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Urusei Yatsura: Only You

Seen it?

1983 | 101 min | Animation, Romance, Science Fiction, Comedy

Weeknight Watchearly rating

Why it’s a Weeknight Watch

With little lasting buzz, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.

Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.

Is it for you?

Who'll love it
Made for romantics, anyone who wants a laugh and sci-fi fans.
The mood
Light and funny, romantic.
The pace
Breezy, at 1 hr 41 min.
What might put you off
  • No age rating on record, so check it first for young kids.
  • It's in Japanese, so expect subtitles (or a dub).

Six-year-old Ataru steps on Elle's shadow during an impromptu game of shadow-tag; in Elle's culture, this is viewed as a marriage proposal. Eleven years later, Elle returns to Earth in order to marry Ataru — by which time not only had he forgotten the events of his childhood, but he was also going out with Lum. The rest of the plot focuses on Lum's attempts to prevent the marriage.

How it earned its rating

  • CriticsNot counted

    Not enough reviews on record yet

  • AudiencesNot counted

    Not measured yet: not enough ratings

  • AwardsNot counted

    No major awards or nominations

  • Reach & staying powerSolid

    Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release

  • Buzz & cultural impactBelow par

    About 15K people sought it out in the past year

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Cast & crew

Directed by Mamoru Oshii

  • Toshio FurukawaAtaru Moroboshi (voice)
  • Fumi HiranoLum (voice)
  • Saeko Shimazumiyake shinobu
  • Akira Kamiyamendo syutaro
  • Kazuko SugiyamaTen
  • Ichiro NagaiSakuran-bo
  • Machiko WashioSakura
  • Shigeru ChibaMegane
  • Yoshiko SakakibaraOtama