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Urusei Yatsura (1981)

Urusei Yatsura poster
Original title
うる星やつら
Directed by
Mamoru Oshii
Genre
harem, science fiction anime and manga, comedy anime and manga
Country
Japan
Length
1 season, 218 episodes
Rated
NR
Rating
7.3 of 10 from 44 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

An alien girl lands on Earth and becomes engaged to a high school boy. Their lives are filled with slapstick misunderstandings and bizarre situations.

fast-pacedcomediczanynostalgicabsurdchaoticsillyplayful

What happens

Urusei Yatsura is a Japanese anime television series that aired on Fuji TV from October 14, 1981, to March 19, 1986. Based on the manga series of the same name by Rumiko Takahashi, it was produced by Kitty Films and Fuji TV, and animated by Studio Pierrot (episodes 1–106) and Studio Deen (episodes 107–191). It was licensed in North America by AnimEigo, who released the series English subbed on VHS in October 1992. Their license expired in 2011, and is currently licensed by Discotek Media. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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