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Urusei Yatsura - Movie 1 - Only You |  | Director: Kazuo Yamazaki
Actors: Ken Ogata, Shigeru Chiba, Toshio Furukawa, Tessho Genda, Fumi Hirano
Studio: ANIMEIGO
Category: DVD
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Format: Animated, Color, DVD, NTSC
Languages: English (Unknown), English (Subtitled), English (Original Language), English (Dubbed)
Rating: Unrated
Region: 1
Discs: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Running Time: 101 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6
MPN: KCHDANM432D
UPC: 737187004322
EAN: 0737187004322
ASIN: B0000C2IWW
Theatrical Release Date: 2003
Release Date: October 21, 2003
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Product Description
Studio: Koch International Release Date: 10/21/2003 Run time: 101 minutes
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Gotta love the petals March 7, 2004
Kit (New York, NY)
5 out of 7 found this review helpful
"Only You" is probably one of my favorite Urusei Yatsura movies, tied along with "Beautiful Dreamer" and "The Final Chapter". If you're a casual viewer, you might want to check out the TV series and get to know the characters before diving into this one. But if you're an established UY fan, then this will be a real treat.
The movie puts the usual slapstick comedy in the back, and prefers to focus on the more heartwrenching scenes. Don't get me wrong, there are enough things to laugh at, such as the UY trademark subtle face expressions (of which Ataru is a master at), good ol' tiger-bull Rei's obliviousness, and the monk Cherry's appearances -- but the primary focus of the film is set on scenes that squeezes your heart.
And the scenes are, fortunately, quite well done. I'm a man, and I'm not afraid to admit that the "Lum in space" scene with "Lum no Ballad" playing in the background got me choked up -- and I'm usually quite apathetic to scenes like that in movies. Ataru watching with fear and concern for Lum in the back of a fighter jet is another tug. And of course, the final scene at the end alone is worth the time and money for any long time UY fans -- those that've seen the movie will know exactly what I'm talking about.
Unfortunately, as with any movie, there tend to be a few flaws. For one, the humans don't really get to do anything. This includes Mendou, Shinobu, Megane & Fan club, Cherry, and especially Sakura. Sure, Mendou, Shinobu, and Megane fare better than the others, but for the better part of the movie, they were just "there" for the sake of appearances. Cherry gets a bit of spotlight early on, but then disappears. I get the feeling that Sakura was just brought in to appease the Sakura fans since she had a few lines but did absolutely nothing else.
On the other hand, if you're a fan of the aliens (especially Benten), then you're in for a treat. Benten shows up A LOT, Oyuki gets some scenes, and even Rei jumps into the action. Ran also helps out, as do Mr. Invader himself. You'll even hear a few lines from the Crow Princess, Kurama.
Another flaw would be the characterization of Ellie. For a main villain, she seemed rather one-dimensional. Her design is good, and she can definitely compete with the other UY females in terms of beauty.... but when it comes to personality, we aren't given much about her. Reasons for why she did her malicious deeds are never explained, and nothing is said about how she came to be. And worse of all, just when we're about to get a glimpse of the surface below, the movie's about over. Sigh.
All in all, if you 1) are familar with Urusei Yatsura and its characters, 2) are a big fan of the Lum+Ataru relationship (and who isn't?), and 3) don't mind a few flaws, then you need to see this movie, no questions asked.
 A must for UY fans August 17, 2009
Thomas Harding (murfreesboro, TN USA)
In 1983, Rumiko Takahashi's Urusei Yatsura had nowhere to go but up. With its stellar production team, excellent writers and simply fantastic voice tallent, the series, then helmed by director Mamoru Oshii(who later went on to be known for his work with Ghost in the Shell among others) needed only a final push to send it rocketing into its respected place in anime history.
That final push was Urusei Yatsura Movie 1: Only You. With its larger budget, it was the first time we saw exactly what the UY team could muster up. An excellent story and then cutting edge animation are only made more impressive by the fact that this film was also created along side the regular series' 3rd season.
The film opens with a sequence, painted only in orange, black, and white, of two children playing shadow tag. As the boy announces to the girl that he has won the game by stepping on her shadow, she in turn informs him that she is an alien and that on her planed stepping on someone's shadow is a marriage proposal. She boards a space craft, and tells her play mate that she will return in 11 years. When the student's of Tomobiki High School suddenly receive wedding invitations to Ataru Moroboshi's wedding, sparks between him and Lum begin flying.
In comparison to Movie 2, Only You requires the viewer to have seen substantial portions of the first two seasons to fully grasp the relations between certain characters. Most notably, this applies to Benten, who undergoes some substantial character development. We see her blossom from a somewhat disposable secondary character to a supporting character who reapers again and again from here on out. If you've seen any of season one and two of Urusei Yatsura, you're more than familiar with the characters who just mysteriously vanish from the series after a thorough introduction.
Speaking of one off characters, Elle is one of the most well done antagonists I've seen in UY thus far. She's a very complicated character. Even by the end of the film, her true intentions on Ataru are still very much a mystery. She inspires sympathy and malice as a diabolical female Ataru on an incomprehensible scale. She can go from a sunny and bright girl whose saccharine sweet demeanor rivals that of Lum, to a literal ice queen, often with in one scene.
The film is also important in the development of the Lum/Ataru relationship. Here, along with the fist episode of season 3 are some of our first glimpses into the nature of Ataru's real feelings towards Lum, with all bravado and machismo stripped away.
Above all, Only You manages to strike a balance of drama and comedy that makes for a serious film that retains the whimsical and absurdist nature of the Manga and TV series. There's not so much dramatic action that the film feels like a Leji Matsumoto Space Opera(Although it is blatantly obvious that Matsumoto's classics had profound influence on the movie), but there is markedly less of the bizarre comedy of the series. This balance is very much like that found in early portions of Takahashi's recently completed Inu Yasha series.
All in all, for the Urusei Yatsura fan, the film is classic UY at its very best. You have here a movie of pure entertainment that incorporates all the hallmarks of UY into a neat little package. It is intensely satisfying, and has some very edge of your seat moments. A warning: New comers to UY need not begin here, however. Since this film draws so heavily on some of the support characters of the TV series, to fully understand the relationships(and appreciate this film), one really needs to see at least episodes 1-18.
Always a great anime classic.... December 26, 2003
David E.Finley (Palm Springs, California United States)
3 out of 5 found this review helpful
But I have a problem with this DVD. This would have been a GREAT DVD If Mr. Woodhouse would have put a WIDESCREEN version out, and had dropped the assinine dub. Diddn't the Dub of episode one teach him anything? Well, at least UY is still coming out on DVD, so I guess I should be somewhat greateful.
What on (Insert name of planet)? February 9, 2006
Ion Zone (Deep Space)
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
The He-Man Rejects face off against the Flash-Gorden Fan club in a very watchable film.
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