Takahashi stated that the majority of Japanese "Urusei Yatsura" fans were high school and university students. The series' peak readership figures were with 15-year-olds, but the distribution of readers was skewed towards older males. She said that this was "very easy" for her since the ages of the readers were similar to her own age; Takahashi expressed happiness that people from her generation enjoy the series. Takahashi added that she felt disappointment that "Urusei Yatsura" did not gain much interest from children, believing that the series may have been too difficult for them. She believed that "manga belongs fundamentally to children, and maybe "Urusei Yatsura" just didn't have what it took to entertain them".