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The Best Episodes of 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,...

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  1. Background image for Boy Meets Girl: I Want You When I Can't Have You
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #1 - Boy Meets Girl: I Want You When I Can't Have You

    S1:E46

    With the fate of the Earth on the line again, Lum and Ataru’s last game of tag begins.

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  2. Background image for Open the Door (1)
    9.0/10(1 votes)

    #2 - Open the Door (1)

    S1:E31

    Shinobu, 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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  3. Background image for Open the Door (2) / The Home Visit Blues: Prohibitive Miyake Edition
    9.0/10(1 votes)

    #3 - Open the Door (2) / The Home Visit Blues: Prohibitive Miyake Edition

    S1:E32

    The 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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  4. Background image for One Night's Battle / Deadly Peril in the Classroom
    9.0/10(1 votes)

    #4 - One Night's Battle / Deadly Peril in the Classroom

    S1:E40

    Nagisa 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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  5. Background image for Boy Meets Girl: The Morning of Farewell
    9.0/10(1 votes)

    #5 - Boy Meets Girl: The Morning of Farewell

    S1:E43

    Lum is not happy when she learns she’s being forced into an arranged marriage thanks to her great grandfather.

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  6. Background image for Boy Meets Girl: Are You Really Getting Married?
    9.0/10(1 votes)

    #6 - Boy Meets Girl: Are You Really Getting Married?

    S1:E44

    Ataru 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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  8. Background image for Boy Meets Girl: Crooked Heart
    9.0/10(1 votes)

    #7 - Boy Meets Girl: Crooked Heart

    S1:E45

    What started as a misunderstanding ends in a falling out. Now Lum refuses to return until Ataru apologizes.

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  9. Background image for Parents' Day Horrors / Since Your Parting
    8.7/10(87 votes)

    #8 - Parents' Day Horrors / Since Your Parting

    S1:E10

    Are 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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  10. Background image for Title Match!! The Tomo-1 Queen Contest
    8.3/10(54 votes)

    #9 - Title Match!! The Tomo-1 Queen Contest

    S1:E23

    The 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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  11. Background image for The Glove of Love and Conflict / How I've Waited for You…
    8.1/10(80 votes)

    #10 - The Glove of Love and Conflict / How I've Waited for You…

    S1:E5

    Hellooooo, 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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  12. Background image for The Great Off-Campus Snack Battle / A Gift from Ten!
    8.1/10(59 votes)

    #11 - The Great Off-Campus Snack Battle / A Gift from Ten!

    S1:E13

    The 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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  13. Background image for Trouble Rains Down!! / Amazed in a Maze
    8.0/10(92 votes)

    #12 - Trouble Rains Down!! / Amazed in a Maze

    S1:E3

    Two'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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  14. Background image for Home Is Where You Find It / Marine Garbage Disposal
    8.0/10(70 votes)

    #13 - Home Is Where You Find It / Marine Garbage Disposal

    S1:E7

    A 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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  15. Background image for To Kill with Love / Studying Mayhem
    8.0/10(67 votes)

    #14 - To Kill with Love / Studying Mayhem

    S1:E9

    An 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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    Director:Yutaka Kagawa
  16. Background image for That Mizunokoji Boy / Love Letter Trouble
    8.0/10(55 votes)

    #15 - That Mizunokoji Boy / Love Letter Trouble

    S1:E14

    All’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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  17. Background image for Trickle of Memories / Album of Memories / The Home Visit Blues: Feuding Fujinami Edition
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #16 - Trickle of Memories / Album of Memories / The Home Visit Blues: Feuding Fujinami Edition

    S1:E25

    Ryunosuke 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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    Director:Yumeko Iwaoka
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    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #17 - Electric Jungle

    S1:E26

    Lum has a new suitor, but it doesn’t take long before there’s trouble in paradise.

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  19. Background image for Love Thief / That Mizunokoji Girl
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #18 - Love Thief / That Mizunokoji Girl

    S1:E27

    Relationship 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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  20. Background image for The Continuation of: That Mizunokoji Girl
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #19 - The Continuation of: That Mizunokoji Girl

    S1:E28

    As Mendo desperately tries to escape his unwanted engagement, Asuka’s upbringing gives a whole new meaning to the term sheltered.

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  21. Background image for Kotatsu Love /  Lum Becomes a Cow / The Home Visit Blues: Luxurious Mendo Edition
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #20 - Kotatsu Love / Lum Becomes a Cow / The Home Visit Blues: Luxurious Mendo Edition

    S1:E29

    Life is full of unexpected events, like an extra lively kotatsu purchase and Lum believing she’s turning into a cow.

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  22. Background image for Eerie Earmuffs / Family Tree
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #21 - Eerie Earmuffs / Family Tree

    S1:E30

    No good can come of Ataru and Ten switching bodies, nor using Lum’s shortcut to get to school on time.

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  23. Background image for The Case of the Battered Principal / The Secret Garden / The Home Visit Blues: Hellish Moroboshi Edition
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #22 - The Case of the Battered Principal / The Secret Garden / The Home Visit Blues: Hellish Moroboshi Edition

    S1:E34

    Whodunit? 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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    Director:Fumihiro Ueno
  24. Background image for Asuka Returns / A Stormy Date (1)
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #23 - Asuka Returns / A Stormy Date (1)

    S1:E37

    Asuka'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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    Director:Yuki Morita
  25. Background image for A Stormy Date (2)
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #24 - A Stormy Date (2)

    S1:E38

    Asuka and Mendo go on a date and to say things don’t go as planned would be a vast understatement.

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  26. Background image for Nagisa's Fiancé / The Fairy's Parasol
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #25 - Nagisa's Fiancé / The Fairy's Parasol

    S1:E39

    Ryunosuke 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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Best Episodes Summary

"Boy Meets Girl: I Want You When I Can't Have You" is the best rated episode of "Urusei Yatsura". It scored 10/10 based on 1 votes. Directed by Hideya Takahashi, Yumeko Iwaoka and written by Yuko Kakihara, it aired on 6/21/2024. This episode scored 1.0 points higher than the second highest rated, "Open the Door (1)".