Midori Norimaki (山吹みどり), née Midori Yamabuki (則巻みどり), 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 used 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
Midori as a child being adopted by the royal family of planet Takeya-Saodake
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.
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
Video game appearances
- Famicom Jump: Hero Retsuden
- Jump Ultimate Stars
- Dr. Slump: Arale-Chan
- Dragon Ball: Origins 2
- J-Stars Victory Vs
Voice actresses
- Japanese: Mariko Mukai (1980's series), Yūko Minaguchi (1997 series)
Trivia
- 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 | |
|---|---|
| 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 | |
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