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The Best Episodes of Urusei Yatsura Season 1

Every episode of Urusei Yatsura Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Urusei Yatsura Season 1!

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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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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Urusei Yatsura Season 1 Episode 1 - I'm Lum the Notorious!
    7.8/10(81 votes)

    #1 - I'm Lum the Notorious!

    S1:E1

    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.

    Director:Mamoru Oshii
    Writer:Hiroyuki Hoshiyama

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  2. Urusei Yatsura Season 1 Episode 2 - It's Raining Oil All Over Town
    7.0/10(59 votes)

    #2 - It's Raining Oil All Over Town

    S1:E2

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. Urusei Yatsura Season 1 Episode 3 - Mail from Space - Ten-chan Arrives!
    7.1/10(59 votes)

    #3 - Mail from Space - Ten-chan Arrives!

    S1:E3

    This is the first episode with Jariten, Lum's cousin. Jariten arrives in a giant peach and he and Ataru are enemies at once.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. Urusei Yatsura Season 1 Episode 4 - Mrs. Swallow and Mrs. Penguin
    6.7/10(50 votes)

    #4 - Mrs. Swallow and Mrs. Penguin

    S1:E4

    This episode opens with Lum putting on makeup to go meet Darling at school. A swallow swallows some food Jariten gives it and it grows such that it looks like a penguin. It's appearance in school is just the start of a full day of panic.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. Urusei Yatsura Season 1 Episode 5 - The Coming of Rei the Handsome Shapechanger!
    6.9/10(51 votes)

    #5 - The Coming of Rei the Handsome Shapechanger!

    S1:E5

    This show features the first appearance of Rei, Lum's former fiance. This episode opens with Ataru in his room watching a storm, and Lum trying to coax him to bed. Shinobu meets Rei and brings him to Ataru's house. After a lot of arguing, Rei challenges Ataru to a duel for Lum.

    Director:Mamoru Oshii
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. Urusei Yatsura Season 1 Episode 6 - Die Dreamy-Man!
    6.8/10(47 votes)

    #6 - Die Dreamy-Man!

    S1:E6

    Ataru, Megane, and friends are going to a Gyudon restaurant for lunch and are quite shocked to see Rei munching down food like a black hole. During the rest of the episode, Rei is chasing Lum, Ataru and friends and as the chase goes on, the chaos grows on.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. Urusei Yatsura Season 1 Episode 7 - Kintaro of the Autumn Sky
    7.1/10(47 votes)

    #7 - Kintaro of the Autumn Sky

    S1:E7

    First episode with Kintaro, the vicious little boy with the pet flying bear and the red haired alien nanny. Lum and Jariten meet Kintaro inside a wind carp, and Kintaro tells them he's was looking for his nanny in the carp. Ataru, Shinobu, Lum, and Jariten try to help Kintaro find his nanny by asking around.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. Urusei Yatsura Season 1 Episode 8 - Live Vigorously!
    6.8/10(44 votes)

    #8 - Live Vigorously!

    S1:E8

    Kintaro's nanny, with Ataru's help takes the alien children on a tour of Earth and a Earth child's school. Ataru tells the myth of the real Kintaro who grew up in the wild and slew a demon. So Kintaro decide to live up to his name.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. Urusei Yatsura Season 1 Episode 9 - Sakura - Raving Beauty of Mystery
    7.4/10(43 votes)

    #9 - Sakura - Raving Beauty of Mystery

    S1:E9

    First appearance of Sakura, The Shinto maiden. Ataru can no longer endure Lum, so he has gone undercover. Unfortunately, at a restaurant, the appearance of Lum, Ataru parents, Shinobu, and Cherry blows his cover; and a mob chases after him. He manages to duck them and bumps into Sakura, who takes him home for exorcising.

    Directors:Mamoru Oshii, Motosuke Takahashi
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. Urusei Yatsura Season 1 Episode 10 - Tormenting Virus
    7.9/10(46 votes)

    #10 - Tormenting Virus

    S1:E10

    Arriving at school one morning, Ataru is greeted by all boys in the school who are waiting for the new nurse, Sakura, arriving at school today. Ataru appears to be sick, but in reality he is possessed; and Sakura performs the exorcism.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. Urusei Yatsura Season 1 Episode 11 - Love Triangle Black Hole
    6.7/10(41 votes)

    #11 - Love Triangle Black Hole

    S1:E11

    Ataru is phoning Shinobu in order to make plans for a date, when Lum interrupts and get's Shinobu mad at Ataru. Ataru throws Lum out and spends the rest of the episode trying to contact Shinobu. But Lum is persistent and uses a ray to jam the phone lines. But this ray also has the side affect of making a plane and a helicopter vanish.

    Director:Mamoru Oshii
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. Urusei Yatsura Season 1 Episode 12 - It's a Lovesick Little Demon!
    6.7/10(39 votes)

    #12 - It's a Lovesick Little Demon!

    S1:E12

    Walking home from school, Ataru is assaulted by a group of black cats and gets a nasty bump on the head. At midnight, he is using two mirrors to look at the bump, when a little demon pops out of the mirror. The demon proves to be too much for Ataru and Mr. Moroboshi, so they get Cherry to exorcise it.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. Urusei Yatsura Season 1 Episode 13 - Electric Shocks Scare Me!
    7.4/10(41 votes)

    #13 - Electric Shocks Scare Me!

    S1:E13

    Cherry gives Ataru some yellow ribbons which when tied to her horns, negate Lum's powers. In order to coax Lum into wearing them, Ataru has to put on a big charade of really loving her.

    Director:Mamoru Oshii
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. Urusei Yatsura Season 1 Episode 14 - Voodoo Dolls of Vengeance
    7.2/10(40 votes)

    #14 - Voodoo Dolls of Vengeance

    S1:E14

    After an odd loss of control of his body after dinner, Ataru finds out Lum has some clay for making voodoo dolls. Ataru takes full advantage of the situation until Lum make a doll of Shinobu, and Ataru tries to get it away from Lum.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. Urusei Yatsura Season 1 Episode 15 - Neptune is Beyond My Closet
    7.0/10(39 votes)

    #15 - Neptune is Beyond My Closet

    S1:E15

    First appearance of Oyuki, Lum friend and queen of Neptune. Oyuki also has incredible ice powers. Megane and friends visit while Shinobu is nursing Ataru, who has a cold; and they discover a gate to Neptune in Ataru closet. By accident, they go through this gate and arrive on Neptune to be greeted by Lum and Oyuki.

    Director:Mamoru Oshii
    Writer:Unknown

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  16. Urusei Yatsura Season 1 Episode 16 - That Crazy Age of the Dinosaurs
    7.6/10(40 votes)

    #16 - That Crazy Age of the Dinosaurs

    S1:E16

    While Ataru is flying an ultra-light, with Lum and Jariten tagging along, Kintaro crashes into him. With the help of Lum's electric shock, the crash send them all back in time to the dinosaur age.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  17. Urusei Yatsura Season 1 Episode 17 - Princess Kurama, Sleeping Beauty
    7.2/10(38 votes)

    #17 - Princess Kurama, Sleeping Beauty

    S1:E17

    First episode with Kurama, the karas-tengu princess. On a field trip, Ataru and friends accidentally meet a karas-tengu who takes Ataru to marry Kurama. Kurama then tries to reform Ataru to be her perfect husband.

    Directors:Keiji Hayakawa, Tameo Kohanawa
    Writer:Unknown

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  18. Urusei Yatsura Season 1 Episode 18 - Athletics in Women's Hell!
    7.5/10(42 votes)

    #18 - Athletics in Women's Hell!

    S1:E18

    Kurama uses a weird dimensional door to try and cure Ataru of his lechery. Inside the door, Ataru faces hostile versions of the girls he loves.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  19. Urusei Yatsura Season 1 Episode 19 - Pitter-Patter Christmas Eve (1)
    7.1/10(37 votes)

    #19 - Pitter-Patter Christmas Eve (1)

    S1:E19

    Megane and Lum's Stormtroopers set up a plot to embarrass Ataru and get Lum to leave him at the same time. They set up a date who will make a fool of Ataru, but Lum finds out and twists things around.

    Director:Mamoru Oshii
    Writer:Unknown

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  20. Urusei Yatsura Season 1 Episode 20 - Pitter-Patter Christmas Eve (2)
    7.0/10(39 votes)

    #20 - Pitter-Patter Christmas Eve (2)

    S1:E20

    Megane and Lum's Stormtroopers set up a plot to embarrass Ataru and get Lum to leave him at the same time. They set up a date who will make a fool of Ataru, but Lum finds out and twists things around.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  21. Urusei Yatsura Season 1 Episode 21 - Ataru Genji Goes to the Heian Capital (1)
    7.2/10(41 votes)

    #21 - Ataru Genji Goes to the Heian Capital (1)

    S1:E21

    First appearance of Mendo, the rich noble; but it is not until episode 27 that he really does anything. Mendo tells a tale about ancient Japan featuring the normal cast in a slightly different alien invasion story. The aliens this time, all look like a bunch odd barbarians, except for a pretty girl and her young boy cousin.

    Director:Mamoru Oshii
    Writer:Unknown

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  22. Urusei Yatsura Season 1 Episode 22 - Ataru Genji Goes to the Heian Capital (2)
    7.6/10(40 votes)

    #22 - Ataru Genji Goes to the Heian Capital (2)

    S1:E22

    First appearance of Mendo, the rich noble; but it is not until episode 27 that he really does anything. Mendo tells a tale about ancient Japan featuring the normal cast in a slightly different alien invasion story. The aliens this time, all look like a bunch odd barbarians, except for a pretty girl and her young boy cousin.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  23. Urusei Yatsura Season 1 Episode 23 - Love Battle Royale
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #23 - 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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  24. Urusei Yatsura Season 1 Episode 24 - Father, You Were Strong
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #24 - 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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  25. Urusei Yatsura Season 1 Episode 25 - Hawaiian Swimsuit Thief
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #25 - 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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Season 1 Ratings Summary

"I'm Lum the Notorious!" is the best rated episode of "Urusei Yatsura" season 1. It scored 7.8/10 based on 81 votes. Directed by Mamoru Oshii and written by Hiroyuki Hoshiyama, it aired on 10/14/1981. This episode is rated 0.8 points higher than the second-best, "It's Raining Oil All Over Town".