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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!

Worst episode
S1E1 Young Love on the Run / Between a Rock and a Hard Place
7.0163 votes
Best episode
S1E23 Title Match!! The Tomo-1 Queen Contest
8.479 votes
Top season
Season 1
7.8avg
Binge time
17h 38m
46 episodes
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  1. #1 Worst Episode
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    Urusei Yatsura Season 1 Episode 1 - Young Love on the Run / Between a Rock and a Hard Place
    7.0/10(163 votes)

    S1:E1

    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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  2. Urusei Yatsura Season 1 Episode 2 - Present for You / The Yellow Ribbon of Happiness
    7.1/10(124 votes)

    S1:E2

    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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  3. Urusei Yatsura Season 1 Episode 3 - Trouble Rains Down!! / Amazed in a Maze
    7.4/10(120 votes)

    S1:E3

    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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  4. Urusei Yatsura Season 1 Episode 20 - Recovering That Which Was Lost
    7.5/10(72 votes)

    S1:E20

    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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  5. Urusei Yatsura Season 1 Episode 17 - A Chest Full of Longing!! / Wish Upon a Star
    7.6/10(75 votes)

    S1:E17

    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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  6. Urusei Yatsura Season 1 Episode 36 - Wretched Shutaro!!
    6.5/10(2 votes)

    S1:E36

    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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  7. Urusei Yatsura Season 1 Episode 4 - Sealed with a Kiss!!
    7.7/10(114 votes)

    S1:E4

    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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  8. Urusei Yatsura Season 1 Episode 11 - Mendo Siblings!! / A Strange New Year at the Mendo Estate
    7.7/10(89 votes)

    S1:E11

    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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  9. Urusei Yatsura Season 1 Episode 18 - Indelible Lipstick Magic!! / Lethal Attacks: Yaminabe!
    7.7/10(76 votes)

    S1:E18

    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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  10. Urusei Yatsura Season 1 Episode 19 - Magic Realm! Jungle of Terror / Pickled
    7.7/10(71 votes)

    S1:E19

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

    Director:Yoshinobu Kasai
    Writer:Yuta Suzuki

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  11. Urusei Yatsura Season 1 Episode 33 - Haunted Mendo / Last Date
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    S1:E33

    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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  12. Urusei Yatsura Season 1 Episode 6 - Good Day for a Departure / Oyuki / Ataru Retires
    7.8/10(101 votes)

    S1:E6

    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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  13. Urusei Yatsura Season 1 Episode 28 - The Continuation of: That Mizunokoji Girl
    7.5/10(2 votes)

    S1:E28

    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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  14. Urusei Yatsura Season 1 Episode 29 - Kotatsu Love / Lum Becomes a Cow / The Home Visit Blues: Luxurious Mendo Edition
    7.5/10(2 votes)

    S1:E29

    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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  15. Urusei Yatsura Season 1 Episode 30 - Eerie Earmuffs / Family Tree
    7.5/10(2 votes)

    S1:E30

    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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  16. Urusei Yatsura Season 1 Episode 34 - The Case of the Battered Principal / The Secret Garden / The Home Visit Blues: Hellish Moroboshi Edition
    7.5/10(2 votes)

    S1:E34

    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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  17. Urusei Yatsura Season 1 Episode 35 - Lovely Darling in Danger!! / Foxes in the Moonlight / The Home Visit Blues: Mark Onsen Goes to Space
    7.5/10(2 votes)

    S1:E35

    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

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  18. Urusei Yatsura Season 1 Episode 38 - A Stormy Date (2)
    7.5/10(2 votes)

    S1:E38

    Asuka and Mendo go on a date and to say things don’t go as planned would be a vast understatement.

    Director:Yasuhiro Kimura
    Writer:Hayashi Mori

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  19. Urusei Yatsura Season 1 Episode 39 - Nagisa's Fiancé / The Fairy's Parasol
    7.5/10(2 votes)

    S1:E39

    Ryunosuke and her father are now the proud owners of a seaside cafe and an island after paying a suspiciously cheap price! Later, a fairy asks Ten to find his missing parasol.

    Directors:Kiyomitsu Sato, Shinji Nagata
    Writer:Hiroko Kanasugi

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  20. Urusei Yatsura Season 1 Episode 24 - Fantasy Balloon Gum / Love Knows No Barriers
    8.0/10(2 votes)

    S1:E24

    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?

    Directors:Shugo Tsuneoka, Eiichi Kuboyama
    Writer:Hayashi Mori

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  21. Urusei Yatsura Season 1 Episode 25 - Trickle of Memories / Album of Memories / The Home Visit Blues: Feuding Fujinami Edition
    8.0/10(2 votes)

    S1:E25

    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

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  22. Urusei Yatsura Season 1 Episode 26 - Electric Jungle
    8.0/10(2 votes)

    S1:E26

    Lum has a new suitor, but it doesn’t take long before there’s trouble in paradise.

    Director:Fumihiro Ueno
    Writer:Hayashi Mori

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  23. Urusei Yatsura Season 1 Episode 27 - Love Thief / That Mizunokoji Girl
    8.0/10(2 votes)

    S1:E27

    Relationship drama swiftly follows when Kurama sets her eyes on Rei. Speaking of relationships, Mendo discovers that he’s engaged to Tobimaro’s sister.

    Directors:Takahiro Kamei, Fumio Maezono
    Writer:Yuta Suzuki

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  24. Urusei Yatsura Season 1 Episode 37 - Asuka Returns / A Stormy Date (1)
    8.0/10(2 votes)

    S1:E37

    Asuka's mother hatches a plan to help her daughter overcome her fear of men. It appears that drastic measures are on the horizon.

    Director:Yuki Morita
    Writer:Hayashi Mori

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  25. Urusei Yatsura Season 1 Episode 40 - One Night's Battle / Deadly Peril in the Classroom
    8.0/10(2 votes)

    S1:E40

    Nagisa needs a kiss from Ryunosuke to pass on, which is easier said than done. Later, Mark threatens his class with supplementary lessons if he catches them talking.

    Directors:Hideya Takahashi, Yumeko Iwaoka
    Writer:Hiroko Kanasugi

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Worst Episodes Summary

"Young Love on the Run / Between a Rock and a Hard Place" is the worst rated episode of Urusei Yatsura. It scored 7.0/10 from 163 votes. Directed by Hideya Takahashi and written by Yuko Kakihara, it aired on October 14, 2022. This episode scored 0.1 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Present for You / The Yellow Ribbon of Happiness".

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