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Urusei Yatsura S1E22 — Big Bottle, Little Bottle / When Love Strikes

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Urusei Yatsura•Season 1•Episode 22

Big Bottle, Little Bottle / When Love Strikes

7.9/10 · 73 votesMar 17, 202323 min

Ranked #27 of 46 in Season 1•+0.1 vs season avg

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

Directed byYuichi Nakazawa

Written byYuta Suzuki

Previous episodeE21 · Cosmo Teacher CAO-2 / Ooh, Scary! Voodoo Doll Next episodeE23 · Title Match!! The Tomo-1 Queen Contest

Seasons1

Season 1 Episodes46

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

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Present for You / The Yellow Ribbon of Happiness

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Sealed with a Kiss!!

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

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Parents' Day Horrors / Since Your Parting

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Mendo Siblings!! / A Strange New Year at the Mendo Estate

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

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

That Mizunokoji Boy / Love Letter Trouble still

That Mizunokoji Boy / Love Letter Trouble

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

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

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A Chest Full of Longing!! / Wish Upon a Star

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Indelible Lipstick Magic!! / Lethal Attacks: Yaminabe!

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Recovering That Which Was Lost

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Cosmo Teacher CAO-2 / Ooh, Scary! Voodoo Doll

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Big Bottle, Little Bottle / When Love Strikes

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Title Match!! The Tomo-1 Queen Contest

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Fantasy Balloon Gum / Love Knows No Barriers

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

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Electric Jungle

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Love Thief / That Mizunokoji Girl

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The Continuation of: That Mizunokoji Girl

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Wretched Shutaro!!

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A Stormy Date (2)

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Nagisa's Fiancé / The Fairy's Parasol

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Cast6

Hiroshi Kamiya

Hiroshi Kamiya

Ataru Moroboshi (voice)

Sumire Uesaka

Sumire Uesaka

Lum (voice)

Maaya Uchida

Maaya Uchida

Shinobu Miyake (voice)

Mamoru Miyano

Mamoru Miyano

Shutaro Mendo (voice)

Wataru Takagi

Wataru Takagi

Cherry (voice)

Miyuki Sawashiro

Miyuki Sawashiro

Sakura (voice)

Crew12

H

Hideya Takahashi

Storyboard Artist

S

Satoru Kiyomaru

Supervising Animation Director

Naoyuki Asano

Naoyuki Asano

Supervising Animation Director

R

Ryo Kobayashi

Supervising Animation Director

Y

Yuta Suzuki

Writer

K

Koichi Chigira

Storyboard Artist

M

Mami Takaishi

Animation Director

Y

Yuuka Harada

Animation Director

M

Majin Bro

Animation Director

E

Enrico Nobili

Animation Director

K

Kazuyuki Ikai

Animation Director

C

Cyrus Rebello

Animation Director

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Episode Summary

"Big Bottle, Little Bottle / When Love Strikes" is episode 22 of Urusei Yatsura season 1. It scored 7.9/10 from 73 votes, ranking #27 of 46 episodes this season (season average 7.8). Directed by Yuichi Nakazawa and written by Yuta Suzuki, it aired on March 17, 2023.

Next: E23 · Title Match!! The Tomo-1 Queen Contest Best of Season 1