Dr. Slump 1981
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What is Dr. Slump?
Dr. Slump is a Japanese television series based on the manga written and illustrated by Akira Toriyama.
- Type
- TV series
- Year
- 1981
- Status
- Ended
- Episodes
- 243
- Runtime
- 25 minutes
- First aired
- Apr 8, 1981
- Last aired
- Feb 19, 1986
- Original language
- JA
- Origin
- JP
- Networks
- Fuji TV, Tokai Television Broadcasting, Kansai TV, Fukui TV
- Genres
- Animation, Comedy, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
- Updated
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Dr. Slump is a Japanese television series based on the manga written and illustrated by Akira Toriyama. The series, which aired from 1981 to 1986, follows the daily adventures of the residents of Penguin Village. The narrative centers on Senbei Norimaki, a genius but under-respected inventor and roboticist known by the nickname Dr. Slump. In an experiment in robotics, he creates an android named Arale, whom he poses as his little sister. Arale is a superhuman but naive girl who interacts with the colorful characters of the wacky rural community. The production features voice performances by Mami Koyama, Kenji Utsumi, Kazuko Sugiyama, and Toshio Furukawa. Directed by Minoru Okazaki, the show was produced by Toei Animation and broadcast on Fuji TV. The first season, titled Dr. Slump Arale-chan, spanned from April 1981 to April 1982 and included 50 episodes, three specials, and a short film. The original manga source material was serialized in the magazine Weekly Shonen Jump from February 1980 to September 1984 and collected into 18 volumes.
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“A brilliant inventor creates a superhuman android girl who brings chaos to a wacky rural village.”
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- colorful character interactions
- humorous premise
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- episodic narrative structure
Watch it if you enjoy lighthearted animated comedies featuring eccentric characters and superhuman antics.
The series features slapstick humor and wacky situations suitable for a general audience.
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Cast
Mami Koyama
Arale Norimaki (voice)
Kenji Utsumi
Senbei Norimaki (voice)
Mitsuko Horie
Obotchaman (voice)
Kazuko Sugiyama
Akane Kimidori (voice)
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Naomi Jinbo
Aoi Kimidori / Piisuke Soramame (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)
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Season 1 · 243 episodes
Open the complete Season 1 guide & lore primer →- E1 Arale's Birth / Hey! Friends Mytharc Apr 8, 1981
- E2 Arale Goes to School! / It is! ... not there Core Apr 15, 1981
- E3 The Big Time Slipper Adventure / What Egg is This?! Core Apr 22, 1981
- E4 Huh?! Is it a Boy? Is it a Girl? / Gatchan the Courier Core May 6, 1981
- E5 Friends With a Bear!! / New Invention! Dekachibi Ray Gun Core May 13, 1981
- E6 The Teacher is Coming! / Arale Kidnapped! Core May 20, 1981
- E7 Charging Arale-chan Core May 27, 1981
- E8 Donbe Story Core Jun 3, 1981
- E9 The Great Strawberry Panties Plot Mytharc Jun 10, 1981
- E10 Ah! Earth SOS!! Core Jun 17, 1981
- E11 Teketeke Children / Scary Scary Policewoman Core Jun 24, 1981
- E12 Transform Ponpoko Gun / Arale Flies in the Sky! Core Jul 1, 1981
- E13 The Terrifying Good Girl Core Jul 8, 1981
- E14 Hero Suppaman Core Jul 15, 1981
- E15 Arale's Errand / Wai-Wai Wildland Core Jul 22, 1981
- E16 Living for Tomorrow! / Arale is Akane!? Core Jul 29, 1981
- E17 The Monsters' Night of Fear Core Aug 5, 1981
- E18 The Fairy Tale Machine / Bibiruman the Hitman Core Aug 12, 1981
- E19 Arale Swims in the Ancient Past Core Aug 19, 1981
- E20 Kinoko-chan Leaves Home Core Aug 26, 1981
- E21 The Great Space Date Escapade Core Sep 9, 1981
- E22 Senbei Dumbfounded Core Sep 16, 1981
- E23 Arale's Hoyoyo Date / Bye-bye Mecchanko Power Core Sep 23, 1981
- E24 Arale's Big Change!! Core Sep 30, 1981
- E25 Exchange Student from the City Core Oct 14, 1981
- E26 An Arale-Eye Operation!! Core Oct 21, 1981
- E27 Yay! A New Friend Core Oct 28, 1981
- E28 Goodbye Gacchan!! Core Nov 4, 1981
- E29 How Adorable! The Lovely Middle-aged Trio Core Nov 11, 1981
- E30 Heart Pounding Excitement! Piisuke's First Love Core Nov 18, 1981
- E31 The Araletouchables Core Nov 25, 1981
- E32 Arale's Lullaby Dream Core Dec 2, 1981
- E33 A Masterpiece? Nekozukin-chan Core Dec 9, 1981
- E34 Hell's Messenger Chibiru Core Dec 16, 1981
- E35 Sad Sad Santa Core Dec 23, 1981
- E36 Messed-up Devilgirl Core Dec 30, 1981
- E37 Arale's Musical Cinderella Core Jan 6, 1982
- E38 Mysterious Monster Expert?! Core Jan 13, 1982
- E39 Showdown! Musashi VS Arale-chan Core Jan 20, 1982
- E40 Hero Suppaman Part II Core Jan 27, 1982
- E41 The Reality Machine Core Feb 3, 1982
- E42 Jungle King Perzan Core Feb 10, 1982
- E43 Whoa?! Penguin Village Dom-Dom-Dom Core Feb 17, 1982
- E44 Arale-chan Goes to City Island Core Feb 24, 1982
- E45 The Devilish Transformation Core Mar 3, 1982
- E46 Penguin Village in Love Core Mar 10, 1982
- E47 Caveman Hoyoyo in the Dinosaur Age Core Mar 17, 1982
- E48 Chibiru-kun's Part Time Job Core Mar 24, 1982
- E49 Leave it to Akiko Core Mar 31, 1982
- E50 Yay! A Date for Mr. Copy Core Apr 7, 1982
- E51 Thanks! The Kick The Can Celebration Party Core Apr 14, 1982
- E52 Arale's Thief Hoyoyo Team Core Apr 21, 1982
- E53 Anko and Nonko Discover the Countryside Core Apr 28, 1982
- E54 The Children's Day Festival Poke Poke Huff Puff Core May 5, 1982
- E55 Super Driver Core May 12, 1982
- E56 Am I Super Strong?! Core May 19, 1982
- E57 The Miniature House of Our Dreams Core May 26, 1982
- E58 Arale's Thief Hoyoyo Team Part II Core Jun 2, 1982
- E59 Heart Pounding Excitement Time Stop Core Jun 9, 1982
- E60 Suppaman Just In Time Core Jun 16, 1982
- E61 Adventure! Inside Mammoth Midori-chan Core Jun 23, 1982
- E62 Scary! Monster Prince Core Jun 30, 1982
- E63 Arale's New Star Festival Story Core Jul 7, 1982
- E64 Goo Goo Ga Ga Senbei Core Jul 14, 1982
- E65 The Twinkling Night Sky Drum and Fife Band Core Jul 21, 1982
- E66 We're Not Angels Core Jul 28, 1982
- E67 Maerchen (Fairy Tale) of Love!! Tricycle Story Core Aug 4, 1982
- E68 The Great Combot Caper of 2013 Core Aug 11, 1982
- E69 Invaders from Space Core Aug 18, 1982
- E70 Arale's Arabian Night Core Aug 25, 1982
- E71 Dr. Mashirito's Ambition Core Sep 1, 1982
- E72 Dr. Mashirito's Ambition Part II Core Sep 8, 1982
- E73 Penguin Village Wars Core Sep 15, 1982
- E74 Penguin Village Wars Part II Core Sep 22, 1982
- E75 Arale's Lost Item Core Sep 29, 1982
- E76 Tale of the Penguin Village of Eight Gravestones Core Oct 6, 1982
- E77 Suppaman of Justice VS Senbee of Love Core Oct 13, 1982
- E78 Happy Date in Mystery Land Core Oct 20, 1982
- E79 Energetic Arale Core Oct 27, 1982
- E80 Penguin Village Grand Prix Core Nov 3, 1982
- E81 Penguin Village Grand Prix Part II Core Nov 10, 1982
- E82 Penguin Village Grand Prix Part III Core Nov 17, 1982
- E83 Penguin Village Mystery Core Nov 24, 1982
- E84 The Big Head is Coming Core Dec 1, 1982
- E85 The Fearful Vegetable Man Core Dec 8, 1982
- E86 The Secret of Arale's Birth Core Dec 15, 1982
- E87 Arale the Super Prize Girl Core Dec 22, 1982
- E88 Story of the Red Sandal Strap Core Dec 29, 1982
- E89 Here Comes the Tsuns Core Jan 5, 1983
- E90 Heart Pounding! School Panic Core Jan 12, 1983
- E91 Look, Look, the Lensmen Core Jan 19, 1983
- E92 Shooting Star Wish Star Core Jan 26, 1983
- E93 Luck In, Evil Out in Space Core Feb 2, 1983
- E94 An Angel Lives! Core Feb 9, 1983
- E95 Nikochan Flies Core Feb 16, 1983
- E96 Ghost Date Core Feb 23, 1983
- E97 Love is a Punch to the Heart Core Mar 2, 1983
- E98 Farewell, Tsuns Core Mar 9, 1983
- E99 Mr. Skop Awakes Core Mar 16, 1983
- E100 Official Business! Space Detective Story Core Mar 23, 1983
- E101 The Secret of Mashirito Castle Core Mar 30, 1983
- E102 Adventure, Adventure, Big Adventure!! Core Apr 6, 1983
- E103 The Thief who Loved Books Core Apr 13, 1983
- E104 HareHore Arale's Field Trip Core Apr 20, 1983
- E105 Three Suppamans Core Apr 27, 1983
- E106 The Yellow Carp Banner of Happiness Core May 4, 1983
- E107 Transform Konkon Helment Core May 11, 1983
- E108 Welcome Mr. Yakuza Core May 18, 1983
- E109 Continue! We are the Suppamen Core May 25, 1983
- E110 Chibiru and the Devil's Big Dictionary Core Jun 1, 1983
- E111 Kinoko, Teacher for a Day Core Jun 8, 1983
- E112 Four Angry Rogues Core Jun 15, 1983
- E113 Love Excursion SOS!! Core Jun 22, 1983
- E114 Arale's Picture Diary Core Jun 29, 1983
- E115 The Demon of Penguin Village Core Jul 6, 1983
- E116 Super Baseball Core Jul 13, 1983
- E117 Goodbye Great King Nikochan Core Jul 20, 1983
- E118 Space Showdown! Arale VS Komattachan Core Jul 27, 1983
- E119 Runabout Youth Core Jul 31, 1985
- E120 Decision! Penguin Village's Champion Core Aug 10, 1983
- E121 Mystery Beauty Disappeared in the Fog Core Aug 17, 1983
- E122 Lovelove Contact Core Aug 24, 1983
- E123 Hurray! Epic Battle for Proposal Core Aug 31, 1983
- E124 Marriage! Marriage!! Professor and Teacher Core Sep 7, 1983
- E125 Flying in the Sky Honeymoon of Love Core Sep 14, 1983
- E126 Exciting Newlywed Life Core Sep 21, 1983
- E127 Arale Watch Out! The Strongest Rival Appears Core Sep 28, 1983
- E128 Torn Between Justice and Love Core Oct 5, 1983
- E129 Finally Appears! Hit Man Senbee Core Oct 12, 1983
- E130 I'm Obocchaman Core Oct 19, 1983
- E131 Hurry! Telepathy of Love Core Oct 26, 1983
- E132 Heart Pounding Tonight Core Nov 2, 1983
- E133 There is a Placement Test Core Nov 9, 1983
- E134 Gacchan Gacchan Core Nov 23, 1983
- E135 Yay! Bori Bari Bori Bari Core Nov 30, 1983
- E136 Suppaman's Brother Appears! Core Dec 14, 1983
- E137 Nab that Crook! Core Dec 21, 1983
- E138 Christmas Day Hurts Core Dec 28, 1983
- E139 Episode 139 Core Jan 11, 1984
- E140 Go For It Arale! Earth's Greatest Crisis!! Core Jan 18, 1984
- E141 Mashirito Achieves His Goal?! Core Jan 25, 1984
- E142 Episode 142 Core Feb 1, 1984
- E143 Senbei Died?! Core Feb 8, 1984
- E144 Episode 144 Core Feb 15, 1984
- E145 Episode 145 Core Feb 22, 1984
- E146 Burn! Suppaman Core Feb 29, 1984
- E147 Your and My Journey Core Mar 7, 1984
- E148 Episode 148 Core Mar 14, 1984
- E149 Episode 149 Core Mar 21, 1984
- E150 Shape Up Miss Midori Core Mar 28, 1984
- E151 Turbo-kun is Born!! Core Apr 4, 1984
- E152 Father is an Alien?! Core Apr 11, 1984
- E153 Onigokko of Fear Core Apr 18, 1984
- E154 Episode 154 Core Apr 25, 1984
- E155 Episode 155 Core May 2, 1984
- E156 Episode 156 Core May 9, 1984
- E157 This is a Dream!! Core May 16, 1984
- E158 Wanted Restaurant Core May 23, 1984
- E159 I'm Sorry at Midnight Core May 30, 1984
- E160 Episode 160 Core Jun 6, 1984
- E161 Ncha! Great King Enma Core Jun 13, 1984
- E162 Episode 162 Core Jun 20, 1984
- E163 Who is the Strongest in the World!! Core Jun 27, 1984
- E164 I Did It! I Did It! World's Number One!! Core Jul 4, 1984
- E165 Episode 165 Core Jul 11, 1984
- E166 Episode 166 Core Jul 18, 1984
- E167 Episode 167 Core Jul 25, 1984
- E168 Episode 168 Core Aug 1, 1984
- E169 Episode 169 Core Aug 8, 1984
- E170 Episode 170 Core Aug 15, 1984
- E171 Episode 171 Core Aug 22, 1984
- E172 Episode 172 Core Aug 29, 1984
- E173 Episode 173 Core Sep 5, 1984
- E174 Episode 174 Core Sep 12, 1984
- E175 Episode 175 Core Sep 19, 1984
- E176 Episode 176 Core Sep 26, 1984
- E177 Episode 177 Core Oct 3, 1984
- E178 Episode 178 Core Oct 3, 1984
- E179 Episode 179 Core Oct 3, 1984
- E180 Episode 180 Core Oct 3, 1984
- E181 Episode 181 Core Oct 3, 1984
- E182 Episode 182 Core Oct 3, 1984
- E183 Episode 183 Core Oct 3, 1984
- E184 Episode 184 Core Oct 3, 1984
- E185 Episode 185 Core Oct 3, 1984
- E186 Episode 186 Core Oct 3, 1984
- E187 Episode 187 Core Oct 3, 1984
- E188 Episode 188 Core Oct 3, 1984
- E189 Episode 189 Core Oct 3, 1984
- E190 Episode 190 Core Oct 3, 1984
- E191 Episode 191 Core Oct 3, 1984
- E192 Episode 192 Core Oct 3, 1984
- E193 Episode 193 Core Oct 10, 1984
- E194 Episode 194 Core Oct 17, 1984
- E195 Episode 195 Core Oct 24, 1984
- E196 Episode 196 Core Oct 31, 1984
- E197 Episode 197 Core Nov 7, 1984
- E198 Episode 198 Core Nov 14, 1984
- E199 Episode 199 Core Nov 21, 1984
- E200 Episode 200 Core Nov 28, 1984
- E201 Episode 201 Core Dec 5, 1984
- E202 Episode 202 Core Dec 12, 1984
- E203 Episode 203 Core Dec 19, 1984
- E204 Episode 204 Core Dec 26, 1984
- E205 Episode 205 Core Jan 2, 1985
- E206 Episode 206 Core Jan 9, 1985
- E207 Episode 207 Core Jan 16, 1985
- E208 Episode 208 Core Jan 23, 1985
- E209 Episode 209 Core Jan 30, 1985
- E210 Episode 210 Core Feb 6, 1985
- E211 Episode 211 Core Feb 13, 1985
- E212 Episode 212 Core Feb 20, 1985
- E213 Episode 213 Core Feb 27, 1985
- E214 Episode 214 Core Mar 6, 1985
- E215 Episode 215 Core Mar 13, 1985
- E216 Episode 216 Core Mar 20, 1985
- E217 Episode 217 Core Mar 27, 1985
- E218 Episode 218 Core Apr 3, 1985
- E219 Episode 219 Core Apr 10, 1985
- E220 Episode 220 Core Apr 17, 1985
- E221 Episode 221 Core Apr 24, 1985
- E222 Episode 222 Core May 1, 1985
- E223 Episode 223 Core May 8, 1985
- E224 Episode 224 Core May 15, 1985
- E225 Episode 225 Core May 22, 1985
- E226 Episode 226 Core May 29, 1985
- E227 Episode 227 Core Jun 5, 1985
- E228 Episode 228 Core Jun 12, 1985
- E229 Episode 229 Core Jun 19, 1985
- E230 Episode 230 Core Jun 26, 1985
- E231 Episode 231 Core Jul 3, 1985
- E232 Episode 232 Core Jul 10, 1985
- E233 Episode 233 Core Jul 17, 1985
- E234 Episode 234 Core Jul 24, 1985
- E235 Episode 235 Core Jul 31, 1985
- E236 Episode 236 Core Aug 7, 1985
- E237 Episode 237 Core Aug 14, 1985
- E238 Episode 238 Core Aug 21, 1985
- E239 Episode 239 Core Aug 28, 1985
- E240 Episode 240 Core Sep 4, 1985
- E241 Episode 241 Core Sep 11, 1985
- E242 Episode 242 Mytharc Sep 18, 1985
- E243 Episode 243 Mytharc Feb 19, 1986
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Frequently asked questions
Who is the main character?
The series focuses on the inventor Senbei Norimaki and his robot creation, Arale.
Where does the show take place?
The story is set in a rural community known as Penguin Village.
What is Arale?
Arale is an android created by Senbei Norimaki who is posed as his little sister.
Who created the original manga?
The manga series was written and illustrated by Akira Toriyama.
Is this a comedy?
Yes, the series centers on the wacky adventures of the residents of Penguin Village.
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