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The Heian Arc, Scroll One (平安編 壱の巻, "Heian-hen Ichi no Maki"?), known as "Lum: The Heian Version, Scroll One" in the first Viz translation, is the 75th chapter of the Urusei Yatsura manga.

Summary[]

In an alternate, anachronistic version of Tomobiki, Ataru meets the beautiful oni girl Lum, asks her for a date, and inadvertently become a hero.

Plot Overview[]

In an anachronistic version of Heian-era Japan, Ataru Moroboshi and Shutaro Mendo are high-ranking government officials. They watch a report on a mysterious phenomena where sakura trees (used as electric power poles) begin glowing before suddenly exploding, before another matter takes their attention; Ataru has invited everyone in the area to a party at Mendo's mansion. At the height of the festivities, the sakura tree around which the party is being held starts to glow. At its peak, Ataru spots the cause: Lum, and he immediately goes to ask her for her information. After she gets over the initial shock, she happily gives it to him before she leaves, with neither she nor Ataru realizing that she has been mistaken for a fearsome oni and Ataru is believed to have chased her off.

Characters in Order of Appearance[]

Trivia[]

  • The title page's depiction of Lum is based on traditional designs favored for goddesses and female immortals, particularly in the clouds surrounding her and the long, flowing sash she is carrying twined about her arms.
  • The Heian period is a Japanese historical period named for the fact that, at the time, Japan's capital city was Heian-kyo, which evolved over time into Kyoto. In the European calendar, the Heian period is synonymous with years 794 AD to 1185 AD.
  • In the original Japanese, Mendō is said to be captain of the Konoefu, an organization whose name roughly translates as "Imperial Guard". Their duties were guarding the inside of the Dai-dairi - the Imperial palace and surrounding government offices, bodyguarding the emperor of Japan when he left the palace, and overseeing the guards who protect Imperial families and high-ranking court officials.
  • For some reason, the trivia sheet at the back of Viz Media's 2-in-1 English translation volume 4 likesn the Konoefu to the Metropolitan Police Department.
  • In this arc, Ataru is referred to as Ataru-nosuke; the suffix nosuke indicates the individual holds the official title of deputy governor. Viz Media's English translation chooses to leave the suffix untranslated and instead adds a note to the back of the volume.
  • The address that Lum gives Ataru of Ooeyama 3-14 references the real world mountain of Ōeyama (大枝山), also known as Mount Ooe; in mythology, this was the lair of a ferocious oni warlord called Shuten-doji (酒呑童子). This reference has multiple layers, but the most obvious is how it ties into both Ataru's legendary obliviousness to danger in the face of a pretty lady, and the primary gag of the arc about how everyone around Ataru and Lum mistakes her for a fearsome oni that Ataru is trying to battle, rather than a gorgeous oni girl that he is trying to win a date with.
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