Dr. Slump

I really liked it as well, and it was one thing as, as I was reading this, you know, I liked Ackman, or, uh, Cashman, and I liked this.

And as I was reading it, I'm like, "Why do I like this as opposed to Dr. Slump?" And I'm still not sure.

And like, I know with Dr.

Slump, at some point a story starts to unfold and an adventure of sorts.

It's like, oh, okay, she was typecast to play the Gotchon, anyone with angel wings.

[laughs]

You know, maybe one of these days when we run out of Dragon Ball stuff to talk about, we just move over to Dr. Slump-

[laughs] Hell yeah

I'm still in Dragon Ball.

I started reading Dragon Ball, and to a lesser extent, Dr.

Slump.

Oh! Brave man.

He really wanted to be involved in the literary world in some way, shape, or form.

Tried to find work at publishing companies, but it was the height of the oil shock after the 1973 Arab oil embargo, which hit Japan particularly hard.

We've talked about that in various coin-op episodes.

And he was having trouble finding any kind of work.

Dr.

Slump, about a robot girl...

The slightly pervy older professor who created her and their many adventures became a big hit, and Akira Toriyama became a sensation.

Why are we starting there with Akira Toriyama? Obviously, he's involved in the Dragon Quest story as the designer of the characters and the monsters.

Like, maybe you've seen some of the cartoon episodes or something.

I have an idea, but Dr. Slump's more fun.

Yeah.

There's a Superman parody in Dr.