3 : The Coming Of Rei, The Handsome Shapechange... May 2026

When Rei gets emotional (usually because he's hungry or seeing Lum), he transforms into a giant, tiger-striped "cow-monster" (ushitora).

In this episode, happens upon the "tiger-cow" in town and, finding it strangely cute, brings it home—only for it to transform into the stunningly handsome Rei. Lum is immediately dismayed, as she dumped Rei for his obsession with food over her. 3 : The Coming of Rei, the Handsome Shapechange...

Rei has a literally bottomless stomach. He doesn't just eat; he inhales food like a black hole, often causing a scene in local restaurants. When Rei gets emotional (usually because he's hungry

He isn't exactly a conversationalist. His vocabulary consists almost entirely of food names and grunts. Plot Highlights Rei has a literally bottomless stomach

If you thought Ataru and Lum’s relationship couldn’t get any more chaotic, think again. Just as things were settling into a "normal" rhythm of electrocutions and failed dates, the ultimate ex-boyfriend crashes onto the scene: , the handsome Oni shapechanger. Who is Rei?