The next contains spoilers for Episode 14 of Urusei Yatsura, “That Mizunokoji Boy/Love Letter Trouble,” now streaming on HiDive.
The most recent episode of Urusei Yatsura introduces another classic character into the new series Tobimaro Mizunokoji, the childhood rival of Shutaro Mendo. Tobimaro, also referred to as Ton by Mendo, is not as common as a few of the other classic figures which have already made an appearance to date, but he’s an enjoyable character that frequently winds up to be the butt of numerous jokes.
Apart from Tobimaro, the episode also concentrates on the odd relationship between Mendo and the sister Ryoko. Ryoko has been around since an early on episode being an impish prankster, which status is just solidified by her actions this episode. Ryoko happens to be an origin of hilarity within the original series, and it is great to determine that continue within the reboot.
“That Mizunokoji Boy”
Throughout a sports tournament being held at Tomobiki High, Ataru and Mendo face off inside a baseball match. Unknowingly towards the others, Ataru is thinking about tossing the match to be able to win a bet. He lobs the ball to Mendo gradually, but Mendo hits a foul ball that strikes a youthful man hiding within the trees. Once they go to evaluate him, Mendo recognizes him as Tobimaro Mizunokoji, his childhood friend and rival. Previously, they competed frequently, after a comparatively bad loss, Tobimaro fled towards the mountain tops to coach rigorously for revenge.
Now came back after a little grueling training, Tobimaro demands another rematch, but Mendo refuses because the sports tournament continues to be happening. However, Ryoko arrives and asks Ataru to place Tobimaro on his team. When Ataru and Mendo ask why Ryoko wants propose Tobimaro, she explains for the reason that Tobimaro is her first love. Mendo then decides to simply accept Tobimaro’s challenge around the condition that Ryoko surrenders on Tobimaro if he loses. Ataru continues to be reluctant since he still really wants to toss the match, however when he sees how terrible Tobimaro reaches baseball, he rapidly concurs.
Mendo has become pitching, and Ataru puts Tobimaro as batter. Tobimaro winds up striking out, just like Ataru wishes. However, Ryoko’s kuroko rapidly begin to interfere within the match and permit Tobimaro hitting the ball. A furious Ataru runs following the kuroko using the ball, eager to stop Tobimaro from obtaining a homer. Ataru manages to obtain the ball and rushes to the touch Tobimaro by using it, but before they achieve the dish, they fall under a trap hole. Ryoko reveals this whole time she was wishing to encourage them to be seduced by the trap, and also the match ends unresolved.
Military services weapons Mendo prompts Ryoko just to walk their family’s pet octopuses in the place. As she approaches a close bridge, Tobimaro delays below to hands instructions to who he believes is Mendo. Ryoko receives the letter rather, these types of the ambiguous nature from the message, believes that it is a love letter inviting her on the date. Mendo soon seems, revealing he didn’t have because of another of Ryoko’s insane pranks, and sees the letter too. Also believing the letter to become romantic anyway, he informs Ryoko that she’s forbidden from departing the estate, but she easily subdues him.
At Ataru’s house, Ataru gets to be a message from Ryoko requesting help, and that he rapidly accepts. Ryoko immediately seems and takes him away inside a palanquin, and she or he begs him in order to save her from Mendo, who she claims is hunting her without valid reason. Ataru falls on her lies hook, line, and sinker, while Lum finds the letter that Ryoko caused by Tobimaro.
Ryoko eventually gets to where Tobimaro known as Mendo to, together with Ataru and Lum. Ryoko reveals to Ataru that they only requested for his help with keeping Mendo from interfering, but Ataru persists nonetheless. He’s only stopped when Mendo seems disguised among Ryoko’s kuroko. Tobimaro immediately requires a fight, however the misunderstanding using the letter causes Mendo to think Tobimaro does all this up to now Ryoko. He informs Tobimaro he can’t date Ryoko until he beats him, which in turn causes Ataru to interfere within the fight so he can acquire the to date Ryoko. The confusion is compounded once the letter is introduced up, even though Tobimaro insists it’s a letter of challenge, others are only able to see clearly like a love letter. Mendo immediately starts fighting Tobimaro, with Ryoko frequently interfering within the fight. Despite all her actions being designed to assist Tobimaro, he winds up being pummelled by her rather. Regardless, Ryoko’s enthusiasts play winds up convincing Mendo that Tobimaro and Ryoko’s love holds true, and that he decides to understand their relationship despite Tobimaro insisting that he doesn’t love Ryoko.
Although this episode is mainly here introducing Tobimaro towards the cast, it will focus more about creating the greater peculiar facets of the Mendo family, specially the relationship between Mendo and the sister Ryoko. While Ryoko’s opening episode old that Mendo is often the topic of Ryoko’s pranks, this episode causes it to be obvious precisely how frequently Mendo is the topic of Ryoko’s frequently harmful and extreme pranks.
Despite the fact that, the episode’s two tales perform a good job of creating Tobimaro’s character like a passionate, yet bumbling character who’s frequently the topic of misfortune and suffering on componen with Ataru. Tobimaro’s interactions with Mendo and Ryoko are outlandishly amusing, and he’s certain to appear whenever they are around.
