Hello, darlings! Welcome back to #LumSquad, a podcast hosted by @LumRanmaYasha and @ProdTally devoted to the wonderful and wacky world of Rumiko Takahashi’s Urusei Yatsura! We've officially hit the halfway point of the Urusei Yatsura manga! The series' ninth omnibus is a fantastic collection of stories, a real showcase of the manga in its prime! Perhaps no storyline best demonstrates this than the series' longest and most ambitious story arc to date - The Miss Tomobiki Contest! A mini-tournament arc featuring the badass beauties of the series facing off against each other and wild animals, this storyline is an awesome and hilarious mix of character gags and action-comedy, and another step towards the style of storytelling Takahashi would employ later in Ranma 1/2! But while The Miss Tomobiki Contest is definitely the main event, this volume is also jam-packed with a ton of other great and memorable stories, including the origins of Mendo's claustrophobia, the revenge of Galactic Teacher CAO-2, the identity of Ryuu's mother, and Ryuu and Shinobu's "pretend" date! We’ve got a lot of stories to cover, so tune in for our rundown of another eclectic collection of classic Urusei Yatsura adventures! PODCAST BREAKDOWN: 00:00 - Preamble Ramble 02:25 - Volume 9 Intro & Overview 05:23 - A Valentine’s of Father-Daughter Love! 12:38 - Deadly Fighter Snapping Turtle Ten 18:25 - Anko Pathos, the Taste of Love?! 24:20 - Indelible Lipstick Magic 33:00 - Buried Classroom 38:48 - Beautiful Sakura’s Exorcisms 44:14 - Flower Viewing Death Match! 49:09 - Trickle of Memories 52:55 - Album of Memories 56:52 - Wretched Shutaro 1:00:25 - Frenzied Shutaro 1:06:15 - Urusei Yatsura Data File & Count Column 17 1:08:50 - Cosmo Teacher CAO-2 1:16:26 - Mysterious Ego Death Potion 1:20:42 - Ton’s Elopement 1:25:20 - A Night Alone 1:32:16 - A Chest Full of Longing, Part 1 1:37:02 - A Chest Full of Longing, Part 2 1:43:35 - Miss Tomobiki Contest: Preliminary Round 1:51:00 - Miss Tomobiki Contest: Main Round 2:02:09 - Miss Tomobiki Contest: Swimsuit Competition 2:10:55 - Miss Tomobiki Contest: Battle of the Women 2:20:27 - Miss Tomobiki Contest: Results 2:29:25 - Final Thoughts on The Miss Tomobiki Contest Arc 2:32:35 - Urusei Yatsura Data File 18 2:36:27 - Final Thoughts on Volume 9 2:38:41 - Wrap-Up Music Featured: “Urusei Yatsura Miss Tomobiki wo Sagase BGM #01” by Nobuyuki Shioda “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Main Theme 1987 (instrumental)” by Chuck Lorre “Kokoroboisona” from Jam Trip: Urusei Yatsura (Vol. 1) “Uchuu wa Tai Hen Da! DA DA Mix” from Shudai-ka Best 10 Remix ~ Dance Tracks Enjoy the show, and follow us on twitter at @Lum_Squad, on tumblr at lumsquad.tumblr.com, and subscribe to us on Youtube! You can follow the hosts on twitter at @LumRanmaYasha and @ProdTally. Don’t forget to also like and subscribe to us on Youtube and iTunes and leave us reviews to help us curate the show and create better content! If there are any topics you would like to see us talk about on the show, drop us a line in the comments below, or e-mail us at [email protected]! Thanks for listening!