Dr. Slump, Vol. 2

Dr. Slump, Vol. 2

Robot girl hijinks from the creator of Dragon Ball ! When goofy inventor Senbei Norimaki creates a precocious robot named Arale, his masterpiece turns out to be more than he bargained for! It's business as usual in Penguin Village: an alien arrives on Earth in hopes of becoming a superhero to the weakling humans, a bank robber tries to kidnap Arale and baby Gatchan, and Arale wrecks the town police car--again! Renowned worldwide for his playful, innovative storytelling and humorous, distinctive art style, Akira Toriyama burst onto the manga scene in 1980 with the wildly popular Dr. Slump . His hit series Dragon Ball (published in the U.S. as Dragon Ball and Dragon Ball Z ) ran from 1984 to 1995 in Shueisha's Weekly Shonen Jump magazine. He is also known for his design work on video games such as Dragon Quest , Chrono Trigger , Tobal No. 1 , and Blue Dragon . His recent manga works include COWA! , Kajika , Sand Land , Neko Majin , and a children's book, Toccio the Angel . He lives with his family in Japan.