Seasons & episodes

S1 · E10Tormenting Virus 1981-11-18 · 12 min

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.

S1 · E11Love Triangle Black Hole 1981-11-25 · 12 min

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.

S1 · E12It's a Lovesick Little Demon! 1981-11-25 · 12 min

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.

S1 · E13Electric Shocks Scare Me! 1981-12-02 · 12 min

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.

S1 · E14Voodoo Dolls of Vengeance 1981-12-02 · 12 min

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.

S1 · E15Neptune is Beyond My Closet 1981-12-09 · 12 min

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.

S1 · E16That Crazy Age of the Dinosaurs 1981-12-09 · 12 min

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.

S1 · E17Princess Kurama, Sleeping Beauty 1981-12-16 · 12 min

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.

S1 · E18Athletics in Women's Hell! 1981-12-16 · 12 min

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.

S1 · E19Pitter-Patter Christmas Eve (1) 1981-12-23 · 12 min

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.

S1 · E20Pitter-Patter Christmas Eve (2) 1981-12-23 · 12 min

S1 · E21Ataru Genji Goes to the Heian Capital (1) 1982-01-06 · 12 min

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.

S1 · E22Ataru Genji Goes to the Heian Capital (2) 1982-01-06 · 12 min

S1 · E23Love Battle Royale 1982-01-13 · 26 min

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.

S1 · E24Father, You Were Strong 1982-01-13 · 26 min

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.

S1 · E25Hawaiian Swimsuit Thief 1982-01-20 · 26 min

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.

S1 · E26Full Course from Hell 1982-01-20 · 26 min

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.

S1 · E27Mendo Brings Trouble! 1982-01-27 · 26 min

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.

S1 · E28Constellation is Spinning 1982-01-27 · 26 min

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.

S1 · E29The Great Spring War 1982-02-03 · 26 min

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.

S1 · E30The Benten Gang's Return Match 1982-02-03 · 26 min

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.

S1 · E31Oh, Lonely Teacher! Kuribayashi Sensei Appears 1982-02-10 · 26 min

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.

S1 · E32Terrifying Visiting Day 1982-02-10 · 26 min

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.

S1 · E33Fourth Dimensional Camera 1982-02-24 · 26 min

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.