Editing Urusei Yatsura (section)

==Media==
===Manga===
{{Main|List of Urusei Yatsura chapters}}
Written and illustrated by [[Rumiko Takahashi]], ''Urusei Yatsura'' began sporadic serialization on September 24, 1978, in that year's 39th issue of [[Shogakukan]]'s anthology magazine ''[[Weekly Shōnen Sunday]]'' until the middle of 1979 when it became a regular serialization.<ref name="MM17"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://websunday.net/museum/no05/no05in.html|title=うる星やつら サンデー名作ミュージアム|publisher=[[Shogakukan]]|access-date=January 25, 2014|archive-date=July 25, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130725072332/http://websunday.net/museum/no05/no05in.html|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://mediaarts-db.bunka.go.jp/id/M578872| script-title=ja:週刊少年サンデー 1978年 表示号数39| website=Media Arts Database|publisher=[[Agency for Cultural Affairs]]|access-date=March 25, 2020| language=ja }}</ref> It ended in 1987's eighth issue on February 4, after publishing 366 chapters and almost 6,000 pages.<ref name="Furinkan.com Q+A"/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.furinkan.com/takahashi/timeline.html|title=Career Timeline| publisher=Furinkan|access-date=February 6, 2010}}</ref><ref name="furinkan manga">{{cite web|url=https://www.furinkan.com/uy/manga/about.html|title= Manga|publisher=Furinkan.com|access-date= December 18, 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://mediaarts-db.bunka.go.jp/id/M578442| script-title=ja:週刊少年サンデー 1987年 表示号数8| website=Media Arts Database|publisher=[[Agency for Cultural Affairs]]|access-date=March 25, 2020| language=ja }}</ref> A total of 34 individual volumes with 11 chapters each were released in ''[[tankōbon]]'' format between 1980 and March 1987.<ref name="furinkan manga"/><ref>{{cite book|title=うる星やつら (1) (少年サンデーコミックス) (新書)|id={{ASIN|4091204414|country=jp}} }}</ref><ref>{{cite book|title=うる星やつら 34 (少年サンデーコミックス) (単行本)|id={{ASIN|4091215041|country=jp}} }}</ref> After the tenth anniversary of start of the series, it was printed in 15 ''[[wideban]]'' editions between July 1989 and August 1990.<ref>{{cite book| title =うる星やつら (1) (少年サンデーコミックス〈ワイド版〉) (新書)| id ={{ASIN|4091228011|country=jp}} }}</ref><ref>{{cite book| title =うる星やつら (15) (少年サンデーコミックス〈ワイド版〉) (-)| id ={{ASIN|4091228151|country=jp}} }}</ref> Each volume contained around 25 chapters, and were printed on higher-quality paper, with new inserts.<ref name="furinkan manga"/> A ''[[bunkoban]]'' edition of the series was released over 17 volumes between August 1998 and December 1999. Each volume contains forewords by other manga creators discussing the influence the series had on them.<ref name="furinkan manga"/><ref>{{cite book|title=うる星やつら (1) (小学館文庫) (文庫)|id={{ASIN|4091931812|country=jp}} }}</ref><ref>{{cite book|title= うる星やつら (17) (小学館文庫) (文庫)|id= {{ASIN|4091931979|country=jp}}}}</ref> A "My First Big" edition was printed between July 2000 and September 2004. This edition was similar to the ''tankōbon'' but used low-quality paper and were sold at a low price.<ref name="furinkan manga"/><ref>{{cite book|title=うる星やつら/大勝負 (My First Big) (単行本)|id={{ASIN|4091093574|country=jp}} }}</ref><ref>{{cite book|title=る星やつら/失われたモノを求めて (My First Big) (ムック)|id={{ASIN|4091096727|country=jp}} }}</ref> A ''[[shinsoban]]'' edition over 34 volumes was released between November 17, 2006, and March 18, 2008. This edition was also similar to the ''tankōbon'' but used new cover artwork and included a section that displayed artwork from current manga artists.<ref name="furinkan manga"/><ref>{{cite book|title=うる星やつら 1 新装版 (少年サンデーコミックス) (コミック)|id={{ASIN|4091207162|country=jp}} }}</ref><ref>{{cite book|title=うる星やつら 34 新装版 (少年サンデーコミックス) (コミック)|id={{ASIN|409120807X|country=jp}} }}</ref>

After requests from fans, [[Viz Media]] licensed the series for release in English across North America under the title of ''Lum * Urusei Yatsura''.<ref name="Animerica feature">{{cite journal|last=Huddlestone|first=Daniel|year=1999|title=Spotlight&nbsp;— Urusei Yatsura|journal=[[Animerica]]|volume=7|issue=4|pages=13–15, 31–33}}</ref> Despite a strong start, the series was dropped after eight issues. The series was then reintroduced in the monthly Viz publication ''[[Animerica]]'' and because of the long gap the series was retitled ''The Return of Lum''.<ref name="furinkan manga"/><!--manga mania 17 suggests first Return #1 monthly was released in Dec94). April 94 issue of Animerica has #3--> To start, chapters were published monthly in ''Animerica''; however, due to reader feedback and an increased popularity of the series it was decided to release it as an individual monthly publication.<ref>{{cite journal|title=Animerica|issn=1067-0831|last=Ledoux|first=trish|journal=Animerica: Anime & Manga Monthly|volume=2|number=7|date=July 1994|page=2|publisher=[[Viz Media]]}}</ref> The English release finished in 1998 and is now out of print. The first 11 volumes of the Japanese release were covered, but several chapters were excluded and a total nine English volumes of the series were released.<ref name="Furinkan.com Q+A"/><ref name="furinkan manga"/>

On July 19, 2018, Viz announced that they re-licensed the manga with plans to release it in a 2-in-1 omnibus edition with new translations.<ref>{{cite news |last=Sherman |first=Jennifer |date=July 19, 2018 |title=Viz Media to Release Rumiko Takahashi's Urusei Yatsura Manga |work=[[Anime News Network]] |url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2018-07-19/viz-media-to-release-rumiko-takahashi-urusei-yatsura-manga/.134453 |access-date=July 19, 2018}}</ref> Based on the Japanese ''shinsoban'', the first volume was published on February 19, 2019, and the seventeenth and last on February 19, 2023.<ref>{{cite web|title=Urusei Yatsura, Vol. 1|url=http://www.viz.com/read/manga/urusei-yatsura-volume-1/product/5827|publisher=[[Viz Media]]|access-date=June 22, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Urusei Yatsura, Vol. 17 |url=https://www.viz.com/read/manga/urusei-yatsura-volume-17/product/7346 |access-date=March 22, 2023|publisher=[[Viz Media]]}}</ref>

===Anime===
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The series was adapted by [[Kitty Films]] into an [[animated television series]] that aired on [[Fuji TV]] from October 14, 1981, to March 19, 1986.<ref name="WHV"/> The first season episodes would often consist of two fifteen-minute stories per episode, making a total of 194 episodes with 213 stories.<ref name="cartoonesearch">{{cite web|url=http://cartoonresearch.com/index.php/the-teenagers-from-outer-space-genre/|title=The "Teenagers From Outer Space" Genre|publisher=Cartoon Research|last=Patten|first=Fred|date=September 15, 2013|access-date=May 28, 2014}}</ref> The first 106 episodes were directed by [[Mamoru Oshii]] and the remainder by Kazuo Yamazaki.<ref name="eps3">{{cite web|url=https://www.furinkan.com/uy/anime/tv3.html|title=Episodes 44-54|publisher=Furinkan.com|access-date=January 2, 2010}}</ref><ref name="eps6">{{cite web|url=https://www.furinkan.com/uy/anime/tv6.html|title=Episodes 107-127|publisher=Furinkan.com|access-date=January 2, 2010}}</ref> Six opening theme songs and nine closing themes were used during the series.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.furinkan.com/uy/music/tvmusic.html|title=The Hit Parade|publisher=Furinkan.com|access-date=January 11, 2010}}</ref>

On December 10, 1983, the first VHS release of the series was made available in Japan.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/B000064NQF/|title=うる星やつら(1) [VHS]|date=December 5, 1983|publisher=[[Amazon.com|Amazon.co.jp]]|access-date=January 2, 2009}}</ref> The series was also released on fifty [[LaserDisc]]s.<ref name="About the Anime" /> Another VHS release across fifty cassettes began on March 17, 1998, and concluded on April 19, 2000.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/B00005FS7B/|title=うる星やつら(1)|date=April 17, 1998|publisher=[[Amazon.com|Amazon.co.jp]]|access-date=January 2, 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/B00005FS8O/|title=うる星やつら(50)|date=April 19, 2000|publisher=[[Amazon.com|Amazon.co.jp]]|access-date=January 2, 2009}}</ref> Two DVD box sets of the series were released between December 8, 2000, and March 9, 2001.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/B00005HPKD/|title=うる星やつら TVシリーズ 完全収録版 DVD-BOX1|publisher=[[Amazon.com|Amazon.co.jp]]|access-date=January 2, 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/B00005HUDH/|title=うる星やつら TVシリーズ 完全収録版 DVD-BOX2|date=March 9, 2001 |publisher=[[Amazon.com|Amazon.co.jp]]|access-date=January 2, 2009}}</ref> These were followed by fifty individual volumes between August 24, 2001, and August 23, 2002.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/B00005MIGS/|title=うる星やつらDVD vol.1|publisher=[[Amazon.com|Amazon.co.jp]]|access-date=January 2, 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/B00006AUUO/|title=うる星やつらDVD Vol.50|date=August 23, 2002 |publisher=[[Amazon.com|Amazon.co.jp]]|access-date=January 2, 2009}}</ref> To celebrate the 35th anniversary of the anime a new HD transfer was created and released on [[Blu-ray]] in Japan. The first Blu-ray box set of the series was released on March 27, 2013, with the fourth box set released on March 26, 2014.<ref name=WHV>{{Cite web |title=Urusei Yatsura (TV Anime) Blu-ray BOX 1 [Blu-ray] Animation Blu-ray |url=https://www.cdjapan.co.jp/product/WHV-1000383665 |access-date=March 22, 2023|website=CDJapan |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Urusei Yatsura (TV Anime) Blu-ray BOX 4 [Blu-ray] Animation Blu-ray |url=https://www.cdjapan.co.jp/product/WHV-1000383666 |access-date=March 22, 2023|website=CDJapan |language=en}}</ref> To promote the Blu-ray, the anime was rebroadcast in high definition on [[Kids Station]].<ref>{{cite news|last=Fuji|first=Ryo|script-title=ja:重盛さと美が宣伝部長に！『うる星やつら』デジタルリマスターHD版がキッズステーションで放映決定 ｜ ガジェット通信 GetNews|url=http://getnews.jp/archives/286860|work=ガジェット通信 GetNews|access-date=September 28, 2017|date=January 30, 2013|language=ja-JP}}</ref>

During 1992, the series was licensed for a North American release by [[AnimEigo]].<ref>{{cite journal|title=Those Obnoxious Aliens|journal=Video Watchdog|date=1995|issue=29|pages=27–28|url=https://diz.srve.io/zines/Video%20Watchdog/Video%20Watchdog/Video.Watchdog.029.1995.siPDF-GREASY.pdf|access-date=December 3, 2017|archive-date=December 4, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171204171107/https://diz.srve.io/zines/Video%20Watchdog/Video%20Watchdog/Video.Watchdog.029.1995.siPDF-GREASY.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref> Their VHS release began in October of the same year and was among the first anime titles to receive a subtitled North American release. However, the release schedule was erratic.<ref name="Furinkan.com Q+A"/><ref name="Animerica feature"/><ref name="Animerica 1-0">{{cite journal|year=1992|title=Anime News Dateline|journal=[[Animerica]]|volume=1|page=6}}</ref> The episodes were also released on LaserDisc in 1993.<ref>{{cite news|title='Glengarry' clicks on the small screen|work=[[The Boston Globe]]|date=May 21, 1993|quote=NEW ON LASER: "Exiled in America," "Solomon and Sheba" (letterboxed), "Stephen King's It," "The Loved One," "The Shakiest Gun in the West" (letterboxed), "Trespass" (letterboxed), "Slamdance," "Voyager," "A Private Matter," "Eden," "Urusei Yatsura," "Michael Feinstein and Friends," "BB King Live at the Apollo."}}</ref> The first two episodes were released with an English dub on March 29, 1995, as ''Those Obnoxious Aliens''.<ref>{{cite journal|title=Animerica|publisher=[[Viz Media]]|volume=3|issue=3|page=15}}</ref> Anime Projects released the series in the United Kingdom from April 25, 1994.<ref>{{cite journal|title=Anime UK|volume=3|issue=2|date=April 1994|page=31}}</ref> AnimEigo later released the series on DVD. The series was available in box set format as well as individual releases. A total of 10 box sets and 50 individual DVDs were released between March 27, 2001, and June 20, 2006.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00005ASUS/|title=Urusei Yatsura, TV Series 1 (Episodes 1-4) (1982)|website=Amazon|access-date=January 2, 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000EWBOC2/|title=Urusei Yatsura TV, Vol. 50|website=Amazon|date=June 20, 2006 |access-date=January 2, 2010}}</ref> Each DVD and VHS contained Liner notes explaining the cultural references and puns from the series.<ref name=AnimEigo>{{cite web|url=http://www.animeigo.com/products/anime/urusei-yatsura|title=Urusei Yatsura|publisher=[[AnimEigo]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100202011940/http://www.animeigo.com/products/anime/urusei-yatsura|archive-date=February 2, 2010|access-date=January 21, 2014}}</ref> A fan group known as "Lum's Stormtroopers" convinced the Californian public television station [[KQEH|KTEH]] to broadcast subtitled episodes of the series in 1998.<ref name="Animerica feature"/><ref>{{cite news|last=Antonucci|first=Mike|title=Anime Magnetism Drawing Power of Japanese Animation Tapes, Festivals Makes Imprint on U.S. Culture|work=[[The Mercury News]]|date=February 8, 1998|quote=Moreover, in a nod to the purists who want subtitles instead of dubbing, KTEH is running a block of four anime episodes in that format March 8, starting at 9 p.m. The program is ''Urusei Yatsura,'' a comedy about aliens who want to ''repossess the Earth'' and the luckless, ''lecherous lad'' who opposes them.}}</ref> AnimeEigo's license later expired, and has confirmed that the series is out of print as of September 2011.<ref>{{cite news |last=Manry |first=Gia |date=February 9, 2011 |title=AnimEigo's Urusei Yatsura License Expires in September |work=[[Anime News Network]] |url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2011-02-09/animeigo-urusei-yatsura-license-expires-in-september |access-date=January 25, 2014}}</ref> An improvisational dub of the first and third episodes was broadcast on [[BBC Choice]] in 2000 as part of a "Japan Night" special as ''Lum the Invader Girl''.<ref name="Anime encyclopaedia"/><ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Morris |first=Mark |date=August 4, 2000 |title=Tokyo calling |url=http://www.theguardian.com/media/2000/aug/04/tvandradio.television |access-date=December 21, 2022 |website=[[the Guardian]]}}</ref> During their panel at [[Otakon]] 2022, [[Discotek Media]] announced that they licensed the anime series.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Pineda |first1=Rafael Antonio |date=July 31, 2022 |title=Discotek Licenses Classic Urusei Yatsura Anime, City Hunter Films, More |url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2022-07-30/discotek-licenses-classic-urusei-yatsura-anime-city-hunter-films-more/.188134 |access-date=July 31, 2022 |website=[[Anime News Network]]}}</ref>

On January 1, 2022, a second television series adaptation was announced and premiered on Fuji TV's [[Noitamina]] programming block on October 14, 2022.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Loo |first1=Egan |date=January 1, 2022 |title=Urusei Yatsura Manga Gets New TV Anime in 2022 |url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2021-12-31/urusei-yatsura-manga-gets-new-tv-anime-in-2022/.181153 |access-date=January 1, 2022 |website=[[Anime News Network]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite tweet|number=1527212717097963521|user=uy_allstars|title=|script-title=ja:✬TVアニメ『#うる星やつら』✬<br />第1弾キービジュアル公開❣️<br /><br />あたるとラムが見つめ合うボーイ・ミーツ・ガールなデザイン❤<br /><br />📺放送情報<br />22年10月より<br />フジテレビ“#ノイタミナ”ほかにて<br /><br />#あたる #ラム}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://natalie.mu/comic/news/493738|script-title=ja:アニメ「うる星やつら」は10月13日から、ラムやあたるらが友引町に集まる新ビジュも|website=[[Natalie (website)|Natalie]]|publisher=Natasha, Inc.|date=September 15, 2022|access-date=September 15, 2022|language=ja}}</ref> The series is produced by [[David Production]] and directed by Takahiro Komei, Hideya Takahashi and Yasuhiro Kimura, with scripts written by Yūko Kakihara, character designs and chief animation direction by Naoyuki Asano and [[Masaru Yokoyama]] composing the music. The series was announced for 46 full-length episodes of four [[Cours (TV production)|cours]] split up into two seasons,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://fujicreative.co.jp/forBuyers/animation/works-9178/|title=Lum, the Invader Girl - FUJI CREATIVE CORPORATION|date=May 31, 2022 |access-date=June 28, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Loo |first1=Egan |date=January 1, 2022 |title=New Urusei Yatsura Anime's Promotional Video Unveils Cast, david production's Staff |url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2021-12-31/new-urusei-yatsura-anime-promotional-video-unveils-cast-david-production-staff/.181156 |access-date=January 1, 2022 |website=[[Anime News Network]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Loo |first1=Egan |date=May 19, 2022 |title=New Urusei Yatsura Anime's first Animated Video Unveils More Cast & Staff, October Premiere |url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2022-05-19/new-urusei-yatsura-anime-1st-animated-video-unveils-more-cast-and-staff-october-premiere/.185816 |access-date=May 19, 2022 |website=[[Anime News Network]]}}</ref> with the first two-cour season aired from October 2022 to March 2023,<ref>{{cite web |title=22年10月開始の第１期が２クール連続放送に決定！ &#124; 最新情報｜Tvアニメ「うる星やつら」 |url=https://uy-allstars.com/news/98/ |access-date=December 21, 2022 |website=Urusai Yatsura All-star TV anime official website}}</ref> and the second two-cour season aired from January to June 2024. [[Sentai Filmworks]] has licensed the series in North America, Europe, Oceania, and selected Latin American and Asian territories.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hodgkins |first=Crystalyn |date=September 24, 2022 |title=HIDIVE to Stream New Urusei Yatsura Anime |url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2022-09-24/hidive-to-stream-new-urusei-yatsura-anime/.190131 |access-date=December 21, 2022 |website=[[Anime News Network]]}}</ref>

===Films===
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! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | ''[[Urusei Yatsura: Only You]]''
| style="text-align:center" | {{Start date|1983|03|11}}
| rowspan="2" | [[Mamoru Oshii]]
| Tomoko Konparu
| [[Yuji Nunokawa]]
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left" |''[[Urusei Yatsura 2: Beautiful Dreamer]]'' 
|{{Start date|1984|02|11}}
| Mamoru Oshii
| rowspan="5" | Hidenori Taga
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left" |''Urusei Yatsura 3: Remember My Love'' 
|{{Start date|1985|01|26}}
| rowspan="2" | Kazuo Yamazaki
| Tomoko Konparu
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | ''Urusei Yatsura 4: Lum the Forever''
|February 22, 1986
|[[Toshiki Inoue]] & Kazuo Yamazaki
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | ''Urusei Yatsura: The Final Chapter''
|February 6, 1988
|[[Satoshi Dezaki]]
|Tomoko Konparu
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | ''Urusei Yatsura: Always My Darling''
|August 18, 1991
|Katsuhisa Yamada
|Tomoko Konparu & Hideo Takayashiki
|}
During the television run of the first series, four theatrical films were produced. ''[[Urusei Yatsura: Only You]]'' was directed by [[Mamoru Oshii]] and began showing in Japanese cinemas on March 11, 1983.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.furinkan.com/uy/anime/movie1.html|title=Only You|publisher=Furinkan.com|access-date=January 2, 2010}}</ref> ''[[Urusei Yatsura 2: Beautiful Dreamer]]'' was directed by Mamoru Oshii and was released on February 11, 1984.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.furinkan.com/uy/anime/movie2.html|last=Steadman|first=J.M.|title=Beautiful Dreamer|publisher=Furinkan.com|access-date=January 2, 2010}}</ref> ''Urusei Yatsura 3: Remember My Love'' was directed by Kazuo Yamazaki and released on January 26, 1985.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.furinkan.com/uy/anime/movie3.html|last=Steadman|first=J.M.|title=Remember My Love|publisher=Furinkan.com|access-date=January 2, 2010}}</ref> ''Urusei Yatsura 4: Lum the Forever'' was directed again by Kazuo Yamazaki and released on February 22, 1986.<ref>{{cite web|last=Steadman|first=J.M.|url=https://www.furinkan.com/uy/anime/movie4.html|title=Lum the Forever|publisher=Furinkan.com|access-date=January 2, 2010}}</ref>

After the conclusion of the first 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.<ref name="About the Anime">{{cite web|url=https://www.furinkan.com/uy/anime/about.html|title=About the Anime|publisher=Furinkan.com|access-date=January 2, 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Steadman|first=J.M.|url=https://www.furinkan.com/uy/anime/movie5.html|title=The Final Chapter|publisher=Furinkan.com|access-date=January 2, 2010}}</ref> The final film, ''Urusei Yatsura: Always My Darling'', was directed by Katsuhisa Yamada and was released on August 18, 1991.<ref>{{cite book|url=http://www.madhouse.co.jp/works/1992-1990/works_movie_urusei_mydalin.html|script-title=ja:うる星やつら いつだってマイ・ダーリン|publisher=madhouse.co.jp|language=ja|access-date=2011-07-31|title=Madhouse.co.jp}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Steadman|first=J.M.|url=https://www.furinkan.com/uy/anime/movie6.html|title=Always my Darling|publisher=Furinkan.com|access-date=January 2, 2010}}</ref> 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.<ref name=AnimEigo/> After re-releasing ''Beautiful Dreamer'' in North America in 2018, [[Discotek Media]] acquired the rights to the other five films in 2020.<ref>{{cite web|last=Chapman|first=Paul|url= https://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2020/05/03-1/discotek-announces-memories-urusei-yatsura-movies-and-more|title= Discotek Announces Memories, Urusei Yatsura Movies, and More|website=[[Crunchyroll]]|date= May 3, 2020|access-date= November 14, 2020}}</ref>

===OVA releases===
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On September 24, 1985, the special ''Ryoko's September Tea Party'' was released consisting of a mixture of previously broadcast footage with 15 minutes of new material. A year later on September 15, 1986, ''Memorial Album'' was released, mixing new and old footage.<ref name=AnimEigo/><ref name="apdn1999">{{cite book|title=Animage Pocket Data Notes 1999|date=March 1999|publisher=[[Tokuma Shoten]]|location=[[Tokyo]], Japan|page=69}}</ref> On July 18, 1987, the TV special ''Inaba the Dreammaker'' was broadcast before being released to video. It was followed by ''Raging Sherbet'' on December 2, 1988, and by ''Nagisa's Fiancé'' four days later on December 8. ''The Electric Household Guard'' was released on August 21, 1989, and followed by ''I Howl at the Moon'' on September 1. They were followed by ''Goat and Cheese'' on December 21 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.<ref name="OVA's">{{cite web|url=http://www.furinkan.com/uy/anime/ova.htm|title=OVA's|publisher=Furinkan.com|access-date=January 2, 2010|archive-date=April 5, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100405093349/http://www.furinkan.com/uy/anime/ova.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref> The OVAs were released in North America by [[AnimEigo]] who released them individually over six discs.<ref name=AnimEigo/> In the UK they were released as a three-disc collection by MVM on September 6, 2004.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.co.uk/Urusei-Yatsura-Ova-Collection-DVD/dp/B0002SCZCQ/|title=Urusei Yatsura: Ova Collection [DVD]|publisher=Amazon UK|access-date=January 17, 2014}}</ref>

On December 23, 2008, a special was shown 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.<ref>{{cite news|last=Loo|first=Egan|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2008-12-09/event-only-urusei-yatsura-anime-to-debut-this-month|title=Event-Only Urusei Yatsura Anime to Debut This Month (Updated)|website=[[Anime News Network]]|date=December 9, 2008|access-date=January 2, 2010}}</ref> On January 29, 2010, a boxed set was released featuring all of the recent Rumiko Takahashi specials from the Rumic World exhibition. Entitled ''It's a Rumic World'', the boxed set contains ''The Obstacle Course Swim'' as well as a figure of Lum.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/B002IWF242/|title=It's a Rumic World スペシャルアニメBOX|publisher=[[Amazon.com|Amazon.co.jp]]|access-date=January 2, 2010}}</ref>

===Video games===
Many video games have been produced based on the series.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.uvlist.net/groups/info/uruseiyatsura|title=Urusei Yatsura|publisher=UVL|access-date=July 17, 2010}}</ref> The first game to be released was a [[handheld electronic game|handheld electronic]] game, released by [[Bandai]] in 1982. Following it were [[microcomputer]] games, as well as {{nihongo|''[[Momoko 120%#Urusei Yatsura: Lum no Wedding Bell|Urusei Yatsura: Lum no Wedding Bell]]''|うる星やつらラムのウェディングベル}}, which was released by [[Jaleco]] for the [[Nintendo Entertainment System|Famicom]] on October 23, 1986, exclusively in Japan.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gamefaqs.com/console/nes/data/578320.html|title=Urusei Yatsura: Lum no Wedding Bell|website=[[GameFAQs]]|access-date=January 2, 2010}}</ref> The latter was developed by [[Tose (company)|Tose]] as a port of the unrelated arcade game ''[[Momoko 120%]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.uvlist.net/game-152750|title=Urusei Yatsura: Lum no Wedding Bell arcade origins|publisher=UVL|access-date=July 17, 2010}}</ref> In 1987, ''Urusei Yatsura'' was released by Micro Cabin for the [[Fujitsu]] [[FM-7]] and {{nihongo|''Urusei Yatsura: Koi no Survival Party''|うる星やつら恋のサバイバルパーチー}} was released for the [[MSX]] computer.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gamefaqs.com/computer/fm7/data/956924.html|title=Urusei Yatsura|website=[[GameFAQs]]|access-date=January 2, 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gamefaqs.com/computer/msx/data/941393.html|title=Urusei Yatsura|website=[[GameFAQs]]|access-date=January 2, 2010}}</ref>

{{nihongo|''Urusei Yatsura: Stay With You''|うる星やつら Stay With You}} was released by [[Hudson Soft]] for the [[TurboGrafx-16#TurboGrafx-CD/CD-ROM²|PC Engine CD]] on June 29, 1990, with an optional music CD available.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gamefaqs.com/console/turbocd/data/916108.html|title=Urusei Yatsura: Stay With You|website=[[GameFAQs]]|access-date=January 2, 2010}}</ref> It was rated 25.78 out of 30 by ''[[PC Engine Fan]]'' magazine.<ref name="PCEF">{{cite journal |title=Adventure Game |journal=[[PC Engine Fan]] |issue=PC Engine All Catalog '92: PC Engine Fan Appendix |date=August 1992 |language=ja |pages=49-57 (50-1) |url=https://archive.org/details/pc-engine-all-catalog-92-pc-engine-fan-appendix-august-1992/PC%20Engine%20All%20Catalog%20%2792%20-%20PC%20Engine%20Fan%20Appendix%20%28August%201992%29/page/50/mode/2up}}</ref> {{nihongo|''Urusei Yatsura: Miss Tomobiki o Sagase!''|うる星やつらミス友引を探せ!}} was released by Yanoman for the Nintendo [[Game Boy]] on July 3, 1992.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gamefaqs.com/portable/gameboy/data/569586.html|title=Urusei Yatsura: Miss Tomobiki o Sagase!|website=[[GameFAQs]]|access-date=January 2, 2010}}</ref> {{nihongo|''Urusei Yatsura: Dear My Friends''|うる星やつら~ディア マイ フレンズ}} was released by [[Game Arts]] for the [[Sega CD|Sega Mega-CD]] on April 15, 1994. {{nihongo|''Urusei Yatsura: Endless Summer''|うる星やつら エンドレスサマー}} was released for the [[Nintendo DS]] by Marvelous on October 20, 2005.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gamefaqs.com/portable/ds/data/925570.html|title=Urusei Yatsura: Endless Summer|website=[[GameFAQs]]|access-date=January 2, 2010}}</ref>

===Other media===
A large number of [[LP record|LP album]]s were released after the series began broadcasting. The first soundtrack album was ''Music Capsule'', which was released on April 21, 1982, and a follow-up, ''Music Capsule 2'', was released on September 21, 1983. A compilation, ''The Hit Parade'', was released in July 1983, and ''The Hit Parade 2'' was released on May 25, 1985. A cover album by Yuko Matsutani, ''Yuko Matsutani Songbook'', was released on May 21, 1984. Lum's voice actress [[Fumi Hirano]] also released a cover album, ''Fumi no Lum Song'', which was released on September 21, 1985.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.furinkan.com/uy/music/compmusic.html|title=Urusei Yatsura Compilation Soundtracks|publisher=Furinkan.com|access-date=January 26, 2022}}</ref>

Two books collecting all of Takahashi's color artwork from the series were released under the title ''Urusei Yatsura: Perfect Color Edition''. Both books were released on January 18, 2016, and include a new interview with Takahashi.<ref>{{cite web|last=Chapman|first=Paul|url=https://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2016/01/18-1/shogakukan-releases-2-volume-urusei-yatsura-perfect-color-edition|title=Shogakukan Releases 2 Volume "Urusei Yatsura Perfect Color Edition"|website=[[Crunchyroll]]|date=January 19, 2016|access-date=April 20, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.shogakukan.co.jp/books/09126688|script-title=ja:うる星やつら パーフェクトカラーエディション 下|publisher=[[Shogakukan]]|access-date=April 20, 2019|language=ja|date=18 January 2016 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.shogakukan.co.jp/books/09126687|script-title=ja:うる星やつら パーフェクトカラーエディション 上|publisher=[[Shogakukan]]|access-date=April 20, 2019|language=ja|date=18 January 2016 }}</ref>