The Best Episodes Directed By Shugo Tsuneoka

Episode Rankings

1. #1 Fan Favorite
   

   8.5/10(2 votes)

   #1 - Open the Door (1)

   S1:E313/1/2024

   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.

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   8.0/10(2 votes)

   #2 - The Terrorist from a Faraway Country

   S6:E510/16/2026

   At a checkpoint, Oye — a man who knows Gyro's past — confronts the duo. His power to turn anything he touches into a bomb leaves them with nowhere to run.

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   8.0/10(2 votes)

   #3 - Fantasy Balloon Gum / Love Knows No Barriers

   S1:E241/12/2024

   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?

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   8.0/10(2 votes)

   #4 - Flower Petals of Love and Courage

   S1:E415/17/2024

   Inaba returns and has an important question for Shinobu.

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5. 

   7.3/10(3 votes)

   #5 - Parents' Day Horrors / Since Your Parting

   S1:E1012/16/2022

   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.

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   7.0/10(4 votes)

   #6 - The Desert-Born Outlaws

   S6:E310/2/2026

   At camp, Johnny catches a glimpse of Gyro's past. Then the Boomboom Family strikes with an otherworldly power. The duo escape — or so they think.

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   7.0/10(3 votes)

   #7 - A Chest Full of Longing!! / Wish Upon a Star

   S1:E172/10/2023

   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.

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8. 

   7.0/10(1 votes)

   #8 - Double-Faced Carnivorous Plant

   S1:E711/15/2025

   Amaya ends his friendship with Sanda to save him. Meanwhile, the scarred Oshibu, comforted by Yagiuda, turns to Class 10 students who killed adults.

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   6.6/10(5 votes)

   #9 - The Glove of Love and Conflict / How I've Waited for You…

   S1:E511/11/2022

   Hellooooo, nurse! A new nurse just started working at Ataru's school, and she's a total babe… but wait. Does she look familiar?

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