List of Dr. Slump films#1990s films
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{{Infobox animanga/Header
| name = Dr. Slump
| image = DrSlumpMovies.jpg
| caption = Cover of Dr. Slump: The Theatrical Movies 1-5 as released by Discotek Media.
| ja_kanji = Dr.スランプ
| ja_romaji = Dokutā Suranpu
| genre = Comedy, Fantasy,
Science fiction
}}
{{Infobox animanga/Video
| type = film
| title = Dr. Slump and Arale-chan: Hello! Wonder Island
| director = Minoru Okazaki
| producer =
| writer = Toshiki Inoue
| music = Shunsuke Kikuchi
| studio = Toei Doga
| licensee = {{English manga publisher|NA=Discotek Media}}
| released = July 18, 1981
| runtime = 25 minutes
}}
{{Infobox animanga/Video
| type = film
| title = Dr. Slump: "Hoyoyo!" Space Adventure
| director = Akinori Nagaoka
| producer =
| writer = Toshiki Inoue
Michiru Shimada
Shun'ichi Yukimuro
Tomoko Konparu
| music = Shunsuke Kikuchi
| studio = Toei Doga
| licensee = {{English manga publisher|NA=Discotek Media}}
| released = July 10, 1982
| runtime = 90 minutes
}}
{{Infobox animanga/Video
| type = film
| title = Dr. Slump and Arale-chan: Hoyoyo! The Great Race Around the World
| director = Minoru Okazaki
| producer =
| writer = Toshiki Inoue
| music = Shunsuke Kikuchi
| studio = Toei Doga
| licensee = {{English manga publisher|NA=Discotek Media}}
| released = March 13, 1983
| runtime = 52 minutes
}}
{{Infobox animanga/Video
| type = film
| title = Dr. Slump and Arale-chan: Hoyoyo! The Secret of Nanaba Castle
| director = Hiroki Shibata
| producer =
| writer = Michiru Shimada
Yoshifumi Yuki
| music = Shunsuke Kikuchi
| studio = Toei Doga
| licensee = {{English manga publisher|NA=Discotek Media}}
| released = December 22, 1984
| runtime = 48 minutes
}}
{{Infobox animanga/Video
| type = film
| title = Dr. Slump and Arale-chan: Hoyoyo! The City of Dreams, Mechapolis
| director = Kazuhisa Takenouchi
Toyoo Ashida
| producer =
| writer = Michiru Shimada
Keiji Terui
| music = Shunsuke Kikuchi
| studio = Toei Doga
| licensee = {{English manga publisher|NA=Discotek Media}}
| released = July 13, 1985
| runtime = 38 minutes
}}
{{Infobox animanga/Video
| type = film
| title = Dr. Slump and Arale-chan: N-cha! Clear Skies Over Penguin Village
| director = Yukio Kaizawa
| producer =
| writer = Aya Matsui
| music = Shunsuke Kikuchi
| studio = Toei Doga
| released = March 6, 1993
| runtime = 40 minutes
}}
{{Infobox animanga/Video
| type = film
| title = Dr. Slump and Arale-chan: N-cha! From Penguin Village with Love
| director = Mitsuo Hashimoto
| producer =
| writer = Aya Matsui
| music = Shunsuke Kikuchi
| studio = Toei Doga
| released = July 10, 1993
| runtime = 32 minutes
}}
{{Infobox animanga/Video
| type = film
| title = Dr. Slump and Arale-chan: Hoyoyo!! Follow the Rescued Shark...
| director = Mitsuo Hashimoto
| producer =
| writer = Aya Matsui
| music = Shunsuke Kikuchi
| studio = Toei Doga
| released = March 12, 1994
| runtime = 25 minutes
}}
{{Infobox animanga/Video
| type = film
| title = Dr. Slump and Arale-chan: N-cha!! Excited Heart of Summer Vacation
| director = Mitsuo Hashimoto
| producer =
| writer = Aya Matsui
| music = Shunsuke Kikuchi
| studio = Toei Doga
| released = July 9, 1994
| runtime = 20 minutes
}}
{{Infobox animanga/Video
| type = film
| title = Doctor Slump: Arale's Surprise Burn
| director = Shigeyasu Yamauchi
| producer =
| writer = Yoshimi Narita
| music = Dig·It·A·Go
| studio = Toei Animation
| released = March 6, 1999
| runtime = 50 minutes
}}
{{Infobox animanga/Video
| type = film
| title = Dr. Slump: Dr. Mashirito - Abale-chan
| director = Tatsuya Nagamine
| producer =
| writer =
| music =
| studio = Toei Animation
| released = March 3, 2007
| runtime = 5 minutes
}}
{{Infobox animanga/Footer}}
Since the debut of the anime adaptation of Akira Toriyama's Dr. Slump manga series in 1981, Toei Animation (formerly Toei Doga) has produced 11 animated films based on the franchise.
In 2008, all eleven films were released in a remastered DVD box set titled Slump the Box Movies on September 21.{{cite web |title=Dr.スランプ劇場版DVD-BOX SLUMP THE BOX MOVIES |url=https://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/B0017W6AN6 |language=Japanese |work=Amazon.co.jp |date=21 September 2008 |accessdate=2013-08-11}} On June 12, 2013, Discotek Media announced they acquired the first five Dr. Slump films for release in North America. They released all five in a two-disc DVD box set in Japanese with English subtitles on July 29, 2014.{{cite web|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2013-06-12/discotek-media-adds-1st-5-dr-slump-anime-films|title=Discotek Media Adds 1st 5 Dr. Slump Anime Films|publisher=Anime News Network|date=2013-06-12|accessdate=2013-06-12}}
1980s films
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| scope="col" style="width:18%;"| Film
! scope="col" | Japan ! scope="col" | Directed by ! scope="col" | Written by ! scope="col" | Produced by |
|---|
| scope="row" style="text-align:left" | Dr. Slump and Arale-chan: Hello! Wonder Island
| style="text-align:center" | {{Start date|1981|07|18}} | Minoru Okazaki | rowspan="4" | Matsuji Kishimoto |
| scope="row" style="text-align:left" | Dr. Slump: "Hoyoyo!" Space Adventure
| style="text-align:center" | {{Start date|1982|07|10}} | Akinori Nagaoka | Toshiki Inoue, Michiru Shimada, Shun'ichi Yukimuro & Tomoko Konparu |
| scope="row" style="text-align:left" | Dr. Slump and Arale-chan: Hoyoyo! The Great Race Around the World
| style="text-align:center" | {{Start date|1983|03|13}} | Minoru Okazaki | Toshiki Inoue |
| scope="row" style="text-align:left" | Dr. Slump and Arale-chan: Hoyoyo! The Secret of Nanaba Castle
| style="text-align:center" | {{Start date|1984|12|22}} | Hiroki Shibata | Michiru Shimada & Yoshifumi Yuki |
| scope="row" style="text-align:left" | Dr. Slump and Arale-chan: Hoyoyo! The City of Dreams, Mechapolis
| style="text-align:center" | {{Start date|1985|07|13}} | Kazuhisa Takenouchi & Toyoo Ashida | Michiru Shimada & Keiji Terui | Chiaki Imada |
The first film was produced just three months after the anime started, being shown at the {{nihongo4|Toei Manga Festival|東映まんがまつり|Tōei Manga Matsuri}} alongside One Hundred and One Dalmatians and Taiyo Sentai Sun Vulcan. {{nihongo4|Dr. Slump and Arale-chan: Hello! Wonder Island|Dr.スランプ アラレちゃん ハロー!不思議島|Dokutā Suranpu Arare-chan Harō! Wandā Airando}} was released on July 18, 1981.{{cite web|url=http://corp.toei-anim.co.jp/english/film/drslump_1_hello_wonder_land.php|title=DR. SLUMP 1 Hello! Wonder Land (TOEI ANIMATION FILM LIST)|publisher=Toei Animation|accessdate=2016-12-24| archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20150726231110/http://corp.toei-anim.co.jp/english/film/drslump_1_hello_wonder_land.php| archivedate = 2015-07-26}} It adapts chapters 32 and 33 of the manga, following as Senbei Norimaki travels to Wonder Island in order to acquire an ingredient for a love potion. It was released on VHS on August 14, 1987. An anime comic adaptation was released in March 1995.{{Cite book|title=Dr.スランプアラレちゃん―ハロー!不思議島 (ジャンプコミックスセレクション) |language=Japanese |id= {{ASIN|4834213188|country=jp}} }}
{{nihongo4|Dr. Slump: "Hoyoyo!" Space Adventure|Dr.SLUMP ほよよ! 宇宙大冒険|Dokutā Suranpu Hoyoyo! Uchū Dai Bōken}} entered theaters on July 10, 1982.{{cite web|url=http://corp.toei-anim.co.jp/english/film/dr_slump_2.php|title=DR. SLUMP 2 (TOEI ANIMATION FILM LIST)|publisher=Toei Animation|accessdate=2016-12-24| archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20150726233115/http://corp.toei-anim.co.jp/english/film/dr_slump_2.php| archivedate = 2015-07-26}} It follows Senbei and the other main characters as they venture into space to save Midori Yamabuki from being forced to marry the galactic tyrant Mashirito. A novelization written by one of the screenwriters Shun'ichi Yukimuro was released on July 15, 1982.{{Cite book|title=Dr.スランプ映画編 |language=Japanese |id= {{ASIN|4086105047|country=jp}} }} The film was released on VHS on December 15, 1984. An anime comic adaptation was released in April 1995.{{Cite book|title=Dr.スランプアラレちゃん―ほよよ宇宙大冒険 (ジャンプコミックスセレクション) |language=Japanese |id= {{ASIN|483421401X|country=jp}} }} The anime comics of the first and second films were collected together and released under the Shueisha Jump Remix imprint in December 2006.{{Cite book|title=Dr.スランプアラレちゃん ハロー!不思議島ほよよ宇宙大冒―アラレちゃんアニメコミックス (SHUEISHA JUMP REMIX) |language=Japanese |id= {{ASIN|4081093210|country=jp}} }} The soundtrack to the film was released on September 22, 2004 by Columbia Music Entertainment under the title {{nihongo4|Dr. Slump Music Collection|Dr.SLUMP 音楽集|Dokutā Suranpu Ongaku-shū}}.{{cite web|url=http://columbia.jp/prod-info/COCC-72079/|title=ANIMEX1200シリーズ [79]劇場用長編アニメーション Dr.SLUMP(ドクタースランプ)音楽集|language=Japanese|publisher=Nippon Columbia|accessdate=2017-02-20}}
{{nihongo4|Dr. Slump and Arale-chan: Hoyoyo! The Great Race Around the World|Dr.スランプ アラレちゃん ほよよ!世界一周大レース|Dokutā Suranpu Arare-chan Hoyoyo Sekai Isshū Dai-Rēsu}} was released on March 13, 1983.{{cite web|url=http://corp.toei-anim.co.jp/english/film/dr_slump_3_the_great_race_arou.php|title=DR. SLUMP 3 The Great Race Around the World (TOEI ANIMATION FILM LIST)|publisher=Toei Animation|accessdate=2016-12-24| archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20150726202114/http://corp.toei-anim.co.jp/english/film/dr_slump_3_the_great_race_arou.php| archivedate = 2015-07-26}} The main characters and others enter the Around the World Grand Prix, racing to marry a princess or win a hefty monetary prize. It was shown at the Toei Manga Festival alongside Batten Robomaru Obakekau Shōjo, Kagaku Sentai Dynaman and Aesop's Fable. It was released on VHS on January 14, 1987. An anime comic adaptation was released in June 1995.{{Cite book|title=Dr.スランプアラレちゃん―ほよよ!世界一周大レース (ジャンプコミックスセレクション) |language=Japanese |id= {{ASIN|4834214052|country=jp}} }}
{{nihongo4|Dr. Slump and Arale-chan: Hoyoyo! The Secret of Nanaba Castle|Dr.スランプ アラレちゃん ほよよ!ナナバ城の秘宝|Dokutā Suranpu Arare-chan Hoyoyo! Nanaba-jō no Hihō}} was released on December 22, 1984.{{cite web|url=http://corp.toei-anim.co.jp/english/film/dr_slump_4_the_secret_of_the_n.php|title=DR. SLUMP 4 The secret of the Nanaba Castle (TOEI ANIMATION FILM LIST)|publisher=Toei Animation|accessdate=2016-12-24| archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20150726232057/http://corp.toei-anim.co.jp/english/film/dr_slump_4_the_secret_of_the_n.php| archivedate = 2015-07-26}} Set in 1929, several parties try to steal the Rainbow Eye, which can grant any wish. It was shown at the Toei Manga Festival alongside Space Sheriff Shaider and Kinnikuman Great Riot! Seigi Choujin. It was released on VHS on February 21, 1985. An anime comic adaptation was released in August 1995.{{Cite book|title=Dr.スランプアラレちゃん―ほよよ!ナナバ城の秘宝 (ジャンプコミックスセレクション) |language=Japanese |id= {{ASIN|4834214095|country=jp}} }} The anime comics of the third and fourth films were collected together and released under the Shueisha Jump Remix imprint in January 2007.{{Cite book|title=Dr.スランプアラレちゃん ほよよ!世界一周大レースほよよ―アラレちゃんアニメコミックス (SHUEISHA JUMP REMIX) |language=Japanese |id= {{ASIN|4081093342|country=jp}} }}
{{nihongo4|Dr. Slump and Arale-chan: Hoyoyo! The City of Dreams, Mechapolis|Dr.スランプ アラレちゃん ほよよ!夢の都メカポリス|Dokutā Suranpu Arare-chan Hoyoyo! Yume no Miyako Mekaporisu}} was released on July 13, 1985.{{cite web|url=http://corp.toei-anim.co.jp/english/film/dr_slump_5_the_city_of_dream_m.php|title=DR. SLUMP 5 The City of Dream, Mechapolis (TOEI ANIMATION FILM LIST)|publisher=Toei Animation|accessdate=2016-12-24| archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20150726214638/http://corp.toei-anim.co.jp/english/film/dr_slump_5_the_city_of_dream_m.php| archivedate = 2015-07-26}} The children of Penguin Village appear in Mechapolis, where anything they can imagine appears made out of mecha. It was shown at the Toei Manga Festival alongside Captain Tsubasa: Europe Daikessen, Kinnikuman Counterattack! The Underground Space Choujins and Dengeki Sentai Changeman: Shuttle Base! Close Call. It was released on VHS on November 21, 1985. An anime comic adaptation was released in September 1995.{{Cite book|title=Dr.スランプアラレちゃん―ほよよ!夢の都メカポリス (ジャンプコミックスセレクション アニメコミックス) |language=Japanese |id= {{ASIN|4834214109|country=jp}} }}
1990s films
{{nihongo4|Dr. Slump and Arale-chan: N-cha! Clear Skies Over Penguin Village|Dr.スランプ アラレちゃん んちゃ!ペンギン村はハレのち晴れ|Dokutā Suranpu Arare-chan N-cha! Pengin-mura wa Hare nochi Hare}} was released on March 6, 1993.{{cite web|url=http://corp.toei-anim.co.jp/english/film/dr_slump_6_sunny_penguin_villa.php|title=DR. SLUMP 6 Sunny Penguin Village (TOEI ANIMATION FILM LIST)|publisher=Toei Animation|accessdate=2016-12-24| archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20150726203441/http://corp.toei-anim.co.jp/english/film/dr_slump_6_sunny_penguin_villa.php| archivedate = 2015-07-26}} It was shown at the {{nihongo4|Toei Anime Fair|東映アニメフェア|Toei Anime Fea}} alongside Dragon Ball Z: Broly – The Legendary Super Saiyan. An anime comic adaptation was released in July 1993.{{Cite book|title=Dr.スランプアラレちゃん―んちゃ!ペンギン村はハレのち晴れ (ジャンプコミックスセレクション) |language=Japanese |id= {{ASIN|4834211878|country=jp}} }} The film was released on VHS on October 8, 1993.
{{nihongo4|Dr. Slump and Arale-chan: N-cha! From Penguin Village with Love|Dr.スランプ アラレちゃん んちゃ!ペンギン村より愛をこめて|Dokutā Suranpu Arare-chan N-cha! Pengin-mura yori Ai wo Komete}} was released on July 10, 1993.{{cite web|url=http://corp.toei-anim.co.jp/english/film/dr_slump_7_with_love_from_peng.php|title=DR. SLUMP 7 with Love from Penguin Village (TOEI ANIMATION FILM LIST)|publisher=Toei Animation|accessdate=2016-12-24| archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20150726234051/http://corp.toei-anim.co.jp/english/film/dr_slump_7_with_love_from_peng.php| archivedate = 2015-07-26}} It was shown at the Toei Anime Fair alongside Dragon Ball Z: Bojack Unbound and YuYu Hakusho. An anime comic adaptation was released in November 1993.{{Cite book|title=Dr.スランプアラレちゃん―んちゃ!ペンギン村より愛をこめて (ジャンプコミックスセレクション) |language=Japanese |id= {{ASIN|4834211894|country=jp}} }} The film was released on VHS on April 8, 1994.
{{nihongo4|Dr. Slump and Arale-chan: Hoyoyo!! Follow the Rescued Shark...|Dr.スランプ アラレちゃん ほよよ!!助けたサメに連れられて…|Dokutā Suranpu Arare-chan Hoyoyo!! Tasuketa Same ni Tsurerarete...}} was released on March 12, 1994.{{cite web|url=http://corp.toei-anim.co.jp/english/film/dr_slump_8_trip_with_the_shark.php|title=DR. SLUMP 8 Trip with the Shark (TOEI ANIMATION FILM LIST)|publisher=Toei Animation|accessdate=2016-12-24| archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20150726230750/http://corp.toei-anim.co.jp/english/film/dr_slump_8_trip_with_the_shark.php| archivedate = 2015-07-26}} It was shown at the Toei Anime Fair alongside Dragon Ball Z: Broly – Second Coming and Slam Dunk. It was released on VHS on November 11, 1994. An anime comic adaptation was released in December 1994.{{Cite book|title=Dr.スランプアラレちゃん―ほよよ!助けたサメに連れられて… (ジャンプコミックスセレクション) |language=Japanese |id= {{ASIN|4834213110|country=jp}} }}
{{nihongo4|Dr. Slump and Arale-chan: N-cha!! Excited Heart of Summer Vacation|Dr.スランプ アラレちゃん んちゃ!!わくわくハートの夏休み|Dokutā Suranpu Arare-chan N-cha!! Wakuwaku Hāto no Natsu Yasumi}} was released on July 9, 1994.{{cite web|url=http://corp.toei-anim.co.jp/english/film/dr_slump_9_summer_vacation.php|title=DR. SLUMP 9 Summer Vacation (TOEI ANIMATION FILM LIST)|publisher=Toei Animation|accessdate=2016-12-24| archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20150726210721/http://corp.toei-anim.co.jp/english/film/dr_slump_9_summer_vacation.php| archivedate = 2015-07-26}} It was shown at the Toei Anime Fair alongside Dragon Ball Z: Bio-Broly and Slam Dunk: Zenkoku Seiha da! Sakuragi Hanamichi. An anime comic adaptation was released in February 1995.{{Cite book|title=Dr.スランプアラレちゃん―んちゃ!!わくわくハートの夏休み (ジャンプコミックスセレクション) |language=Japanese |id= {{ASIN|4834213161|country=jp}} }} The film was released on VHS on April 14, 1995.
{{nihongo4|Doctor Slump: Arale's Surprise Burn|ドクタースランプ アラレのびっくりバーン|Dokutā Suranpu: Arare no Bikkuri Bān}} released on March 6, 1999 is the only film produced during the broadcast of the second anime adaptation.{{cite web|url=http://corp.toei-anim.co.jp/english/film/dr_slump_arales_surprising_bur.php|title=DR. SLUMP ARALE'S SURPRISING BURN! (TOEI ANIMATION FILM LIST)|publisher=Toei Animation|accessdate=2016-12-24| archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20150726215656/http://corp.toei-anim.co.jp/english/film/dr_slump_arales_surprising_bur.php| archivedate = 2015-07-26}} It was shown at the Toei Anime Fair alongside the Yu-Gi-Oh! and Digimon Adventure films. Comedy duo Kyaeen provide guest voices. It was released on VHS on September 10, 1999.
''Dr. Mashirito and Abale-chan''
To promote the release of the first Dr. Slump - Arale-chan anime DVD box set, Toriyama drew a one-shot manga published in the April 2007 issue of Monthly Shōnen Jump.{{Cite web |url=https://dragon-ball-official.com/news/01_729.html |script-title=ja:感じるＤＢイズム～鳥山明作品紹介～第8回は『ドクター・マシリト アバレちゃん』！ |work=Dragon Ball Official Site |publisher=Shueisha |language=ja |date=2021-12-09 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211209012906/https://dragon-ball-official.com/news/01_729.html |archive-date=2021-12-09 |url-status=dead |access-date=2021-12-09 |df=mdy-all }} It was adapted into a five-minute short titled {{nihongo|Dr. Slump: Dr. Mashirito and Abale-chan|Dr.SLUMP Dr.マシリト アバレちゃん|Dokutā Suranpu: Doctor Mashirito Abare-chan}} that entered theaters alongside One Piece Movie: The Desert Princess and the Pirates: Adventures in Alabasta on March 3, 2007.{{cite web|url=http://www.toei-anim.co.jp/dvd/movie-arale/story/story11.html|title=東映アニメーション：ドクタースランプDVD-BOX"SLUMP THE BOX MOVIES"|language=Japanese|publisher=Toei Animation|accessdate=2017-02-18}} The story centers around an evil counterpart of Arale created by Dr. Mashirito Jr., named Abale. It was later included alongside all the other films in the DVD box set Slump the Box Movies, released on September 21, 2008.
Reception
Reviewing the first five movies, Carl Kimlinger of Anime News Network summarized Dr. Slump as "random silly adventures[...] delivered with a lot of surreal nonsense humor, only the most basic sense of continuity, and not a whiff of substance or seriousness." He believed that a large portion of the humor simply comes from the graphics, saying that the old-fashioned hand-drawn animation and art provide a "warmth" and "lift Slump's visuals above" that of other anime. However, he called the background music "non-descript" and stated that the films are only for viewers who are familiar with the series, as they provide no exposition.{{Cite web|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/review/dr-slump/the-movies-films-1-5/sub.dvd/.77308|title=Dr. Slump: The Movies [Films 1-5]|publisher=Anime News Network|date=2014-08-13|accessdate=2014-08-13}}
Mike Toole, also of ANN, included "Hoyoyo!" Space Adventure at number 75 on The Other 100 Best Anime Movies of All Time, a list of "lesser-known, lesser-loved classics." He called it an "artfully silly poke at the sci-fi boom of the late 70s and early 80s, skewering everything from Close Encounters of the Third Kind to THX-1138," yet also including "poop jokes, booger jokes, Ultraman references, dumb comedy routines, and weirdly evocative, exciting space battles."{{Cite web|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/the-mike-toole-show/2017-04-02/.114168|title=The Other 100 Best Anime Movies of All Time, Part 2 - The Mike Toole Show|publisher=Anime News Network|date=2017-04-02|accessdate=2017-04-02}}
References
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