7.9
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Dr. Slump (1981)
Dr. Slump (1981)
Overview
Senbei Norimaki, known by his nickname Dr. Slump, a genius yet under-respected inventor and roboticist, creates an android by the name of Arale, and poses her as his little sister. What starts as an experiment in robotics turns into an adventure every day for the residents of Penguin Village, a wacky rural community with several colorful characters interacting with Arale and her creator.
Starring Cast
Rating & Dimensions
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Center
Political: Center
Diversity: Moderate
Viewer Rating
7.9
Overview
Senbei Norimaki, known by his nickname Dr. Slump, a genius yet under-respected inventor and roboticist, creates an android by the name of Arale, and poses her as his little sister. What starts as an experiment in robotics turns into an adventure every day for the residents of Penguin Village, a wacky rural community with several colorful characters interacting with Arale and her creator.
Starring Cast
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Center
Primary
Dr. Slump receives a neutral rating because its central subject matter is pure gag comedy and fantastical slice-of-life, which inherently lacks a strong political valence, and the narrative does not champion any specific ideological problem or solution.
This Japanese anime features characters and a narrative consistent with its cultural origin. It does not engage in explicit race or gender swaps of traditionally white roles, nor does its comedic narrative explicitly critique or negatively portray traditional identities.
Secondary
Dr. Slump is a classic gag manga and anime series known for its slapstick comedy and absurd characters. The narrative does not include any explicit or implicit LGBTQ+ characters or themes, resulting in no portrayal to evaluate.
Dr. Slump is a gag anime series that does not feature identifiable transsexual characters or themes. While some characters engage in cross-dressing for comedic purposes, these instances are presented as visual gags and do not delve into gender identity or transsexual experiences.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
The 1981–1986 Dr. Slump anime is the first adaptation of the manga. All major characters maintain the same gender as established in the original source material, with no instances of a character canonically established as one gender being portrayed as another.
The 1981–1986 Dr. Slump anime is a direct adaptation of the manga, maintaining the original character designs and implied racial characteristics. No characters established as one race in the source material were portrayed as a different race in this adaptation.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
7.8
8.0
Critic Ratings
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