April 25 - Added the summary for episode 38.

Apirl 18 - Added the summary for episode 37.

April 12 - Added the new singles and the upcoming compilation of MAISONdes's songs as well as new lyrics pages for Goodbye My Darling and Haru Magai.

April 11 - Added the summary for episode 36.

April 4 - Added a new note to episode 35-3 about no new episode of the series this week.

April 2 - Added new notes on episodes 22 and 157 of the original series.

March 28 - Added the summary for episode 35.

March 26 - Added a note to chapter 145 and for the Suki Kirai single.

March 21 - Added the summary for episode 34.

March 14 - Added the summary for episode 33.

March 7 - Added the summary for episode 32.

March 2 - Added notes for chapter 77.

February 29 - Added the summary for episode 31 as well as the lyrics for Lock On and Raiou.

February 25 - Added a note to chapter 72 of the manga.

February 22 - Added episode 30 to the summaries.

February 15 - Added episode 29 to the summaries as well as the vampire-like man and alien girl to the minor characters section.

February 10 - Added the single for Lock On and Kaminari Zakura single.

February 8 - Added the summary for episode 28.

February 7 - Added the newly announced Pachislot Urusei Yatsura to the Video Games section.

February 4 - Added release dates for all the singles.

February 3 - Added notes to episodes 46, 122, 135 and 159.

February 1 - Added the summary for episode 27.

January 25 - Added the summary and notes for episode 26.

January 18 - Added the summary for episode 25.

January 12 - Added a note to chapter 275.

January 11, 2024 - Urusei Yatsura is back! We've added the first episode of season 2 (episode 24) to the summaries as well as links to the new opening and ending songs.

December 27 - Updated a note on episode 4-2.

December 14 - Added Inaba's voice actor from the 2022 version of Urusei Yatsura to his character page.

December 7 - We've translated the interviews with the musicians of Urusei Yatsura from the Urusei Yatsura Complete Music Box Set. The translation is linked from the info in the "Compilation Music" entry on the boxset.

November 30 - Added the voices for the 2022 series' incarnations of Nagisa and Mr. Shiowatari.

November 23 - Added note to episode 84.

October 28 - Added notes to chapter 366 about Atsushi Yamamoto.

July 28 - Added notes to chapter 284 and episode 175.

July 11 - Added the new soundtrack to the music section.

April 15 - Added a note to chapter 244 linking to our Rumic Mini.

April 8 - Added more notes to Beautiful Dreamer.

April 3 - Added the table of contents comments from Rumiko Takahashi to each chapter

April 2 - Added the rest of the chapter notes for volumes 33 and 34.

March 31 - Finished writing the bios for all of the minor characters.

March 25 - Added notes to volumes 33 and 34 including information about all of her editors and assistants from the Urusei Yatsura era on the notes for the final chapter of the manga.

March 23 - Added notes for volumes 31 and 32 and added the summary for episode 23.

March 21 - Added notes for volumes 29 and 30.

March 20 - Added notes for volume 28 and minor characters.

March 17 - Added bluray boxset 2's image to the anime summaries page for the new series.

March 16 - Added the notes and summary for episode 22 and added Kitsune's new voice to the character page.

March 12 - Added notes for the rest of the chapters from volume 27.

March 9 - Added the summary for episode 21, updated Rei's page and added CAO-2's voice to the minor characters as well.

March 5 - Put a link in the notes for the final chapter to our farewell to Urusei Yatsura upon its final volume finally being published in English for the first time and added notes to chapters 332 and 348.

March 2 - Added the summary for episode 20.

February 28 - Added notes for manga volumes 25 and 26.

February 27 - Added a note to episode 17.

February 24 - Updated the FAQ regarding the chances of an Urusei Yatsura remake.

February 23 - Added episode 19 to the anime summaries and added the voices of Sugar, Ginger and Pepper.

February 16 - Added episode 18 to the anime summaries and a note in volume 17.

February 14 - Added a note for chapter 321.

February 12 - Added the English lyrics for I Wana Muchuu and Ai Tarinai.

February 11 - Added a new note for Movie 5 with a link to Shigekazu Ochiai's article on junking the original film in favor of adapting the conclusion of the manga.

February 9 - Added episode 17 to the anime summaries and notes for volume 24.

February 7 - Added more notes for volume 23 of the manga.

February 6 - Added notes for the rest of volume 22 of the manga.

February 2 - Added the summary for episode 16 to the anime summaries and updated the notes for their respective manga chapters a bit.

January 31 - Added notes to volume 21 and 30 of the manga.

January 26 - Added episode 15 to the anime summaries.

January 19 - Added episode 14 to the anime summaries.

January 18 - Added Urusei Yatsura CG Puzzle game to the Video Game section.

January 17 - Added the new voices of Ten, Ryunosuke, Mr. Fujinami and Tobimaro to their character profiles.

January 16 - Added notes to volumes 16, 25, 26, and 28 and the Aitarinai single.

January 15 - Added a note to episode 13.

January 12 - Added episode 13 to the anime as well as Tomobiki Shopping District Representative, Iwanami and Ro to the minor characters section.

January 9 - Added the lyrics for Triangle Love Letter, I Wanna Muchuu and Ai Tarinai to the Lyrics page.

January 8 - Added a note to episode 91 about a gag Takahashi found offensive that the anime team added.

January 7 - Added info about the UY characters appearing in Pokupan Town to the Video Games section.

January 5 - Added the summary for episode 12 with the new debut of Ten.

January 2, 2023 - Happy New Year! We've added two books to the About the Manga section, one is the new TV Anime book and the other is Urusei Yatsura You Can Meet Lum-chan in the New Film.

December 28 - Added notes to volumes 31 and 32.

December 27 - Added a new note to Movie 5.

December 22 - Added the summary and notes for episode 11.

December 15 - Added the summary and notes for episode 10.

December 13 - Added chapter notes for volume 20.

December 11 - Added a note to episode 105.

December 8 - Added notes for episode 9.

December 5 - Added notes for chapter 125 and the chapters for volume 19.

December 4 - Added more notes to episode 8 and their respective manga chapters in volume 6.

December 1 - Added the summary and notes for episode 8.

November 30 - Added notes to chapters 242 and 301.

November 26 - Added notes to episode 78 and Movie 2 and which link to a great new article about the wistfulness brought on by the new UY anime.

November 24 - Added the summary for episode 7 to the anime summaries section and updated the voice actors in the minor characters page.

November 18 - Added B-Bo's voice and a few more notes to episode 6.

November 17 - Added the summary and notes for episode 6 to the anime section.

November 13 - Added a bit of information about the story of the "Lum's Wedding Bells" video game to the video game section.

November 12 - Added a new note about the font used for the title in episode 5-1, thanks to Ikkokukan0405 on Twitter for bringing it to our attention!

November 10 - Added the summary to episode 5 of the anime, we also added a note to Beautiful Dreamer with some recent comments Mamoru Oshii made about his mindset at the time.

November 3 - Added the summary for episode 4 of the anime.

November 1 - Added a link on the handheld video game to our latest YouTube video on the topic.

October 30 - Added notes for volume 16's chapters. Plus all the new voice actors have been added to the characters as well.

October 29 - Added more notes for the rest of volume 15's chapters.

October 27 - Added the summary for episode 3 to the anime.

October 26 - Added notes for chapters 147-150.

October 22 - Added notes for volume 14's manga chapters.

October 20 - Added episode 2 to the anime along with notes and staff/cast information.

October 19 - Added the upcoming episode titles for future episode of the new series. Some of the episode numbering may be off at the moment depending on which are double episodes versus single story episodes.

October 18 - Added copious notes to various chapters about when the short stories were published between them.

October 17 - Added the Manga Extras section with all of the translations of the artist comments for the MyLum articles.

October 13 - Added the episode summary for episode 1 of the new anime, along with lyrics for the opening theme and a listing for the ending theme and information on the first single. Today is an exciting day!

October 11 - Added chapter notes for volume 13.

October 4 - Updated the site to version 4.0 for mobile viewing!

September 18 - Added a note to chapter 117 showing what the artwork looked like when it was originally published in Shonen Sunday versus the changes made for the tankobon release.

September 17 - Added a note from a recent interview with Toshio Furukawa about the criticism he received when he initially began playing Ataru Moroboshi. I attached the note to episode 7 since the criticism was from early in the series.

September 15 - Added notes for the rest of the chapters in volume 12 of the manga.

September 13 - Added notes to volume 10, 11 and 12 of the manga.

September 9 - Added a note to episode 99 about Oshii's larger use of Foxy Croquette Ogin.

September 7 - Added notes to volume 10 of the manga.

September 5 - Added notes to chapter 5 and a note to Only You.

September 3 - Added notes to Rage! Sherbert and Nagisa's Fiance OVAs.

August 31 - Added more notes for volume 9 and 14 of the manga.

August 28 - Added notes for the chapters in volumes 29 and 30. Happy birthday to us!

August 14 - Added notes to the chapters of volume 8.

August 13 - Added notes to various volume 7 chapters.

June 17 - Added notes up to volume 28.

June 9 - Added a note to chapter 25.

June 7 - Added notes for volumes 3, 4 and 22 of Urusei Yatsura, as well as voices for more minor characters.

June 5 - Added notes for all of the second volume of the manga, and more minor characters.

June 3 - Added notes for the rest of the first volume chapters and added some minor manga character notes.

May 30 - Added notes for the first four chapters of the manga.

May 27 - Added a note to chapter 310.

May 8 - Added the revisioned minor characters section.

May 1 - Added notes for chapters 138, 168 and 169.

April 27 - We've added a note to chapter 52.

April 20 - We've added Comic Jungle Exhibition to the "About the Manga" section.

April 10 - Added a note to chapter 168 and 201.

March 29 - Corrected episode title errors in season 3.

March 22 - Lots of notes added to various manga chapters between 8 and 13.

March 15 - A pair of notes for volume 4 and 8.

March 14 - More notes for volume 7.

March 11- Added a few notes to volume 7 chapters.

March 10 - We've added a note about Perm's singing in Urusei Yatsura Movie 2 and a note to chapter 218 in volume 21.

March 8 - Added a few more notes for volume 6.

March 7 - Added a few random chapter notes and first appearances up through volume 5 of the series in the manga section. Not everything is done by far, but a quick start on early volumes.

February 1 - We've added a third music book to the About the Manga section, thanks to Jay Duggar for the heads up about the book's existence!

February 6 - We've added notes to episodes 22 and 42 and manga chapter 112.

January 29 - We've redone the About the Manga section.

January 26 - We've added a note to manga chapter 180.

January 20 - We've completed the bunkoban cross-reference in the manga section. Now you can find which chapters were in Shonen Sunday, tankbon, wideban, bunkoban and shinsoban formats.

January 11 - We've added a number of notes to the first 5 manga volumes detailing the song titles that Takahashi referenced in the chapter titles of the manga.

January 6 - We've added notes to episode 10.

January 5 - We've added notes to episode 9-1 and chapter 16.

January 1, 2022 - We've added notes to chapter 196.

December 31 - Added a note for episode 72.

December 27 - We've added all of the songs by each performer in the Musicians section with links to the lyrics.

December 26 - We've added artists names to the song lyrics pages, and re-added images for each song.

December 8 - We've added notes to chapters 121, 213 and 316.

December 4 - We've added some new notes to episode 64.

December 1 - Added a note about episode 90.

November 14 - We've added a note to Movie 2 discussing the original name and including an image of the script.

October 11 - We've added a note to vol 19 chapter 200.

October 3 - We've added a note to the Electric Household Guard OVA.

September 27 - We've added notes to chapters in manga volumes 27, 29, 30, 32 and 33.

September 26 - We've added notes to chapter 117 of the manga.

September 6 - We've added notes to chapters 199 and 200 and the equivalent anime episodes.

September 1 - We've added the liner notes to Movie 2 to the anime/movies section.

August 27 - We've finished adding the notes to all of the rest of the TV episodes along with all of the OVAs and films. This completes our update of the anime section.

August 24 - We've added more notes for episodes 131 - 160.

August 19 - We've added more notes for episodes 99 - 130.

August 14 - We're in the process and have mostly completed the redesign and expansion of the anime section. Now it includes the staff for each episode, which manga chapter the material is from and Animeigo's linear notes (and some of our own) for each episode. We're still in the process of writing some of these, but with both of us returning to work now after the quarantine we wanted to have up what is complete.

July 12 - Switched chapter 22 from being listed as black and white to red tinted.

June 28 - A big, big update to the manga summaries. We've added information boxes that will have the cover of Shonen Sunday, the original publication date, various collection cross-references and which anime episode was adapted from each manga chapter. Lots of great info!

June 1 - Rumiko Takahashi joined Twitter today and we added new images to the Introduction section.

May 24 - I've added a few more voice roles for Yuko Mita (Benten).

April 21 - I've added more staff information for "Symphony Urusei Yatsura" in the Anime/OVA section.

April 12 - I've added the VHS release "Urusei Yatsura Latest Work vs Maison Ikkoku Extra Edition" to the Anime/OVAs section. April 7 - I've added a translation of an interview with Urusei Yatsura producer Yuji Nunokawa and character designer Akemi Takada to the website. This and many other great interviews can be found in the Interview section of Rumic World.

March 26 - We've completely redesigned the character profiles for everyone with new, larger images from the manga to go alongside the new anime captures plus new, larger voice actors photos, nearly all of which are contemporary to when the show was being produced.

March 17, 2021 - Added staff information to the Urusei Yatsura OVAs in the Anime section.

December 27 - I've corrected some formatting errors on tv5.html page.

October 25 - I've re-added Mason's film reviews. They can now be found in the Articles section of Rumic World (or click this link).

October 7 - I've added kanji to all of the names of the characters to further explain their name meanings. Tsubame's manga picture was updated and manga pictures for Kitsune and Inaba were added.

October 4 - I've added the Japanese kanji to all episode titles in the Anime section. The minor manga character section has been filled out with images, and we've switched out some character page images to make them larger for the new format. Additionally volumes 13 and 14 have the new translation of English titles and added a cultural note for Dakko-chan.

October 1, 2020 - Complete site redesign as part of the launch of Rumic World 3.0. Remade anime images for character pages, profiles updated with Carla, Rupa, Shingo and Nagisa. Added more video games, added Japanese lyrics and more merchandise.

February 9, 2019 - Video Games Updated. We've added Schoolgirl Strikers 2 to the video game section.

May 25, 2015 - FAQ Updated. We've added the newest soundtrack, Ketteiban Urusei Yatsura Anime Theme Song & Character Song Complete Works.

July 13, 2013 - FAQ Updated. We've added a question to the FAQ clarifying the order of the graphic novels released by Viz and which named titles fall where in order of release.

July 12, 2013 - Manga Publication Info. We've added the original Japanese and English publication information to each volume of the manga (to make it like the other sites here at Rumic World).

September 27, 2012 -Inaba the Dream Maker Correction. We had attached "TV Special" to the Inaba the Dream Maker OVA sometime in our distant past, and thanks to a question posed to us and some research we've corrected our error and clarified that this was not a TV special.

June 18, 2012 - Japanese Language Titles. We've added Japanese language titles in addition to the Romaji and English translated titles of the manga summaries section. We'll be adding more Japanese titles for the anime and other sections going forward.

June 30, 2011 - New Video Games Section. We've taken the video games out of the memorabilia section and given it a major makeover. The Japanese titling is a hint of things to come in the coming months, and we've even added some new (old) games that we haven't discussed before. Plus, YouTube links showing footage of most of the games as well.

June 27, 2011 - White Comic. We've added White Comic to the memorabilia section.

June 24, 2011 - Memorabilia and Pachislot. We've updated the memorabilia section with all of the four pachislot games and cleaned up a few things there.

June 23, 2011 - UY OVAs. A sizeable update featuring the track listings of Non-Stop, Urusei Yatsura '87 natsu event-yo, Telephone Card Special, Only You Drama-hen, Beautiful Dreamer Drama-hen, Remember My Love Drama-hen, Lum the Forever Drama-hen, Kanketsuhen Drama-hen, and Headphone Stereo Select, Music Calendar '90 . Additionally we have added covers for the remaining OVAs that were missing in the OVA section including rare collections like Love Me More, Chance on Love, Symphony Kaisou, We Meet Again, Karaoke Music Party, Music calendar, the Making of Lum the Forever, Fan Convention Live, the 10th Anniversary Special and Obstacle Course Swim Meet.

March 13, 2011 - Music Calendar '91. We've added the track listing for Music Calendar '91. If any of you can fill in the rest of the track listings, please drop Harley or Dylan an email.

March 13, 2009 - Japanese Airdates & Titles. We've added the Japanese titles of all the anime episodes as well as their original airdates.

September 29, 2008 - New Kemo Kobiru Story Translated. Thanks to Jon Lyons, we have a newly translated Diary of Kemo Kobiru story ready for everyone to read. It's chapter 8, detailing Takahashi's vacation to Bali. Thanks Jon!

July 13, 2008 - Updated Music Calendar 1989. I made some extensive corrections to the track listing of the 1989 Music Calendar.

July 9, 2008 - Movie Info Added. We've gone through and added information about directors, release dates, screenwriters, etc to each of the films' summaries.

March 6, 2008 - Shinsobon Information Added. The final four artists to contribute to the Urusei Shinsobon releases have been posted in the manga section.

January 23, 2008 - Musicians and Lyrics Added. In the Music Capsule section you can now view lyrics from the series in the Hits Parade section, as well as read mini-bios on all of the major musicians that sang on in the show and films.

December 5, 2007 - Shinsobon Information Added. Two new authors have been added to the About the Manga section for volumes 27 and 28.

October 17, 2007 - Shinsobon Information Added. Two new authors have been added to the About the Manga section.

October 2, 2007 - Shinsobon Information Added. Four new authors have been added in the About the Manga section who have contributed drawings to the new shinsobon releases.

September 4, 2007 - Shinsobon Information Added. More author information for the newest releases of Urusei Yatsura have been added to the magna section.

March 16, 2007 - Shinsobon Information Added. Information on Shogakukan's release of Urusei Yatsura in shinsobon formation has been added to the Manga section of the site.

November 2, 2005 New UY Game Added. The newest Urusei Yatsura game, Endless Summer for the Nintendo DS, was added to the Memorabilia section of the site.

May 30, 2005 - New Diary of Kemo Kobiru Story. The Oddies section now has a new Diary of Kemo Kobiru story posted (volume 5), and the links have been repaired.

May 29 , 2005 - New Reviews. 3 new entries to the reviews page.

November 29, 2004 - OVA Section Updated Links Fixed. I fixed two of the sets of sheet music who had their links reversed, and also added a list of the songs on the UY Karaoke Music Party laserdisk. Also, Rumic World's annual quiz contest will be kicking off on December 1st, with some nice prizes for the winner.

June 10, 2004 - All Oddities and Memoribilia Completed. The Oddities section is now online and complete as well as the Memorabilia section which features tons of interesting UY products and the complete listing of all UY video games.

June 6, 2004 - All Cultural Notes Complete. Finished off the last 12 or so cultural notes. They still need some editing though, but they are online now.

June 3, 2004 - All Manga Summaries Complete. Added the final tankoban summaries (volume 34) thus completing the manga summaries.

April 28, 2004 - Info Added About Specials. Completed the revision of the Specials under the by adding the missing rare releases.

April 24, 2004 - Info Added About Specials. Some information was added to describe what the Urusei Yatsura Specials feature.

April 17, 2004 - More Manga Summaries for Volumes 2, 3, 4, 30 and 31. Finishing up the final sets of manga summaries before the final tankoban. These include "One's Nature", "Not Yet Surfacing", "Father You Were Strong", "Eat, Drink, Man, Alien", "An Adult's Tale of Love Part 2", "Scary Manju" and "The Cursed Egg".

April 1, 2004 - More Manga Summaries for Volumes 20, 21 and 27."The Way of Love", "The Splendid Dance of the Fallen Leaves" and "Shivering in a Jungle of Evil" were added to complete Volume 20. Stories from Volume 21 include "Secret Room! The Terror of the Mansion Cake", "Shaping Up With Hanetsuki" and "Relationships Ryuunosuke-Style". And Volume 27 is completed with summaries for "Fly! Stiff-Shouldered One" and "Kitsune Takes a Bride".

March 29, 2004 - Manga Summaries for Volumes 20 and 27 Added. "Youth Rugby Hell", "Love Letter Trouble Part 1 and 2" from Volume 20 and "Mother's Heart, Child's Heart" and "Picking Hangya", "Catch the Fish", "Food World" and "The Three Girls Gang, Operation: Animal" were added from Volume 27.

March 23, 2004 - Manga Summaries for Volumes 20 and 30 Added."Lover Thief Parts 1 and 2" from Volume 20, and "The Runaway Turkey", "I Know Your Secret", "Raging Dogfight", "The Igloo Legend", and "Date With a Spirit" from Volume 30 have all been added to the manga summaries section.

March 18, 2004 - Manga Summaries for Volumes 21 and 28 Added."The Gloves of Love and War", "Foxes of the Moonlit Night" were added to Volume 21. Volume 28 was finished off with "The Summer of Hamachaya", "Raging Pool", "Slippery Soap" and "The Girl in the Photograph".

March 15, 2004 - More Manga Summaries."The Zen Club" from Volume 27, "Morning Glory, The Counterattack of Rage" and "Rage Sherbert", "Fortress of Fastidiousness Parts 1, 2 and 3", "Mastering the Path to Poverty", "Memory Timebomb" and "The Octopus Summoning Flute" from Volume 32 and "Invitation to Another World" from Volume 30 have all been added.

March 10, 2004 - Volume 26 Completed."Space Invader", "Exorcism Three-Way", "Mendo's Secret" and "The Setsubun Bean Crisis" were all added to the manga summaries section, thus completing Volume 26.

March 6, 2004 - Volume 26, 30, and 31 Summaries Added, Discography Updated. More summaries were added to Volume 31, including "Falling Headfirst in Love Part 1 and 2", "Sakura-mochi Over Flowers", and "The Mole's Bride", "Visiting a Sick Friend" and "A Tale of Grown-up Love" plus new tracks added to some of the remaining CD selections.

March 4, 2004 - Volume 22 Summaries Completed. The two final stories for Volume 22 were added - The Trio Returns and Troubled Youth.

March 2, 2004 - Swimsuit Rhapsody Summarized. A new story was added to Volume 27.

February 28, 2004 - Fight! Woman Versus Woman Summarized. The Benten versus Ryuunosuke storyline from Volume 26 has been summarized.

February 25, 2004 - More Manga Summaries. Three new manga summaries, "The Son of Ten", "The Case of the Punched Principal" and "The Sprite's Umbrella" were all added today.

February 20, 2004 - Two Summaries for Volume 29. Both of the "Electric Household Guard" chapters have now been summarized.

February 17, 2004 - Another Summary For Volume 29. I added a summary for the story "Cosmo Box Hidden in the Past" to Volume 29 of the manga summaries.

February 16, 2004 - Another Summary For Volume 29. I added a summary for the story "Passion of the Red Shoes" to Volume 29 of the manga summaries.

February 15, 2004 - Added Summary For Volume 29. I added a summary for the story "Magical Hat" to Volume 29 of the manga summaries.

February 14, 2004 - Finished Volume 33. I wrote the final summaries for Volume 33. Happy Valentine's Day to one and all.

February 13, 2004 - Summary for Volume 7 Added. Viz Summaries Now Completed. Thanks to Michael Glading for finishing off the last volume summary of the Viz era manga. There are still three or four holes for chapters Viz skipped but those will be taken care of shortly. I also added a summary for "Toll of the Wind Chimes" from Volume 28 and "I Howl at the Moon" from Volume 33.

February 12, 2004 - Complete Musicbox Track Listing Added. Volume 33 Summary Added. Here's one I know has been in demand, the complete track listing for all 15 CDs of the Complete Musicbox Set are now online in the Discography. Also a summary for the chapter "The Horse and the Young Lady" was added to tankoban 33.

February 11, 2004 - Finished Volume 8. Thanks to Andrew D. Johnson for finishing off tankoban 8.

February 10, 2004 - Volume 8 Added. Thanks to Andrew D. Johnson for filling out the rest of the summaries in tankoban 8.

February 8, 2004 - More Manga Summaries Added. I added "The Homevisit Blues" summary to tankoban 28's summaries.

February 7, 2004 - Manga Summaries Added. Lots of headway has been made on the manga summaries with new ones coming at regular intervals now. You should see a good number of updates in in that area in the weeks to come, and new addresses for Project ILM have been added.

July 22, 2003 - Links Updated. Project ILM has a new home, so those links have been updated. They have been working hard, and have many new stories available for reading.

October 12, 2002 - About the News. Info added to Character Pages. I realize I should also use this page to write news about UY, but really nothing's happening with the series right now. There's been nothing new for well over a decade and even the English releases are in limbo. The only news that is remotely noteworthy is that contributor and host to this site Harley Acres has been in Japan for nearly two months now. In that time has been catching reruns of Urusei Yatsura on Japanese television on a local station in the town where he's studying. Apparently it's being replaced with another show in that timeslot, too bad. But it still plays off and on in syndication all over the country. As for updates, I've added more information on the character pages about the voice actors for Urusei Yatsura.

October 06, 2002 - Cultural References, Translations & Corrections. Some of these have been up for a while, but I forgot to add an update about them. The biggest change so far is that there are many more entries on the cultural references page. At the moment, it's becoming my favorite part of the site to work on. Apart from providing valuable information about Urusei Yatsura, it's like I'm building my own guide to Japanese culture. It'll be a work in progress for a long time to come, but even now it's already a great resource. Check it out if you haven't yet. Also thanks to Frogisis, the 2nd issue of Kemo*Kobiru no Nikki has been translated and composited. It's available to read now. Apart from that, I've made a few fixes to the code. The movie pages no longer break-up using Internet Explorer on Macintosh, and some inaccurate links in the gallery have been fixed.

August 31, 2002 - TV Top Tens, Cultural References, Manga Summaries & Translations. Within the TV episodes summaries, I've added lists of my 10 favorite episodes from each TV season of Urusei Yatsura. Compare with your favorites or take them as reccomendations when deciding which UY tape to buy. I've also added a slew of new entries in the cultural references section. A lot of really fascinating information about aspects of Japanese culture that are seen in Urusei Yatsura. Added another set of manga summaries, this time for volume 25. Uploaded and linked Harley Acres' translated scans for the 4th part of Takahashi's manga diary. Check the Fun with Rumiko area.

August 21, 2002 - Manga Summaries added plus corrections. Summaries for tankoban volumes 9, 19 and 24 have been added to the chapter summaries section. Also corrections have been made to many of the existing summaries.

August 18, 2002 - Manga Summaries Added, Tomobiki.com homepage linked. Summaries for tankoban volume 1 have been added to the chapter summaries section. Also the link labeled tomobiki.com on the upper left corner of the home page now links to the tomobiki.com site hub. Now you can access my personal page which includes my blog page, my profile and links to my J-pop Guide.

August 13, 2002 - Tomobiki-cho Re-launches!

After a long summer offline Tomobiki-cho is finally back on the web. It's been relocated to furinkan.com and is now officially a part of the Rumic World pages. My official site domain www.tomobiki.com will be functioning in the near future but is still in the process of being transferred to this address. Until then, keep your bookmarks pointed to this URL.

Apart from relocating Tomobiki-cho, as you can see it's been completely redesigned, restructured and expanded. Not only does it have a great new look, but its contents have been updated for the first time in 3 years.

For those who are curious, to learn more about the reasons for the hiatus and the site's relocation, read the 3rd page of The History of Tomobiki-cho

But that's in the past now. Tomobiki-cho is now looking to the future with a whole new set of features.

The new features include:

A dedicated U.Y. message board. Communicate with Urusei Yatsura fans from all over the world.

Nearly all existing text has been updated or rewritten. Mostly new graphics sitewide.

A series of extensive PDF diagrams that map out the various relationships of Urusei Yatsura

An expanded image gallery with lots of new artwork, much of which has never been seen before on the web.

Improved manga summaries with new entries.

About the Manga: Explains the varying manga formats as well as their availability.

Direct links to manga scans in the Translated Scans section.

About the Anime: Details the background and history behind the anime series.

New movie reviews

An overview for each season in the TV episode summaries.

New articles and interviews related to Urusei Yatsura.

New entries in the cultural references.

Sheet music of Urusei Yatsura theme songs. For anyone who knows how to play music, just print out and play.
Reorganized discography with new additions and track listings.

A look at fun UY memorabilia (under construction).

More in-depth information about the creator, Rumiko Takahashi. Including a section "Fun with Rumiko" that features her diary comics, personal pictures, behind the scenes exclusives and more.

Updated links, including information about where to find those elusive Urusei Yatsura products.