Dr. Slump

Name: Dr. Slump
Genre: Animation, Comedy, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Rating: 8
Cast: Mami Koyama, Kenji Utsumi, Mitsuko Horie, Kazuko Sugiyama, Naomi Jinbo

1981

★★★★☆ 8.0/10

📺 1 Season

🎬 243 Episodes

📅 Ended

🌐 JA

⏱️ 25 min/episode

AnimationComedySci-Fi & Fantasy

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.

Seasons

Season 1

1981 • 243 Episodes

Senbei creates Arale and takes her on a test-run as a convincing little sister. However, she's not as tuned-up as her creator would have expected. / Arale is enrolled in school, and tries to win over the "tough kids" Akane, Taro, and his little brother Peasuke. Meanwhile, Senbei gets a crush on his creation's homeroom teacher, Midori Yamabuki.

Cast

Mami Koyama

Arale Norimaki (voice)

Kenji Utsumi

Senbei Norimaki (voice)

Mitsuko Horie

Obotchaman (voice)

Kazuko Sugiyama

Akane Kimidori (voice)

Naomi Jinbo

Aoi Kimidori / Piisuke Soramame (voice)

Isamu Tanonaka

Gala (voice)

Network

Fuji TV, Tokai Television Broadcasting, Kansai TV, Fukui TV, Hokkaido Cultural Broadcasting, Sendai Television, SAGA TV, Ishikawa TV, TNC, OHK, Television Shin Hiroshima System, TV Shizuoka, UMK TV Miyazaki, NBS, TSK, Ehime Broadcasting, Yamagata Television System, AKT, Toyama Television

Production

Toei Animation

Keywords

inventorparodysurrealismschoolbased on mangarobotshounenanimerobot girl