The BEST episodes of Urusei Yatsura (2022) season 1

Every episode of Urusei Yatsura (2022) season 1, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Urusei Yatsura (2022) season 1!

Tokyo. Tomobiki Town. Lum, the gorgeous daughter of an invading race of Oni Aliens is smitten with High School student Ataru Moroboshi. A dedicated womanizer, Ataru is unfazed by Lum’s fierce electric shock attacks and continues his daily hunt for pretty girls. With a host of other unique characters, including classmate Shinobu, elegant shrine maiden Sakura, Lum’s best friend’s Oyuki, Benten and Ran, Buddhist Monk Cherry, Ten, the little brat, heir to a wealthy family Shutaro Mendo and the secretly female beauty Ryunosuke… A classic slapstick love comedy where anything goes!

Last Updated: 10/4/2024Network: Fuji TVStatus: Ended
Trouble Rains Down!! / Amazed in a Maze
star
7.88
85 votes

#1 - Trouble Rains Down!! / Amazed in a Maze

Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 10/28/2022

Two’s company. Three’s a crowd. And when a FOURTH party enters the Lum/Ataru/Shinobu situation? Things get pretty scary in Ataru’s already complex love life!

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The Glove of Love and Conflict / How I've Waited for You…
star
7.82
71 votes

#2 - The Glove of Love and Conflict / How I've Waited for You…

Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 11/11/2022

Hellooooo, nurse! A new nurse just started working at Ataru’s school, and she’s a total babe… but wait. Does she look familiar?

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Parents' Day Horrors / Since Your Parting
star
7.62
45 votes

#3 - Parents' Day Horrors / Since Your Parting

Season 1 - Episode 10 - Aired 12/16/2022

Are aliens invading again? Nope — it’s just Ataru, Meno and Lum’s mothers invading Parents’ Day! But a language barrier may turn this meeting of the moms into pure mania.

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Young Love on the Run / Between a Rock and a Hard Place
star
7.44
141 votes

#4 - Young Love on the Run / Between a Rock and a Hard Place

Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 10/14/2022

To save Earth, unlucky Ataru must win a high-stakes game of tag against a beautiful alien. Luckily his friend Shinobu has offered a helping hand (in marriage) as motivation!

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Present for You / The Yellow Ribbon of Happiness
star
7.39
100 votes

#5 - Present for You / The Yellow Ribbon of Happiness

Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 10/21/2022

Ataru can run, but he can’t hide — not from Lum, and not from the gorgeous shrine maiden Sakura’s eagle eyes. She can tell at a glance that he’s in dire need of exorcism!

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Good Day for a Departure / Oyuki / Ataru Retires
star
7.38
96 votes

#6 - Good Day for a Departure / Oyuki / Ataru Retires

Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 11/18/2022

They say all’s fair in love and war, and that’s why Lum drags Ataru kicking and screaming onto a battlefield!

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Transfer Student Close Call… / Farewell Party Close Call…
star
7.37
54 votes

#7 - Transfer Student Close Call… / Farewell Party Close Call…

Season 1 - Episode 8 - Aired 12/2/2022

Is Ataru seeing double, or are there really two hot new transfer students at school? And what does the super cute newbie Ran want from him and Lum!?

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Home Is Where You Find It / Marine Garbage Disposal
star
7.35
68 votes

#8 - Home Is Where You Find It / Marine Garbage Disposal

Season 1 - Episode 7 - Aired 11/25/2022

A monster lurks in the depths of the hotel pool, but it’s not half as creepy as the ne’er-do-wells lurking around Nurse Sakura at the beach…

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Sealed With a Kiss!!
star
7.22
40 votes

#9 - Sealed With a Kiss!!

Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 11/4/2022

Lum ain’t the only alien princess in town. The new arrival has her sights set on a certain boy — but her vassals are keeping a scandalous secret from their ruler!

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Title Match!! The Tomo-1 Queen Contest
star
7.06
16 votes

#10 - Title Match!! The Tomo-1 Queen Contest

Season 1 - Episode 23 - Aired 3/24/2023

The finalists have different motives. Lum wants Ataru’s attention, Ran wants to get in Lum’s way, Shinobu and Sakura want the money, and Ryunosuke has something to prove.

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The Great Off-Campus Snack Battle / A Gift From Ten!!
star
7.00
43 votes

#11 - The Great Off-Campus Snack Battle / A Gift From Ten!!

Season 1 - Episode 13 - Aired 1/13/2023

The girls in class aren’t the only snacks Ataru has his eye on. When teachers crack down on off-campus snacking, a no-holds-barred snack battle begins!

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Cosmo Teacher CAO-2 / Ooh, Scary! Voodoo Doll
star
6.88
25 votes

#12 - Cosmo Teacher CAO-2 / Ooh, Scary! Voodoo Doll

Season 1 - Episode 21 - Aired 3/10/2023

Lum and her friends worry the past will come back to haunt them. Later, Mendo’s life becomes much more complicated thanks to a voodoo doll.

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To Kill With Love / Studying Mayhem
star
6.85
47 votes

#13 - To Kill With Love / Studying Mayhem

Season 1 - Episode 9 - Aired 12/9/2022

An ominous omen. A pessimistic portent. A scary sign. Call it whatever you want, but one thing is clear: Fate will not be kind to Ataru today!

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Mendo Siblings!! / A Strange New Year at the Mendo Estate
star
6.81
52 votes

#14 - Mendo Siblings!! / A Strange New Year at the Mendo Estate

Season 1 - Episode 11 - Aired 12/23/2022

What’s this? A handkerchief? It smells divine, so it MUST belong to a total hottie. Definitely not a nightmare creature or anything like that. Ataru’s nose cannot be fooled!

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Indelible Lipstick Magic!! / Lethal Attacks: Yaminabe!
star
6.52
23 votes

#15 - Indelible Lipstick Magic!! / Lethal Attacks: Yaminabe!

Season 1 - Episode 18 - Aired 2/17/2023

There is nothing suspicious about the lipstick Lum wants to put on Ataru. Nope, nothing suspicious at all. Later, Ataru’s class takes the dreaded Yaminabe food challenge!

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Ten Is Here / A Date for Just the Two of Us
star
6.52
48 votes

#16 - Ten Is Here / A Date for Just the Two of Us

Season 1 - Episode 12 - Aired 1/6/2023

Lum’s cousin Ten thinks Lum should look for greener romantic pastures! And if Lum can’t see reason, Ten will burn her relationship with Ataru to the ground.

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Big Bottle, Little Bottle / When Love Strikes
star
6.48
23 votes

#17 - Big Bottle, Little Bottle / When Love Strikes

Season 1 - Episode 22 - Aired 3/17/2023

Lum is quite the handful, no matter what size she is. Later, a shapeshifting fox takes a liking to Shinobu.

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A Chest Full of Longing!! / Wish Upon a Star
star
6.42
24 votes

#18 - A Chest Full of Longing!! / Wish Upon a Star

Season 1 - Episode 17 - Aired 2/10/2023

Ryunosuke teams up with three delinquents to help Shinobu ward off an unwanted suitor. Later, Ataru’s family must be careful what they wish for.

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Magic Realm! Jungle of Terror / Pickled
star
6.38
24 votes

#19 - Magic Realm! Jungle of Terror / Pickled

Season 1 - Episode 19 - Aired 2/24/2023

Pro tip: never hurt an octopus’ feelings and never give an oni pickled plums.

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Recovering That Which Was Lost
star
6.31
16 votes

#20 - Recovering That Which Was Lost

Season 1 - Episode 20 - Aired 3/3/2023

Three punks challenge Lum and her friends to a duel after stealing Benten’s precious chain.

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That Mizunokoji Boy / Love Letter Trouble
star
6.26
31 votes

#21 - That Mizunokoji Boy / Love Letter Trouble

Season 1 - Episode 14 - Aired 1/20/2023

All’s fair in love and… baseball? It’s time for a showdown on the baseball diamond! And once the dust settles, a “love letter” stirs up trouble.

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Anko Pathos, the Taste of Love?! / Memories and a Close Call… / Adverse Effects
star
6.10
41 votes

#22 - Anko Pathos, the Taste of Love?! / Memories and a Close Call… / Adverse Effects

Season 1 - Episode 15 - Aired 1/27/2023

Lum and Ran are friends, but one can best describe their relationship as prickly.

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Family Feud!! / Hello, Sailor Suit!!
star
6.00
29 votes

#23 - Family Feud!! / Hello, Sailor Suit!!

Season 1 - Episode 16 - Aired 2/3/2023

Ataru and his friends were supposed to have a fun beach trip, but they find themselves swept up in Ryunosuke’s family drama instead!

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