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+ | |JapName = 山吹みどり<br>則巻みどり |
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+ | |RomName = Norimaki Midori<br>Yamabuki Midori |
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+ | |AltName = Midori Yamabuki<br>Miss Yamabuki<br>Mrs. Norimaki<br>Tammy Lefox ([[Harmony Gold Dub]])<br>Panna Bominua (Polish dub of Dr. Slump)<br>Zofia Zawierucha (Polish translation of manga) |
| − | |FirstApp = Manga: "Hello!"<br>Anime: "Hey! Friends" |
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|Appears in = {{Slump}}{{DB Series|DB|DBS}} |
|Appears in = {{Slump}}{{DB Series|DB|DBS}} |
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| + | |manga debut="[[w:c:drslump:Here Comes Arale!|Here Comes Arale!]]" |
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| + | |anime debut="[[w:c:drslump:Hey! Friends|Hey! Friends]]" |
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|Date of birth = [[Age 722]] |
|Date of birth = [[Age 722]] |
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+ | |Race = [[Earthling]] |
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+ | |Gender = Female |
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+ | |Address = [[W:c:Drslump:Norimaki Residence|1 Flying Squirrel]], Dr. [[Penguin Village]], [[Gengoro Island]] |
| − | |Occupation = Princess of Takeya-Saodake< |
+ | |Occupation = Middle School Teacher<br>Princess of Takeya-Saodake <small>(''Hoyoyo! Space Adventure'' only)</small> |
| − | |FamConnect = [[Senbei Norimaki]] (husband)<br>[[Arale Norimaki]] (surrogate daughter)<br>[[Turbo Norimaki]] (son)<br>[[W:c:Drslump:Nitro Norimaki|Nitro Norimaki]] (daughter)<br> |
+ | |FamConnect = [[Senbei Norimaki]] (husband)<br>[[Arale Norimaki]] (surrogate daughter)<br>[[Turbo Norimaki]] (son)<br>[[W:c:Drslump:Nitro Norimaki|Nitro Norimaki]] (daughter)<br>[[Gatchan|Gajira "Gatchan" Norimaki]] #1 and #2 (surrogate children)<br>King Saodake (adoptive father, ''Hoyoyo! Space Adventure'' only)<br>Queen Takeya (adoptive father, ''Hoyoyo! Space Adventure'' only) |
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+ | {{nihongo|'''Midori Norimaki'''|則巻みどり|Norimaki Midori}}, née {{nihongo|'''Midori Yamabuki'''|山吹みどり|Yamabuki Midori}}, is the wife of [[Senbei Norimaki]] and mother of [[Turbo Norimaki]], and a teacher at [[Penguin Village]] Middle School. |
==Appearance== |
==Appearance== |
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[[File:Midori.jpg|left|thumb|Midori as she first appears in ''Dr. Slump'']] |
[[File:Midori.jpg|left|thumb|Midori as she first appears in ''Dr. Slump'']] |
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| − | Midori has big curly blonde hair. In her appearance in Dragon Ball she wears a pink dress. One notable trait about her appearance is that she looks similar to Akane which Akane |
+ | Midori has big curly blonde hair. In her appearance in Dragon Ball she wears a pink dress. One notable trait about her appearance is that she looks similar to Akane which Akane uses as a prank on Senbei by dressing up as her. During the Penguin Village Grand Prix race, Midori and Akane teamed up and attempted to cheat by having the other hide out far near the finish line to be ahead of everyone but failed because of falling down a cliff. |
==Biography== |
==Biography== |
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===Background=== |
===Background=== |
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| + | In her first appearance, Midori Yamabuki works as a teacher at Penguin Village Junior High School, and first meets Senbei as he is attempting to enroll [[Arale Norimaki|Arale]] in school under the guise of being his younger sister. Senbei is immediately smitten with Midori, and tries multiple times to woo her throughout the course of the ''Dr. Slump'' series, most of which are unsuccessful. |
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| − | [[Image:Midori Adopted.png|thumb|left|Midori as a child being adopted by the royal family of planet Takeya-Saodake]] |
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| − | As a child, Midori went to an amusement park in Metropolis Island with her parents, she got lost and accidentally wandered into a private spaceship belonging to the royal family of Planet Takeya-Saodake. When the spaceship left off to Takeya-Saodake, King Saodake and Queen Takeya who had no children adopted Midori as their daughter. Years later, they found Midori's real parents and returned her to [[Earth]] where Midori promised to succeed the throne for them in the future if they ever get old and fall ill. |
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| + | At one point, Midori is over at Senbei's house for dinner, and goes to use the bathroom. Senbei walks by the bathroom and talks to himself, jokingly asking Midori to marry him, then laughs it off. However, Midori is in earshot and overhears, and immediately accepts (it is implied before that she had been very desperate to get married), much to Senbei's surprise. The two are promptly wed, and Midori moves in with Senbei. |
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| + | Eventually, Midori and Senbei give birth to a child named Turbo Norimaki, who develops psychic powers due to an accident involving being hit with an alien spacecraft. |
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===''Dragon Ball''=== |
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{{Main|"Future" Trunks Saga}} |
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| + | Midori appears in the beginning of the ''[[Dragon Ball Super (anime)|Dragon Ball Super]]'' episode "[[Goku vs. Arale! An Off-the-Wall Battle Spells the End of the Earth?]]", and is greeted briefly by Arale while she is out shopping with Turbo. Despite several decades having passed since her appearance in ''[[Dragon Ball (anime)|Dragon Ball]]'', she appears to not have aged at all, as is the case with the other citizens of Penguin Village. |
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| + | In the sequel manga ''The Brief Return of Dr. Slump'' (which presumably takes place around the time of ''[[Dragon Ball GT]]'' due to Goku, [[Trunks]], and [[Pan]] making a brief appearance), Midori is shown to have given birth to a second child with Senbei named [[w:c:drslump:Nitro Norimaki|Nitro Norimaki]]. |
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*Japanese: '''[[Mariko Mukai]]''' (1980's series), '''[[Yūko Minaguchi]]''' (1997 series) |
*Japanese: '''[[Mariko Mukai]]''' (1980's series), '''[[Yūko Minaguchi]]''' (1997 series) |
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==Trivia== |
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| + | *Midori's physical appearance was based off of famous actress [[wikipedia:Marilyn Monroe|Marilyn Monroe]]. |
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| + | **In the 1997 ''Doctor Slump'' anime, Midori is modeled after actress [[wikipedia:Jodie Foster|Jodie Foster]] instead. |
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*Her name is a reference to the Japanese version of the early-childhood show ''Romper Room'', whose female host was always referred to as "Midori-sensei". |
*Her name is a reference to the Japanese version of the early-childhood show ''Romper Room'', whose female host was always referred to as "Midori-sensei". |
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*There is an unnamed teacher at [[Orange Star High School]] in ''[[Dragon Ball Z: Buu's Fury]]'' that has the same design that Midori had in the earlier portion of ''Dr. Slump''. |
*There is an unnamed teacher at [[Orange Star High School]] in ''[[Dragon Ball Z: Buu's Fury]]'' that has the same design that Midori had in the earlier portion of ''Dr. Slump''. |
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Revision as of 12:23, 9 February 2020
Midori Norimaki (則巻みどり Norimaki Midori), née Midori Yamabuki (山吹みどり Yamabuki Midori), is the wife of Senbei Norimaki and mother of Turbo Norimaki, and a teacher at Penguin Village Middle School.
Appearance
Midori as she first appears in Dr. Slump
Midori has big curly blonde hair. In her appearance in Dragon Ball she wears a pink dress. One notable trait about her appearance is that she looks similar to Akane which Akane uses as a prank on Senbei by dressing up as her. During the Penguin Village Grand Prix race, Midori and Akane teamed up and attempted to cheat by having the other hide out far near the finish line to be ahead of everyone but failed because of falling down a cliff.
Biography
Background
In her first appearance, Midori Yamabuki works as a teacher at Penguin Village Junior High School, and first meets Senbei as he is attempting to enroll Arale in school under the guise of being his younger sister. Senbei is immediately smitten with Midori, and tries multiple times to woo her throughout the course of the Dr. Slump series, most of which are unsuccessful.
At one point, Midori is over at Senbei's house for dinner, and goes to use the bathroom. Senbei walks by the bathroom and talks to himself, jokingly asking Midori to marry him, then laughs it off. However, Midori is in earshot and overhears, and immediately accepts (it is implied before that she had been very desperate to get married), much to Senbei's surprise. The two are promptly wed, and Midori moves in with Senbei.
Eventually, Midori and Senbei give birth to a child named Turbo Norimaki, who develops psychic powers due to an accident involving being hit with an alien spacecraft.
Dragon Ball
Red Ribbon Army Saga
Main article: General Blue Saga
Midori in Dragon Ball
While Goku was in Penguin Village looking for his Dragon Balls and getting his Dragon Radar fixed by Senbei, Midori made Goku some cookies. She witnessed General Blue being defeated by Arale.
Dragon Ball Super
"Future" Trunks Saga
Main article: "Future" Trunks Saga Midori appears in the beginning of the Dragon Ball Super episode "Goku vs. Arale! An Off-the-Wall Battle Spells the End of the Earth?", and is greeted briefly by Arale while she is out shopping with Turbo. Despite several decades having passed since her appearance in Dragon Ball, she appears to not have aged at all, as is the case with the other citizens of Penguin Village.
The Brief Return of Dr. Slump
In the sequel manga The Brief Return of Dr. Slump (which presumably takes place around the time of Dragon Ball GT due to Goku, Trunks, and Pan making a brief appearance), Midori is shown to have given birth to a second child with Senbei named Nitro Norimaki.
Video Game Appearances
- Famicom Jump: Hero Retsuden
- Jump Ultimate Stars
- Dr. Slump: Arale-Chan
- Dragon Ball: Origins 2
- J-Stars Victory Vs
Voice Actors
- Japanese: Mariko Mukai (1980's series), Yūko Minaguchi (1997 series)
- Funimation dub: Susan Huber
Trivia
- Midori's physical appearance was based off of famous actress Marilyn Monroe.
- In the 1997 Doctor Slump anime, Midori is modeled after actress Jodie Foster instead.
- Her name is a reference to the Japanese version of the early-childhood show Romper Room, whose female host was always referred to as "Midori-sensei".
- There is an unnamed teacher at Orange Star High School in Dragon Ball Z: Buu's Fury that has the same design that Midori had in the earlier portion of Dr. Slump.
Gallery
 Midori speaking to Taro in Dr. Slump  Midori bringing food to the kids in Dragon Ball  Midori brings lunch  Midori (left) examining the Dragon Radar  Midori (right) helping Senbei figure out the bleeper .png "MidoriDAG(DB).png (175 KB)") Midori looking down at Goku  Midori feels bad for Goku  Midori  Midori in the Dr. Slump remake  Midori meets Senbei  Midori's design in Super |
| Penguin Village residents | |
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| Norimaki Family | Senbei Norimaki • Arale Norimaki • Gatchan • Midori Norimaki • Turbo Norimaki • Obotchaman • Reality Machine |
| Kimidori Family | |
| Soramame Family | |
| Tsun Family | |
| Penguin Village Police Force | |
| Extraterrestrial Residents | |
| Other Residents | |
| Poops | |
| Related articles | |