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Sen-chan in Sunny Spirits
Shueisha Viz
ごきげんセンちゃんのの巻 Gokigen Sen-chan no Maki
Released	10 April 1981
Publisher	Shueisha
Catalog No.	ISBN 4-08-851184-0
Volume Data
Format	New Book Format (11 × 17 cm)
Pages	200 pages
Chapters	Dr. Slump Chapters 39-51
Viz Publication
Released	08 November 2005 (print edition) 21 May 2012 (digital edition)
Translation	Alexander O. Smith
Editor	Yuki Takagaki

"Sen-chan in Sunny Spirits" is the fourth individual tankōbon volume of the Japanese manga series Dr. Slump. This volume comprises chapters 39-51 as originally serialized in Weekly Shōnen Jump, 1980 #43 to 1981 #04/05. The volume was first available in print on 10 April 1981. The entire volume is printed in greyscale.

Introduction

The volume's introduction from author Akira Toriyama is printed on the front flap of the dust cover and accompanied by a small color illustration.

"Thinking About the Future of Comics"
Akira Toriyama, Class 1-4

I write a comic in a book called "Shonen Jump". It's a very difficult story, so sometimes, my head hurts a lot.

Everyone says to me, "You're a real bumpkin! A hillbilly!" and I think so, too. Yaaay, yaaay.

The end.
— Akira Toriyama

Viz includes their own English translation of Toriyama's words on the first page of their print and digital editions with the illustration printed in greyscale.

List of Chapters

Further information: List of Dr. Slump Chapters

This volume does not omit any chapter title pages. The only title page for chapter 50 is at the end: "This has been 'Suffering Santa Claus.'" (さんざんサンタさんの巻でした Sanzan Santa-san no Maki deshita). The chapter premiere dates listed below are based on the sale date of their respective issue of Weekly Shōnen Jump, which is when that issue of the magazine officially went on sale.

#	Chapter Title	Weekly Jump	Page
39	バイバイめっちゃんこパワー!!の巻 Baibai Mecchanko Pawā!! no Maki Bye-Bye, Duper-Power!!	1980 #43 (23 September 1980)	5
40	ラブリーおっさんトリオの巻 Raburī Ossan Torio no Maki The Lovely Middle-Aged Trio	1980 #44 (30 September 1980)	19
41	ペンギン村SOSの巻Part1 Pengin Mura Esu Ō Esu no Maki Pāto Wan SOS: Penguin Village (Part 1)	1980 #45 (07 October 1980)	33
42	ペンギン村SOSの巻Part2 Pengin Mura Esu Ō Esu no Maki Pāto Tsū SOS: Penguin Village (Part 2)	1980 #46 (14 October 1980)	47
43	おさんぽガッちゃんの巻 Osanpo Gacchan no Maki Gatchan Goes for a Stroll	1980 #47 (21 October 1980)	61
44	わいわいワイルドランドの巻 Waiwai Wairudo Rando no Maki Whee, Whee, Wildland	1980 #48 (28 October 1980)	75
45	ごきげんセンちゃんのの巻 Gokigen Sen-chan no Maki Sen-chan in Sunny Spirits	1980 #49 (04 November 1980)	89
46	はりきりセンちゃんの巻 Harikiri Sen-chan no Maki Sen-chan on Cloud Nine	1980 #50 (11 November 1980)	103
47	おどろきセンちゃんの巻 Odoroki Sen-chan no Maki Sen-chan's Surprise	1980 #51 (18 November 1980)	119
48	哀愁のほよよデートスペシャル!!の巻 Aishū no Hoyoyo Dēto Supesharu!! no Maki A Melancholy Hoyoyo Date Special!!	1980 #52 (25 November 1980)	135
49	ジャングルの王者パーザンの巻 Janguru no Ōja Pāzan no Maki Parzan, King of the Jungle!	1981 #01 (02 December 1980)	149
50	さんざんサンタさんの巻 Sanzan Santa-san no Maki Suffering Santa Claus	1981 #02/03 (09 December 1980)	166
51	謝恩カンケリ大会の巻 Shaon Kankeri Taikai no Maki The Reader-Appreciation Kick-the-Can Tournament	1981 #04/05 (23 December 1980)	179

Supplemental Images

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  Author Introduction
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  Volume Title Page
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  Table of Contents
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  Volume's Conclusion

Fan Mail

Each Dr. Slump volume features two pages of fan mail at the end of the book, including their photographs and fan art. This volume's fan mail feature is on pp. 194-195.