Dr. Slump

Dr. Slump
First tankōbon volume cover, featuring Arale Norimaki
Dr.スランプ
(Dokutā Suranpu)
GenreScience fiction comedy[1]
Manga
Written byAkira Toriyama
Published byShueisha
English publisher
ImprintJump Comics
MagazineWeekly Shōnen Jump
DemographicShōnen
Original runFebruary 4, 1980September 10, 1984
Volumes18 (List of volumes)
Anime television series
Dr. Slump – Arale-chan
Directed byMinoru Okazaki
Produced by
Written byMasaki Tsuji
Music byShunsuke Kikuchi
StudioToei Animation
Original networkFNS (Fuji TV)
Original run April 8, 1981 February 19, 1986
Episodes243 (256 segments) (List of episodes)
Anime television series
Directed byShigeyasu Yamauchi
Produced by
  • Daisuke Kawakami
  • Tatsuya Yoshida
  • Yōko Matsuzaki
Written bySatoru Nishizono
Music byFunta
StudioToei Animation
Licensed by
Original networkFNS (Fuji TV)
Original run November 26, 1997 September 22, 1999
Episodes74 (List of episodes)
Manga
Dr. Mashirito – Abale-chan
Written byAkira Toriyama
Published byShueisha
MagazineMonthly Shōnen Jump
DemographicShōnen
PublishedApril 2007
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Dr. Slump (Japanese: Dr.スランプ, Hepburn: Dokutā Suranpu) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Akira Toriyama. It was serialized in Shueisha's shōnen manga magazine Weekly Shōnen Jump from February 1980 to September 1984, with the chapters collected in 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.

  1. ^ "The Official Website for Dr. Slump". Viz Media. Archived from the original on July 23, 2017. Retrieved October 27, 2017.