“Arale's picnic ruined when pirates steal a magical stone; she must recover it before evil uses its power.”
Doctor Slump: Arale's Surprise
ドクタースランプ アラレのびっくりバーン
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Arale's picnic ruined when pirates steal a magical stone; she must recover it before evil uses its power.
Arale and company arrive at a nice location for a picnic. They soon discover a beautiful stone with strange powers. Before they know it, a dangerous pirate and his mysterious ship invades their peace and steals the stone. Now it is up to them to retrieve the stone before it is used by evil hands. (Source: BakaBT)
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Toei Animation.- Format 1 × 50′ eps × min
- Total runtime 0h 50m all episodes
- Aired Mar 1999 – ongoing
- Source Movie media type
- Rated PG 13 - Teens 13 or older
- Ref. BS-5409 catalog