Many people don't know that Toriyama was already a successful mangaka in the 80s before he started publishing Dragon Ball in Shonen Jump and that was thanks to Arale in the Dr. Slump series. While a ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Ollie Barder covers Japanese pop-culture and gaming from Tokyo. “So I challenged Toriyama to make one special issue with a girl as ...

Warning: The following contains spoilers about the episode. One of the stranger episodes in Dragon Ball Super’s history, "Goku vs Arale! A Ridiculous Battle Will End The Earth?!" is lighthearted ...

The world of Dragon Ball Fusions will cross over with the world of Dr. Slump, the latest issue of Weekly Jump reveals. A fusion between Dr. Slump‘s Arale-chan and the Demon Realm’s Towa named “Towale” ...

Bandai Namco revealed in this week’s issue of Jump magazine that Dragon Ball Fusions will feature Dr. Slump’s Arale as a Fusion partner. [Thanks, @Kazu4281.] The Jump scan shows us an “EX Fusion” ...

Warning: The following contains spoilers about the episode. One of the stranger episodes in Dragon Ball Super’s history, "Goku vs Arale! A Ridiculous Battle Will End The Earth?!" is lighthearted ...

Dragon Ball Daima Episode 12 references one of the late Akira Toriyama’s earlier works. Arale Norimaki, the hyperactive robot girl from Dr. Slump, may have inspired a key moment for Majin Kuu. Todd ...

Bandai Namco has released an extended version of their latest trailer for Dragon Ball Fusions, their upcoming Nintendo 3DS game that lets you fuse a bunch of characters including Arale from Dr. Slump.

It's always been a past-time anime fans to discuss different characters' power levels. Many a forum thread or online article has been devoted to those sorts of inquiries. And perhaps no series is more ...

Bandai Namco has revealed that Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot will be getting a free update that will add a brand new sub-quest to the game helping Arale and Gatchan. In addition, Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot will ...

“Dragon Ball” and “Dr. Slump” took the world by storm but their creator, manga artist Akira Toriyama, initially harbored deep reservations when starting out on the projects. Toriyama died March 1 at ...