 Hi everyone, this is Chicho. Welcome to my channel and welcome to another comic book reading. We're doing a live stream right now and we ended up reading a silent comic book from 2003. Silent issue, no words. Rover number two. And for our second reading today, we're gonna read Lum number one manga. People have been asking me about, you know, if I read any manga and stuff like this and I do, I have read some and I do read some when I can get my hands on them. And these are two comic books that I picked up. This is issue number one, issue number two. I picked up from a local comic book shop that was selling a few thousand comic books, a few tens of thousands of comic books for 25 cents a pop. I believe he mentioned that he sold like 30,000 comic books or something like this, 30,000 or 20,000 comic books. Something ridiculous. And I ended up buying a few hundred of them. And these are comic books that I picked up for 25 cents Canadian each, which is like 17 cents US. Some of them bagged and boarded. These are, I bagged and boarded these myself. So I've been making my way through those few hundred comic books. And this one I thought was a very cute read, very cute read. And the work is by Rumiko Takahashi. Okay. And this came out in 1989. And as of right now, anyway, Rumika is the most popular manga artist in Japan and the wealthiest manga artist in Japan. She made her fame by Ramana, half mermaids, tails, sort of chronicles, I guess. And this series here, Urusi Yatsura, from what I believe, that's the series that really put her on the map. And I think the series came out in the late 70s, 1978 or something like this. And the character here, Lum, I'm not sure how you pronounce this, Lum or Lum. I believe it's Lum. Lum is the main character from this title. And from just a little bit I read just before we got on. According to Rumiko, the main character is supposed to be this guy. And based on issue number one, the main character is this guy. Okay. But I haven't read any Yusuru Yatsura manga, so I don't know too much about this series. I've just read these two issues with this character in it. Okay. So it's cute. It's cute. And Allah God just posted chapter one, Young Love on the Run, September 24, 1978. So 1978. And this was a very cute read, very cute read. And I've read issue number two as well. It is also very cute. So I thought we'd stick to the cute theme for today and go light and have a read through this. And we'll probably end up doing more manga readings in the future. I pulled out a few. I do have more manga from her as well. But I couldn't dig them up. I couldn't find them in my box. I found some other manga that I've read that are really good. And I have one series that I'm going to start reading. Like I got 10 issues of it or so. So I'm looking forward to that as well. Allah God said I have that issue purchased in Hong Kong 1983. Oh, what? Awesome. Awesome. So let's crack this open. It was a really cute read this thing. And I read this just a few days ago. And as soon as I read it, I was like, okay, yeah, we've got to do a reading of this. Okay, we've got to do a reading of this. And there's a little biography of the artist at the back of this. So we're going to read the biography first. And again, I picked this up for 25 cents. And it's, it's like very fine plus, near minus condition, right? Originally when it came out in 1989, it's like four bucks. You can't, you put inflation in this. I basically picked this up for two cents in 1989 prices. And it's from Wiz Comics. Wiz was amazing in reprinting a lot of the manga from Japan in English format. Okay. And as far as the artist for the school says, beautiful artwork, very clean, very sharp, very pretty artwork, right? And here's the the write up. And there's two stories. There's two stories in this. I think we're just going to read the one story. The main one. But here's the write up for the artist. And that's incredible seeing her image. Like when she looks so young. And if you look it up now, she's like, oh, I forget how old she is. She's like 60, 70s, 60, 70 years old. And this is her at that time, right? So super cute, super cute, right? Romyko Tagahashi. Okay. Romyko Tagahashi was born in 1957 in Niigata, Japan. She attended a woman's college in Tokyo where she began studying comics with Kazuo Koki, the writer of Lone Wolf and Cobb. In 1978, she won a prize in Shagahakan's annual New Comic Artist Contest. And in that same year, her Lum and Lum Astrid, Yurusi Yatu-sara began appearing in the weekly manga magazine Shonen Sunday. This phenomenally successful series ran for nine years. Taguchi is currently the most popular comic writer, artist in Japan. Her other titles include Mason, Iku, Ikuku, Iku, Ikuku, Ranma Half and One Pound Gospel. I read some of Ranma Half, right? I like, they were enjoyable reads, but I like this character a lot more. I thought this had a lot more fun feel to it, okay? And she does have darker stuff. For example, I have, I found one copy of Mermaid's Mask and I've read through this and it's very dark, this one. It's the same, it's her doing it as well, right? So keep this in mind, even though this is very cute series and stuff like this, she has done darker work as well. I'm not sure what year this came out at. This would have been, is this, so it must have been the late 80s. Mid-1995, right? Mid-1995. And this one is dark, like pretty dark. Like, how dark? There's a lady here cutting off her own face. Okay, like, pretty dark, pretty dark, but fantastic. This was a great read, by the way. I actually don't have, I don't think I've read any other Mermaid's Mask. So I wouldn't mind getting my hands on some of these, okay? Japanese horror is phenomenal, phenomenal, right? But since we're staying with cute, let's read Lum number one, okay? Reprinting by Viz, select comics, original series, manga, and I don't know if this story came out in the late 70s or early 80s, so I'm not sure when Lum came out, okay? And again, it's by Romiko Takahashi, right? Monthly comic book. 295 US, $4 Canadian, picked up by Chicho last year or a year and a half ago for 25 cents Canadian. Very nice, very nice. Beautiful, clean artwork. Beautiful, clean. Lum. Yurisii Yatsura. A cute series. Very cute series, right? Issue number one, Romiko Takahashi. Let's read the fine print again and we're going to read just part one because part two is not really connected to Lum, the main character, right? So part one, a good catch. Part two, poor little devil and poor little devil is a cute story too. Okay, I don't need this because it's a hard story in art by Romiko Takahashi, original Japanese version, editor-in-chief, Yono Suku Konishi, Shogun Kakan Inc., executive editor, Katsura Katsuya Shirai. Again, Shogun Kukan Inc., apologies about brutal translation. English version, translation, Gerald Jones and Saturu Fuji, touch-up art and lettering, Lee Hernandez, cover design, with graphics, editors, Stephanie M. Flower and John Takashi, executive editor, Seji Horibachi, publisher, Masario Ogo. Romiko Takahashi, Shogun, Shogun Kakan Inc., 1989, first published in Shogun Kakan Inc. in Japan. Lum is a trademark of Viz Communications Incorporated. All rights reserved. No unauthorized reproduction allowed. The stories, characters and incidents mentioned in this publication are entirely fictional, printed in the USA, published by Viz Comics, P.O. Box 77010, San Francisco, California, 941107, Part 1. Whap! I've had it with you. Shinobu. He's like, oh no. Now, why'd she have to do that? I only looked at that other girl for a second, he's thinking. Wait, wait, don't do it. Huh? Do we need him foolish? Man says, runs towards him. Whap! Yeah, knocks him off the bridge. I was too late. What the hell did you do that for? He screams, splish. Oh come now, don't try to tell me you weren't about to jump, the old man says. You think I'm gonna kill myself? Just because my chick dumped me? But I saw the shadow of death on your back. That's why I ran to save you and knocked me off the bridge. Well, thanks. You've made my day complete. He tells the old man. No, please. You mustn't go that way, the old man says. Something evil will happen to you. I have to go this way to get home, he says. He's pissed off. Your face, it's horrible. I only meant that I can see an ominous shadow on your face. Well, why didn't you say so in the first place? He says. You look as though you're haunted by an evil spirit. Evil spirit. Come on, man. Evil spirits are about as real as demons or aliens, he says. Ruckus. Oh, what's going on? All those people around my house? Look, Mr. Moro Boshi's son, he's back. Who? That kid? They say. Are you aturo? Moro Bashi? What are your feelings about this? They're asking. What? What are you talking about? You mean you haven't heard? You happen to be the focus of world attention right now. Aturo. His mom runs through the crowd. Mom, what's the matter? What happened? He asks. Come with me and you'll find out, she says. Aturo, you're back. Oh, Aturo. Shinobi, what are you doing here? That's the girl that dumped them. What? I heard about it on the news. I was so worried about you. I couldn't stay away, she says. Hurry, kid. You've got to go meet him. Somebody's here to see me? Oh, please. Aturo, be calm. The mother yells. What are you screaming about? What's going on here? Who the hell is? Welcome home. Welcome home, this gigantic person says. Look, the girl on the back. Like what? The expressions in this, the artwork is beautiful. Absolutely beautiful. All right, fun. Wait, I get it. Trick or treat. Trick or treat? Okay, here, candy, candy. No, no, young man. I am truly an alien. An alien? What's an alien doing here? Now, now, do calm down, he says, from thunder. Alien spaceship appears. It's the alien mothership the people yell. God, the people say. What's this? What's this? What? What do you mean I have to compete with an alien? He's getting the low down right now. They're planning an invasion of earth, but they've offered us one way out. We choose one human at random by computer. Should he defeat us in competition, we shall quietly withdraw. You don't mean, you don't mean you picked me. Alas, we did the alien says. See? What did I tell you haunted by an evil spirit? The old man says. Swear me that I told you so. Aturu, you can't fight this alien. You'll be killed. His girlfriend that just dumped him says. You heard her monster. So beat it. We would, we would prefer to beat you. The alien says. You wouldn't beat me at anything. Fat stuff. You couldn't beat me at anything. Fat stuff. He says. Maybe not, but he isn't the one you will be playing tag against. The person that was zapped down. The girl shows up. What? Tag? People are asking. So you are my competition, she says. Huh? My name is Lumba. I'm gonna play tag with her. She asks. You are the alien says. I'm excited. You shall play for 10 days. If during that time you tag one of one of my daughter's horns, you will be the winner. But to tag her horn. I've got to grab whole of her body. Look at his face. The girlfriend's like. Aturu. I may, I may not, not be so easy to catch. Lum says. Forget it, baby. Nothing's gonna keep me from getting hold of you. He says excitedly. Look at the girlfriend's face. What? She is pissed. Animal. Just walks out on him. Ow, ow, ow, ow. I'm assuming he got smacked again. Oh, look at that. He's got scratches on his face. He got slapped on both sides. Mr. Moraboshi. You've been chosen for a task of utmost importance. Do you have any comment? The whole earth depends on this. I've got no choice but to do it, he says. Allow me to introduce myself. I'm Sherry, a wandering monk. Sherry. Isn't that an unusual name for a monk? The father asks. I choose it in honor of the monastic life. It looks soft and sweet from the outside, but once you get into it, it's the pits. Arg, did you come here just to tell that stupid joke? He asks. Aturo, please. Sherry, you were saying something about Aturo's face. Are the signs really that ominous? Yes, the monk says. At first glance, he's an ordinary young man, but he's haunted by a tragic fate. You're his parents. Can you think why this would be? Well, I, the father's thinking, wasn't Aturo born on Friday the 13th, dear, the mother says? That's right. Under a full moon, too, the father says. And a black cat startled me on the way to the hospital, into the hospital, the mother says. So you ducked under that stab ladder of the father's place, where I bumped into the food cart and spilled the salt, the mother says, and the cart rolled right into a mirror, and enough already. Aturo yells. It's this insanity. And now, at last, the game of tag upon which the future of the earth depends is about to begin. Let's check in with our color commentator, Mr. Yamada, and observation. Any observations? This is serious. The fish guy. And the bull says. The whole world is watching TV. The entire world is watching this event live via satellite. There's Lama, and there's Aturo, and there's a black cat. If I win, I'll be a big hero. Maybe my luck will finally change, she says. And he's wearing number 13. Wearing number 13 with a black cat crossing them. What could go wrong? What could go wrong? On your mark. Get set. And he's behind just a little bit, right? Lama's just standing there. Bang. Yay. And the race starts. Oh, let's get a focus on his blurry because he's running so fast. Bang. Yay. He's going for it. He's going for it. What? Lama isn't running. Ha. I've got you. Lama's just big smiles and whoo. There she goes. Left in the dust, right? She's flying. She knows how to fly. What are heroes in big trouble? Troubles. Look at all the people. Go and get me, she says. Hey, wait a minute. What's going on here? You cheated. You didn't tell me you could fly. He's pissed. Invaders go home to sign in the back. You just didn't do your homework, Lama says. Keep going, Morobashi. The faith of the earth is on your shoulders. Oh, oh, eh, le crean? International broadcasters. That's fragile, yes. I don't think that would go over well in present day. And near miss that time. You can catch her. Oh no. Look at her go. Again, just a second late. Laportez, moi, Silbu Preik. Yo cho gam tu. Useless, useless. It's written all over his face. He's doomed to fail, the monk says. Sunset has come. The first day's competition is over. And Aturu Morobashi fell short. Let's all hope for better luck tomorrow. Stay tuned for our post game show, the second day. Bang! The race is on. Varum. He's chasing her. They're following the truck. Aturu, remember, you're a hero if you win the mother yows. It's impossible. Look at his face, the monk says. Would you please shut up yows at them? The third day. Oh, you call that running, people are trash talking. What's that bum doing out there? She's flying, he's chasing. So Morobashi, you came up short again. Today, right? Right? How are you going to live with yourself if you lose? Do you think you have any chance that all the reporters are all asking? The competition is now half completed. Earth is as good as ours. The alien says, do the size of the microphone. Lum is grinning, making papa proud. If they take over, you'll be hated and reviled for the rest of your life, the father says. Oh, why did I ever give birth to you, the mother says? Shut up. Shut up, he screams. I was too reckless, he says. Now I feel like the whole world is getting heavier and heavier. He's all sad. Aturu, you have a visitor. If it's a reporter, I don't want to see him, he says. Hello, Aturu, this is Grofas Shinobi. I, Cherry, have come to, the monk says. You, get the hell out of here. Yows at him. Aturu, can you win? Oh, I don't ask, he says. I was a fool. I didn't expect her to be able to fly. It's your own fault, she says. You didn't think. You took one look at that, that girl and played right into their hands, she says. You're right. And enemies and enemies and enemy, even if she's a babe, he replies. Yes, it's your own fault, the monk says. How come, how come she, how come she can say it, and I can't. I bumped him on the head with no weight. He's pissed. Buddy, buddy. Now, as the eighth day of competition draws to a close, both contestants are showing signs of fatigue. Look at him go. He's still chasing her. She's like, whoo. He has a relentless, raps her, glump. Hey, everyone's cheering. He caught her. He caught her. Look at this. Everyone's all happy. He did it. He did it. He grabbed her. But I think he grabbed her in a wrong place. He was supposed to grab the horn. Yeah. Let go, you pervert smack pop rip. What, Max, I'm so hard. But take a look at what's going on. Uh-oh. Oh, falls backwards and has her top in his hand. Oh, there's the mothership. Oh, that was close, painfully close. But Lum is returning to her ship. Still untied. No. He's sitting on the ground. He's got her top. No, no, no. He almost had it. Look at his tears in his eyes. Moroboshi is crying, weeping into the garment Lum left in his hands. Appointment scene. A heartbreaking scene. But hang in there, Aturu Morobashi. Don't let him break you. You still have tomorrow. This concludes another live broadcast. And there he is. Crying into the sunset. Back at home, 21, 22. He lost his concentration. How long have you been there? He asks. That's Lum sitting there on his window sill. Give it back to me, she says. Why? What do you mean? Why? What do you mean? He asks. What you stripped off me. Give it back. He pulls it out of his shirt. Oh, do you mean this? You were wearing it? Pulls it out. You want it? Come and get it. We only play tag from morning to sunset. She reminds him. He's got his tongue out. Cute. You came to get it back, didn't you? He says. All right then. She's going for it. She's going for it. He certainly is training hard, the father says. He's even training his voice. Yai. And by the way, gang, that's me putting a little sticky on there because there's a little bit of anime or manga, a little bit of flesh showing. So I didn't want any problems for the live stream that we're doing on Twitch. There's like three or four places that I had to put this on. It's unfortunate because it's cute. Give it back. He's got it in his tongue. She's pulling on him. Give it back. Give it back. Never, he says. Safe sticker. Never, he says. He's not going to do it. People are laughing. She's covering up again, right? It's the little bit of skin showing. It's part of the story, right? Part of the story. So he has to let go of him and cover herself up, right? Oh, look at that. All the watchers. All the watchers. Big smiles on their faces. You'll pay for this, clunk. Smacks him again. Poor kid is getting hit left and right. She flies away. So she must not have a spare. Looks like the luck is turning in my favor, he thinks. Nice. You have to do it. Everyone's yelling at him. Ra, ra, ra, ra, ra, ra. Look at the smile on his face. He's so confident, right? So confident. Let's focus on the smile. There he is. Look at him. He's all like, yes. Morobashi seems to be in high spirits. No doubt the fact that he tore off lums or that is the fact that he was about to catch her for a moment has given him new confidence. Well, shall we try my luck? He asks. She says, bang. And the gun goes off and the chase is on. There she goes running off and he's chasing her. Almost. She jumps out of the way. Just like I thought. She's afraid to move her arms and that cuts her jumping ability in half. So jumps at her. Victory is mine. Blink. Glump. Zaps her. Macking him on top of it. Oh, she says, stop. Hold it. He's like, he's like, he's like entangled in her. But Wang kicks him in the face. Never underestimate a woman. Yeah. Unconscious. And he only felt three feet. She says stretcher bring a stretcher was yelling. What do you think you're doing? You clown. Boo. Hiss. Hiss. Boo. Boo. Hiss. You've only got one day left. What's going to happen to the earth? Everyone's asking. Those selfish jerks. All they have to do is watch. He thinks. Aturo, your friends have come to cheer you up. He's back at home. Get a grip on yourself. You only have one more day, they say. One more day, he says. In one more day, earth will be invaded and I'll spend the rest of my life as an outcast. He says. How can you say a thing like that? His friends reply. How can I beat somebody like, lump? He yells. This is all because of politics. Just lousy rotten politics. He spazs it out. As Prime Minister, I promise that a victory will make Mr. Moroboshi a national hero. I shall personally present him with the Imperial Medal of Honor, he says. VIP. My God. He's losing it fast. It's the government's fault. He's freaking out. Scratch. Scratch. Scratch. He's crawling on the walls. Scraping the walls. If we don't snap him out of this, the earth is finished. But what can we do, they ask. The girlfriends there. Aye, aye. Aturu. If you win, I'll marry you. Ah, thump. Scratch. He's still spazzing out. Look at that. Marry me? You're lying. You're lying just so you can survive, he says. Scratch. No, you fool. I'm not lying, she says. I can't stand the thought of you being an outcast for the rest of your life. Is that the truth? Is it? He says. Then I'll win tomorrow, no matter what. He's got his motivation. His friends. Woman are so inspiring and Aturu is so stupid. It's the final day and Moroboshi is coming on stronger than ever. He has a lump on the defensive. Lumps flying away. Ra, ra, ra, ra, ra, ra. For marriage. He says. Yells it out. That's his battle cry. Yeah. Ra, ra, ra, ra, ra, ra. Look at all those people cheering him on. He's happy. For Shinobu. For marriage. For Shinobu. Cease her. I'll do anything to marry her. Even dirty tricks. Vip, vip, vip. Whips out her top. Lump's top. Look at that. Look at that. Hey, Lump. Look what I've got. Oh, she's angry now. She's angry now. Look at that. Give it back to me. She says. Come on a little closer. Closer. Glump. Lump's got a hold of it. He's got a hold of it. She fell for it. Whips her around. Wham. I will marry her, he says. Touches the horse. Wins on the 10th day. Last minutes. He's done it. He's done it. Atoru Moroboshi has saved earth. Yay. Atoru. Whoo. Everyone's cheering. Happy. Happy. Atoru. Atoru. There's his girlfriend running through the crowd. Everyone's running there. Congratulations, Mr. Moroboshi. The whole world congratulates you. Now I can finally marry her. Look at that. Why? Atoru. I never. But if you want me that much, then yes. I'll marry you, Lump says. What? What? Mr. Moroboshi. You mean you'll marry Lump? Wow, everyone's excited. So that's why you yelled for marriage during the competition. No, he replies. No. She's all happy. Shinobu, huh? She's like, what's going on here? I don't remember the rules saying you had to hold her that long, she says. Well, don't let me stand in the way of a happy marriage. She's pissed when he's like, what? No, you can't walk out on me after all this. He's trying to go after her. Save it for your fiancé, she says. Or everybody else says. Or she's, you don't know the girlfriend says. Save it for your fiancé. Let us go home, daughter. We have lost. The alien father comes down. Shinobu. Wait. He proposed to me, the daughter says. If you wish to marry her, you will have to come to our planet. The alien father says, what? I'll get you your own set of horns, darling. Oh no, what a mess. What a mess. Atoru, you'd be sure to come home for the holidays, the mom says. He will be a marvelous son-in-law, the alien father says. You see, it's fate, fate, fate, the monk says. Don't leave me. Look at her. She's going away. What a perfect happy ending, the crowd says. Listen to him. He's only known her for 10 days and already he can't live without her. Poor guy. But he's confused. And that's the end of part one. Right? And there's love. Super cool. Super cool. And this story is really good too. Poor little devil. But we won't read this one. Right? And the story continues in issue number two. Right? I haven't gone through this to see if there's any places I would have to put a little sticky censorship thing. But it continues from there. Right? And he's walking with love. Right? And there's two parts in this as well. Part one and part two. Rain drops keep falling on my head. Right? Love number two. Is there any problems here? No, there's no problems here. Right? Is there any problems here? Let me make sure there's no. No, there isn't. So it just continues from there. The story. Super fun read. Super fun read. And again, amazing creator. Amazing creator. Right? Fantastic read. Fantastic read. Super fun. Super fun. So that's alum number one. Orusi Yattusura. Reprinting of 1978 comic from Japanese to English. And this came out in 1989. Right. But Rumiko Takahashi. Fantastic read.