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Reviewed by Lori Henderson In an especially tearful episode, Senbei fixes the anti-gravity device on the Tsun family’s rocket, and they leave Penguin Village forever…or at least, for a few pages. And in a slightly less tearful episode, Senbei fixes the anti-gravity device (again!), this time so that King Nikochan can return home—with some unwanted stowaways: Arale and the Gatchans! The only tears that usually come from a Dr. Slump volume are from laughter. This series is all about the slapstick, and this volume doesn’t disappoint. From Arale having a greeting battle with a space monster that threatens Nikochan’s home planet, to a thief that uses books to distract her victims as she robs them, there’s always a good reason to laugh. Even in the less comical chapter where the Gatchans finding an egg that they and Arale decide to hatch, which leads the Norimaki household on a journey to take the baby Penseal home to his parents, they still find time to do laundry (in the Nile), get ice from the refrigerator (that Midori packs), and stop for sightseeing in France. It might seem at first glance to be gags that have all been done before, but Toriyama’s cast of characters definitely give them new life. And the “Day in the Life” photos of Toriyama were fun too. Not all of the chapters were laugh-out-louds, but as a whole, this volume does a good job of entertaining. It definitely merits returning to Penguin Village for more silliness from its inhabitants. Comment on this review of Dr. Slump v12 on the Manga Life Forums. |
6 October 2009
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