The Worst Episodes of Urusei Yatsura

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   6.5/10(4 votes)

   #1 - Good Day for a Departure / Oyuki / Ataru Retires

   S1:E611/18/2022

   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

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   Director:Koichi Chigira

   Writer:Yuko Kakihara
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   6.5/10(2 votes)

   #2 - Wretched Shutaro!!

   S1:E364/12/2024

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

   Director:Yukio Kuroda

   Writer:Hayashi Mori

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   Director:Yukio Kuroda

   Writer:Hayashi Mori
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   6.6/10(5 votes)

   #3 - 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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   6.7/10(3 votes)

   #4 - Anko Pathos, the Taste of Love?! / Memories and a Close Call... / Adverse Effects

   S1:E151/27/2023

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

   Directors:Sho Sugawara, Eiichi Kuboyama

   Writer:Yuko Kakihara

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   Directors:Sho Sugawara, Eiichi Kuboyama

   Writer:Yuko Kakihara
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   6.7/10(3 votes)

   #5 - Magic Realm! Jungle of Terror / Pickled

   S1:E192/24/2023

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

   Director:Yoshinobu Kasai

   Writer:Yuta Suzuki

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   Director:Yoshinobu Kasai

   Writer:Yuta Suzuki
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   6.7/10(3 votes)

   #6 - Big Bottle, Little Bottle / When Love Strikes

   S1:E223/17/2023

   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

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   Director:Yuichi Nakazawa

   Writer:Yuta Suzuki
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   6.8/10(6 votes)

   #7 - Sealed with a Kiss!!

   S1:E411/4/2022

   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

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   Director:Kyohei Suzuki

   Writer:Yuko Kakihara
8. 

   7.0/10(7 votes)

   #8 - Young Love on the Run / Between a Rock and a Hard Place

   S1:E110/14/2022

   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

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   Director:Hideya Takahashi

   Writer:Yuko Kakihara
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   7.0/10(3 votes)

   #9 - A Chest Full of Longing!! / Wish Upon a Star

   S1:E172/10/2023

   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

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   Director:Shugo Tsuneoka

   Writer:Hiroko Kanasugi
10. 

    7.0/10(3 votes)

    #10 - 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
11. 

    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #11 - Haunted Mendo / Last Date

    S1:E333/15/2024

    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

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    Director:Naokatsu Tsuda

    Writer:Hiroko Kanasugi
12. 

    7.2/10(6 votes)

    #12 - 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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    7.3/10(6 votes)

    #13 - Present for You / The Yellow Ribbon of Happiness

    S1:E210/21/2022

    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

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    Director:Yasuhiro Kimura

    Writer:Yuko Kakihara
14. 

    7.3/10(3 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
15. 

    7.3/10(3 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
16. 

    7.3/10(3 votes)

    #16 - 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
17. 

    7.3/10(3 votes)

    #17 - Mendo Siblings!! / A Strange New Year at the Mendo Estate

    S1:E1112/23/2022

    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

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    Director:Yumeko Iwaoka

    Writer:Hayashi Mori
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    7.3/10(3 votes)

    #18 - Ten Is Here / A Date for Just the Two of Us

    S1:E121/6/2023

    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

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    Director:Tatsu Yamamoto

    Writer:Hiroko Kanasugi
19. 

    7.3/10(3 votes)

    #19 - Family Feud!! / Hello, Sailor Suit!!

    S1:E162/3/2023

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

    Directors:Yukio Kuroda, Daisuke Kurose

    Writer:Yuko Kakihara

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    Directors:Yukio Kuroda, Daisuke Kurose

    Writer:Yuko Kakihara
20. 

    7.3/10(3 votes)

    #20 - Indelible Lipstick Magic!! / Lethal Attacks: Yaminabe!

    S1:E182/17/2023

    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

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    Director:Yumeko Iwaoka

    Writer:Hayashi Mori
21. 

    7.3/10(3 votes)

    #21 - Recovering That Which Was Lost

    S1:E203/3/2023

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

    Director:Yasuhiro Kimura

    Writer:Hiroko Kanasugi

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    Director:Yasuhiro Kimura

    Writer:Hiroko Kanasugi
22. 

    7.5/10(2 votes)

    #22 - 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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    7.5/10(2 votes)

    #23 - 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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    7.5/10(2 votes)

    #24 - 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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    7.5/10(2 votes)

    #25 - 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