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Cover of the first English volume of Dr. Slump, as published by Viz Media on May 3, 2005.. Dr. Slump is a Japanese manga series, written and illustrated by Akira Toriyama.It was serialized in Weekly Shōnen Jump from issue No. 5/6 on February 4, 1980 to No. 39 on September 10, 1984.
The Dr. Slump manga has had over 30 million copies in circulation. [65] Only a year after its debut, the series was awarded the 1981 Shogakukan Manga Award for shōnen and shōjo manga. [66] Viz Media's North American release of the first volume of Dr. Slump was nominated for the 2005 Quill Award in the Graphic Novel category. [67]
Akira Toriyama (Japanese: 鳥山 明, Hepburn: Toriyama Akira, April 5, 1955 – March 1, 2024) [1] was a Japanese manga artist and character designer. He first achieved mainstream recognition for creating the popular manga series Dr. Slump (1980–1984), before going on to create Dragon Ball (1984–1995); his most famous work.
The two made a bet; Toriyama would create a one-shot manga with a female lead and if it took fourth place or lower in the magazine's reader poll, he could get rid of Arale after the single chapter. Torishima won when Tomato the Cutesy Gumshoe (1979) came in third place, but because Toriyama is stubborn, he refused to change the Dr. Slump name. [4]
In 1981, Dr. Slump earned Toriyama the Shogakukan Manga Award for best shōnen or shōjo manga series of the year. [18] An anime adaptation began airing that same year, during the prime time Wednesday 19:00 slot on Fuji TV. Adaptations of Toriyama's work would occupy this time slot continuously for 18 years—through Dr. Slump ' s original run ...
Manga First Issue Final Issue Manga artist issue year issue year Ricky Taifū (リッキー台風) #1 1980 #31 1981 Shinji Hiramatsu Izumi-chan Graffiti (いずみちゃんグラフィティー) #2 1980 #40 1980 Tatsuo Kanai Diamond Star (ダイヤモンドスター) #3–4 1980 #22 1980 Satoshi Ikezawa Dr. Slump (Dr. スランプ) #5–6 1980 ...
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The Dr. Slump - Arale-chan anime series is based on the manga Dr. Slump by Akira Toriyama. It follows the life of inventor Senbei Norimaki and his family and friends, most notably the humanoid robot Arale Norimaki. This article lists all 243 episodes, seven specials and three educational films.