Lum plans to take Ataru on a ski trip alone, but The Stormtroopers, Shinobu and Mendou get wind of it. Shinobu gets Mendou to take her to the ski resort by private jet, while the Stormtroopers follow Lum and Ataru by train. And when they all get there, Ataru finds Ten hiding in his luggage.
With all our players on the stage, we get the crux of the episode. There is a treasure hunt, where the winner gets a kiss from the resort’s “Miss Snow Queen”. And so the race begins!
Cue excessive amounts of ski related slapstick. Including the mandatory MASSIVE SNOWBALL WITH PEOPLE IN IT.
Naturally Ataru wins, only to discover “Miss Snow Queen” is Lum herself!
Storywise, this one works really well as it’s just wall to wall gags. Animation-wise, there are a few flaws. Often in the talking head scenes, the character design looks too plain. Secondly they either forgot to animate a lot of mouths moving, or they added a lot more dialogue after the animation got back. However, there is a lot to like the treasure hunt scenes and along with the story, it works well as an episode.
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Screenplay: Kazunori Ito
Storyboard: Keiji Hayakawa
Director: Keiji Hayakawa
Animation Director: Yuichi Endo
