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[[File:lamu.jpg|frame|Let's put weird and weird together/and make it even weirder!/Weird, weird space is/su-u-pe-er-weird! ]]

[[File:lamu.jpg|frame|Let's put weird and weird together/and make it even weirder!/Weird, weird space is/su-u-pe-er-weird!]]

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The show centers around Ataru Moroboshi, an [[Ordinary High School Student]] who happens to be both the unluckiest and most perverted man in the world, possibly the entire universe. He is chosen by lot to challenge a band of alien invaders in a game of tag to decide the fate of the Earth. His opponent: the lovely [[Everything's Better with Princesses|Princess Lum]], daughter of the invaders' leader, Mister Invader. After several false starts, it takes a promise of marriage by his long-suffering girlfriend and [[Unlucky Childhood Friend|childhood companion]] Shinobu to bolster him to victory. Unfortunately, after his triumphant declaration of "Now I can get married!", Lum thinks Ataru wants to marry ''her'', falls ''instantly'' in love with him... and the rest is history. Lum moves in with her "Darling" Ataru, and before long, the district of Tomobiki has become a hotbed for intergalactic weirdness involving Lum's friends and relatives, with Ataru stuck in the middle.

Unlike most [[Unlucky Everydude~~|Unlucky Everydudes~~]] who were only [[Accidental Pervert~~|Accidental Perverts~~]], Ataru actually ''was'' an unrepentant pervert, and generally found his loyal "fiancee" to be little more than a hindrance to his more lecherous pursuits, though even he wasn't below the occasional [[Pet the Dog]] moments.

Unlike most [[Unlucky Everydude]]s who were only [[Accidental Pervert]]s, Ataru actually ''was'' an unrepentant pervert, and generally found his loyal "fiancee" to be little more than a hindrance to his more lecherous pursuits, though even he wasn't below the occasional [[Pet the Dog]] moments.

If ''[[Maison Ikkoku]]'' is the first [[Pretty Freeloaders]]-style comedy, UY is one of the earliest tongue-in-cheek [[Harem Comedy|harem comedies]], combining its outlandish premise to spice up deceptively typical plots, as well as parody the genre nearly a decade ''before'' the fact. It even manages to invert the genre it helped create (instead of one low-key guy being chased by every girl in sight and in the end choosing one, it's about a perverted guy who chases every girl in sight... except for the one girl in the universe who can actually stand to be around him).

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** Ataru might also qualify, given his ability to survive crushing, severe beatings and sundry other trauma, and of course Lum's electric shocks, as well as performing some epic gymnastic feats to avoid them.

* [[Chew Toy]]: Ataru.

* [[Chick Magnet]]: Rei breaks up loving couples just by walking past them, and causes [[~~Squee|squees~~]] whenever anything of the female gender sees him. His being dumb as a plank and loving only food does nothing to dissuade the girls. His [[Involuntary Shapeshifting|transforming into a giant goofy tiger-bull whenever excited]] might. Sometimes.

* [[Chick Magnet]]: Rei breaks up loving couples just by walking past them, and causes [[squee]]s whenever anything of the female gender sees him. His being dumb as a plank and loving only food does nothing to dissuade the girls. His [[Involuntary Shapeshifting|transforming into a giant goofy tiger-bull whenever excited]] might. Sometimes.

** Also [[Even the Girls Want Her|Ryunnosuke]]. [[Bifauxnen|Being female]] is evidently no obstacle in becoming the school's most desired [[Bishonen]].

{{quote|'''Girl:''' Gorgeous!

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* [[Everything's Cuter with Lucky Charms]]

* [[Expy]]

* [[Extremely Dusty Home]]: In one of [[The Movie~~|The Movies~~]].

* [[Extremely Dusty Home]]: In one of [[The Movie]]s.

* [[Failure Is the Only Option]]: Nearly every character is in love/obsessed with one of the other characters, and their actions are usually driven by this. But no one is ever, ever allowed to get together with the object of their affections, since that would kill their motivations. Hints may be dropped, and there may even be temporary romances, but no one ever "officially" gets together, and any attempts at doing so will result in a breakup by the end of a given episode.

** {{spoiler|Applies most heavily to Lum's eternal quest to get Ataru to admit he loves her. The very last story in the entire series ends with an angry mob threatening to beat Ataru senseless if he doesn't say it. Ataru chooses the beating.}}

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* [[Not So Harmless]]: The [[Big Bad]] of the second film, [[Meaningful Name|Mujaki]]. Once revealed about three-quarters of the way through the movie, he comes across as an [[Ineffectual Sympathetic Villain]] who is only trying to do good (his character design reflects this, as he's drawn as a shrunken old man). However, he tricks [[Hypercompetent Sidekick|Sakura]] and [[The Rival|Mendou]] through this act (trapping them in an ''[[And I Must Scream|aquarium]]''), though he ends up cornered by ''[[Chivalrous Pervert|Ataru]]'' of all people. He proceeds to put Ataru through a series of increasingly cruel [[Mind Rape]] scenarios, culminating in a threat that he will ''never'' allow him to leave the dream world. He's only defeated when he decides that keeping up with [[The Power of Love|Lum and Ataru]] is too much trouble, and leaves of his own accord.

* [[Oh Crap]]: Several. One of the most memorable being Megane when he sees Oyuki's yeti friend in episode 8.

* [[Off-Model]]: Too many instances to name. Not surprising considering it was a traditionally-animated TV series from the early 1980's (i.e. no time & no budget). Especially notable during production of the movies (which have no excuse<ref> except that the first 4 films were being produced by the same crew as was doing the TV series, AT THE SAME TIME as the TV series</ref>).

* [[Off-Model]]: Too many instances to name. Not surprising considering it was a traditionally-animated TV series from the early 1980's (i.e. no time & no budget). Especially notable during production of the movies (which have no excuse<ref>except that the first 4 films were being produced by the same crew as was doing the TV series, AT THE SAME TIME as the TV series</ref>).

* [[Our Demons Are Different]]: The [[Big Bad]] of the second movie, ''Beautiful Dreamer'', is explicitly stated to be a demon (and it's implied by Sakura that he might be [[Satan|The Devil]] himself), though his powers and attitude are more reminiscent of [[The Fair Folk]].

* [[Our Vampires Are Different]]: Well, they have the same drink-blood mentality, powers, and weaknesses, but they are far more pathetic than most people are used to...

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* [[Thundering Herd]]

* [[Tomboy and Girly Girl]]: Benten and Oyuki.

* [[Too Long; Didn't Dub]]: The series is packed to the gills with wordplay and cultural references that are dealt with differently by the various translations from different companies. Most either ignore them or resort to [[Woolseyism~~|Woolseyisms~~]], but [[AnimEigo]]'s releases of the TV series and movies supplement their translations with comprehensive note sheets inside the video/DVD case (and later on, on-disc translator's notes), explaining in detail the gags and references for the viewer to read at their leisure.

* [[Too Long; Didn't Dub]]: The series is packed to the gills with wordplay and cultural references that are dealt with differently by the various translations from different companies. Most either ignore them or resort to [[Woolseyism]]s, but [[AnimEigo]]'s releases of the TV series and movies supplement their translations with comprehensive note sheets inside the video/DVD case (and later on, on-disc translator's notes), explaining in detail the gags and references for the viewer to read at their leisure.

* [[Transformation Ray]]

** And a transforming Rei [[Incredibly Lame Pun|just for grins]].

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