Helen McCarthy describes his "curse and blessing" in gaining Lum's love as being akin to being struck by a falling star. Other voice actors English Matt Lucas (dub for BBC Three) Steve Rassin (movies 1, 3, 4, 5, and 6 dubs) Vinnie Penna (movie 2 dub) Michael Sinterniklaas (TV Series Episode 1-2) Castilian Spanish Rais David Báscones Italian Riccardo Rossi (first Italian) Massimo Còrizza (second Italian) Alessandro Tiberi (third Italian) Reception Gilles Poitras has compared Ataru to Ryo Saeba from Tsukasa Hojo's City Hunter manga and anime series, stating that "Ryo Saeba can best be described as what would happen if Ataru grew up to be handsome, physically fit, a crack shot with any given firearm and a hotshot gun for hire in Tokyo." Ataru was ranked third in Mania Entertainment's 10 Most Iconic Anime Heroes written by Thomas Zoth who commented that "Against all odds, he finds himself the target of affection of beautiful, powerful women, making him the first protagonist with a harem." See also List of Urusei Yatsura characters References External links Child characters in anime and manga Comics characters introduced in 1978 Fictional Japanese people in anime and manga Male characters in anime and manga Urusei Yatsura characters pt:Ataru Moroboshi