Dr. Slump is a work created by the magnificent Akira Toriyama, whose protagonist is the beautiful Arale Norimaki, a 13-year-old android girl who was created by Dr. Sembei Norimaki. Lately, this character so beloved by the otaku community has given quite a lot to talk about in various social networks and has begun to circulate a panel that has as its protagonist Arale in a version that differs too much from its known childish appearance.
Dr. Slump – Arale Norimaki makes a splash with attractive design
The protagonist of the Dr. Slump franchise has managed to fascinate us with her innocence and energetic personality, something that has endured over the years. In addition, as we know that she cannot grow normally like humans, being an android, this version of the character is a great curiosity in the otaku community and offers a new perspective of what her body would be like if she had a more developed physique.
Coming across these images is a great curiosity and we can get an idea of how the little Arale would be if in the original story did not have that childish appearance. As you can see in the image above, we can notice Arale’s energetic, playful and cheerful personality is still present in her new physique.
The garment is decorated with a red belt that surrounds his waist and in some frames we can see him wearing red boots and in others pink sandals, we can see his white socks, his long purple hair and his watch on his right hand and his characteristic glasses that are already part of the appearance of the character and that those who know the works of Akira Toriyama know so well.
The panels that we can appreciate perfectly encompass the essence of the character of Dr. Slump, just look at her huge smile, see how she plays and runs from one side to another, even in one of the boxes we can appreciate the character Sonic and how she has left him behind showing that she is incredibly fast.
The images shown of Arale Norimaki have not left her fans indifferent and they have shown their surprise for this result and highlight how cute she looks. In addition, comparisons did not take long to arrive and some have mentioned that this design of Arale has a certain resemblance to the Bulma we have seen in Dragon Ball, an understandable similarity, since as some may know both works are created by Akira Toriyama.
It’s worth noting that the Dr. Slump character has made several cameos in the Dragon Ball anime/manga. If you are a true fan of the Dragon Ball franchise and have watched the anime series from the beginning you will surely remember the brief but memorable appearances of Arale Norimaki, for example: The first appearance of this character is when Goku visits the Penguin Village, on that occasion Arale using all his strength defeats General Blue.
Arale also appeared in the movie Mystic Adventure where he again helps Goku and defeats the assassin Tao Pai Pai, from here Arale makes other appearances; in chapters 43 and 69 of Dragon Ball Super where they defeat Zamasu. Undoubtedly these images have brought back memories of fantastic crossovers between Dr. Slump and Dragon Ball.
Now all this is somewhat nostalgic due to the sudden departure of Akira Toriyama, who is no longer with us, but he has left us a legacy that will be impossible to erase, his characters, his stories, those epic battles and those fantastic worlds are something that will remain in the history not only of Japan but of the whole world, because his legacy is known worldwide.