Well I plan to read all of Takahashis works in chronological order next year so it was fit to start by the oldest. Urusei Yatsura those obnoxious aliens is a romcom manga written by Rumiko Takahashi following the misadventures of Lum and Ataru who become engaged due to a intergalactic misunderstanding. Although there was a little of early installment weirdness at first I ended up enjoying it more than I thought I would. By the time this review has been written Ive watched four out of the six movies and Im currently watching the remake. Do not expect much of a cohesive plot or arcs as it goes other than certain relationships being estabilished its a very episodic manga whose main charm is its comedy but there are moments in within the manga where the characters are allowed to be honest with themselves that are really tender both in the manga and in the anime DavidPro adaptation is excellent. The cast is huge and loveable even Ataru as chauvinistic and annoying as he can be tends to get into your heart when he isnt pissing me off by how he treats Lum of course. I think that one of the reasons why he works and other male fantasy MCs do not is because the narrative treats his nonsense as a flaw and he tends to be punished and considered a pest more than anything. Even the few girls that have interest in him like Kyoko just annoy her brother or Ran to fuck with Lum is with ulterior motives the only person that loves him for who he is is well...Lum. The minor characters down to Kyoko and even Lums alien homegirls Benten and Oyuki are all loveable and with different personalities that you get glad to see when they show up on your screen. The more regular ones such as Sakura Mendo and Shinobu and even little Ten are all dear to me and Cherry is hilarious. I didnt read Urusei Yatsura expecting a 70 chapter long final arc but I was kind of dissapointed when it started with a character that only showed up at the final arc surprisingly enough the first movie Only You did this plotpoint better but it was saved by the Lum and Ataru dynamic it showed up both their flaws like Lums insistence even to the point to harm others and Atarus pride but also showed that despite everything and that shes too good for him they love each other in their own way. UY is not really a binge manga I would advice to watch the anime and other content while reading it as well as taking breaks as sometimes it can get a little tiring on a binge. It took me almost 2 months to finish it while taking breaks and I did not get tired. I loved it and Im glad that I dont have to fully say goodbye to Lum and co yet as I got the anime and the rest of movies to go. My favorite characters. 1. Lum 2. Ran 3. Ryuunosuke 4. Ten 5.Mendo