Urusei Yatsura

Urusei Yatsura was a highly popular weekly Japanese comic series (called manga) which ran for 34 collected volumes over 9 years and went on to become one of Japan's most influential animated television comedies. Airing from 1981 to 1986, in total the animated UY had produced 195 TV episodes, 6 movies, 9 original animated videos, and a neverending merchandising bonanza. In Japan it was, and still is regarded as one of the most beloved anime series of all time. Today the reruns continue to air all around Japan in syndication while the comic series still generates steady sales. Japan being a country that is always craving the next big thing, it speaks volumes about Urusei Yatsura that it still is enjoyed.