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Dr. Slump and Arale-chan: Hoyoyo! City of Dreams, Mechapolis

Dr. Slump and Arale-chan: Hoyoyo! City of Dreams, Mechapolis

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Dr. Slump and Arale-chan: Hoyoyo! City of Dreams, Mechapolis

1985

0h 38m

6.2(6 votes)

Comedy

Animation

Overview

Children are lured to Metropolis only to find that the renowned, mythical city may not be the happy-go-lucky utopia they'd thought it would be.

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Cast & crew

7 featured cast members

Starring

Mami Koyama

Mami Koyama

Arale Norimaki (voice)

Kenji Utsumi

Kenji Utsumi

Senbei Norimaki (voice)

Mitsuko Horie

Mitsuko Horie

Obotchaman (voice)

Kazuko Sugiyama

Kazuko Sugiyama

Akane Kimidori (voice) / Kinoko Sarada (voice)

Naomi Jinbo

Peasuke Soramame (voice)

Mariko Mukai

Mariko Mukai

Midori Yamabuki (voice)

Tesyo Genda

Suppaman (voice)

Creative team

Directed by: Kazuhisa Takenouchi
Toyoo Ashida

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