Urusei Yatsura
うる星やつら
Synopsis
Not much is notable about the lecherous Ataru Moroboshi, but his extraordinary bad luck sticks out like the horns in an alien's head. When Earth is threatened by a fleet of alien invaders known as the Oni, Ataru is selected to represent humanity in a duel against one of them. It is a stroke of rare luck for Ataru that the duel is in fact a game of tag, and that his opponent is Lum, daughter of the Oni's leader, who places her personal dignity above victory—as Ataru finds out by seizing Lum's bikini top and with it, victory. However, misfortune kicks in again when Lum mistakes Ataru's promise to marry his girlfriend, Shinobu Miyake, as the desire to wed Lum herself, and decides she rather likes the idea. Wielding her influence as an alien princess, she moves in with him. Forced to deal with the consequences of his womanizing ways, Ataru must balance his crumbling relationship with Shinobu while keeping Lum happy, all the while flirting with every woman he meets. [Written by MAL Rewrite]
Staff
Oshii, Mamoru
Co-Director, Director, Episode Director, Script, Storyboard
Hasegawa, Hiroshi
Producer
Nunokawa, Yuuji
Producer
Yamazaki, Kazuo
Director, Episode Director, Script, Storyboard, Key Animation, Animation Director
Amino, Tetsurou
Episode Director
Annou, Takashi
Episode Director, Script, Storyboard
Aoki, Yuuzou
Episode Director, Storyboard
Hamatsu, Mamoru
Episode Director
Horiguchi, Tadahiko
Episode Director, Key Animation
Kamimura, Osamu
Episode Director, Storyboard
Kashima, Norio
Episode Director, Storyboard
Kohanawa, Tameo
Episode Director, Storyboard
Kougo, Tomokazu
Episode Director
Kuriyama, Yoshihide
Episode Director, Storyboard
Mochizuki, Tomomi
Episode Director, Storyboard
Moriwaki, Makoto
Episode Director, Storyboard
Moriyama, Yuuji
Episode Director, Storyboard, Animation Director, Key Animation
Nanke, Kouji
Episode Director, Animation Director, Key Animation
Nishijima, Katsuhiko
Episode Director, Animation Director, Key Animation
Nishikubo, Mizuho
Episode Director, Storyboard
Nishimura, Junji
Episode Director, Storyboard, Assistant Director
Sakata, Junichi
Episode Director
Sekita, Osamu
Episode Director
Suda, Yumiko
Episode Director, Storyboard
Suzuki, Iku
Episode Director, Script, Storyboard
Opening & Ending Themes
Openings
- 1: "Lum no Love Song" by Yuuko Matsutani (eps 001-077)
- 2: "Dancing Star" by Izumi Kobayashi (eps 078-106)
- 3: "Pajama Jama da!" by Kanako Narikiyo (eps 107-127)
- 4: "Chance on Love" by Cindy (eps 128-149)
- 5: "Rock the Planet" by Steffanie (eps 150-165)
- 6: "Tonogata Gomen Asobase" by Shoko Minami (eps 166-195)
Endings
- 1: "Uchuu wa Taihen da!" by Yuuko Matsutani (eps 001-021)
- 2: "Kokorobosoi na" by Helen Sasano (eps 022-043)
- 3: "Hoshizora Cycling" by Virgin VS (eps 044-054,065-077)
- 4: "I, I, You and Ai" by Izumi Kobayashi (eps 055-064)
- 5: "Yume wa Love Me More" by Izumi Kobayashi (eps 078-106)
- 6: "Koi no Mobius" by Rittsu (eps 107-127)
- 7: "Open Invitation" by Cindy (eps 128-149)
- 8: "Every Day" by Steffanie (eps 150-165)
- 9: "Good Luck" by Shoko Minami (eps 166-195)