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The Brief Return of Dr. Slump
The Brief Return of Dr. Slump Chapter 1 Original V-Jump Title Page
ちょっとだけかえってきたDr.スランプ
Chotto Dake Kaette Kita Dokutā Suranpu
Author Takao Koyama, Katsuyoshi Nakatsuru
Publisher Shueisha (JP)
Publication V-Jump
Demographic Shōnen
Manga Series
Original Run V-Jump February 1993 - September 1996
(04 February 1993 - 22 July 1996)
Chapters 40 + 1 bonus
Volumes 4
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The Brief Return of Dr. Slump is a 40-chapter manga series written by Takao Koyama and illustrated by Katsuyoshi Nakatsuru, with editorial supervision from Akira Toriyama.

The series serves as a sequel to and continuation from the original Dr. Slump manga series, and originally ran from the February 1993 to September 1996 issues of Shueisha's V-Jump magazine (with one announced break in the January 1996 issue[a], picking back up against with chapter 33 in the February 1996 issue). Four volumes collecting all of its chapters were released from 1994-1996.

A single bonus chapter, illustrated by Masahiro Naoi instead of Nakatsuru, was published within the V-Fes '94 Bulletin Special, a promotional booklet produced in conjunction with V-Jump Festival 1994. This chapter was not included in the collected edition.

The series is notable for bridging the second trial run of V-Jump into its monthly reboot (running for its first two chapters in the final two issues of second trial run, and continuing with debut issue of the monthly reboot), its production using cel drawings, and continuing the story beyond the original manga series.

The series' title is often also translated by fans as either "Dr. Slump Returns For a Little While" or "Dr. Slump Returns, But Only For a Little While" or "Dr. Slump Returns For a Little Bit", though no official English translation/release exists for the series.

Characters

Main Characters

Supporting Characters

Production

Alongside the announcement and promotion of the sixth Dr. Slump film (set to premiere during the Spring 1993 Toei Anime Fair, also featuring Dragon Ball Z Movie 8), V-Jump's second issue from its second trial run also announced that a new Dr. Slump "illustrated story" would debut in the following issue:[1]

そして、2月発売のVジャンプからは、イラストストーリーの運載も始まっちゃう!!

Also, starting with the February issue of V-Jump, an illustrated story will also begin publication!!

The series debuted in the following issue, running regularly until its 40th and final chapter.

The script for the series was written by Takao Koyama, which was checked by original creator Akira Toriyama and Toei Animation producer Kōzō Morishita. Final decisions about overall story content was decided upon through discussions with these three. Based on the revised script, Katsuyoshi Nakatsuru provided the artwork for the series, including character designs and panel layouts. After consulting with Nakatsuru, Satoko Asai then handled the color specifications, and staff then applied the colors and completed the artwork.[2] Of particular note, Karte's family (who appears beginning with chapter 12) was finalized by Nakatsuru based on rough sketches drawn by Toriyama.[3]

Based on this production process, and as listed on each chapter title page and collected volume release:

  • Koyama received the "Script" (脚本 kyakuhon) credit.
  • Nakatsuru received the "Drawing" or "Painting" (繪 e) credit.
  • Toriyama received the "Original Author" or "Original Work" (原作 gensaku) credit, indicating his role as the creator of the original Dr. Slump manga series. He additionally received the "Supervisor" or "Editorial Supervisor" (監修 kanshū) credit; as a point of comparison, Toriyama received the same credit many years later for Dragon Ball: Episode of Bardock, which was written and illustrated by Naho Ooishi.
  • Despite the aforementioned production process outline, Morishita is not specifically credited.

Chapters

In line with the style established with the original Dr. Slump manga series, each chapter's title is followed by の巻 (no maki), indicating that it is the "volume" (or here "chapter") in which those events take place. This appendix has been ignored in the following chapter title translations.

Title Page Chapter Number Chapter Title Pages Publication Issue Sale Date
1[4] ニトロちゃんの誕生日の巻
Nitoro-chan no Tanjōbi no Maki
Nitro-chan's Birthday		 13 V-Jump February 1993 04 February 1993[5]
File:Tbd.png 2[6] ペンギン村大横断ウルトラクイズの巻
Pengin Mura Dai Ōdan Urutora Kuizu no Maki		 13 V-Jump April 1993 18 March 1993[7]
File:Tbd.png 3[8] 最強の勇者アラレ···の巻
Saikyō no Yūsha Arare no Maki
The Strongest Hero, Arale		 13 V-Jump July 1993 21 May 1993[9]
File:Tbd.png 4[10] 助けてサメにつれられて···の巻
Tasukete Same ni Tsurerarete no Maki		 13 V-Jump August 1993 21 June 1993
File:Tbd.png 5[11] 恐怖のモンスターズ·ナイト···の巻
Kyōfu no Monsutāzu Naito no Maki[b]		 13 V-Jump September 1993 21 July 1993
File:Tbd.png 6[12] スッパマンのマントが盗まれた!?···の巻
Suppaman no Manto ga Rusumareta!? no Maki
Suppaman's Cape Was Stolen?![c]		 13 V-Jump October 1993 21 August 1993
File:Tbd.png 7[13] Dr.マシリトの悲しき野望···の巻
Dr. Mashirito no Kanashiki Yabō no Maki
Dr. Mashirito's Sad Ambition		 13 V-Jump November 1993 21 September 1993
File:Tbd.png 8[14] アラレ大変身···の巻
Arare Dai-Henshin no Maki
Arale's Big Transformation		 13 V-Jump December 1993 21 October 1993
File:Tbd.png 9[15] 新しい家を建てよう!···の巻
Atarashii Ie o Tateyou no Maki
Let's Build a new House!		 13 V-Jump January 1994 22 November 1993
File:Tbd.png 10[16] レタスの初恋物語···の巻
Retasu no Hatsukoi Monogatari no Maki
Lettuce's First Love Story		 13 V-Jump February 1994 21 December 1993
File:Tbd.png 11[17] 怪盗ほよよ団2···の巻
Kaitō Hoyoyo-dan Tsū no Maki
The Phantom-Thief Hoyoyo Gang 2		 13 V-Jump March 1994 21 January 1994
File:Tbd.png 12[18] エリートー家がやってきた···の巻
Eriitō-ka ga Yatte Kita no Maki
An Elite Family Has Arrived		 13 V-Jump April 1994 21 February 1994
File:Tbd.png 13[19] カルテくん大変身···の巻
Karute-kun no Dai-Henshin no Maki
Karte-kun's Big Transformation[d]		 13 V-Jump May 1994 22 March 1994
File:Tbd.png 14[20] ようこそ地獄へ···の巻
Yōkoso Jigoku e no Maki
Welcome to Hell		 13 V-Jump June 1994 21 April 1994
File:Tbd.png 15[21] ニコチャン星危機一髪の巻
Nikochan-boshi Kikiippatsu no Maki
Close Call For Planet Nikochan		 13 V-Jump July 1994 21 May 1994
File:Tbd.png 16[22] キャンプに行こう···の巻
Kyanpu ni Ikou no Maki
Let's Go Camping		 13 V-Jump August 1994 21 June 1994
File:Tbd.png 17[23] 怒りのギャースカ大魔王···の巻
Ikari no Gyāsuka Daimaō
The Wrath of the Great Demon King Gyasuka		 13 V-Jump September 1994 21 July 1994
n/a めちゃんこバスケットボール···の巻
Mechanko Basukettobōru no Maki
Extreme Basketball[e]		 13 External n/a TBD[f]
File:Tbd.png 18[24] 謎のゴールデンボール杯···の巻
Nazo no Gōruden Bōru Kappu no Maki
The Mysterious Golden Ball Cup[g]		 13 V-Jump October 1994 22 August 1994
File:Tbd.png 19[25] ペンギン村は芸術の秋···の巻
Pengin Mura wa Geijutsu no Aki no Maki		 13 V-Jump November 1994 21 September 1994
File:Tbd.png 20[26] 恐怖の巨大風邪ウイルス···の巻
Kyōfu no Kyodai Kaze Uirusu no Maki
The Terrifying Great Cold Virus		 13 V-Jump December 1994 21 October 1994
File:Tbd.png 21[27] 愛の雪だるま物語······の巻
Ai no Yukidaruma Monogatari no Maki
The Snowman's Tale of Love		 13 V-Jump January 1995 21 November 1994
File:Tbd.png 22[28] 執念のダイエッ島···の巻
Shūnen no Daiesshima no Maki		 13 V-Jump February 1995 21 December 1994
File:Tbd.png 23[29] ペンギン村最後の日···の巻
Pengin Mura Saigo no Hi no Maki
The Final Day of Penguin Village		 13 V-Jump March 1995 21 January 1995
File:Tbd.png 24[30] 髪はなが~いお友だち···の巻
Kami Hana ga~io Tomodachi no Maki
The Friend With Looong Hair		 13 V-Jump April 1995 21 February 1995
File:Tbd.png 25[31] スーパー看護婦さん···の巻
Sūpā Kangofu-san no Maki
Super Nurse-san		 13 V-Jump May 1995 22 March 1995
File:Tbd.png 26[32] バーチャン·ファイター···の巻
Bāchan Faitā no Maki
Granny Fighter		 13 V-Jump June 1995 21 April 1995
File:Tbd.png 27[33] ほよよ戦隊アラレンジャー···の巻
Hoyoyo-sentai Ararenjā no Maki
Hoyoyo Special Squad Aralenger		 13 V-Jump July 1995 22 May 1995
File:Tbd.png 28[34] アラレ抹殺計画···の巻
Arare Massatsu Keikaku no Maki
The Plan to Eliminate Arale		 13 V-Jump August 1995 21 June 1995
File:Tbd.png 29[35] 渇水のペンギン村···の巻
Kassui no Pengin Mura no Maki
The Drought in Penguin Village		 13 V-Jump September 1995 21 July 1995
File:Tbd.png 30[36] ペンギン村警察最後の日···の巻
Pengin Mura Keisatsu Saigo no Hi no Maki
The Penguin Village Police's Final Day		 13 V-Jump October 1995 21 August 1995
File:Tbd.png 31[37] 突詰たずねて三千里···の巻
Tsukutsun Tazunete Sanzen Ri no Maki		 13 V-Jump November 1995 21 September 1995
File:Tbd.png 32[38] ニトロちゃんの大冒険···の巻
Nitoro-chan no Daibōken no Maki
Nitro-chan's Great Adventure		 13 V-Jump December 1995 21 October 1995
File:Tbd.png 33[39] アラレちゃんが死んだ···の巻
Arare-chan Shinda no Maki
Arale-chan Dies		 13 V-Jump February 1996 21 December 1995
File:Tbd.png 34[40] ああ、よかったネ···の巻
Ā, Yokattane no Maki		 13 V-Jump March 1996 22 January 1996
File:Tbd.png 35[41] さようなら栗頭先生···の巻
Sayōnara Kurigashira-sensei no Maki
Farewell, Kurigashira-sensei		 13 V-Jump April 1996 21 February 1996
File:Tbd.png 36[42] カルテくん受難の日の巻
Karute-kun Junan no Hi no Maki
Karte-kun's Day of Suffering[h]		 13 V-Jump May 1996 21 March 1996
File:Tbd.png 37[43] ハリキリお留守番···の巻
Harikiri o Rushuban no Maki		 13 V-Jump June 1996 22 April 1996
File:Tbd.png 38[44] マシリトは大金持ち···の巻
Mashirito wa Ōganemochi no Maki
The Super-Rich Mashirito		 13 V-Jump July 1996 21 May 1996
File:Tbd.png 39[45] アラレがヘンだ!?···の巻
Arare ga Hen da!? no Maki
Something Wrong With Arale?!		 13 V-Jump August 1996 21 June 1996
File:Tbd.png 40[46] さよならバイチャ···の巻
Sayonara Bai'cha no Maki
Goodbye, Bye'cha		 13 V-Jump September 1996 22 July 1996

Releases

Four collected volumes were released containing the primary 40-chapter serialization of The Brief Return of Dr. Slump (ten chapters per volume). Each volume's title (itself directly taken from a chapter title) is followed by の巻 (no maki), indicating that it is the "volume" in which those events take place. This appendix has been ignored in the following volume title translations.

# Cover Volume Title Primary Contents Pages Price Release Date ISBN
1 Volume 1

ニトロちゃんの誕生日の巻
Nitoro-chan no Tanjōbi no Maki
Nitro-chan's Birthday 		Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10 		TBD ¥650 19 July 1994[47] 978-4088060033
2 Volume 2

怪盗ほよよ団2···の巻
Kaitō Hoyoyo-dan Tsū no Maki
The Phantom-Thief Hoyoyo Gang 2 		Chapter 11
Chapter 12
Chapter 13
Chapter 14
Chapter 15
Chapter 16
Chapter 17
Chapter 18
Chapter 19
Chapter 20 		TBD ¥650 19 April 1995 978-4088060071
3 Volume 3

愛の雪だるま物語······の巻
Ai no Yukidaruma Monogatari no Maki
The Snowman's Tale of Love 		Chapter 21
Chapter 22
Chapter 23
Chapter 24
Chapter 25
Chapter 26
Chapter 27
Chapter 28
Chapter 29
Chapter 30 		TBD ¥650 19 July 1996 978-40880601016
4 Volume 4

さよならバイチャ···の巻
Sayonara Bai'cha no Maki
Goodbye, Bye'cha 		Chapter 31
Chapter 32
Chapter 33
Chapter 34
Chapter 35
Chapter 36
Chapter 37
Chapter 38
Chapter 39
Chapter 40 		TBD ¥650 19 September 1996 978-4088060118

External Links

  • TBD

Notes

  1. ↑ Splash text at the bottom of chapter 32 in the December 1995 issue states: 次号はお休みです. ２月号までバイチャ! ("We will be on hiatus next issue. Bye'cha until the February issue!").
  2. ↑ In the original V-Jump serialization, ellipses are present before the の巻 in the full chapter title. In the collected volume release, the ellipses are not present.
  3. ↑ In the original V-Jump serialization, ellipses are present before the の巻 in the full chapter title. In the collected volume release, the ellipses are not present.
  4. ↑ The name "Karte" is spelling out as-is on clothing in this and later chapters, though later supplemental material also uses the spelling "Karute" as well.
  5. ↑ "Mechanko" means "very" in Nagoya dialect, as Toriyama explains in his very first weekly author comment for the first chapter of "Dr. Slump" in its original serialization. As such, we have chosen to adapt this title as "Extreme Basketball".
  6. ↑ The cover date for this "V-Fes '94 Bulletin Special" is September 15th, but this does not reflect its actual release/street date. A splash at the end of this bonus chapter says to continue reading in the October issue; as such, we have placed it chronologically right before that respective chapter, and will aim to determine a concrete release date for this booklet.
  7. ↑ The word 杯, normally read as hai, is given furigana that indicates an English pronunciation of its direct meaning as "cup".
  8. ↑ In the original V-Jump serialization, no ellipses are present before the の巻 in the full chapter title. In the collected volume release, the ellipses are added in.

References

  1. ↑ V-Jump, December 30th Issue, Weekly Shōnen Jump Special Edition (Second Trial Run; Issue #2). Japan: Shueisha, 04 December 1992. (pp. 146-147).
  2. ↑ Toriyama, Akira; Koyama, Takao; Nakatsuru, Katsuyoshi. The Brief Return of Dr. Slump Volume 1: "Nitro-chan's Birthday". Japan: Shueisha, 19 July 1994. ISBN 978-4088060033. (pp. 10-11)
  3. ↑ Toriyama, Akira; Koyama, Takao; Nakatsuru, Katsuyoshi. The Brief Return of Dr. Slump Volume 2: "The Phantom-Thief Hoyoyo Gang 2". Japan: Shueisha, TBD. ISBN 978-4088060071. (p. 26)
  4. ↑ "The Brief Return of Dr. Slump". V-Jump, February 21st Issue, Weekly Shōnen Jump Special Edition (Second Trial Run; Issue #3). Japan: Shueisha, 04 February 1993. (pp. 41-53)
  5. ↑ V-Jump, December 30th Issue, Weekly Shōnen Jump Special Edition (Second Trial Run; Issue #2). Japan: Shueisha. (p. 150)
  6. ↑ "The Brief Return of Dr. Slump". V-Jump, April 4th Issue, Weekly Shōnen Jump Special Edition (Second Trial Run; Issue #4). Japan: Shueisha, 18 March 1993. (pp. 65-77)
  7. ↑ V-Jump, February 21st Issue, Weekly Shōnen Jump Special Edition (Second Trial Run; Issue #3). Japan: Shueisha, 04 February 1993. (p. 206)
  8. ↑ "The Brief Return of Dr. Slump". V-Jump, July 1993. Japan: Shueisha, 21 March 2013. (pp. 23-35)
  9. ↑ V-Jump, February 21st Issue, Weekly Shōnen Jump Special Edition (Second Trial Run; Issue #4). Japan: Shueisha, 18 March 1993. (p. 210)
  10. ↑ "The Brief Return of Dr. Slump". V-Jump, August 1993. Japan: Shueisha, 21 June 1993. (pp. 49-61)
  11. ↑ "The Brief Return of Dr. Slump". V-Jump, September 1993. Japan: Shueisha, 21 July 1993. (pp. 17-29)
  12. ↑ "The Brief Return of Dr. Slump". V-Jump, October 1993. Japan: Shueisha, 21 August 1993. (pp. 39-51)
  13. ↑ "The Brief Return of Dr. Slump". V-Jump, November 1993. Japan: Shueisha, 21 September 1993. (pp. 33-45)
  14. ↑ "The Brief Return of Dr. Slump". V-Jump, December 1993. Japan: Shueisha, 21 October 1993. (pp. 33-45)
  15. ↑ "The Brief Return of Dr. Slump". V-Jump, January 1994. Japan: Shueisha, 22 November 1993. (pp. 39-51)
  16. ↑ "The Brief Return of Dr. Slump". V-Jump, February 1994. Japan: Shueisha, 21 December 1993. (pp. 33-45)
  17. ↑ "The Brief Return of Dr. Slump". V-Jump, March 1994. Japan: Shueisha, 21 January 1994. (pp. 33-45)
  18. ↑ "The Brief Return of Dr. Slump". V-Jump, April 1994. Japan: Shueisha, 21 February 1994. (pp. 33-45)
  19. ↑ "The Brief Return of Dr. Slump". V-Jump, May 1994. Japan: Shueisha, 22 March 1994. (pp. 33-45)
  20. ↑ "The Brief Return of Dr. Slump". V-Jump, June 1994. Japan: Shueisha, 21 April 1994. (pp. 33-45)
  21. ↑ "The Brief Return of Dr. Slump". V-Jump, July 1994. Japan: Shueisha, 21 May 1994. (pp. 51-63)
  22. ↑ "The Brief Return of Dr. Slump". V-Jump, August 1994. Japan: Shueisha, 21 June 1994. (pp. 33-45)
  23. ↑ "The Brief Return of Dr. Slump". V-Jump, September 1994. Japan: Shueisha, 21 July 1994. (pp. 33-45)
  24. ↑ "The Brief Return of Dr. Slump". V-Jump, October 1994. Japan: Shueisha, 22 August 1994. (pp. 41-53)
  25. ↑ "The Brief Return of Dr. Slump". V-Jump, November 1994. Japan: Shueisha, 21 September 1994. (pp. 39-51)
  26. ↑ "The Brief Return of Dr. Slump". V-Jump, October 1994. Japan: Shueisha, 21 October 1994. (pp. 39-51)
  27. ↑ "The Brief Return of Dr. Slump". V-Jump, January 1995. Japan: Shueisha, 21 November 1994. (pp. 39-51)
  28. ↑ "The Brief Return of Dr. Slump". V-Jump, February 1995. Japan: Shueisha, 21 December 1994. (pp. 37-49)
  29. ↑ "The Brief Return of Dr. Slump". V-Jump, March 1995. Japan: Shueisha, 21 January 1995. (pp. 39-51)
  30. ↑ "The Brief Return of Dr. Slump". V-Jump, April 1995. Japan: Shueisha, 21 February 1995. (pp. 39-51)
  31. ↑ "The Brief Return of Dr. Slump". V-Jump, May 1995. Japan: Shueisha, 22 March 1995. (pp. 55-67)
  32. ↑ "The Brief Return of Dr. Slump". V-Jump, June 1995. Japan: Shueisha, 21 April 1995. (pp. 33-45)
  33. ↑ "The Brief Return of Dr. Slump". V-Jump, July 1995. Japan: Shueisha, 22 May 1995. (pp. 51-63)
  34. ↑ "The Brief Return of Dr. Slump". V-Jump, August 1995. Japan: Shueisha, 21 June 1995. (pp. 43-55)
  35. ↑ "The Brief Return of Dr. Slump". V-Jump, September 1995. Japan: Shueisha, 21 July 1995. (pp. 49-61)
  36. ↑ "The Brief Return of Dr. Slump". V-Jump, October 1995. Japan: Shueisha, 21 August 1995. (pp. 55-67)
  37. ↑ "The Brief Return of Dr. Slump". V-Jump, November 1995. Japan: Shueisha, 21 September 1995. (pp. 39-51)
  38. ↑ "The Brief Return of Dr. Slump". V-Jump, December 1995. Japan: Shueisha, 21 October 1995. (pp. 55-67)
  39. ↑ "The Brief Return of Dr. Slump". V-Jump, February 1996. Japan: Shueisha, 21 December 1995. (pp. 55-67)
  40. ↑ "The Brief Return of Dr. Slump". V-Jump, March 1996. Japan: Shueisha, 22 January 1996. (pp. 49-61)
  41. ↑ "The Brief Return of Dr. Slump". V-Jump, April 1996. Japan: Shueisha, 21 February 1996. (pp. 49-61)
  42. ↑ "The Brief Return of Dr. Slump". V-Jump, May 1996. Japan: Shueisha, 21 March 1996. (pp. 57-69)
  43. ↑ "The Brief Return of Dr. Slump". V-Jump, June 1996. Japan: Shueisha, 22 April 1996. (pp. 49-61)
  44. ↑ "The Brief Return of Dr. Slump". V-Jump, July 1996. Japan: Shueisha, 21 May 1996. (pp. 55-67)
  45. ↑ "The Brief Return of Dr. Slump". V-Jump, August 1996. Japan: Shueisha, 21 June 1996. (pp. 57-69)
  46. ↑ "The Brief Return of Dr. Slump". V-Jump, September 1996. Japan: Shueisha, 22 July 1996. (pp. 51-63)
  47. ↑ "Vジャンプブックスのお知らせ". V-Jump, August 1994. Japan: Shueisha, 21 June 1994. (pp. 150-151)


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