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Dr. スランプ [Dr. Slump] #8
Dr. Slump, Vol. 8
When goofy inventor Senbei Norimaki creates a precocious robot named Arale, his masterpiece turns out to be more than he bargained for!
200 pages, Kindle Edition
First published August 10, 1982
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About the author
Akira Toriyama
1,909 books1,725 followersAkira Toriyama (鳥山明) was a Japanese manga artist and character designer. He first achieved mainstream recognition for creating the popular manga series Dr. Slump, before going on to create Dragon Ball (his most famous work) and acting as a character designer for several popular video games such as the Dragon Quest series, Chrono Trigger, and Blue Dragon. Toriyama came to be regarded as one of the most important authors in the history of manga with his works highly influential and popular, particularly Dragon Ball, which many manga artists cite as a source of inspiration.
He earned the 1981 Shogakukan Manga Award for best shōnen/shōjo manga with Dr. Slump, and it went on to sell over 35 million copies in Japan. It was adapted into a successful anime series, with a second anime created in 1997, 13 years after the manga ended.
His next series, Dragon Ball, would become one of the most popular and successful manga in the world. Having sold 260 million copies worldwide, it is one of the best-selling manga series of all time and is considered a key work in increasing manga circulation to its peak in the mid-1980s and mid-1990s. Overseas, Dragon Ball's anime adaptations have been more successful than the manga and are credited with boosting anime's popularity in the Western world. In 2019, Toriyama was decorated a Chevalier of the French Ordre des Arts et des Lettres for his contributions to the arts.
In October 2024, Toriyama was inducted into the Harvey Awards Hall of Fame.
He earned the 1981 Shogakukan Manga Award for best shōnen/shōjo manga with Dr. Slump, and it went on to sell over 35 million copies in Japan. It was adapted into a successful anime series, with a second anime created in 1997, 13 years after the manga ended.
His next series, Dragon Ball, would become one of the most popular and successful manga in the world. Having sold 260 million copies worldwide, it is one of the best-selling manga series of all time and is considered a key work in increasing manga circulation to its peak in the mid-1980s and mid-1990s. Overseas, Dragon Ball's anime adaptations have been more successful than the manga and are credited with boosting anime's popularity in the Western world. In 2019, Toriyama was decorated a Chevalier of the French Ordre des Arts et des Lettres for his contributions to the arts.
In October 2024, Toriyama was inducted into the Harvey Awards Hall of Fame.
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December 8, 2020
Colección manga recomendada: ''Dr. Slump'', de Akira Toriyama. PLANETA DeAGOSTINI COMICS. 40 tomos. Cómic japonés, manga, ciencia ficción, varios personajes, villa, animales especiales, robots...
Era yo muy pequeña, cuando salía pitando del cole para ver la serie de televisión que no me perdía de milagro, porque corría casi como la prota de la misma.
Su colorido y sus locuras, hacían que la serie fuera inolvidable. Actores de doblaje incluidos.
Más tarde llegaría el manga, que me compré, y disfruté casi igual que en su momento el anime.
Tenemos una historia en la que un tipo al que no creerías capaz, lo es... a ratos. Y de ahí, sale una robot, muy capaz de cualquier cosa (mejor que no sea seria), sobre todo de hacerte reír a lo bestia.
Los personajes se presentan de formas varias: humanos corrientes descarados, entrañables, personajes de 4 patas que hablan y más, aliens, ¿ángeles?, cacas con personalidad, astros que saludan, máquinas que también saludan: ya sean y sea de una forma u otra... personajes que recuerdan mucho, mucho, a otros ya conocidos... Salen hasta el editor y el autor..., y también otro personaje muy familiar de éste último.
El dibujo es encantador, monísimo... aunque se recurra al SD. Y te puedes imaginar la locura en la que te metes por voluntad propia... y no sabes por dónde saldrás ;)
¿Quién no conoce la Villa del Pingüino?
Era yo muy pequeña, cuando salía pitando del cole para ver la serie de televisión que no me perdía de milagro, porque corría casi como la prota de la misma.
Su colorido y sus locuras, hacían que la serie fuera inolvidable. Actores de doblaje incluidos.
Más tarde llegaría el manga, que me compré, y disfruté casi igual que en su momento el anime.
Tenemos una historia en la que un tipo al que no creerías capaz, lo es... a ratos. Y de ahí, sale una robot, muy capaz de cualquier cosa (mejor que no sea seria), sobre todo de hacerte reír a lo bestia.
Los personajes se presentan de formas varias: humanos corrientes descarados, entrañables, personajes de 4 patas que hablan y más, aliens, ¿ángeles?, cacas con personalidad, astros que saludan, máquinas que también saludan: ya sean y sea de una forma u otra... personajes que recuerdan mucho, mucho, a otros ya conocidos... Salen hasta el editor y el autor..., y también otro personaje muy familiar de éste último.
El dibujo es encantador, monísimo... aunque se recurra al SD. Y te puedes imaginar la locura en la que te metes por voluntad propia... y no sabes por dónde saldrás ;)
¿Quién no conoce la Villa del Pingüino?
September 9, 2021
Me gusto la carrera del Grand Prix que realizó el autor para conmemorar su futuro aniversario, claro que el final fue inesperado
Algunos inventos del Dr en serio son muy buenos ...lastima que no los sabe aprovechar
Algunos inventos del Dr en serio son muy buenos ...lastima que no los sabe aprovechar
July 2, 2023
Diversión absoluta, humor sincero, como si te sentaras con un amigo a tomar una cerveza. Influencia total de miles sino millones de autores en los que humildemente me incluyo.
June 5, 2025
muy gracioso
June 18, 2025
The race was fireeee
November 17, 2025
Pretty funny volume, most jokes land well.
February 21, 2016
The Ho-yo-yo gang is the first story and their first crime is to steal some sweet potatoes from a guy's safe. The gang is Arale, Gatchan and Akane.
The next story starts with ways not to use a vacuum cleaner. Then Senbei invents a housekeeper. Big mistake.
The Penguin Village Grand Prix Race is the next story. Several contestants drop out fairly quickly. The win goes to none of the main characters.
A woman and her daughter arrive on the outskirts of town. The girl looks like Arale. Not the best person to look like.
Akane gets her driver's license. Two car jackers make the mistake of trying to ride with her to take her car.
After that there's a strange story (actually, all the stories are strange; this one is just stranger than usual.)
Then there's another Dr. Mashirito story with his new evil device. Meanwhile Suppaman comes up with a Global Defense Force. So Mashirito gathers his own army and the two mighty armies do battle.
The next story starts with ways not to use a vacuum cleaner. Then Senbei invents a housekeeper. Big mistake.
The Penguin Village Grand Prix Race is the next story. Several contestants drop out fairly quickly. The win goes to none of the main characters.
A woman and her daughter arrive on the outskirts of town. The girl looks like Arale. Not the best person to look like.
Akane gets her driver's license. Two car jackers make the mistake of trying to ride with her to take her car.
After that there's a strange story (actually, all the stories are strange; this one is just stranger than usual.)
Then there's another Dr. Mashirito story with his new evil device. Meanwhile Suppaman comes up with a Global Defense Force. So Mashirito gathers his own army and the two mighty armies do battle.
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