Now about that cast. because it's huge. I will say that many of these characters fall under pretty basic tropes, in that they don't have much depth to them. But then again, that's what makes this series so special in the first place, it's a bunch of stupid idiots doing a bunch of stupid shit. That doesn't excuse the lack of development though. Let's say one of the mains had an arc. It wouldn't be Ataru because that guy's never gonna change... but, you get the point. Something that puts them at odds, and not just a problem they can fix with a duel, but like, something that challenges how they usually think. It wouldn't be a lot necessarily, but it would be beneficial to the show overall. There's only one instance of that in the entire 23 episodes, and it makes it hard to be engaged with what's happening.
But that doesn't mean I doze off, in fact, a lot of times I'm wide awake, and that's mainly because the cast is so diverse. These people (and aliens) are all so different from each other, but they mesh well as a whole, and it makes for a memorable experience. However, I do feel that Ataru and Lum get to be a bit overshadowed later in the season. For a show that's about them, we don't get a lot of them compared to each character that is introduced. I know that this is an episodic show, but I would've liked a consistent plot at some point, especially since some episodes can really drag. While it's a pretty big downside, the colorful cast and on-the-nose comedy make up for it on occasion.
