Dr. Slump (manga)

Dr. Slump (JapaneseDr.スランプHepburnDokutā Suranpu) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Akira Toriyama. It was serialized in Shueisha‘s anthology magazine Weekly Shōnen Jump from 1980 to 1984, with the chapters collected into 18 tankōbon volumes. The series follows the humorous adventures of the little girl robot Arale Norimaki, her creator Senbei Norimaki, and the other residents of the bizarre Penguin Village.

The manga was adapted into an anime television series by Toei Animation that ran on Fuji TV from 1981 to 1986 for 243 episodes. A remake series was created thirteen years after the manga ended, consisting of 74 episodes that were broadcast from 1997 to 1999. The series has also spawned several novels, video games and eleven animated films.

Dr. Slump launched Toriyama’s career. It was awarded the Shogakukan Manga Award for shōnen and shōjo manga in 1981 and has sold over 35 million copies in Japan. The manga was released in North America by Viz Media from 2004 to 2009. Discotek Media released the first five films in North America in 2014. In 2021, Tubi announced their acquisition of the 1997 TV anime.

 

Dr. Slump
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Cover of the first manga volume, featuring Arale Norimaki
Dr.スランプ
(Dokutā Suranpu)
Genre Science fiction comedy
Manga
Written by Akira Toriyama
Published by Shueisha
English publisher
Imprint Jump Comics
Magazine Weekly Shōnen Jump
Demographic Shōnen
Original run February 4, 1980 – September 10, 1984
Volumes 18 (List of volumes)
Anime television series
Dr. Slump & Arale-chan
Directed by Minoru Okazaki
Produced by
Written by Masaki Tsuji
Music by Shunsuke Kikuchi
Studio Toei Animation
Original network Fuji TV
Original run April 8, 1981 – February 19, 1986
Episodes 243 (256 segments) (List of episodes)
Anime television series
Doctor Slump
Directed by Shigeyasu Yamauchi
Produced by
  • Daisuke Kawakami
  • Tatsuya Yoshida
  • Yōko Matsuzaki
Written by Satoru Nishizono
Music by Funta
Studio Toei Animation
Licensed by
Original network Fuji TV
Original run November 26, 1997 – September 22, 1999
Episodes 74 (List of episodes)
Manga
Dr. Mashirito – Abale-chan
Written by Akira Toriyama
Published by Shueisha
Magazine Monthly Shōnen Jump
Demographic Shōnen
Published April 2007

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