Urusei Yatsura: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Urusei Yatsura is the story of the unluckiest and most lecherous young man alive, Ataru Moroboshi. When aliens decide to invade Earth, Ataru is randomly selected to defend his planet by playing a game of the aliens national sport, tag. Should he win, the world shall be saved. However, Ataru is motivated for far less noble reasons, as the one he plays against is revealed to be the curvaceous alien princess, Lum. The game goes for 10 days, and on the last day, Ataru, motivated by his girlfriend assuring him marriage (and consequently, a marriage night one can assume) should he win, finally catches Lum. However, with his victory he gives a cry of joy for his coming marriage, which is misinterpreted by Lum to be a marriage proposal. She promptly agrees, beginning the two's "marriage" together.

Series details

• Title: Urusei Yatsura
• Format: Animation
• Language: Japanese
• Genres: Comedy, Anime, Romance, Science-Fiction
• Premiere date: 1981-10-14
• Final broadcast date listed: 1986-03-19
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: Animax
• Network country: Japan
• Typical episode runtime: 25 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 5/10
• TVMaze ID: 14610
• IMDb ID: tt0081954
• TVDB ID: 75113

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1981-10-14; final listed air date 1982-03-03; episode order: 21.
• Season 2: premiered 1982-04-07; final listed air date 1983-08-10; episode order: 59.
• Season 3: premiered 1983-08-17; final listed air date 1984-08-30; episode order: 50.
• Season 4: premiered 1984-09-07; final listed air date 1986-03-19; episode order: 65.

Source and licence

Adapted from Urusei Yatsura on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.