118-661: The Dr. Slump manga series features an extensive cast of characters created by Akira Toriyama . It follows the humorous adventures of the little girl robot Arale Norimaki , her creator Senbei Norimaki and the other residents of the bizarre Penguin Village. While many of the characters are humans, the cast also includes anthropomorphic animals and objects, robots , extraterrestrial lifeforms, and gods . Characters that are parodies of historical figures , fairy tales , popular Western movies, and real people that author Toriyama knows are also common. Many of these characters make
236-435: A bit." Mike Toole of Anime News Network called Dr. Slump "the greatest manga of all time", filled with "parody, gags, and fart jokes that everyone from toddlers to grandparents can enjoy together". Jason Thompson referred to Dr. Slump as the best series Toriyama has created, claiming it is better drawn and more creative than Dragon Ball . He also reports that it is considered "the last non-manufactured hit" by many in
354-676: A brief appearance in the Dragon Ball series. In the Funimation English dub of Dragon Ball he is voiced by Justin Cook . Tsururin Tsun ( 摘鶴燐 , Tsun Tsururin , The sound of something shiny and smooth (such as a bald head)) is the daughter of the family. She has various super powers, such as telekinesis and teleportation . She starts dating Taro Soramame, and a look ten years into the future shows that they eventually marry. She
472-518: A cocoon around itself and when it emerges two weeks later, it has split into two. It is eventually revealed that Gatchan is actually an angel sent by Kami-sama to destroy the corrupt human civilization. Arale named Gajira from a combination of the names Gamera and Gojira , the latter is known as Godzilla in the West, hence Gatchan is known as "Gadzilla" in the English version of the manga (although it
590-490: A crush on a younger but taller girl named Hiyoko , whom he eventually marries and has a child with ten years in the future. He is voiced by Naomi Jinbo in the first anime and by Megumi Urawa in the second. He makes a brief appearance in Dragon Ball . In the Funimation English dub of Dragon Ball he is voiced by Sonny Strait . Gatchan ( ガッちゃん ) , full name Gajira Norimaki ( 則巻ガジラ , Norimaki Gajira ) ,
708-653: A featured stage. Arale appears in several Dragon Ball video games as well. She and several other Dr. Slump characters appear in Dragon Ball: Daimaō Fukkatsu , she alone is a hidden battle in Dragon Ball 3: Goku Den , and she and Senbei briefly appear in Dragon Ball Z: Super Goku Den — Totsugeki-Hen . Arale is a playable character, and Penguin Village is a playable map, in Dragon Ball Z: Sparking! Meteor for
826-460: A female lead character and that became Dr. Slump . Toriyama drew several short omake included in the Dr. Slump tankōbon volumes that supposedly depict actual events on the production of the series, although, as they are often humorous, the level of truthfulness to them is uncertain. In one, he claimed that when he told Torishima that he wanted to make a manga about a doctor, the editor told him to add
944-518: A flavoring sauce, often one made of soy sauce and mirin . They may then be wrapped with a layer of nori . Alternatively they may be flavored with salt or "salad" flavoring, among others. Sweet senbei (甘味煎餅) came to Japan during the Tang dynasty , with the first recorded usage in 737 AD, and still are very similar to Tang traditional styles, originally often baked in the Kansai area , of which include
1062-413: A fly buzzing" + man) is a superhero-wannabe from Suppaman's planet, who goes to Earth after hearing that Suppaman (whom he perceives as a weakling) had become a hero there due to his flight and superhuman strength. However, he encounters Arale and Gatchan and feels inferior, and is side-tracked by his fly tendencies and diet. He is voiced by Mugihito in the first anime series. He makes cameo appearances in
1180-417: A handsomer and taller version of himself when he is being serious. He is 28 years old and uses the unusual greeting "N'Cha", which Arale adopts. After creating Arale, he alternatively tells the village residents that she is either his younger sister or his daughter, depending on the occasion. Senbei's name is a pun on the word for a rice cracker ( senbei ) and with his family name, Norimaki Senbei, it refers to
1298-412: A house that is made out of a giant tree stump and has a little sister named Sparrow ( スズメ , Suzume ) who rides a magic carpet. She gets saved by Peasuke from a bug after she was hit by Senbei's Big-Small Ray Gun. She marries him in the future and they have a child named Poosuke ( プースケ ) . She is voiced by Saeko Shimazu in the first anime and by Houko Kuwashima in the second. Joe Dunn ( ジョー・ダン )
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#17327873090831416-503: A huge head which is shaped like a chestnut . (The "kuri" in his name means "chestnut" and "gashira" (kashira) means "head". "Dai" is "big", and "Daigorou" is also the Japanese given name of Takamiyama , a popular former Sumo wrestler from Hawaii .) Initially he is surprised at the odd and stupid characters in the school, but takes teaching them on as a challenge, often giving them "Headbutts of Love" ( 愛の頭突き , Ai no Zutzuki ) . He
1534-425: A lot of surreal nonsense humor, only the most basic sense of continuity, and not a whiff of substance or seriousness." He felt that much of the humor comes simply from the visuals; stating that the vintage hand-done art and animation provide a "warmth" and "raises Slump's visuals above" other anime. However, he called the background music "non-descript" and stated that the films are only for viewers who are familiar with
1652-470: A manga about a doctor, Torishima told him to add a robot. Toriyama originally wanted a very large robot, but as it would not fit in the panels, instead made it small. When Torishima rejected that idea, he made the robot a girl knowing Torishima would find her "cute". Another depicts him, having wanted to give the Norimakis a pet monster and having that rejected by his editor as it was not cute, coming up with
1770-479: A minor appearance in Toriyama's more well-known series, Dragon Ball . Toriyama drew several short omake manga included in the Dr. Slump tankōban volumes that supposedly depict the actual events of how he came up with the characters, although, as they are often humorous, the level of truthfulness to them is uncertain. In one he claimed that when he told his editor, Kazuhiko Torishima , that he wanted to make
1888-402: A much better job of hiding it a majority of the time. He is skilled with a gun and looks similar to Clint Eastwood . He is voiced by Kouji Totani in the first anime and Nobuaki Kanemitsu in the second. He makes a cameo appearance in Dragon Ball . Mame Soramame ( 空豆まめ , Soramame Mame , "Broad bean Bean") is Taro and Peasuke's short mother, who wears an animal cap like Peasuke does. She
2006-507: A newcomer to manga and his editor Kazuhiko Torishima still relatively new at his job as well, the two worked for 18 months with Torishima rejecting all the author's ideas until the first draft of Dr. Slump . One of these rejected works, Ageha-chō Kansatsu Nikki ( アゲハ町観察日記 ) , served as a basis for Dr. Slump . After his 1979 one-shot Tomato the Cutesy Gumshoe saw some popularity, Toriyama decided to create another manga with
2124-666: A nine-volume aizōban edition in 1990, a nine-volume bunkoban edition in 1995, and a 15-volume kanzenban edition in 2006. Viz Media licensed the series for North America in 2004, and published the first volume on March 3, 2005, with translation done by Alexander O. Smith and some censorship . All 18 original volumes have been released in North America as of May 5, 2009. After Dr. Slump ended in 1984, its characters returned for an extended cameo in Toriyama's next series Dragon Ball , in which Arale and Son Goku briefly team up to defeat General Blue during
2242-426: A previous manga that was rejected by Torishima, and added him to Dr. Slump out of pity for the character. The author said he designed the character's younger brother, Syoppaman, to be an "elegant prince" type, which is the exact opposite of Suppaman. Peasuke 's habit of asking people for autographs comes from Toriyama himself, who collected those of famous manga artists. Arale Norimaki ( 則巻アラレ , Norimaki Arare )
2360-539: A rice cracker wrapped in nori seaweed. He is voiced by Kenji Utsumi in the first anime and by Yūsaku Yara in the second and Dragon Ball Super . In Dragon Ball , he attempts to fix Son Goku 's Dragon Radar. Senbei also makes a brief non-speaking role in the Dragon Ball film The Great Mystical Adventure . In the Funimation English dubs of Dragon Ball and Dragon Ball Super he is voiced by Brice Armstrong and R Bruce Elliot respectively. Akane Kimidori ( 木緑 あかね , Kimidori Akane , "Yellow-green Dark Red")
2478-601: A robot. Toriyama originally wanted a very large robot, but as it would not fit in the panels, he instead made it small. When Torishima rejected that idea, he made the robot a girl, knowing Torishima would find her "cute". He also stated that Senbei was supposed to be the main character, but his editor told him to make it Arale instead, which Toriyama agrees turned out better. The act of having Senbei and Midori get married came from having nothing else to draw that week, and it happened quickly because he does not like romance. He went on to state that Torishima does enjoy romance, and that
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#17327873090832596-458: A robotic baby made by Senbei. He is voiced by Mitsuko Horie in the first anime and by Motoko Kumai in the second. He makes a brief appearance in Dragon Ball but has a slightly larger part in its anime adaptation, where he tries to help General Blue fix his car (unaware that Blue is a bad guy). In the Funimation English dub of Dragon Ball he is voiced by Kent Williams . Turbo Norimaki ( 則巻ターボ , Norimaki Tābo , "Seaweed-wrapped" Turbo)
2714-468: A shot at it every once in a while. He has a pet dragon named Taxi Dragon ( タクシードラゴン ) which he rides on to get places. He also has an older witch sister named Morasu ( モラス , Morasu , "Witchpee" in Viz's English translation) who flies on a broom and quickly develops crushes on many male members of the main cast one after the other. Chivil is voiced by Reiko Katsura in the first anime and by Mika Kanai in
2832-442: A skateboard, throws grenades, and changes his clothes in a phone booth, eating an umeboshi to transform. Suppaman works as a TV reporter when in disguise as Kenta Kuraaku ( 暗悪 健太 , Kuraaku Kenta ) , which is a Japanese pun on the name Clark Kent . He also has a younger brother, Syoppaman ( ショッパマン , lit. "Saltyman") , who eats shiokara to transform. In the first anime Suppaman is voiced by Tesshō Genda and by Toru Furuya in
2950-539: A spaceship to return home. When they finally do reach their small scarcely populated home planet, they find that everyone is forced into farming radishes for an evil crab-like alien, including the King's wife and two sons. However, thanks to Arale the Nikochans are saved. King Nikochan speaks in a Central Nagoya dialect , in which a native speaker of the dialect will find distinct from the author's Northern Nagoya dialect. In
3068-513: A teahouse in Sōka city in the Edo period , which spread salty soy sauce flavored senbei throughout Japan. Modern senbei versions are very inventive and may include flavorings which can range from kimchi to wasabi to curry to chocolate . Kansai senbei tend to use glutinous rice and are lightly seasoned and delicate in texture ( saku saku ). Kantō senbei were originally based on uruchimai ,
3186-510: A trio of bikers . They are led by their overweight boss who tells them to be tough manly men, although their job is to deliver milk. When his minions displease him, he punishes them by picking his nose and sticking his boogers on their foreheads. Their rivals are the Mosquito Milk ( モスキートミルク ) trio. When the milk business goes under, they become "real bikers", although they can only afford a tractor and not motorcycles. They end up using
3304-468: A week. Toriyama has said several times that he typically would not have any ideas for the story for that week's chapter, but would think up something as soon as Torishima called asking. He thought up each week's story as he drew and sent the rough draft to Torishima at Weekly Shōnen Jump headquarters in Tokyo by air courier from Nagoya Airport . After getting the approval of his editor, he began by drawing
3422-498: A wet brush. Later in serialization (around volume 13, as stated in volume 18), Takashi Matsuyama ( まつやまたかし ) became his assistant when Hiswashi started his own series, although Hiswashi occasionally still helped out, as did Toriyama's wife when they were close to a deadline. In 2016, Torishima said that although Dr. Slump was very successful, having debuted at number two in the magazine's reader rankings, Toriyama wanted to stop it after about six months. He explained that because it
3540-636: A year until 1985; "Hoyoyo!" Space Adventure on July 10, 1982, Dr. Slump and Arale-chan: Hoyoyo! The Great Race Around the World on March 13, 1983, Dr. Slump and Arale-chan: Hoyoyo! The Secret of Nanaba Castle on December 22, 1984, and Dr. Slump and Arale-chan: Hoyoyo! The City of Dreams, Mechapolis on July 13, 1985. In 1993, Dr. Slump and Arale-chan: N-cha! Clear Skies Over Penguin Village and Dr. Slump and Arale-chan: N-cha! From Penguin Village with Love were released on March 6 and July 10 respectively. In 1994, Dr. Slump and Arale-chan: Hoyoyo!! Follow
3658-434: A younger sister named Lettuce Sarada ( 皿田レタス , Sarada Retasu ) . Dr. Mashirito ( Dr.マシリト , Dokutā Mashirito ) is Senbei's evil mad scientist rival. He attempts to take over the world various times and defeat Arale with his robots he calls Caramel Men ( キャラメルマン ) . Due to constant failed attempts at world domination, he is forced to convert himself into a cyborg; eventually becoming several of his own Caramel Men. He
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3776-485: Is 仙贝 ; 仙貝 ; xiānbèi , which reflects the Japanese-language pronunciation of "senbei" (煎餅). Senbei are made from glutinous rice which has been steamed for 15 to 20 minutes before being pounded into dough. After several days of refrigeration, the dough is cut into shapes. Senbei are usually cooked by being baked or grilled, traditionally over charcoal. While being prepared they may be brushed with
3894-417: Is Arale's beautiful teacher and Senbei's dream girl. After a long period of unrequited love and nervous misunderstandings, Senbei proposes to her while thinking she is out of earshot. Surprisingly, she accepts immediately and they are married in the next manga panel, becoming Mrs. Midori Norimaki. Despite Senbei not knowing how kids are made, she becomes pregnant and gives birth to Turbo . She is 23 years old at
4012-425: Is Senbei and Midori's infant son, who is nearly killed by aliens and then revived by them, in the process accidentally imbuing him with many super powers including teleportation , flight, and telekinesis . Consequently, he can also speak and is a genius, the likes of which surpasses even his own father. In the seventh through ninth Dr. Slump films an older version of him is seen. His name comes from Toriyama's dog at
4130-494: Is a bank robber who makes his first appearance running into Arale and Gatchan, while fleeing from police after he mistakenly tried to rob the police station instead of the bank. After witnessing her super strength and Gatchan eats his gun, he runs from them trying to find the police to save himself. He reappears holding up in the Soramame barbershop using Senbei and Kurikinton as hostages. When Arale shows up he tries to surrender to
4248-504: Is a bit flat, but the uncommonly good storytelling more than makes up for it." Eduardo M. Chavez of Mania Entertainment summarized Dr. Slump as a "quirky slap-stick comedy entirely based in fantasy." He thinks that while Toriyama's usual art style uses " SD " characters, Dr. Slump also shows hints that he can draw realistic. He noted that "little nuances", particularity puns, are lost in translation from Japanese to English and expressed disdain for Viz's censorship, saying it took away from
4366-545: Is a green-haired, cherub -like creature with wings, hatched from an egg brought home by Senbei from a time traveling trip to the Stone Age . Gatchan eats almost anything, rubber being the only exception, and particularly seems to like metal. It can also shoot rays from its antennae. Gatchan speaks in its own language, which consists primarily of sounds like "koo pee pee" that Arale (and later, Turbo) somehow seem to understand. One day, after going on an eating-spree, Gatchan spins
4484-437: Is a little girl robot created by Senbei Norimaki. Despite her size, she is unbelievably strong and fast. She is very naive and lacks common sense, which often causes trouble for the residents of Penguin Village. Senbei Norimaki ( 則巻千兵衛 , Norimaki Senbee ) is Penguin Village's goofy and lecherous genius inventor who is able to invent the most brilliant and ridiculous inventions. As a running gag, he imagines his appearance as
4602-418: Is a rebellious 13-year-old girl who quickly becomes Arale's best friend. She often plays pranks on Senbei who considers her a bad influence on Arale. She starts dating Tsukutsun Tsun late in the series, and a look ten years into the future shows they got married. Akane is voiced by Kazuko Sugiyama in the first anime and by Hiroko Konishi in the second. She has a brief appearance in the Dragon Ball series. In
4720-414: Is a toddler who spends her days riding her tricycle and laughing at others for not keeping up with fashion. She lives in a mushroom-shaped house, has a buzz cut bob haircut with two bows in her hair, and wears sunglasses. In the first anime series she is voiced by Kazuko Sugiyama and by Noriko Uemura in the second. She makes a cameo appearance in Dragon Ball . In The Brief Return of Dr. Slump , she has
4838-543: Is also Murasaki Kimidori's older sister. She is voiced by Yumi Nakatani in the first anime. Tsuruten Tsun ( 摘鶴天 , Tsun Tsuruten ) is the father of the Tsun family from the Chinese village Plub Pah-Tui ( 鍔北弊（つばぺっぺい） ) . He built their spaceship, the Reh Tsu Goh ( 烈津號（れっつごう） , a play on the phrase "let's go") which acts as their house, to take them to the moon, but it is shot down by Arale and crashes right next to
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4956-424: Is also very naïve , and in later issues she has adventures such as bringing a huge bear home, having mistaken it for a pet. To Senbei's credit, she does have super-strength. In general, the manga focuses on Arale's misunderstandings of humanity and Senbei's inventions, rivalries, and romantic misadventures. In the middle of the series, a recurring villain named Dr. Mashirito appears as a rival to Senbei. Dr. Slump
5074-456: Is an anthropomorphic kitsune who likes to use his shape-shifting abilities to transform into things to scare people and cause mischief, although he becomes friends with Arale after she saves him. In the anime, he gets a love interest in the female fox named Kitsuneko. He is voiced by Shigeru Chiba in the first anime and by Kappei Yamaguchi in the second. He makes a minor appearance in the Dragon Ball anime. The Fly Milk ( フライミルク ) gang are
5192-471: Is an officer that is never seen without a slingshot or his Stormtrooper helmet on. His name was only given in the fanbook Dr. Slump Special 1981 . Charmy Yamada ( チャーミー山田 , Chāmī Yamada ) is an overly dedicated Metropolis Island cop who joins the force late in the series. He suffers from mysophobia and is very skilled at riding his dirtbike. He is voiced by Ryō Horikawa in the first anime. Kinoko Sarada ( 皿田きのこ , Sarada Kinoko , "Salad Mushroom")
5310-443: Is beautiful. Her name was only given as an answer to one of the special bonus quizzes found in one of the manga's tankōbon edition. Her name is derived from the Japanese abbreviation "poribaketsu" (lit. "polyethylene bucket"). She is voiced by Toshiko Fujita in the first anime and by Masako Katsuki in the second. In the Funimation English dub of Dragon Ball she is voiced by Laurie Steele. Drop-kun ( ドロップくん , Doroppu-kun )
5428-445: Is both extremely polite and well-mannered so Mashirito tells him that Arale and Senbei are trying to take over the world, when that is actually his goal. However, Obotchaman falls in love with Arale and learns that his creator is the evil one. He ends up moving close to the Norimakis, stealing Suppaman's house for his own, and befriending Arale and the rest of the cast. Ten years in the future, Obotchaman and Arale eventually marry and have
5546-468: Is filled with puns and toilet humor , and parodies of both Japanese and American culture. For example, one of the recurring characters is Suppaman , a short, fat, pompous buffoon who changes into a Superman -like alter-ego by eating a sour-tasting ("suppai" in Japanese) umeboshi . Unlike Superman, Suppaman cannot fly, and instead pretends to fly by lying belly down on a skateboard and scooting through
5664-556: Is occasionally referred to as Gajira or "Gazira"). Gatchan is voiced by Seiko Nakano in the first anime, by Chie Sawaguchi in the second, and by Kumiko Nishihara in Dragon Ball Super . Both Gatchans appear in Dragon Ball and the Dragon Ball movie, The Great Mystical Adventure where they help Arale fight Taopaipai . In the Funimation English dub of Dragon Ball they are voiced by Meredith McCoy . Midori Yamabuki ( 山吹みどり , Yamabuki Midori , "Orange-yellow Green")
5782-538: Is the deity who rules over the galaxy surrounding the Earth and the creator of Gatchan. He is a bald elderly man with a Van Dyke beard and a small star symbol on his forehead. Seeing that Gatchan failed in its mission to destroy the corrupt human civilization (due to Senbei's accidental intervention), Kami-sama resolves to destroy humanity himself. However, after seeing the life of Penguin Village and how consequently happy his little angels are, he relinquishes both Gatchan and
5900-582: Is the short, balding police chief with thick sideburns connecting to his mustache. Like Gala and Pagos, his first appearance was in Wonder Island 2 . He is voiced by Kouji Totani in the first anime and by Bin Shimada in the second. Polly Buckets ( ポリー·バケッツ , Porī Bakettsu ) is the uzi -toting female cop. She is considered the most dangerous because of her tendency to be trigger-happy. Despite this, her male co-workers always forgive her because she
6018-580: Is voiced by Banjou Ginga in the first anime and Hideyuki Tanaka in the second. Murasaki Kimidori ( 木緑 紫 , Kimidori Murasaki , "Yellow-green Purple") is Akane and Aoi's mother, who is always wiggling her butt and acting bubbly. She is the younger sister of Taro and Peasuke's mother, Mame Soramame. Daigoro Kurigashira ( 栗頭大五郎 , Kurigashira Daigorō , "Chestnut-head Daigoro") is Arale's eighth grade teacher; he starts teaching at Penguin Village High School on her first day there. He has
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#17327873090836136-493: Is voiced by Dameon Clarke . King Nikochan ( ニコチャン大王 , Nikochan Daiō ) is the king of an alien race that is always accompanied by his unnamed glasses-wearing servant. His race have their buttocks on their heads, their nostrils on the tips of their antennae, and their ears on their feet. Originally planning to destroy Earth, they become stranded on the planet after Gatchan eats their spaceship. They continue to appear performing odd jobs for money, while forever longing to acquire
6254-410: Is voiced by Justin Cook and his servant by Christopher Sabat . Gala ( ガラ , Gara ) and Pagos ( パゴス , Pagosu ) are two patrolmen that constantly have their car destroyed (accidentally) by an excited running Arale. Gala is short and dark skinned and Pagos is tall with a thicker mustache. They first appeared in Toriyama's 1979 one-shot Wonder Island 2 , also as policemen, though the setting
6372-469: Is voiced by Monika Antonelli . Aoi Kimidori ( 木緑 葵 , Kimidori Aoi , "Tree-green Blue") is Akane's older sister, who works at the local coffee shop, the Coffee Pot. Unlike her younger sister, she is nice and behaved. She is shown to be good friends with Senbei in the beginning of the series, though she always gets his last name wrong. She is also a terrible car driver. She is 19 at the beginning of
6490-477: Is voiced by Tetsuo Mizutori in the first anime series and by Nobuo Tobita in the second. He makes a cameo appearance in Dragon Ball and was used as the model of Ryokan Kurita from Eyeshield 21 . Momotaro ( 桃太郎 ) , based on the character from Japanese folklore of the same name , is seen occasionally around Penguin Village. Momotaro ends up in Penguin Village after Arale uses Senbei's invention
6608-418: Is voiced by Yūko Mita in the first anime and Houko Kuwashima in the second. She briefly appears in Dragon Ball , shown on a date with Taro. Obotchaman ( オボッチャマン , "Well-mannered boy raised in a good environment" + man) is a humanoid robot based on Arale's design, with certain "annoying" qualities removed, that was built by Dr. Mashirito to destroy Arale. Initially named Caramel Man 004 ( キャラメルマン4号 ) , he
6726-462: The Dr. Slump – Arale-chan N'Cha! Best album, containing music from the series, was released on June 1, 2016. As of 2008, the collected volumes of Dr. Slump had sold over 35 million copies in Japan alone. Only a year after its debut, the series was awarded the 1981 Shogakukan Manga Award for shōnen and shōjo manga . Viz Media's North American release of the first volume of Dr. Slump
6844-537: The Dragon Ball anime and Dragon Ball Super episode 70, voiced by Phil Parsons in the English dub of the latter. Chivil ( チビル , Chibiru ) is a small imp from Hell that travels to Penguin Village through the volcano in Mount Flap-Flap ( パタパタ山 , Patapatayama ) to obtain souls, for which he gets paid for. He eventually finds that he would much rather play with people than kill them (due in no small part to Arale's persistence), though he still takes
6962-859: The Nintendo 3DS . Finally, she, along with Gatchan and Senbei Norimaki , appear as non-playable characters in the PlayStation 4 , Xbox One , and Microsoft Windows game Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot , as does Penguin Village. Puyopuyo!! Quest features the event as part of the Dr. Slump franchise: Dr. Slump Arale-chan Festival , from July 15 to 21, 2019. There have been several light novels based on Dr. Slump . The first two, Novel!? Dr. Slump ( 小説!? Dr.スランプ ) released in July 1981 and Novel!? Dr. Slump Strikes Back ( 小説!? Dr.スランプの逆襲 ) released in April 1982, were written by Masaki Tsuji , who also wrote for
7080-613: The PlayStation 2 and Wii . In the PS2 game Super Dragon Ball Z , Suppaman appears in the background of the city level; after breaking the porta-potty, Suppaman will roll off on his skateboard. Arale can also be unlocked as a playable character in Dragon Ball: World's Greatest Adventure for the Wii, Dragon Ball DS 2: Charge! Red Ribbon Army for the DS, and Dragon Ball Fusions for
7198-482: The Red Ribbon Army storyline. A Dr. Slump follow-up manga was written by Takao Koyama and illustrated by Katsuyoshi Nakatsuru, with supervision by Toriyama. It was serialized in V Jump from February 21, 1993, to September 1996 under the title The Brief Return of Dr. Slump ( ちょっとだけかえってきたDr.スランプ , Chotto Dake Kaettekita Dokutā Suranpu ) . It was collected into four tankōbon volumes. To promote
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#17327873090837316-576: The Sharp X1 in 1985. Pony Canyon released a text-based game called Penguin Village ( ペンギンビレッジ ) in February 1984. An action game, simply titled Dr. Slump ( ドクタースランプ ) , for the PlayStation based on the second television series was released on March 18, 1999, by Bandai . Dr. Slump: Arale-Chan ( Dr.スランプ アラレちゃん ) was released on October 30, 2008, for the Nintendo DS . Arale appears in
7434-491: The 1988 Famicom game Famicom Jump: Hero Retsuden . In the Nintendo DS game Jump Super Stars , Arale and Dr. Mashirito are player characters , while Senbei appears as a support character. They both return in the sequel Jump Ultimate Stars , where Senbei, Midori, Gatchan, Obotchaman, and Unchi-kun are support characters. Arale appears as a playable character in J-Stars Victory VS , with Penguin Village as
7552-575: The 25th position. A running gag in Dr. Slump that utilizes feces has been reported as an inspiration for the Pile of Poo emoji . Ian Jones-Quartey , a former producer of the American animated series Steven Universe and creator of OK K.O.! Let's Be Heroes , is a fan of Dragon Ball and Dr. Slump , and uses Toriyama's vehicle designs as reference for his own. He also stated that "We're all big Toriyama fans on [ Steven Universe ], which kind of shows
7670-469: The 69th episode of Dragon Ball Super , "Goku vs. Arale! An Off-the-Wall Battle Spells the End of the Earth?" In February 2021, American streaming service Tubi announced their acquisition of the Dr. Slump TV anime for release with English subtitles. Toei has also created eleven animated films based on Dr. Slump , beginning with Hello! Wonder Island on July 18, 1981. They continued to produce one film
7788-429: The Earth to their own fates. Kami-sama was the inspiration for the character of Kame-Sennin from Toriyama's subsequent series Dragon Ball , and both characters were voiced by Kōhei Miyauchi . Kon Kimidori ( 木緑 紺 , Kimidori Kon , "Yellow-green Navy-blue") is Akane and Aoi's bespectacled father. During his first appearance he is shown coming to school with Akane cross-dressing due to a prank Akane pulled on him. He
7906-557: The Fairy Tale Machine to transport her into the story "Momotaro the Peach Boy" where she messes up the story and brings him back into the real world. He was seen many times before this incident, in non-speaking background roles. In the first anime he is voiced by Naomi Jinbo . Nitro Norimaki ( 則巻ニトロ ) is Senbei and Midori's second child. She is only seen in the original manga briefly during Obotchaman's trip 10 years into
8024-424: The Funimation English dub of Dragon Ball she is voiced by Laura Bailey . Taro Soramame ( 空豆タロウ , Soramame Tarō , "Broad bean" + common male name " Tarō ") is Arale's older "bad boy" friend at school. The 15-year-old is usually seen smoking cigarettes and trying to act "cool." After graduating from high school, he becomes a police officer. He starts dating Tsururin Tsun, whom he eventually marries ten years in
8142-412: The Japanese bicycle manufacturer Tsunoda. She is voiced by Seiko Nakano in the first anime and by Michie Tomizawa in the second. She makes a cameo appearance in Dragon Ball . Suppaman ( スッパマン , "Sourman") is a Superman parody from the planet Okakaumeboshi ( オカカウメ星 , "Planet of Bonito and Umeboshi") , who has no real super powers or sense of justice. He typically "flies around" with his belly on
8260-513: The Japanese manga industry, particularity among Weekly Shōnen Jump titles. The Asahi Shimbun wrote that the manga's appeal lies in its "visually pleasing drawings, humor and laid-back atmosphere, which set it distinctly apart from works that glorified 'moral virtues' like extreme endurance, self-discipline and so on." In their review, Publishers Weekly stated "Toriyama has created his own demented sitcom, and his fantastic imagination and comic invention never let up", "The [English] translation
8378-517: The Norimakis' home. A fellow inventor and an even bigger pervert, he and Senbei become friends. He is voiced by Hiroshi Ohtake in the first anime and by Kōji Yada in the second. He makes a cameo appearance in Dragon Ball . Tsuntsunodanoteiyugoh Tsun ( 摘詰角田野廷遊豪 , Tsun Tsuntsunodanoteiyūgō ) is the mother of the family, who also practices kung fu like her son. She tends to beat up her husband when she catches him in acts (or even thoughts) of perversion. Her name comes from an old marketing jingle of
8496-783: The Pirates: Adventures in Alabasta . In 2008, all eleven films were released in a remastered DVD box set titled Slump the Box Movies on September 21. Discotek Media acquired the first five Dr. Slump films for release in North America and released in a two-disc DVD box set in Japanese with English subtitles on July 29, 2014. A series of three Dr. Slump – Arale-chan video games called Hoyoyo Bomber ( ホヨヨボンバー ) , Gatchan! Kazi Kazi ( 巻 ガッちゃん! ガジガジ ) and Ncha! Bycha ( んちゃ! バイちゃ ) , by Animest were released as Game & Watch clones in 1982. A Dr. Slump video game
8614-476: The Rescued Shark... and Dr. Slump and Arale-chan: N-cha!! Excited Heart of Summer Vacation were released on March 12 and July 9 respectively. On March 6, 1999, Arale's Surprise Burn was produced. Toriyama's 2007 one-shot was adapted into a five-minute short titled Dr. Slump: Dr. Mashirito and Abale-chan that was shown alongside the theatrically released One Piece Movie: The Desert Princess and
8732-474: The anime adaptation. A novel written by Shun'ichi Yukimuro and based on the second movie was released on July 15, 1982. The Sun fell in Penguin Village ( ペンギン村に陽は落ちて ) and Ghostbusters ( ゴーストバスターズ ) , released in October 1989 and June 27, 1997, respectively, are original works written by Genichiro Takahashi , but draw from the world of Dr. Slump . A radio drama adaptation was broadcast at around
8850-537: The anime, he speaks in a false Nagoya dialect. Unlike King Nikochan, his servant seems to be much smarter/sensible than the King and does not speak in Nagoya dialect. King Nikochan is voiced by Hiroshi Ohtake in the first anime and by Bin Shimada in the second. His servant is voiced by Shigeru Chiba in the first anime and by Ryo Horikawa in the second. King Nikochan and his servant appear in Pola & Roid attacking
8968-495: The beginning of the series. She is voiced by Mariko Mukai in the first anime and by Yuko Minaguchi in the second. She also appears in Dragon Ball . In the Funimation English dub of Dragon Ball she is voiced by Meredith McCoy . Tsukutsun Tsun ( 摘突詰 , Tsun Tsukutsun , The sound of poking something (such as feces )) is the son of the Chinese Tsun family, who practices kung fu . Although normally not as strong as
9086-400: The character Torishima's face and changed the name to his with the syllables reversed. The editor hoped the character would be unpopular and therefore a one-off, but everyone loved it because Toriyama had previously written about his editor and the audience knew who it was based on. The character Nikochan , an alien species with their buttocks on their heads, was hastily created after Toriyama
9204-582: The dreadful Dodongadon shows up and starts terrorizing Penguin Village. He also transforms into the superhero Kintaman ( キンタマン ) . He belongs to the Uruchora Police Force ( ウルチョラ警察隊員 , Uruchora Keisatsutai ) , a parody of the Urutora Keibitai of Ultra Seven . Dr. Slump Dr. Slump ( Japanese : Dr.スランプ , Hepburn : Dokutā Suranpu ) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Akira Toriyama . It
9322-566: The first five films in North America in 2014. In 2021, Tubi announced their acquisition of the 1997 TV anime. Dr. Slump is set in Penguin Village ( ペンギン村 , Pengin Mura ) , a place where humans co-exist with all sorts of anthropomorphic animals and other objects. In this village lives Senbei Norimaki , an inventor. In the first chapter, he builds what he hopes will be the world's most perfect little girl robot, named Arale Norimaki . However, she turns out to be in severe need of eyeglasses. She
9440-473: The future, between Turbo and an unnamed younger brother, but is featured in the sequel manga series, The Brief Return of Dr. Slump . She has more recurring appearances in the second anime series and in the seventh, eighth and ninth Dr. Slump films. Koita Ojo ( 王城恋太 , Ōjō Koita , a slang expression for "[I was] totally perplexed.") is a member of the Ulteeny Force who is called upon for help when
9558-452: The future. Taro is voiced by Toshio Furukawa in the first anime and by Shinichirō Ōta in the second. He briefly appears in Dragon Ball , shown on a date with Tsururin. In the Funimation English dub of Dragon Ball he is voiced by Eric Vale . Peasuke Soramame ( 空豆ピースケ , Soramame Piisuke , "Broad bean Pea" + common male name ending) is Arale and Akane's classmate and Taro's little brother who always wears an animal hat . He develops
9676-436: The honesty of the series. Chavez feels that what the characters do never crosses the line into inappropriate; "The jokes might not be wholesome, but they are genuinely funny and harmless"; and went on to say that the series fills the void for "all ages manga" in bookstores and libraries. Reviewing the first five movies, Carl Kimlinger of Anime News Network summarized Dr. Slump as "random silly adventures [...] delivered with
9794-411: The idea of Gatchan after his sister brought her child to see him. Gatchan was based on the main character in one of Toriyama's rejected manga, called Ageha-chō Kansatsu Nikki ( アゲハ町観察日記 ) . The author stated that Torishima enjoys romance and that the relationships of Arale and Obotchaman , Akane and Tsukutsun , and Taro and Tsururin in Dr. Slump were all his ideas. Toriyama's editor Torishima
9912-447: The lines that stick out of the frames, then the frames themselves, before using a g-pen to draw clear crisp lines at roughly one page an hour. After he had around eight pages finished, his assistant Hisashi Tanaka ( 田中久志 ) (also known as Hiswashi ( ひすゎし ) ) came over, although Toriyama stated he only allowed him to color. For color pages, Toriyama first drew them with permanent ink and used water-soluble color pens, before touching up with
10030-467: The police, however, they force him back in because they never get "fun cases like this." Joe Dunn later hires the Shiverman ( びびるマン , Bibiruman ) to kill her, but the assassin fails and is trapped in a book by Senbei's Fairy Tale Machine. The bank robber's name is only given in the anime. He is voiced by Shōzō Iizuka , Masaharu Satō , and Yasuo Tanaka at various points. Kami-sama ( 神様 , "God")
10148-399: The powerful Arale or Gatchan, when extremely angry he becomes more powerful than both. Whenever he is touched by a girl he turns into a tiger and cannot change back unless touched by a guy. He starts dating Akane Kimidori late in the series, and a look ten years into the future shows they got married. He is voiced by Shigeru Chiba in the first anime and Ryōtarō Okiayu in the second. He has
10266-438: The relationships of Arale and Obotchaman , Akane and Tsukutsun , and Taro and Tsururin were all Torishima's ideas. Toriyama did not expect Dr. Slump to last long, as even before it debuted Torishima was asking him what he would draw for his next series. However, it lasted for roughly five years. When Toriyama began Dr. Slump , he worked at home, where he lived with his parents, and had one assistant who worked one day
10384-793: The release of the first Dr. Slump – Arale-chan anime DVD box set, Akira Toriyama illustrated a special one-shot colored spin-off manga titled Dr. Mashirito - Abale-chan ( Dr.MASHIRITO ABALEちゃん ) published in the April 2007 issue of Monthly Shōnen Jump . The story centers around an evil counterpart of Arale created by Dr. Mashirito Jr., named Abale. The Dr. Slump manga was adapted into two separate anime television series by Toei Animation , both of which aired on Fuji TV . The first, Dr. Slump – Arale-chan ( Dr.スランプ アラレちゃん ) , ran from April 8, 1981, to February 19, 1986, and spanned 243 episodes. The second anime, simply titled Dr. Slump ( ドクタースランプ ) , ran from November 26, 1997, to September 22, 1999, and lasted seventy-four episodes. The first anime
10502-461: The same characters used to write senbei are read jiānbǐng ( 煎饼 ; 煎餅 ; jiānbǐng ); the term instead refers to a crepe and is more similar in preparation to okonomiyaki among Japanese foods. In Japan, senbei are hard and crispy, and are bite-sized snacks rather than street-food meals. However, crackers similar to Japanese senbei can be found in China today and their modern Chinese name
10620-427: The same time the anime was airing. Arale was voiced by Yuko Hara , keyboardist of the popular rock band Southern All Stars . In 2014, two commercials featuring Dr. Slump were created by Toei for Suzuki . The commercials advertise the car manufacturer's Kei SUV Hustler and include new acting from Mami Koyama as Arale and Kumiko Nishihara as Gatchan. In celebration of the anime adaptation's 35th anniversary,
10738-424: The second. Dodongadon ( ドドンガドン ) is a one-eyed alligator-like monster that has two mouths. Dodongadon appears destroying Penguin Village, but gets scared off by Arale. He can shoot a rocket out of its back mouth and is not affected by bullets. In the sixth film , Dodongadon is revealed to have a mother named Mamandagon who is significantly bigger. He is voiced by Keiko Yamamoto in the sixth film. Donbe ( ドンベ )
10856-404: The second. He first appeared in Toriyama's one-shot Tomato the Cutesy Gumshoe as his secret identity Kenta Kuraaku. In Dragon Ball , he attempts to stop General Blue until he sees that Blue can easily destroy a phone booth. Suppaman then gives General Blue directions to Senbei's house and even lets Blue take his car. In the Funimation English dub of Dragon Ball , his name is "Sour Man" and he
10974-961: The series, as they provide no exposition . Senbei Senbei ( 煎餅 ) , also spelled sembei , is a type of Japanese rice cracker . They come in various shapes, sizes, and flavors, usually savory but sometimes sweet. Senbei are often eaten with green tea as a casual snack and offered to visiting house guests as a courtesy refreshment. There are several types of traditional Japanese senbei . They can be baked or deep-fried and sometimes sweetened. Aside from rice, wheat flour or starch can be used. Some varieties even use foods other than grains, such as sakana senbei (fish-senbei), renkon senbei ( lotus root senbei) and hone senbei (bone-senbei). Senbei have several variations, including nori -wrapped, arare , Olive no Hana , soy nut , and wet. Thin rice crackers (薄焼きせんべい usuyaki senbei ) are popular in Australia and other countries. In China,
11092-459: The series. She is voiced by Naomi Jinbo in the first anime and by Hiroko Emori in the second. She makes a cameo appearance in Dragon Ball . In the Funimation English dub of Dragon Ball she is voiced by Linda Chambers-Young . Kurikinton Soramame ( 空豆クリキントン , Soramame Kurikinton , "Broad bean Sweet chestnut paste") is the father of the Soramame family and the town barber. He is somewhat perverted – much like Senbei and Tsuruten – but does
11210-463: The seventh and ninth movies. In the second anime and Dragon Ball Super he is voiced by Ryōtarō Okiayu . In Dragon Ball Super episode 69, Dr. Mashirito appears as a ghost and reveals that he has used a chemical to gain control over Arale, before later being obliterated by Beerus . In the Funimation dub of Dragon Ball Super he is voiced by Barry Yandell. Dr. Mashirito is a playable character in
11328-592: The streets. Also, one of the village's policemen wears a Star Wars -style stormtrooper helmet, just as in the American movies. Toriyama himself has been portrayed as a bird (the "tori" in his last name means "bird", hence the name of his production studio Bird Studio), although it has been suggested (by himself even) that he actually based the design of Senbei on himself. In addition, other real-life people make appearances as well, such as Toriyama's editor ( Kazuhiko Torishima ), assistants, wife, his colleague friends (such as Masakazu Katsura ), and others. With Toriyama
11446-456: The time, "Turbomaru". He is voiced by Yūko Mita in both anime adaptations and by Mami Matsui in the Dr. Slump films . He appears in Dragon Ball , where he fixes Son Goku's Dragon Radar after Senbei was unable to figure it out. Once Arale defeats General Blue who had taken the Radar, Turbo creates a new Dragon Radar using parts from Senbei's plane. In the Funimation English dub of Dragon Ball he
11564-504: The title characters until Roid, having read Dr. Slump , disguises Pola as Arale and scares them off. King Nikochan also makes a cameo appearance in Dragon Ball . In its anime adaptation, he has a larger role where he and his servant collect trash on the streets (which he thinks is treasure) and before getting their ship shot down by the police (being mistaken for the Red Ribbon Army). In Funimation's English dub of Dragon Ball , he
11682-697: The tournament-type events, such as the Penguin Village Grand Prix and the kick the can contest, were popular with readers and inspired the Tenkaichi Budōkai in Dragon Ball . Torishima described the Dr. Slump anime as unsuccessful in his opinion because it did not loyally follow the manga. He said this was because it was the first time the Weekly Shōnen Jump team had to manage an anime based on one of their manga and its creative process, explaining that, if something went wrong, it
11800-410: The tractor to plow fields and start a successful vegetable selling business. Goronbo ( カミナリ・ゴロンボ , Kaminari Goronbo , "Lightning Goronbo") is the thunder god ogre who lives in the clouds and controls the weather as well as being the weather man. He has a girlfriend named Pikako. In the first anime he is voiced by Kouji Totani . Hiyoko ( ヒヨコ ) is Peasuke's much taller girlfriend. She lives in
11918-462: The traditional "roof tile" senbei . These include ingredients like potato and wheat flour or glutinous rice , and are similar to castella cakes, distinctly different from what most people would consider as senbei today, though traditional senbei such as this can still be found, e.g. Iga meibutsu katayaki , in Iga City. What Japanese commonly refer to as senbei nowadays were popularized by
12036-497: The video games Jump Super Stars and Jump Ultimate Stars . Karte ( カルテ , Karute , "Chart" or "medical records") is a boy from a wealthy family that moves from Metropolis Island to Penguin Village in The Brief Return of Dr. Slump . He plays football, and had done work as a model when living on Metropolis Island. He admires Arale's strength, and eventually falls in love with her. Bubibinman ( ブビビンマン , "Sound of
12154-508: The weekly schedule, finishing a Dr. Slump chapter in five days instead of seven. Toriyama stated that one of the conditions he agreed to that allowed him to end the popular Dr. Slump , was that he start his next series relatively soon after. He began Dragon Ball roughly three months later. In his own words, Toriyama described the scenery of Dr. Slump as having an "American West Coast" feel. Torishima recalled that when he asked Toriyama why he drew relatively sparse backgrounds, his reply
12272-495: Was a self-contained comedy each week, if something did not work, the author had to change everything. Torishima said that because it was a top-ranking series, would regularly sell a million copies, and had an anime about to begin, Jump and Shueisha would not allow it to end. However, Torishima claimed the magazine's chief editor told him that if they could come up with something more interesting and successful then they could. In order to have time to discuss new ideas they had to adjust
12390-554: 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
12508-470: Was entirely different. Gala and Pagos' names appear on a banner attached to a motor scooter they ride together early in the series. Gala and Pagos were named after the Galápagos Islands . In the first anime Gala is voiced by Isamu Tanonaka and Pagos is voiced by Masaharu Sato . In the second Gala is voiced by Nobuhiko Kazama and Pagos is voiced by Michio Nakao . Gyaos ( ギャオス , Gyaosu )
12626-408: Was modeled after Toriyama's editor at the time, Kazuhiko Torishima , and has the same name but with the syllables reversed. Dr. Mashirito was voiced by Akio Nojima for the first 37 episodes of the first anime, by Yasuo Yamada in the second film , by Nachi Nozawa from episode 71 to 164 and in the third film , and later by Keiichi Noda from episode 198 to 236. He is voiced by Akira Kamiya in
12744-464: Was nominated for the 2005 Quill Award in the Graphic Novel category. The first anime adaptation of Dr. Slump was also popular, holding the coveted Saturday 6pm timeslot for five years. With a 36.9% average household rating, its December 16, 1981, episode is the third most watched anime since the television ratings group Video Research began keeping track on September 26, 1977. In 1982, it
12862-419: Was pressed for time having played too many video games and was initially rejected as "filth", with him given another night to re-work it. Having continued to play games instead, Toriyama sent in the same manuscript the next day with Torishima accepting, apparently having not noticed that it was the same. However, in a later volume Toriyama said that Torishima thought Nikochan was disgusting, but accepted because it
12980-592: Was released in 1983 for the Arcadia 2001 . Enix released four games of Dr. Slump with the first one being Mazeland ( めいろやしき ) for Sharp MZ-700 in 1983, Dr. Slump Bubble Blitz ( Dr.スランプ バブル大作戦 ) was released for the NEC PC-6001mkII in 1984, Arale No Jump Up ( アラレのJump up ) for NEC PC-8001mkII in September 1984 and the last one being Dr. Slump Hashire! Senbeisan ( Dr.スランプ 走れ! せんべいさん ) for
13098-511: Was released on home video for the first time in 2007, remastered, in two 22-disc DVD sets; Slump the Box N'Cha ( SLUMP THE BOX んちゃ ) on March 23, which contains the first 120 episodes, and Slump the Box Hoyoyo ( SLUMP THE BOX ほよよ ) on September 14, which contains the remainder. Likewise, the second series was released the following year as Slump the Box 90's on March 21. The first anime
13216-559: 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
13334-429: Was simply that it was easier that way. However, Toriyama has stated that he was particular about the art, working more hours on it than he would later on Dragon Ball . In an actual chapter of Dr. Slump , where Toriyama and Matsuyama appear, it was revealed that Matsuyama draws most of the backgrounds and houses. Toriyama often used colored paper, a technique fairly common in design, but less-so in manga. He stated that
13452-453: Was the model for the evil character Dr. Mashirito . Torishima later explained that when Toriyama decided to have a "mad scientist" appear, he told him the character's initial design was "too weak" and to come up with someone "nasty" to have a big impact, and to imagine the person he hates the most in the world. Having not received the manuscript until just before the deadline, Torishima did not have any time to change it with Toriyama having given
13570-512: Was then released in twenty 2-disc sets (the last was 3-disc) of roughly twelve episodes each, titled Slump the Collection ; the first three sets on October 9, 2008, the next five on November 28, the next six on December 21, and the last six on January 30, 2009. The first episode of the original anime was adapted into English by Harmony Gold USA in 1984, but the pilot was never picked up. Characters from Dr. Slump also prominently feature in
13688-458: Was too close to the deadline to change. While thinking that Arale was too strong during a meal, Toriyama was startled by eating an umeboshi and came up with Suppaman . However, because he did not enjoy the sour taste, decided to make Suppaman a weakling instead. A similar scene is given for Bubibinman ; when a fly flew into his curry rice, he made him a weak character out of anger. In a later volume, Toriyama revealed he had created Suppaman for
13806-462: Was too late to change because it was already animated. Akira Toriyama 's Dr. Slump was originally serialized in the shōnen manga anthology Weekly Shōnen Jump from issue No. 5/6 on February 4, 1980, to No. 39 on September 10, 1984. Its 236 individual chapters were collected in 18 tankōbon volumes by publisher Shueisha under the Jump Comics imprint. It was reassembled as
13924-474: Was voted the 13th Favorite Anime in Japanese magazine Animage ' s fourth annual Anime Grand Prix . In 2001, Animage ranked it number 48 on its list of the Top 100 Anime. TV Asahi released two Top 100 Anime lists in 2005, in the web poll Dr. Slump ranked number 34, while a nationwide poll of multiple age groups named it number 29. The following year, a list created from polling 100 celebrities had it in
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