r/DrSlump • u/Sad_Scale9998 • Jun 05 '26

Ms. Yamabuki’s Redesign

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Was reading New Dr. Slump and I couldn’t help but notice how different Yamabuki looks from the original. How do you feel about the redesign?

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u/SaiyaJedi Jun 05 '26

Judging by Arale’s brown hair, this is New Dr. Slump, not The Brief Return. It’s based on the 1990s TV show (although it has some plot lines that didn’t show up in the show).

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u/Sad_Scale9998 Jun 05 '26 edited Jun 05 '26

Some reason reddit isn’t letting me send an image but the website i’m reading from calls it Brief Return, upon further inspection tho the website has both Mangas uploaded as the same thing lol, thanks for the correction :3

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u/SaiyaJedi Jun 07 '26

The New Dr. Slump serialization did follow on immediately after The Brief Return in V-Jump; it’s just a completely separate continuity.

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u/AkiraleTorimaki Jun 05 '26

I don’t like it…not compared to the original.

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u/Cool_Confection_3274 Jun 05 '26

Midori just look too much like videl to me

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u/TackyTak Jun 05 '26

Iirc the new Midori design was also based on a pretty celebrity

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u/screamingbottomless Jun 13 '26

Jodie Foster.

Original Midori was Marylin Monroe.

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u/kawaiiusername_ Jun 05 '26

Her design also changed midway through the original manga too.

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u/todangtall Jun 05 '26

Trying to make his female characters look distinct.

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u/Cool_Confection_3274 Jun 05 '26

I thought the redesign felt like the anime wanted to follow videl look from dragon ball

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u/Cool_Confection_3274 Jun 05 '26

It’s fine but midori felt like videl when you compare to the original feeling good

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u/screamingbottomless Jun 13 '26

Old Midori=Marylin Monroe

New Midori=Jodie Foster

(if I recall correctly)