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**Senbei Norimaki**
An inventor living in Penguin Village, Senbei Norimaki sports bushy black hair, a mustache, and a portly physique. He occasionally transforms into a taller, more handsome version when confident, typically wearing a lab coat or a "Slump"-labeled cap. Initially conceived as the series' main character, editorial focus shifted to his creation, Arale, due to perceived limitations in his solo appeal; his intentionally un-cool design prevented outshining his creator's self-image.
Senbei demonstrates exceptional scientific ingenuity paired with significant eccentricity and disastrously flawed judgment, often producing absurdly impractical inventions. His lecherous tendencies frequently motivate creations aimed at voyeurism or romance. As a youth attending Penguin Village Middle School, he developed feelings for his teacher, inventing early devices like a talking alarm clock and a future-predicting camera. His life changed upon creating the android Arale, whom he initially presented as his younger sister. He later adopted Gatchan, a winged baby discovered during time travel.
His romantic pursuits culminated in an accidental marriage proposal to Midori Yamabuki while she used the bathroom, leading to their wedding. They subsequently had a biological son, Turbo. Despite family responsibilities, Senbei retains idiosyncratic traits like greeting others with "N'Cha" and prioritizing trivial inventions over domestic stability. His inventions include the Big-Small Ray Gun, See-Thru Glasses, a time machine called the Time Slipper, and the K-9 Robot designed to track Arale using her panties' scent.
In crossovers with Dragon Ball, Senbei's technical skills falter against advanced technology, failing to repair Bulma's Dragon Radar; Turbo covertly fixed it to spare him embarrassment. Later, Senbei attended Dragon Ball Super's "World Invention Award," winning with his Reality Machine #2. During the film "Tasuketa Same ni Tsurerarete," he accompanied Arale and his family to an underwater kingdom after Arale rescued a shark, though his role remained peripheral.
Senbei lost his parents in childhood, developing an animosity toward dogs after one insulted his intelligence. Professionally, assistants handled background artwork for his notoriously deadline-driven creative process, with his wife occasionally assisting under time constraints. The series concludes with Senbei balancing inventiveness and family life in Penguin Village, maintaining his core personality amidst ongoing misadventures.
An inventor living in Penguin Village, Senbei Norimaki sports bushy black hair, a mustache, and a portly physique. He occasionally transforms into a taller, more handsome version when confident, typically wearing a lab coat or a "Slump"-labeled cap. Initially conceived as the series' main character, editorial focus shifted to his creation, Arale, due to perceived limitations in his solo appeal; his intentionally un-cool design prevented outshining his creator's self-image.
Senbei demonstrates exceptional scientific ingenuity paired with significant eccentricity and disastrously flawed judgment, often producing absurdly impractical inventions. His lecherous tendencies frequently motivate creations aimed at voyeurism or romance. As a youth attending Penguin Village Middle School, he developed feelings for his teacher, inventing early devices like a talking alarm clock and a future-predicting camera. His life changed upon creating the android Arale, whom he initially presented as his younger sister. He later adopted Gatchan, a winged baby discovered during time travel.
His romantic pursuits culminated in an accidental marriage proposal to Midori Yamabuki while she used the bathroom, leading to their wedding. They subsequently had a biological son, Turbo. Despite family responsibilities, Senbei retains idiosyncratic traits like greeting others with "N'Cha" and prioritizing trivial inventions over domestic stability. His inventions include the Big-Small Ray Gun, See-Thru Glasses, a time machine called the Time Slipper, and the K-9 Robot designed to track Arale using her panties' scent.
In crossovers with Dragon Ball, Senbei's technical skills falter against advanced technology, failing to repair Bulma's Dragon Radar; Turbo covertly fixed it to spare him embarrassment. Later, Senbei attended Dragon Ball Super's "World Invention Award," winning with his Reality Machine #2. During the film "Tasuketa Same ni Tsurerarete," he accompanied Arale and his family to an underwater kingdom after Arale rescued a shark, though his role remained peripheral.
Senbei lost his parents in childhood, developing an animosity toward dogs after one insulted his intelligence. Professionally, assistants handled background artwork for his notoriously deadline-driven creative process, with his wife occasionally assisting under time constraints. The series concludes with Senbei balancing inventiveness and family life in Penguin Village, maintaining his core personality amidst ongoing misadventures.