Urusei Yatsura (1981 TV series)

Urusei Yatsura
Promotional Fuji TV poster that features the main characters, with Lum, Ataru Moroboshi, and Ten in a lead
Created byRumiko Takahashi
Based onUrusei Yatsura
by Rumiko Takahashi
Written by
Directed by
Music by
  • Fumitaka Anzai
  • Katsu Hoshi
  • Shinsuke Kazato
  • Izumi Kobayashi
  • Kouji Nishimura
Country of originJapan
Original languageJapanese
No. of seasons4
No. of episodes194 (213 segments)
Production
Executive producerHidenori Taiga
Producers
Animators
EditorSeiji Morita
Running time25 minutes
Production companies
Original release
NetworkFNS (Fuji TV)
ReleaseOctober 14, 1981 (1981-10-14) –
March 19, 1986 (1986-03-19)
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Urusei Yatsura (2022)
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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.