Dr.SLUMP｜Anime

2022.05.01

“Dr.SLUMP” is the first work that made Akira Toriyama a major manga artist. It was serialized in “Weekly Shonen Jump” from 1980 to 1984, and was published in 18 volumes. In April 1981, the series was adapted into an anime titled “Dr.SLUMP ARALE-chan,” which enjoyed a huge boom, recording the third-highest anime viewership rating of 36.9%. The popularity of the series spread due to the various attractions of Akira Toriyama, including the world setting, character design, and drawing ability.

In the story, the genius Dr.Norimaki Sembeh has perfected a girlish android named ARALE-chan. Norimaki Sembeh hides the fact that Arale is a robot and tries to raise her as his little sister. This is a hilarious comedy anime about the innocent, mischievous, and righteous Arale, and her encounters with her unique Penguin Village friends.

Full of surreal and funny gags and comedies, the silly actions and conversations of Arale and the surrounding characters will make viewers laugh.
Fantasy and science fiction elements, such as Arale’s superhuman abilities and the amazing tools invented by Dr. Norimaki, abound, making the story interesting and stimulating the imagination as the world of Akira Toriyama.

The charm of the design and expressiveness created by Akira Toriyama spread around the world through “Dragon Ball,” and the fact that “Dr. Slump” was a major factor behind this spread can be seen in the door picture of “Dr. Slump” for a period of time, as Akira Toriyama was a great car enthusiast, and for a time, there were many scenes of Arale and his friends driving cars on every door picture. Toriyama is a big fan of cars, and at one point, many scenes of Arale and his friends driving cars were depicted in every door picture, but he drew so many that he was warned by the people involved.