Series synopsis
Urusei Yatsura, also known as うる星やつら is a Japanese animation comedy sci-fi & fantasy drama television series that premiered on Fuji TV on October 14, 1981. It ended on March 19, 1986. It stars Toshio Furukawa, Fumi Hirano, Akira Kamiya and Saeko Shimazu.
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 Lum Invader instead of his sweetheart Shinobu, Ataru becomes a conduit for aliens arriving on Earth, causing all sorts of havoc for him and his companions, not to mention his own reputation!
Premise
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 Lum Invader instead of his sweetheart Shinobu, Ataru becomes a conduit for aliens arriving on Earth, causing all sorts of havoc for him and his companions, not to mention his own reputation!
Premise: Grab her horns and she might just become your darling!
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Toshio Furukawa as Ataru Moroboshi
- Fumi Hirano as Lum
- Akira Kamiya as Syutaro Mendo
- Saeko Shimazu as Shinobu Miyake
- Kazuko Sugiyama as Ten
- Machiko Washio as Sakura
- Ichiro Nagai as Sakurambou
- Noriko Ohara as Oyuki
Supporting cast
- Yuko Mita as Benten
- Yo Inoue as Ran
- Tessyo Genda as Rei
- Mami Koyama as Ryoko Mendo
- Mayumi Tanaka as Ryunosuke Fujinami
Episodes
This series spans 5 seasons with 233 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 0 | 15 | March 31, 1982 | December 23, 2008 |
| Season 1 | 218 | October 14, 1981 | March 19, 1986 |
| Season 2 | 0 | April 7, 1982 | August 10, 1983 |
| Season 3 | 0 | August 17, 1983 | August 30, 1984 |
| Season 4 | 0 | September 7, 1984 | March 19, 1986 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Urusei Yatsura All-Star All-Out Attack! Mrs. Moroboshi narrates a recapping of the series up to this point. |
March 31, 1982 |
| 2 |
The School Excursion! Run, Kunoichi! First episode with Kaede, the ninja girl. On a school trip to a rustic village, Ataru finds a scroll dropped by a female ninja, Kaede. Her ninja master has her try to get it back by pretending to have a fondness for Ataru. But Lum shows up to protect her darling. So the master gets two more female ninjas and a clan of baby ninja's. |
March 31, 1982 |
| 3 |
Ryoko's September Tea Party A bored Ryōko invites all the non-gentlemen to a tea party to enjoy some conversation. |
September 24, 1985 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
I'm Lum the Notorious! This episode opens with a baseball game and Ataru getting hit with a left field flyball. Ataru is soon escorted home and discovers he's been chosen to fight an invading alien force's champion in a 10-day game of tag. If he loses, the aliens will invade. But if he wins, the aliens will go home. Ataru isn't at all willing to play tag until he sees the alien's champion: the beautiful Lum. |
October 14, 1981 |
| 2 |
It's Raining Oil All Over Town This episode opens with Ataru friends Megane and Lum's Stormtroopers at school who are watching films of the tag game. In this episode, a space taxi gives Ataru a ride home by accident and the fee is...too much. Since Ataru cannot pay, the space Taxi Collection Agency starts stealing all the oil in the world. |
October 14, 1981 |
| 3 |
Mail from Space - Ten-chan Arrives! This is the first episode with Jariten, Lum's cousin. Jariten arrives in a giant peach and he and Ataru are enemies at once. |
October 21, 1981 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Great Space Matchmaking Operation - Grooms for Lum | April 7, 1982 |
| 2 | The Spring Blossom Picnic | April 14, 1982 |
| 3 | Beware of Earmuffs! | April 21, 1982 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oh! The Memories of Mother | August 17, 1983 |
| 2 | Full of Sunshine, Full of Amours | August 24, 1983 |
| 3 | Big Battle! Ten vs. Ataru | September 7, 1983 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Don't Die! Ryoko Special Straw Doll | September 7, 1984 |
| 2 | Hell Encounter! Armored Girl; Beauty or Beast? Part 1 | September 14, 1984 |
| 3 | Love of the Armored Girl! Maidenly Feelings Reeling Part 2 | September 21, 1984 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | Fuji TV |
|---|---|
| First aired | October 14, 1981 |
| Last aired | March 19, 1986 |
| Runtime | 26 minutes |
| Status | ended |
| Schedule | Wednesday |