Uran

Uran was a fictional female character featured in Osamu Tezuka's Tetsuwan Atom (鉄腕アトム). Known as Astrogirl in the American version, Uran became the ancestor of virtually every shojo character to appear in Japanese animation since the sixties.

In Tezuka's original storyline, Uran was designed by Dr Ochanomizu as a younger sister for Astroboy. Characterized as the archetype tomboy, Uran could be extremely mischievous, and was frequently more than Astro could handle. Subject to willful misbehavior and the occasional temper tantrum, she often landed herself in dangerous situations, requiring her brother's intervention to resolve.

In terms of sheer numbers, Uran was arguably the most prolific panty flasher in animated history. In both the anime and the manga, she was depicted with Tezuka's signature upswept hemline, leaving her white cotton panties on full view. This was a device employed in many of Tezuka's female characters, using a visual convention common to American comics and cartoons.

Uran's Panchira played a central role in both the original sixties anime and the 1980s remake. The character was completely redesigned for the 2003 revival, completely eliminating all panchira from the series. This was no doubt due to whining complaints from the butthurt squad, claiming that panty shots are ZOMG chi1d pr0nz!!!

Compare with

 * Sally
 * Taro-chan
 * Akane-chan