Dr. Slump (Dr. スランプ, Dokutā Suranpu?) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Akira Toriyama. It was serialized in Shueisha's anthology magazine Weekly Shōnen Jump from 1980 to 1984, with the chapters collected into 18 tankōbon volumes. The manga was adapted into an anime series by Toei Animation that ran from 1981 to 1986 consisting of 243 episodes and a remake series consisting of 74 episodes that ran from 1997 to 1999. Dr. Slump launched Toriyama's career and was awarded the Shogakukan Manga Award for shōnen and shōjo manga in 1981.
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