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The invasion of an alien race known as the Oni begins a new life for Ataru Moroboshi, a lecherous trouble-making tenth grader in the small town of Tomobiki. After unwittingly proposing to the Oni princess

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    Urusei Yatsura Season 1 Episode 23 - Love Battle Royale
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    #1 - Love Battle Royale

    S1:E23

    First appearance of Tsubame, Sakura's boy friend who has some magic abilities. Sakura invites Ataru, Lum, Shinobu, Megane, Perm, Chibi, and Kakugari to a disco. Things later go haywire as Tsubame starts casting spells and all sorts of weird creatures appear, including Rei.

    Director:Mamoru Oshii
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. Urusei Yatsura Season 1 Episode 24 - Father, You Were Strong
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    #2 - Father, You Were Strong

    S1:E24

    Kurama takes Ataru back in time to help her father who appears to be afraid of women. Later Ataru and Kurama's father have to get past a guard on a bridge.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. Urusei Yatsura Season 1 Episode 25 - Hawaiian Swimsuit Thief
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    #3 - Hawaiian Swimsuit Thief

    S1:E25

    Ataru, Lum, Shinobu, Sakura, Megane, Cherry, and others are staying at a beachside resort. During the day, an octopus is stealing peoples swimsuits, but it appears to look like Cherry is doing it. At the end, they find the octopus and beat him up.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. Urusei Yatsura Season 1 Episode 26 - Full Course from Hell
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    #4 - Full Course from Hell

    S1:E26

    Still at the resort, the group meets some maniac who is having an all-you-can-eat contest. Sakura reveals the secret of her figure to be a diet pill called "Beauty Foods". But we really know the real reason is Sakura can just plain eat like a whale, and we see her do so as she beats Ataru and Cherry in the contest and clean the maniac of all his food.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. Urusei Yatsura Season 1 Episode 27 - Mendo Brings Trouble!
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    #5 - Mendo Brings Trouble!

    S1:E27

    Mendo returns for a formal introduction on his first day at school. He and Ataru have a duel for presidency of the class which ends in a tie. So they have a duel with cannons, which Ataru wins with help from Lum.

    Director:Mamoru Oshii
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. Urusei Yatsura Season 1 Episode 28 - Constellation is Spinning
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    #6 - Constellation is Spinning

    S1:E28

    Lum's computer tells her that Mendo is really the best choice for her lover, so she brings a set of constellation scales to school and weight Ataru versus Mendo in a series of test in the scales. At the end, the scales break and we see the class as constellations.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. Urusei Yatsura Season 1 Episode 29 - The Great Spring War
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    #7 - The Great Spring War

    S1:E29

    First appearance of Benten, Lum's best friend the goddess. Lum takes Ataru to another planet to help in a battle against Benten's family. The battle consists of catching stones in bowls on a giant set of scales. Ataru starts playing with Benten and ends up messing up the entire game.

    Director:Mamoru Oshii
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. Urusei Yatsura Season 1 Episode 30 - The Benten Gang's Return Match
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    #8 - The Benten Gang's Return Match

    S1:E30

    Match Benten and her girl biker friends come to Earth for another round of fun. Ataru sides up with Benten again, and Lum recruits Jariten and some people dressed as demons.

    Director:Unknown
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  9. Urusei Yatsura Season 1 Episode 31 - Oh, Lonely Teacher! Kuribayashi Sensei Appears
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    #9 - Oh, Lonely Teacher! Kuribayashi Sensei Appears

    S1:E31

    Ataru and Kuribayashi are enemies from the very start. Then Lum shows up and Kuribayashi falls in love. Finally Lum goes out with Kuribayashi in hopes on lightening his spirits.

    Director:Mamoru Oshii
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. Urusei Yatsura Season 1 Episode 32 - Terrifying Visiting Day
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    #10 - Terrifying Visiting Day

    S1:E32

    On a day when students mothers come to school, Mrs. Mendo and Lum's mother get into a dispute and Mrs. Moroboshi acts as judge by setting up a roulette game.

    Director:Unknown
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  11. Urusei Yatsura Season 1 Episode 33 - Fourth Dimensional Camera
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    #11 - Fourth Dimensional Camera

    S1:E33

    Mendo bring an antique camera to school that sends Ataru off into other worlds. Lum manages to find him through a class room window that had been stuck for years.

    Director:Mamoru Oshii
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. Urusei Yatsura Season 1 Episode 34 - Demonic Jogging
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    #12 - Demonic Jogging

    S1:E34

    Every morning, Ataru goes jogging early to see girls. On the way to school, Ataru breaks the fall of an attempted suicide as he was grabbing for a 100-yen coin below her. Ataru and Mendo get into a dispute over who is more noble and end up playing a game of tennis.

    Director:Unknown
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  13. Urusei Yatsura Season 1 Episode 35 - Girls' Day! Introducing Ran-chan
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    #13 - Girls' Day! Introducing Ran-chan

    S1:E35

    First appearance of Ran, Lum's childhood friend. During a small celebration at the Moroboshi house, a little doll enchants Ataru to follow it to Ran. Ran tries to kiss Ataru to drain his youth, but Lum shows up.

    Director:Mamoru Oshii
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. Urusei Yatsura Season 1 Episode 36 - Ran-chan's Invitation
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    #14 - Ran-chan's Invitation

    S1:E36

    Ran invites Lum, Ataru, and Ten over for cookies and tea, but her real plot is to suck Ataru's youth. Ran makes a double of Ataru and tries switching them, but she gets confused and loses the real Ataru.

    Director:Unknown
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  15. Urusei Yatsura Season 1 Episode 37 - The Tearful Diary of Tomorrow
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    #15 - The Tearful Diary of Tomorrow

    S1:E37

    Lum acquire's Ataru's diary that has written in events that will happen throughout the day. Ataru tries to use it to his advantage, but the records in the diary are not quite how they first read; making use of puns or ambiguous statements.

    Director:Mamoru Oshii
    Writer:Unknown

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  16. Urusei Yatsura Season 1 Episode 38 - Whose Kid Is This?
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    #16 - Whose Kid Is This?

    S1:E38

    Mendo finds an alien child in his locker and goes through great lengths to hide it from everyone. Later after everyone has found out, a whole mob of these alien children arrive, just for Mendo.

    Director:Unknown
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  17. Urusei Yatsura Season 1 Episode 39 - Sleepy Serene Springtime Classroom
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    #17 - Sleepy Serene Springtime Classroom

    S1:E39

    During math class, Kuribayashi and all the students fall asleep, save for Ataru and Mendo. Lum arrives and finds out that a tiny old man and girl are responsible for this magic. The tiny girl then uses some more magic to have a party with Lum, Ataru, and Mendo; until the principal arrives with some parents.

    Director:Mamoru Oshii
    Writer:Unknown

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  18. Urusei Yatsura Season 1 Episode 40 - Peach Blossom Poetry Contest
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    #18 - Peach Blossom Poetry Contest

    S1:E40

    Lum, Mendo, Shinobu, Ran, Ten, Sakura, and Cherry all are in a blossom orchard for some traditional reason. Ataru is in the blossom orchard for a picnic. Cherry's chanting summons some sort of woman spirit, whom Ataru runs off and meets with a giant.

    Director:Unknown
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  19. Urusei Yatsura Season 1 Episode 41 - Duel! Ataru vs. Ataru
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    #19 - Duel! Ataru vs. Ataru

    S1:E41

    Ataru eats a lollipop Lum gave him and gets a mouth burn. Running off, he finds Cherry and a weird melon, which Ataru eats to cool his mouth. The melon causes Ataru to split into two Ataru's, one polite and the other casual. The two continue to fight all day.

    Director:Mamoru Oshii
    Writer:Unknown

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  20. Urusei Yatsura Season 1 Episode 42 - Wake up to a Nightmare
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    #20 - Wake up to a Nightmare

    S1:E42

    Sleeping in class, Ataru has weird dreams which he relates a little of as he occasionally talks in his sleep. Annoyed, his classmates wake him and a dream demon comes out from Ataru's sleep.

    Director:Unknown
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  21. Urusei Yatsura Season 1 Episode 43 - Great Space Matchmaking Operation (1)
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    #21 - Great Space Matchmaking Operation (1)

    S1:E43

    Lum returns to her home planet unaware that her father is throwing her a matchmaking party. Ataru (who knows about the party) and Ten follow her.

    Director:Mamoru Oshii
    Writer:Unknown

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  22. Urusei Yatsura Season 1 Episode 44 - Great Space Matchmaking Operation (2)
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    #22 - Great Space Matchmaking Operation (2)

    S1:E44

    Lum returns to her home planet unaware that her father is throwing her a matchmaking party. Ataru (who knows about the party) and Ten follow her.

    Director:Unknown
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  23. Urusei Yatsura Season 1 Episode 45 - Big Springtime Picnic Uproar! (1)
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    #23 - Big Springtime Picnic Uproar! (1)

    S1:E45

    On a class field trip, Ataru journeys to an underwater kingdom; and Ataru, Lum, Shinobu and Mendou get lost in a cave (exposing Mendou's legendary fear of the dark).

    Director:Mamoru Oshii
    Writer:Unknown

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  24. Urusei Yatsura Season 1 Episode 46 - Big Springtime Picnic Uproar! (2)
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    #24 - Big Springtime Picnic Uproar! (2)

    S1:E46

    On a class field trip, Ataru journeys to an underwater kingdom; and Ataru, Lum, Shinobu and Mendou get lost in a cave (exposing Mendou's legendary fear of the dark).

    Director:Unknown
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  25. Urusei Yatsura Season 1 Episode 47 - Beware the Earmuffs!
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    #25 - Beware the Earmuffs!

    S1:E47

    Ataru and Ten switch bodies after wearing some kind of special earmuffs.

    Director:Mamoru Oshii
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Worst Episodes Summary

"Love Battle Royale" is the worst rated episode of "Urusei Yatsura". It scored /10 based on 0 votes. Directed by Mamoru Oshii and written by Unknown, it aired on 1/13/1982. This episode scored 0.0 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Father, You Were Strong".