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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!

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. 10.0/10(1 votes)

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

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    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. 9.0/10(1 votes)

    #2 - Open the Door (1)

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    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. 9.0/10(1 votes)

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

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    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. 9.0/10(1 votes)

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

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    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. 9.0/10(1 votes)

    #5 - Boy Meets Girl: The Morning of Farewell

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    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. 9.0/10(1 votes)

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

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    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. 9.0/10(1 votes)

    #7 - Boy Meets Girl: Crooked Heart

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    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. 8.7/10(81 votes)

    #8 - Parents' Day Horrors / Since Your Parting

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    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. 8.3/10(49 votes)

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

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    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. 8.1/10(77 votes)

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

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    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. 8.0/10(88 votes)

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

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    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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  13. 8.0/10(56 votes)

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

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    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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  14. 8.0/10(1 votes)

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

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    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
  15. 8.0/10(1 votes)

    #14 - Electric Jungle

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    S1:E26

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

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  16. 8.0/10(1 votes)

    #15 - Love Thief / That Mizunokoji Girl

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    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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  17. 8.0/10(1 votes)

    #16 - The Continuation of: That Mizunokoji Girl

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    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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  18. 8.0/10(1 votes)

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

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    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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  19. 8.0/10(1 votes)

    #18 - Eerie Earmuffs / Family Tree

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    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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  20. 8.0/10(1 votes)

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

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    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
  21. 8.0/10(1 votes)

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

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    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
  22. 8.0/10(1 votes)

    #21 - A Stormy Date (2)

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    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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  23. 8.0/10(1 votes)

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

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    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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  24. 8.0/10(1 votes)

    #23 - Flower Petals of Love and Courage

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    S1:E41

    Inaba returns and has an important question for Shinobu.

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  25. 8.0/10(1 votes)

    #24 - Lum's Wrath / Steal My Heart

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    S1:E42

    Ten 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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  26. 7.9/10(67 votes)

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

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    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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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)".