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The Worst Episodes of Urusei Yatsura

Every episode of Urusei Yatsura ranked from worst to best. Explore the Worst 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

Worst Episodes Summary

"Wretched Shutaro!!" is the worst rated episode of "Urusei Yatsura". It scored 6/10 based on 1 votes. Directed by Yukio Kuroda and written by Hayashi Mori, it aired on 4/12/2024. This episode scored 1.0 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Haunted Mendo / Last Date".

  • Wretched Shutaro!!
    6.0/101 votes
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    #1 - Wretched Shutaro!!

    Season 1 Episode 36 - Aired 4/12/2024

    What kind of training is Mendo doing, anyway? Lum and Ataru are going to find out.

    Director: Yukio Kuroda

    Writer: Hayashi Mori

  • Haunted Mendo / Last Date
    7.0/101 votes
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    #2 - Haunted Mendo / Last Date

    Season 1 Episode 33 - Aired 3/15/2024

    Whether 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.

    Director: Naokatsu Tsuda

    Writer: Hiroko Kanasugi

  • Lovely Darling in Danger!! / Foxes in the Moonlight / The Home Visit Blues: Mark Onsen Goes to Space
    7.0/101 votes
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    #3 - Lovely Darling in Danger!! / Foxes in the Moonlight / The Home Visit Blues: Mark Onsen Goes to Space

    Season 1 Episode 35 - Aired 3/29/2024

    Lum 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.

    Director: Yumeko Iwaoka

    Writer: Yuko Kakihara

  • Young Love on the Run / Between a Rock and a Hard Place
    7.4/10113 votes
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    #4 - Young Love on the Run / Between a Rock and a Hard Place

    Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 10/14/2022

    To 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!

    Director: Hideya Takahashi

    Writer: Yuko Kakihara

  • Magic Realm! Jungle of Terror / Pickled
    7.4/1041 votes
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    #5 - Magic Realm! Jungle of Terror / Pickled

    Season 1 Episode 19 - Aired 2/24/2023

    Pro tip: never hurt an octopus’ feelings and never give an oni pickled plums.

    Director: Yoshinobu Kasai

    Writer: Yuta Suzuki

  • Mendo Siblings!! / A Strange New Year at the Mendo Estate
    7.5/1056 votes
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    #6 - Mendo Siblings!! / A Strange New Year at the Mendo Estate

    Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 12/23/2022

    What’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!

    Director: Yumeko Iwaoka

    Writer: Hayashi Mori

  • A Chest Full of Longing!! / Wish Upon a Star
    7.5/1046 votes
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    #7 - A Chest Full of Longing!! / Wish Upon a Star

    Season 1 Episode 17 - Aired 2/10/2023

    Ryunosuke teams up with three delinquents to help Shinobu ward off an unwanted suitor. Later, Ataru’s family must be careful what they wish for.

    Director: Shugo Tsuneoka

    Writer: Hiroko Kanasugi

  • Recovering That Which Was Lost
    7.5/1042 votes
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    #8 - Recovering That Which Was Lost

    Season 1 Episode 20 - Aired 3/3/2023

    Three punks challenge Lum and her friends to a duel after stealing Benten’s precious chain.

    Director: Yasuhiro Kimura

    Writer: Hiroko Kanasugi

  • Fantasy Balloon Gum / Love Knows No Barriers
    7.5/102 votes
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    #9 - Fantasy Balloon Gum / Love Knows No Barriers

    Season 1 Episode 24 - Aired 1/12/2024

    Surely 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?

    Director: Shugo Tsuneoka, Eiichi Kuboyama

    Writer: Hayashi Mori

  • Big Bottle, Little Bottle / When Love Strikes
    7.6/1042 votes
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    #10 - Big Bottle, Little Bottle / When Love Strikes

    Season 1 Episode 22 - Aired 3/17/2023

    Lum is quite the handful, no matter what size she is. Later, a shapeshifting fox takes a liking to Shinobu.

    Director: Yuichi Nakazawa

    Writer: Yuta Suzuki

  • Sealed with a Kiss!!
    7.7/1070 votes
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    #11 - 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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    #12 - 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

  • Family Feud!! / Hello, Sailor Suit!!
    7.7/1046 votes
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    #13 - Family Feud!! / Hello, Sailor Suit!!

    Season 1 Episode 16 - Aired 2/3/2023

    Ataru and his friends were supposed to have a fun beach trip, but they find themselves swept up in Ryunosuke’s family drama instead!

    Director: Daisuke Kurose, Yukio Kuroda

    Writer: Yuko Kakihara

  • Indelible Lipstick Magic!! / Lethal Attacks: Yaminabe!
    7.7/1045 votes
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    #14 - Indelible Lipstick Magic!! / Lethal Attacks: Yaminabe!

    Season 1 Episode 18 - Aired 2/17/2023

    There 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!

    Director: Yumeko Iwaoka

    Writer: Hayashi Mori

  • Cosmo Teacher CAO-2 / Ooh, Scary! Voodoo Doll
    7.7/1041 votes
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    #15 - Cosmo Teacher CAO-2 / Ooh, Scary! Voodoo Doll

    Season 1 Episode 21 - Aired 3/10/2023

    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

  • Good Day for a Departure / Oyuki / Ataru Retires
    7.8/1061 votes
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    #16 - 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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    #17 - 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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    #18 - 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

  • Present for You / The Yellow Ribbon of Happiness
    7.9/1079 votes
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    #19 - 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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    #20 - 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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    #21 - 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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    #22 - 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

  • The Great Off-Campus Snack Battle / A Gift from Ten!
    8.0/1050 votes
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    #23 - 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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    #24 - 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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    #25 - 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