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Arale Norimaki (則巻アラレ, Norimaki Arare^?, commonly known as Arare-chan) is a fictional character in the anime and manga series Dr. Slump created by Akira Toriyama in 1980. She is voiced by Mami Koyama in the first anime and Taeko Kawata in the second. She is also a playable character in the Japanese video games Jump Super Stars and Jump Ultimate Stars, both for the Nintendo DS. Recently, she was confirmed to be a playable character in Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi 3. Yuko Hara voiced her in the radio drama in 1981.

Arale is an android built by Senbei Norimaki that looks like a little girl. She is known for her being naïve, energetic personality, lack of common sense, and amazing unbelievable strength. Ironically, she is nearsighted and needs to wear glasses.^[1] This is probably a play on how perfectly human she is meant to be. She has long, bluish-purple hair in the original manga and anime series, but has dark-brown hair in the 1997 Dr. Slump anime.

Arale is a pun on the Japanese word for a small rice cracker. Senbei Norimaki's mission is to convince the other citizens of Penguin Village that she is just a normal human girl. It seems to work, despite her superhuman athletic ability.

Family Connections:

• Senbei Norimaki (Father/Creator/Brother)
• Gajira Norimaki (Adopted Sister/Niece)
• Midori Norimaki (Step Mother/Sister-in-law)
• Turbo Norimaki (Nephew/Brother)
• Mitro Norimaki (Niece/sister)
  
  

Contents 1 Biography 1.1 Dr. Slump 1.2 Resumé 1.3 Appearance in Dragon Ball 2 Special abilities 3 References

Arale is the creation of Senbei Norimaki. Arale poses as Senbei's sister or daughter, depending on who Senbei is talking to. The Norimaki family only grows from there when Arale and Senbei discover an egg when traveling to the past. The egg hatches into a small winged creature that they named "Gadzilla" or "Gatchan" for short. Then Senbei marries the girl of his dreams (Midori Yamabuki) and they have a baby named Turbo. As if the house was not full enough, Gatchan inexplicably splits into two separate entities.

The Dr. Slump series is a self proclaimed gag manga, but it is not a complete joke. The series actually has some plot. The entire series is about Arale's humorous exploration of the dynamics of life and the adventures Senbei and his inventions send them on. It is also about Senbei's romantic advances that usually end in failure (that is, until he finally gets married to Ms. Yamabuki in Volume 9.)

Name - Norimaki, Arale

Gender - Female

Address - 1 Flying Squirrel Dr., Penguin Village, Gengoro Island, AB5-13

Date of Birth - 17th of Flying Fish (Age:13)

Height - 1.09 m (3 ft 3 in)

Weight - 31 kg (68 lb)

Hobbies - poop poking

Profession - Robot

Dislikes - None

Talents- Feminine Allure

Best Friend - Gatchan (little fairy-type boy)

She shows up in the series when Goku chases General Blue all the way to Penguin Village, she then defeats Blue with one kick and two headbutts after he paralyzes Goku. She was also able to ride on the Kinto'un (Flying Nimbus in the U.S. anime), which indicates her as being pure of heart. She appears in both anime and manga versions. She also appears in the Mystical Adventure film of the original Dragon Ball series, and appears on a poster in Gohan's bedroom in Dragon Ball Z and her face was shown on the movie 8 of the Dragon Ball Z series. She also appears in Episode 2 of the original Dragon Ball, in a picture on the wall of the capsule house Bulma creates.

Arale is a playable character in Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi 3.

Arale Kick
She only uses this when she appears in Dragon Ball Volume 7. She runs after the target and does a double flying kick.

Earth-Splitter
She punches the ground and it splits the planet in half.

Head Butt
Not your average head butt. If her enemy is airborne, she jumps up very high and butts the enemy with very high force in the torso. Usually sends an average person flying hundreds of miles.

Kiiiiiiiiin
A technique that Arale uses to go very, very fast (about 500 miles per hour max). She basically leaps very far. This is one of her moves in Dragon Ball: Budokai Tenkaichi 3, under the name "Ping!"

N'cha Cannon
Arale's secret weapon, it is a very powerful beam shot from the mouth. To use it, all Arale has to do is breath in and yell "N'cha" (Senbei's greeting) very loudly.

Transformation
A "technique" that Arale uses to "transform" into her "alter-ego" Ultra-Man, by taking out a flashlight, turning it on, and saying "Ultra-Man! Schwaaa!" Then changing her clothes into a spandex superhero jumpsuit and then saying "Schwaaa!" again.

Watermelon/Pumpkin Cannon
A "technique" that Arale uses several times on Senbei as a prank. She loads a cannon with a pumpkin or a watermelon and shoots it at the target. She usually wears a kunoichi outfit when performing this "technique"

Woohoo!
Arale picks up a large boulder and throws it at her opponent. This is one of her moves in Dragon Ball: Budokai Tenkaichi 3.

Playing Pro-Wrestling
A combination of the Arale Kick and Headbutt, followed by a beam from the Gatchans. This is her most powerful move in Dragon Ball: Budokai Tenkaichi 3.