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 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.
| Dr. Slump | |
First tankōbon volume cover, featuring Arale Norimaki | |
| Dr.スランプ (Dokutā Suranpu) | |
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| Genre | Science fiction comedy |
| Manga | |
| Written by | Akira Toriyama |
| Published by | Shueisha |
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| Imprint | Jump Comics |
| Magazine | Weekly Shōnen Jump |
| Demographic | Shōnen |
| Original run | February 4, 1980 – September 10, 1984 |
| Volumes | 18 |
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| Dr. Slump – Arale-chan | |
| Directed by | Minoru Okazaki |
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| Written by | Masaki Tsuji |
| Music by | Shunsuke Kikuchi |
| Studio | Toei Animation |
| Original network | Fuji TV |
| Original run | April 8, 1981 – February 19, 1986 |
| Episodes | 243 (256 segments) |
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| Dr. Slump | |
| Directed by | Shigeyasu Yamauchi |
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| Written by | Satoru Nishizono |
| Music by | Funta |
| Studio | Toei Animation |
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| Original network | Fuji TV |
| Original run | November 26, 1997 – September 22, 1999 |
| Episodes | 74 |
| Manga | |
| Dr. Mashirito – Abale-chan | |
| Written by | Akira Toriyama |
| Published by | Shueisha |
| Magazine | Monthly Shōnen Jump |
| Demographic | Shōnen |
| Published | April 2007 |
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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.