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Akira Toriyama1980–1984

Dr. Slump

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Inventor Senbei Norimaki builds Arale, a robot girl with incredible strength, and Penguin Village is never normal again.

236chapters
18volumes
4years in the Jump
14times it opened the magazine

What it is about

Dr. Slump debuted in Weekly Shōnen Jump issue 581 on January 5, 1980. Created by Akira Toriyama, the series follows eccentric inventor Senbei Norimaki and his robot creation Arale, a little girl with superhuman strength and no common sense. The manga was a massive hit and won the Shōgakukan Manga Award, launching Toriyama's career before Dragon Ball.

ComedySci-FiSlice of Life

Its story in the Jump

From its first chapter to its last one in the Weekly

  1. DebutChapter 1WSJ No. 581 · January 5, 1980See that issue →
  2. Final chapterChapter 236 WSJ No. 826 · August 28, 1984See that issue →

Main characters

With their birthday: share it with any of them?

  • Arale Norimaki May 3May 3 Arale Norimaki則巻アラレ
  • Senbei Norimaki Senbei Norimaki則巻千兵衛
  • Gajira Norimaki Gajira Norimaki則巻ガジラ
  • Akane Kimidori Akane Kimidori木緑あかね
  • Midori Yamabuki Midori Yamabuki山吹みどり
  • Tsukutsun Tsun Tsukutsun Tsun摘突詰

Character data: AniList

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