Dr. Slump (1981)

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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.

• Released: 1981-04-08
• Genres: Animation, Comedy, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
• Seasons: 1, 243 episodes
• Episode length: 25m
• 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
• Status: Ended
• TMDB rating: 7.9/10 from 135 votes

Top cast

• Mami Koyama as Arale Norimaki (voice)
• Kenji Utsumi as Senbei Norimaki (voice)
• Mitsuko Horie as Obotchaman (voice)
• Kazuko Sugiyama as Akane Kimidori (voice)
• Naomi Jinbo as Aoi Kimidori / Piisuke Soramame (voice)
• Isamu Tanonaka as Gala (voice)
• Hiroshi Otake as King Nikochan (voice)
• Mariko Mukai as Midori Yamabuki (voice)
• Masaharu Sato as Pagos (voice)
• Seiko Nakano as Gatchan (voice)

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