Ep. 31: Ten loses his horn in a fight with Ataru, prompting Ran to mistake it for Lum's and plan revenge.
Aired on June 9, 1982

During a confrontation with Ataru, Ten suffers a severe injury when his horn detaches, leaving him physically weakened and incapable of breathing fire. Ataru immediately capitalizes on this vulnerability to gain the upper hand in the conflict. Meanwhile, Ran discovers the detached horn and erroneously identifies it as belonging to Lum. Believing Lum to be in a compromised state, Ran devises a scheme to exploit this perceived weakness as an opportunity to exact revenge. The episode highlights the immediate consequences of Ten's injury and Ran's misinterpretation of the situation, driving the narrative through Ataru's opportunistic actions and Ran's calculated retaliation plans based on false assumptions.
Episodes
- Ep. 27 · An inept Count Dracula fails to drain Lum's blood due to his own incompetence
- Ep. 28 · Lum travels back in time to educate a younger Ataru on his libido
- Ep. 29 · Ataru and Ten compete for a flower shop owner's attention using a giant gardenia
- Ep. 30 · Ataru dates Tsuyuko to help lift her rain-bringing curse
- Ep. 31 · Ten loses his horn in a fight with Ataru, prompting Ran to mistake it for Lum's and plan revenge.
- Ep. 32 · Library Chaos Arises When Book Characters Come to Life
- Ep. 33 · Naive Teacher Hanawa Begins Work as Lum Enrolls
- Ep. 34 · A friendly goblin seeks refuge in Ataru's bathtub after being displaced from a resort pool
- Ep. 35 · Ran devises a scheme to drain Ataru's youth after recalling Lum's past troublemaking