Dr. Slump

Dr. Slump
First tankōbon volume cover, featuring Arale Norimaki
Dr.スランプ (Dokutā Suranpu)
Genre	Science fiction comedy[1]
Manga
Written by	Akira Toriyama
Published by	Shueisha
English publisher	NA: Viz Media
Imprint	Jump Comics
Magazine	Weekly Shōnen Jump
Demographic	Shōnen
Original run	February 4, 1980 – September 10, 1984
Volumes	18 (List of volumes)
Anime television series
Dr. Slump – Arale-chan
Directed by	Minoru Okazaki
Produced by	Tokizō Tsuchiya Kenji Shimizu
Written by	Masaki Tsuji
Music by	Shunsuke Kikuchi
Studio	Toei Animation
Original network	FNS (Fuji TV)
Original run	April 8, 1981 – February 19, 1986
Episodes	243 (256 segments) (List of episodes)
Anime television series
Directed by	Shigeyasu Yamauchi
Produced by	Daisuke Kawakami Tatsuya Yoshida Yōko Matsuzaki
Written by	Satoru Nishizono
Music by	Funta
Studio	Toei Animation
Licensed by	NA: Tubi
Original network	FNS (Fuji TV)
Original run	November 26, 1997 – September 22, 1999
Episodes	74 (List of episodes)
Manga
Dr. Mashirito – Abale-chan
Written by	Akira Toriyama
Published by	Shueisha
Magazine	Monthly Shōnen Jump
Demographic	Shōnen
Published	April 2007
Related media
List of Dr. Slump films
Anime and manga portal

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.

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.