Are You Really Getting Married? (結婚するって本当ですか, Kekkon suru tte hontōdesu ka) is the forty-fourth episode of the 2022 adaptation of Urusei Yatsura, serving as the second part of the "Boy Meets Girl" four-part finale.
Summary[]
Lum has been kidnapped by Rupa, Prince of the Dark Dominion! It's up to Ataru and her friends to mount a daring rescue...But between Rupa's scheming great-grandfather and his crazy would-be bride Karula, that's easier said than done!
Plot[]
On Oniboshi, Lum's parents receive a mocking videocall from Upa to gloat about how he has kidnapped Lum and will soon marry her to Rupa, although Lum certainly isn't taking her captivity sitting down. Lum's father marshals his soldiers to retrieve Lum, but they are crushed by a sudden rain of crates filled with mushrooms, Upa's "dowry" for Lum. These mushrooms start growing and multiplying massively, swamping the planet in fungus and making it impossible to launch the fleet. On Earth, Ataru suddenly storms into Class 2-4, carrying a large bundle slung on his shoulders and sporting a rare serious expression. He marches over to Mendō and proposes a trade; Ataru's entire collection of info on Tokyo's most beautiful girls in exchange for the right to use Mendō's private spaceship. Mendō retorts that he doesn't have a spaceship. Suddenly, Oyuki and Benten arrive on the latter's hoverbike, and Ataru takes them (and Mendo) to a sweetshop to explain the situation. Oyuki identifies Rupa as the Prince of the Dark Dominion, and realizing that this is what Sakura's crystal ball foretold, Ataru instinctively takes off, desperate to find Lum. Oyuki and Benten catch up to him, encourage him to cool down, and then, with Mendō hot on their heels, they head for Ran's ship. The quarter burst in on Ran and Rei, seize the cockpit, and blast off to find a way to the Dark Dominion.
At Oyuki's direction, the group pilot Ran's ship into the dark side of the mood, triggering a dimensional warp to the Dark Dominion. Unfortunately, they collide with another ship, crash at the spaceport, and are captured, something Rupa is quick to gloat about to Lum, who was initially emboldened to try a breakout when the ship's approach first reached her. Unfortunately for Rupa, Ataru was hurled to safety by the impact and avoided capture. He scrambles ashore at a lake to find himself being held at gunpoint by a Darkworlder woman, who demands he sign a fake marriage license. She's intent on foiling Rupa's marriage, and she needs a fake husband as part of her plan. Meanwhile, Lum has been forced into a wedding dress, but is still intent on fighting, despite having no powers. Upa uses a copyshroom to create a docile clone of Lum, who can be switched out for the ceremony. Meanwhile, Ataru and his new "ally" arrive, though Ataru is alarmed when she vows to kill everyone involved in the marriage, especially the bride.
Ten seeks out the dungeon and tells Oyuki, Benten, Ran, Rei and Mendo about her having been depowered, which is all the info they need to break out. Meanwhile, Ataru waltzes in through the front door, thanks to the Darkworlder woman's fake marriage license. However, she gets recognized as "Karula", causing her to begin fighting her way in. They arrive just in time, as Lum and Rupa are halfway up the aisle. Lum tries to run to Ataru, but Karula takes aim at her; Ataru causes her to miss her shot, but in the confusion, Rupa slips Lum into a concealed room and Uba slips out the copyshroom clone of Lum. Ataru tells "Lum" that they're going to go home, but the clone repeatedly rejects him, physically and verbally, making Ataru increasingly angry. Karula interrupts, protesting that Rupa said he loved her, but the incredulous Rupa points out that he said that when they were kids and she was literally holding a gun to his head, bluntly telling her that he doesn't like her. Karula goes mad with jealous grief and begins blasting randomly. In the chaos, Lum's hidden room is blown open and the clone falls inside; she escapes upwards and happily tries to run to Ataru, but believing that it was the real Lum who said they were through, he verbally rejects her. Ironically, Ataru and Rupa end up running for shelter together as the mad Karula fires indiscriminately at them both.
Characters[]
- Rupa
- Lum
- Ataru Moroboshi
- Ten
- Lum's Mother
- Lum's Father
- Upa
- Onsen-Mark
- Ryūnosuke Fujinami
- Kakugari
- Satoshi
- Akira
- Shūtarō Mendō
- Kōsuke Shirai
- Aya
- Shinobu Miyake
- Hitomi
- Hokuto
- Benten
- Oyuki
- Sakura (Flashback)
- Cherry (Flashback)
- Rei
- Ran
- Carla
Trivia[]
- This is the third episode where the title card is shown at the end rather than the beginning, following episodes 31 and 43.
- All four episodes making up the "Boy Meets Girl" finale arc have their own unique mid-episode eye-catch.
- The English subtitles for this episode refer to Carla as "Karula". This is the same name she was given by Viz Media in their English translation of the manga.
Differences from the Manga[]
- In the manga, Ataru takes Mendo, Benten and Oyuki to a generic sweet shop to explain what happened to Lum over food. In this version, he instead takes them to the recurring Cafe Ketaguri.
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