“Inventor Senbei creates robot Arale, then frantically disguises her as a girl to fool Penguin Village.”
Dr. Slump
Dr. スランプ
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Inventor Senbei creates robot Arale, then frantically disguises her as a girl to fool Penguin Village.
When goofy inventor Senbei Norimaki creates a precocious robot named Arale, his masterpiece turns out to be more than he bargained for! Basking in the glow of his scientific achievement, Senbei scrambles to get Arale in working order so the rest of Penguin Village won't have reason to suspect she's not really a girl. But first Senbei needs to find her a pair of glasses and some clothes... (Source: VIZ Media)
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A Manga Publication
- Format 236 × 18 ch × vol
- Total read 31h 28m approx
- Published Jan 1980 – Aug 1984
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M0744 catalog