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