is a fictional character and protagonist of Rumiko Takahashi's manga and anime series Urusei Yatsura. Appearances In Urusei Yatsura Ataru is a 17-year-old student at Tomobiki High School, Class 2-4. Born during a major earthquake in April (the fourth month, an unlucky number in East Asian culture) on Friday the 13th (1980) (the latter also an unlucky number in Western cultures) and on Butsumetsu (the unluckiest day of the Buddhist calendar, said to be the day when Buddha died), he is extremely unlucky and in turn draws a near unending number of unfortunate events, evil spirits, aliens, and other supernatural phenomena to himself, much of the time with repercussions to those around him. Due to his incredible misfortune, he is considered the bane of the town of Tomobiki by its residents and even his own parents. An extremely lecherous and tenacious womanizer, Ataru spends most of the manga hopelessly chasing the various women who cross his path in an endeavor to achieve his dream of becoming the master of a harem of exotic and beautiful women, often competing with love rivals such as Shutaro Mendo, though Ataru's advances are almost always rejected. At the start of the manga, Ataru learns from an alien invader that he has been randomly selected by a computer to represent humanity in a game of tag with the Oni-themed bikini-clad alien princess Lum to decide the fate of the Earth, needing to grab one of her horns to win. Though he is unable to catch Lum due to her power to fly (only managing to steal her bikini top), he finds newfound motivation after Shinobu Miyake, his childhood friend and classmate in classes 2-4, promises to marry him if he wins. On the final day of the contest, he manages to catch Lum by luring her using her stolen bikini top. In his triumph, he declares his desire to marry Shinobu—Lum mistakenly interprets this as a marriage proposal to herself, which she immediately accepts, much to Ataru's chagrin. For the rest of the series, Ataru continues to pursue the love of women, both human and extraterrestrial, much to the strain of his relationship with Lum, who, ironically, seems to love Ataru unconditionally. When confronted, he denies that he has any sort of relationship with Lum, turning down her advances and even pursuing other women in front of her, though he does care for Lum and