Synopsis
うる星やつら オンリー・ユー
“Love, eleven years in the making… not that he remembers!”
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. The film was directed by Mamoru Oshii who was mad at the many requests that the producer made of him to alter the movie. Rumiko Takahashi considers this film her favorite and it is the most true to the original series.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Urusei Yatsura: Only You. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
2 sharedDemon Slayer -Kimetsu no Yaiba- The Movie: Mugen Train
★ 8.3 · Japan
2 sharedDragon Ball Z: Bardock – The Father of Goku
★ 7.5 · Japan
2 sharedDragon Ball Z: Cooler's Revenge
★ 6.9 · Japan
2 sharedA Silent Voice: The Movie
★ 8.4 · Japan
2 sharedGhost in the Shell
★ 7.9 · Japan
2 sharedDragon Ball: Curse of the Blood Rubies
★ 6.8 · Japan
Other Titles From Kitty Films

Urusei Yatsura
★ 7.8 · 1981
Ranma ½: The Movie 3 — The Super Non-Discriminatory Showdown: Team Ranma vs. the Legendary Phoenix
★ 7.7 · 1994
Ranma ½: The Movie — The Battle of Nekonron: The Fight to Break the Rules!
★ 7.3 · 1991
Urusei Yatsura: Beautiful Dreamer
★ 7.2 · 1984
Urusei Yatsura: The Final Chapter
★ 6.3 · 1988
Urusei Yatsura: Remember My Love
★ 5.6 · 1985
Animation + Romance in Japan
116 Japan titles in our catalog blend the Animation and Romance genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Urusei Yatsura: Only You itself).
The 1982–1984 Japan Window
Urusei Yatsura: Only You holds position #38 of 57 Japan films in the 1982–1984 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
#1Space Cobra
★ 8.3 · 1982
#2Super Dimension Fortress Macross
★ 8.1 · 1982
#3Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind
★ 7.9 · 1984
#4The Transformers
★ 7.9 · 1984
#5Captain Tsubasa
★ 7.8 · 1983
#6Kinnikuman
★ 7.8 · 1983
#7Voltron: Defender of the Universe
★ 7.6 · 1984
#8Mobile Suit Gundam III: Encounters in Space
★ 7.6 · 1982
The 1980s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 1980s in Japan, 280 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Urusei Yatsura: Only You premiered alongside 17 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 17 other Japan films in 1983.
The 592nd Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).
Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (2,908 films).
Audience Engagement
30 audience reviews — more than 50% of Japan films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 49th percentile among Japan films.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #3,314 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (28th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is -0.5 points below the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan Animation productions specifically: #2,066 of 2,532 (top 82%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Production Companies | Kitty Films |
| Runtime | 1h 41m |
| Release Date | February 11, 1983 |
| IMDb | tt0086520 |





