Season 1 • Episode 243
LatestSenbei Norimaki, known by his nickname Dr. Slump, a genius yet under-respected inventor and roboticist, creates an android by the name of Arale, and poses her as his little sister. What starts as an experiment in robotics turns into an adventure every day for the residents of Penguin Village, a wacky rural community with several colorful characters interacting with Arale and her creator.
Writing
Akira Toriyama's gag manga genius before Dragon Ball
Mami Koyama
Arale Norimaki (voice)
Kenji Utsumi
Senbei Norimaki (voice)
Mitsuko Horie
Obotchaman (voice)
Kazuko Sugiyama
Akane Kimidori (voice)
Isamu Tanonaka
Gala (voice)
Hiroshi Otake
King Nikochan (voice)
Mariko Mukai
Midori Yamabuki (voice)
Masaharu Sato
Pagos (voice)
Seiko Nakano
Gatchan (voice)
Shigeru Chiba
Nikochan's Servant (voice)
Tessyo Genda
Suppaman (voice)
Toshio Furukawa
Tarou Soramame (voice)
Yuko Mita
Turbo-kun (voice)
Chika Sakamoto
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Dr. Slump made Akira Toriyama rich enough to refuse editors' demands—Dragon Ball only happened because he wanted to write serious fighting manga instead. The poop won.
Arale's 'Kiiin!' sound effect and running gag of destroying the moon (it gets fixed) directly inspired Dragon Ball's tone and visual language. The student surpassed the master.
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