Urusei Yatsura

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 premiered on Fuji TV's Noitamina programming block on October 14, 2022, and is scheduled to run for 46 episodes across four cours, 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 TV's Noitamina programming block on October 14, 2022. The series is produced by David Production and chief directed by Takahiro Komei with Hideya Takahashi and Yasuhiro Kimura as co-directors, with Yūko Kakihara as head writer, character designs and chief animation direction by Naoyuki Asano and Masaru Yokoyama composing the music. The series was ordered for 46 full-length episodes of four cours, with the first two-cours season set for broadcast. Two opening themes and two ending themes were used during the first season, all performed by MAISONdes. For the first cour (episodes 1-11), the opening theme is featuring Minami and SAKURAmoti and the ending theme is featuring Kaf and Tsumiki. For the second cour (episodes 12-23), the opening theme is featuring Asmi and Surii and the ending theme is 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 will premiere in January 2024. Series overview Episodes