Yu Sanada has been chosen as the new President of the Official Student Council. The Official Student Council has the job of assigning budgets to other school groups (as long as it has the offical stamp, that is). The Combat Student Council and the Scholastic Student Council are willing to do anything to get the stamp.
Sanada accepts the job as the new President, which requires him to guard the stamp full-time. The other Student Councils though are willing to kill anyone that gets in their way, and Sanada becomes Public Enemy No. 1!
Nanako begins to realize that Sanada has a huge crush on her, and winds up having to help him escape the other clubs attacks. Sanada and Nanako realize that the power of the stamp is too great for any one person to control, so in an effor to save Nanako, Sanada throws the stamp into the river. Unfortunately, what he threw wasn't the stamp, but a decoy and so the chase begins anew.
Published In:
Shonen Sunday Zokan 1982 #2
Rumic World Vol. 2
Publication Date: February 1, 1982
Pages: 28 (black and white)
Anime Adaptation: None
Notes:
Urusei Yatsura chapter 117 featured an advertisement for War Council in its pages. When this chapter was collected the ad was removed and Rumiko Takahashi had to illustrate new panels to fill in the space on the page. You can see a side-by-side comparison with the original advertisement.
"The rain in Japan stays mainly in...Nagasaki!" - Passwords in military use evolved to include not just a password, but a password and a counterpassword; for example in the opening days of the Battle of Normandy, paratroopers of the U.S. 101st Airborne Division used a password — flash — which was presented as a challenge, and answered with the correct response — thunder.
Hanko and Inkan – The other student councils are trying to steal the stamp or seal of the true student council so that they can make official policy going forward, primarily with regards to the budget for their favored past times. The physical object that they are trying to steal away is called a hanko (判子) it is the physical object made from plastic, wood or ivory that has a stamp carved into it and is used to make a personal seal or inkan (印鑑) on a document in place of or in addition to a signature.
Ryuko Fujinami - precursor to Ryunosuke Fujinami in name, design and personality.
A Flower Base is also known as a Pin Frog or Kenzan used in Ikebana or flower arranging. The nails/pins in the kenzan are used to hold flower stems or branches in place within the vase they are placed in in traditional flower arranging.
