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Urusei Yatsura [Lum, those obnoxious aliens]

wide-ban vol 3

ISBN4-09-122803-8

Preface

One Full Color page coming from the 1984 Urusei Yatsura Calendar.

Chapter
001

pages
003-018
saafin sos
[surfin sos]
サーフィンSOS
[NO:08]
It's summer holiday and the gang are enjoying their vacation at the beach. Ataru, of course, is only interested in the female beauties on the beach. Unbelievable as it may be, Sakura is there too. Somehow, something she says makes everybody believe Cherry has died and she's at the beach because her uncle loved the sea so much. {GBL}

Chapter
002

pages
019-034
mizugidorobo
[the swimsuit thief]
水着ドロボ
It's evening and everyone is sitting in Mendou's beach house to enjoy themselves. So much much for Mendou's plan to be alone with Lum. The next morning, the girls discover that their swimsuits have been stolen. Later that day, Sakura is robbed of her swimsuit as well. All the evidence so far is pointing to Cherry. {GBL}

Chapter
003

pages
035-054
bikini o ubae
[get that bikini]
ビキニ奪え
Ton pays Mendou a friendly visit. Well not that friendly, since he and his bodyguards have come to rob him. Their prize: Lum's bikini! After some preparations, they all set out to retrieve the stolen piece of clothing. Lum and Ataru will attack by air and Mendou and his bodyguards by sea. Thus the battle begins. {GBL}

Chapter
004

pages
055-070
mannan woozu
[mannan wars]
マンナンウオース
Mendou's a pretty sneaky guy. First he takes everyone to a garden party in a nearby hotel and then he's only willing to pay for the girls. There is one other option: if they can eat their way through the hotel's course of hell, it's all for free. Sakura, Cherry and Ataru accept the challenge. Now we will see who can eat the most. {GBL}

Chapter
005

pages
071-086
yoga de meisou (possibly a pun)
[meditation through yoga/misguided thoughts through yoga]
ヨガで迷想
The end of the vacation is nearing and almost everybody is putting on weight. Cherry comes up with an idea: he suggests they can lose weight by practicing yoga. This is easier said than done because taking a pose is easier for them than holding it. This time they just can't do without Cherry's professional guidance. {GBL}

Chapter
006

pages
086-102
aijuu de ito
哀愁でいと
[NO:06]
The summer and the vacation are finally coming to an end. Some people are feeling a bit of melancholy. Then they get a visit from a sentiment demon. This demon doesn't just contstantly feel sorry for himself, his way of acting seems set up to make everybody feel miserable. And he does have some succes in it too. {GBL}

Chapter
007

pages
103-118
kojin kyouju
[private tutor]
個人教授
New Characters: Hanawa-sensei
A new teacher has just arrived at Tomobiki High. He's young, idealistic and a tad on the naive side. On that same day Lum transfers to the same school. Then comes the supreme moment: he stands in front of the door to his class. And doubt sets in: what kind of welcome is awaiting him? {GBL}

Chapter
008

pages
119-134
kooto no nake de wa nakanai wa
[no crying on the field]
コートの中では泣かないわ
Lum wants to join the school volleyball team but she'll only join if Ataru will join as well. And it has to be said: the new teacher really knows how to inspire. The captain of the boys team is really happy now that they've finally got a sixth man. The captain of the girls team is just tough with a capital T. {GBL}

Chapter
009

pages
135-150
kooto ni kieru koi
[the love that vanishes on the court]
コートに消える恋
Mendou has heard that Lum has joined the volleyball team and thinks about joining himself. He's a good athlete so the team are very eager to let him join. Natsuko is startled when she sees Mendou for the first time. He looks so much like her first love. And what if he were to find out about her little "problem"? {GBL}

Chapter
010

pages
151-166
senritsu no sankanbi
[hellish parent's day]
戦慄の参観日
Like every year, Ms. Moroboshi is afraid to go to Ataru's school to see how he's doing. He's embarrassed her every time so far. This year will be a bit different though. First Mendou's mother comes along in an ox-driven carriage and then Lum's mother lands her UFO on it. War between the two parents is imminent. {GBL}

Chapter
011

pages
167-182
kunoichi, nara o hashire
[kunoichi, run through Nara]
くノ一、奈良を走れ
New Characters: Kunoichi Kaede
[NO:16]
The class goes on a field trip to Nara, which is as boring to them as usual. Then a ninja, while trying to get through the crowd, leaves something behind. Ataru has no idea what it is but the paper will come in handy. Meanwhile, the ninja is severely reprimanded: get the scroll back or else... {GBL}

Chapter
012

pages
183-202
kunoichi, kyou ni hisomu
[kunoichi, hide in the city]
くノ一、京に潜む
[NO:19]
Kaede, the ninja from the previous chapter has finally gathered enough courage to flee from her master. The old hag has no intention to let her get away alive and sends to other ninjas after her. It will be a problem to find her though. Kaede is a master of disguise. {GBL}

Chapter
013

pages
203-218
kunoichi wa eien ni
[kunoichi for ever]
くノ一は永遠に
It doesn't look like Kaedes suffering will come to an end soon. Her old master now sends a whole bunch of ninjas after her. These are even more incompetent than the previous two and they don't know where to look first. Ataru has a lead on where she might be. Now it's just a question of who will find her first. {GBL}

Chapter
014

pages
219-234
taiikusai kikiippatsu
[critical moment on sportsday]
体育祭危機一髪
New Characters: Ran
There's a new student in class. Lum seems to know her because she wants to have a chat with her in the schools back yard. The new girl is Ran, another of Lum's childhood friends, and she hasn't come to pay Lum a friendly visit. {GBL}

Chapter
015

pages
235-250
bunkasai kikiippatsu
[critical moment of the school festival]
文化祭危機一髪
Ataru and Lum are in charge of the school bazaar in their school on the day of the festival. Ran comes along and tells Lum she has something she wants to show. Lum doesn't really trust Ran because of the incident the week before. But Ran really doesn't seem to have any bad intentions at all. {GBL}

Chapter
016

pages
251-266
engekisai kikiippatsu
[critical moment on the drama festival]
演劇祭危機一髪
Ran has gotten pretty popular since she arrived on Tomobiki High. She's even gotten a part in the school play...so she can suck the youth out of Ataru, who is in the school play too, of course. Ataru doesn't care at all what might happen to him and messes up the play while he's at it. {GBL}

Chapter
017

pages
267-282
o-wakare paati kikiippatsu
[critical moment on the farewell party]
お別れパーチ危機一髪
[NO:16]
For the past few chapters it looked liked Ra's lust for revenge would never end. Now she sends a messenger doll to Lum to tell her she's leaving. She wants to makes up first however, so she invites Lum and Ataru to a farewell party. {GBL}

Chapter
018

pages
283-298
omoide kiki-ippatsu
[memory lane crisis]
思い出危機一髪
By now everyone ought to be convinced Ran is a complete schizo. She's friendly again and is sitting in a coffeeshop with Lum to rake up some old memories. Like the time Lum spent the night at her house or when they were playing darts. Guess how it's going to end. {GBL}

Chapter
019

pages
299-312
shoushinshoumei kikiippatsu
[critical moment: the real thing]
正真正銘危機一髪
This seems to go on forever. Ran is still determined to suck the youth out of Ataru if it's the last thing she does. She'll have to be inventive though. Ataru is lying sick in bed and Sakura will make sure he doesn't get near anybody with his flu virus. And let's not forget Cherry who is busy making a potion of regain youth. {GBL}

Chapter
020

pages
313-328
ataru no intai
[Ataru's retirement]
あたるの引退
It's the end of the semester in Tomobiki high. Time for a well-earned vacation. Not yet, because Ataru wants to make an announcement: he calls it quits! But what is he quitting? Is he going to leave Lum? Quit school? Emotions get stirred up anyway. {GBL}

Chapter
021

pages
329-344
omikuji kowai
[terryifying fortune]
おみくじこわい
Lum and Ataru go to visit their local shrine. Of course they run into the harbinger of bad luck himself: Cherry. The first fortune they read can't really be called positive. Well it's just their first fortune. Maybe they'll have more luck later on. {GBL}

Chapter
022

pages
345-360
Ten-chan ga kita
[Ten's arrival]
テンちゃんがきた
New Characters: Ten
Another alien enters Ataru's life. This time it's Lums little cousin Ten who pays a visit. It's obvious from the very beginning he and Ataru don't like each other. Normally, a kid the size of Ten wouldn't be a match for Ataru. But let's not forget Ten is not a normal kid. {GBL}

Chapter
023

pages
361-376
Ten-chan no koi
[Ten's love]
テンちゃんの恋
[NO:09]
Nobody likes shovelling snow when it's freezing outside and Ataru is no exception to it. The job does get a lot easier when he manages to talk Ten into melting the snow with hes fiery breath. Then Ten has the idea to do the same with the snow in front of Sakura's house. Now what reason could he possibly have to do this? {GBL}

Chapter
024

pages
377-392
futari dake no deeto
[a date with just the two of us]
ふたりだけのデート
Ten has really got the hots for Sakura. He tries writing a loveletter to her wherein he expresses his love but doesn't succeed in making it sound like it should. Ataru presents himself as an expert in this matter and offers Ten to write it for him. {GBL}

Chapter
025

pages
393-408
hana kara hana e
[from flower to flower]
花から花へ
No sooner has Ten gotten over Sakura or he falls in love with someone else. This time it's a girl who owns a flower shop. Ataru helps him get into contact with the girl (and tries to keep her for himself), but this girl, although cute, is really weird. {GBL}
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