| Urusei Yatsura | |
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| うる星やつら | |
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| Genre | |
| Anime film | |
| Only You | |
| Directed by | Mamoru Oshii |
| Written by | Tomoko Konparu |
| Music by | Katsu Hoshi |
| Studio | Studio Pierrot |
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| Released | February 13, 1983 |
| Runtime | 101 minutes |
| Anime film | |
| Beautiful Dreamer | |
| Directed by | Mamoru Oshii |
| Written by | Mamoru Oshii |
| Music by | Masaru Hoshi |
| Studio | Studio Pierrot |
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| Released | February 11, 1984 |
| Runtime | 96 minutes |
| Anime film | |
| Remember My Love | |
| Directed by | Kazuo Yamazaki |
| Written by | Tomoko Konparu |
| Music by | Mickey Yoshino |
| Studio | Studio Deen |
| Licensed by | |
| Released | January 26, 1985 |
| Runtime | 93 minutes |
| Anime film | |
| Lum the Forever | |
| Directed by | Kazuo Yamazaki |
| Written by | Toshiki Inoue |
| Music by | Bun Itakura |
| Studio | Studio Deen |
| Licensed by | |
| Released | February 22, 1986 |
| Runtime | 94 minutes |
| Original video animation | |
| Making of Urusei Yatsura 4: Lum the Forever | |
| Directed by | Kazuo Yamazaki |
| Studio | Studio Deen |
| Licensed by | |
| Released | February 15, 1986 |
| Runtime | 45 minutes |
| Anime film | |
| The Final Chapter | |
| Directed by | Satoshi Dezaki |
| Written by | Tomoko Konparu |
| Music by | Toshiyuki Omori |
| Studio | Magic Bus |
| Licensed by | |
| Released | February 6, 1988 |
| Runtime | 86 minutes |
| Anime film | |
| Always, My Darling | |
| Directed by | Katsuhisa Yamada |
| Written by | Hideo Takayashiki |
| Music by | Mitsuru Kotaki |
| Studio | Madhouse |
| Licensed by | |
| Released | August 18, 1991 |
| Runtime | 77 minutes |
| Original video animation | |
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| Released | July 18, 1987 – December 23, 2008 |
| Episodes | 10 |
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.[1] Urusei Yatsura 2: Beautiful Dreamer was also directed by Mamoru Oshii and was released on February 11, 1984.[2] Urusei Yatsura 3: Remember My Love was directed by Kazuo Yamazaki and released on January 26, 1985.[3] Urusei Yatsura 4: Lum the Forever was directed again by Kazuo Yamazaki and released on February 22, 1986.[4]
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.[5][6] The final film, Urusei Yatsura: Always My Darling was directed by Katsuhisa Yamada and was released on November 2, 1991.[7] 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.[8] After re-releasing Beautiful Dreamer in North America in 2018, Discotek Media acquired the rights to the other five films in 2020.[9]
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.[10][11] 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.[12] The OVA's were released in North America by AnimEigo who released them individually over 6 discs.[8] AnimEigo produced dubs for the DVD releases.[13]
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.[12][14] 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.[15] The OVAs are not true OVAs, however, as they were all released theatrically prior to being released on video.[10]
- ^ "Only You". Furinkan.com. Archived from the original on February 27, 2009. Retrieved January 2, 2010.
- ^ "Beautiful Dreamer". Furinkan.com. Archived from the original on May 5, 2010. Retrieved January 2, 2010.
- ^ "Remember My Love". Furinkan.com. Archived from the original on February 20, 2009. Retrieved January 2, 2010.
- ^ "Lum the Forever". Furinkan.com. Archived from the original on January 30, 2009. Retrieved January 2, 2010.
- ^ "The Final Chapter". Furinkan.com. Archived from the original on February 20, 2009. Retrieved January 2, 2010.
- ^ "About the Anime". Furinkan.com. Archived from the original on April 20, 2010. Retrieved January 2, 2010.
- ^ "Always my Darling". Furinkan.com. Archived from the original on March 18, 2009. Retrieved January 2, 2010.
- ^ a b "Urusei Yatsura — Anime Products". AnimEigo. Archived from the original on December 26, 2009. Retrieved December 18, 2009.
- ^ "Discotek Announces Memories, Urusei Yatsura Movies, and More". Crunchyroll. Retrieved November 14, 2020.
- ^ a b Animage Editorial Staff (March 1999). Animage Pocket Data Notes 1999. Tokyo, Japan: Tokuma Shoten. p. 69.
- ^ "Urusei Yatsura". AnimEigo. Retrieved January 10, 2010.
- ^ a b "OVA's". Furinkan.com. Archived from the original on April 5, 2010. Retrieved January 2, 2010.
- ^ "Urusei Yatsura (archive)". AnimEigo. Archived from the original on February 18, 2004. Retrieved February 23, 2019.
- ^ "Event-Only Urusei Yatsura Anime to Debut This Month (Updated)". Anime News Network. Retrieved January 2, 2010.
- ^ "It's a Rumic World スペシャルアニメBOX". Amazon.co.jp. Retrieved January 2, 2010.