Dr. Slump Chapter 40

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The Lovely Middle-Aged Trio
ラブリーおっさんトリオの巻 Raburī Ossan Torio no Maki
Premiered	Weekly Shōnen Jump, 1980 #44
Sale Date	30 September 1980
Issue Date	03 November 1980
Chapter Data
Pages	Title + Pages 1-12 (Limited Color)
Episodes	Dr. Slump: Arale-chan Episode 29
Viz Publication
Title	The Lovely Trio
Chapter No.	Chapter 40
Release	08 November 2005
Translation	Alexander O. Smith
Editor	Yuki Takagaki
Collected Volumes
Tankōbon	Dr. Slump Tankōbon Volume 4
Kanzenban	Dr. Slump Kanzenban Volume 3
Big Volume	Dr. Slump Big Volume 2

"The Lovely Middle-Aged Trio" is the fortieth chapter of the Dr. Slump manga series by Akira Toriyama. It was first published in Japan in the 1980 #44 issue of Shueisha's Weekly Shōnen Jump.

Weekly Shōnen Jump

Every chapter of Dr. Slump is accompanied by a comment from Akira Toriyama. Below is the comment accompanying the fortieth chapter in the 1980 #44 issue of Weekly Shōnen Jump.

10月５日にまんがフェスティバルで富山へ。たくさんきてください＜明＞

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I'll be going to Toyama on October 5th for the Manga Festival. Lots of people please come <Akira>

Availability

This chapter has been released in numerous countries and languages around the world in both print and digital formats.

Japan

• Dr. Slump Volume 4: Sen-chan in Sunny Spirits (Tankōbon; 10 April 1981)
• Dr. Slump Kanzenban Volume 3 (Kanzenban; 02 November 2006)
• Dr. Slump Big Volume 2:
  • Aizōban (June 1990)
  • Bunko paperback (18 July 1995)
  • Digital (Kanzenban pages; 12 October 2012)

North America

• Dr. Slump Volume 4 (Tankōbon; 08 November 2005)
  • Digital (21 May 2012)