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For other uses, see Doraemon (disambiguation).

Japanese manga series by Fujiko Fujio

Doraemon

Volume 1 of Doraemon

ドラえもん

Genre Comedy,[1] science fiction[2]

Manga

Written by Fujiko Fujio

Published by Shogakukan

English publisher CN

21st Century Publishing House

(bilingual English-Chinese)

JP
 Shogakukan (bilingual)

NA

Fujiko Pro

SG

Shogakukan Asia

Imprint Tentōmushi Comics

Magazine Various Shogakukan children's

magazines

Demographic Kodomo

Original run August 8, 1969

(adverts)
January 1970
(first full story published) – June 23,
1996

Volumes 45 (List of volumes)

Anime television series

Doraemon (1973 anime)

Doraemon (1979 anime)

Doraemon (2005 anime)

Related works

The Doraemons

Dorabase

 Anime and manga portal

Doraemon (Japanese: ドラえもん Japanese pronunciation: [do̞ ɾa̠e̞mõ̞ ɴ]) is a Japanese

manga series written and illustrated by Fujiko Fujio, the pen name of the duo Hiroshi
Fujimoto and Motoo Abiko. The series has also been adapted into a successful anime series
and media franchise. The story revolves around an earless robotic cat named Doraemon,
who travels back in time from the 22nd century to aid a boy named Nobita Nobi (野比のび
太, Nobi Nobita).

The first full story in the Doraemon manga series was published in January 1970. A pre-
advertisement for the manga was published in six different magazines in December 1969. A
total of 1,465 stories were created in the original series, which are published by Shogakukan.
It is one of the best-selling manga in the world, and has sold over 100 million copies as of
2015[update].
The volumes are collected in the Takaoka Central Library in Toyama, Japan, where Fujiko
Fujio was born. Turner Broadcasting System bought the rights to the Doraemon anime series
in the mid-1980s for an English-language release in the United States,[3] but cancelled it
without explanation before broadcasting any episodes. In July 2013, Voyager Japan
announced the manga would be released digitally in English via the Amazon Kindle e-book
service.

Awards for Doraemon include the Japan Cartoonists Association Award for excellence in
1973, the first Shogakukan Manga Award for children's manga in 1982, and the first Osamu
Tezuka Culture Award in 1997. In March 2008, Japan's Foreign Ministry appointed
Doraemon as the nation's first "anime ambassador." A Ministry spokesperson explained the
novel decision as an attempt to help people in other countries understand Japanese anime
better and to deepen their interest in Japanese culture.[4]

The Foreign Ministry action confirms that Doraemon has come to be considered a Japanese
cultural icon. In India, its Hindi, Telugu and Tamil translation has been telecasted, where the
anime version is the highest-rated kids' show; winning the Best Show For Kids award twice at
the Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards India in 2013 and 2015. In 2002 Time Asia magazine
acclaimed the character as an "Asian Hero" in a special feature survey. An edited English dub
distributed by TV Asahi aired on Disney XD in the United States started on July 7, 2014. On
August 17, 2015, another English dubbed version distributed by Luk Internacional began
broadcasting on Boomerang UK. The film series is the largest by number of admissions in
Japan.

Contents

1Plot

2Media

2.1Manga

2.2Anime

2.2.1Feature films

2.3Video games

2.4Musical

3Merchandise

4Reception

5Legacy

6See also

7Notes

8References

9External links
Plot

See also: List of Doraemon characters

Doraemon, a cat robot from the 22nd century, is sent to help Nobita Nobi, a young boy, who
scores poor grades and is frequently bullied by his two classmates, Gian and Suneo. So that
his descendants can improve their lives, Doraemon is sent to take care of Nobita by Sewashi
Nobi, Nobita's future grandson. Doraemon has a four-dimensional pouch in which he stores
unexpected gadgets that improve his life. He has many gadgets, which he gets from The
Future Departmental Store, such as Bamboo-Copter, a small piece of headgear that can
allow its users to fly; Anywhere Door, a pink-colored door that allows people to travel
according to the thoughts of the person who turns the knob; Time Kerchief, a handkerchief
that can turn an object new or old or a person young or old; Translator Tool, a cuboid jelly
that can allow people to converse in any language across the universe; Designer Camera, a
camera that produces dresses; and many more.

Nobita's closest friend and love interest is Shizuka Minamoto, who eventually becomes his
wife in the future and has a child with him named Nobisuke Nobi (the same name as
Nobita's father). Nobita is often bullied by Takeshi Goda (nicknamed "Gian"), and Suneo
Honekawa (Gian's sidekick), but they are shown to be friends in some of the episodes. In
most episodes, a typical story consists of Nobita taking a gadget from Doraemon for his
needs eventually causing more trouble than he was trying to solve.

Media

Manga

See also: List of Doraemon chapters and List of Doraemon Plus chapters

The first appearance of Doraemon, who came via the time machine.

In December 1969 the Doraemon manga appeared in six different children's monthly
magazines published by Shogakukan. The magazines were aimed at children from nursery
school to fourth grade. In 1977 CoroCoro Comic was launched as the flagship magazine of
Doraemon.[5]

Since the debut of Doraemon in 1969, the stories have been selectively collected into forty-
five tankōbon volumes, which were published under Shogakukan's Tentōmushi Comics
imprint, from 1974 to 1996. Shogakukan published a master works collection consisting of
twenty volumes between July 24, 2009 and September 25, 2012.[6][7]
In addition, Doraemon has appeared in a variety of manga series by Shōgakukan. In 2005
Shōgakukan published a series of five more manga volumes under the title Doraemon+
(Doraemon Plus), which were not found in the forty-five original volumes. On December 1,
2014, a sixth volume of Doraemon Plus was published. This was the first volume in eight
years.[8]

There have been two series of bilingual, Japanese and English, volumes of the manga by
SHOGAKUKAN ENGLISH COMICS under the title Doraemon: Gadget Cat from the Future, and
two audio versions.[9][10] The first series has ten volumes and the second six.[9] In addition,
21st Century Publishing House (二十一世纪出版社集团) released bilingual English-Chinese
versions in Mainland China.[11]

In July 2013, Fujiko Fujio Productions announced that they would be collaborating with
ebook publisher Voyager Japan and localization company AltJapan Co., Ltd. to release an
English-language version of the manga in full color digitally via the Amazon Kindle platform
in North America.[12] Shogakukan released the first volume in November 2013.[13] This
English version incorporates a variety of changes to character names; Nobita is "Noby",
Shizuka is "Sue", Suneo is "Sneech", and Gian is "Big G", while dorayaki is "Yummy
Bun/Fudgy Pudgy Pie."[14] A total of 200 volumes have been released.

The manga has been published in English in print by Shogakukan Asia, using the same
translation as the manga available on Amazon Kindle. Unlike the Amazon Kindle releases
these volumes are in black and white instead of color. They have released four volumes.[15]

Shogakukan started digital distribution of all forty-five original volumes throughout Japan
from July 16, 2015.[16]

Anime

After a brief first attempt at an animated series in 1973 by Nippon Television, Doraemon
remained fairly exclusive in manga form until 1979 when a newly formed animation studio,
Shin-Ei Animation (now owned by TV Asahi) produced an animated second attempt of
Doraemon.[17] This series became incredibly popular, and ended with 1,787 episodes on
March 25, 2005. In Asia, this version is sometimes referred to as the Ōyama Edition, after the
voice actress who voiced Doraemon in this series.[18]

Celebrating the anniversary of the franchise, a third Doraemon animated series began airing
on TV Asahi on April 15, 2005, with new voice actors and staff, and updated character
designs.[19] This version is sometimes referred to in Asia as the Mizuta Edition, as Wasabi
Mizuta is the voice actress for Doraemon in this series.[18]

On May 12, 2014, TV Asahi Corporation announced an agreement with The Walt Disney
Company to bring the 2005 series to the Disney XD television channel in the United States
beginning in the summer of that year.[20][21][22] Besides using the name changes that were
used in AltJapan's English adaptation of the original manga, other changes and edits have
also been made to make the show more relatable to an American audience, such as
Japanese text being replaced with English text on certain objects like signs and graded
papers, items such as yen notes being replaced by US dollar bills, and the setting being
changed from Japan to the United States.[23] Confirmed cast member of the new American
adaptation include veteran anime voice actress Mona Marshall of South Park fame in the
title role of Doraemon and Johnny Yong Bosch of Power Rangers and Bleach fame as Noby.
The English dub is produced by Bang Zoom! Entertainment.[24] Initial response to the edited
dub was positive.[25] The Disney adaptation began broadcast in Japan on Disney Channel
from February 1, 2016. The broadcast offered the choice of the English voice track or a
newly recorded Japanese track by the US cast.[26]

In EMEA regions, the series is licensed by LUK International.[27] The series began broadcast
in the United Kingdom on August 17, 2015, on Boomerang.[28]

Feature films

Further information: List of Doraemon films

In 1980, Toho released the first of a series of annual feature-length animated films based on
the lengthy special volumes published annually. Unlike the anime and manga (some based
on the stories in select volumes), they are more action-adventure oriented and have more of
a shōnen demographic, taking the familiar characters of Doraemon and placing them in a
variety of exotic and perilous settings. Nobita and his friends have visited the age of the
dinosaurs, the far reaches of the galaxy, the depths of the ocean, and a world of magic.
Some of the films are based on legends such as Atlantis, and on literary works including
Journey to the West and Arabian Nights. Some films also have serious themes, especially on
environmental topics and the use of technology. Overall, the films have a somewhat darker
tone in their stories, unlike the manga and anime.

Video games

Further information: List of Doraemon video games

There are 63 Japanese-only Doraemon video games, ranging from platformer games to RPG
games, beginning with the Emerson's Arcadia 2001 system. Doraemon can also be seen in
Namco's popular Taiko no Tatsujin rhythm game series like Taiko no Tatsujin (11 – 14 only),
Metcha! Taiko no Tatsujin DS: Nanatsu no Shima no Daibouken, Taiko no Tatsujin Wii, Taiko
no Tatsujin Plus, and Taiko no Tatsujin DS: Dororon! Yokai Daikessen!!. The Japanese version
of Microsoft's 3D Movie Maker contained a Doraemon-themed expansion pack. The first
Doraemon game to receive a Western release was Doraemon Story of Seasons (2019).

Musical

Doraemon the Musical: Nobita and the Animal Planet ( 舞台版ドラえもん のび太とアニマ
ル惑星プラネット。, Butaiban Doraemon: Nobita to Animaru Puranetto) was a 2008
musical based on the 1990 anime film of the same name.[29] It debuted at Tokyo
Metropolitan Art Space on September 4, 2008, running through September 14.[30] Wasabi
Mizuta voiced Doraemon.

Merchandise

The Doraemon franchise has had numerous licensed merchandise. In 1999, Doraemon
licensed merchandise sold ¥83.01 billion in Japan, where it was the fifth highest-grossing
franchise annually.[31] Doraemon licensed merchandise in Japan later sold ¥50 billion in
2000,[32] ¥36.84 billion in 2001,[31] ¥30 billion in 2003,[32] ¥106.06 billion during 2004–
2008,[31] and ¥51.9 billion during 2010–2012,[31] adding up to at least ¥357.81 billion
($4,484.4 million) licensed merchandise sales in Japan by 2012. Global retail sales of
Doraemon licensed merchandise later generated $557 million in 2015,[33] and $551 million
in 2016.[33] As of 2016[update], Doraemon has generated at least $5.592 billion in licensed
merchandise sales.

Reception

Until 2015, more than 100 million tankobon copies of the manga have been sold, and the
anime series is available in over 30 countries.[34][35] The Doraemon film series sold more
than 103 million tickets at the Japanese box office by 2015, surpassing Godzilla as the
highest-grossing film franchise in Japan,[36] and the films grossed over $1.6 billion at the
worldwide box office, making Doraemon the highest-grossing anime film franchise.[a]

Doraemon was awarded the first Shogakukan Manga Award for children's manga in 1982. In
1997, it was awarded the first Osamu Tezuka Culture Award.[37] In 2008, the Japanese
Ministry of Foreign Affairs appointed Doraemon as the first anime cultural ambassador.[38]
[39][40]

On 22 April 2002, on the special issue of Asian Hero in Time magazine, Doraemon was
selected as one of the 22 Asian Heroes. Being the only anime character selected, Doraemon
was described as "The Cuddliest Hero in Asia".[41] In 2005, the Taiwan Society of New York
selected Doraemon as a culturally significant work of Japanese otaku pop-culture in its
exhibit Little Boy: The Arts of Japan's Exploding Subculture, curated by renowned artist
Takashi Murakami.[42]

Jason Thompson praised the "silly situations" and "old fashioned, simple artwork", with
Doraemon's expression and comments adding to the "surrounding elementary-school
mischief".[10]

On September 3, 2012, Doraemon was granted official residence in the city of Kawasaki, one
hundred years before he was born.[43]

With the 2013 film, Doraemon: Nobita no Himitsu Dōgu Museum, Doraemon has surpassed
Godzilla in terms of overall ticket sales for a film franchise as Toho's most lucrative movie
property. The 33-year series (1980–2013) has sold a combined 100 million tickets vs. the 50-
year Godzilla series (1954–2004), which sold a combined 99 million tickets.[44] It also
became the largest franchise by numbers of admissions in Japan.[45]

The Doraemon anime series is India's highest-rated children's television show as of

2017[update], with a total of 478.5 million viewers across Hungama TV and Disney Channel
India.[46] Doraemon is similarly popular in neighbouring Pakistan, where the Hindi-dubbed
version is aired (Hindi and Urdu are mutually intelligible). Its popularity has led to
controversy in both countries. In 2016, politicians and conservative activists in both India
and Pakistan campaigned to ban the show from television because they claimed it "corrupts
children."[47][48] In India, legal notices were served against several companies in India,
targeting Doraemon and Crayon Shin-chan, as having an adverse effect on children. The
Government of Bangladesh banned the Indian feeds of Disney Channel and Disney XD in
February 2013 as the show Doraemon was being broadcast continuously throughout the day
in Hindi In Pakistan, Doraemon was targeted by the political party Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf
as having a negative impact on children, because of Nobita's constant reliance on
Doraemon's gadgets to solve problems, and they attempted to ban 24 hour cartoon
channels in general, because of their supposed ruining of children's minds. They also
attempted to ban the Hindi dub of the series, as Pakistan's official language is Urdu.[49]
Legacy

Shuttle bus featuring Doraemon to Fujiko F. Fujio Museum in Kawasaki

A Fujiko F. Fujio museum opened in Kawasaki on September 3, 2011, featuring Doraemon as

the star of the museum.[50][51]

As one of the oldest, continuously running icons, Doraemon is a recognizable character in

this contemporary generation. Nobita, the show's protagonist, is a break from other
characters typically portrayed as special or extraordinary, and this portrayal has been seen
as reasons of its appeal as well as the contrary, especially in the United States.[52] Mexican
filmmaker Guillermo del Toro considers Doraemon to be "the greatest kids series ever
created".[53]

ESP Guitars have made several Doraemon guitars aimed at children.[54][55]

In late 2011, Shogakukan and Toyota joined forces to create a series of live-action
commercials as part of Toyota's ReBorn ad campaign. The commercials depict the characters
nearly 20 years older. Hollywood actor Jean Reno plays Doraemon.[56]

Doraemon has become a prevalent part of popular culture in Japan. Newspapers also
regularly make references to Doraemon and his pocket as something with the ability to
satisfy all wishes. The series is frequently referenced in other series such as Gin Tama and
Great Teacher Onizuka.[57][58]

Doraemon appears in appeals for charity. TV Asahi launched the Doraemon Fund charity
fund to raise money for natural disasters.[59]

Doraemon, Nobita, and the other characters also appear in various educational manga.[60]
[61]

Doraemon appeared in the 2016 Summer Olympics closing ceremony to promote the 2020
Summer Olympics in Tokyo.[62][63]

See also

Anime and manga portal

List of non-Japanese Doraemon versions

Doraemon in India

Doraemon in the United States

Doraemon in Vietnam
Dorabase, a spin-off about robot cats who can play in a baseball team.

Ninja Hattori-kun

21 Emon, a manga by Fujiko F. Fujio set in the same universe.

Kiteretsu Daihyakka

Notes

^ See List of Doraemon films § Box office performance

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