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{{Infobox animanga/Header
| name            = Urusei Yatsura
| image           = Urusei-Box-Set.jpg
| caption         = Artwork for the Japanese Blu-Ray ''Urusei Yatsura'' film series box set
| ja_kanji        = うる星やつら
| ja_romaji       = 
| genre           = {{ubl|[[Romantic comedy]]|[[Science fantasy]]}}
}}
{{Infobox animanga/Video
| type            = film
| title           = [[Urusei Yatsura: Only You|Only You]]
| director        = [[Mamoru Oshii]]
| producer        = 
| writer          = Tomoko Konparu
| music           = Katsu Hoshi
| studio          = [[Studio Pierrot]]
| licensee        = {{English anime licensee|NA= [[Discotek Media]] |UK= [[MVM Films]]}}
| released        = February 13, 1983
| runtime         = 101 minutes
}}
{{Infobox animanga/Video
| type            = film
| title           = [[Urusei Yatsura 2: Beautiful Dreamer|Beautiful Dreamer]]
| director        = Mamoru Oshii
| producer        = 
| writer          = Mamoru Oshii
| music           = Masaru Hoshi
| studio          = Studio Pierrot
| licensee        = {{English anime licensee|NA= Discotek Media}}
| released        = February 11, 1984
| runtime         = 96 minutes
}}
{{Infobox animanga/Video
| type            = film
| title           = Remember My Love
| director        = Kazuo Yamazaki
| producer        = 
| writer          = Tomoko Konparu
| music           = Mickey Yoshino
| studio          = [[Studio Deen]]
| licensee        = {{English anime licensee|NA= Discotek Media|UK= MVM Films}}
| released        = January 26, 1985
| runtime         = 93 minutes
}}
{{Infobox animanga/Video
| type            = film
| title           = Lum the Forever
| director        = Kazuo Yamazaki
| producer        = 
| writer          = Toshiki Inoue
| music           = Bun Itakura
| studio          = Studio Deen
| licensee        = {{English anime licensee|NA= Discotek Media|UK= MVM Films}}
| released        = February 22, 1986
| runtime         = 94 minutes
}}
{{Infobox animanga/Video
| type            = ova
| title           = Making of Urusei Yatsura 4: Lum the Forever
| director        = Kazuo Yamazaki
| producer        = 
| writer          = 
| music           = 
| studio          = Studio Deen
| licensee        = {{English anime licensee|NA= Discotek Media|UK= MVM Films}}
| released        = February 15, 1986
| runtime         = 45 minutes
}}
{{Infobox animanga/Video
| type            = film
| title           = The Final Chapter
| director        = [[Satoshi Dezaki]]
| producer        = 
| writer          = Tomoko Konparu
| music           = Toshiyuki Omori
| studio          = [[Magic Bus (studio)|Magic Bus]]
| licensee        = {{English anime licensee|NA= Discotek Media|UK= MVM Films}}
| released        = February 6, 1988
| runtime         = 86 minutes
}}
{{Infobox animanga/Video
| type            = film
| title           = Always, My Darling
| director        = Katsuhisa Yamada
| producer        = 
| writer          = Hideo Takayashiki
| music           = Mitsuru Kotaki
| studio          = [[Madhouse (company)|Madhouse]]
| licensee        = {{English anime licensee|NA= Discotek Media|UK= MVM Films}}
| released        = August 18, 1991
| runtime         = 77 minutes
}}
{{Infobox animanga/Video
| type            = ova
| title           =
| director        = 
| producer        = 
| writer          = 
| music           = 
| studio          = {{ubl|Magic Bus (#1–5)|Madhouse (#6–9)|[[Sunrise (company)|Sunrise]] (#10)}}
| licensee        = {{English anime licensee|NA= Discotek Media <small>(excluding OVA 10)</small>}}
| first           = July 18, 1987
| last            = December 23, 2008
| episodes        = 10
| episode_list    = #OVA releases
| runtime         =
}}
{{Infobox animanga/Footer}}

[[Rumiko Takahashi]]'s ''[[Urusei Yatsura]]'', a Japanese [[anime]] and [[manga]] series, has six films and ten [[OVA]] releases. During the television run of the series, four theatrical films were produced. ''[[Urusei Yatsura: Only You]]'' was directed by [[Mamoru Oshii]] and began showing in Japanese cinemas on February 11, 1983.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.furinkan.com/uy/anime/uy1sum.htm |title=Only You |publisher=Furinkan.com |access-date=January 2, 2010 |archive-date=February 27, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090227122922/http://furinkan.com/uy/anime/uy1sum.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref> ''[[Urusei Yatsura 2: Beautiful Dreamer]]'' was also directed by Mamoru Oshii and was released on February 11, 1984.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.furinkan.com/uy/anime/uy2sum.htm |title=Beautiful Dreamer |publisher=Furinkan.com |access-date=January 2, 2010 |archive-date=May 5, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100505145200/http://www.furinkan.com/uy/anime/uy2sum.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref> ''Urusei Yatsura 3: Remember My Love'' was directed by Kazuo Yamazaki and released on January 26, 1985.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.furinkan.com/uy/anime/uy3sum.htm |title=Remember My Love |publisher=Furinkan.com |access-date=January 2, 2010 |archive-date=February 20, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090220161107/http://furinkan.com/uy/anime/uy3sum.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref> ''Urusei Yatsura 4: Lum the Forever'' was directed again by Kazuo Yamazaki and released on February 22, 1986.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.furinkan.com/uy/anime/uy4sum.htm |title=Lum the Forever |publisher=Furinkan.com |access-date=January 2, 2010 |archive-date=January 30, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090130015212/http://furinkan.com/uy/anime/uy4sum.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref>

After the conclusion of the television series, two more films were produced. A year after the television series finished, ''Urusei Yatsura: The Final Chapter'' was directed by [[Satoshi Dezaki]] and was released on February 6, 1988 as a tenth anniversary celebration. It was shown as a double bill with a ''[[Maison Ikkoku]]'' film.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.furinkan.com/uy/anime/uy5sum.htm |title=The Final Chapter |publisher=Furinkan.com |access-date=January 2, 2010 |archive-date=February 20, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090220161112/http://furinkan.com/uy/anime/uy5sum.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name="About the Anime">{{cite web |url=http://www.furinkan.com/uy/anime/anime.htm |title=About the Anime |publisher=Furinkan.com |access-date=January 2, 2010 |archive-date=April 20, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100420025700/http://www.furinkan.com/uy/anime/anime.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref> The final film, ''Urusei Yatsura: Always My Darling'' was directed by Katsuhisa Yamada and was released on November 2, 1991.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.furinkan.com/uy/anime/uy6sum.htm |title=Always my Darling |publisher=Furinkan.com |access-date=January 2, 2010 |archive-date=March 18, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090318101159/http://www.furinkan.com/uy/anime/uy6sum.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref> In North America, ''Beautiful Dreamer'' was released by [[Central Park Media]]. The remaining five films were released by [[AnimEigo]] in North America and [[MVM Films]] in the United Kingdom.<ref name="animeigo dvd">{{cite web |url=http://www.animeigo.com/PRODUCTS/UY.t |title=Urusei Yatsura&nbsp;— Anime Products |publisher=[[AnimEigo]] |access-date=December 18, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091226200811/http://www.animeigo.com/PRODUCTS/UY.t |archive-date=December 26, 2009 }}</ref> After re-releasing ''Beautiful Dreamer'' in North America in 2018, [[Discotek Media]] acquired the rights to the other five films in 2020.<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2020/05/03-1/discotek-announces-memories-urusei-yatsura-movies-and-more|title= Discotek Announces Memories, Urusei Yatsura Movies, and More|work=[[Crunchyroll]]|access-date= November 14, 2020}}</ref>

On September 24, 1985, the special ''Ryoko's September Tea Party'' was released, consisting of a mixture of previously broadcast footage along with 15 minutes of new material. Almost a year later on September 15, 1986,  ''Memorial Album'' was released, also mixing new and old footage.<ref name="apdn1999">{{cite book |title=Animage Pocket Data Notes 1999 |author=Animage Editorial Staff |date=March 1999 |publisher=[[Tokuma Shoten]]|location=[[Tokyo]], Japan |page=69}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.animeigo.com/products/anime/urusei-yatsura |title=Urusei Yatsura |publisher=AnimEigo |access-date=January 10, 2010}}</ref> On July 18, 1987, the first OVA for the series ''Inaba the Dreammaker'' was released. It was followed by ''Raging Sherbet'' on December 2, 1988, and by ''Nagisa's Fiancé'' four days later on December 8, 1988. ''The Electric Household Guard'' was released on August 21, 1989 and followed by ''I Howl at the Moon'' on September 1, 1989. They were followed by ''Goat and Cheese'' on December 21, 1989 and ''Catch the Heart'' on December 27, 1989. Finally, ''Terror of Girly-Eyes Measles'' and ''Date with a Spirit'' were released on June 21, 1991.<ref name="OVA's">{{cite web|url=http://www.furinkan.com/uy/anime/ova.htm|title=OVA's|publisher=Furinkan.com|access-date=January 2, 2010|archive-date=April 5, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100405093349/http://www.furinkan.com/uy/anime/ova.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref> The OVA's were released in North America by [[AnimEigo]] who released them individually over 6 discs.<ref name="animeigo dvd"/> AnimEigo produced dubs for the DVD releases.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.animeigo.com/products/uy.t |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040218200632/http://www.animeigo.com/products/uy.t |url-status=dead |archive-date=February 18, 2004 |title=Urusei Yatsura (archive) |publisher=AnimEigo |access-date=February 23, 2019}}</ref>

On December 23, 2008, a new special was shown for the first time at the ''It's a Rumic World'' exhibition of Rumiko Takahashi's works. Entitled ''The Obstacle Course Swim Meet'', it was the first animated content for the series in 17 years.<ref name="OVA's"/><ref name="Anime News Network">{{cite news|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2008-12-09/event-only-urusei-yatsura-anime-to-debut-this-month |title=Event-Only Urusei Yatsura Anime to Debut This Month (Updated) |work=[[Anime News Network]] |access-date=January 2, 2010}}</ref> On January 29, 2010, a boxset was released featuring all of the recent Rumiko Takahashi specials from the Rumic World exhibition. Entitled ''It's a Rumic World'', the boxset contains ''The Obstacle Course Swim'' meet as well as a figure of [[Lum (Urusei Yatsura)|Lum]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/B002IWF242/ |title=It's a Rumic World スペシャルアニメBOX |publisher=[[Amazon.co.jp]] |access-date=January 2, 2010}}</ref> The OVAs are not true OVAs, however, as they were all released theatrically prior to being released on video.<ref name="apdn1999"/>

==''Only You''==
{{main|Urusei Yatsura: Only You}}
'''Release date:''' February 13, 1983, '''dubbed''' 2003.

{{nihongo|'''''Urusei Yatsura: Only You'''''|うる星やつら オンリー・ユー|Urusei Yatsura Onrī Yū}} was released in 1983. The guest characters include '''Elle''', another alien princess, who is in charge of Planet Elle.

6-year-old [[Ataru Moroboshi]] steps on Elle's shadow during an impromptu game of shadow-tag; in Elle's culture, this is viewed as a marriage proposal. Eleven years later, Elle returns to Earth in order to marry Ataru &mdash; by which time not only had he forgotten the events of his childhood, but he was also going out with [[Lum (Urusei Yatsura)|Lum]]. The rest of the plot focuses on Lum's attempts to prevent the marriage.

The film was directed by [[Mamoru Oshii]], who was mad at the many requests that the producer made of him to alter the film.{{Citation needed|date=June 2010}} [[Rumiko Takahashi]] considers this film her favorite and it is the most true to the original series.

A subtitled [[Laserdisc]] of the film was released by [[AnimEigo]] in North America on September 25, 1993.<ref>{{cite journal |title=[[Animerica]] |journal=Animerica: Anime & Manga Monthly |volume=1 |issue=7 |date=September 1993 |page=18 |publisher=[[Viz Media]] |issn=1067-0831}}</ref>

===Additional cast===
{{See also|List of Urusei Yatsura characters}}
*[[Yoshiko Sakakibara]] as Elle
*[[Hisako Kyouda]] as Babara
*[[Hiroko Maruyama]] as Rose
*[[Kazuyo Aoki]] as Commander
*[[Bin Shimada]] as Assistant Commander
*[[Shiori]] as Elle (young)
*Kazuki Suzuki as Child A
*Nariko Fujieda as Child B

==''Beautiful Dreamer''==<!-- This section is linked from [[Rumiko Takahashi]] -->
{{main|Urusei Yatsura 2: Beautiful Dreamer}}
'''Release date:''' February 11, 1984, '''dubbed''' 1996.

{{nihongo|'''''Urusei Yatsura 2: Beautiful Dreamer'''''|うる星やつら2 ビューティフル・ドリーマー|Urusei Yatsura 2 Byūtifuru Dorīmā}} is the second ''[[Urusei Yatsura]]'' film.

Like its predecessor, ''Beautiful Dreamer'' borrows heavily from the Japanese [[fairy tale]] of [[Urashima Tarō]].<ref>{{cite book|last1=Shamoon|first1=Deborah|title=Folktales and Fairy Tales: Traditions and Texts from around the World|date=February 12, 2016|publisher=ABC-CLIO|isbn=9781610692540|edition=2nd|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=WXWACwAAQBAJ&q=%22Urashima+Tar%C5%8D%22+%2B+%22Beautiful+Dreamer%22&pg=PA50|access-date=April 27, 2017}}</ref> Writer/director [[Mamoru Oshii]], unsatisfied with how the first film, ''Only You'', had developed, rejected the idea of catering to audience expectations and decided to do the film his own way. This almost caused Takahashi to reject the script because it deviated so far from the original story.{{Citation needed|date=May 2007}}

Even though the film is generally well-loved by English-speaking fans, when it was first released in Japan the response was not as favorable. Criticism was especially given towards Oshii, generally from the fan community. As a result, Oshii quit working on the production of ''Urusei Yatsura'' and went on to do other more experimental projects. Despite this, the film has been referred to by most fans as the best film in the ''Urusei Yatsura'' series.{{citation needed|date=April 2017}}

===Additional cast===
{{See also|List of Urusei Yatsura characters}}
*[[Takuya Fujioka]] as ''Mujaki''

==''Remember My Love''==
'''Release date:''' January 26, 1985, '''dubbed''' 2003.

{{nihongo|'''''Urusei Yatsura 3: Remember My Love'''''|うる星やつら3 リメンバー・マイ・ラヴ|Urusei Yatsura 3 Rimenbā Mai Ravu}} is the third ''Urusei Yatsura'' film. The guest characters are:

* '''Ruu''', a mysterious boy bent on fixing Lum's life
* '''Lahla''', Ruu's tutor, who tries to get things set straight

The third film finds Ataru transformed into a pink [[hippopotamus]], which sends Lum chasing after the  wicked [[Magician (fantasy)|magician]] responsible, with catastrophic results. With Lum gone, her friends decide that there is no reason to remain, and so Tomobiki slowly returns to normal. The highlight of the film is a high speed chase scene with an angry Lum flying after the mysterious Ruu through the city at night and into a hall of mirrors (and illusion). Ataru's true feelings for Lum are probably more obvious in this film than any of the others.

The film grossed {{JPY|1.17 billion}} ({{US$|{{To USD|1170|JPN}} million|long=no}}) at the Japanese box office, becoming the year's eighth highest-grossing Japanese film.<ref>{{cite web |title=1985年（1月～12月） |url=http://www.eiren.org/toukei/1985.html |website=Eiren |publisher=Motion Picture Producers Association of Japan |access-date=20 November 2018}}</ref> A subtitled Laserdisc was released by [[AnimEigo]] in North America on January 19, 1994.<ref>{{cite journal |title=[[Animerica]] |journal=Animerica: Anime & Manga Monthly |volume=2 |issue=2 |date=February 1994 |page=15 |publisher=[[Viz Media]] |issn=1067-0831}}</ref> It is also notable for the anime debut of [[Bulma]] from the ''[[Dragon Ball]]'' franchise, which would later receive its [[Dragon Ball (anime)|anime]] premiere the following year.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://comicbook.com/anime/amp/news/dragon-ball-anime-bulma-first-appearance-urusei-yatsura/ | title=Dragon Ball Wasn't Actually the First Anime to Feature Bulma }}</ref>

===Additional cast===
{{See also|List of Urusei Yatsura characters}}
*'''[[Mitsuo Iwata]]''' as ''Ruu''
*'''[[Sumi Shimamoto]]''' as ''Lahla''
*'''[[Masako Sugaya]]''' as ''Oshima''
*'''[[Hisako Kyouda]]''' as ''Old Lady''

==''Lum the Forever''==
'''Release date:''' February 22, 1986, '''dubbed''' 2004.

{{nihongo|'''''Urusei Yatsura 4: Lum the Forever'''''|うる星やつら4 ラム・ザ・フォーエバー|Urusei Yatsura 4 Ramu za Fōebā}} is the fourth ''Urusei Yatsura'' film. Guest characters include Tarōzakura, the great cherry tree.

A horror film production comes to town, casting the cast of the series as extras in the production. But when the director orders the cutting down of a cursed great cherry tree called Tarōzakura, the remains of the tree curses Lum by way of removing her horns and powers. The quest to restore Lum's demon powers puts Ataru at odds with the spirit of the tree, who forces the cast of the slasher film to believe they are their roles as it seeks vengeance upon the film crew.

There was also released on 15 February 1986 a {{nihongo|'''''Making of Urusei Yatsura 4: Lum the Forever'''''|メイキング・オブ・うる星やつら4 アニメ製作の実際}} documentation about the film.

===Additional cast===
{{See also|List of Urusei Yatsura characters}}
*'''[[Mugihito]]''' as ''Mendou's Father''
*'''[[Bin Shimada]]''' as ''Tobimaro Mizunokoji''
*'''[[Sumi Shimamoto]]''' as ''Asuka Mizunokoji''

==''The Final Chapter''==
'''Release date:''' February 6, 1988, '''dubbed''' 2004.

{{nihongo|'''''Urusei Yatsura: The Final Chapter'''''|うる星やつら 完結篇|Urusei Yatsura: Kanketsuhen}} is the fifth ''Urusei Yatsura'' film. Guest characters include:

* '''Rupa''', Lum's [[fiancé]]
* '''Carla''', is said to be Rupa's betrothed.

The fifth film is an animated adaptation of the final story of the [[manga]] and is also the official ending of the anime series, in which Lum and Ataru must repeat the game of [[Tag (game)|tag]] played out in the first episode of the television series, or the Earth will be infested with mushrooms larger than buildings. Further, should Ataru lose, Lum will leave forever and everyone's memories will be changed so that they don't remember she, or her friends, were ever there. Finally, Lum refuses to allow Ataru to win unless he says to her those three words, "I love you", that he has steadfastly refused to say over the entire series. ''[[Maison Ikkoku|Maison Ikkoku: The Final Chapter]]'' was also released on the same date as this film.

===Additional cast===
{{See also|List of Urusei Yatsura characters}}
*'''[[Hirotaka Suzuoki]]''' as ''Inaba''
*'''[[Kaneto Shiozawa]]''' as ''Rupa''
*'''[[Yō Inoue]]''' as ''Carla''
*'''[[Kōichi Kitamura]]''' as ''Upa (Rupa’s grandfather)''

==''Always My Darling''==<!-- This section is linked from [[Kumiko Takahashi (animator)]] -->
'''Release date:''' August 18, 1991,<ref>{{cite book |url=http://www.madhouse.co.jp/works/1992-1990/works_movie_urusei_mydalin.html|script-title=ja:うる星やつら いつだってマイ・ダーリン|publisher=madhouse.co.jp|language=ja|access-date=July 31, 2011|title=Madhouse.co.jp }}</ref> '''dubbed''' 2005.

{{nihongo|'''''Urusei Yatsura: Always My Darling'''''|うる星やつら いつだってマイ・ダーリン|Urusei Yatsura Itsudatte Mai Dārin}} (alternately ''Forever My Darling'') is the sixth ''Urusei Yatsura'' film and the tenth anniversary special. It is not the end of the anime series despite coming after ''The Final Chapter''. The character designer and animation director for the film was [[Kumiko Takahashi (animator)|Kumiko Takahashi]]. The regular theatrical release in Japan was the November 2, 1991 and it was shown on a double bill with the first ''[[Ranma ½]]'' feature, ''Big Trouble in Nekonron, China''. Guest characters include '''Lupika''', another alien princess.

Lupika, an alien princess, is in love with a tofu seller. To make him love her too (at least, announce his love. He obviously fears the social taboo of a tofu vendor marrying a princess), she needs to get a love potion, which is in a certain temple. Legend has it that the only person that can obtain this love potion is the most lecherous man in the universe. That man turns out to be Ataru Moroboshi. Lupika kidnaps Ataru to make him get the potion, and Lum and her friends go out to search for Ataru.

This film has been referred to by some fans as the worst of the series.<ref name="tomobiki">{{cite web|url=http://www.furinkan.com/uy/anime/uy6crit.htm|title=10th Anniversary Movie: Itsudatte My Darling|publisher=Tomobiki-cho, The Urusei Yatsura Web Site|access-date=May 28, 2007|first=Mason|last=Proulx|archive-date=June 10, 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070610100553/http://www.furinkan.com/uy/anime/uy6crit.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="amr">{{cite web|url=http://grep.ru/html/urusei_yatsura_a6.html|title=Urusei Yatsura: Always my Darling|publisher=Anime Meta-Review}}</ref>

Due to this, this was the last animated released content for the franchise until 2008 release of the 10th OVA.

A subtitled Laserdisc was released by AnimEigo in North America on July 27, 1994.<ref>{{cite journal |title=[[Animerica]] |journal=Animerica: Anime & Manga Monthly |volume=2 |issue=7 |date=July 1994 |page=18 |publisher=[[Viz Media]] |issn=1067-0831}}</ref>

===Additional cast===
{{See also|List of Urusei Yatsura characters}}
*'''[[Naoko Matsui]]''' as ''Lupika''
*'''[[Shinnosuke Furumoto]]''' as ''Rio''
*'''[[Isamu Tanonaka]]''' as ''Commander''

==OVA releases==
''Urusei Yatsura'' also has a number of direct-to-market video releases which include stories not covered in the TV series or films. However, they are not true OVAs as all of them were released in theaters prior to being released on video. All were released after the ending of the series, so popularity may have also been a factor in the continued release of new animation.

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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber   = 1
| Title           = Inaba the Dreammaker
| TranslitTitle    = Yume no Shikakenin, Inaba-kun Tōjō! Ramu no Mirai wa Dōnaruccha
| NativeTitle      = 夢の仕掛人、因幡くん登場! ラムの未来はどうなるっちゃ
| DirectedBy                = {{StoryTeleplay|tlabel=Directed by|t=Tsuneo Tominaga|sb=Setsuko Shibuichi & Tsuneo Tominaga}}
| WrittenBy           = Kazumi Koide & Toshiaki Imaizumi
| Aux2                = Yukari Kobayashi
| NativeTitleLangCode=ja 
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1987|7|18|df=y}}
| ShortSummary    = Shinobu, Ataru and Lum meet Inaba, a strange boy in a rabbit suit. Inaba (who seems to have a thing for Shinobu) leads them to the Room of Destiny, where they get to explore various futures.
| LineColor       = fce44c
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber   = 2
| Title           = Raging Sherbet
| TranslitTitle    = Ikare Shābetto
| NativeTitle      = 怒れシャーベット
| DirectedBy                = {{StoryTeleplay|tlabel=Directed by|t=Kenjirō Yoshida|sb=[[Katsuhiko Nishijima]]}}
| WrittenBy           = Machiko Kondō
| Aux2                = Katsuhiko Nishijima
| NativeTitleLangCode=ja 
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1988|12|2|df=y}}
| ShortSummary    = 
| LineColor       = fce44c
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber   = 3
| Title           = Nagisa's Fiancé
| TranslitTitle    = Nagisa no Fianse
| NativeTitle      = 渚のフィアンセ
| DirectedBy                = {{StoryTeleplay|tlabel=Directed by|t=[[Yorifusa Yamaguchi]]|sb=Setsuko Shibuichi}}
| WrittenBy           = [[Rumiko Takahashi]]
| Aux2                = Setsuko Shibuichi
| NativeTitleLangCode=ja 
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1988|12|8|df=y}}
| ShortSummary    = 
| LineColor       = fce44c
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber   = 4
| Title           = The Electric Household Guard
| TranslitTitle    = Denki Jikake no Oniwaban
| NativeTitle      = 電気仕掛けのお庭番
| DirectedBy                = {{StoryTeleplay|tlabel=Directed by|t=Kenjirō Yoshida|sb=Iku Suzuki}}
| WrittenBy           = Rumiko Takahashi
| Aux2                = Yukari Kobayashi
| NativeTitleLangCode=ja 
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1989|8|21|df=y}}
| ShortSummary    = 
| LineColor       = fce44c
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber   = 5
| Title           = I Howl at the Moon
| TranslitTitle    = Tsuki ni Hoeru
| NativeTitle      = 月に吠える
| DirectedBy                = Tsuneo Tominaga
| WrittenBy           = Machiko Kondō
| Aux2                = Yukari Kobayashi
| NativeTitleLangCode=ja 
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1989|9|2|df=y}}
| ShortSummary    = 
| LineColor       = fce44c
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber   = 6
| Title           = Goat and Cheese
| TranslitTitle    = Yagi-san to Chīzu
| NativeTitle      = ヤギさんとチーズ
| DirectedBy                = [[Tensai Okamura]]
| WrittenBy           = Tensai Okamura
| Aux2                = Tensai Okamura
| NativeTitleLangCode=ja 
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1989|12|21|df=y}}
| ShortSummary    = 
| LineColor       = fce44c
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber   = 7
| Title           = Catch the Heart
| TranslitTitle    = Hāto o Tsukame
| NativeTitle      = ハートをつかめ
| DirectedBy                = Yū Kō
| WrittenBy           = Tatsuhiko Urahata
| Aux2                = Kenji Yoshioka
| NativeTitleLangCode=ja 
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1989|12|27|df=y}}
| ShortSummary    = 
| LineColor       = fce44c
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber   = 8
| Title           = Terror of Girly-Eyes Measles
| TranslitTitle    = Otome Bashika no Kyōfu
| NativeTitle      = 乙女ばしかの恐怖
| DirectedBy                = {{StoryTeleplay|tlabel=Directed by|t=Shigeto Makino|sb=Yū Kō}}
| WrittenBy           = Hidehiro Fujiwara
| Aux2                = Atsushi Shigeta & Shin'ichi Imakuma
| NativeTitleLangCode=ja 
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1991|6|21|df=y}}
| ShortSummary    = 
| LineColor       = fce44c
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber   = 9
| Title           = Date with a Spirit
| TranslitTitle    = Reikon to Dēto
| NativeTitle      = 霊魂とデート
| DirectedBy                = [[Makoto Moriwaki]]
| WrittenBy           = Tatsuhiko Urahata
| Aux2                = Atsushi Shigeta
| NativeTitleLangCode=ja 
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1991|6|21|df=y}}
| ShortSummary    = 
| LineColor       = fce44c
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber   = 10
| Title           = The Obstacle Course Swim Meet
| TranslitTitle    = Za Shōgaibutsu Suiei Taikai
| NativeTitle      = THE 障害物水泳大会
| DirectedBy                = {{StoryTeleplay|tlabel=Directed by|t=Toru Kitahata|sb=[[Yoshitomo Yonetani]]}}
| WrittenBy           = [[Michiko Yokote]]
| Aux2                = [[Tsukasa Dokite]]
| NativeTitleLangCode=ja 
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2008|12|23|df=y}}
| ShortSummary    = 
| LineColor       = fce44c
}}
}}

<small>'''Sources:'''<ref name="apdn1999"/><ref name="OVA's"/><ref name="Anime News Network"/><ref>{{cite book |url=http://www.madhouse.co.jp/works/1992-1990/works_ova_urusei_otome.html|script-title=ja:うる星やつら 乙女ばしかの恐怖|publisher=madhouse.co.jp|language=ja|access-date=July 31, 2011|title=Madhouse.co.jp }}</ref><ref>{{cite book |url=http://www.madhouse.co.jp/works/1992-1990/works_ova_urusei_reikon.html|script-title=ja:うる星やつら 霊魂とデート怖|publisher=madhouse.co.jp|language=ja|access-date=July 31, 2011|title=Madhouse.co.jp }}</ref></small>

==References==
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==Further reading==
* {{Cite news |last=Beveridge |first=Chris |url=http://www.mania.com/10-great-anime-not-miyazaki_article_118257.html |title=10 Great Anime That Are Not Miyazaki |work=Mania |publisher=Demand Media |date=19 October 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131207132319/http://www.mania.com/10-great-anime-not-miyazaki_article_118257.html |archive-date=7 December 2013 |url-status=dead }} {{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150214132703/http://www.mania.com/10-great-anime-not-miyazaki_article_118257.html |date=14 February 2015 }}

==External links==
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*{{IMDb title|qid=Q1582185|id=tt0088334|title=Urusei Yatsura 2: Byûtifuru dorîmâ}}
*{{IMDb title|qid=Q8158015|id=tt0090244|title=Urusei Yatsura 3: Rimenbâ mai rabu}}
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*{{IMDb title|qid=Q8157918|id=tt0096353|title=Urusei Yatsura 5: Kanketsuhen}}
*{{IMDb title|qid=Q1325031|id=tt0103178|title=Urusei Yatsura 6: Itsudatte, watashi no dârin}}

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