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Urusei Yatsura [Lum, those obnoxious aliens]

wide-ban vol 1

ISBN4-09-122801-1

Preface

One Full Color Page.

Chapter
001

pages
003-028
Kakemeguru Seishun
かけめぐる青春
New Characters: Moroboshi Ataru ; Lum ; Shinobu ; Lum's Father ; Ataru's Father ; Ataru's Mother ; Sakuranbou (Cherry)
The Oni, a race of aliens have come to invade Earth. However, they'll give their plans if someone can defeat them in their national sport: tag. Ataru Moroboshi is chosen by their computer to represent Earth. He initially refuses, but agrees after he sees his opponent, the beautiful Lum. There's just one thing he hasn't been told: Lum can fly! And how are you supposed to catch someone who flies away the moment you get near to her? {GBL}

Chapter
002

pages
029-048
Yasashii Akuma
[Gentle Devil]
やさしい悪魔
Ataru manages to accidentally summon a devil while examining a bump on the back of his head with a mirror. Unable to go back into the mirror, he is forced to stay with Ataru. Cherry, a Buddhist monk promises to send him back to his world, but Ataru and his girlfriend Shinobu have serious doubt about his ability to do so. {GBL}

Chapter
003

pages
049-068
Kanashiki Amaoto
[Sorrowful Rainfall]
悲しき雨音
Ataru's friends have all fallen in love with Lum and they want her back! They work out a plan but it's only a partial success. A taxi-ufo sucks them up and drops them off at Ataru's house. They refuse to pay the (gigantic) fee and soon ufo's are causing havoc all over the world. Lum is the only one with enough cash to pay for Ataru but she's got one condition... {GBL}

Chapter
004

pages
069-088
Anata ni ageru
[I'll give it to you]
あなたにあげる
New Characters: Sakura
Lum starts a search for Ataru, who ran away from home as soon as she settled in. The latter one is recognized while having a meal and has to flee. He literally bumps into Sakura, a Shinto priestess. Sakura, who is haunted by just about every evil spirit in existence, vows to rid him of the evil that is haunting him. {GBL}

Chapter
005

pages
089-108
Zettai Zetsumei
[Last Extremity]
絶体絶命
Lum gets thrown out of the house by Ataru because she keeps interfering with his phonecalls to Shinobu. She still manages to interfere with his phonecalls and the situation quickly escalates. It becomes a test to see who'll give up first. If one of them'll give up that is. {GBL}

Chapter
006

pages
109-132
Ai de koroshitai
[To kill for Love]
愛で殺したい
New Characters: Rei
Lum's ex-boyfriend Rei comes to Earth to reclaim his lost love. Lum however, has no intention whatsoever to be his girlfriend again (who'd want a tiger-striped cow for boyfriend anyway). Needless to say, Rei gets extremely upset and challenges Ataru to a duel to the death...sort of. {GBL}

Chapter
007

pages
133-162
Oyuki
[Oyuki/honorable snow]
お雪
New Characters: Oyuki
If there's one person in the world who can succeed in getting buried under four feet of snow while lying sick in bed it's Ataru. It turns out that Lum's childhood friend Oyuki chose his closet door to get rid of all the excess snow on her planet. Ataru follows her back to her planet, only to find out that Lum's there too. And that's not the end of his bad luck stroke. {GBL}

Chapter
008

pages
163-186
Sake to Namida to Otoko to Onna
[Sake, Tears, Man and Women]
酒と涙と男と女
Only wanting to show Ataru how much she loves him, she accidentally kills him with one of her electric shocks. His body is taken over by a drunken alien and he comes back to life. Lum, not knowing he's been taken over, is rather pleased with his new attitude and they go out. Shortly thereafter, the wife of the alien arrives and things get really out of hand. {GBL}

Chapter
009

pages
187-206
Nikumi kirenai roku de nashi
[The good-for-nothing I can't hate]
憎みきれないろくでなし
Rei still hasn't given up on Lum. He has even learned some Japanese to try to win her back. His efforts are in vain as Lum isn't very impressed with his marriage proposal. What follows is a wild chase where Rei not only messes up the park but other people's lovelife as well. {GBL}

Chapter
010

pages
207-226
Ii hi tabidachi
いい日旅立ち
New Characters: Benten
On Earth Setsubun is already over but on the planet of the Oni it has yet to start. Being "married" to one Ataru is forced to join the Oni in their celebration of this festival. They celebrate it a somewhat different way, but what's more important: one of the opponents is quite a babe.{GBL}

Chapter
011

pages
227-246
Daishoubu
[Big Fight!]
大勝負
[NO:20]
As their parents are a few days from home, Lum an Ataru have to take care of themselves. Lum's cooking results in an explosion and a myriad of remote controlled fighter planes invades the Moroboshi residence. Cherry and Sakura happen to be in the neighbourhood and offer to help them but then their guardian spirits start fighting among each other. {GBL}

Chapter
012

pages
247-266
Saga
[State of Mind]

While cleaning the school grounds, Ataru finds a small egg. He doesn't know what animal it's from but it's quite a beautiful one. Things start to get really strange as Ataru notices the egg has grown since the last time he took a look at it. Before long, it gets REALLY big. {GBL}

Chapter
013

pages
267-286
Keizu
[Family Relations]
系図
Ataru is about to be late for school for the fifth time in a row. Lucky for him, Lum knows how to create a shortcut to school through subspace. As was to be expected, Lum makes a mistake and they find themselves ten years into the future. Getting back to the past isn't such a problem but what to do with that kid who bears a striking resemblance to Ataru? {GBL}

Chapter
014

pages
287-306
Ayatsuri Ningyou
[Voodoo Doll]
あやつり人形
It's pretty annoying to find out someone's controlling your body. It's even more annoying to find out it's your 'wife' controlling it by means of a voodoo doll. Ataru makes a Cherry-doll so he can rip his head off but doesn't have much success in doing so. He does give Lum a great idea though. {GBL}

Chapter
015

pages
307-326
Imada fujousezu
いまだ浮上せず
On a schooltrip, Ataru finds a strange thing that looks like a dried out animal. A bit later he is 'attacked' by a kappa. It turns out that the thing he found is a dried out kappa and the other one is it's wife. By way of thanks for saving him, the kappa takes him to their underwater palace. {GBL}

Chapter
016

pages
327-346
Shiawase no kiiroi Ribon
[The yellow Ribbon of happiness]
幸せの黄色いリボン
Ataru is completely fed up with the electric shocks Lum keeps giving him, so he asks Cherry if he knows a way to seal off her powers. The ribbon he is given by Megane later that day really works but how long will it take before Lum finds out exactly why he gave her the ribbon in the first place? {GBL}

Chapter
017

pages
347-366
Disuko Inferuno
[Disco inferno]
ディスコインフェルノ
New Characters: Odzuno Tsubame
In this series you can expect the unexpected. Who would have thought that Sakura would ask Ataru out on a date? Since she's the one who's paying for it, Ataru's parents have no objection against him and Lum going to a disco. On the way to the disco they encounter Ozuno Tsubame, who claims to be Sakura's lover. If she already has a boyfriend, why on earth would she ask Ataru to join them? {GBL}

Chapter
018

pages
367-386
Sayonara o iu Ki mo nai
[I've no intention to say goodbye]
さよならを言う気もない
After eating some candy Lum gave him and a manju Cherry wanted to bury, Ataru's body splits into two: a good-son-prototype and an extra lecherous part. Not very surprisingly, the two of them can't get along. The difference between them is too big. The best option would be to reverse the process... {GBL}

Chapter
019

pages
387-410
Onna ni natte denaose yo
[My new life as a Woman]
女になって出直せよ
New Characters: Kurama
Another alien, Kurama, comes to Earth to find a mate. By tradition, she has to mate with the man who wakes her with a kiss. Unfortunately for her, a drunken karasutengu mistakes Ataru for a hunk and he's the one to wake her. Kurama has no intention to mate with such a moron but she can't break tradition either so she has only one alternative: reeducate him! {GBL}
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