Urusei Yatsura
Grab her horns and she might just become your darling!
On Fuji TV
A high-energy, irreverent romantic comedy anchored in school life and slice-of-life chaos, where an alien invasion becomes the setup for 218 episodes of escalating absurdist hijinks and romantic entanglement.
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 Lum Invader instead of his sweetheart Shinobu, Ataru becomes a conduit for aliens arriving on Earth, causing all sorts of havoc for him and his companions, not to mention his own reputation!
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Questions people ask
Is Urusei Yatsura easy watching? Yes. More comforting than 86% of series.
Does Urusei Yatsura leave you hopeful? Yes. More hopeful than 81% of series.
Is Urusei Yatsura sad? Barely. Less sad than 80% of series.
Is Urusei Yatsura scary? Barely. Less frightening than 76% of series.
Is Urusei Yatsura violent? Not especially. Less violent than 65% of series.
These describe how the series comes across across its whole run, compared with other well-known series. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked episode by episode, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.
Cinnamon Score
How much this series gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.
You have seen this shape before.
How unlike any other series this one feels
How much more it delivers than it promises
How much audiences actually like it
Ensemble
Like Urusei Yatsura
Nearest across the full emotional profile.
Same Mood as Urusei Yatsura
Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.
Like Urusei Yatsura, But Darker
Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.
Like Urusei Yatsura, But Lighter
Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.
Like Urusei Yatsura, But Less Popular
Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.
