'Urusei Yatsura' TV Anime Reveals Additional Cast

Hyperion_PS said:

The official website of the Urusei Yatsura (2022) television anime revealed four additional cast on Thursday. The anime is scheduled to broadcast on October 14 at 12:55 a.m. on Fuji TV's noitaminA block, Iwate Menkoi TV, Sakuranbo TV, Fukushima TV and Saga TV, followed by TV Ehime and others.

Cast
Father Moroboshi: Toshio Furukawa (Dragon Ball)
Mother Moroboshi: Keiko Toda (Cat's Eye)
Lum's Father: Rikiya Koyama (Fate/stay night)
Lum's Mother: Fumi Hirano (Urusei Yatsura)

Hideya Takahashi (JoJo no Kimyou na Bouken Part 5: Ougon no Kaze) and Yasuhiro Kimura (2.43: Seiin Koukou Danshi Volley-bu) are helming the new anime at David Production. Yuuko Kakihara (Irozuku Sekai no Ashita kara) is handling the series composition and Naoyuki Asano (Eizouken ni wa Te wo Dasu na!) is designing the characters.

Rumiko Takahashi serialized the sci-fi romantic comedy manga in Weekly Shounen Sunday from 1978 to 1987 and compiled into 35 volumes. Shogakukan later reprinted the series in 15 wide-ban volumes in 1989–1990, 18 bunkoban volumes in 1998–1999, and 35 shinsoban volumes in 2006–2008.

Source: Comic Natalie

CataOrShane said:
I'm beyond pissed off. If the OGs are available to do voice work, they should be recasted because they were that iconic when it originally aired and that level of epicness cannot be matched. I'll still watch it but I don't think I'll enjoy this more than the OG.

Sharon92 said:
I understand them casting new actors but come on, a classic like Urusei Yatsura needs to be voiced by the original actors if their avaibale. Those actors are what brought the characters to life. Same for the dub versions. I know alot of dub versions are dominated by Funimation, Sentai, Bang zoom and other studios in Texas and California. Which has produced tons of great dubs. However, when it comes to the works of Rumiko Takahashi, I feel the studios in Canada have a right to them. Studios Like Ocean and Blue dub gave us great shows like; InuYasha, Masion Ikkoku, Ranma 1/2, Mermaid scar-ova, Death Note, Gundam Wing, Nana, and full moon.

Azering said:




I've heard several instances when original voice actors reprised their roles decades after, while their characters remained of the same age, and it just sounded forced, and unnatural.

Furukawa is 76 now, and Hirano 67; their time to voice teenage characters is over.

Azering said:
Just because the recognizability of his voice is more, or less the same, doesn't mean his voice itself haven't changed.

40+ years does make a difference.

CataOrShane said:

He's voiced the same characters throughout decades. Hum... I wonder why?

Azering said:
Pure nostalgia, respect towards the veteran seiyu, and nothing else.

Sailor Moon is still voiced by her 90s seiyu, and everyone can say it's her again, but this time it is obvious she is doing her best to sound young again, unlike the other new voice actresses.