Season 1
7.0/10163 votesYoung Love on the Run / Between a Rock and a Hard Place
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 10/14/2022
To save Earth, unlucky Ataru must win a high-stakes game of tag against a beautiful alien. Luckily his friend Shinobu has offered a helping hand (in marriage) as motivation!
Director: Hideya Takahashi
Writer: Yuko Kakihara
7.1/10124 votesPresent for You / The Yellow Ribbon of Happiness
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 10/21/2022
Ataru can run, but he can't hide — not from Lum, and not from the gorgeous shrine maiden Sakura's eagle eyes. She can tell at a glance that he's in dire need of exorcism!
Director: Yasuhiro Kimura
Writer: Yuko Kakihara
7.4/10120 votesTrouble Rains Down!! / Amazed in a Maze
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 10/28/2022
Two's company. Three's a crowd. And when a FOURTH party enters the Lum/Ataru/Shinobu situation? Things get pretty scary in Ataru's already complex love life!
Director: Takahiro Kamei
Writer: Yuko Kakihara
7.7/10114 votesSealed with a Kiss!!
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 11/4/2022
Lum ain't the only alien princess in town. The new arrival has her sights set on a certain boy — but her vassals are keeping a scandalous secret from their ruler!
Director: Kyohei Suzuki
Writer: Yuko Kakihara
8.1/10107 votesThe Glove of Love and Conflict / How I've Waited for You…
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 11/11/2022
Hellooooo, nurse! A new nurse just started working at Ataru's school, and she's a total babe… but wait. Does she look familiar?
Director: Shugo Tsuneoka
Writer: Yuko Kakihara
7.8/10101 votesGood Day for a Departure / Oyuki / Ataru Retires
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 11/18/2022
They say all's fair in love and war, and that's why Lum drags Ataru kicking and screaming onto a battlefield!
Director: Koichi Chigira
Writer: Yuko Kakihara
8.0/1096 votesHome Is Where You Find It / Marine Garbage Disposal
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 11/25/2022
A monster lurks in the depths of the hotel pool, but it's not half as creepy as the ne'er-do-wells lurking around Nurse Sakura at the beach…
Director: Junichi Yamamoto
Writer: Yuko Kakihara
7.9/1095 votesTransfer Student Close Call... / Farewell Party Close Call...
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 12/2/2022
Is Ataru seeing double, or are there really two hot new transfer students at school? And what does the super cute newbie Ran want from him and Lum!?
Director: Sho Sugawara, Yukio Kuroda, Daisuke Kurose
Writer: Yuko Kakihara, Hiroko Kanasugi
7.9/1091 votesTo Kill with Love / Studying Mayhem
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 12/9/2022
An ominous omen. A pessimistic portent. A scary sign. Call it whatever you want, but one thing is clear: Fate will not be kind to Ataru today!
Director: Yutaka Kagawa
Writer: Yuta Suzuki
8.1/10118 votesParents' Day Horrors / Since Your Parting
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 12/16/2022
Are aliens invading again? Nope — it's just Ataru, Meno and Lum’s mothers invading Parents’ Day! But a language barrier may turn this meeting of the moms into pure mania.
Director: Shugo Tsuneoka, Jiro Fujimoto
Writer: Yuko Kakihara
7.7/1089 votesMendo Siblings!! / A Strange New Year at the Mendo Estate
Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 12/23/2022
What’s this? A handkerchief? It smells divine, so it MUST belong to a total hottie. Definitely not a nightmare creature or anything like that. Ataru’s nose cannot be fooled!
Director: Yumeko Iwaoka
Writer: Hayashi Mori
7.9/1084 votesTen Is Here / A Date for Just the Two of Us
Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 1/6/2023
Lum’s cousin Ten thinks Lum should look for greener romantic pastures! And if Lum can’t see reason, Ten will burn her relationship with Ataru to the ground.
Director: Tatsu Yamamoto
Writer: Hiroko Kanasugi
8.0/1080 votesThe Great Off-Campus Snack Battle / A Gift from Ten!
Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 1/13/2023
The girls in class aren’t the only snacks Ataru has his eye on. When teachers crack down on off-campus snacking, a no-holds-barred snack battle begins!
Director: Fumihiro Ueno
Writer: Yuko Kakihara
8.0/1075 votesThat Mizunokoji Boy / Love Letter Trouble
Season 1 Episode 14 - Aired 1/20/2023
All’s fair in love and… baseball? It’s time for a showdown on the baseball diamond! And once the dust settles, a “love letter” stirs up trouble.
Director: Takahiro Kamei, Junya Sanetoshi, Yuki Morita
Writer: Hayashi Mori
7.9/1076 votesAnko Pathos, the Taste of Love?! / Memories and a Close Call... / Adverse Effects
Season 1 Episode 15 - Aired 1/27/2023
Lum and Ran are friends, but one can best describe their relationship as prickly.
Director: Sho Sugawara, Eiichi Kuboyama
Writer: Yuko Kakihara
7.9/1077 votesFamily Feud!! / Hello, Sailor Suit!!
Season 1 Episode 16 - Aired 2/3/2023
Ataru and his friends were supposed to have a fun beach trip, but they find themselves swept up in Ryunosuke’s family drama instead!
Director: Yukio Kuroda, Daisuke Kurose
Writer: Yuko Kakihara
7.6/1075 votesA Chest Full of Longing!! / Wish Upon a Star
Season 1 Episode 17 - Aired 2/10/2023
Ryunosuke teams up with three delinquents to help Shinobu ward off an unwanted suitor. Later, Ataru’s family must be careful what they wish for.
Director: Shugo Tsuneoka
Writer: Hiroko Kanasugi
7.7/1076 votesIndelible Lipstick Magic!! / Lethal Attacks: Yaminabe!
Season 1 Episode 18 - Aired 2/17/2023
There is nothing suspicious about the lipstick Lum wants to put on Ataru. Nope, nothing suspicious at all. Later, Ataru’s class takes the dreaded Yaminabe food challenge!
Director: Yumeko Iwaoka
Writer: Hayashi Mori
7.7/1071 votesMagic Realm! Jungle of Terror / Pickled
Season 1 Episode 19 - Aired 2/24/2023
Pro tip: never hurt an octopus’ feelings and never give an oni pickled plums.
Director: Yoshinobu Kasai
Writer: Yuta Suzuki
7.5/1072 votesRecovering That Which Was Lost
Season 1 Episode 20 - Aired 3/3/2023
Three punks challenge Lum and her friends to a duel after stealing Benten’s precious chain.
Director: Yasuhiro Kimura
Writer: Hiroko Kanasugi
8.0/1072 votesCosmo Teacher CAO-2 / Ooh, Scary! Voodoo Doll
Season 1 Episode 21 - Aired 3/10/2023
Lum and her friends worry the past will come back to haunt them. Later, Mendo’s life becomes much more complicated thanks to a voodoo doll.
Director: Sho Sugawara
Writer: Hayashi Mori
7.9/1073 votesBig Bottle, Little Bottle / When Love Strikes
Season 1 Episode 22 - Aired 3/17/2023
Lum is quite the handful, no matter what size she is. Later, a shapeshifting fox takes a liking to Shinobu.
Director: Yuichi Nakazawa
Writer: Yuta Suzuki
8.4/1079 votesTitle Match!! The Tomo-1 Queen Contest
Season 1 Episode 23 - Aired 3/24/2023
The finalists have different motives. Lum wants Ataru’s attention, Ran wants to get in Lum’s way, Shinobu and Sakura want the money, and Ryunosuke has something to prove.
Director: Yusuke Kubo, Kiyomitsu Sato
Writer: Hiroko Kanasugi
8.0/102 votesFantasy Balloon Gum / Love Knows No Barriers
Season 1 Episode 24 - Aired 1/12/2024
Surely Ataru wouldn’t misuse bubble gum that has the power to create whatever he wants. But would that be worse than Lum losing the ability to speak other languages?
Director: Shugo Tsuneoka, Eiichi Kuboyama
Writer: Hayashi Mori
8.0/102 votesTrickle of Memories / Album of Memories / The Home Visit Blues: Feuding Fujinami Edition
Season 1 Episode 25 - Aired 1/19/2024
Ryunosuke grew up without a mother and wants to know more about her. Unfortunately, her father is keeping an important detail from her.
Director: Yumeko Iwaoka
Writer: Yuta Suzuki
8.0/102 votesElectric Jungle
Season 1 Episode 26 - Aired 1/26/2024
Lum has a new suitor, but it doesn’t take long before there’s trouble in paradise.
Director: Fumihiro Ueno
Writer: Hayashi Mori
8.0/102 votesLove Thief / That Mizunokoji Girl
Season 1 Episode 27 - Aired 2/2/2024
Relationship drama swiftly follows when Kurama sets her eyes on Rei. Speaking of relationships, Mendo discovers that he’s engaged to Tobimaro’s sister.
Director: Takahiro Kamei, Fumio Maezono
Writer: Yuta Suzuki
7.5/102 votesThe Continuation of: That Mizunokoji Girl
Season 1 Episode 28 - Aired 2/9/2024
As Mendo desperately tries to escape his unwanted engagement, Asuka’s upbringing gives a whole new meaning to the term sheltered.
Director: Kiyomitsu Sato
Writer: Yuta Suzuki
7.5/102 votesKotatsu Love / Lum Becomes a Cow / The Home Visit Blues: Luxurious Mendo Edition
Season 1 Episode 29 - Aired 2/16/2024
Life is full of unexpected events, like an extra lively kotatsu purchase and Lum believing she’s turning into a cow.
Director: Yuki Morita
Writer: Hiroko Kanasugi
7.5/102 votesEerie Earmuffs / Family Tree
Season 1 Episode 30 - Aired 2/23/2024
No good can come of Ataru and Ten switching bodies, nor using Lum’s shortcut to get to school on time.
Director: Eiichi Kuboyama
Writer: Hayashi Mori
8.5/102 votesOpen the Door (1)
Season 1 Episode 31 - Aired 3/1/2024
Shinobu, Lum, and Ataru take an unexpected trip to the future. The good news is they discover who their spouses are. The bad news is their disappointment is immeasurable.
Director: Shugo Tsuneoka
Writer: Hayashi Mori
8.5/102 votesOpen the Door (2) / The Home Visit Blues: Prohibitive Miyake Edition
Season 1 Episode 32 - Aired 3/8/2024
The trio are determined to find their ideal futures, but each one they find leave them unsatisfied. And Inaba’s coworkers are not happy with the group’s meddling.
Director: Kyohei Suzuki
Writer: Hayashi Mori
7.0/101 votesHaunted Mendo / Last Date
Season 1 Episode 33 - Aired 3/15/2024
Whether it’s an octopus or a girl burdened by regrets, spirits need assistance from the living. Unexpectedly, Mendo and Ataru find themselves navigating these burdens.
Director: Naokatsu Tsuda
Writer: Hiroko Kanasugi
7.5/102 votesThe Case of the Battered Principal / The Secret Garden / The Home Visit Blues: Hellish Moroboshi Edition
Season 1 Episode 34 - Aired 3/22/2024
Whodunit? No one saw what happened to the principal despite all of them being in the same room. Later, chaos ensues when flowers start spreading rumors around town.
Director: Fumihiro Ueno
Writer: Yuta Suzuki
7.5/102 votesLovely Darling in Danger!! / Foxes in the Moonlight / The Home Visit Blues: Mark Onsen Goes to Space
Season 1 Episode 35 - Aired 3/29/2024
Lum finds herself in a race against time to save Ataru. Later, a certain fox seeks to recreate an old legend with magic horsetail shoots. Even later, Mark meets Lum's parents.
Director: Yumeko Iwaoka
Writer: Yuko Kakihara
6.5/102 votesWretched Shutaro!!
Season 1 Episode 36 - Aired 4/12/2024
What kind of training is Mendo doing, anyway? Lum and Ataru are going to find out.
Director: Yukio Kuroda
Writer: Hayashi Mori
8.0/102 votesAsuka Returns / A Stormy Date (1)
Season 1 Episode 37 - Aired 4/19/2024
Asuka's mother hatches a plan to help her daughter overcome her fear of men. It appears that drastic measures are on the horizon.
Director: Yuki Morita
Writer: Hayashi Mori
7.5/102 votesA Stormy Date (2)
Season 1 Episode 38 - Aired 4/26/2024
Asuka and Mendo go on a date and to say things don’t go as planned would be a vast understatement.
Director: Yasuhiro Kimura
Writer: Hayashi Mori
7.5/102 votesNagisa's Fiancé / The Fairy's Parasol
Season 1 Episode 39 - Aired 5/3/2024
Ryunosuke and her father are now the proud owners of a seaside cafe and an island after paying a suspiciously cheap price! Later, a fairy asks Ten to find his missing parasol.
Director: Kiyomitsu Sato, Shinji Nagata
Writer: Hiroko Kanasugi
8.0/102 votesOne Night's Battle / Deadly Peril in the Classroom
Season 1 Episode 40 - Aired 5/10/2024
Nagisa needs a kiss from Ryunosuke to pass on, which is easier said than done. Later, Mark threatens his class with supplementary lessons if he catches them talking.
Director: Hideya Takahashi, Yumeko Iwaoka
Writer: Hiroko Kanasugi
8.0/102 votesFlower Petals of Love and Courage
Season 1 Episode 41 - Aired 5/17/2024
Inaba returns and has an important question for Shinobu.
Director: Shugo Tsuneoka
Writer: Yuko Kakihara
8.0/102 votesLum's Wrath / Steal My Heart
Season 1 Episode 42 - Aired 5/24/2024
Ten must apologize for ruining Ataru’s scarf, but how? Later, candy hearts have the same effect as love potions. Meanwhile, the Dark Dominion lies on the horizon.
Director: Tetsuharu Nakamura
Writer: Yuko Kakihara
8.5/102 votesBoy Meets Girl: The Morning of Farewell
Season 1 Episode 43 - Aired 5/31/2024
Lum is not happy when she learns she’s being forced into an arranged marriage thanks to her great grandfather.
Director: Sumio Watanabe
Writer: Yuko Kakihara
8.5/102 votesBoy Meets Girl: Are You Really Getting Married?
Season 1 Episode 44 - Aired 6/7/2024
Ataru and Mendo team up with Lum’s friends to save her from a forced marriage. But they aren’t the only ones who’re trying to stop the wedding.
Director: Yasuhiro Kimura
Writer: Yuko Kakihara
8.5/102 votesBoy Meets Girl: Crooked Heart
Season 1 Episode 45 - Aired 6/14/2024
What started as a misunderstanding ends in a falling out. Now Lum refuses to return until Ataru apologizes.
Director: Takahiro Kamei
Writer: Yuko Kakihara
9.0/102 votesBoy Meets Girl: I Want You When I Can't Have You
Season 1 Episode 46 - Aired 6/21/2024
With the fate of the Earth on the line again, Lum and Ataru’s last game of tag begins.
Director: Hideya Takahashi, Yumeko Iwaoka
Writer: Yuko Kakihara