Dr. Slump & Arale-chan Summer Anime Festival Special with Queen Millennia (found TV special of Japanese anime with original commercials and ending; 1981)

A screenshot from the special.

Status: Found

Date found: 30 Mar 2020 (original); 22 Oct 2020 (subs)

Found by: The Skaro Hunting Society, shiteatersubs

Dr. Slump & Arale-chan Summer Anime Festival Special with Queen Millennia is a 1981 TV special that is a collaboration of the anime series Dr. Slump: Arale-chan (aired from 1981 to 1986) and Queen Millennia (aired from 1981 to 1982). No one knew about the special until it was found.

Airing

According to listings, the special aired on July 25th, 1981 next to Dr. Slump and Arale-chan: Huh!? Penguin Village Through the TV Jack. The special was originally called Summer Anime Matsuri Special: Arale-chan's Family Appears! Who is Queen Millennia!?.

Availability

For years, the special was lost and barely anyone knew about it until on March 30th, 2020, the orginal special was found by The Skaro Hunter Society. Apparently the version on the official Queen Millennia DVD had some "interlacing issues". On October 22nd, the original special was subtitled by shiteaterdubs from the Betamax rip from Skaro Hunting Society, including multiple specials from official DVD rips that were subtitled which were also founded by Skaro.

External Links

• My Anime List page for Dr. Slump: Arale-chan. Retrieved 23 Oct '20
• Wikipedia page for Queen Millennia. Retrieved 23 Oct '20
• MEGA folder for original versions of multiple specials. Retrieved 23 Oct '20
• List of Dr. Slump Arale-chan episodes. Retrieved 23 Oct '20
• Subtitled version of the Queen Millennia special Retrieved 24 Oct '20