Urusei Yatsura (2022 TV series)

Urusei Yatsura (うる星やつら) is a Japanese anime television series produced by David Production based on the manga series of the same name by Rumiko Takahashi. It is the second television anime adaptation of the manga, following the 1981 adaptation by Kitty Films that ran until 1986. The series aired from on October 2022 to June 2024 on Fuji TV's Noitamina programming block, and ran for 46 episodes across two split two-cour seasons, with most episodes having two segments per half-hour.

Production and release
On January 1, 2022, a new television series adaptation was announced and premiered on Fuji Television's Noitamina programming block on October 14, 2022. The series is produced by David Production and chief directed by Takahiro Komei, Hideya Takahashi, and Yasuhiro Kimura, with Yūko Kakihara as head writer, character designs and season 1 chief animation direction by Naoyuki Asano, and Masaru Yokoyama composing the music. The series was announced for 46 full-length episodes of four cours, split up into two seasons. One opening and ending theme was used per cour, and are all performed by the collaboration band Maisondes. For the first cour (episodes 1–11), the opening theme is "Aiue" (アイウエ) featuring Minami and Sakuramoti, while the ending theme is "Tokyo Shandy Rendezvous" (トウキョウ・シャンディ・ランデヴ) featuring Kaf and Tsumiki. For the second cour (episodes 12–23), the opening theme is "Love Trap Muchu" (アイワナムチュー) featuring Asmi and Surii, while the ending theme is "Not Enough" (アイタリナイ) featuring Yama and Nito. Sentai Filmworks has licensed the series in North America, Europe, Oceania, and selected Latin American and Asian territories. The second season of the series premiered on January 12, 2024. For the third cour (episodes 24–35), the opening theme is "Lock-On" (ロックオン) featuring Hashimero and Meguru, while the ending theme is "Thunder Blossom" (雷櫻) featuring 9Lana and Sakuramoti. For the final cour, the opening theme is "By My Darling" featuring Mikimaria and Nito, while the ending theme is "Haru Magai" featuring Ayuni D and Nito.

Home media release
In Japan, the series was released in two DVD and Blu-ray box sets in 2023. Volume 1, which contained the first cour, was released on March 15, 2023, while volume 2, which contained the second cour, was released on June 28, 2023.

In North America, Sentai Filmworks released the first season on Blu-ray as "Seasons 1 & 2" (representing the first two cours instead of the Japanese de facto first season) on March 19, 2024.