The second segment features the Tomobiki High School tradition of ("darkness pot"), a game where students eat a mystery stew in a pitch-black room.
The game devolves into horror when Lum adds alien ingredients to the pot, resulting in a sentient, deadly concoction that begins attacking the students. This segment is notable as the first time in the 2022 adaptation that Lum's "deadly cooking" and garlic intolerance are explicitly established. Production and Cast
The first half centers on Lum developing a special alien lipstick that compels the wearer to kiss anyone they look at. Urusei Yatsura (2022) Episode 18
Ataru’s attempts to use the lipstick on Ryūnosuke Fujinami lead to a chain reaction of accidental kisses, including a particularly memorable mishap where Ataru and Shūtarō Mendō are forced into a kiss. Segment B: Lethal Attacks! Yaminabe
Ataru, ever suspicious and slippery, fools Lum into thinking he threw the lipstick away while secretly keeping it for his own skirt-chasing goals. The second segment features the Tomobiki High School
Seeking revenge after Lum forces him to eat a dangerously spicy Oni dish, Ataru learns that Lum is terrified of garlic and plans to ruin her meal.
The episode was produced by and features the series' updated voice cast: Ataru Moroboshi: Hiroshi Kamiya Lum Invader: Sumire Uesaka Shūtarō Mendō: Mamoru Miyano Shinobu Miyake: Maaya Uchida Ryūnosuke Fujinami: Ayahi Takagaki Production and Cast The first half centers on
In the second season of the 2024 run, there is also an 18th episode (Episode 41 overall) which focuses on the character Inaba and his relationship with Shinobu .