Benten (Urusei Yatsura)

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Benten (弁天, Benten^?) is a character in Rumiko Takahashi's manga and anime series Urusei Yatsura In the anime she is voiced by Yuuko Mita.

Contents 1 About 2 Attire 3 Other 4 English Voice Actors 5 External Links

[edit] About

Benten is the biker babe childhood friend of Lum, Ran, and Oyuki. Named after the Shichifukujin Benzaiten, the Shinto goddess of knowledge, art, and beauty (though she contains pretty much none of the same qualities), her Gods of Luck clan has an annual battle against Lum's Oni clan on Setsubun.

She gets along well with Ryuunosuke, rides around on a red airbike, and is a feared trio with Lum and Oyuki. It is unknown by even Lum and Oyuki whether or not she has ever had a boyfriend or if she is even interested in the opposite sex. As children, Benten and Lum often instigated trouble that usually resulted in Ran getting hurt.

She likes Earth and earthlings so much that she'll pop by Lum's place every now and then even when it's not Setsubun.

[edit] Attire

Benten wears a skimpy metal bikini, arm protector, and boots. She also draps a chain over her shoulder. This chain serves as the key to her UFO home, not because there is a key attached to it, but because there is a chain-shaped keyhole on the door. When her chain was stolen by the Sukeban Trio (Sugar, Ginger, and Pepper) she could not re-enter her UFO, although her back door was still open. She wore a similar, smaller chain when she was a child, but it is unknown whether that chain was also a key.

[edit] Other

She is frequently flying around on her favorite airbike, and takes care of the maintenance herself. She is very strong willed and her mood is usually either laid back or violent and she loves to get into fights. Despite this rough personality of hers, she has a surprisingly cute face.

[edit] English Voice Actors

• Natasha Malinsky (dub produced for public TV and movie 1 dub)
• Alice Barryt (dub for BBC 3)
• Satu Rautaharju (movies 3-6 dubs)

[edit] External Links

Benten at Tomobiki-cho

Urusei Yatsura characters

Main characters Lum | Ataru Moroboshi Class 2-4 Shuutarou Mendou | Shinobu Miyake | Ryuunosuke Fujinami | Kosuke Shirai Lum's Stormtroopers Megane | Perm | Chibi | Kakugari Lum's Friends and Acquaintances Benten | Oyuki | Ran | Rei | Ten The Gang of Three Sugar | Ginger | Pepper Other Recurring characters Cherry | Sakura | Tsubame Ozuno | Kotatsuneko | Ryoko Mendou | Tobimaro Mizunokōji | Asuka Mizunokoji | Kurama Principal Character's Parents Ataru's Parents | Lum's Parents | Ten's Mother | Ryuunosuke's Father Tomobiki High School Faculty Onsen-Mark | Hanawa-sensei | Mr. Principal Other Characters Inaba | Shingo | Nagisa Shiowatari