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The Best Episodes of Urusei Yatsura

Every episode of Urusei Yatsura ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of Urusei Yatsura!

Tokyo. Tomobiki Town. Lum, the gorgeous daughter of an invading race of Oni Aliens is smitten with High School student Ataru Moroboshi. A dedicated womanizer,...
Genres:AnimationComedyAction & AdventureSci-Fi & Fantasy
Network:Fuji TV

Top Episode Ratings Summary

"Open the Door (1)" is the best rated episode of "Urusei Yatsura". It scored 9/10 based on 1 votes. Directed by Shugo Tsuneoka and written by Hayashi Mori, it aired on 3/1/2024. This episode scored 0.0 points higher than the second highest rated, "Open the Door (2) / The Home Visit Blues: Prohibitive Miyake Edition".

  • Open the Door (1)
    9.0/101 votes
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    #1 - Open the Door (1)

    Season 1 Episode 31 - Aired 3/1/2024

    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.

    Director: Shugo Tsuneoka

    Writer: Hayashi Mori

  • Open the Door (2) / The Home Visit Blues: Prohibitive Miyake Edition
    9.0/101 votes
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    #2 - Open the Door (2) / The Home Visit Blues: Prohibitive Miyake Edition

    Season 1 Episode 32 - Aired 3/8/2024

    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.

    Director: Kyohei Suzuki

    Writer: Hayashi Mori

  • Parents' Day Horrors / Since Your Parting
    8.6/1071 votes
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    #3 - Parents' Day Horrors / Since Your Parting

    Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 12/16/2022

    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.

    Director: Shugo Tsuneoka, Jiro Fujimoto

    Writer: Yuko Kakihara

  • Title Match!! The Tomo-1 Queen Contest
    8.3/1043 votes
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    #4 - Title Match!! The Tomo-1 Queen Contest

    Season 1 Episode 23 - Aired 3/24/2023

    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.

    Director: Yusuke Kubo, Kiyomitsu Sato

    Writer: Hiroko Kanasugi

  • Trouble Rains Down!! / Amazed in a Maze
    8.1/1076 votes
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    #5 - Trouble Rains Down!! / Amazed in a Maze

    Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 10/28/2022

    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!

    Director: Takahiro Kamei

    Writer: Yuko Kakihara

  • The Glove of Love and Conflict / How I've Waited for You…
    8.1/1067 votes
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    #6 - The Glove of Love and Conflict / How I've Waited for You…

    Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 11/11/2022

    Hellooooo, nurse! A new nurse just started working at Ataru's school, and she's a total babe… but wait. Does she look familiar?

    Director: Shugo Tsuneoka

    Writer: Yuko Kakihara

  • The Great Off-Campus Snack Battle / A Gift from Ten!
    8.0/1050 votes
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    #7 - The Great Off-Campus Snack Battle / A Gift from Ten!

    Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 1/13/2023

    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!

    Director: Fumihiro Ueno

    Writer: Yuko Kakihara

  • Trickle of Memories / Album of Memories / The Home Visit Blues: Feuding Fujinami Edition
    8.0/101 votes
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    #8 - Trickle of Memories / Album of Memories / The Home Visit Blues: Feuding Fujinami Edition

    Season 1 Episode 25 - Aired 1/19/2024

    Ryunosuke grew up without a mother and wants to know more about her. Unfortunately, her father is keeping an important detail from her.

    Director: Yumeko Iwaoka

    Writer: Yuta Suzuki

  • Electric Jungle
    8.0/101 votes
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    #9 - Electric Jungle

    Season 1 Episode 26 - Aired 1/26/2024

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

    Director: Fumihiro Ueno

    Writer: Hayashi Mori

  • Love Thief / That Mizunokoji Girl
    8.0/101 votes
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    #10 - Love Thief / That Mizunokoji Girl

    Season 1 Episode 27 - Aired 2/2/2024

    Relationship drama swiftly follows when Kurama sets her eyes on Rei. Speaking of relationships, Mendo discovers that he’s engaged to Tobimaro’s sister.

    Director: Takahiro Kamei, Fumio Maezono

    Writer: Yuta Suzuki

  • The Continuation of: That Mizunokoji Girl
    8.0/101 votes
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    #11 - The Continuation of: That Mizunokoji Girl

    Season 1 Episode 28 - Aired 2/9/2024

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

    Director: Kiyomitsu Sato

    Writer: Yuta Suzuki

  • Kotatsu Love /  Lum Becomes a Cow / The Home Visit Blues: Luxurious Mendo Edition
    8.0/101 votes
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    #12 - Kotatsu Love / Lum Becomes a Cow / The Home Visit Blues: Luxurious Mendo Edition

    Season 1 Episode 29 - Aired 2/16/2024

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

    Director: Yuki Morita

    Writer: Hiroko Kanasugi

  • Eerie Earmuffs / Family Tree
    8.0/101 votes
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    #13 - Eerie Earmuffs / Family Tree

    Season 1 Episode 30 - Aired 2/23/2024

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

    Director: Eiichi Kuboyama

    Writer: Hayashi Mori

  • The Case of the Battered Principal / The Secret Garden / The Home Visit Blues: Hellish Moroboshi Edition
    8.0/101 votes
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    #14 - The Case of the Battered Principal / The Secret Garden / The Home Visit Blues: Hellish Moroboshi Edition

    Season 1 Episode 34 - Aired 3/22/2024

    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.

    Director: Fumihiro Ueno

    Writer: Yuta Suzuki

  • Asuka Returns / A Stormy Date (1)
    8.0/101 votes
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    #15 - Asuka Returns / A Stormy Date (1)

    Season 1 Episode 37 - Aired 4/19/2024

    Asuka's mother hatches a plan to help her daughter overcome her fear of men. It appears that drastic measures are on the horizon.

    Director: Yuki Morita

    Writer: Hayashi Mori

  • A Stormy Date (2)
    8.0/101 votes
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    #16 - A Stormy Date (2)

    Season 1 Episode 38 - Aired 4/26/2024

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

    Director: Yasuhiro Kimura

    Writer: Hayashi Mori

  • Present for You / The Yellow Ribbon of Happiness
    7.9/1079 votes
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    #17 - Present for You / The Yellow Ribbon of Happiness

    Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 10/21/2022

    Ataru 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!

    Director: Yasuhiro Kimura

    Writer: Yuko Kakihara

  • Home Is Where You Find It / Marine Garbage Disposal
    7.9/1058 votes
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    #18 - Home Is Where You Find It / Marine Garbage Disposal

    Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 11/25/2022

    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…

    Director: Junichi Yamamoto

    Writer: Yuko Kakihara

  • To Kill with Love / Studying Mayhem
    7.9/1056 votes
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    #19 - To Kill with Love / Studying Mayhem

    Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 12/9/2022

    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!

    Director: Yutaka Kagawa

    Writer: Yuta Suzuki

  • That Mizunokoji Boy / Love Letter Trouble
    7.9/1046 votes
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    #20 - That Mizunokoji Boy / Love Letter Trouble

    Season 1 Episode 14 - Aired 1/20/2023

    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.

    Director: Takahiro Kamei, Junya Sanetoshi, Yuki Morita

    Writer: Hayashi Mori

  • Good Day for a Departure / Oyuki / Ataru Retires
    7.8/1061 votes
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    #21 - Good Day for a Departure / Oyuki / Ataru Retires

    Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 11/18/2022

    They say all's fair in love and war, and that's why Lum drags Ataru kicking and screaming onto a battlefield!

    Director: Koichi Chigira

    Writer: Yuko Kakihara

  • Transfer Student Close Call... / Farewell Party Close Call...
    7.8/1059 votes
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    #22 - Transfer Student Close Call... / Farewell Party Close Call...

    Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 12/2/2022

    Is 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!?

    Director: Sho Sugawara, Daisuke Kurose, Yukio Kuroda

    Writer: Yuko Kakihara, Hiroko Kanasugi

  • Anko Pathos, the Taste of Love?! / Memories and a Close Call... / Adverse Effects
    7.8/1045 votes
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    #23 - Anko Pathos, the Taste of Love?! / Memories and a Close Call... / Adverse Effects

    Season 1 Episode 15 - Aired 1/27/2023

    Lum and Ran are friends, but one can best describe their relationship as prickly.

    Director: Sho Sugawara, Eiichi Kuboyama

    Writer: Yuko Kakihara

  • Sealed with a Kiss!!
    7.7/1070 votes
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    #24 - Sealed with a Kiss!!

    Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 11/4/2022

    Lum 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!

    Director: Kyohei Suzuki

    Writer: Yuko Kakihara

  • Ten Is Here / A Date for Just the Two of Us
    7.7/1051 votes
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    #25 - Ten Is Here / A Date for Just the Two of Us

    Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 1/6/2023

    Lum’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.

    Director: Tatsu Yamamoto

    Writer: Hiroko Kanasugi