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Urusei Yatsura OVA Series

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Alternative title:
Lamuì, La ragazza dello spazio - OAV Collection (Italian)
うる星やつら (Japanese)
福星小子 (Chinese (Taiwan))
Themes: aliens
Objectionable content: Significant
Plot Summary: The adventures of Lum, Ataru, Ten, and all the gang from Tomobiki continue in an assortment of new – but no less weird – stories. Watch as Lum, Ataru, and Shinobu encounter a rabbit-clad youth, enter the Room of Destiny, and get a glimpse into their futures in “Inaba the Dreammaker,” or see Ran's plans to use a sherbet cone-producing bird to open a sherbet shop one hot Tokyo summer go terribly awry in “Raging Sherbet.” Ataru has yet another bad experience with Lum's cooking in “I Howl at the Moon,”....and so on
User Ratings: 126 ratings have been given [details]
 Masterpiece: 13 votes (sub:13)
 Excellent: 22 votes (sub:18, dub:3, others:1
1 Italian dubbed
)
 Very good: 39 votes (sub:37, raw:1, others:1
1 Portuguese subtitled
)
 Good: 40 votes (sub:36, dub:3, others:1
1 Spanish dubbed
)
 Decent: 8 votes (sub:7, raw:1)
 So-so: 2 votes (sub:2)
 Not really good: 2 votes (sub:2)
 Weak: -
 Bad: -
 Awful: -
 Worst ever: -
Seen in part or in whole by 298 users, rank: #3020 (of 9509)
Median rating: Very good
Arithmetic mean: 7.825 (Very good−), std. dev.: 1.2349, rank: #975 (of 9648)
Weighted mean: 7.788 (Very good−), rank: #945 (of 9648) (seen all: 7.82 / seen some: 7.64 / won't finish: 7.69)
Bayesian estimate: 7.757 (Very good−), rank: #742 (of 7274)
Running time: half hour per episode
Number of episodes: 11
Episode titles: We have 11
Vintage: 1985-09-24 to 1991-06-21
Opening Theme:
#1: "Tonogata Gomen Asobase" (殿方ごめん遊ばせ) by Shōko Minami (eps 1,11)
#2: "Sweet Dream" by Kanako Narikiyo (ep 2)
#3: "Monotone no Natsu" (モノトーンの夏) by Kayoko Matsunaga (ep 3)
#4: "Urusei Yatsura Stars On" (うる星やつらSTARS ON) by Satomi (eps 4-7)
#5: "Lum no Love Song" (ラムのラブソング) by Yūko Matsutani (ep 8)
#7: "Rock the Planet" by Steffanie Borges (ep 9)
#8: "Pajama Jama da!" (パジャマじゃまだ) by Kanako Narikiyo (ep 10)
Ending Theme:
#1: "Good Luck, Eien yori Ai o Komete" (Good Luck~永遠より愛をこめて) by Shōko Minami (eps 1,9,11)
#2: "Romance ga Itai" (ロマンスが痛い) by Kanako Narikyo (ep 2)
#3: "Sorry..." by Kanako Narikiyo (ep 3)
#4: "Urusei Yatsura Stars On" (うる星やつらSTARS ON) by Satomi (eps 4-7)
#5: "Uchū wa Taihen da!" (宇宙は大ヘンだ!) by Yūko Matsutani (eps 8,10)
Links: We have 1
Trivia: We have 3
Review:
Urusei Yatsura OVA Set (Feb 15, 2005)
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DVD (Region 1)
    Urusei Yatsura - OVA Set (Sub.DVD 1-6)
    Urusei Yatsura OVA Series - Inaba the Dreammaker (Sub.DVD 1) 2005-04-12 (from $45.99)
    Urusei Yatsura OVA Series - Raging Sherbet & I Howl at the Moon (Sub.DVD 2) 2005-05-10 (from $24.13)
    Urusei Yatsura OVA Series - Catch the Heart & Goat and Cheese (Sub.DVD 3) 2005-06-07
    Urusei Yatsura OVA Series - Date with a Spirit & Terror of Girly-Eyes Measles (Sub.DVD 4) 2005-06-07 (from $15.98)
    Urusei Yatsura OVA Series - Nagisa's Fiancé & The Electric Household Guard (Sub.DVD 5) 2005-07-12 (from $15.98)
    Urusei Yatsura OVA Series - Ryoko's September Tea Party & Memorial Album (Sub.DVD 6) 2005-07-12 (from $45.00)
VHS
    Urusei Yatsura OVA Series - Inaba the Dreammaker (Sub.VHS 1) 1995-06-28 (from $24.95)
    Urusei Yatsura OVA Series - Raging Sherbet & I Howl at the Moon (Sub.VHS 2) 1995-06-28 (from $49.95)
    Urusei Yatsura OVA Series - Catch the Heart & Goat and Cheese (Sub.VHS 3) 1995-06-28 (from $12.99)
    Urusei Yatsura OVA Series - Date with a Spirit & Terror of Girly-Eyes Measles (Sub.VHS 4) 1995-06-28 (from $24.95)
    Urusei Yatsura OVA Series - Nagisa's Fiancé & The Electric Household Guard (Sub.VHS 5) 1995-06-28 (from $8.00)
    Urusei Yatsura OVA Series - Ryoko's September Tea Party & Memorial Album (Sub.VHS 6) 1995-06-28 (from $21.00)

Japanese staff
Japanese cast
Chief Director: Kazuo Yamazaki
Director: Setsuko Shibuichi (eps 4-5)
Script:
Hidehiro Fujiwara (ep 10)
Tatsuhiko Urahata (ep 11)
Storyboard:
Makoto Moriwaki (ep 11)
Mamoru Oshii
Shigeru Morikawa (ep 10)
Episode Director:
Kazuo Yamazaki (ep 2)
Kenjirō Yoshida (ep 4)
Makoto Moriwaki (ep 11)
Satoshi Dezaki (ep 3)
Shigeto Makino (ep 10)
Yorifusa Yamaguchi (ep 5)
Unit Director: Tsuneo Tominaga (ep 3)
Original Manga: Rumiko Takahashi
Character Design:
Akemi Takada (ep 2)
Atsushi Shigeta (eps 10-11)
Art Director:
Kayoko Koitabashi (eps 4-5)
Kazushige Takatō (eps 10-11)
Animation Director:
Atsushi Shigeta (eps 10-11)
Noboru Furuse (ep 2)
Nobuyoshi Habara (ep 2)
Setsuko Shibuichi (ep 5)
Shinichi Imakuma (ep 10)
Sound Director: Shigeharu Shiba
Director of Photography:
Akihiko Takahashi (ep 5)
Kinichi Ishikawa (ep 11)
Nobuo Koyama (ep 4)
Takeshi Fukuda (ep 10)
Executive producer: Hidenori Taga
Producer:
Akira Watanabe (Watanabe Promotion)
Masao Maruyama (Madhouse)
Yoko Matsushita (Kitty Films)

Animation:
Kenichi Maejima (OP/ED for eps. 4-5)
Kooji Nanke (OP/ED for eps. 10-11)
Animation producer: Yoshiyuki Matsuzaki
Assistant Episode Director: Morio Asaka (ep 8)
Background Art:
Cheol Kim (ep 11)
Dae Hee Lee (ep 11)
Dae Yong Sung (ep 11)
Hoi Young Lee (ep 11)
Kazushige Takatō (ep 10)
Masako Futami (ep 5)
Masao Kajitani (ep 4)
Sanae Makino (ep 4)
Yōko Ichihara (ep 5)
Cel Check:
Isako Mori (ep 10)
Yumiko Kosaku (ep 10)
Color setting:
Hideo Kamiya (ep 4)
Mototsune Kurita (ep 10)
Shōgo Nishimura (ep 11)
Editing:
Hiroshi Matsumoto (ep 11)
Kazuhiko Seki (ep 10)
Kazuo Inoue (ep 4)
Masaki Sakamoto (ep 11)
Seiji Morita (ep 11)
Toshio Henmi (ep 10)
Finish Check:
Kaeko Matsuo (ep 11)
Reichiko Kishimoto (ep 11)
In-Between Check:
Hideki Takahashi (ep 5)
Hiroshi Shirakawa (ep 10)
Shigeharu Sekiguchi (ep 4)
Takahiro Gotō (ep 11)
Mechanical Director: Kenichi Maeda
Photography:
Akemi Maki (ep 9)
Atsurō Saitō (Madhouse; ep 11)
Atsushi Iwasaki (Sanko Production; ep 10)
Fumio Hirokawa (Sanko Production; ep 10)
Hitoshi Yamaguchi (Madhouse; ep 11)
Jun'Ichi Takeda (Sanko Production; ep 10)
Kazuhiro Yoshino (Sanko Production; ep 10)
Minoru Fujita (Flame Pot; ep 11)
Nagisa Shimada (Sanko Production; ep 10)
Naoyuki Taniguchi (ep 4)
Rikiya Matsushita (Sanko Production; ep 10)
Takashi Azuhata (ep 5)
Takayoshi Matsudaira (Sanko Production; ep 10)
Tsuguo Ozawa (ep 4)
Yasuhiro Matsumura (Madhouse; ep 11)
Yasuyoshi Toyonaga (Madhouse; ep 11)
Yoshiaki Yasuhara (ep 4)
Planning: Shigekazu Ochiai
Production Advancement:
Chikuma Ōue (ep 3)
Masato Sato (ep 11)
Takashi Nagao (ep 4)
Tomoki Kobayashi (ep 10)
Production Affairs:
Akiko Fujimoto (ep 11)
Tomoko Danjo (ep 10)
Production Desk: Hiroshi Enomoto (ep 4)
Recording Adjustment: Kunio Kuwabara
Sound Effects: Yasufumi Yoda
Special Effects:
Kunji Tanifuji (eps 8, 11)
Takeshi Saitō (ep 1)
Toyohiko Sakakibara (ep 10)
Yasuhiko Komori (eps 6-7)
Yoshitaka Kumai (eps 3-5)
Theme Song Arrangement:
Fumitaka Anzai (eps 4-5)
Izumi Kobayashi (ED for ep. 10)
Kazuo Shiina (OP for ep. 10)
Kimio Mizutani (OP/ED for ep. 11)
Theme Song Composition:
Izumi Kobayashi (ED for ep. 10)
Tetsuji Hayashi (OP for ep. 10)
Tsunehiro Izumi (OP/ED for ep. 11)
Theme Song Lyrics:
Akira Itō (ED for ep. 10)
Jin-Hwa Kang (OP for ep. 10)
Yōko Aki (OP/ED for ep.11)
Theme Song Performance:
Kanako Narikiyo (OP for ep. 10)
Satomi (eps 4-5)
Shōko Minami (OP/ED for ep. 11)
Yūko Matsutani (ED for ep. 10)
Fumi Hirano as Lum
Toshio Furukawa as Ataru Moroboshi

Akira Kamiya as Shūtarō Mendō
Hirotaka Suzuoki as Inaba (eps 3-4)
Ichirō Nagai as Sakurambō/Cherry
Kaneta Kimotsuki as Mr. Shiowatari (ep 5)
Kazue Komiya as Ran
Kōichi Kitamura as Saizō (ep 6)
Mami Koyama as Ryōko Mendō
Masahiro Anzai as Mr. Fujinami
Mayumi Tanaka as Ryūnosuke Fujinami
Mitsuki Yayoi as Nagisa Shiowatari (ep 5)
Nozomu Sasaki as Mamoru Maizuru (ep 11)
Saeko Shimazu as Shinobu Miyake
Tōru Furuya as Shingo (ep 6)
Yūko Kobayashi as Maiko Omaezaki (ep 11)
Yūko Mita as Benten

Akira Murayama as Perm
Chika Sakamoto as Ginger
Ichirō Nagai as Narration
Issei Futamata as
Chibi
Rabbit (ep 3)
Kazuhiko Inoue as Tsubame Ozuno
Kenichi Ogata as Mr. Moroboshi
Kikuko Inoue as
Girl A (ep 6)
Girl Student B (ep 7)
Machiko Washio as Sakura
Masako Katsuki as Ten's Mother
Masako Sugaya as Fox
Mayumi Tanaka as S-108 Shū-chan (ep 2)
Michihiro Ikemizu as Onsen-Mark
Mitsuru Ogata as Black Glasses (ep 6)
Mugihito as Mr. Mendō
Natsumi Sakuma as Mrs. Moroboshi
Noriko Ohara as Oyuki
Rumiko Ukai as Pepper
Shigeru Chiba as
Megane
Sherbet (ep 4)
Shinji Nomura as Kakugari
Sumi Shimamoto as Asuka Mizunokōji
TARAKO as Sugar
Tesshō Genda as
Rabbit Leader (ep 3)
Rei
Tomohiro Nishimura as
Black Glasses (ep 5)
Kotatsu Neko
Rabbit (ep 3)
Tomomichi Nishimura as Principal
Toshihiko Nakajima as
Student B
TV Samurai (ep 6)
Toshio Furukawa as Kokeru Moroboshi
Yoshiko Kamei as Girl Student A (ep 7)

Kouji Tsujitani (eps 8-9)
Michiyo Sasaki (ep 10)
Midori Nakazawa (ep 10)
Rei Sakuma (eps 8-9)
Toshihiko Nakajima (eps 7, 9)
Yūko Kobayashi (ep 10)
Japanese companies
Animation Production:
Magic Bus (eps 4-5)
Studio DEEN
Animation Production Assistance:
Madhouse (eps 10-11)
Watanabe Promotion (eps 10-11)
Editing: Jay Film (ep 10)
Editing Assistance: Morita Editing Room (ep 10)
Film Developing: Tokyo Laboratory
Finish Check: DR Movie (ep 11)
Production: Kitty Films
Re-Recording: Tokyo TV Center
Recording Production: Omnibus Promotion
Recording Studio: New Japan Studio
Sound Production: Omnibus Promotion
Title Design: Maki Production
English staff
English cast
Director: Michael House
Translation:
Michael House
Shin Kurokawa
Theresa Martin ("Nagisa's Fiance")
Executive producer: Robert J. Woodhead

Cultural & Literary Consultant:
Masae Watanabe
Yūji Watanabe
Production Assistant: Nancy Powell
Production Coordination: Natsumi Ueki
Production manager:
Janice Hindle
Peter R. Haswell
(none)
English companies
Distributor: MVM (UK)
Licensed by:
AnimEigo (Expired)
Discotek Media (2024)
Spanish cast
Spanish staff
Dubbing Director: Azucena Díaz (Spain dub)
Translation: Ángel-Manuel Ybáñez (Spain dub)
Executive producer: José Luis Puertas
Angel de Gracia as Ataru (Spain dub)
Gemma Ibáñez as Lamu (Spain dub)

Azucena Díaz as Sakura (Spain dub)
Berta Cortés as Shinobu (Spain dub)
Claudi Domingo as Mendo (Spain dub)
Geni Rey as Ten (Spain dub)

Angel del Río as Padre de Ataru (Spain dub)
Carmen Ambrós as Ryunosuke (Spain dub)
Elisa Beuter as Ran (Spain dub)
Jordi Pineda as Perm (Spain dub)
Jordi Salas as Chibi (Spain dub)
Manuel Gimeno as Inaba (Spain dub)
Mar Roca as Benten (Spain dub)
Maria Rosa Guillén as
Madre de Ataru (Spain dub)
Oyuki (Spain dub)
Pablo Gomez as Megane (Spain dub)
Paco Alborch as Cherry (Spain dub)
Ramon Canals as Onsen (Spain dub)
Victoria Ramos as Ryoko (Spain dub)
Spanish companies
Distributor: Jonu Media (Spain)
Dubbing: Dubbing Films (Spain dub)
Translation: Traducciones Imposibles (Spain dub)
Italian staff
Italian cast
Dubbing Director:
Aldo Stella
Dania Cericola
Luca Ghignone (eps 2, 11)
Translation: Ruben Baita (eps 2, 11)
Executive producer: Francesco Di Sanzo ((eps 2, 11))

Dialogues: Laura Cherubelli (eps 2, 11)
Dubbing Assistant: Cristina Minoja (eps 2, 11)
Dubbing Coordination: Orlando Leone ((eps 2, 11))
Dubbing Engineer:
Alessio Zanin (eps 2, 11)
Camillo Pellegrino
Michele Cantù (eps 2, 11)
Paolo De Santis as Ataru Moroboshi

Cinzia Massironi as Shinobu Miyake
Paolo Sesana as Shutaro Mendo

Aldo Stella as
Kakugari
Padre di Ataru
Alessandra Karpoff as Benten
Antonello Governale as Padre di Ryunosuke
Arianna Talamona as Asuka
Benedetta Ponticelli as Ryoko Mendo
Dania Cericola as Madre di Lamù
Giovanni Battezzato as Padre di Lamù
Irene Scalzo as Ryunosuke Fujinami
Lara Parmiani as Ten
Maddalena Vadacca as Sakura
Marco Balzarotti as Megane
Marco Pagani as Professor Onsen
Mario Scarabelli as Sakurambo
Patrizio Prata as Perma
Renata Bertolas as Madre di Ataru
Renato Novara as Chibi
Ruggero Andreozzi as Tsubame Ozuno
Tania de Domenico as Madre di Ten
Italian companies
Broadcaster: Man-Ga
Distributor: Yamato Video
Dubbing:
Raflesia srl
X-trim Solutions (epp 2, 11)
Internet Streaming:
Amazon Prime Video (Anime Generation)
Anime Generation
Chinese (Taiwan) staff
Chinese (Taiwan) companies
(none)
Chinese (Taiwan) cast
(none)

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