Dr. Slump
Ongoing Released: 1980
Goofy inventor Senbei Norimaki creates Arale, a precocious robot who proves to be more than he bargained for. Their story centers on the unexpected challenges of life with Senbei’s lively creation. The series helped launch Akira Toriyama’s career and received the Shogakukan Manga Award for shōnen and shōjo manga in 1982.