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These are recommendations made by Tropers for Urusei Yatsura fanfics, all of which have to be signed to stay on the page. Feel free to add a fanfic of your own to the list, but remember to use the template found here.

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General Fics

Urusei Yatsura: The Senior Year by Fred Herriot and Mike Smith (some mature themes and homosexuality).

Recommended by Robbie
Synopsis: Starting from where the end of the manga left off, a series of events causes Ataru to leave Tomobiki to wrest control of his life: actions that hold certain consequences for the rest of the Tomobiki gang to deal with, especially Lum...

Lum Gets Grounded by crazyjw18.

Recommended by Weird Beard
Synopsis: After Lum discovers that her infamous electric shocks may be dangerous to Ataru's health, their relationship starts turning in a new direction.
Comments: Set sometime after the manga/5th movie. The story is well-paced, with a good mixture of action, romance and adventure. It's also respectful to the characters, although Megane gets Put on a Bus "off-camera" after a fairly-intense scene.

Crossover Fics

Lonely Souls by Fred Herriott (Crossover with Ranma ½ and Sister Princess)

Recommended by: Looney Toons
Synopsis: What is the strange link between Ranma Saotome and Ataru Moroboshi? Why has Ataru abandoned Tomobiki and retreated to an island off the coast of Japan? Why has Ranma retreated from Nerima and joined him there? Who are the girls who claim to be Ataru's sisters? Why do they insist on addressing Ranma as "big sister"?
Pairing(s): Ranma/Ataru
Tags: Fem!Ranma, OOC!Ataru
Comments: A huge but incomplete work that ties two of Rumiko Takahashi's most famous works together with an unexpected romantic plot whose roots stretch back to well before the beginning of either series. Despite the apparent unlikelihood of the central pairing, the development of the relationship is careful and slow, and presence of the girls from Sister Princess both help and reinforce the plot, which grows increasingly epic in scale as the action moves from two Tokyo neighborhoods out into the galaxy at large in discrete but inexorable steps. May not be to everyone's tastes, and the abrupt ending in the middle of some high-tension adventure is particularly frustrating, but it really is worth giving it a try.

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-== [[Gen Fic|General Fics]] ==
+== General Fics ==
-''[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/268030/2/Urusei_Yatsura_The_Senior_Year Urusei Yatsura: The Senior Year]'' by Fred Herriot and Mike Smith (some mature themes and homosexuality).
+''[https://web.archive.org/web/20120420223058/http://www.fanfiction.net/s/268030/2/Urusei_Yatsura_The_Senior_Year Urusei Yatsura: The Senior Year]'' by Fred Herriot and Mike Smith (some mature themes and homosexuality).
-* Recommended by [[Robbie]], seconded by [[Genki Girl]]
+* Recommended by Robbie
 * ''Synopsis'': Starting from where the end of the manga left off, a series of events causes Ataru to leave Tomobiki to wrest control of his life: actions that hold certain consequences for the rest of the Tomobiki gang to deal with, especially Lum...
-* ''Comments'': Possibly one of the best known ''[[Urusei Yatsura]]'' fanfics out there, this epic story spans about 50 chapters split into seven books (and that's not even including the side chapters and sequels!), and carries a scope that rivals your average [[Undocumented Features|Eyrie Production]]. The series has also been cited as controversial for a couple of reasons: a large amount of gay characters, and the treatment and characterisation of the canon characters. This troper doesn't recommend this fanfic because he enjoys it, but because it's such a large part of ''[[Urusei Yatsura]]'' fanfic as a whole.
-** I'd have to agree with [[Robbie]] on this one: while incredibly original, detailed, and epic, the stories take the main characters in a direction which either appears completely justified or horribly spiteful, and that's just in the first ten stories. The stories are incredibly long, and to understand them all fully they should be read in order. It is a huge part of written fanon, so checking it out is helpful, but no one ever said UY characterization was governed by it. Its big issue is not so much homosexuality as its harsh view of the characters. Yes, most of the characters have done extreme things and acted like huge assholes, but this series was (a) experimental in almost every sense of the word and (b) a frigging comedy. In my opinion, Ataru's sudden cruelty is disturbing and uncomfortable, because while he is pointing out others' legitimate faults, he is also flawed, or he was. The rectification of his personal and personality problems makes it OK for him to insult countless characters? Plus, if you like Lum, she's going to be called out a lot early on. A LOT. I recommend it for ''understanding the fanon better'', but I disagree with its harsh view of the show universe and will not be finishing it.
-''[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4118620/1/Lum_Gets_Grounded Lum Gets Grounded]'' by crazyjw18.
+''[https://web.archive.org/web/20120415163033/http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4118620/1/Lum_Gets_Grounded Lum Gets Grounded]'' by crazyjw18.
-* Recommended by [[User:Weird Beard]], Seconded by [[Genki Girl]]
+* Recommended by Weird Beard
 * ''Synopsis'': After Lum discovers that her infamous electric shocks may be dangerous to Ataru's health, their relationship starts turning in a new direction.
 * ''Comments'': Set sometime after the manga/5th movie. The story is well-paced, with a good mixture of action, romance and adventure. It's also respectful to the characters, although {{spoiler|Megane}} gets [[Put on a Bus]] "off-camera" after a fairly-intense scene.
-** It is indeed respectful to the characters, and some of the obviously logical thought processes behind the story's twists and turns are explained through the narrative itself. The relationship development is sweet and feels natural, and altogether the story works well. I believe it to be the best UY fanfic I've ever read.
+== Crossover Fics ==
+''[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/426518/1/Lonely-Souls Lonely Souls]'' by Fred Herriott (Crossover with  ''[[Ranma ½]]'' and ''[[Sister Princess]]'')
+* Recommended by: [[User:Looney Toons|Looney Toons]]
+* ''Synopsis:'' What is the strange link between Ranma Saotome and Ataru Moroboshi?  Why has Ataru abandoned Tomobiki and retreated to an island off the coast of Japan?  Why has Ranma retreated from Nerima and joined him there?  Who are the girls who claim to be Ataru's sisters?  Why do they insist on addressing Ranma as "big sister"?
+* ''Pairing(s):'' Ranma/Ataru
+* ''Tags:'' Fem!Ranma, OOC!Ataru
+* ''Comments:'' A huge but [[Dead Fic|incomplete]] work that ties two of [[Rumiko Takahashi]]'s most famous works together with an unexpected romantic plot whose roots stretch back to well before the beginning of either series.  Despite the apparent unlikelihood of the central pairing, the development of the relationship is careful and slow, and presence of the girls from ''[[Sister Princess]]'' both help and reinforce the plot, which grows increasingly epic in scale as the action moves from two Tokyo neighborhoods out into the galaxy at large in discrete but inexorable steps.  May not be to everyone's tastes, and the abrupt ending in the middle of some high-tension adventure is particularly frustrating, but it really is worth giving it a try.
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