A giant monster mom picks a fight with a tiny super-powered robot girl. Chaos ensues.
At the Penguin Village, the dinosaurs styled monster named Dodongadon appeared. But he was small as Arale and did not have strong power. Arale defeat him very easily, and Dodongadon called his mother Mamangadon. She was huge and had a big power. How Arale can defeat this big monster?
Writing
Toriyama's absurdist humor hits peak randomness.
Practical Effects
Hand-drawn monster mom has surprisingly expressive animation.
Director
Yukio Kaizawa
Kenji Utsumi
Senbei Norimaki (voice)
Mami Koyama
Arale Norimaki (voice)
Keiko Yamamoto
Dodongadon (voice)
Tomie Kataoka
Mamangadon (voice)
Yoko Kawanami
Midori Yamabuki (voice)
Daisuke Gori
Chief Gyaos (voice)
Ginzo Matsuo
Principal (voice)
Mami Matsui
Akane Kimidori (voice)
Masato Hirano
Pagos (voice)
Tomoko Naka
Donbe (voice)
Toru Furuya
Suppaman (voice)
Yukimasa Kishino
Gala (voice)
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This 1993 short captures peak Toriyama absurdism before Dragon Ball Z dominated global anime—pure Penguin Village weirdness with zero stakes.
Mamangadon's design parodies 1950s kaiju films, specifically the 'monster parent attacks city' trope—played completely for laughs instead of destruction.
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