls in love with her for no reason.

it only just came to me but Inaba really is just an extremely shallow version of Godai.
same hairstyle, same introverted personalities
it's as if Rumiko was looking for a quick hitch for her self insert and thought 'Godai is a pretty nice guy, let's do that but without character development because he'll be tacked on at the end'

 No.1899

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If we're going by males then Ryunosuuke's father is one of the funniest and most energetic characters in the entire series. He's so completely dedicated to his simple gimmick.

 No.1930

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Mendo means Ryoko, one of the best characters in the entire series.

 No.1948

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This is why Mendo is based.

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 No.1978

It can only be Cherry.

 No.2020

Inaba is such a nothing of a character, and NOTHING is explained about him. Is he a subspace creature? Is he immortal? Is he just a normal ass person? If so, how did he get a job working in subspace? Nothing is explained.

Movie 6 is set after everything else, and yep, Inaba's there in his god damn bunny suit. Does he not known regular ass clothing or does he wear his work clothes 24/7? He looks so completely OUT of place in the series and doesn't blend in at all. But if he didn't have it, you wouldn't recognize him at all. He's THAT forgettable.

 No.2024

>>2020
Was it set after everything else? I always assumed it takes place before the final chapter

 No.2026

>>2024
Nothing is really resolved by Final Chapter (Boy Meets Girl). So unless they outright say it's a prequel, it is just another adventure they go on shortly afterwards in the weird time stasis that the series takes place in.

He's just Shinobu's lackey who tags along with her in these final stories. He does nothing, and is barely there.

I can't remember, does Mendo and Inaba even get a proper introduction? From his perspective, Shinobu just has this bunny boy beside her out of nowhere. him getting jealous would at least be SOMETHING.

 No.2040

>>2026
Mendo has never given a damn about Shinobu.

 No.2042

>>2040

Nope, sorry, as the recap fren going over every episode with a fine comb, I can tell you right now that Mendou did give half a shit at the very start of the series, but that's when he was more of a romantic charmer than Ataru with wealth.

 No.2043

>>2040
He cares about his status as most desirable male at Tomobiki (also why he butts heads with Ryunosuke) and its a threat to his vanity that Shinobu would pick someone over him. Ataru would likewise blow a gasket for similar reasons.

These are interesting plot developments that aren't explored since Godai in a bunny suit isn't even a real character with any goals or wants, he's just a deus ex machina for Shinobu to have a perfect husband.

 No.2046

>>2042
Anime fanfiction.

>>2043
Ataru's been over Shinobu for a while too. He obviously still does the chase, but a rival in that doesn't stop him.

 No.2047

They are all terrible. Every single one.

 No.2048

>>2043

Yeah, really wish her deus ex machina wasn't fucking Inaba, there could have been an actual arc there

 No.2049

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I think the principal is a pretty cool guy

 No.2050

>>2048
Asuka, Nagisa, and Inaba are probably the worst characters in the series, all late additions to "solve" romantic issues (one for Mendo, one for Ryunusuke, one for Shinobu). Just characters plucked from the sky to pair with existing characters.

If you want an ending that has some emotional weight and ties the story up, it'd be Shinobu and Ataru set to get married, maybe while Lum has an arranged marriage at the same time.

 No.2066

>>2050

Honest to god, I forgot Nagisa existed. Nagisa and Ryunosuke are the worst fucking couple in the series, bar none.

I actually disagree that Shinobu and Ataru should get married, I think Shinobu should have a boyfriend that just appears in the background at times and then it's revealed that she has just a normal fucking guy. Sure, he's bland and boring and doesn't vibe with the cast enough to go on their stupid adventures, but that's what she likes about him.

 No.2067

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It's a tossup between Ataru and Mendo, and Ataru wins because he gets the most screen time and has the most successful comedic pairings. Mendo isn't introduced for dozens of chapters, and eventually the defacto storyline setup is: Mendo, Ataru, Shinobu, and Lum paired up.

 No.2068

>>2066
I only ever recall nagisa showing up ONCE towards the end of the series and and maybe a cameo in “Terror of the girly eyed measles” other than that he’s pretty insignificant, less so than inaba

 No.2069

>>2068
“More so I meant” lol

 No.2070

>>2066
This is just whining about the endings, since Inaba is tied into it and likely created to head off any chance of Shinbu and Ataru thinking of marriage in Boy Meets Girl.

A better ending might have Lum and Ataru breakup, so Shinobu and Ataru decide to go through with the marriage after all. I would still have Lum and Ataru back together in the end. I'd probably have Shinobu and Mendo paired up.

Inaba breaks up the main dynamic of the cast.

>>2066
Decades ago, one of my first exposures to the series was the OVAs and films, so Nagisaa is one of the first characters I saw.

 No.2074

>>2068
Nagisa appears in two arcs dedicated to him in the manga.

 No.2076

>>2074
I’m guessing one of them was adapted in the ova, and if so it must’ve been very late in the manga, as in right before “Boy meets girl”

 No.2079

>>2076
Volume 33, along with the second Inaba arc and some fun one-shot stories.

 No.2085

>>2066
If you can work it into the story and get some nice gags, then fine. I can see a nice story setup where Shinobu keeps cancelling on them, so Ataru and Mendo get suspicious and start stalking her. They then misinterpret what they see, thinking something much more sinister is going on, the boys paranoia reaches a fever pitch, and they strike out to save Shinobu from the clutches of evil, then after hijinks, it turns out she's dating some random and nothing sinister.

Literally anything better than god damn Inaba. I don't think that tool ever once stood up for himself and let Shinobu walk all over him. Ataru and Mendo would have both called out her bullshit.



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