this was probably a reference to something i didn't get

There’s an Ultraman rise sequence in there. Not the only time it’s referenced in the show.

oh yes. this one i got actually. lot of ultraman and references to similar shows at the time

It is a reference to the robot anime Gakeen, and to the "Sweet Cross" combination.

could also be this

No, it’s Gakeen, because the union is actually called "Sweet Cross" (the video is from the Italian version; unfortunately, I can’t find it in Japanese).

This shot is probably what inspired the Sailor Moon opening where Usagi and her Sailor Senshi from (Sailor Moon) run exactly staged like this

The beginning is a Barom-1 reference Sweet Cross = Barom Cross then it changes to an Ultraman one for the shot with one arm extended And then something else for the final shot where Lum grabs Shinobu, although I'm not sure what it is specifically.

This scenes now banned in the Uk, and also Ataru is lucky as hell here

What? Why is it banned?

The UK banned face sitting porn, Im not kidding

she sat on his head not face! there is kinda bot even truly a hint at anything like that lmao 😭

This was the pinnacle of Lum and shinobu A huge difference from how they were in the first episodes, its fun to look back

teamwork 💛💚

AnimEigo likely has a liner note on this depending on which volume the episode is in. They did manage to subtitle the entire series before their license lapsed.

God, I loved this show...