In part 1, Ataru's brutal new homeroom teacher Kuribayashi has it in for him, and has a Lolita-complex thing for Lum. In part 2, it's Open House Day at Tomobiki High School, and a confrontation between the mothers of Lum and Mendou bring both planets to the brink of interstellar war.—Akira (akira625@comcast.net)