Season 1 (1981)
Episodes: 243
Star Cast: Mami Koyama , Kenji Utsumi , Mitsuko Horie , Kazuko Sugiyama ,
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