Season 1

Season 1 (1981)




Episodes List

Ep.1 Arale's Birth / Hey! Friends

Air Date: 1981-04-08

Senbei creates Arale and takes her on a test-run as a convincing little sister. However, she's not as tuned-up as her creator would have expected. / Arale is enrolled in school, and tries to win over the "tough kids" Akane, Taro, and his little brother Peasuke. Meanwhile, Senbei gets a crush on his creation's homeroom teacher, Midori Yamabuki.

Ep.2 Arale Goes to School! / It is! ... not there

Air Date: 1981-04-15

Arale's superhuman strength gets word around the school, and all the clubs want her to join them. / Arale comes home to tell Senbei that an integral body part is missing on her body, to which the doctor invents x-ray specs for definitely-not-perverted research purposes.

Ep.3 The Big Time Slipper Adventure / What Egg is This?!

Air Date: 1981-04-22

Senbei tests out his newest invention: an alarm clock-shaped time machine called the Time Slipper. On its inaugural voyage, Arale gets lost in ancient Japan. / Arale and friends use the Time Slipper to go back to the days of the dinosaurs, and find a mysterious egg.

Ep.4 Huh?! Is it a Boy? Is it a Girl? / Gatchan the Courier

Air Date: 1981-05-06

The babylike creature that hatched from the prehistoric egg, Gatchan, is the subject of several discoveries for Arale and Senbei. / A day in the life of Gatchan, as they go about town interacting with the Penguin Village citizens.

Ep.5 Friends With a Bear!! / New Invention! Dekachibi Ray Gun

Air Date: 1981-05-13

Arale rescues a bear, but trouble is afoot when her new friend is to be released back into the wild. / Senbei creates a raygun that can make things bigger or smaller than their intended size. Naturally, Arale causes some mischief with it.

Ep.6 The Teacher is Coming! / Arale Kidnapped!

Air Date: 1981-05-20

Arale tells Senbei that her teacher is coming for a home visit. Knowing he has to look his best for Miss Yamabuki, he creates a barber robot to spiff him up. / Criminal Joe Dunn holds Arale and Gatchan hostage, but doesn't realize that he's underpowered compared to the two little terrors he's kidnapped.

Ep.7 Charging Arale-chan

Air Date: 1981-05-27

A day in the life of Arale, from her police car destructions to her school life, and home again after accidentally eating whiskey bonbons.

Ep.8 Donbe Story

Air Date: 1981-06-03

The tricky fox Donbe uses his kitsune powers of transformation to pull pranks on the town. When he runs into trouble, Arale and Senbei must put their differences aside with the critter who caused them too much trouble in one day.

Ep.9 The Great Strawberry Panties Plot

Air Date: 1981-06-10

Arale reveals to Senbei that Miss Yamabuki wears strawberry-patterned panties. In a fit of pure horniness, he enlists the help of the animals of Penguin Village to get him a peek.

Ep.10 Ah! Earth SOS!!

Air Date: 1981-06-17

The alien King Nikochan and his assistant abduct Arale and Gatchan, with the expressed intent to destroy the world. However, Gatchan's appetite for metal causes their ship to crash, which leaves the two invaders seeking help from the earth people.

Ep.11 Teketeke Children / Scary Scary Policewoman

Air Date: 1981-06-24

Arale meets five-year-old Kinoko, a self-professed hip girl who only loves the most in-style of things. / After being accosted by a threatening female police officer, Senbei creates an invisibility potion to evade her.

Ep.12 Transform Ponpoko Gun / Arale Flies in the Sky!

Air Date: 1981-07-01

Senbei creates a tanuki-themed raygun that can turn anyone into anything the wielder desires. In Arale's hands, trouble ensues. / Arale wants to fly in the sky like Gatchan, so Senbei creates a flying machine for her. But, in her soaring endeavors, she inadvertently bugs Raijin, the deity who creates storms and thunder with his drum set.

Ep.13 The Terrifying Good Girl

Air Date: 1981-07-08

Arale, misinterpreting Miss Yamabuki's lesson on being a good kid, spreads chaos with the intention of goodwill.

Ep.14 Hero Suppaman

Air Date: 1981-07-15

Kento Kuraku is no ordinary man. After he eats his favorite pickled plums, he turns into Suppaman, a not-very-helpful superhero who causes more problems than solves. He, in turn, catches the attention of Arale.

Ep.15 Arale's Errand / Wai-Wai Wildland

Air Date: 1981-07-22

After seeing Akane's bra in the changing room, Arale wants one for herself, not realizing that she doesn't need it. / Arale and pals take an excursion to safari park Wildland, but get into some trouble when their jeep breaks down.

Ep.16 Living for Tomorrow! / Arale is Akane!?

Air Date: 1981-07-29

Senbei invents a camera that can take pictures of the future. When Arale plays with it with her friends, they grow suspicious about the fact that she never seems to age in any of the pictures. / Arale and Akane swap lives for the day.

Ep.17 The Monsters' Night of Fear

Air Date: 1981-08-05

Trampire, a buxom bloodsucker, along with her assistant Franken, terrorize Penguin Village in search of her favorite treat. When she gets to Arale's house, however, the tables are turned.

Ep.18 The Fairy Tale Machine / Bibiruman the Hitman

Air Date: 1981-08-12

Senbei's newest invention allows the user to enter books and interact with the characters as part of the story. When Arale enters the world of Momotaro, her decisions cause the tale to go wildly off-course. / Joe Dunn hires hitman Bibiruman to take out Arale, but her would-be killer gets sucked into her King Kong book with the Fairy Tale Machine.

Ep.19 Arale Swims in the Ancient Past

Air Date: 1981-08-19

Arale uses the Time Slipper to go for a swim "a long time ago". When she takes too long to return, Senbei starts to get worried.

Ep.20 Kinoko-chan Leaves Home

Air Date: 1981-08-26

After Kinoko's dad eats the strawberry off her cake, she, in a fit of anger, decides to run away and become a juvenile delinquent.

Ep.21 The Great Space Date Escapade

Air Date: 1981-09-09

Senbei, Arale, and Miss Yamabuki take a trip to the stars in Senbei's spacecraft. However, his decision to not install a bathroom ends up getting Yamabuki kidnapped on an alien planet.

Ep.22 Senbei Dumbfounded

Air Date: 1981-09-16

On the return back from last episode's space adventure, Senbei discovers that Akane and Taro have grown old. They say it's been 50 years since he left the planet, but could there be more to the story?

Ep.23 Arale's Hoyoyo Date / Bye-bye Mecchanko Power

Air Date: 1981-09-23

Arale goes on a date with the tough Banchou. Her definition of a date is just holding hands, though. Very tightly. / Senbei tries to scale back Arale's strength as to not cause any more destructive trouble.

Ep.24 Arale's Big Change!!

Air Date: 1981-09-30

After a cricket leaps into Arale's mouth, her personality changes, giving her much more common sense and manners. This starts to freak everybody out.

Ep.25 Exchange Student from the City

Air Date: 1981-10-14

Ep.26 An Arale-Eye Operation!!

Air Date: 1981-10-21

Ep.27 Yay! A New Friend

Air Date: 1981-10-28

Ep.28 Goodbye Gacchan!!

Air Date: 1981-11-04

Ep.29 How Adorable! The Lovely Middle-aged Trio

Air Date: 1981-11-11

Ep.30 Heart Pounding Excitement! Piisuke's First Love

Air Date: 1981-11-18

Ep.31 The Araletouchables

Air Date: 1981-11-25

Ep.32 Arale's Lullaby Dream

Air Date: 1981-12-02

Ep.33 A Masterpiece? Nekozukin-chan

Air Date: 1981-12-09

Ep.34 Hell's Messenger Chibiru

Air Date: 1981-12-16

Ep.35 Sad Sad Santa

Air Date: 1981-12-23

Ep.36 Messed-up Devilgirl

Air Date: 1981-12-30

Ep.37 Arale's Musical Cinderella

Air Date: 1982-01-06

Ep.38 Mysterious Monster Expert?!

Air Date: 1982-01-13

Ep.39 Showdown! Musashi VS Arale-chan

Air Date: 1982-01-20

Ep.40 Hero Suppaman Part II

Air Date: 1982-01-27

Ep.41 The Reality Machine

Air Date: 1982-02-03

Ep.42 Jungle King Perzan

Air Date: 1982-02-10

Ep.43 Whoa?! Penguin Village Dom-Dom-Dom

Air Date: 1982-02-17

Ep.44 Arale-chan Goes to City Island

Air Date: 1982-02-24

Ep.45 The Devilish Transformation

Air Date: 1982-03-03

Ep.46 Penguin Village in Love

Air Date: 1982-03-10

Ep.47 Caveman Hoyoyo in the Dinosaur Age

Air Date: 1982-03-17

Ep.48 Chibiru-kun's Part Time Job

Air Date: 1982-03-24

Ep.49 Leave it to Akiko

Air Date: 1982-03-31

Ep.50 Yay! A Date for Mr. Copy

Air Date: 1982-04-07

Ep.51 Thanks! The Kick The Can Celebration Party

Air Date: 1982-04-14

Ep.52 Arale's Thief Hoyoyo Team

Air Date: 1982-04-21

Ep.53 Anko and Nonko Discover the Countryside

Air Date: 1982-04-28

Ep.54 The Children's Day Festival Poke Poke Huff Puff

Air Date: 1982-05-05

Ep.55 Super Driver

Air Date: 1982-05-12

Ep.56 Am I Super Strong?!

Air Date: 1982-05-19

Ep.57 The Miniature House of Our Dreams

Air Date: 1982-05-26

Ep.58 Arale's Thief Hoyoyo Team Part II

Air Date: 1982-06-02

Ep.59 Heart Pounding Excitement Time Stop

Air Date: 1982-06-09

Ep.60 Suppaman Just In Time

Air Date: 1982-06-16

Ep.61 Adventure! Inside Mammoth Midori-chan

Air Date: 1982-06-23

Ep.62 Scary! Monster Prince

Air Date: 1982-06-30

Ep.63 Arale's New Star Festival Story

Air Date: 1982-07-07

Ep.64 Goo Goo Ga Ga Senbei

Air Date: 1982-07-14

Ep.65 The Twinkling Night Sky Drum and Fife Band

Air Date: 1982-07-21

Ep.66 We're Not Angels

Air Date: 1982-07-28

Ep.67 Maerchen (Fairy Tale) of Love!! Tricycle Story

Air Date: 1982-08-04

Ep.68 The Great Combot Caper of 2013

Air Date: 1982-08-11

Ep.69 Invaders from Space

Air Date: 1982-08-18

Ep.70 Arale's Arabian Night

Air Date: 1982-08-25

Ep.71 Dr. Mashirito's Ambition

Air Date: 1982-09-01

Ep.72 Dr. Mashirito's Ambition Part II

Air Date: 1982-09-08

Ep.73 Penguin Village Wars

Air Date: 1982-09-15

Ep.74 Penguin Village Wars Part II

Air Date: 1982-09-22

Ep.75 Arale's Lost Item

Air Date: 1982-09-29

Ep.76 Tale of the Penguin Village of Eight Gravestones

Air Date: 1982-10-06

Ep.77 Suppaman of Justice VS Senbee of Love

Air Date: 1982-10-13

Ep.78 Happy Date in Mystery Land

Air Date: 1982-10-20

Ep.79 Energetic Arale

Air Date: 1982-10-27

Ep.80 Penguin Village Grand Prix

Air Date: 1982-11-03

Ep.81 Penguin Village Grand Prix Part II

Air Date: 1982-11-10

Ep.82 Penguin Village Grand Prix Part III

Air Date: 1982-11-17

Ep.83 Penguin Village Mystery

Air Date: 1982-11-24

Ep.84 The Big Head is Coming

Air Date: 1982-12-01

Ep.85 The Fearful Vegetable Man

Air Date: 1982-12-08

Ep.86 The Secret of Arale's Birth

Air Date: 1982-12-15

Ep.87 Arale the Super Prize Girl

Air Date: 1982-12-22

Ep.88 Story of the Red Sandal Strap

Air Date: 1982-12-29

Ep.89 Here Comes the Tsuns

Air Date: 1983-01-05

Ep.90 Heart Pounding! School Panic

Air Date: 1983-01-12

Ep.91 Look, Look, the Lensmen

Air Date: 1983-01-19

Ep.92 Shooting Star Wish Star

Air Date: 1983-01-26

Ep.93 Luck In, Evil Out in Space

Air Date: 1983-02-02

Ep.94 An Angel Lives!

Air Date: 1983-02-09

Ep.95 Nikochan Flies

Air Date: 1983-02-16

Ep.96 Ghost Date

Air Date: 1983-02-23

Ep.97 Love is a Punch to the Heart

Air Date: 1983-03-02

Ep.98 Farewell, Tsuns

Air Date: 1983-03-09

Ep.99 Mr. Skop Awakes

Air Date: 1983-03-16

Ep.100 Official Business! Space Detective Story

Air Date: 1983-03-23

Ep.101 The Secret of Mashirito Castle

Air Date: 1983-03-30

Ep.102 Adventure, Adventure, Big Adventure!!

Air Date: 1983-04-06

Ep.103 The Thief who Loved Books

Air Date: 1983-04-13

Ep.104 HareHore Arale's Field Trip

Air Date: 1983-04-20

Ep.105 Three Suppamans

Air Date: 1983-04-27

Ep.106 The Yellow Carp Banner of Happiness

Air Date: 1983-05-04

Ep.107 Transform Konkon Helment

Air Date: 1983-05-11

Ep.108 Welcome Mr. Yakuza

Air Date: 1983-05-18

Ep.109 Continue! We are the Suppamen

Air Date: 1983-05-25

Ep.110 Chibiru and the Devil's Big Dictionary

Air Date: 1983-06-01

Ep.111 Kinoko, Teacher for a Day

Air Date: 1983-06-08

Ep.112 Four Angry Rogues

Air Date: 1983-06-15

Ep.113 Love Excursion SOS!!

Air Date: 1983-06-22

Ep.114 Arale's Picture Diary

Air Date: 1983-06-29

Ep.115 The Demon of Penguin Village

Air Date: 1983-07-06

Ep.116 Super Baseball

Air Date: 1983-07-13

Ep.117 Goodbye Great King Nikochan

Air Date: 1983-07-20

Ep.118 Space Showdown! Arale VS Komattachan

Air Date: 1983-07-27

Ep.119 Runabout Youth

Air Date: 1985-07-31

Ep.120 Decision! Penguin Village's Champion

Air Date: 1983-08-10

Ep.121 Mystery Beauty Disappeared in the Fog

Air Date: 1983-08-17

Ep.122 Lovelove Contact

Air Date: 1983-08-24

Ep.123 Hurray! Epic Battle for Proposal

Air Date: 1983-08-31

Ep.124 Marriage! Marriage!! Professor and Teacher

Air Date: 1983-09-07

Ep.125 Flying in the Sky Honeymoon of Love

Air Date: 1983-09-14

Ep.126 Exciting Newlywed Life

Air Date: 1983-09-21

Ep.127 Arale Watch Out! The Strongest Rival Appears

Air Date: 1983-09-28

Ep.128 Torn Between Justice and Love

Air Date: 1983-10-05

Ep.129 Finally Appears! Hit Man Senbee

Air Date: 1983-10-12

Ep.130 I'm Obocchaman

Air Date: 1983-10-19

Ep.131 Hurry! Telepathy of Love

Air Date: 1983-10-26

Ep.132 Heart Pounding Tonight

Air Date: 1983-11-02

Ep.133 There is a Placement Test

Air Date: 1983-11-09

Ep.134 Gacchan Gacchan

Air Date: 1983-11-23

Ep.135 Yay! Bori Bari Bori Bari

Air Date: 1983-11-30

Ep.136 Suppaman's Brother Appears!

Air Date: 1983-12-14

Ep.137 Nab that Crook!

Air Date: 1983-12-21

Ep.138 Christmas Day Hurts

Air Date: 1983-12-28

Ep.139 Episode 139

Air Date: 1984-01-11

Ep.140 Go For It Arale! Earth's Greatest Crisis!!

Air Date: 1984-01-18

Ep.141 Mashirito Achieves His Goal?!

Air Date: 1984-01-25

Ep.142 Episode 142

Air Date: 1984-02-01

Ep.143 Senbei Died?!

Air Date: 1984-02-08

Ep.144 Episode 144

Air Date: 1984-02-15

Ep.145 Episode 145

Air Date: 1984-02-22

Ep.146 Burn! Suppaman

Air Date: 1984-02-29

Ep.147 Your and My Journey

Air Date: 1984-03-07

Ep.148 Episode 148

Air Date: 1984-03-14

Ep.149 Episode 149

Air Date: 1984-03-21

Ep.150 Shape Up Miss Midori

Air Date: 1984-03-28

Ep.151 Turbo-kun is Born!!

Air Date: 1984-04-04

Ep.152 Father is an Alien?!

Air Date: 1984-04-11

Ep.153 Onigokko of Fear

Air Date: 1984-04-18

Ep.154 Episode 154

Air Date: 1984-04-25

Ep.155 Episode 155

Air Date: 1984-05-02

Ep.156 Episode 156

Air Date: 1984-05-09

Ep.157 This is a Dream!!

Air Date: 1984-05-16

Ep.158 Wanted Restaurant

Air Date: 1984-05-23

Ep.159 I'm Sorry at Midnight

Air Date: 1984-05-30

Ep.160 Episode 160

Air Date: 1984-06-06

Ep.161 Ncha! Great King Enma

Air Date: 1984-06-13

Ep.162 Episode 162

Air Date: 1984-06-20

Ep.163 Who is the Strongest in the World!!

Air Date: 1984-06-27

Ep.164 I Did It! I Did It! World's Number One!!

Air Date: 1984-07-04

Ep.165 Episode 165

Air Date: 1984-07-11

Ep.166 Episode 166

Air Date: 1984-07-18

Ep.167 Episode 167

Air Date: 1984-07-25

Ep.168 Episode 168

Air Date: 1984-08-01

Ep.169 Episode 169

Air Date: 1984-08-08

Ep.170 Episode 170

Air Date: 1984-08-15

Ep.171 Episode 171

Air Date: 1984-08-22

Ep.172 Episode 172

Air Date: 1984-08-29

Ep.173 Episode 173

Air Date: 1984-09-05

Ep.174 Episode 174

Air Date: 1984-09-12

Ep.175 Episode 175

Air Date: 1984-09-19

Ep.176 Episode 176

Air Date: 1984-09-26

Ep.177 Episode 177

Air Date: 1984-10-03

Ep.178 Episode 178

Air Date: 1984-10-03

Ep.179 Episode 179

Air Date: 1984-10-03

Ep.180 Episode 180

Air Date: 1984-10-03

Ep.181 Episode 181

Air Date: 1984-10-03

Ep.182 Episode 182

Air Date: 1984-10-03

Ep.183 Episode 183

Air Date: 1984-10-03

Ep.184 Episode 184

Air Date: 1984-10-03

Ep.185 Episode 185

Air Date: 1984-10-03

Ep.186 Episode 186

Air Date: 1984-10-03

Ep.187 Episode 187

Air Date: 1984-10-03

Ep.188 Episode 188

Air Date: 1984-10-03

Ep.189 Episode 189

Air Date: 1984-10-03

Ep.190 Episode 190

Air Date: 1984-10-03

Ep.191 Episode 191

Air Date: 1984-10-03

Ep.192 Episode 192

Air Date: 1984-10-03

Ep.193 Episode 193

Air Date: 1984-10-10

Ep.194 Episode 194

Air Date: 1984-10-17

Ep.195 Episode 195

Air Date: 1984-10-24

Ep.196 Episode 196

Air Date: 1984-10-31

Ep.197 Episode 197

Air Date: 1984-11-07

Ep.198 Episode 198

Air Date: 1984-11-14

Ep.199 Episode 199

Air Date: 1984-11-21

Ep.200 Episode 200

Air Date: 1984-11-28

Ep.201 Episode 201

Air Date: 1984-12-05

Ep.202 Episode 202

Air Date: 1984-12-12

Ep.203 Episode 203

Air Date: 1984-12-19

Ep.204 Episode 204

Air Date: 1984-12-26

Ep.205 Episode 205

Air Date: 1985-01-02

Ep.206 Episode 206

Air Date: 1985-01-09

Ep.207 Episode 207

Air Date: 1985-01-16

Ep.208 Episode 208

Air Date: 1985-01-23

Ep.209 Episode 209

Air Date: 1985-01-30

Ep.210 Episode 210

Air Date: 1985-02-06

Ep.211 Episode 211

Air Date: 1985-02-13

Ep.212 Episode 212

Air Date: 1985-02-20

Ep.213 Episode 213

Air Date: 1985-02-27

Ep.214 Episode 214

Air Date: 1985-03-06

Ep.215 Episode 215

Air Date: 1985-03-13

Ep.216 Episode 216

Air Date: 1985-03-20

Ep.217 Episode 217

Air Date: 1985-03-27

Ep.218 Episode 218

Air Date: 1985-04-03

Ep.219 Episode 219

Air Date: 1985-04-10

Ep.220 Episode 220

Air Date: 1985-04-17

Ep.221 Episode 221

Air Date: 1985-04-24

Ep.222 Episode 222

Air Date: 1985-05-01

Ep.223 Episode 223

Air Date: 1985-05-08

Ep.224 Episode 224

Air Date: 1985-05-15

Ep.225 Episode 225

Air Date: 1985-05-22

Ep.226 Episode 226

Air Date: 1985-05-29

Ep.227 Episode 227

Air Date: 1985-06-05

Ep.228 Episode 228

Air Date: 1985-06-12

Ep.229 Episode 229

Air Date: 1985-06-19

Ep.230 Episode 230

Air Date: 1985-06-26

Ep.231 Episode 231

Air Date: 1985-07-03

Ep.232 Episode 232

Air Date: 1985-07-10

Ep.233 Episode 233

Air Date: 1985-07-17

Ep.234 Episode 234

Air Date: 1985-07-24

Ep.235 Episode 235

Air Date: 1985-07-31

Ep.236 Episode 236

Air Date: 1985-08-07

Ep.237 Episode 237

Air Date: 1985-08-14

Ep.238 Episode 238

Air Date: 1985-08-21

Ep.239 Episode 239

Air Date: 1985-08-28

Ep.240 Episode 240

Air Date: 1985-09-04

Ep.241 Episode 241

Air Date: 1985-09-11

Ep.242 Episode 242

Air Date: 1985-09-18

Ep.243 Episode 243

Air Date: 1986-02-19