Ran needs money for a date with Rei, so she convinces
Oyuki to help her and they set up a stall at a festival. But Ran
tries to sneak away with the money after she had promised to give
half to Oyuki, so Oyuki freezes Ran and takes all the money. Next
day, both Ran and Oyuki have a cold, but Oyuki's cold causes her
to uncontrollably freeze everything around her and her cure
requires capturing Kotatsu neko.
172. Panic Among Friends! I Love to Eat Blowfish
Lum and Ataru buy a blowfish. Jariten likes it as a pet,
but Ataru wants to have it grow so he can eat it. Jariten gives
the fish the same snack he gave the swallow back in eps #4 and
the fish can now fly and spit electricity. The fish goes out and
gets into frays with Cherry, Kotatsu, Mr. Fujinami, and causes
Mendo and some girls to get mad at Ataru.
173. The Armored Girl Returns! Plenty of Older Brothers
Asuka comes to Tomobiki High School to deliver a scroll
message to Mendo. But seeing all the boys at school frightens
Asuka. Then she happens to fall in on Ryu. Asuka thinks Ryu is a
boy, and Ryu tries to show Asuka the truth.
174. The Boredom Syndrome! Is Tomobiki Wasting Away?
Ataru drinks a can of eye drops Lum left in his room,
thinking it was juice. Because of this, his and other's dreams
start having weird effects. Next day in school, things start
duplicating. First Ataru, then Mendo, Shinobu, Sakura, and even
the city itself.
175. Look Out Ran! Kotatsu Cat's Primary Love is Oden!?
Ran make a special pot of stew that has been magicked so
that Rei will be madly in love with Ran. But Kotatsu walks in and
gulps it all down and starts to follow Ran around, much to Ran's
annoyance. After much fleeing, Ran tries making another batch of
stew and we find out that all Kotatsu really wanted was another
pot of Ran's yummy stew.
176. The Armored Girl Returns Again! A Storm Raising Date
Mrs. Mizunokoji has Mendo and Asuka go on a date on their
estate, but Ataru interferes to scare Asuka. Asuka goes on a
rampage destroying everything until her mother tries to cure her
fear by handcuffing her to Ataru. Big mistake.
177. Arrival of the Mysterious Priest! The Bell Battle Royal
In the first part, everyone in school is desperately
trying to get Sakura in her office. Later a priest shows up and
rings Ataru, Shinobu, Ryu, Lum, Mendo, and Sakura to a great
bell in a shrine and ask them to rings the bell, promising to
give them "kane" (money) After a lot of silly ways of ringing the
bell, the priest gives them all "kane" (bells) proportional in
size to the number of times they each rang the bell.
178. First Love Relived!? 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 favor-
ite octopus, Lum tries to hide this fact, especially from Ataru.
But Rei shows up and makes matters difficult.
179. Appearance of the Youthful Old Man! Shine, Great Teahouse 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. Ultimately the man must close
because of them, but he's not leaving unrevenged.
180. I Love Darling Sincerity (My Vote for the Best)
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. Finally, she wants to be with him
in a snowfall, but it's June. However a sudden fireworks display
gives the same effect and the ghost leaves. Next day, Ataru and
Lum visits her grave with some flowers.