Chapter 1
The creation of a robot girl
Chapter 2
Super strength and silly antics
Chapter 3
The wacky world of Penguin Village
Chapter 4
Dragon Ball and global impact
YOUR GOAL
Master of The world of Arale Norimaki
Ch 1 · The creation of a robot girl
diego Toei Animation brought Penguin Village to television screens in 1981, achieving record-breaking ratings across Japan.
diego Editor Kazuhiko Torishima convinced Akira Toriyama to make the robot girl Arale the main character of Dr. Slump.
BETA
diego Assemble Arale's mechanical parts to discover how Senbei built his wacky robot girl.
Fun Fact
Arale's name origin: Arale's name is a pun on arare, which is a traditional, bite-sized Japanese rice cracker.
Glossary
android (noun)
A mobile robot designed to look and act like a human. In the 1981 anime premiere, inventor Senbei Norimaki builds a nearsighted female model named Arale.
A mobile robot designed to look and act like a human. In the 1981 anime premiere, inventor Senbei Norimaki builds a nearsighted female model named Arale.
Quiz
What was the name of Akira Toriyama's editor who insisted Arale be the main character of Dr. Slump?