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A list of cameos and references that have been seen in and outside of the Urusei Yatsura franchise. Add more if you can find any. It has to be real and not fake.

Cameos of Urusei Yatsura in other Mangas by Rumiko Takahashi[]

Numerous cameos of Urusei Yatsura were featured in anime adaptations of Rumiko Takahashi's major manga series, this is a list of cameos as seen in anime adaptations of the major works of Rumiko Takahashi:

Maison Ikkoku[]

Onsen-Mark can be seen at the beginning of Episode 1.
TOMOBE KECHO ATARU (which is a reference to Tomobiki Cho (Tomobiki Town (友引町)) can be seen at the beginning of Episode 3.
Yotsuya says he's going to watch a video of Urusei Yatsura in Episode 96.
In Maison Ikkoku Kanketsu-Hen:
- Ibuki Yagami imitates Lum.
- McEnroe and Salad's puppies are introduced named Sugar, Ginger & Pepper like the Three Girls Gang.

Ranma 1/2[]

In the episode "The Abduction of P-Chan", after Ranma turns into a girl for skating lessons, and likewise gets Ryoga out of the way by turning him into P-can, one of the two boys who were stunned by their transformations thereafter resembles Ataru while they try to trigger a transformation themselves.

Inuyasha & Hanyo no Yashahime[]

Kyōkai no Rinne[]

On top of being voiced by Fumi Hirano, who provided the voice of Lum, Sakura's Mother's color scheme may be a strong reference to Lum, and she is physically similar to Fumi Hirano.
Three previews of a next episode have characters speaking in reference to Urusei Yatsura:
- The preview for Episode 35 at the end of Episode 34.
- The preview for Episode 67 at the end of Episode 66.
- The preview for Episode 70 at the end of Episode 69.

Maris the Chōjo[]

Cameos of Urusei Yatsura in Other Media[]

Creamy Mami[]

Detective Conan[]

In episodes 792 and 793 of the anime, a suspect named Rum is used to make references to Urusei Yatsura, with Ai Haibara even adding the word "-datcha" to her sentences in reference to Lum's iconic saying, and Lum herself even makes a cameo appearance.
Episode 1011 features several references to Urusei Yatsura.
The character of Yamamura is voiced by Toshio Furukawa and Rumi is voiced by Fumi Hirano, Ataru and Lum's original voice actors.
Gosho Aoyama the author claims to have even named Rumi after Rumiko Takahashi.
The 6th Detective Conan film The Phantom of Baker Street featured a police officer by the name of Toshio Moroboshi who was named after both Ataru and his voice actor Toshio Furukawa.

Dirty Pair[]

Sasuga no Sarutobi[]

Star Trek: The Next Generation[]

Season 3, Episode 22 featured a planet with a city called Tomobiki with an area dubbed the "Lum District"
Season 4, Episode 12 featured a location on a star chart referred to as "Alpha Ataru".

Star Wars: MedStar Duology[]

In the Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia, mentions the Oni and their homeworld of Uru from MedStar again further explaining that Oni are a militaristic race.
In the Star Wars The Essential Atlas, the planet Uru's grid coordinates were given as L-19 within the Atravis Sector near Mustafar.

Others[]

Cameos of other Mangas by Rumiko Takahashi in Urusei Yatsura[]

Maison Ikkoku[]

Ranma 1/2[]

Inuyasha[]

Kyōkai no Rinne[]

Mao[]

Rumic World[]

Cameos of Other Media in Urusei Yatsura[]

Akira Toriyama[]

Creamy Mami[]

In Episode 92, Creamy Mami makes a cameo.
In Episode 99, Crepe Mami's name is a parody of Creamy Mami's.
In Episode 107, Creamy Mami makes a cameo.
In Episode 125, Creamy Mami makes a cameo.
In Episode 176, Creamy Mami makes a cameo.

Dirty Pair[]

Godzilla[]

In Episode 32, Godzilla and many other kaiju begin manifesting after the World of Books starts to fall apart.
In Episode 141, it's referenced on Mendou's island they use the same princible of keeping Rodan from wandering from the island. Godzilla appears, as well as the Super X.
In Episode 151, as reality becomes unstable, Godzilla appears in Tomobiki and seems to stay there by the end of the episode where he is seen fighting the local militia.

Hayao Miyazaki[]

In Episode 161, Ataru has a Nausicaä poster in his room.
In Episode 174, Nausicaä's costume appears.

Minky Momo[]

In Episode 58, Minky Momo of Magical Princess Minky Momo appears.
In Episode 107, Minky Momo appears.
In Episode 186, Minky Momo is one of the guests invited to Ten's wedding.
In Episodes 187 and 193, a poster of Minky Momo is featured in Ataru's room.

Star Trek[]

In Episode 32, Spock appears as one of the many escapees from the World of Books.

Star Wars[]

In Episode 32, C-3PO and Yoda appear along with many residents from the World of Books.
In 1983 and 84's episodes, Ataru made several references to wanting to go see Return of the Jedi.
Lum's Stormtroopers named their order after the troopers from the franchise.

Ultraman[]

A cafe in Tomobiki is named Cafe Pigmon.
In Chapter 23 (24 in Wideban), two Ultramen appear to represent the constellation of Gemini, however they were replaced with two Dappya in Episode 14.
In Episode 32, Ultraman and his human host Shin Hayata appear.
In Episode 46, Ultraman is seen among the fighting students and teachers.
In Episode 107, several students are seen wearing Ultraman masks.
In Episode 137, Ryūnosuke dresses up as Ultraman while her father dresses as Red King.
In Episode 141, during a wide panning scroll shot, several dozen kaiju from the various Ultraman series appear.
In Episode 148, Ultraman masks are being sold.
In Episode 151, several SSSP forces appear in Tomobiki to fight off an attacking Godzilla.
In Episode 157, Ataru and the others go see an Ultraman movie.
In Episode 178, shadows of Pigmon and Garamon appear.
In Episode (unknown at the time), several giant kaiju appear

Others[]

In Episode 32, numerous characters and references from classical literature, art books, documentaries, history, magazines, manga, western comics, film novelizations and short stories appear after the World of Books becomes unstable. Just to name a few some of the references and characters include, Journey to the West, Moby Dick (the titular whale and Queequeg), 1,001 Arabian Nights, Mary Shelley's Frankenstein, Peter Pan, Run Melos! (Die Bürgschaft), The Nutcracker Suite, Greek Epics, Arthurian Legend, Mr. Popper's Penguins, George Adamski's The Flying Saucers Have Landed, Star Wars, Chikemuri Takada no Baba, Godzilla, Gamera, Ultraman, Baltan Aliens, Arale of Dr. Slump, Gu Gu Ganmo, Manda from Atragon/Gotengo, Superman, Spiderman, Machiko-sensei, Kamen Rider, World War I, World War II, Giorgio de Chirico's artwork, as well as some perverted pinup girls, Aphrodite/Venus, a dodo bird, dinosaurs, a few packs of Mild Seven Cigarettes, shogi pieces, a Moai head, many Yokai, Albert Einstein, Adolph Hitler and Napoleon Bonaparte.
In Episode 46, numerous cameos are featured including Wonder Woman, Supergirl, Ultraman...
In Episode 55, numerous cameos are featured including characters of Macross, Batman, Wonder Woman...
In Episode 61, fighters wear masks of Western and Eastern Characters such as E.T, Aliens, Darth Vader, Mazinger and many more and Lum's Stomrtroopers even quote lines from the theme song of Gekko Kamen.
In Episode 64, numerous cameos are featured including Gundam, Spock of Star Trek, and Betty Boop.
In Episode 107, numerous cameos and references are featured including of Superman, Star Wars, Star Trek, Godzilla, Ultraman, Mazinger, Creamy Mami and Minky Momo.
In Episode 138, neon signs of Madonna, Ghostbusters, The Spirit of St. Louis and Gremlins can be seen at the end.
In Episode 157, scenes of The Exorcist and The Shining are featured in the theater.
In Episode 169, Persia of Persia the Magic Fairy, Baradagi of Prefectural Earth Defense Force, Kei and Yuri of Dirty Pair make a cameo.
In Episode 170, Baradagi of Prefectural Earth Defense Force, Persia of Persia the Magic Fairy, Kenshiro of Fist of the North Star and Minky Momo of Magical Princess Minky Momo make a cameo.
In Episode 174, various costumes of Western and Eastern culture are featured.
In Episode 176, Kei and Yuri of Dirty Pair, Creamy Mami of Creamy Mami the Magic Angel and Persia of Persia the Magic Fairy make a cameo.
In Episode 178, numerous characters from other anime including Kenshiro of Fist of the North Star, and Kei and Yuri of Dirty Pair make a cameo in class.
In Episode 182, a parody of the 1973 film The Exorcist is featured and the Stay Puft Marshmallow Man of the 1984 film Ghostbusters makes a cameo.

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