Dr. Slump, Vol. 18

Name: Dr. Slump, Vol. 18
Brand: Simon & Schuster NZ
SKU: 9781421520001
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By Akira Toriyama

Series: Dr. Slump

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In the final volume of Dr. Slump, the inventive Senbei Norimaki's robot creation Arale takes centre stage in a wild Penguin Grand Prix. As Taro aims to join the Penguin Village Police, he must first earn his driver's licence, leading to an exciting race that brings the playful adventures to an exhilarating close.
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Robot girl hijinks from the creator of Dragon Ball!

When goofy inventor Senbei Norimaki creates a precocious robot named Arale, his masterpiece turns out to be more than he bargained for!

It's a race to the finish line (and not just figuratively!) in the final volume of Dr. Slump! When Taro graduates from high school, he decides to get a job with the Penguin Village Police Department. But first, he'll need to earn his driver's license—and what better test of driving skill could there be than another Penguin Grand Prix? Akira Toriyama hosts the race to send Arale and the gang off with a bang!

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Robot girl hijinks from the creator of Dragon Ball! When goofy inventor Senbei Norimaki creates a precocious robot named Arale, his masterpiece turns out to be more than he bargained for! Basking in the glow of his scientific achievement, Senbei scrambles to get Arale in working order so the rest of Penguin Village won't have reason to suspect she's not...

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Dr. Slump, Vol. 3

Robot girl hijinks from the creator of Dragon Ball! When goofy inventor Senbei Norimaki creates a precocious robot named Arale, his masterpiece turns out to be more than he bargained for! Will an alien invasion of Earth hold Arale's attention? Will she ever be her loopy self again after a cricket shorts her brain functions and turns her into a...

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Robot girl hijinks from the creator of Dragon Ball! When goofy inventor Senbei Norimaki creates a precocious robot named Arale, his masterpiece turns out to be more than he bargained for! A horrible one-eyed monster attacks Penguin Village, but when Arale comes to the rescue the cops get even more nervous! And the author of Dr. Slump himself pays a...

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Robot girl hijinks from the creator of Dragon Ball! When goofy inventor Senbei Norimaki creates a precocious robot named Arale, his masterpiece turns out to be more than he bargained for! In a special dramatic episode of Dr. Slump, Senbei, Arale, and friends try their hand at law enforcement—with predictably hazardous results. And when Peasuke loses his heart to a...

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Robot girl hijinks from the creator of Dragon Ball! When goofy inventor Senbei Norimaki creates a precocious robot named Arale, his masterpiece turns out to be more than he bargained for! There's something peculiar about the Tsun family, who have been forced to land their rocket in Senbei's yard. For instance, why does their son turn into a cuddly tiger...

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Robot girl hijinks from the creator of Dragon Ball! When goofy inventor Senbei Norimaki creates a precocious robot named Arale, his masterpiece turns out to be more than he bargained for! In an especially tearful episode, Senbei fixes the anti-gravity device on the Tsuns family's rocket, and they leave Penguin Village forever...or at least, for a few pages. And in...

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Robot girl hijinks from the creator of Dragon Ball! When goofy inventor Senbei Norimaki creates a precocious robot named Arale, his masterpiece turns out to be more than he bargained for! The obsessed Dr. Mashirito continues his mad scheme to destroy Arale with the powerful Caramel Man 007! And this time, he succeeds! No, really! Is this the end of...

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Robot girl hijinks from the creator of Dragon Ball! When goofy inventor Senbei Norimaki creates a precocious robot named Arale, his masterpiece turns out to be more than he bargained for! Meet Caramel Man 004, the latest sinister creation of the evil Dr. Mashirito! Beneath the outer shell of a sweet, innocent boy lurks a machine built for world domination......

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Robot girl hijinks from the creator of Dragon Ball! When goofy inventor Senbei Norimaki creates a precocious robot named Arale, his masterpiece turns out to be more than he bargained for! Dr. Slump literally goes silent for a night when Senbei finds himself trapped in a nightmare involving poop. And the maniacal Dr. Mashirito creates the world's strongest robot, only...

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Robot girl hijinks from the creator of Dragon Ball! When goofy inventor Senbei Norimaki creates a precocious robot named Arale, his masterpiece turns out to be more than he bargained for! Senbei plays the lead role in a musical retelling of Cinderella and must make a dash for the not-so fairy-tale ending when Toriyama runs out of pages! And Arale...

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Robot girl hijinks from the creator of Dragon Ball! When goofy inventor Senbei Norimaki creates a precocious robot named Arale, his masterpiece turns out to be more than he bargained for! It's business as usual in Penguin Village: an alien arrives on Earth in hopes of becoming a superhero to the weakling humans, a bank robber tries to kidnap Arale...

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781421520001

Publisher: Viz Media, Subs. of Shogakukan Inc

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 17 May 2018

Country: United States

Imprint: Viz Media, Subs. of Shogakukan Inc

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 18.0mm

Width: 127.0mm

Height: 191.0mm

Weight: 206g

Pages: 240

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Renowned worldwide for his playful, innovative storytelling and humorous, distinctive art style, Akira Toriyama burst onto the manga scene in 1980 with the wildly popular Dr. Slump. His hit series Dragon Ball (published in the U.S. as Dragon Ball and Dragon Ball Z) ran from 1984 to 1995 in Shueisha's Weekly Shonen Jump magazine. He is also known for his design work on video games such as Dragon Quest, Chrono Trigger, Tobal No. 1, and Blue Dragon. His recent manga works include COWA!, Kajika, Sand Land, Neko Majin, and a children's book, Toccio the Angel. He lives with his family in Japan.

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