Shūtarō Mendō

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Full Name	Shūtarō Mendō
Alias(es)	Master
Origin	Urusei Yatsura
Occupation	High school student
Powers / Skills	Wealth Swordsman
Hobby	Unknown
Goals	To win Lum (failed)
Family	Unnamed Grandfather Mr. Mendō (father) Mrs. Mendō (mother) Ryōko Mendō (younger sister)
Friends / Allies	Tobimaro Mizunokōji (rival) Ataru Moroboshi (rival) Lum Invader (love interest) Shinobu Miyake Ten Sakura Benten Oyuki Ran Stormtroopers Ryūnosuke Fujinami Asuka Mizunokōji
Enemies	Elle de Rosenbach Mujaki Rupa
Type of Hero	Supporter Hero

Shūtarō Mendō is a supporting character of the 1978-1987 romantic comedy manga series Urusei Yatsura, as well as its 1981-1986 and 2022 anime television series adaptations of the same name.

He was voiced by Akira Kamiya in the 1981 original series in Japanese and Mamoru Miyano in the 2022 reboot in Japanese and Brian Hudson for Movie 1, Vinnie Penna for Movie 2 (who also voiced Ataru Moroboshi), Robert Rogan for 3-6, and Jack Stansbury in the 2022 reboot in English. As a child, he is voiced by Yō Taichi in the 2022 reboot in Japanese and Brittney Karbowski in English.

Appearance

He is handsome, charming and intelligent, on occasions Mendō succumbs to lechery and resembles Ataru, just more respectful and sophisticated in his approach. He has a black hair.

Shūtarō often carries a katana with him, which at any moment could be flying at Ataru's face.

Personality

He have two cases of narcissistic and claustrophobic and afraid of the dark. But due to his vanity, his phobias incredibly disappear when a girl can see him.[ch. 30] Ataru often plays on Mendo's fears by putting a large bell over him, forming a dark enclosed area where a girl can not see him. However, this has resulted in him breaking these bells out of sheer terror

He and Ataru are much more alike than either would like to admit.

Biography

He was born as a descendant of a samurai family. He is the heir to the Mendō conglomerate with staggering wealth and its own private army.

Upon his transfer to Tomobiki High, he and Ataru immediately become enemies. Then he fell for Lum and has feelings for Lum, tolerating Ataru's presence in order to be close to her.

Trivia

• His first Japanese voice actor, Akira Kamiya, also voiced Kenshiro in Fist of the North Star, Kazuya Ryūzaki in Tōshō Daimos, Ryo Sakazaki in Dengeki Bunko drama CD, Dorapin in The Doraemons, Akira Hibiki in Brave Raideen, Bascal in Akumaizer 3 and Iago in Disney's Aladdin.
• His second Japanese voice actor, Mamoru Miyano, also voiced Kiba in Wolf's Rain, Tamaki Suoh in Ouran High School Host Club, Death the Kid in Soul Eater, Zero Kiryu in Vampire Knight, Ling Yao in Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood, Cilan in Pokémon the Series: Black & White, Masaomi Kida in Durarara!, Setsuna F. Seiei in Mobile Suit Gundam 00, and Zange Natsume in Inu x Boku SS.
• His child Japanese voice actress, Yō Taichi, also voiced Hiro Sohma in Fruits Basket (2019 series) and Josuke Higashikata (child) in JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Diamond is Unbreakable.
• His second English voice actor (Movie 2 only), Vinnie Penna, also voiced Joey Wheeler in Yu-Gi-Oh! and Michelangelo in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2003 series).
• His fourth English voice actor, Jack Stansbury, also voiced Aquamarine Hoshino in Oshi no Ko and Ragna in Ragna Crimson.
• His child English voice actress, Brittney Karbowski, also voiced Black☆Star in Soul Eater series, Sanae Dekomori in Love, Chunibyo & Other Delusions, Wendy Marvell in Fairy Tail, Clair Aoki in Gleipnir, Mikoto Misaka in A Certain Magical Index, Camie Utsushimi in My Hero Academia, Kusu in Dragon Ball Super, Migi in Parastyle, Kaguya in Date A Live, Melinda in Nomad of Nowhere, Cecilia Alcott in Infinite Stratos, Luluco in Space Patrol Luluco, Katsuragi in Senran Kagura, Rimuru Tempest in That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime, Touta Konoe in UQ Holder!, Jessica Ushiromiya in Umineko: When They Cry, Vivian in CROSS ANGE Rondo of Angel and Dragon, Apis and Mousse in One Piece, Ingrid Bernstein in Freezing, Yoshino Hide in Battle Girls: Time Paradox, Ayu Tsukimiya in Kanon, MOMO Mizrahi in Xenosaga: The Animation, Hanon Hosho in Mermaid Melody Pichi Pichi Pitch, Yō Kasukabe in Problem Children Are Coming From Another World, Aren't They?, Lisianthus in Shuffle!, and Cecil Sudo in Wizard Barristers.

External Links

• Shūtarō Mendō on the Urusei Yatsura Wiki