The characters as they appear in the remake.
The Dr. Slump remake, simply titled Dr. Slump, is the second anime adaption which is an alternate retelling of the original Dr. Slump manga.
Overview[]
Dr. Slump characters in the remake
This second series ran for 74 episodes from November 26, 1997, to September 22, 1999. This series gives all of the characters a new design, as well as having references and appearances from the Dragon Ball series. This 1997 series has one film based on it, titled Dr. Slump: Arale's Surprise. The series was also one of the first anime to be colored digitally.
Characters & Cast[]
Names are in the Western order, with the family name after the given name.
| Character Name | 1997 Voice Actor |
|---|---|
| Arale Norimaki | Taeko Kawata |
| Senbei Norimaki | Yūsaku Yara |
| Gatchan | Chie Sawaguchi |
| Midori Yamabuki/Norimaki | Yuko Minaguchi |
| Turbo Norimaki | None |
| Obotchaman | Motoko Kumai |
| Akane Kimidori | Hiroko Konishi |
| Aoi Kimidori | Hiroko Emori |
| Kon Kimidori | Hideyuki Tanaka |
| Murasaki Kimidori | Unknown |
| Taro Soramame | Shinichirō Ōta |
| Peasuke Soramame | Megumi Urawa |
| Kurikinton Soramame | Nobuaki Kanemitsu |
| Mame Soramame | Taeko Kawata |
| Tsukutsun Tsun | Ryōtarō Okiayu |
| Tsururin Tsun | Houko Kuwashima |
| Tsuruten Tsun | Kouji Yada |
| Tsuntsunodanoteiyugo Tsun | Michie Tomizawa |
| Gyaosu | Bin Shimada |
| Gala | Nobuhiko Kazama |
| Pagos | Michio Nakao |
| Polly Buckets | Masako Katsuki |
| Charmy Yamada | None |
| Dr. Mashirito | Ryoutarou Okiayu
Akira Kamiya (Movie 7, 9) |
| Suppaman | Toru Furuya |
| King Nikochan | Bin Shimada |
| King Nikochan's Servant | Ryou Horikawa |
| Parzan | Minori Matsushima |
| Bubibinman | None |
| Kinoko Sarada | Noriko Uemura |
| Mr. Pig | TBA |
| Daigoro Kurigashira | Nobuo Tobita |
| Donbe | Kappei Yamaguchi |
| Hiyoko | Houko Kuwashima |
| Trampire | Yuko Kobayashi |
| Tori-bot | Yuji Ueda |
| Matsuyama | None |
Staff[]
- Series Director: Shigeyasu Yamauchi
- Director: Akinori Nagaoka, Daisuke Nishio, Minoru Okazaki, Yoshiki Shibata
- Series Composition: Satoru Nishizono
- Script: Masaki Tsuji, Michiru Shimada, Shunichi Yukimuro, Tomoko Konparu
- Animation & Design: Shinji Koike
- Music: Takeo Watanabe
Music[]
- Opening Themes:
- "Kao Dekaai" by Funta (eps 1-28)
- "Hello, I love you" by YURIMARI (eps 29-61)
- "Arale! Parale!" by Dr. Slump All Stars (eps 62-74)
- Ending Themes:
- "Hanage ga Chotto Tobidashiteiru" by Funta (eps 1-33)
- "Let me go!" by Favorite Blue (eps 34-45)
- "Anata ga Ite Watakushi ga Ite" by Obocchaman-kun (eps 46-74)
Episodes[]
Main article: List of Dr. Slump (1997) Episodes
English Distribution[]
A three minute trailer of an English dub for Doctor Slump surfaced on YouTube[1]. It is unknown who made the dub pitch, or if it is official.
On February 24, 2021, TubiTV has announced a content collaboration with Toei Animation that will allow over 500 episodes of their animated works in their streaming library. This content included the listing of "Dr. Slump"[2].
On May 28, 2021, TubiTV released all 74 episodes of Dr. Slump 1997 with English subtitles on their streaming service.
Gallery[]
References[]
See also[]
| Dr. Slump franchise | ||
| Manga | Dr. Slump • The Brief Return of Dr. Slump • Dr. Mashirito and Abale-chan | |
| Anime | Dr. Slump Arale-chan • Dr. Slump (1997 anime) | |
| Related Manga | Mysterious Rain Jack • Wonder Island • Today's Highlight Island • Tomato, Girl Detective • Pola & Roid • Pink • Dragon Ball • Hetappi Manga Kenkyūjo • Rocky • Oishii Shima no Ū-sama | |
| Other | Slump Box • Harmony Gold Dub | |