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Originally released in 1984, the second Urusei Yatsura feature offers characters created by Rumiko Takahashi (Ranma 1/2) and a screenplay and direction by Mamoru Oshii (Ghost in the Shell). As the perpetually lecherous Ataru and his friends prepare for a carnival at Tomobiki High School, they gradually realize the days are literally repeating themselves. Any effort to break the pattern dumps them back where they started. They later discover their town has been reduced to a circle of land a few miles across, poised on the back of a gigantic sea turtle--a reference to "Urushima Taro," a Japanese Rip Van Winkle story. Takahashi and Oshii weave elements from other Japanese folk tales into their science fiction adventure. Although she's described as an alien princess, Lum has many of the attributes of an oni (demon), including horns, the ability to fly, and a tiger-skin costume (although hers is a bikini). The character designs reflect an interesting moment in animation history, when the influence of Western TV shows was giving way to the familiar anime style. Lum has large eyes and long viridian green tresses, but Ataru and his pals sport more Caucasian-looking hair and features. Unfortunately, the good-natured story runs out of steam after about an hour, and the film falters to a conclusion in an annoying series of false endings. Unrated; suitable for ages 12 and up: minor nudity, profanity, and cartoon violence. --Charles Solomon

Product details

Is Discontinued By Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ No
MPAA rating ‏ : ‎ Unrated (Not Rated)
Product Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 7.5 x 5.38 x 0.6 inches; 4 ounces
Media Format ‏ : ‎ Subtitled, NTSC, Color
Run time ‏ : ‎ 1 hour and 30 minutes
Release date ‏ : ‎ September 1, 1998
Actors ‏ : ‎ Urusei Yatsura
Dubbed: ‏ : ‎ English
Subtitles: ‏ : ‎ English
Language ‏ : ‎ English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo), Japanese (Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo)
Studio ‏ : ‎ Us Manga Corps Video
ASIN ‏ : ‎ 630504094X
Number of discs ‏ : ‎ 1

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Kenneth Holland

Sugoi!

Reviewed in the United States on June 21, 2013

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Bought this to complete my UY movies DVD collection (it's not included in the movie collection I ordered, as it was licensed & distributed by a different company), used because new copies are insanely priced, and no complaints on that score as in all respects it looks, and plays, like a brand new copy that was just unwrapped!
Can't say I'm satisfied with US Manga Corps presentation--with all language selections you get the English end titles crawl, while with most other dual language DVDs I've ordered the original Japanese end titles appear on the 'Japanese with English subtitles' or 'Japanese' versions--but that's hardly the seller's fault, is it?
Anyway, as for the film itself, this is, in my humble opinion, the best of the UY movies, aside perhaps from the 5th, 'Kanketsuhen' (final chapter), so to any UY fan who ain't got it, I say, get it.
Through Amazon, of course.

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Craig R

Possibly the best of Urusei Yatsura! Well worth viewing!

Reviewed in the United States on September 14, 2014

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Although I am not a major fan of the Urusei Yatsura series, I especially like this particular movie adaptation because of its intricate plot twisting and some of the spectacular visual effects, which I am not going to describe because, as Doctor Song would say: "Spoilers!" My only dislike is the ending sequences which become a bit tedious. Nevertheless, I still believe this is worth all 5 stars, and a couple more besides!

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GavrielDiscordia

Finest LUM feature ever.

Reviewed in the United States on January 14, 2016

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The best LUM feature ever made. If you only own one LUM anything, own this!

A true Classic. Will raise my kid on this one too.

Stands alone as a wonderful mysterious story with characters you will know and understand instantly.

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T. Smith

The movie is five stars, the transfer zero...

Reviewed in the United States on October 6, 2008

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...so I have to take off one star.

I don't have much to say about this true anime classic that other reviewers have not already said. If you like anime, even if you are a recent convert, watch this movie. Like the best of Miyazaki's work, it's truly special.
It desperately deserves a new release from a proper widescreen master, but sadly, I doubt it will ever get one. I finally bought the Japanese R2 release just to see it as it should be seen.
Finally, while I thought I had seen the worst of Charles Solomon's always incredibly insensitive and retarded anime reviews, this one takes the cake. I wonder who feeds him and changes his diaper? What a clueless bozo. Amazon should be ashamed to continue letting this idiot write anime reviews.

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Ben

Very fun retro anime

Reviewed in the United States on October 19, 2016

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A wonderful animated comedy from the '80s with inventive imagery and more philosophical depth than you might guess. Definitely one of the more entertaining movies that I've watched recently, it still holds up after all of these years.

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sno

Good condition but Video is not in English.

Reviewed in the United States on July 11, 2010

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I recently purchased this VHS video for my Son It came in the mail quick and in good condition but he's NOT happy because it's in Japanese with english sub-titles and the seller did'nt state this when he or she was selling it.

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