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Format
TV
Episodes
74
Episode Duration
25 min per ep
Status
Finished Airing
Premiered
Fall 1997
Aired
1997-11-26 to 1999-09-22
Source
Manga
Rating
PG-13 - Teens 13 or older
Genres
Comedy
Sci-Fi
Shounen
Slice of Life
Gag Humor
Studios
Toei Animation
Producers
Fuji TV
Licensors
Dr. Slump (ドクタースランプ)
In Penguin Village, humans live alongside talking animals and objects. Senbei Norimaki is one of these humans, and he's an inventor with the lofty dream of creating the world's best robot girl. The product of his efforts is Arale, but depending on your definition of perfect, she's anything but! Not only is Arale severely nearsighted, but she also has no common sense! At least she has super-strength, though that often proves to be a setback as well. Although she means well, Arale only causes trouble for her neighbors in the whimsical Penguin Village!