Dr. Slump, Vol. 7, 7, Paperback/Akira Toriyama

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 learns the joys of sticking toothpicks into octopus snacks. A rampage of poking ensues, much to the dismay of Senbei, the local cow, and the moon. About author(s): 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.