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[Comadrin]

Yaaaaaay! My favorite manga site has just included my favorite comedy manga (notice my avatar). Urusei Yatsura was the fourth manga I read, after Ranma, Ah My Goddess, and What's Michael, and it has remained my favorite Takahashi manga of all time. The comedy is nonstop, the characters are strangely developed (by strangely, I mean that Ataru isn't a 2 dimensional pervert. Oh, he's a pervert, but would face Miyamoto Musashi duel-wielding katanas, rather than allow a girl to be hurt.), the imagination of Takahashi Sensei in writing the plot is incredible and boundless; in short, this is her peerless first major work. This one work defined a whole generation of manga, and if today's youth sees it as dated and corny, I am sorry for their narrow minded view. For me, it remains a monumental work of manga, and the one that allowed all of us to know the genius of Takahashi Rumiko. The characters are well developed, hilarious, in-depth, and the plot is imaginative, original and a total hoot. There are even moments of understated and well-written pathos. It is a must read for anyone who loves manga of any genre, or who wants to understand the history of manga.

Edited by Comadrin, 08 August 2012 - 01:29 PM.

[HermesPasser]

Except for thinking that Maison Ikkoku is the best Rumiko work i'm agree with all you say. Urusei is the basis for a whole a genre and have one of most reconhecible cast of characters i ever seen.
Urusei Yatsura is great and is my favorite work of all time too.