Ep. 37: The Phantom Red Mantle Appears at Tomobiki High School's Summer Disco
Aired on July 28, 1982
During a summer break disco at Tomobiki High School, Class 2B teacher Onsen-Mark warns students about the Red Mantle, a demonic figure blamed for abducting a peer. However, the actual individual revealed to be the Red Mantle proves to be an overweight and incompetent has-been. This person obstructs his own supposed sinister schemes, contradicting the terrifying reputation spread by Onsen-Mark. The episode contrasts the ominous warnings given to the students with the mundane and foolish reality of the man behind the legend, highlighting the discrepancy between the feared myth and the actual person involved in the incident.
Episodes
- 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
- Ep. 36 · Rei Returns and Causes Chaos in the Study Hall
- Ep. 37 · The Phantom Red Mantle Appears at Tomobiki High School's Summer Disco
- Ep. 38 · Lum attempts to create copies of Ataru to shield him from Ran's wrath
- Ep. 39 · Lum and Ataru go on their first date after Lum realizes their relationship is abnormal.
- Ep. 40 · Lum, Ataru, Shinobu, and Mendo spend summer vacation by the sea
- Ep. 41 · Typhoon Floods Tomobiki as Lum Helps Moroboshi Family Cope