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Urusei Yatsura
Tokyo, Tomobiki Town. Lum, the gorgeous princess of the invading alien race of Oni is smitten with high school student Ataru Moroboshi. A dedicated womanizer, Ataru is unfazed by Lum’s fierce electric shock attacks and continues his daily hunt for pretty girls. With a host of other unique characters, including girl-next-door Shinobu, elegant shrine maiden Sakura, Lum’s best friends Oyuki, Benten, and Ran, Buddhist Monk Cherry, Ten, the little brat, heir to a wealthy family Shutaro Mendo and the masculine beauty Ryunosuke…it's a classic slapstick love comedy where anything goes!
- Cast:
- Hiroshi Kamiya, Sumire Uesaka, Maaya Uchida, Mamoru Miyano
- Language:
- Japanese
- Country:
- Japan
- Network:
- Fuji TV, SAGA TV, Sakuranbo TV, Fukushima TV
Episode guide
Seasons
Season 1
Episodes
E01
Episode 1
★ 7.0Young Love on the Run / Between a Rock and a Hard Place
2022-10-14 · 23mTo save Earth, unlucky Ataru must win a high-stakes game of tag against a beautiful alien. Luckily his friend Shinobu has offered a helping hand (in marriage) as motivation!
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Episode 2
★ 7.3Present for You / The Yellow Ribbon of Happiness
2022-10-21 · 23mAtaru can run, but he can't hide — not from Lum, and not from the gorgeous shrine maiden Sakura's eagle eyes. She can tell at a glance that he's in dire need of exorcism!
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Episode 3
★ 7.2Trouble Rains Down!! / Amazed in a Maze
2022-10-28 · 23mTwo's company. Three's a crowd. And when a FOURTH party enters the Lum/Ataru/Shinobu situation? Things get pretty scary in Ataru's already complex love life!
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Episode 4
★ 6.8Sealed with a Kiss!!
2022-11-04 · 23mLum ain't the only alien princess in town. The new arrival has her sights set on a certain boy — but her vassals are keeping a scandalous secret from their ruler!
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Episode 5
★ 6.6The Glove of Love and Conflict / How I've Waited for You…
2022-11-11 · 23mHellooooo, nurse! A new nurse just started working at Ataru's school, and she's a total babe… but wait. Does she look familiar?
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Episode 6
★ 6.5Good Day for a Departure / Oyuki / Ataru Retires
2022-11-18 · 23mThey say all's fair in love and war, and that's why Lum drags Ataru kicking and screaming onto a battlefield!
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Episode 7
★ 7.3Home Is Where You Find It / Marine Garbage Disposal
2022-11-25 · 23mA monster lurks in the depths of the hotel pool, but it's not half as creepy as the ne'er-do-wells lurking around Nurse Sakura at the beach…
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Episode 8
★ 7.3Transfer Student Close Call... / Farewell Party Close Call...
2022-12-02 · 23mIs Ataru seeing double, or are there really two hot new transfer students at school? And what does the super cute newbie Ran want from him and Lum!?
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Episode 9
★ 8.0To Kill with Love / Studying Mayhem
2022-12-09 · 23mAn ominous omen. A pessimistic portent. A scary sign. Call it whatever you want, but one thing is clear: Fate will not be kind to Ataru today!
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Episode 10
★ 7.3Parents' Day Horrors / Since Your Parting
2022-12-16 · 23mAre aliens invading again? Nope — it's just Ataru, Meno and Lum’s mothers invading Parents’ Day! But a language barrier may turn this meeting of the moms into pure mania.
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Episode 11
★ 7.3Mendo Siblings!! / A Strange New Year at the Mendo Estate
2022-12-23 · 23mWhat’s this? A handkerchief? It smells divine, so it MUST belong to a total hottie. Definitely not a nightmare creature or anything like that. Ataru’s nose cannot be fooled!
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Episode 12
★ 7.3Ten Is Here / A Date for Just the Two of Us
2023-01-06 · 23mLum’s cousin Ten thinks Lum should look for greener romantic pastures! And if Lum can’t see reason, Ten will burn her relationship with Ataru to the ground.
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Episode 13
★ 8.0The Great Off-Campus Snack Battle / A Gift from Ten!
2023-01-13 · 23mThe girls in class aren’t the only snacks Ataru has his eye on. When teachers crack down on off-campus snacking, a no-holds-barred snack battle begins!
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Episode 14
★ 7.7That Mizunokoji Boy / Love Letter Trouble
2023-01-20 · 23mAll’s fair in love and… baseball? It’s time for a showdown on the baseball diamond! And once the dust settles, a “love letter” stirs up trouble.
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Episode 15
★ 6.7Anko Pathos, the Taste of Love?! / Memories and a Close Call... / Adverse Effects
2023-01-27 · 23mLum and Ran are friends, but one can best describe their relationship as prickly.
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Episode 16
★ 7.3Family Feud!! / Hello, Sailor Suit!!
2023-02-03 · 23mAtaru and his friends were supposed to have a fun beach trip, but they find themselves swept up in Ryunosuke’s family drama instead!
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Episode 17
★ 7.0A Chest Full of Longing!! / Wish Upon a Star
2023-02-10 · 23mRyunosuke teams up with three delinquents to help Shinobu ward off an unwanted suitor. Later, Ataru’s family must be careful what they wish for.
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Episode 18
★ 7.3Indelible Lipstick Magic!! / Lethal Attacks: Yaminabe!
2023-02-17 · 23mThere is nothing suspicious about the lipstick Lum wants to put on Ataru. Nope, nothing suspicious at all. Later, Ataru’s class takes the dreaded Yaminabe food challenge!
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Episode 19
★ 6.7Magic Realm! Jungle of Terror / Pickled
2023-02-24 · 23mPro tip: never hurt an octopus’ feelings and never give an oni pickled plums.
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Episode 20
★ 7.3Recovering That Which Was Lost
2023-03-03 · 23mThree punks challenge Lum and her friends to a duel after stealing Benten’s precious chain.
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Episode 21
★ 7.0Cosmo Teacher CAO-2 / Ooh, Scary! Voodoo Doll
2023-03-10 · 23mLum and her friends worry the past will come back to haunt them. Later, Mendo’s life becomes much more complicated thanks to a voodoo doll.
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E22
Episode 22
★ 6.7Big Bottle, Little Bottle / When Love Strikes
2023-03-17 · 23mLum is quite the handful, no matter what size she is. Later, a shapeshifting fox takes a liking to Shinobu.
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Episode 23
★ 8.0Title Match!! The Tomo-1 Queen Contest
2023-03-24 · 23mThe finalists have different motives. Lum wants Ataru’s attention, Ran wants to get in Lum’s way, Shinobu and Sakura want the money, and Ryunosuke has something to prove.
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Episode 24
★ 8.0Fantasy Balloon Gum / Love Knows No Barriers
2024-01-12 · 23mSurely Ataru wouldn’t misuse bubble gum that has the power to create whatever he wants. But would that be worse than Lum losing the ability to speak other languages?
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Episode 25
★ 8.0Trickle of Memories / Album of Memories / The Home Visit Blues: Feuding Fujinami Edition
2024-01-19 · 23mRyunosuke grew up without a mother and wants to know more about her. Unfortunately, her father is keeping an important detail from her.
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Episode 26
★ 8.0Electric Jungle
2024-01-26 · 23mLum has a new suitor, but it doesn’t take long before there’s trouble in paradise.
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Episode 27
★ 8.0Love Thief / That Mizunokoji Girl
2024-02-02 · 23mRelationship drama swiftly follows when Kurama sets her eyes on Rei. Speaking of relationships, Mendo discovers that he’s engaged to Tobimaro’s sister.
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Episode 28
★ 7.5The Continuation of: That Mizunokoji Girl
2024-02-09 · 23mAs Mendo desperately tries to escape his unwanted engagement, Asuka’s upbringing gives a whole new meaning to the term sheltered.
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Episode 29
★ 7.5Kotatsu Love / Lum Becomes a Cow / The Home Visit Blues: Luxurious Mendo Edition
2024-02-16 · 23mLife is full of unexpected events, like an extra lively kotatsu purchase and Lum believing she’s turning into a cow.
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Episode 30
★ 7.5Eerie Earmuffs / Family Tree
2024-02-23 · 23mNo good can come of Ataru and Ten switching bodies, nor using Lum’s shortcut to get to school on time.
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Episode 31
★ 8.5Open the Door (1)
2024-03-01 · 23mShinobu, Lum, and Ataru take an unexpected trip to the future. The good news is they discover who their spouses are. The bad news is their disappointment is immeasurable.
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Episode 32
★ 8.5Open the Door (2) / The Home Visit Blues: Prohibitive Miyake Edition
2024-03-08 · 23mThe trio are determined to find their ideal futures, but each one they find leave them unsatisfied. And Inaba’s coworkers are not happy with the group’s meddling.
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Episode 33
★ 7.0Haunted Mendo / Last Date
2024-03-15 · 23mWhether it’s an octopus or a girl burdened by regrets, spirits need assistance from the living. Unexpectedly, Mendo and Ataru find themselves navigating these burdens.
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Episode 34
★ 7.5The Case of the Battered Principal / The Secret Garden / The Home Visit Blues: Hellish Moroboshi Edition
2024-03-22 · 23mWhodunit? No one saw what happened to the principal despite all of them being in the same room. Later, chaos ensues when flowers start spreading rumors around town.
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Episode 35
★ 7.5Lovely Darling in Danger!! / Foxes in the Moonlight / The Home Visit Blues: Mark Onsen Goes to Space
2024-03-29 · 23mLum finds herself in a race against time to save Ataru. Later, a certain fox seeks to recreate an old legend with magic horsetail shoots. Even later, Mark meets Lum's parents.
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Episode 36
★ 6.5Wretched Shutaro!!
2024-04-12 · 23mWhat kind of training is Mendo doing, anyway? Lum and Ataru are going to find out.
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Episode 37
★ 8.0Asuka Returns / A Stormy Date (1)
2024-04-19 · 23mAsuka's mother hatches a plan to help her daughter overcome her fear of men. It appears that drastic measures are on the horizon.
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Episode 38
★ 7.5A Stormy Date (2)
2024-04-26 · 23mAsuka and Mendo go on a date and to say things don’t go as planned would be a vast understatement.
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Episode 39
★ 7.5Nagisa's Fiancé / The Fairy's Parasol
2024-05-03 · 23mRyunosuke and her father are now the proud owners of a seaside cafe and an island after paying a suspiciously cheap price! Later, a fairy asks Ten to find his missing parasol.
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Episode 40
★ 8.0One Night's Battle / Deadly Peril in the Classroom
2024-05-10 · 23mNagisa needs a kiss from Ryunosuke to pass on, which is easier said than done. Later, Mark threatens his class with supplementary lessons if he catches them talking.
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Episode 41
★ 8.0Flower Petals of Love and Courage
2024-05-17 · 23mInaba returns and has an important question for Shinobu.
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Episode 42
★ 8.0Lum's Wrath / Steal My Heart
2024-05-24 · 23mTen must apologize for ruining Ataru’s scarf, but how? Later, candy hearts have the same effect as love potions. Meanwhile, the Dark Dominion lies on the horizon.
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Episode 43
★ 8.5Boy Meets Girl: The Morning of Farewell
2024-05-31 · 23mLum is not happy when she learns she’s being forced into an arranged marriage thanks to her great grandfather.
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Episode 44
★ 8.5Boy Meets Girl: Are You Really Getting Married?
2024-06-07 · 23mAtaru and Mendo team up with Lum’s friends to save her from a forced marriage. But they aren’t the only ones who’re trying to stop the wedding.
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Episode 45
★ 8.5Boy Meets Girl: Crooked Heart
2024-06-14 · 23mWhat started as a misunderstanding ends in a falling out. Now Lum refuses to return until Ataru apologizes.
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Episode 46
★ 9.0Boy Meets Girl: I Want You When I Can't Have You
2024-06-21 · 23mWith the fate of the Earth on the line again, Lum and Ataru’s last game of tag begins.
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Hiroshi Kamiya
Ataru Moroboshi (voice)
Sumire Uesaka
Lum (voice)
Maaya Uchida
Shinobu Miyake (voice)
Mamoru Miyano
Shutaro Mendo (voice)
Wataru Takagi
Cherry (voice)
Miyuki Sawashiro
Sakura (voice)
