Ran

Split Personality Alien Who Steals Youth with Her Lips

Lum's childhood friend, an alien with split personality who has the ability to steal youth with her lips. Extremely cutesy with a glamorous public face, and a violent hidden personality when angry. Transfers to Tomobiki High School to plot revenge against Lum.

Quotes

  • Ran-chan bares her fangs when she gets angry.
  • It's punishment time!
  • That mom had such a harsh personality...
  • She has the special skill of stealing people's youth with just her lips.
  • I won't forget my revenge against you, Lum-chan.

Trivia

  • Split personality with both gentle and ferocious faces.
  • Alien character with rare lip youth-stealing ability.
  • Childhood friend with Lum at planetary elementary school.
  • Owns numerous self-made bombs and mechanical dolls for revenge.
  • Usually cutesy and cute, but turns dialect character with drastic speech change when angry.

Alternate names

Ran Lum's Childhood Friend Girl in Silver Bikini

Tags

Urusei Yatsura Ran Alien Split Personality Youth Romance Childhood Friend Avenger Black Magic Lolita Fashion

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Profile

Species
Alien
Gender
Female

Appearance

Overall appearance
Fluffy red hair (pink in anime), wears high-exposure silver bikini or light-colored chiffon pinafore. Due to split personality, expressions and speech change greatly; usually cute droopy eyes, angry upturned eyes baring fangs. Also appears in Tomobiki High School uniform.
Eye color
Brown
Hair color
Red
Distinguishing features
  • Fluffy curly red hair
  • Upturned eyes and fangs in split personality mode
  • High-exposure outfits
Iconic items
  • Silver Bikini
  • Light-colored Chiffon Pinafore
  • Pink Bikini (Anime)
  • Weapons (Bazooka etc.)
  • Lips

Personality and abilities

Core personality
Split Personality
Detailed personality
Public face is a typical cutesy girl, sweet, endearing, and lovable, but when angry suddenly changes to violent hidden personality with sharp upturned eyes baring fangs, becoming rough and aggressive in Kawachi dialect. Personality twisted by childhood experiences and mother's strict upbringing, strong revenge against Lum. Persistent, frequently carries out revenge and harassment.
Keywords
  • Split Personality
  • Cutesy
  • Avenger
  • Violent
  • Kawachi Dialect
  • Good at Acting Spoiled
  • Mechanical Enthusiast
  • Cool and Calculating
  • Childhood Friend
Talents
  • Youth-stealing ability with lips
  • Knowledge of black magic
  • Mechanical modification and creation
  • Use of various gadgets
  • Disguise
Skills
  • Cafe management
  • Combat ability (weapon use)
  • Deception and scheming
  • Space science and technology
  • Negotiation skills
Motivation
Revenge against Lum and establishing her own sense of self. Steal youth from Ataru to undermine Lum's position.
Habits
When angry, eyes turn sharp and upturned, speech roughens in Kawachi dialect. Swings weapons, deeply persistent in revenge actions. Usually pretends to be cutesy.
Favorite foods
Tea, Sweets
Hobbies
Tinkering with machines, Mechanical doll creation, Cafe management

History

Backstory
Childhood friend who spent early years at planetary elementary school with Lum. Personality twisted by hardships dragged around by Lum since childhood and mother's strict upbringing, decides on revenge. Possesses ability to steal opponent's youth with lips, self-makes and uses various mechanical weapons and gadgets for revenge and harassment. Transfers to Tomobiki High School, attempts sabotage against Lum and youth extraction from Ataru but fails repeatedly. Extreme emotional swings due to split personality.
Debut date
December 4, 1981
Work title
Urusei Yatsura
Media type
Manga
Episode or chapter
Chapter 55 'Sports Festival Close Call...'

Transfer to Tomobiki High School

Significant event
Transfer to Tomobiki High School
Description
Transfers to Earth's Tomobiki High School Class 2-7 aiming for revenge against Lum, frequently clashes with Lum and Ataru.

First use of lip youth-stealing ability

Significant event
First use of lip youth-stealing ability
Description
Attempts to extract youth from Ataru via kiss, but fails due to Ataru's countermeasures.

Manifestation of split personality

Significant event
Manifestation of split personality
Description
Contrary to usual cutesy self, bares fangs when angry, changes to ferocious expression, rages in Kawachi dialect.

Numerous sabotages driven by revenge

Significant event
Numerous sabotages driven by revenge
Description
Frequently harasses Lum and Ataru out of revenge against Lum, plays key role heightening story tension.

Relationships

Ran's Mother

Guardian

Extremely strict mother with harsh discipline. Strongly influences Ran, scolds her often.

Lum

Rival

Childhood friends from early years who clash, complex relation as also revenge target.

Ataru

Rival

Target for youth extraction, enemy as Lum's fiancé.

Rei

Lum's former fiancé. Ran harbors affection and transports him.

Mendou Shuutarou

Tomobiki High School classmate but shallow relationship.

Lum's Childhood Friends Trio

Lum's Childhood Friends Trio: unknown

Media appearances

Urusei Yatsura

Manga / Supporting

Debut Chapter 55

Urusei Yatsura (1981)

Anime / Supporting

Episode 35 'Hina Matsuri! Ran-chan Appears'

Urusei Yatsura (2022)

Anime

Appears from first cour onwards

Urusei Yatsura ~Dear My Friends~

Game / Supporting

Pachinko & Pachislot Urusei Yatsura Series

Pachinko / Supporting

Voice cast and creators

Yao Inoue

Voice actor
Yao Inoue
Language
Japanese
Version or series
1981 Anime

Kana Hanazawa

Voice actor
Kana Hanazawa
Language
Japanese
Version or series
2022 Anime

Masako Jō

Voice actor
Masako Jō
Language
Japanese
Version or series
Pachislot & Pachinko

Rumiko Takahashi

Creator name
Rumiko Takahashi
Role
Original author

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Category
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Availability
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Category
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Availability
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