#New Urusei Yatsura Anime Announced, David Production Producing

Rumiko Takahashi‘s Urusei Yatsura manga is getting a new anime adaptation that will run for four cours, with the first season to air this year. The project is meant to commemorate publisher Shogakukan’s 100th anniversary.

The announcement indicates that the new Urusei Yatsura anime will adapt selected portions of the manga. An announcement teaser PV has been released along with a poster and previews of the main characters’ designs.

The new Urusei Yatsura anime will be directed by JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure Golden Wind‘s Hideya Takahashi and Kimura Yasuhiro. Other main staff include Yuuko Kakihara (The Aquatope on White Sand) as series composer and Naoyuki Asano (Keep Your Hands Off Eizouken!) as character designer. david production is the animation production company.

Meanwhile, the main cast includes Hiroshi Kamiya as Ataru Moroboshi and Sumire Uesaka as Lum.

The Urusei Yatsura manga, which was Takahashi‘s debut work, ran from 1978 to 1987 and was serialized in Weekly Shonen Sunday. It was previously adapted into an anime series and also inspired multiple movies and OVAs. The series ran from 1981 to 1986, with a pre-Ghost in the Shell Mamoru Oshii as chief director during the first 129 episodes. Kazuo Yamazaki (Yume Tsukai) took over the role afterwards.

The movies were mainly released throughout the 80s, with one being released in 1991. The OVAs were also mainly released during that time period, although one was released in 2010.

Viz Media describes the manga as:

In a high-stakes game of tag, Ataru must touch Lum’s horns in ten days—or aliens will take over the earth! The fact that Lum can fly doesn’t make Ataru’s job any easier. As it turns out, the game of tag is only the beginning of Ataru’s troubles, as he continues to attract strange encounters with otherworldly beings like beautiful snow spirit Oyuki and the sexy crow goblin Princess Kurama!

Source: Urusei Yatsura website