Cosmo Teacher CAO-2 (惑星教師 CAO-2, Wakusei kyōshi CAO-2) and Ooh, Scary! Voodoo Doll (あな恐ろしや、ワラ人形, Ana osoroshiya, wara ningyo) are the two segments of the twenty-first episode of the 2022 adaptation of Urusei Yatsura.
Summary[]
- a
Oyuki shares news of a redevelopment plan on Planet Urchin with Lum, Ran, and Benten, which shocks them due to someone named CAO-2 with whom they have a checkered past.
- b
Ryōko creates a voodoo doll of Mendō that causes him to experience a ton of painful situations. Not wanting any "trouble" to be caused for her brother, Ryōko entrusts Ataru with taking care of it.
Plot[]
- a
Lum, Ran, Benten, and Oyuki all sit at a cafe and draw attention from the male patrons. Oyuki had apparently invited the other girls there because a certain someone from their past may haunt them because of recent redevelopments on Planet Urchin. Realizing that the person Oyuki was insinuating was CAO-2, they start freaking out.
Years ago, Lum, Benten, Ran, and Oyuki attended the Space Colony Planet's Elementry School, where their teacher was CAO-2. At that time, CAO-2 arrived in class and immediately took attendance, only to be interrupted by the rowdy girls playing a board game. As punishment, CAO-2 tosses a chalkboard eraser at them, which only Oyuki dodges, and the rest of them are forced to stand outside as punishment.
During lunch, Benten plots a plan to get back at CAO-2 and reveals this to her friends. Later in class, Benten, Lum, and Ran rig the classroom door to drop a 500-ton weight when opened. When CAO-2 arrives, the weight drops on his head; however, he doesn't notice or feel anything. When they do their morning bow, the weight on top of CAO-2's head falls on his desk, and he demands to know who's responsible. Because of this, they're all bonked on the head as punishment.
Back in the present, Ataru sat at the table where the girls sat and commented how they were such troublemakers as kids. Mendō then appeared from underneath the table and gave his opinion on the girl's relationship with CAO-2. Ran claims she was innocent as she tried to dissuade the others from retaliating against CAO-2. Benten then chimes in, claiming the only one that spoke out against their antics was Oyuki.
A flashback shows Benten using her chain to bind CAO-2's ankle as Lum then brutally shocks him as Oyuki and Ran watch it unfold. With CAO-2's circuits fried, Benten kicks him, which causes him to topple over onto Lum, Benten, and Ran. They'd all later complain about how CAO-2 purposely fell on them.
In the present again, Ataru mentions that they should've launched a missile at CAO-2, which Lum claims they did. Another flashback shows CAO-2 getting hit by a missile launched by Lum, Benten, and Ran as Oyuki stands by and watches. However, CAO-2 was impervious to the missile attack. Enraged, CAO-2 chases after the girls, who escape via an air bike, but CAO-2 continues to pursue them. Chased to the Planet Urchin, CAO-2 gets stuck on one of the planet's spikes, where he's abandoned by the girls, who had hoped never to see him again.
Returning to the present, the girls discuss how CAO-2 could have long since forgotten about his revenge against them. However, CAO-2 then arrives at the cafe they're at and backflips onto all of them except Oyuki.
- b
Using a book as a reference, Ryōko creates a voodoo doll and, soon after, visits her brother in his room. He notes the odd dress she's wearing, and Ryōko claims it suits the mood after she created a voodoo doll. Upon close inspection, Mendō realizes that the doll is based on him. For trying to retaliate against his sister, Mendō is subjected to a painful rebuttal by Ryōko.
Afterward, Ryōko reflects on how she may have trifled with powers that should never be touched. She then "begrudgingly" tries to burn, nail, cut, and drop the doll, causing hell and havoc for Mendō. To avoid any further "torment" caused to her brother, Ryōko decides to entrust the voodoo doll to Ataru, where a couple of her servants deliver it to him. Ataru wore the voodoo doll as a necklace and promised to take good care of it.
The following day at school, Mendō cogitates on the voodoo doll that Ryōko made of him. At that time, Onsen asked Mendō to read the next part of the English book they were reading, and as he does, a drowsy Ataru jabs his pencil into his chest, making Mendō feel the effects. This occurs again during their gym class when Ataru flops down during their push-up training.
Later, in class, Mendō suspects that Ataru has the doll. Just then, Ataru compliments the lovely smell from Shinobu, who thrusts him into a wall after he touches her shoulder. This makes Mendō also slam into the wall, and then Lum shocks Ataru, which Mendō also feels, thereby corroborating his theory.
As Mendō contemplates how to proceed forward, Ataru fondles Ryūnosuke, who then tries to punch him, but Mendō takes the hit instead. This gets him praise from Lum, which Mendō relishes; however, he becomes agitated when Ataru goes to the rooftop to play volleyball. Upon reaching the rooftop, Mendō saves Ataru from falling from the roof, only to fall from the roof himself.
On the ground, Mendō figures out that Ataru does have the voodoo doll of him and demands it from him. Although, Ataru refuses as it was a gift from Ryōko and wants an explanation why he'd want it so badly. One of Ryōko's servants appears and whispers to Ataru about the voodoo doll. Realizing what the voodoo doll was for, Ataru then begins to nail it to a wall causing Mendō extreme pain.
That night, Mendō creates a voodoo doll of Ataru, and the following day, he gets into a voodoo doll harming war with him.
Characters[]
- Lum
- Ran
- Benten
- Oyuki
- CAO-2
- Ataru Moroboshi
- Shūtarō Mendō
- Ryōko Mendō
- Shinobu Miyake
- Ryūnosuke Fujinami
- Akira
- Satoshi
- Kōsuke Shirai
- Hokuto
Trivia[]
- This episode had an early screening at the Noitamina Shop on February 27, 2023, two weeks and four days before the premiere of the episode.
- In the second segment, Onsen-Mark's English lesson has him and Mendō reading phrases that refer to Ranma Saotome and his father Genma from Ranma 1/2.
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