The Best Episodes of Urusei Yatsura

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   10.0/10(1 votes)

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

   S1:E466/21/2024

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

   Directors:Hideya Takahashi, Yumeko Iwaoka

   Writer:Yuko Kakihara

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   Directors:Hideya Takahashi, Yumeko Iwaoka

   Writer:Yuko Kakihara
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   9.0/10(1 votes)

   #2 - Open the Door (1)

   S1:E313/1/2024

   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

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   Director:Shugo Tsuneoka

   Writer:Hayashi Mori
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   9.0/10(1 votes)

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

   S1:E323/8/2024

   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

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   Director:Kyohei Suzuki

   Writer:Hayashi Mori
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   9.0/10(1 votes)

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

   S1:E405/10/2024

   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.

   Directors:Hideya Takahashi, Yumeko Iwaoka

   Writer:Hiroko Kanasugi

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   Directors:Hideya Takahashi, Yumeko Iwaoka

   Writer:Hiroko Kanasugi
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   9.0/10(1 votes)

   #5 - Boy Meets Girl: The Morning of Farewell

   S1:E435/31/2024

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

   Director:Sumio Watanabe

   Writer:Yuko Kakihara

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   Director:Sumio Watanabe

   Writer:Yuko Kakihara
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   9.0/10(1 votes)

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

   S1:E446/7/2024

   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.

   Director:Yasuhiro Kimura

   Writer:Yuko Kakihara

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   Director:Yasuhiro Kimura

   Writer:Yuko Kakihara
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   9.0/10(1 votes)

   #7 - Boy Meets Girl: Crooked Heart

   S1:E456/14/2024

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

   Director:Takahiro Kamei

   Writer:Yuko Kakihara

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   Director:Takahiro Kamei

   Writer:Yuko Kakihara
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   8.8/10(101 votes)

   #8 - Parents' Day Horrors / Since Your Parting

   S1:E1012/16/2022

   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.

   Directors:Shugo Tsuneoka, Jiro Fujimoto

   Writer:Yuko Kakihara

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   Directors:Shugo Tsuneoka, Jiro Fujimoto

   Writer:Yuko Kakihara
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   8.4/10(64 votes)

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

   S1:E233/24/2023

   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.

   Directors:Kiyomitsu Sato, Yusuke Kubo

   Writer:Hiroko Kanasugi

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   Directors:Kiyomitsu Sato, Yusuke Kubo

   Writer:Hiroko Kanasugi
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    8.1/10(94 votes)

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

    S1:E511/11/2022

    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

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    Director:Shugo Tsuneoka

    Writer:Yuko Kakihara
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    8.1/10(70 votes)

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

    S1:E131/13/2023

    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

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    Director:Fumihiro Ueno

    Writer:Yuko Kakihara
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    8.1/10(66 votes)

    #12 - That Mizunokoji Boy / Love Letter Trouble

    S1:E141/20/2023

    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.

    Directors:Takahiro Kamei, Yuki Morita, Junya Sanetoshi

    Writer:Hayashi Mori

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    Directors:Takahiro Kamei, Yuki Morita, Junya Sanetoshi

    Writer:Hayashi Mori
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    8.0/10(105 votes)

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

    S1:E310/28/2022

    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

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    Director:Takahiro Kamei

    Writer:Yuko Kakihara
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    8.0/10(84 votes)

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

    S1:E711/25/2022

    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

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    Director:Junichi Yamamoto

    Writer:Yuko Kakihara
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    8.0/10(83 votes)

    #15 - Transfer Student Close Call... / Farewell Party Close Call...

    S1:E812/2/2022

    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!?

    Directors:Sho Sugawara, Yukio Kuroda, Daisuke Kurose

    Writers:Yuko Kakihara, Hiroko Kanasugi

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    Directors:Sho Sugawara, Yukio Kuroda, Daisuke Kurose

    Writers:Yuko Kakihara, Hiroko Kanasugi
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    8.0/10(60 votes)

    #16 - Cosmo Teacher CAO-2 / Ooh, Scary! Voodoo Doll

    S1:E213/10/2023

    Lum 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.

    Director:Sho Sugawara

    Writer:Hayashi Mori

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    Director:Sho Sugawara

    Writer:Hayashi Mori
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    8.0/10(1 votes)

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

    S1:E251/19/2024

    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

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    Director:Yumeko Iwaoka

    Writer:Yuta Suzuki
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    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #18 - Electric Jungle

    S1:E261/26/2024

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

    Director:Fumihiro Ueno

    Writer:Hayashi Mori

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    Director:Fumihiro Ueno

    Writer:Hayashi Mori
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    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #19 - Love Thief / That Mizunokoji Girl

    S1:E272/2/2024

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

    Directors:Takahiro Kamei, Fumio Maezono

    Writer:Yuta Suzuki

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    Directors:Takahiro Kamei, Fumio Maezono

    Writer:Yuta Suzuki
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    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #20 - The Continuation of: That Mizunokoji Girl

    S1:E282/9/2024

    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

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    Director:Kiyomitsu Sato

    Writer:Yuta Suzuki
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    8.0/10(1 votes)

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

    S1:E292/16/2024

    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

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    Director:Yuki Morita

    Writer:Hiroko Kanasugi
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    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #22 - Eerie Earmuffs / Family Tree

    S1:E302/23/2024

    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

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    Director:Eiichi Kuboyama

    Writer:Hayashi Mori
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    8.0/10(1 votes)

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

    S1:E343/22/2024

    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

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    Director:Fumihiro Ueno

    Writer:Yuta Suzuki
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    8.0/10(1 votes)

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

    S1:E374/19/2024

    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

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    Director:Yuki Morita

    Writer:Hayashi Mori
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    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #25 - A Stormy Date (2)

    S1:E384/26/2024

    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

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    Director:Yasuhiro Kimura

    Writer:Hayashi Mori