Family Feud (激闘、父子鷹!!, Gekitou, oyako daka!!?), or "Fierce Fighting Family" in the Project ILM Scanlation, is the 147th chapter of the Urusei Yatsura manga.
Summary[]
When Ataru takes a trip to the beach, he meets a strange youth and a very crazy father who run a ramshackle, run-down beach cafe together.
Plot Overview[]
Ataru, Lum, Shinobu and Mendo arrive on the beach, but find they picked a bad day for it; the sea is far too rough to swim in, and so they are alone on the beach. As they wander along, they discover a strange pair shouting insults at the sea, which quickly gives way to them brawling with each other. Upon realizing they have company, the two take the four teens into the nearby Hamachaya beach cafe, where they introduce themselves as the Fujinamis. Whilst the father is proud of his family cafe and looks forward to passing it on to the teenage Ryunosuke, Ryunosuke has no interest in inheriting it. Mainly because she's a girl, and her father insists on trying to make her into a boy. Shinobu and Lum want to help father and daughter make peace, but Ataru and Mendo keep vacillating, especially when it turns out that Ryunosuke will bludgeon any man who tries to touch her. When father and daughter simultaneously punch each other out, the well-meaning teens chain them to opposing support beams... but, upon regaining consciousness, the two are so determined to continue fighting that they rip their way free, collapsing the cafe atop themselves. The Fujinamis continue fighting amidst the wreckage, whilst Ataru and company give up and go home.
Characters in Order of Appearance[]
Trivia[]
- This chapter introduces Ryūnosuke Fujinami and Ryūnosuke's Father to the series, both of whom will become mainstays after this point.
- Mr. Fujinami's ritual of cursing the sea is quite at odds with his prominent expressions of fondness for it, such as the logo of his store. It will never be mentioned again after this chapter.
- One of the signs over the Fujinami's store is 浜茶屋; in rōmaji, these characters become Hamachaya (sometimes written as Hamajaya), which literally means "seaside tea shop". This isn't a business name, but instead a business description; Hamachayas have been in operation in Japan for quite some time, and are still in operation to this day.
- Another of the signs over the Fujinami Hamachaya reads 海が好き (Umi ga suki); this literally means "I Love the Sea". In Viz Media's English translations, the "Love" portion is replaced with a love-heart design, a common element in tourist-type decorations. In some chapters, the sign is even translated as "I Love the Sea Cafe".
- The cross-counter punches between the Fujinamis is unquestionably an homage to the boxing manga series Ashita no Joe (あしたのジョー), whose protagonist, Joe Yabuki, was particularly prone to striking a foe at the same time as he was struck, relying on his superior willpower and fortitude to power through the punishment until he achieved victory. With a title literally translated as "Tomorrow's Joe", Ashita no Joe was written from January 1, 1968 to May 13, 1973 by Ikki Kajiwara (under his pen-name Asao Takamori), with artwork by Tetsuya Chiba, and Takahashi has stated in interviews that it is one of her favorite manga.