“More bizarre adventures with Lum, Ataru, and friends in new weird stories and mishaps.”
Urusei Yatsura OVA
うる星やつら
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Synopsis
More bizarre adventures with Lum, Ataru, and friends in new weird stories and mishaps.
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". (Source: ANN)
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- 7 “Quick take: "Inaba the Dreammaker" is the only one you need to watch because it introduces a character and plot element that will make the ending a little better. The others are rather unnecessary...”
- 6 “Journey Through Madhouse Episode #16: Be aware that to discuss these OVAs, I watched the entire 1981 version of Urusei. Of the 11 OVAs that exist, not all were made by Madhouse. It was a...”
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- Format 11 × 32′ eps × min
- Total runtime 5h 52m all episodes
- Aired Sep 1985 – Jun 1991
- Source Ova media type
- Rated PG 13 - Teens 13 or older
- Ref. BS-1751 catalog
Produced by
- Omnibus Promotion Producer
Licensed by
- AnimEigo Licensor
- Discotek Media Licensor