Ataru and Kuri-bayashi are enemies from the very start. Then Lum shows
up and Kuribayashi falls in love. Finally Lum goes out with Kuibayashi in
hopes on lightening his spirits.
32. Terrible Inspection 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.
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.
34. Treacherous Running
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.
35. Doll Festival Ran-chan's Arrival
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.
36. Ran-Chan's Introduction
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.
37. Dairy of Sorrowful Tomorrows
Lum has a 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.
38. Who is this Child?
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.
39. Sleeping in Class on a Wonderful Spring Day
During math class, Kuribayahsi 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.
40. 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.