Dr. Slump: Arale-chan Episode 1

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Arale-chan Is Born!・Hiiiii~! Friends
Part A Part B
アラレちゃん誕生!　オーッス！お友だち Arare-chan Tanjō!　Ōssu! Otomodachi
Air Date	08 April 1981 (Fuji TV)
Opening	Wai Wai World
Eyecatch	Eyecatch 1
Ending	Ale Ale Arale-chan
Episode Data
Chapters	Dr. Slump Chapter 1 Dr. Slump Chapter 2
Format	4:3 (NTSC)
Main Staff Credits
Scenario	Masaki Tsuji
Art	Mataji Urata Tei'ichi Akashi
Animation	Rie Nishiyama
Director	Minoru Okazaki

"Arale-chan Is Born!・Hiiiii~! Friends" is the first episode of the Japanese animated television series Dr. Slump: Arale-chan. The episode first aired in Japan on Fuji TV on 08 April 1981. The episode was written by Masaki Tsuji and directed by Minoru Okazaki.

This episode has two distinct parts: Part A adapts Dr. Slump manga Chapter 1: "Arale Is Born!" and Part B adapts Chapter 2: "Hiiiiii~!". Part B has its own prologue and title card.

Synopsis

Senbei's proud creation, the girl-type android Arale, is complete! But Arale's refusal to hide her true identity in public keeps Senbei on edge. Even at school, Arale is at full power! She can solve the toughest problems with ease, and when she throws a ball, it reaches over the sea, leaving everyone in awe of this "super transfer student".

Summary

Part A

Prologue A

The creator of Dr. Slump, Tori (Akira Toriyama's bird avatar) is introduced. He tries to draw something and then collapses, exhausted and short of breath. Ultraman fishes nearby on a cliff, and pulls the sun out of the water with his fishing pole.

Title A

アラレちゃん誕生!
Arare-chan Tanjō!
Arale-chan Is Born!

The sun brushes its teeth, and a pig announces from a tree that it is morning in Penguin Village...

Part B

Prologue B

It is evening in Penguin Village. The pig walks past the Norimaki house, clapping two woodblocks together and telling the children not to play with fire. Inside, Arale puts on her pajamas and Senbei tells her school starts tomorrow so she should be sure to wake up on time. She shouts, "Hoyyyy!" and Senbei has a bad feeling about this. He tells her to hurry to bed, and she happily salutes.

Title B

オーッス！お友だち
Ōssu! Otomodachi
Hiiiii~! Friends

Tori claps two woodblocks under the man in the moon, and it the picture scrolls to the sun sleepily brushing its teeth. Suppaman flies past as the pig announces from his scooter that it is morning once again in Penguin Village...

Cast

The following table provides the cast as credited in the original Japanese broadcast.

Character	Cast
則巻センベエ Senbei Norimaki	内海 賢二 Kenji Utsumi
則巻アラレ Arale Norimaki	小山茉美 Mami Koyama
木緑あかね Akane Kimidori	杉山 佳寿子 Kazuko Sugiyama
山吹先生 Yamabuki-sensei	向井 真理子 Mariko Mukai
空豆タロウ Tarō Soramame	古川登志夫 Toshio Furukawa
ガラ Gara	田の中 勇 Isamu Tanonaka
パゴス Pagos	佐藤 正治 Masaharu Satō
ピースケ Peasuke	神保 なおみ Naomi Jinbō
Extras	千葉 繁 Shigeru Chiba
	中野 聖子 Seiko Nakano

Main Staff

The following list provides the main staff responsible for the production of this episode as credited in this specific episode's ending credits.

• Scenario: Masaki Tsuji
• Director (Storyboard): Minoru Okazaki
• Animation Supervisor: Rie Nishiyama
• Art Director: Mataji Urata, Tei'ichi Akashi

• Key Animation:
• Special Effects:
• Photography:
• Assistant Director:

Music

The following table is a scene-by-scene account of the musical tracks used in this episode. The background music is composed by Shunsuke Kikuchi, and our chronological internal catalogue numbers (完全集 Kanzenshuu) apply to tracks composed or arranged by him.

Dr. Slump: Arale-chan Episode 1: Shunsuke Kikuchi OST
完全集	Scene	Tonality	Title
			BGM	Theme
OP	Opening	D♭ Major	Wai Wai World (TV Size)
Dr-001	Title Card A	C Major	Dr-001	Wai Wai World
Dr-002	Morning in Penguin Village		Dr-002	Penguin Village
Dr-003	Arale runs	F Major	Dr-003
Dr-004	Arale's vision test	D Minor	Dr-004
Dr-005	Arale's glasses	F Major	Dr-005
Dr-006	Arale plays; Senbe thinks about clothes		Dr-006	Wai Wai World
Dr-005	Senbe goes shopping for clothes		Dr-005
Dr-007	Senbe shaves		Dr-007
Dr-008	Ms. Senbe grumbles		Dr-008
	Ms. Senbe asks for panties
Dr-009	Back at Senbe's house	F	Dr-009
Dr-010	Senbe and Arale go for a walk	F Major	Dr-010	Wai Wai World
Dr-011	The Coffee Pot		Dr-011
Dr-012	Arale vs cop car		Dr-012
Dr-013	Eyecatch A		Dr-013	Ale Ale Arale-chan
Dr-014	Nighttime in Penguin Village	C Major	Dr-014	Penguin Village
Dr-015	Title Card B	F Major	Dr-015	Wai Wai World
Dr-016	Morning 2		Dr-016
Dr-005	Penguin Village Middle School		Dr-005
Dr-017	Ms. Yamabuki	D Minor	Dr-017	Schubert Ständchen
Dr-009	Science Lab	F	Dr-009
Dr-018	Gym class	C Major	Dr-018
Dr-019	Arale's ball goes around the world	F Major	Dr-019	Wai Wai World
Dr-020	A recalcitrant juice machine	C	Dr-020
Dr-021	Arale's chosen friends	C Major	Dr-021
Dr-022	Arale rides with her friends	G Major	Dr-022
Dr-023	Cop chase	F Major	Dr-023	Wai Wai World
Dr-024	Back at Senbe's house	C Major	Dr-024
Dr-025	Driving to the police station	G+	Dr-025
Dr-026	Arale is shameless	C7	Dr-026
Dr-027	Eyecatch B	F Major	Dr-027	Wai Wai World
Dr-028	Next Episode Preview	D♭ Major	Dr-028
ED	Ending	G♭ Major	Ale Ale Arale-chan (TV Size)

The opening song "Wai Wai World" and the ending song "Are Are Arale-chan" are performed by Ado Mizumori and Koorogi '73.