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Dr. Slump

Dr. Slump

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Overview

Senbei Norimaki, known by his nickname Dr. Slump, a genius yet under-respected inventor and roboticist, creates an android by the name of Arale, and poses her as his little sister. What starts as an experiment in robotics turns into an adventure every day for the residents of Penguin Village, a wacky rural community with several colorful characters interacting with Arale and her creator.

Created by Akira Toriyama
Written by Akira Toriyama, Katsumi Endo
NetworksFuji TVTokai Television BroadcastingKansai TVFukui TVHokkaido Cultural BroadcastingSendai TelevisionSAGA TVIshikawa TVTNCOHKTelevision Shin Hiroshima SystemTV ShizuokaUMK TV MiyazakiNBSTSKEhime BroadcastingYamagata Television SystemAKTToyama Television

Top Cast

Mami Koyama

Mami Koyama

Arale Norimaki (voice)

Kenji Utsumi

Kenji Utsumi

Senbei Norimaki (voice)

Mitsuko Horie

Mitsuko Horie

Obotchaman (voice)

Kazuko Sugiyama

Kazuko Sugiyama

Akane Kimidori (voice)

N

Naomi Jinbo

Aoi Kimidori / Piisuke Soramame (voice)

Isamu Tanonaka

Isamu Tanonaka

Gala (voice)

Hiroshi Otake

Hiroshi Otake

King Nikochan (voice)

Mariko Mukai

Mariko Mukai

Midori Yamabuki (voice)

Masaharu Sato

Masaharu Sato

Pagos (voice)

Seiko Nakano

Seiko Nakano

Gatchan (voice)

Themes & Keywords

inventorparodysurrealismschoolbased on mangarobotshounenanimerobot girl

About Dr. Slump

Dr. Slump is a animation, comedy, sci-fi & fantasy series that first aired in 1981 exploring themes of inventor, parody, surrealism, school, based on manga, robot. Created by Akira Toriyama, it stars Mami Koyama, Kenji Utsumi, Mitsuko Horie. Senbei Norimaki, known by his nickname Dr. Slump, a genius yet under-respected inventor and roboticist, creates an android by the name of Arale, and poses her as his little sister. What starts as an experiment in robotics turns into an adventure every day for the residents of Penguin Village, a wacky rural community with several colorful characters interacting with Arale and her creator.

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