Season 1
(1981)
Cast
as Ataru Moroboshi
as Lum
as Syutaro Mendo
as Shinobu Miyake
as Ten
as Sakura
as Sakurambou
as Oyuki
as Benten
as Ran
as Rei
as Ryoko Mendo
as Ryunosuke Fujinami
Episodes
I'm Lum the Notorious! 0.0
October 14, 1981
This episode opens with a baseball game and Ataru getting hit with a left field flyball. Ataru is soon escorted home an…
It's Raining Oil All Over Town 0.0
October 14, 1981
This episode opens with Ataru friends Megane and Lum's Stormtroopers at school who are watching films of the tag game. …
Mail from Space - Ten-chan Arrives! 0.0
October 21, 1981
This is the first episode with Jariten, Lum's cousin. Jariten arrives in a giant peach and he and Ataru are enemies at …
Mrs. Swallow and Mrs. Penguin 0.0
October 21, 1981
This episode opens with Lum putting on makeup to go meet Darling at school. A swallow swallows some food Jariten gives …
The Coming of Rei the Handsome Shapechanger! 0.0
October 28, 1981
This show features the first appearance of Rei, Lum's former fiance. This episode opens with Ataru in his room watching…
Die Dreamy-Man! 0.0
October 28, 1981
Ataru, Megane, and friends are going to a Gyudon restaurant for lunch and are quite shocked to see Rei munching down fo…
Kintaro of the Autumn Sky 0.0
November 4, 1981
First episode with Kintaro, the vicious little boy with the pet flying bear and the red haired alien nanny. Lum and Jar…
Live Vigorously! 0.0
November 4, 1981
Kintaro's nanny, with Ataru's help takes the alien children on a tour of Earth and a Earth child's school. Ataru tells …
Sakura - Raving Beauty of Mystery 0.0
November 18, 1981
First appearance of Sakura, The Shinto maiden. Ataru can no longer endure Lum, so he has gone undercover. Unfortunately…
Tormenting Virus 0.0
November 18, 1981
Arriving at school one morning, Ataru is greeted by all boys in the school who are waiting for the new nurse, Sakura, a…
Love Triangle Black Hole 0.0
November 25, 1981
Ataru is phoning Shinobu in order to make plans for a date, when Lum interrupts and get's Shinobu mad at Ataru. Ataru t…
It's a Lovesick Little Demon! 0.0
November 25, 1981
Walking home from school, Ataru is assaulted by a group of black cats and gets a nasty bump on the head. At midnight, h…
Electric Shocks Scare Me! 0.0
December 2, 1981
Cherry gives Ataru some yellow ribbons which when tied to her horns, negate Lum's powers. In order to coax Lum into wea…
Voodoo Dolls of Vengeance 0.0
December 2, 1981
After an odd loss of control of his body after dinner, Ataru finds out Lum has some clay for making voodoo dolls. Ataru…
Neptune is Beyond My Closet 0.0
December 9, 1981
First appearance of Oyuki, Lum friend and queen of Neptune. Oyuki also has incredible ice powers. Megane and friends vi…
That Crazy Age of the Dinosaurs 0.0
December 9, 1981
While Ataru is flying an ultra-light, with Lum and Jariten tagging along, Kintaro crashes into him. With the help of Lu…
Princess Kurama, Sleeping Beauty 0.0
December 16, 1981
First episode with Kurama, the karas-tengu princess. On a field trip, Ataru and friends accidentally meet a karas-tengu…
Athletics in Women's Hell! 0.0
December 16, 1981
Kurama uses a weird dimensional door to try and cure Ataru of his lechery. Inside the door, Ataru faces hostile version…
Pitter-Patter Christmas Eve (1) 0.0
December 23, 1981
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 …
Pitter-Patter Christmas Eve (2) 0.0
December 23, 1981
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 …
Ataru Genji Goes to the Heian Capital (1) 0.0
January 6, 1982
First appearance of Mendo, the rich noble; but it is not until episode 27 that he really does anything. Mendo tells a t…
Ataru Genji Goes to the Heian Capital (2) 0.0
January 6, 1982
First appearance of Mendo, the rich noble; but it is not until episode 27 that he really does anything. Mendo tells a t…
Love Battle Royale 0.0
January 13, 1982
First appearance of Tsubame, Sakura's boy friend who has some magic abilities. Sakura invites Ataru, Lum, Shinobu, Mega…
Father, You Were Strong 0.0
January 13, 1982
Kurama takes Ataru back in time to help her father who appears to be afraid of women. Later Ataru and Kurama's father h…
Hawaiian Swimsuit Thief 0.0
January 20, 1982
Ataru, Lum, Shinobu, Sakura, Megane, Cherry, and others are staying at a beachside resort. During the day, an octopus i…
Full Course from Hell 0.0
January 20, 1982
Still at the resort, the group meets some maniac who is having an all-you-can-eat contest. Sakura reveals the secret of…
Mendo Brings Trouble! 0.0
January 27, 1982
Mendo returns for a formal introduction on his first day at school. He and Ataru have a duel for presidency of the clas…
Constellation is Spinning 0.0
January 27, 1982
Lum's computer tells her that Mendo is really the best choice for her lover, so she brings a set of constellation scale…
The Great Spring War 0.0
February 3, 1982
First appearance of Benten, Lum's best friend the goddess. Lum takes Ataru to another planet to help in a battle agains…
The Benten Gang's Return Match 0.0
February 3, 1982
Match Benten and her girl biker friends come to Earth for another round of fun. Ataru sides up with Benten again, and L…
Oh, Lonely Teacher! Kuribayashi Sensei Appears 0.0
February 10, 1982
Ataru and Kuribayashi are enemies from the very start. Then Lum shows up and Kuribayashi falls in love. Finally Lum goe…
Terrifying Visiting Day 0.0
February 10, 1982
On a day when students mothers come to school, Mrs. Mendo and Lum's mother get into a dispute and Mrs. Moroboshi acts a…
Fourth Dimensional Camera 0.0
February 24, 1982
Mendo bring an antique camera to school that sends Ataru off into other worlds. Lum manages to find him through a class…
Demonic Jogging 0.0
February 24, 1982
Every morning, Ataru goes jogging early to see girls. On the way to school, Ataru breaks the fall of an attempted suici…
Girls' Day! Introducing Ran-chan 0.0
March 3, 1982
First appearance of Ran, Lum's childhood friend. During a small celebration at the Moroboshi house, a little doll encha…
Ran-chan's Invitation 0.0
March 3, 1982
Ran invites Lum, Ataru, and Ten over for cookies and tea, but her real plot is to suck Ataru's youth. Ran makes a doubl…
The Tearful Diary of Tomorrow 0.0
March 10, 1982
Lum acquire's Ataru's diary that has written in events that will happen throughout the day. Ataru tries to use it to hi…
Whose Kid Is This? 0.0
March 10, 1982
Mendo finds an alien child in his locker and goes through great lengths to hide it from everyone. Later after everyone …
Sleepy Serene Springtime Classroom 0.0
March 17, 1982
During math class, Kuribayashi and all the students fall asleep, save for Ataru and Mendo. Lum arrives and finds out th…
Peach Blossom Poetry Contest 0.0
March 17, 1982
Lum, Mendo, Shinobu, Ran, Ten, Sakura, and Cherry all are in a blossom orchard for some traditional reason. Ataru is in…
Duel! Ataru vs. Ataru 0.0
March 24, 1982
Ataru eats a lollipop Lum gave him and gets a mouth burn. Running off, he finds Cherry and a weird melon, which Ataru e…
Wake up to a Nightmare 0.0
March 24, 1982
Sleeping in class, Ataru has weird dreams which he relates a little of as he occasionally talks in his sleep. Annoyed, …
Great Space Matchmaking Operation (1) 0.0
April 7, 1982
Lum returns to her home planet unaware that her father is throwing her a matchmaking party. Ataru (who knows about the …
Great Space Matchmaking Operation (2) 0.0
April 7, 1982
Lum returns to her home planet unaware that her father is throwing her a matchmaking party. Ataru (who knows about the …
Big Springtime Picnic Uproar! (1) 0.0
April 14, 1982
On a class field trip, Ataru journeys to an underwater kingdom; and Ataru, Lum, Shinobu and Mendou get lost in a cave (…
Big Springtime Picnic Uproar! (2) 0.0
April 14, 1982
On a class field trip, Ataru journeys to an underwater kingdom; and Ataru, Lum, Shinobu and Mendou get lost in a cave (…
Beware the Earmuffs! 0.0
April 21, 1982
Ataru and Ten switch bodies after wearing some kind of special earmuffs.
Fly Imo-chan! 0.0
April 28, 1982
Ataru becomes the owner of a white caterpillar that Lum's Stormtroopers gave him as it eats a lot more than ordinary ca…
Ten-chan's Love 0.0
May 5, 1982
Ten has an unrequited crush on Sakura.
What a Dracula 0.0
May 12, 1982
Dracula wants to suck the blood of a beautiful young girl and his target is Lum.
Lum's Education Lecture Course for Boys 0.0
May 19, 1982
Lum travels back in time in order to meet a younger Ataru and cure his libido.
From the Gardenia with Love 0.0
May 26, 1982
Ataru and Ten compete for the attention of the pretty female proprietor of a flower shop.
A Beautiful Girl Brings Rain 0.0
June 2, 1982
The gang meet Tsuyuko, a girl who seems to bring rain wherever she goes.
Gimme Back My Horn! 0.0
June 9, 1982
Ten's horn falls off during a fight with Ataru, leaving him weak and unable to breathe fire. Ataru wastes no time in ta…
Shock Library - Quiet Please! 0.0
June 16, 1982
Chaos ensues at the library after the characters in the books start coming to life. Wendy Darling (from J.M. Barrie's P…
Teacher Hanawa Arrives! It's the Youth 0.0
June 23, 1982
Mr. Hanawa found employment in Ataru's school and at the same time, Lum gets enlisted into it.
Goblin in Distress - Wonderful People 0.0
June 30, 1982
A goblin who is living in Mendo's private pool has been shooed out and is trying to find a new home.
Darling had It This Time! 0.0
July 14, 1982
Remembering how Lum always got her in trouble when they were younger, Ran devises a new scheme to suck away Ataru's you…
Rei Returns! The Big Study Hall Uproar! 0.0
July 21, 1982
Rei appears and causes an uproar by eating everyone's lunch, and Ran tries her best to win him back.
The Coming of The Phantom Red Mantle! 0.0
July 28, 1982
On a cool evening disco dance held by the students at Tomobiki High School during summer break, a mysterious man comes …
Steal Darling! Copy Operation! 0.0
August 4, 1982
Things go wrong when Lum tries to make copies of Ataru in order to protect him from Ran's vengeance.
Thrilling Summer Date 0.0
August 11, 1982
Lum and Ataru go on their first date together after Lum watches a television program that makes her realize her relatio…
So long Byebye Summer Days 0.0
August 18, 1982
Lum, Ataru, Shinobu and Mendo spend their summer vacation at the seaside. First they provoke the wrath of a watermelon …
Panic in Typhoon! 0.0
September 1, 1982
A typhoon strikes Tomobiki and floods the Moroboshi household, but Lum has some inventive ways of helping her Darling a…
Drunkard's Boogie 0.0
September 8, 1982
Lum and Ten get drunk from eating umeboshi, and Lum begins flying around terrorizing Ataru's classmates in order to get…
The Terror of Meow 0.0
September 22, 1982
During one of the cats' mating season, Ataru, Lum and Ten meet a beautiful female cat-like humanoid.
After You've Gone 0.0
October 13, 1982
Lum's Stormtroopers throw Lum a party, but Ataru spoils it by yelling at Lum and accusing her of ruining his life. Lum …
Lum-chan's Class Reunion 0.0
October 20, 1982
Lum's friends from outer space plan a surprise class-reunion party for her, but an unaware Lum can't understand why her…
Those Buy-Eaters Gather Round! 0.0
October 27, 1982
Lum, Ataru, Shinobu and the rest of the Tomobiki student body - except for Mendo and his small gang of "good kids" - fi…
Terror! The Deserted Fossil Grounds Mystery 0.0
November 3, 1982
Ataru, Lum, Mendo, Shinobu, and Jariten all go on a picnic to a remote part of Japan which has some fossils. A group of…
Princess Kurama - A New Challenge! 0.0
November 10, 1982
Kurama has her subjects place her in suspended sleep again in the hopes that some prince may awaken her.
The Terrifying Cavity WARS! 0.0
November 17, 1982
Ten has gotten cavities. However, these cavities can be cured by biting 10 people and spreading the cavities to others.…
The Mendo Siblings! 0.0
November 24, 1982
Mendo's manipulative and dangerous younger sister, Ryoko, is introduced.
A Cat with a Grudge on the Stairs 0.0
December 1, 1982
Kotatsu-neko is introduced.
Can a Raccoon Repay a Favor!? 0.0
December 8, 1982
Ataru helps a wounded bird who transforms itself into a raccoon and moves in to repay the service to Ataru.
The Suicide Subspace Parttime Job 0.0
December 15, 1982
Ataru finds the perfect part-time job - a washing attendant at a bathhouse - which he excitedly anticipates as being an…
The Big Year-End Party that Lum-chan Organized! 0.0
December 22, 1982
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…
Badboy Musashi - A Success Story 0.0
January 5, 1983
The normal cast is again put into an ancient Japanese story with Ataru as a food thief with Onsen-Mark and Cherry as hi…
We'll Risk Our Lives During Classtime! 0.0
January 12, 1983
After he's pelted by snowballs by Ataru and his friends, an annoyed Ten plans revenge on Ataru during class after Onsen…
Domestic Quarrel – To Eat or Be Eaten?! 0.0
January 26, 1983
Lum's mother boots father out of the house, so he comes to stay with Lum.
Steal the Kiss of Miss Snow Queen! 0.0
February 2, 1983
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 stat…
St Valentine Day Horror 0.0
February 16, 1983
Ten becomes the new Ataru when he mistakenly gets another girl to marry him, but tries to escape so he could see other …
Love Love Catchball! 0.0
February 23, 1983
Ten orders two special balls called Love-Love Catchballs that supposedly show a person's future love, one for each gend…
The Mendo Family... Masquerade War 0.0
March 2, 1983
Ryoko plans a masquerade "party" (which is actually a tournament of sorts) to get closer to Ataru, but her brother Shut…
Space Cold Panic! 0.0
March 9, 1983
Lum catches a cold from her father, which soon spreads across the entire male student body at Tomobiki High.
Ryunosuke Arrives! I Love the Sea! 0.0
March 16, 1983
After their beach shop is ruined by their fighting due to Ataru and co.'s interference, a father and his "son" Ryunosuk…
Goodbye Season 0.0
March 23, 1983
Ataru talks to Megane one day about handing over a "position", which Shinobu overhears, thinking that he's planning to …
Ran-chan's Great Date Plan! 0.0
April 13, 1983
Admiring Ran's feminine beauty, Ryunosuke goes out with her in an attempt to become more feminine, but everyone else ex…
Happy Birthday My Darling 0.0
April 20, 1983
When Ataru flips out over Lum for forgetting his upcoming birthday, she goes absent from school for days and only comes…
Seeing Togenkyo as a Hell Camp! 0.0
April 27, 1983
After enduring Lum's ultra-spicy dinner on a camping trip, Ataru, Mendou, Megane, and Perm head off to find food (with …
The Muco Flower's Name is Ryunosuke 0.0
May 11, 1983
Ataru is changed into a girl by Kurama's tengu henchmen after they try to use a cannon to change Ryunosuke into a man f…
Bottled Letter Seashore Mystery! 0.0
May 25, 1983
After Ataru, Ten, and Mendo fall for a beautiful woman's love letters - which end up luring them (along with Lum and Sh…
Dramatic Appearance! Mizunokoji Ton-chan!! 0.0
June 1, 1983
Mendo's rival Tobimaro Mizunokoji returns, and the two decide to settle their baseball rivalry once and for all.
Shinobu's Cinderella Story 0.0
June 8, 1983
Shinobu gets involved with the rich Kobayakawa family's youngest son, the adopted Makoto, whose father recently died. B…
Lum-chan the Ruthless Rebel 0.0
June 15, 1983
Ataru is the producer/director of a film for school. At first it only involves him, Lum, and the Stormtroopers, but it …
Big Showdown! Sakura vs Sakuranbo!! 0.0
June 22, 1983
Ataru and Lum are left home alone when his parents leave for three days, and Lum locks Ataru inside of his own house! W…
Ghost Story! Old Man Willow! 0.0
June 29, 1983
Onsen-Mark tells the class a story of a cursed willow tree, which Ataru finds a load of fluff and ends up releasing an …
And Then There was Nobody!? 0.0
July 6, 1983
Ataru, Lum, Shinobu, Mendo, Onsen-Mark, Sakura, Cherry, and the Stormtroopers have a stay at a mansion, where they are …
Firefighter Mama Visits! 0.0
July 13, 1983
Ten's mother, a firefighter, comes to visit her son on Earth. Ten must keep his fire-breathing a secret from his mother…
Darling's Dying!? 0.0
July 20, 1983
When Ataru gets poisoned by one of Ran's cupcakes, Lum rushes into a magical world to find an antidote for him before h…
Pitiful! Mother of Love and Banishment!? 0.0
July 27, 1983
An accident at the mall causes Ataru's mother to become unconscious. During this time she begins to have nightmares.
Mendo Family - Summer Christmas 0.0
August 3, 1983
Ryoko holds a "Summer Xmas" party, where everyone must come in male-female pairs. And the main attraction is a gigantic…
Panic in the Haunted Inn 0.0
August 10, 1983
Ataru, Lum, Mendo, and Shinobu stay at an inn and meet Otama, a scaredy-cat ghost who tries (and fails) to out-scare an…
Ah The Eyelid of Mother 0.0
August 17, 1983
Ryunosuke tries to recall what her mother was like, and her father doesn't help her at all in this endeavor. A new eyec…
Full of Sunshine - Full of Amours 0.0
August 24, 1983
Thanks to Ten's Core technology, he, Ataru, and Mendo make three Sakura sand dolls come to life. Frustrated, Lum goes o…
Big Clash! Ten VS Ataru 0.0
September 7, 1983
Tired of being defeated recently by Ataru, Ten goes into training with the help of Cherry and Lum to defeat his arch-ne…
Terror! Tororo has Come to Attack!! 0.0
September 14, 1983
On holiday at Mendo's family's mountain lodge, Lum, Shinobu, Ataru and Mendou are attacked by crazed Tororo yam filling…
Galactic Teacher CAO-2's Revenge 0.0
September 21, 1983
Lum, Ran, Benten, and Oyuki find out that their old teacher, a giant, robot chalkboard eraser named CAO-2, has come to …
Outraged! Piteous Kid Shutaro!! 0.0
October 12, 1983
Ataru, Lum, Shinobu, Mendo, and Ryunosuke go back in time to when Mendou was an obnoxious, violent kid to cure him of b…
Grand! The Mysterious Matsutake Pot!! 0.0
October 26, 1983
A batch of matsutake mushrooms from Cherry turn the Tomobiki High student body and staff alike (except Lum and Cherry h…
Enraged Lum-chan! 0.0
November 2, 1983
After Ten burns Lum's scarf she made especially for Ataru, he's forced to do something he's never really done before - …
Lum and Ataru – A Night only for Two 0.0
November 9, 1983
Ataru's parents head away for an overnight trip to Atami, leaving Lum and Ataru in the house together. Ataru dreads the…
Lady Ryunosuke! 0.0
November 23, 1983
Onsen-Mark is given the task of making "a woman" out of Ryuunosuke.
Document - Who Will Be Miss Tomobiki!? 0.0
November 30, 1983
A contest is held in Tomobiki for Miss Tomobiki, with a reward of 150,000 yen for the winner. Candidates include Lum, S…
Bizarre! The Medicine of Selflessness!! 0.0
December 7, 1983
Ataru has a literal out-of-body experience when he eats a strange potion shaped like a fish cookie from Cherry.
Shutaro - Jinxed Morning 0.0
December 14, 1983
Mendo talks to Sakuranbo about Ataru's possible weaknesses in this clip show episode.
The Story of a Traveling Snow Dharma 0.0
December 21, 1983
After saving its life three times from Ten's antics, a snowman spirit awards Ataru with a late night dinner, taking the…
Lum-chan's Ancient Japanese Fairytales 0.0
January 11, 1984
Cherry tells Ten a fairytale that's basically a giant mishmash of Japanese children's stories, featuring Ataru and Lum …
Shine! The Blessed Bra! 0.0
January 18, 1984
Ryunosuke is blackmailed into going on a date with Shinobu to obtain a bra, which she's always wanted to wear.
Duel! Benten VS the Three Daughters 0.0
January 25, 1984
A trio of middle-school space girls steal Benten's chain and then challenge her, Lum, and Oyuki to fight them.
Lum-chan is Full! 0.0
February 1, 1984
Ran tries to clone Lum to get revenge on her, but it doesn't work quite as planned.
Deadly! Standup Eating Wars!! 0.0
February 8, 1984
Megane deals with a tough, fast-eating "fast-food costumer dragon" named Ryuu at the noodle shop he works at, who criti…
Great Vault! Courageous Survival! 0.0
February 15, 1984
Ataru and Mendou get locked in the latter's giant safe, where they slowly go mad when the place starts flooding and the…
Operation - Peek in the Woman's Bath 0.0
February 22, 1984
Ataru takes a bath at an old-fashioned sento (along with Cherry), where he tries to peek on the girls' side, where Lum,…
Sakura - Melancholy of a Youth Time 0.0
February 29, 1984
Sakura literally re-meets her childhood when Cherry slips her a pill that makes her childhood self appear, who wants to…
Burning Ran's Emotional Video Mail 0.0
March 7, 1984
In the series' second clip show, Ran gets video tapes "highlighting" her unhappy childhood, as well as previous episode…
Sakura-san is My Youth! 0.0
March 14, 1984
Ataru recounts how he met Sakura, and how she ended up as the school nurse of his school. This is intermixed with clips…
Scramble! Recapture Lum! 0.0
March 21, 1984
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…
Deathmatch! Ataru VS Mendo Brigade! 0.0
March 28, 1984
Episode 2 of a 2-episode serial. Despite their best efforts, all of Lum's Stroomtroopers except Megane have been kidnap…
Different Dimension Switch - Where is Darling!? 0.0
April 11, 1984
During Hanami, Ataru snaps a tree branch and somehow causes a rip in dimensions, sending Lum to a parallel world. Here …
Clash!! Queen Majesty and Ragaman's Love 0.0
April 25, 1984
Ryunosuke loses the cloth that wraps up her breasts, but decides to not buy a new wrap when she's finally treated like …
Ran-chan - First Kiss Tastes Tears of Love 0.0
May 2, 1984
Ran tries to win Rei's heart literally through his stomach. And while she doesn't succeed, she does manage to get an in…
Un-re-mov-ab-le Rouge Magic 0.0
May 9, 1984
Lum is sad that she's never kissed Ataru, so she invents a lipstick that makes whoever wears it to kiss anyone else who…
Deathmatch!! The Mendo Family Flower Display Death Match 0.0
May 16, 1984
A mysterious monster is causing strange events in town. Mendo figures out what the monster is when all of his octopi ar…
Benten & Ryunosuke - Run Toward Tomorrow! 0.0
May 23, 1984
Benten drops in to Tomobiki High, making friends with Ryuunosuke, leading to crime-fighting, kitten-saving adventures.
Great Horrors! Oyuki is Finally Angered!! 0.0
May 30, 1984
Ran upsets Oyuki and relives a traumatizing childhood experience with an angry Oyuki. The song "Magical Mystery Tour" b…
Ten-chan's Strange Love Story 0.0
June 6, 1984
Ten meets a lovely little girl, only to find their time together is all too brief. Also in this episode: sumo wrestling…
Haunted Special! Search for Mendo Mansion's Treasure!! 0.0
June 13, 1984
Mendo's elderly grandfather requests Shutaro find the secret family treasure. Unfortunately for Shutaro, his classmates…
Love and War! Battle of Glove VS Pants!! 0.0
June 20, 1984
Possessed accessories bring three of our heroes to a spiritual fight to the... nap time.
Lum-chan's Becoming a Cow? 0.0
June 27, 1984
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…
Great Achievement! This is Lum-chan's Youth Film 0.0
July 11, 1984
Megane convinces everyone to help him make a film starring Lum.
Scaring Ghosts! Pretty Sakura's Oharai!! 0.0
July 18, 1984
Sakura's wand needs a recharge, leaving an opening for all the ghosties!
Counterattack of the Primeval Animals! Panic at the Poolside 0.0
July 25, 1984
Ten gets a lesson once again about Oni candy and Earthlings while Ataru and Mendou's relationship develops to new level…
Appeared Again! Hunter of Love Princess Kurama 0.0
August 1, 1984
Kurama returns to find her mate. Instead she meets her match.
The Fox's Hard Feelings of Painful Love... 0.0
August 15, 1984
How can little Kitsune repay Shinobu's good deed?
Ryunosuke Stunned! My Young Child Loves Rock Mother!! 0.0
August 22, 1984
A beach town frantically searches for the food-thieving goblin as Ryuu is once again plagued by her past... and her dra…
Thriller! Curra~n Collo~n Womens Dorm!! 0.0
August 29, 1984
Ataru's ghost story becomes all too real when no matter how hard Lum tries to stop it.
Pool Spooks! Burning with Forbidden Love!! 0.0
September 12, 1984
The gang helps Pochi rescue his beloved blowfish from the sharky kidnapper.
Ran-chan Panic: There is No Tomorrow for Tomobiki Town 0.0
September 19, 1984
Ran's lost konpeito-like supernova fragment causes quite a ruckus for Tomobiki High. The song The Fool on the Hill by T…
Where is Love's Room? Kuriko and Chojuro 0.0
September 26, 1984
Pear-consciousness brings everyone in class closer to Ataru.
Man or Bird? Gokakenran Ally of Justice! 0.0
October 17, 1984
Ten learns the difficulties of being the righteousness of the universe when he gets powers from a salary-man superhero,…
Attack the Seniors! Revenge of the Knowing Three Daughters 0.0
October 24, 1984
The Planet Middle School Girl Gang is back to get revenge on Lum. However, she's too distracted by Ataru's proposition;…
Blazing Hidden Trick! This Straight Line Road 0.0
October 31, 1984
Lum finds an alien way to motivate everyone to do their best at the talent show.
Don't Die! Ryoko's Special Straw Doll!! 0.0
November 7, 1984
Ryoko harnesses the power of voodoo and gives Ataru a voodoo doll effigy of her brother Shutaro, who unintentionally hu…
Matchmaking Hell! Is the Armored Daughter a Beauty? Beast? 0.0
November 14, 1984
Episode one of a two-Episode Serial. Shutaro is forced into an arranged marriage with the heavily armored Asuka Mizunok…
Love of the Armored Daughter! Maiden Heart is Shaky Wobbling 0.0
November 21, 1984
Episode two of a two-episode Serial. Her armor now gone, a terrified Asuka runs away from Ataru, Shutaro, and even her …
Meeting even if Death! Pure Fox Returns!! 0.0
November 28, 1984
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, Kits…
What Do I Care for Talking Flowers! 0.0
December 5, 1984
Ran and Lum learn a valuable lesson about spreading rumors after Ran's talking flowers (named Ryuugenvillias) spread ru…
The Birth of Ten-chan's Son!? I Dunno 0.0
December 12, 1984
An accident causes an egg to be attached to Ten's body. The egg hatches and reveals a strange bee-like creature who pro…
Lum's Courageous Duel! Victory is a Nitpicky Hand 0.0
December 19, 1984
Lum learns just how much she needs her powers.
Big Employment Aspiration! Return of Missing Ninja Kaede!! 0.0
January 9, 1985
Ninja Kaede seeks a new life in the city.
Tomobiki Highschool Survival! Who Are the Survivors! 0.0
January 16, 1985
Texas Chainsaw Tomato Massacre at its finest.
The Mysterious Giant Cake! Love's Escape Panic!! 0.0
January 23, 1985
Mendo's New Year's party takes a delicious, spongy turn when Ryoko hears about it.
Underground Reincarnation! What's Darling Thinking!? 0.0
January 30, 1985
The gang lands on an island where "poison" literally makes one's dreams come true.
Snow Panic! The Mendo Family Hanami Banquet!! 0.0
February 6, 1985
Once again, everyone is taught that Oni eating human food and humans eating Oni food is a drunken disaster.
Far Spring! Tale of the Lonely Fairy!! 0.0
February 13, 1985
Ataru learns the importance of happy thought thanks to a fairy.
To Dream Land! Darling Battle Royal Abduction 0.0
February 20, 1985
Everyone learns about eating other people's dreams.
Three Daughters Again! The Great Mission Tempting Darling!! 0.0
February 27, 1985
Ginger, Pepper, and Sugar return to their old tricks to break up Lum and Ataru.
The Scampering Kotatsu Cat! Anything to Get Warm 0.0
March 6, 1985
Kotatsu Cat proves himself to be true to his name by catching the ever-running Kotatsu.
Ryunosuke's Naïve Father! A Wife is in Vestiges!! 0.0
March 13, 1985
Ryunosuke's father tries to bring Masako to Ryunosuke's life with lies and trickery.
Spring Full Bloom!? Frozen by Oyuki's Cold!! 0.0
March 20, 1985
Oyuki's cold is unlike anyone's on Earth. It's far more literal. The only cure can come from a cat.
Friendship Panic! I Love to Eat Blowfish 0.0
March 27, 1985
Ten finds a new friend in a blowfish and brings havoc to Tomobiki with a blowfish and Oni candy.
The Armored Girl Returns! Older Brother is Full 0.0
April 3, 1985
At the demand of her mother, Asuka faces her fear of men in a visit to Tomobiki High School after her love crushes her …
Boredom Syndrome! Is Tomobiki Town Wasting Away!? 0.0
April 10, 1985
Ataru drinks a can of eye drops Lum left in his room, thinking it was juice. Because of this, everyone ends up having w…
Look Out Ran! Kotatsu Neko's First Love Oden!? 0.0
April 17, 1985
Ran cooks an Oden with love mushrooms to Rei, but Kotatsu Neko eats it. NOTE: Mendo and Ataru make brief appearances.
The Armored Girl Is Back Again! Dates of Thunder! 0.0
April 24, 1985
Mrs. Mizunokoji has Mendo and Asuka go on a date on their estate, but Ataru interferes to scare Asuka. Asuka goes on a …
The Mystery Priest Appears! Luck Bell Battle Royal 0.0
May 1, 1985
A priest shows up and rings Ataru, Shinobu, Ryu, Lum, Mendo, and Sakura to a great bell in a shrine.
First Love Again!? A Return to the Past for Lum and Rei!! 0.0
May 8, 1985
Jariten finds part of a love locket Lum and Rei got when they were going together. At a birthday party for Mendo's favo…
Here Comes the Barista of Youth! Shining Café of Dreams! 0.0
May 15, 1985
A middle-aged man and his daughter opens up a teahouse which constantly becomes the scene of many fights between Tomobi…
I Love Darling's Kindness... 0.0
May 22, 1985
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 …
Return of the Pure-Hearted Fox! I Love Shinobu! 0.0
May 29, 1985
Kitsune goes to Tomobiki High School and bring the class back to his class in the woods on a flying bus.
I Love the Sea! The Saga of Hamajaya! 0.0
June 5, 1985
At the beach, Ataru, Mendo, Shinobu, Lum, and Ryu are trying to attract customers for the Hamajaya restaurant, but Mr. …
Ryunosuke vs. Benten: The Pointless Charm Contest! 0.0
June 12, 1985
Benten comes to visit Lum and again meets Ryunosuke, but Mr. Fujinami is trying to convince Benten that Ryu is a boy.
Little Magical Bottle: What Will Happen to Me? 0.0
June 19, 1985
Jariten buys a magic bottle that can shrink anything down to fit inside it.
Some Disassembly Required: Lum’s Dangerous Shopping 0.0
June 26, 1985
Discipline in school raises to a new peak because of the disturbances caused by the arrival of packages from space for …
Goodness! Words Aren't Getting to Darling 0.0
July 3, 1985
During a fight between Ataru and Ten at breakfast, Ataru misses Ten and hits Lum with a rice cooker, causing her to for…
Devil's Summer! Ten-chan's Great Unaju Mission!! 0.0
July 10, 1985
Jariten gets a fever from staying in the sun too long and the cure is to be made very cold.
Omimai Panic!? I Didn't Mean Any Harm 0.0
July 17, 1985
Ran gets sick and asks Lum to come over by sending Lum exploding dolls, missiles and the like.
Scary!! There is an Octopus on Shutaro's Head!? 0.0
July 24, 1985
An apparition of one of Shutaro's favorite octopi appears on his head and cannot be removed.
Invader From Space! Lum's Dangerous Lips!! 0.0
July 31, 1985
A space centaur comes to Earth where he takes the guise of Ataru and tries to kiss every girl in school, but fails.
Space Survival! They are the Eaters 0.0
August 7, 1985
On a spaceship near Earth, an alien is cleaning a special food bowl and drops it.
It's Stimulating! Overhead Cooler of Terror!! 0.0
August 14, 1985
It's a hot summer day, and the heat is bothering everyone except Lum.
Love Raid! Romantic has Not Stopped!! 0.0
August 21, 1985
Lum buys a plant that grows a little cupid. She then gets the cupid to try hitting Ataru with an arrow.
Long-Time Appearance! Worries for Firefighter Mother!! 0.0
August 28, 1985
Ten's mother visits and Jariten wants to give her a bouquet of carnations to show his love for her.
Hardsell Happiness! Out of Pint Bluebird!! 0.0
September 4, 1985
An escaped alien convict, a bluebird, come to Tomobiki and begins to grant people's wishes.
Great Storm! Ryunosuke's First Time Wearing a Swimsuit!! 0.0
September 11, 1985
Ryunosuke has a final showdown with her father. If she wins, she gets to wear her mother's bathing suit.
I Want a Bride!! The Fox's Big Love Adventure!! 0.0
September 18, 1985
Kitsune comes to Tomobiki High School during a costume festival to see Shinobu.
How Persistent! The Three Daughters' Great Animal Mission!! 0.0
September 25, 1985
The three scamps from Lum's old school are trying to one-up Lum's gang again. This time, they choose animals to match e…
All-You-Can-Grab Fish Frenzy! The Hamajaya Scam 0.0
October 2, 1985
Ryunosuke's father hatches a scheme to solve Hamachaya's finances while Mendou accidentally invites everyone to a beach…
Wish Upon a Star! The Frenzied Desire of Ataru’s Family! 0.0
October 16, 1985
After Ataru’s father is hit by a semi, the Moriboshi family’s financial situation grants them three wishes by a falling…
Special Delivery Kiss! Darling Finally Gets Jealous! 0.0
October 23, 1985
Lum receives a frog via special delivery, and intends to kiss him despite Ataru's objections.
Beware of Booze! Sakura’s Exorcism Error! 0.0
October 30, 1985
Sakura is possessed by a spirit spirit in order to properly exorcise it, but is tempted to go binge drinking before she…
It’s Creepy! The Sakuranbo School of Yoga! 0.0
November 6, 1985
Sakura starts a yoga class, and the main characters all attend. They engage in “multiple-person yoga” to cleanse their …
Say Goodbye to Onsen!? Tearful Farewell Marathon 0.0
December 4, 1985
Onsen is leaving, and Lum organizes a goodbye ceremony. Before he goes, he has unfinished business to attend to… namely…
Sakura’s Pure Love! Slippery Soap Spells Sayonara! 0.0
December 11, 1985
Sakura must overcome Lum’s home-made soap in order to be with her true love. He mistakes her slippery nature for disint…
Asuka VS Big Brother! It's Battle for Certain Love! 0.0
December 18, 1985
Asuka will not stop flirting with her brother, so her mother makes a desperate wager with her: if he defeats in Asuka i…
Darling Great Misfortune! Four Dimension Fortune of Fear!! 0.0
December 25, 1985
Lum and Ataru visit the shrine and make very different wishes, which both come true, in a way. Different dimensions are…
New Years Panic! The Mendo Family Game of Trouble 0.0
January 8, 1986
The Mendo family uses the main characters as unwilling pawn-like pieces for a family game.
Dreaming Ten’s Big Adventure at the End of the Rainbow! 0.0
January 15, 1986
Ten is asked to retrieve an umbrella by a creature that lives in another dimension.
Ataru Wants to Go on a Date! Operation Examination! 0.0
January 22, 1986
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. Ho…
Darling Told Me He Loves Me! 0.0
January 29, 1986
Sakura makes medicine that Lum and Shinobu give to Mendo and Ataru. The medicine makes them delusional, but very creati…
Hellish Home Visits! The Passion of the Teacher! 0.0
February 5, 1986
Onsen-mark must brave the families of some of his worst students in a round of home visits.
Ran’s Humongous Doll of Destruction! 0.0
February 12, 1986
The main characters are forced to undergo meditation as punishment for their classroom disruption. Ran creates a giant …
Pure-hearted Fox! He’ll Risk His Life for Love!! 0.0
February 19, 1986
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…
Darling, Rescue Me! Lum’s Dangerous Engagement 0.0
February 26, 1986
Another suitor has swung in to Lum's life, and he's immune to electric shock.
I Can’t Take It Anymore! Ran’s Malicious Operation! 0.0
March 5, 1986
Ran's latest revenge scheme involves a control button in an attempt to take over Ataru's life.
Immediate Farewell Special - Shine!! Planet Uru Awards 0.0
March 12, 1986
It is a repeat of episode 44 ("After You've Gone") with a special introduction and best episode countdown before the ep…
Great All Star Banquet! We are Immortal!! 0.0
March 19, 1986
Every character from the show makes an appearance as the school attempts a retelling of a classic Japanese tale.