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Urusei Yatsura: Only You

1983 · 101 min

A bright, silly romantic romp with alien mischief, playful chases and a sweet nostalgic glow.

Directed by
Mamoru Oshii
Genres
Animation, Romance, Science fiction
Tagline
Love, eleven years in the making... not that he remembers!
Overview
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.

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Directed by
Mamoru Oshii
Genres
Animation, Romance, Science fiction
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How it feels

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Tone
  • whimsicalstrength 3 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • absurdstrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • love
  • memory
  • identity
  • friendship
  • fate
Places
  • big city
  • school
  • space
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
  • animated
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action5
Horror1
Humour7
Realism2
Romance7
Tension4
Darkness2
Complexity4
Emotional weight4

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Urusei Yatsura Collection

  1. Urusei Yatsura: Only YouMovie · 1983 This title
  2. Urusei Yatsura: Beautiful DreamerMovie · 1984
  3. Urusei Yatsura: Remember My LoveMovie · 1985
  4. Urusei Yatsura: Lum the ForeverMovie · 1986
  5. Urusei Yatsura: The Final ChapterMovie · 1988
  6. Urusei Yatsura: Always My DarlingMovie · 1991

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Genres
animation, romance, science fiction, comedy
Directed by
Mamoru Oshii
Written by
Tomoko Konparu
Starring
Toshio Furukawa, Fumi Hirano, Saeko Shimazu, Akira Kamiya, Kazuko Sugiyama, Ichiro Nagai, Machiko Washio, Shigeru Chiba
Cinematography
Nobuo Koyama
Runtime
101 min
Country
Japan
Languages
Japanese

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