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Doctor Slump
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Akira Toriyama. It was serialized in Shueisha's anthology magazine ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' from 1980 to 1984, with the chapters collected into 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 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 List of Dr. Slump films, eleven animated films. ''Dr. Slump'' launched Toriyama's career. It was awarded the Shogakukan Manga Award for ''shōnen manga, shōnen'' and ''shōjo manga, shōjo'' manga in 1981 and has sold over 35 million copies in Japan. The manga was released ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arale Norimaki
is a fictional character and the protagonist of the ''Dr. Slump'' manga series, created by Akira Toriyama. She is a robot built by Senbei Norimaki who looks like a young girl. She is known for her naïveté, energetic personality, lack of common sense, and amazing strength. Senbei tries to convince the other citizens of Penguin Village that she is just a normal human girl, and it seems to work, despite her superhuman athletic ability. Among her strengths, she can use abilities that range from the terrain splitting to the beam-like . However, she is nearsighted and needs to wear glasses. The character also makes appearances in various other media, most notably in the ''Dragon Ball'' media franchise. Creation and conception Toriyama claimed that when he told his editor, Kazuhiko Torishima, that he wanted to make 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, he instead made it small. W ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |