Seasons & episodes
S1 · E154Don't Die! Ryoko's Special Straw Doll!! 1984-11-07 · 26 min
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.
S1 · E155Matchmaking Hell! Is the Armored Daughter a Beauty? Beast? 1984-11-14 · 26 min
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.
S1 · E156Love of the Armored Daughter! Maiden Heart is Shaky Wobbling 1984-11-21 · 26 min
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.
S1 · E157Meeting even if Death! Pure Fox Returns!! 1984-11-28 · 26 min
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.
S1 · E158What Do I Care for Talking Flowers! 1984-12-05 · 26 min
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.)
S1 · E159The Birth of Ten-chan's Son!? I Dunno 1984-12-12 · 26 min
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.
S1 · E160Lum's Courageous Duel! Victory is a Nitpicky Hand 1984-12-19 · 26 min
Lum learns just how much she needs her powers.
S1 · E161Big Employment Aspiration! Return of Missing Ninja Kaede!! 1985-01-09 · 26 min
Ninja Kaede seeks a new life in the city.
S1 · E162Tomobiki Highschool Survival! Who Are the Survivors! 1985-01-16 · 26 min
Texas Chainsaw Tomato Massacre at its finest.
S1 · E163The Mysterious Giant Cake! Love's Escape Panic!! 1985-01-23 · 26 min
Mendo's New Year's party takes a delicious, spongy turn when Ryoko hears about it.
S1 · E164Underground Reincarnation! What's Darling Thinking!? 1985-01-30 · 26 min
The gang lands on an island where "poison" literally makes one's dreams come true.
S1 · E165Snow Panic! The Mendo Family Hanami Banquet!! 1985-02-06 · 26 min
Once again, everyone is taught that Oni eating human food and humans eating Oni food is a drunken disaster.
S1 · E166Far Spring! Tale of the Lonely Fairy!! 1985-02-13 · 26 min
Ataru learns the importance of happy thought thanks to a fairy.
S1 · E167To Dream Land! Darling Battle Royal Abduction 1985-02-20 · 26 min
Everyone learns about eating other people's dreams.
S1 · E168Three Daughters Again! The Great Mission Tempting Darling!! 1985-02-27 · 26 min
Ginger, Pepper, and Sugar return to their old tricks to break up Lum and Ataru.
S1 · E169The Scampering Kotatsu Cat! Anything to Get Warm 1985-03-06 · 26 min
Kotatsu Cat proves himself to be true to his name by catching the ever-running Kotatsu.
S1 · E170Ryunosuke's Naïve Father! A Wife is in Vestiges!! 1985-03-13 · 26 min
Ryunosuke's father tries to bring Masako to Ryunosuke's life with lies and trickery.
S1 · E171Spring Full Bloom!? Frozen by Oyuki's Cold!! 1985-03-20 · 26 min
Oyuki's cold is unlike anyone's on Earth. It's far more literal. The only cure can come from a cat.
S1 · E172Friendship Panic! I Love to Eat Blowfish 1985-03-27 · 26 min
Ten finds a new friend in a blowfish and brings havoc to Tomobiki with a blowfish and Oni candy.
S1 · E173The Armored Girl Returns! Older Brother is Full 1985-04-03 · 26 min
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.
S1 · E174Boredom Syndrome! Is Tomobiki Town Wasting Away!? 1985-04-10 · 26 min
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.
S1 · E175Look Out Ran! Kotatsu Neko's First Love Oden!? 1985-04-17 · 26 min
Ran cooks an Oden with love mushrooms to Rei, but Kotatsu Neko eats it. NOTE: Mendo and Ataru make brief appearances.
S1 · E176The Armored Girl Is Back Again! Dates of Thunder! 1985-04-24 · 26 min
Mrs. Mizunokoji has Mendo and Asuka go on a date on their estate, but Ataru interferes to scare Asuka. Asuka goes on a rampage.
S1 · E177The Mystery Priest Appears! Luck Bell Battle Royal 1985-05-01 · 26 min
A priest shows up and rings Ataru, Shinobu, Ryu, Lum, Mendo, and Sakura to a great bell in a shrine.