3 : The Coming Of Rei, The Handsome Shapechange... Review

He isn't exactly a conversationalist. His vocabulary consists almost entirely of food names and grunts. Plot Highlights

This blog post covers (episode 3 in the manga/episode 5 of the 1981 anime), a fan-favorite chapter from Rumiko Takahashi's Urusei Yatsura. Trouble in Tomobiki: The Coming of Rei! 3 : The Coming of Rei, the Handsome Shapechange...

The episode quickly devolves into classic Urusei Yatsura chaos. Ataru and Rei engage in a legendary . Despite Rei’s alien biology, Ataru’s sheer desperation to keep Lum (or maybe just his pride) leads to a frantic showdown involving piles of beef bowls and general mayhem. Why This Episode Matters He isn't exactly a conversationalist

When Rei gets emotional (usually because he's hungry or seeing Lum), he transforms into a giant, tiger-striped "cow-monster" (ushitora). Trouble in Tomobiki: The Coming of Rei

Rei has a literally bottomless stomach. He doesn't just eat; he inhales food like a black hole, often causing a scene in local restaurants.