Manga Mavericks

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! Continuing our read-through of Viz’s rerelease of the manga, we cover volume 7! This volume prominently features Onsen-Mark... sorry, “Hot Springs Emblem.” We still need to get used to that. But hey, his name change may leave us cold but some like it Hot Springs Emblem so who are we to judge? Anyway, everyone’s favorite bewildered and beleaguered educator gets the spotlight in a lot of chapters this volume, building off of the Tomobiki High-centric stories and Teachers vs Students conflict established last time. But this volume also features the notable returns of some old frenemies - Kurama and Tobimaro! Coincidentally, both are out for Mendo's head - in more ways than one! Man, Mendo gets into a lot of trouble in this volume, doesn’t he? We also talk about the series’s pop culture references, color pages, character dynamics, and so much more in another lengthy but jam-packed discussion of one of the series’ most eclectic volumes yet! PODCAST BREAKDOWN: 00:23 - Intro & Halloween Tangent 03:28 - Volume 7 Overview 05:26 - Super Musashi, Spirit to the Heavens! 14:37 - Musashi, in Training! 18:36 - Bad Boy Musashi, Be a Man! 24:09 - Terror of the Willow Ghost?! 32:12 - Enemy Ten 39:06 - Fossil Backcountry 43:26 - Cavity Wars 46:28 - Wish Away the Jade Blossom in the Tub 51:03 - Domestic Spat Settlement 56:29 - The Grateful Raccoon 59:43 - Mendo Residence Masquerade Ball 1:05:29 - Onsen-Mark Character Analysis 1:06:46 - Kurama Again! 1:24:51 - Sealed with a Kiss! 1:36:29 - Goodbye, Covenant! 1:47:09 - Message in a Bottle 1:52:28 - Ghastly Gastronomy! 1:59:28 - Baseball Shenanigans 2:05:10 - Spicy Camping Calamity 2:11:12 - Paranormal Peachy Parable 2:18:47 - The Perfidy of the Sakura Triplets 2:26:17 - Dolphin Dating and Beach Babe Patrol 2:33:10 - Keep Our Beaches Clean 2:38:34 - Data Files & Count Columns 2:41:21 - Wrap-Up Music Featured: “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 lumsquadpod@gmail.com! Thanks for listening!