Voice actress Sumire Uesaka, the voice actress behind Lum of the upcoming Urusei Yatsura reboot anime, has appeared in Lum cosplay in the newest edition of the Weekly Shonen Sunday. The Urusei Yatsura reboot is animated by David Production and is set to air on October 13. Ut will be composed of 46 episodes, split into four cours.
The official Twitter account of the Urusei Yatsura anime tweeted the picture of Uesaka in a Lum cosplay. She quote-retweeted said tweet, thanking for the opportunity to be featured. You can check out the full image of the cosplay here:
Sumire Uesaka recently released the music video for “Umikaze no Monologue”, one of the singles from her fifth album “ANTHOLOGY & DESTINY”. You can check out the music video for it below:
Sumire Uesaka is currently signed with agency Voice Kit as a voice actor, while her music career is represented by King Record and JPU Records. She has voiced multiple characters in anime, including Sanae Dekomori in Love, Chunibyo & Other Delusions, Eru Miru in Plastic Memories, Shalltear Bloodfallen in Overlord, and Karin Nanase in In/Spectre, among others.
Her most recent anime roles include Hayase Nagatoro in Don’t Toy with Me, Miss Nagatoro, Valkyrie in Takt Op. Destiny, Kyoko Jingu in The Great Jahy Will Not Be Defeated!, and Sho Kochikashi in Yatogame-chan Kansatsu Nikki 4 Satsume.
Urusei Yatsura is based on the manga by Rumiko Takahashi, and was serialized in Shogakukan’s Weekly Shonen Sunday. Prior to the upcoming reboot, it received an anime adaptation from Studio Pierrot (episodes 1-106) and Studio Deen (107-195), which aired from October 1981 to March 1986. It then got an anime reboot adaptation by David Production.
Source: Urusei Yatsura Official Twitter, Comic Natalie
©Rumiko Takahashi, Shogakukan / “Urusei Yatsura” Animation Production Committee