Urusei Yatsura Season 1, Episode 83: Love Love Catchball!

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I'm Lum the Notorious!

This episode opens with a baseball game and Ataru getting hit with a left field flyball. Ataru is soon escorted home and discovers he's been chosen to fight an invading alien force's champion in a 10-day game of tag. If he loses, the aliens will invade. But if he wins, the aliens will go home. Ataru isn't at all willing to play tag until he sees the alien's champion: the beautiful Lum.

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It's Raining Oil All Over Town

This episode opens with Ataru friends Megane and Lum's Stormtroopers at school who are watching films of the tag game. In this episode, a space taxi gives Ataru a ride home by accident and the fee is...too much. Since Ataru cannot pay, the space Taxi Collection Agency starts stealing all the oil in the world.

12 min

3

Mail from Space - Ten-chan Arrives!

This is the first episode with Jariten, Lum's cousin. Jariten arrives in a giant peach and he and Ataru are enemies at once.

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4

Mrs. Swallow and Mrs. Penguin

This episode opens with Lum putting on makeup to go meet Darling at school. A swallow swallows some food Jariten gives it and it grows such that it looks like a penguin. It's appearance in school is just the start of a full day of panic.

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The Coming of Rei the Handsome Shapechanger!

This show features the first appearance of Rei, Lum's former fiance. This episode opens with Ataru in his room watching a storm, and Lum trying to coax him to bed. Shinobu meets Rei and brings him to Ataru's house. After a lot of arguing, Rei challenges Ataru to a duel for Lum.

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6

Die Dreamy-Man!

Ataru, Megane, and friends are going to a Gyudon restaurant for lunch and are quite shocked to see Rei munching down food like a black hole. During the rest of the episode, Rei is chasing Lum, Ataru and friends and as the chase goes on, the chaos grows on.

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7

Kintaro of the Autumn Sky

First episode with Kintaro, the vicious little boy with the pet flying bear and the red haired alien nanny. Lum and Jariten meet Kintaro inside a wind carp, and Kintaro tells them he's was looking for his nanny in the carp. Ataru, Shinobu, Lum, and Jariten try to help Kintaro find his nanny by asking around.

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Live Vigorously!

Kintaro's nanny, with Ataru's help takes the alien children on a tour of Earth and a Earth child's school. Ataru tells the myth of the real Kintaro who grew up in the wild and slew a demon. So Kintaro decide to live up to his name.

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Sakura - Raving Beauty of Mystery

First appearance of Sakura, The Shinto maiden. Ataru can no longer endure Lum, so he has gone undercover. Unfortunately, at a restaurant, the appearance of Lum, Ataru parents, Shinobu, and Cherry blows his cover; and a mob chases after him. He manages to duck them and bumps into Sakura, who takes him home for exorcising.

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10

Tormenting Virus

Arriving at school one morning, Ataru is greeted by all boys in the school who are waiting for the new nurse, Sakura, arriving at school today. Ataru appears to be sick, but in reality he is possessed; and Sakura performs the exorcism.

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Love Triangle Black Hole

Ataru is phoning Shinobu in order to make plans for a date, when Lum interrupts and get's Shinobu mad at Ataru. Ataru throws Lum out and spends the rest of the episode trying to contact Shinobu. But Lum is persistent and uses a ray to jam the phone lines. But this ray also has the side affect of making a plane and a helicopter vanish.

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It's a Lovesick Little Demon!

Walking home from school, Ataru is assaulted by a group of black cats and gets a nasty bump on the head. At midnight, he is using two mirrors to look at the bump, when a little demon pops out of the mirror. The demon proves to be too much for Ataru and Mr. Moroboshi, so they get Cherry to exorcise it.

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13

Electric Shocks Scare Me!

Cherry gives Ataru some yellow ribbons which when tied to her horns, negate Lum's powers. In order to coax Lum into wearing them, Ataru has to put on a big charade of really loving her.

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14

Voodoo Dolls of Vengeance

After an odd loss of control of his body after dinner, Ataru finds out Lum has some clay for making voodoo dolls. Ataru takes full advantage of the situation until Lum make a doll of Shinobu, and Ataru tries to get it away from Lum.

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Neptune is Beyond My Closet

First appearance of Oyuki, Lum friend and queen of Neptune. Oyuki also has incredible ice powers. Megane and friends visit while Shinobu is nursing Ataru, who has a cold; and they discover a gate to Neptune in Ataru closet. By accident, they go through this gate and arrive on Neptune to be greeted by Lum and Oyuki.

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16

That Crazy Age of the Dinosaurs

While Ataru is flying an ultra-light, with Lum and Jariten tagging along, Kintaro crashes into him. With the help of Lum's electric shock, the crash send them all back in time to the dinosaur age.

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Princess Kurama, Sleeping Beauty

First episode with Kurama, the karas-tengu princess. On a field trip, Ataru and friends accidentally meet a karas-tengu who takes Ataru to marry Kurama. Kurama then tries to reform Ataru to be her perfect husband.

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18

Athletics in Women's Hell!

Kurama uses a weird dimensional door to try and cure Ataru of his lechery. Inside the door, Ataru faces hostile versions of the girls he loves.

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19

Pitter-Patter Christmas Eve (1)

Megane and Lum's Stormtroopers set up a plot to embarrass Ataru and get Lum to leave him at the same time. They set up a date who will make a fool of Ataru, but Lum finds out and twists things around.

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Pitter-Patter Christmas Eve (2)

Megane and Lum's Stormtroopers set up a plot to embarrass Ataru and get Lum to leave him at the same time. They set up a date who will make a fool of Ataru, but Lum finds out and twists things around.

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21

Ataru Genji Goes to the Heian Capital (1)

First appearance of Mendo, the rich noble; but it is not until episode 27 that he really does anything. Mendo tells a tale about ancient Japan featuring the normal cast in a slightly different alien invasion story. The aliens this time, all look like a bunch odd barbarians, except for a pretty girl and her young boy cousin.

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Ataru Genji Goes to the Heian Capital (2)

First appearance of Mendo, the rich noble; but it is not until episode 27 that he really does anything. Mendo tells a tale about ancient Japan featuring the normal cast in a slightly different alien invasion story. The aliens this time, all look like a bunch odd barbarians, except for a pretty girl and her young boy cousin.

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23

Love Battle Royale

First appearance of Tsubame, Sakura's boy friend who has some magic abilities. Sakura invites Ataru, Lum, Shinobu, Megane, Perm, Chibi, and Kakugari to a disco. Things later go haywire as Tsubame starts casting spells and all sorts of weird creatures appear, including Rei.

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24

Father, You Were Strong

Kurama takes Ataru back in time to help her father who appears to be afraid of women. Later Ataru and Kurama's father have to get past a guard on a bridge.

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25

Hawaiian Swimsuit Thief

Ataru, Lum, Shinobu, Sakura, Megane, Cherry, and others are staying at a beachside resort. During the day, an octopus is stealing peoples swimsuits, but it appears to look like Cherry is doing it. At the end, they find the octopus and beat him up.

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Full Course from Hell

Still at the resort, the group meets some maniac who is having an all-you-can-eat contest. Sakura reveals the secret of her figure to be a diet pill called "Beauty Foods". But we really know the real reason is Sakura can just plain eat like a whale, and we see her do so as she beats Ataru and Cherry in the contest and clean the maniac of all his food.

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Mendo Brings Trouble!

Mendo returns for a formal introduction on his first day at school. He and Ataru have a duel for presidency of the class which ends in a tie. So they have a duel with cannons, which Ataru wins with help from Lum.

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Constellation is Spinning

Lum's computer tells her that Mendo is really the best choice for her lover, so she brings a set of constellation scales to school and weight Ataru versus Mendo in a series of test in the scales. At the end, the scales break and we see the class as constellations.

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29

The Great Spring War

First appearance of Benten, Lum's best friend the goddess. Lum takes Ataru to another planet to help in a battle against Benten's family. The battle consists of catching stones in bowls on a giant set of scales. Ataru starts playing with Benten and ends up messing up the entire game.

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30

The Benten Gang's Return Match

Match Benten and her girl biker friends come to Earth for another round of fun. Ataru sides up with Benten again, and Lum recruits Jariten and some people dressed as demons.

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31

Oh, Lonely Teacher! Kuribayashi Sensei Appears

Ataru and Kuribayashi are enemies from the very start. Then Lum shows up and Kuribayashi falls in love. Finally Lum goes out with Kuribayashi in hopes on lightening his spirits.

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Terrifying Visiting Day

On a day when students mothers come to school, Mrs. Mendo and Lum's mother get into a dispute and Mrs. Moroboshi acts as judge by setting up a roulette game.

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33

Fourth Dimensional Camera

Mendo bring an antique camera to school that sends Ataru off into other worlds. Lum manages to find him through a class room window that had been stuck for years.

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34

Demonic Jogging

Every morning, Ataru goes jogging early to see girls. On the way to school, Ataru breaks the fall of an attempted suicide as he was grabbing for a 100-yen coin below her. Ataru and Mendo get into a dispute over who is more noble and end up playing a game of tennis.

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Girls' Day! Introducing Ran-chan

First appearance of Ran, Lum's childhood friend. During a small celebration at the Moroboshi house, a little doll enchants Ataru to follow it to Ran. Ran tries to kiss Ataru to drain his youth, but Lum shows up.

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Ran-chan's Invitation

Ran invites Lum, Ataru, and Ten over for cookies and tea, but her real plot is to suck Ataru's youth. Ran makes a double of Ataru and tries switching them, but she gets confused and loses the real Ataru.

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The Tearful Diary of Tomorrow

Lum acquire's Ataru's diary that has written in events that will happen throughout the day. Ataru tries to use it to his advantage, but the records in the diary are not quite how they first read; making use of puns or ambiguous statements.

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38

Whose Kid Is This?

Mendo finds an alien child in his locker and goes through great lengths to hide it from everyone. Later after everyone has found out, a whole mob of these alien children arrive, just for Mendo.

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39

Sleepy Serene Springtime Classroom

During math class, Kuribayashi and all the students fall asleep, save for Ataru and Mendo. Lum arrives and finds out that a tiny old man and girl are responsible for this magic. The tiny girl then uses some more magic to have a party with Lum, Ataru, and Mendo; until the principal arrives with some parents.

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Peach Blossom Poetry Contest

Lum, Mendo, Shinobu, Ran, Ten, Sakura, and Cherry all are in a blossom orchard for some traditional reason. Ataru is in the blossom orchard for a picnic. Cherry's chanting summons some sort of woman spirit, whom Ataru runs off and meets with a giant.

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Duel! Ataru vs. Ataru

Ataru eats a lollipop Lum gave him and gets a mouth burn. Running off, he finds Cherry and a weird melon, which Ataru eats to cool his mouth. The melon causes Ataru to split into two Ataru's, one polite and the other casual. The two continue to fight all day.

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42

Wake up to a Nightmare

Sleeping in class, Ataru has weird dreams which he relates a little of as he occasionally talks in his sleep. Annoyed, his classmates wake him and a dream demon comes out from Ataru's sleep.

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43

Great Space Matchmaking Operation (1)

Lum returns to her home planet unaware that her father is throwing her a matchmaking party. Ataru (who knows about the party) and Ten follow her.

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Great Space Matchmaking Operation (2)

Lum returns to her home planet unaware that her father is throwing her a matchmaking party. Ataru (who knows about the party) and Ten follow her.

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45

Big Springtime Picnic Uproar! (1)

On a class field trip, Ataru journeys to an underwater kingdom; and Ataru, Lum, Shinobu and Mendou get lost in a cave (exposing Mendou's legendary fear of the dark).

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Big Springtime Picnic Uproar! (2)

On a class field trip, Ataru journeys to an underwater kingdom; and Ataru, Lum, Shinobu and Mendou get lost in a cave (exposing Mendou's legendary fear of the dark).

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47

Beware the Earmuffs!

Ataru and Ten switch bodies after wearing some kind of special earmuffs.

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48

Fly Imo-chan!

Ataru becomes the owner of a white caterpillar that Lum's Stormtroopers gave him as it eats a lot more than ordinary caterpillars.

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49

Ten-chan's Love

Ten has an unrequited crush on Sakura.

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50

What a Dracula

Dracula wants to suck the blood of a beautiful young girl and his target is Lum.

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51

Lum's Education Lecture Course for Boys

Lum travels back in time in order to meet a younger Ataru and cure his libido.

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52

From the Gardenia with Love

Ataru and Ten compete for the attention of the pretty female proprietor of a flower shop.

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53

A Beautiful Girl Brings Rain

The gang meet Tsuyuko, a girl who seems to bring rain wherever she goes.

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54

Gimme Back My Horn!

Ten's horn falls off during a fight with Ataru, leaving him weak and unable to breathe fire. Ataru wastes no time in taking advantage of the situation.

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55

Shock Library - Quiet Please!

Chaos ensues at the library after the characters in the books start coming to life. Wendy Darling (from J.M. Barrie's Peter Pan novel) enlists Ataru and Lum's help in restoring order.

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56

Teacher Hanawa Arrives! It's the Youth

Mr. Hanawa found employment in Ataru's school and at the same time, Lum gets enlisted into it.

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57

Goblin in Distress - Wonderful People

A goblin who is living in Mendo's private pool has been shooed out and is trying to find a new home.

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58

Darling had It This Time!

Remembering how Lum always got her in trouble when they were younger, Ran devises a new scheme to suck away Ataru's youth.

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59

Rei Returns! The Big Study Hall Uproar!

Rei appears and causes an uproar by eating everyone's lunch, and Ran tries her best to win him back.

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60

The Coming of The Phantom Red Mantle!

On a cool evening disco dance held by the students at Tomobiki High School during summer break, a mysterious man comes to stalk the girls.

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61

Steal Darling! Copy Operation!

Things go wrong when Lum tries to make copies of Ataru in order to protect him from Ran's vengeance.

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62

Thrilling Summer Date

Lum and Ataru go on their first date together after Lum watches a television program that makes her realize her relationship with Ataru is abnormal. Ataru, although hesitant at first, shows that he does actually have feelings for Lum, but feels uncomfortable expressing them.

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63

So long Byebye Summer Days

Lum, Ataru, Shinobu and Mendo spend their summer vacation at the seaside. First they provoke the wrath of a watermelon god, then they are visited by a crying yōkai.

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64

Panic in Typhoon!

A typhoon strikes Tomobiki and floods the Moroboshi household, but Lum has some inventive ways of helping her Darling and his parents cope with the flood waters.

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65

Drunkard's Boogie

Lum and Ten get drunk from eating umeboshi, and Lum begins flying around terrorizing Ataru's classmates in order to get more umeboshi.

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66

The Terror of Meow

During one of the cats' mating season, Ataru, Lum and Ten meet a beautiful female cat-like humanoid.

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67

After You've Gone

Lum's Stormtroopers throw Lum a party, but Ataru spoils it by yelling at Lum and accusing her of ruining his life. Lum leaves for her home planet, and when she doesn't return, Ataru, believing she has gone for good, begins to miss her and tearfully wishes she would return. However, it turns out Lum merely left to renew her passport.

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68

Lum-chan's Class Reunion

Lum's friends from outer space plan a surprise class-reunion party for her, but an unaware Lum can't understand why her friends are avoiding her and is hurt.

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69

Those Buy-Eaters Gather Round!

Lum, Ataru, Shinobu and the rest of the Tomobiki student body - except for Mendo and his small gang of "good kids" - fight a new school rule which forbids students to leave the campus to eat lunch at fast-food joints.

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Terror! The Deserted Fossil Grounds Mystery

Ataru, Lum, Mendo, Shinobu, and Jariten all go on a picnic to a remote part of Japan which has some fossils. A group of archaeologists are also exploring this area and using a lot of fancy tricks to make the exploration seem more dramatic than it is.

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71

Princess Kurama - A New Challenge!

Kurama has her subjects place her in suspended sleep again in the hopes that some prince may awaken her.

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72

The Terrifying Cavity WARS!

Ten has gotten cavities. However, these cavities can be cured by biting 10 people and spreading the cavities to others. To relieve himself, he pays Ataru's class a visit.

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73

The Mendo Siblings!

Mendo's manipulative and dangerous younger sister, Ryoko, is introduced.

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74

A Cat with a Grudge on the Stairs

Kotatsu-neko is introduced.

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75

Can a Raccoon Repay a Favor!?

Ataru helps a wounded bird who transforms itself into a raccoon and moves in to repay the service to Ataru.

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76

The Suicide Subspace Parttime Job

Ataru finds the perfect part-time job - a washing attendant at a bathhouse - which he excitedly anticipates as being an opportunity to ogle and grope naked women. However, it doesn't turn out the way he expected.

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77

The Big Year-End Party that Lum-chan Organized!

When Lum plans the class's end-of-year party, Ataru explains that New Year's is when you forget who you are. He's a bit worried she took it a bit literally...

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78

Badboy Musashi - A Success Story

The normal cast is again put into an ancient Japanese story with Ataru as a food thief with Onsen-Mark and Cherry as his occasional companions.

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79

We'll Risk Our Lives During Classtime!

After he's pelted by snowballs by Ataru and his friends, an annoyed Ten plans revenge on Ataru during class after Onsen-Mark threatens the class should any of them make noise.

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80

Domestic Quarrel – To Eat or Be Eaten?!

Lum's mother boots father out of the house, so he comes to stay with Lum.

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81

Steal the Kiss of Miss Snow Queen!

Lum gets Ataru to go on a ski trip with her, but Mendo, Shinobu, and Lum's guards find out and tail along to cause static, Ataru enters a ski contest.

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82

St Valentine Day Horror

Ten becomes the new Ataru when he mistakenly gets another girl to marry him, but tries to escape so he could see other older women.

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83

Love Love Catchball!

Ten orders two special balls called Love-Love Catchballs that supposedly show a person's future love, one for each gender. When Ataru finds the one for guys that show their future wives, things quickly get chaotic.

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84

The Mendo Family... Masquerade War

Ryoko plans a masquerade "party" (which is actually a tournament of sorts) to get closer to Ataru, but her brother Shutaro is dead-fast against this, hiring all of Ataru's rivals to fight him.

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85

Space Cold Panic!

Lum catches a cold from her father, which soon spreads across the entire male student body at Tomobiki High.

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86

Ryunosuke Arrives! I Love the Sea!

After their beach shop is ruined by their fighting due to Ataru and co.'s interference, a father and his "son" Ryunosuke move into Tomobiki High and set up a shop in-school.

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87

Goodbye Season

Ataru talks to Megane one day about handing over a "position", which Shinobu overhears, thinking that he's planning to give up on Lum. Not wanting to lose Mendou, she takes manners into her own hands..

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88

Ran-chan's Great Date Plan!

Admiring Ran's feminine beauty, Ryunosuke goes out with her in an attempt to become more feminine, but everyone else except Ran (who doesn't know Ryunosuke's true gender and thinks she's going on a date with a guy) thinks this means she's interested in girls when she claims she has no interest in boys. Lum and Ataru decide to intervene with Ran and Ryunosuke's "date".

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89

Happy Birthday My Darling

When Ataru flips out over Lum for forgetting his upcoming birthday, she goes absent from school for days and only comes home late at night. This causes both Ataru and Lum to become upset, as well as separately confine in Miss Sakura.

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90

Seeing Togenkyo as a Hell Camp!

After enduring Lum's ultra-spicy dinner on a camping trip, Ataru, Mendou, Megane, and Perm head off to find food (with Lum and Ten not far behind). They eventually end up fighting against the Evil Peach after they're tipped off by Cherry of a village that produces giant peaches, wanting to save a beautiful girl from being sacrificed.

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91

The Muco Flower's Name is Ryunosuke

Ataru is changed into a girl by Kurama's tengu henchmen after they try to use a cannon to change Ryunosuke into a man for their princess. NOTE: There is no appearance of Shinobu in this episode.

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92

Bottled Letter Seashore Mystery!

After Ataru, Ten, and Mendo fall for a beautiful woman's love letters - which end up luring them (along with Lum and Shinobu) to the inn she works in - they stay at a creepy inn, where the residents quite literally want them for dinner.

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93

Dramatic Appearance! Mizunokoji Ton-chan!!

Mendo's rival Tobimaro Mizunokoji returns, and the two decide to settle their baseball rivalry once and for all.

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94

Shinobu's Cinderella Story

Shinobu gets involved with the rich Kobayakawa family's youngest son, the adopted Makoto, whose father recently died. But his older siblings want to bump him off so that they don't have to share their late father's wealth with him.

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95

Lum-chan the Ruthless Rebel

Ataru is the producer/director of a film for school. At first it only involves him, Lum, and the Stormtroopers, but it soon involves most of the student body after Ataru gets funding by Mendo.

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96

Big Showdown! Sakura vs Sakuranbo!!

Ataru and Lum are left home alone when his parents leave for three days, and Lum locks Ataru inside of his own house! When a botched-up meal causes planes and tanks to appear instead of food, it attracts the attention of Sakura and Sakuranbo, who try to fight them off..but end up fighting against each other's summoned creatures instead!

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97

Ghost Story! Old Man Willow!

Onsen-Mark tells the class a story of a cursed willow tree, which Ataru finds a load of fluff and ends up releasing an old man after Mendou after he carved his company's symbol with a knife on said tree. The old man drops a map to a possible treasure, while Mendou plans to see him at midnight to settle a score regarding the mockery of his company logo Ataru carved on the back of his robe. Meanwhile, Onsen-Mark is forced to do guard duty across the school by himself at night.

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And Then There was Nobody!?

Ataru, Lum, Shinobu, Mendo, Onsen-Mark, Sakura, Cherry, and the Stormtroopers have a stay at a mansion, where they are slowly picked off one by one in a manner similar to the nursery rhyme Cock Robin.

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99

Firefighter Mama Visits!

Ten's mother, a firefighter, comes to visit her son on Earth. Ten must keep his fire-breathing a secret from his mother as she hates pyromaniacs and will send all those who are to Hell. Unfortunately for him, Ataru - taking full advantage of Ten's mother's position - isn't going to make it easy on him.

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100

Darling's Dying!?

When Ataru gets poisoned by one of Ran's cupcakes, Lum rushes into a magical world to find an antidote for him before he dies.

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101

Pitiful! Mother of Love and Banishment!?

An accident at the mall causes Ataru's mother to become unconscious. During this time she begins to have nightmares.

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102

Mendo Family - Summer Christmas

Ryoko holds a "Summer Xmas" party, where everyone must come in male-female pairs. And the main attraction is a gigantic Christmas tree, which they must climb in order to get to the dance floor above. The male winner will receive a kiss from Ryoko, and the female Mendou.

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Panic in the Haunted Inn

Ataru, Lum, Mendo, and Shinobu stay at an inn and meet Otama, a scaredy-cat ghost who tries (and fails) to out-scare an old couple each year around the summer. But the old couple are far scarier than she is (though not on purpose).

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104

Ah The Eyelid of Mother

Ryunosuke tries to recall what her mother was like, and her father doesn't help her at all in this endeavor. A new eyecatch featuring Lum and Ataru is introduced this episode.

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105

Full of Sunshine - Full of Amours

Thanks to Ten's Core technology, he, Ataru, and Mendo make three Sakura sand dolls come to life. Frustrated, Lum goes out with another guy to make Ataru jealous.

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106

Big Clash! Ten VS Ataru

Tired of being defeated recently by Ataru, Ten goes into training with the help of Cherry and Lum to defeat his arch-nemesis.

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107

Terror! Tororo has Come to Attack!!

On holiday at Mendo's family's mountain lodge, Lum, Shinobu, Ataru and Mendou are attacked by crazed Tororo yam filling (torojiru).

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108

Galactic Teacher CAO-2's Revenge

Lum, Ran, Benten, and Oyuki find out that their old teacher, a giant, robot chalkboard eraser named CAO-2, has come to Earth after being trapped on a deserted planet for years. And the former three are not pleased with the news.

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109

Outraged! Piteous Kid Shutaro!!

Ataru, Lum, Shinobu, Mendo, and Ryunosuke go back in time to when Mendou was an obnoxious, violent kid to cure him of both his nyctophobia and claustrophobia.

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110

Grand! The Mysterious Matsutake Pot!!

A batch of matsutake mushrooms from Cherry turn the Tomobiki High student body and staff alike (except Lum and Cherry himself) into a bunch of high weirdos desperate for entertainment.

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111

Enraged Lum-chan!

After Ten burns Lum's scarf she made especially for Ataru, he's forced to do something he's never really done before - apologize. And Ataru is making sure to drag this out as much as possible, even convincing Lum to get angry at him.

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112

Lum and Ataru – A Night only for Two

Ataru's parents head away for an overnight trip to Atami, leaving Lum and Ataru in the house together. Ataru dreads the prospect of a Lum-cooked dinner, while a horrified Mendo and Lum's Stormtroopers storm the Moroboshi home to protect Lum from Ataru. Ataru tries to kiss her at the last moment, but as a precaution, puts an armor that prevents electricity, in the last frames...he begins to cry.

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113

Lady Ryunosuke!

Onsen-Mark is given the task of making "a woman" out of Ryuunosuke.

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114

Document - Who Will Be Miss Tomobiki!?

A contest is held in Tomobiki for Miss Tomobiki, with a reward of 150,000 yen for the winner. Candidates include Lum, Shinobu, Ran, Sakura, and Ryunosuke.

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115

Bizarre! The Medicine of Selflessness!!

Ataru has a literal out-of-body experience when he eats a strange potion shaped like a fish cookie from Cherry.

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116

Shutaro - Jinxed Morning

Mendo talks to Sakuranbo about Ataru's possible weaknesses in this clip show episode.

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117

The Story of a Traveling Snow Dharma

After saving its life three times from Ten's antics, a snowman spirit awards Ataru with a late night dinner, taking the form of a cute pink-haired girl that only he can see.

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118

Lum-chan's Ancient Japanese Fairytales

Cherry tells Ten a fairytale that's basically a giant mishmash of Japanese children's stories, featuring Ataru and Lum as an old couple and Ten as their "son".

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119

Shine! The Blessed Bra!

Ryunosuke is blackmailed into going on a date with Shinobu to obtain a bra, which she's always wanted to wear.

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120

Duel! Benten VS the Three Daughters

A trio of middle-school space girls steal Benten's chain and then challenge her, Lum, and Oyuki to fight them.

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121

Lum-chan is Full!

Ran tries to clone Lum to get revenge on her, but it doesn't work quite as planned.

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122

Deadly! Standup Eating Wars!!

Megane deals with a tough, fast-eating "fast-food costumer dragon" named Ryuu at the noodle shop he works at, who criticizes others' inferior foods and eats for free if not satisfied. But soon other fast-food fighters start hitting the scene in Tomobiki, and Megane only worries even more. Turns out that Mendou, who's thinking of opening a supermarket in town in an attempt to bankrupt the small-time family restaurants, is the cause of this, starting a contest between Ataru and co. and the fast-food fighters to determine if Tomobiki gets the supermarket.

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123

Great Vault! Courageous Survival!

Ataru and Mendou get locked in the latter's giant safe, where they slowly go mad when the place starts flooding and they try to out-survive each other.

26 min

124

Operation - Peek in the Woman's Bath

Ataru takes a bath at an old-fashioned sento (along with Cherry), where he tries to peek on the girls' side, where Lum, Shinobu, Sakura, Ran, Ryoko, Ryunosuke, Benten, and Oyuki are having a private party. But soon the Stormtroopers and even Mendo find out about Ataru's plan.

26 min

125

Sakura - Melancholy of a Youth Time

Sakura literally re-meets her childhood when Cherry slips her a pill that makes her childhood self appear, who wants to play. But everyone else thinks it's her illegitimate child.

26 min

126

Burning Ran's Emotional Video Mail

In the series' second clip show, Ran gets video tapes "highlighting" her unhappy childhood, as well as previous episodes' events.

26 min

127

Sakura-san is My Youth!

Ataru recounts how he met Sakura, and how she ended up as the school nurse of his school. This is intermixed with clips from previous episodes.

26 min

128

Scramble! Recapture Lum!

Episode 1 of a 2-episode serial. Ataru and Lum get into an argument, with Lum going to her UFO to sleep that night. But in her sleep it crashes on Mendou's property, with Lum losing her memory in the process. Mendou, disgusted by Ataru's lack of sympathy about Lum's missing, informs Ataru that she's on his property. He also tells him that if he wants her back, he'll have to go on his property and deal with him and his army. After some nudging by Lum's Stormtroopers, Ataru works together with them to save her.

26 min

129

Deathmatch! Ataru VS Mendo Brigade!

Episode 2 of a 2-episode serial. Despite their best efforts, all of Lum's Stroomtroopers except Megane have been kidnapped. Ataru is saved from captivity by Mendou's little sister Ryoko, who gives him supplies and even a motorcycle to save Lum with.

26 min

130

Different Dimension Switch - Where is Darling!?

During Hanami, Ataru snaps a tree branch and somehow causes a rip in dimensions, sending Lum to a parallel world. Here Ataru lost the game of tag in the first episode, his family living in poverty. And he refuses to talk to Lum because he is upset that she ruined his life, as well as his parents'. Lum hops dimensions in hopes of finding the real Ataru.

26 min

131

Clash!! Queen Majesty and Ragaman's Love

Ryunosuke loses the cloth that wraps up her breasts, but decides to not buy a new wrap when she's finally treated like a girl by everyone around her. But when it comes time to play rugby at gym class, the boys are more interested in Ryunosuke's large chest than they are in playing the actual game. At the same time, an evil space queen and her all-male henchmen are plotting to overtake Earth, their ship the size (and shape) of a rugby ball.

26 min

132

Ran-chan - First Kiss Tastes Tears of Love

Ran tries to win Rei's heart literally through his stomach. And while she doesn't succeed, she does manage to get an indirect kiss from him when he licks bean paste from her face. Lum is happy to see Rei and Ran paired up, ecstatic at the idea that Ran will no longer bother her. Or is she...?

26 min

133

Un-re-mov-ab-le Rouge Magic

Lum is sad that she's never kissed Ataru, so she invents a lipstick that makes whoever wears it to kiss anyone else who's also wearing it.

26 min

134

Deathmatch!! The Mendo Family Flower Display Death Match

A mysterious monster is causing strange events in town. Mendo figures out what the monster is when all of his octopi are turned to septopi.

26 min

135

Benten & Ryunosuke - Run Toward Tomorrow!

Benten drops in to Tomobiki High, making friends with Ryuunosuke, leading to crime-fighting, kitten-saving adventures.

26 min

136

Great Horrors! Oyuki is Finally Angered!!

Ran upsets Oyuki and relives a traumatizing childhood experience with an angry Oyuki. The song "Magical Mystery Tour" by The Beatles seems to be featured as well.

26 min

137

Ten-chan's Strange Love Story

Ten meets a lovely little girl, only to find their time together is all too brief. Also in this episode: sumo wrestling and puppies.

26 min

138

Haunted Special! Search for Mendo Mansion's Treasure!!

Mendo's elderly grandfather requests Shutaro find the secret family treasure. Unfortunately for Shutaro, his classmates decide to join. Unfortunately for his classmates, is it hidden in the extensive Mendo Estate.

26 min

139

Love and War! Battle of Glove VS Pants!!

Possessed accessories bring three of our heroes to a spiritual fight to the... nap time.

26 min

140

Lum-chan's Becoming a Cow?

Lum and Ataru are both bitten by a cow in a pet shop. Shortly afterward, Lum's horns begin to grow and resemble a cow's horns, and a horrified Lum believes she is turning into a cow.

26 min

141

Great Achievement! This is Lum-chan's Youth Film

Megane convinces everyone to help him make a film starring Lum.

26 min

142

Scaring Ghosts! Pretty Sakura's Oharai!!

Sakura's wand needs a recharge, leaving an opening for all the ghosties!

26 min

143

Counterattack of the Primeval Animals! Panic at the Poolside

Ten gets a lesson once again about Oni candy and Earthlings while Ataru and Mendou's relationship develops to new levels.

26 min

144

Appeared Again! Hunter of Love Princess Kurama

Kurama returns to find her mate. Instead she meets her match.

26 min

145

The Fox's Hard Feelings of Painful Love...

How can little Kitsune repay Shinobu's good deed?

26 min

146

Ryunosuke Stunned! My Young Child Loves Rock Mother!!

A beach town frantically searches for the food-thieving goblin as Ryuu is once again plagued by her past... and her dramatic father.

26 min

147

Thriller! Curra~n Collo~n Womens Dorm!!

Ataru's ghost story becomes all too real when no matter how hard Lum tries to stop it.

26 min

148

Pool Spooks! Burning with Forbidden Love!!

The gang helps Pochi rescue his beloved blowfish from the sharky kidnapper.

26 min

149

Ran-chan Panic: There is No Tomorrow for Tomobiki Town

Ran's lost konpeito-like supernova fragment causes quite a ruckus for Tomobiki High. The song The Fool on the Hill by The Beatles seems to be featured as well.

26 min

150

Where is Love's Room? Kuriko and Chojuro

Pear-consciousness brings everyone in class closer to Ataru.

26 min

151

Man or Bird? Gokakenran Ally of Justice!

Ten learns the difficulties of being the righteousness of the universe when he gets powers from a salary-man superhero, whom Ran and Lum have a grudge against.

26 min

152

Attack the Seniors! Revenge of the Knowing Three Daughters

The Planet Middle School Girl Gang is back to get revenge on Lum. However, she's too distracted by Ataru's proposition; if she can go three days without shocking him, he'll go on a date with her.

26 min

153

Blazing Hidden Trick! This Straight Line Road

Lum finds an alien way to motivate everyone to do their best at the talent show.

26 min

154

Don't Die! Ryoko's Special Straw Doll!!

Ryoko harnesses the power of voodoo and gives Ataru a voodoo doll effigy of her brother Shutaro, who unintentionally hurts him without realizing it. Shutaro now must do everything to prevent Ataru from finding out that the voodoo doll is of him, while trying to avoid himself in the process.

26 min

155

Matchmaking Hell! Is the Armored Daughter a Beauty? Beast?

Episode one of a two-Episode Serial. Shutaro is forced into an arranged marriage with the heavily armored Asuka Mizunokoji of the Mizunokoji clan, who've been mortal enemies with the Mendou clan for generations. While Shutaro wants nothing to do with Asuka, Ataru (of course) wants this armored girl for himself. A girl who, apparently, has never met a man before, much less one outside of her armor. At episode's end her armor is removed via Lum shocking her with Ataru clinging to her, revealing her true appearance. Cherry ends the episode, breaking the fourth wall as he tells the audience to turn in next time for the conclusion.

26 min

156

Love of the Armored Daughter! Maiden Heart is Shaky Wobbling

Episode two of a two-episode Serial. Her armor now gone, a terrified Asuka runs away from Ataru, Shutaro, and even her own brother Tobimaro. It's also revealed why Asuka is in the armor; no male from the Mizunokoji clan is allowed to see their daughter until she turns 15. Shutaro, initially against the idea of the arranged marriage, is now all for it when he hears from Ataru that Asuka is cute, despite her being scary powerful due to 15 years in armor. Ryoko, however, plans to put a stop to the arranged marriage with a giant army and later an armored suit. The marriage is soon after called off.

26 min

157

Meeting even if Death! Pure Fox Returns!!

Inspired by a movie about a fox using a spell to turn a human girl he loves into a fox like himself for one night, Kitsune looks for Shinobu to find his missing gingko nuts, which he wants her to eat under a full moon to do the same. Ataru and Lum help them. Kitsune eventually finds them, turning Lum, Ataru, Cherry, Shinobu, AND Kotatsu-Neko all into foxes, as well as many of the people in town partially into foxes as well. A half-fox Shinbou and Kitsune dance together under the full moon, happy together.

26 min

158

What Do I Care for Talking Flowers!

Ran and Lum learn a valuable lesson about spreading rumors after Ran's talking flowers (named Ryuugenvillias) spread rumors about them to the entire town, soon affecting/hurting everyone's lives. (Aside from Ataru, oddly enough, who is mostly unaffected.)

26 min

159

The Birth of Ten-chan's Son!? I Dunno

An accident causes an egg to be attached to Ten's body. The egg hatches and reveals a strange bee-like creature who proceeds to harass Ten constantly, claiming Ten is his father.

26 min

160

Lum's Courageous Duel! Victory is a Nitpicky Hand

Lum learns just how much she needs her powers.

26 min

161

Big Employment Aspiration! Return of Missing Ninja Kaede!!

Ninja Kaede seeks a new life in the city.

26 min

162

Tomobiki Highschool Survival! Who Are the Survivors!

Texas Chainsaw Tomato Massacre at its finest.

26 min

163

The Mysterious Giant Cake! Love's Escape Panic!!

Mendo's New Year's party takes a delicious, spongy turn when Ryoko hears about it.

26 min

164

Underground Reincarnation! What's Darling Thinking!?

The gang lands on an island where "poison" literally makes one's dreams come true.

26 min

165

Snow Panic! The Mendo Family Hanami Banquet!!

Once again, everyone is taught that Oni eating human food and humans eating Oni food is a drunken disaster.

26 min

166

Far Spring! Tale of the Lonely Fairy!!

Ataru learns the importance of happy thought thanks to a fairy.

26 min

167

To Dream Land! Darling Battle Royal Abduction

Everyone learns about eating other people's dreams.

26 min

168

Three Daughters Again! The Great Mission Tempting Darling!!

Ginger, Pepper, and Sugar return to their old tricks to break up Lum and Ataru.

26 min

169

The Scampering Kotatsu Cat! Anything to Get Warm

Kotatsu Cat proves himself to be true to his name by catching the ever-running Kotatsu.

26 min

170

Ryunosuke's Naïve Father! A Wife is in Vestiges!!

Ryunosuke's father tries to bring Masako to Ryunosuke's life with lies and trickery.

26 min

171

Spring Full Bloom!? Frozen by Oyuki's Cold!!

Oyuki's cold is unlike anyone's on Earth. It's far more literal. The only cure can come from a cat.

26 min

172

Friendship Panic! I Love to Eat Blowfish

Ten finds a new friend in a blowfish and brings havoc to Tomobiki with a blowfish and Oni candy.

26 min

173

The Armored Girl Returns! Older Brother is Full

At the demand of her mother, Asuka faces her fear of men in a visit to Tomobiki High School after her love crushes her brother. It goes about as well as expected.

26 min

174

Boredom Syndrome! Is Tomobiki Town Wasting Away!?

Ataru drinks a can of eye drops Lum left in his room, thinking it was juice. Because of this, everyone ends up having weird dreams.

26 min

175

Look Out Ran! Kotatsu Neko's First Love Oden!?

Ran cooks an Oden with love mushrooms to Rei, but Kotatsu Neko eats it. NOTE: Mendo and Ataru make brief appearances.

26 min

176

The Armored Girl Is Back Again! Dates of Thunder!

Mrs. Mizunokoji has Mendo and Asuka go on a date on their estate, but Ataru interferes to scare Asuka. Asuka goes on a rampage.

26 min

177

The Mystery Priest Appears! Luck Bell Battle Royal

A priest shows up and rings Ataru, Shinobu, Ryu, Lum, Mendo, and Sakura to a great bell in a shrine.

26 min

178

First Love Again!? A Return to the Past for Lum and Rei!!

Jariten finds part of a love locket Lum and Rei got when they were going together. At a birthday party for Mendo's favorite octopus, Lum tries to hide this fact, especially from Ataru.

26 min

179

Here Comes the Barista of Youth! Shining Café of Dreams!

A middle-aged man and his daughter opens up a teahouse which constantly becomes the scene of many fights between Tomobiki High School students and staff.

26 min

180

I Love Darling's Kindness...

A ghost girl who fell in love with Ataru while she was alive wants to have a date with him. She spent most of her life in the hospital and made a scarf, mittens, and most of a sweater before dying; all of which she wanted to give to the handsome boy she saw from her window, Ataru.

26 min

181

Return of the Pure-Hearted Fox! I Love Shinobu!

Kitsune goes to Tomobiki High School and bring the class back to his class in the woods on a flying bus.

26 min

182

I Love the Sea! The Saga of Hamajaya!

At the beach, Ataru, Mendo, Shinobu, Lum, and Ryu are trying to attract customers for the Hamajaya restaurant, but Mr. Fujinami keeps scaring away the customers.

26 min

183

Ryunosuke vs. Benten: The Pointless Charm Contest!

Benten comes to visit Lum and again meets Ryunosuke, but Mr. Fujinami is trying to convince Benten that Ryu is a boy.

26 min

184

Little Magical Bottle: What Will Happen to Me?

Jariten buys a magic bottle that can shrink anything down to fit inside it.

26 min

185

Some Disassembly Required: Lum’s Dangerous Shopping

Discipline in school raises to a new peak because of the disturbances caused by the arrival of packages from space for Lum.

26 min

186

Goodness! Words Aren't Getting to Darling

During a fight between Ataru and Ten at breakfast, Ataru misses Ten and hits Lum with a rice cooker, causing her to forget how to understand or speak Japanese.

26 min

187

Devil's Summer! Ten-chan's Great Unaju Mission!!

Jariten gets a fever from staying in the sun too long and the cure is to be made very cold.

26 min

188

Omimai Panic!? I Didn't Mean Any Harm

Ran gets sick and asks Lum to come over by sending Lum exploding dolls, missiles and the like.

26 min

189

Scary!! There is an Octopus on Shutaro's Head!?

An apparition of one of Shutaro's favorite octopi appears on his head and cannot be removed.

26 min

190

Invader From Space! Lum's Dangerous Lips!!

A space centaur comes to Earth where he takes the guise of Ataru and tries to kiss every girl in school, but fails.

26 min

191

Space Survival! They are the Eaters

On a spaceship near Earth, an alien is cleaning a special food bowl and drops it.

26 min

192

It's Stimulating! Overhead Cooler of Terror!!

It's a hot summer day, and the heat is bothering everyone except Lum.

26 min

193

Love Raid! Romantic has Not Stopped!!

Lum buys a plant that grows a little cupid. She then gets the cupid to try hitting Ataru with an arrow.

26 min

194

Long-Time Appearance! Worries for Firefighter Mother!!

Ten's mother visits and Jariten wants to give her a bouquet of carnations to show his love for her.

26 min

195

Hardsell Happiness! Out of Pint Bluebird!!

An escaped alien convict, a bluebird, come to Tomobiki and begins to grant people's wishes.

26 min

196

Great Storm! Ryunosuke's First Time Wearing a Swimsuit!!

Ryunosuke has a final showdown with her father. If she wins, she gets to wear her mother's bathing suit.

26 min

197

I Want a Bride!! The Fox's Big Love Adventure!!

Kitsune comes to Tomobiki High School during a costume festival to see Shinobu.

26 min

198

How Persistent! The Three Daughters' Great Animal Mission!!

The three scamps from Lum's old school are trying to one-up Lum's gang again. This time, they choose animals to match each of the gang's individual weaknesses.

26 min

199

All-You-Can-Grab Fish Frenzy! The Hamajaya Scam

Ryunosuke's father hatches a scheme to solve Hamachaya's finances while Mendou accidentally invites everyone to a beach outing.

26 min

200

Wish Upon a Star! The Frenzied Desire of Ataru’s Family!

After Ataru’s father is hit by a semi, the Moriboshi family’s financial situation grants them three wishes by a falling star.

26 min

201

Special Delivery Kiss! Darling Finally Gets Jealous!

Lum receives a frog via special delivery, and intends to kiss him despite Ataru's objections.

26 min

202

Beware of Booze! Sakura’s Exorcism Error!

Sakura is possessed by a spirit spirit in order to properly exorcise it, but is tempted to go binge drinking before she has the chance.

26 min

203

It’s Creepy! The Sakuranbo School of Yoga!

Sakura starts a yoga class, and the main characters all attend. They engage in “multiple-person yoga” to cleanse their souls, but it becomes a competition to see who’ll “win.”

26 min

204

Say Goodbye to Onsen!? Tearful Farewell Marathon

Onsen is leaving, and Lum organizes a goodbye ceremony. Before he goes, he has unfinished business to attend to… namely revenge for all the students’ hijinks over the years.

26 min

205

Sakura’s Pure Love! Slippery Soap Spells Sayonara!

Sakura must overcome Lum’s home-made soap in order to be with her true love. He mistakes her slippery nature for disinterest in him.

26 min

206

Asuka VS Big Brother! It's Battle for Certain Love!

Asuka will not stop flirting with her brother, so her mother makes a desperate wager with her: if he defeats in Asuka in combat, Asuka must give up on marrying him. Unfortunately, their respective martial abilities mean she's almost guaranteed a victory. Lum's help is employed. It gets weird.

26 min

207

Darling Great Misfortune! Four Dimension Fortune of Fear!!

Lum and Ataru visit the shrine and make very different wishes, which both come true, in a way. Different dimensions are involved.

26 min

208

New Years Panic! The Mendo Family Game of Trouble

The Mendo family uses the main characters as unwilling pawn-like pieces for a family game.

26 min

209

Dreaming Ten’s Big Adventure at the End of the Rainbow!

Ten is asked to retrieve an umbrella by a creature that lives in another dimension.

26 min

210

Ataru Wants to Go on a Date! Operation Examination!

Shinobu makes a deal with Ataru that she’ll go on a date with him if he comes in first on one of the upcoming exams. However, Ataru and studying don’t mix, so he comes up with a crazy scheme to help him pass…

26 min

211

Darling Told Me He Loves Me!

Sakura makes medicine that Lum and Shinobu give to Mendo and Ataru. The medicine makes them delusional, but very creative.

26 min

212

Hellish Home Visits! The Passion of the Teacher!

Onsen-mark must brave the families of some of his worst students in a round of home visits.

26 min

213

Ran’s Humongous Doll of Destruction!

The main characters are forced to undergo meditation as punishment for their classroom disruption. Ran creates a giant doll that rampages through Tokyo like Gojira.

26 min

214

Pure-hearted Fox! He’ll Risk His Life for Love!!

The little fox that loves Shinobu hears a tale that implies that if you grab an Oni's horn, you will win your true love's heart.

26 min

215

Darling, Rescue Me! Lum’s Dangerous Engagement

Another suitor has swung in to Lum's life, and he's immune to electric shock.

26 min

216

I Can’t Take It Anymore! Ran’s Malicious Operation!

Ran's latest revenge scheme involves a control button in an attempt to take over Ataru's life.

26 min

217

Immediate Farewell Special - Shine!! Planet Uru Awards

It is a repeat of episode 44 ("After You've Gone") with a special introduction and best episode countdown before the episode.

26 min

218

Great All Star Banquet! We are Immortal!!

Every character from the show makes an appearance as the school attempts a retelling of a classic Japanese tale.

26 min