Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Ollie Barder covers Japanese pop-culture and gaming from Tokyo. “So I challenged Toriyama to make one special issue with a girl as ...

Arale and her friends learn of a World Grand Prix being organised by the Radial Kingdom. The prize is marrying Princess Front (a dead ringer to Ms. Yamabuki) or 1 million dollars. Of course they ...

More than 40 years ago, Arale-chan was the nickname of my classmate with round glasses, while another pupil who loved to eat was called Gatchan. Both were the names of characters in “Dr. Slump,” a ...

It's always been a past-time anime fans to discuss different characters' power levels. Many a forum thread or online article has been devoted to those sorts of inquiries. And perhaps no series is more ...

Dr Slump creates a little android girl, Arale, very stong, happy and totally common senseless. They live in Penguin Village where the strangest things happen (i.e. the dawn is announced by a little ...

Dragon Ball” and “Dr. Slump” took the world by storm but their creator, manga artist Akira Toriyama, initially harbored deep ...

Bandai Namco revealed in this week’s issue of Jump magazine that Dragon Ball Fusions will feature Dr. Slump’s Arale as a Fusion partner. [Thanks, @Kazu4281.] The Jump scan shows us an “EX Fusion” ...

Many people don't know that Toriyama was already a successful mangaka in the 80s before he started publishing Dragon Ball in Shonen Jump and that was thanks to Arale in the Dr. Slump series. While a ...

“That girl’s way too strong! Only a character from an early ‘80s gag manga could have so much power!” There’s an episode from The X-Files seventh season that’s a crossover with Chris Carter’s other ...

“I have known him since Dr. Slump Arale-chan,” Koyama’s statement began. “Toriyama-sensei, who never appeared in the mass media, was always a guest on my radio programs and live concerts, and always ...