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Recurring Dōgu: taketombo (竹とんぼ herikoputā (ヘリコプター
Recurring Dōgu: taketombo (竹とんぼ herikoputā (ヘリコプター
Recurring Dōgu: taketombo (竹とんぼ herikoputā (ヘリコプター
Other dōgu
Of the approximately 4,500 different dōgu featured in Doraemon, most appear only once:
• Memory bread (アンキパン Anki pan?)is a bread used to imprint pages, which after ingestion, will imbue
the consumer with the content imprinted on the bread.
• Restoring beam is a lamp which is able to restore broken items back to their original state.
• Animal biscuits (変身ビスケット Henshin Bisuketto?, it means Transforming Biscuit) are animal crackers
which transforms the consumer into the animal the biscuit is shaped after for a short period of time.(5
minutes)
• Air glue allows the user to stick things in the air.
• Air Crayons are used to draw things in the air, which then become real. The air eraser is used to erase the
drawings.
• Almighty pass is a passport which grants the holder access to anywhere and anything without cost or
identification. Nobita once used the pass for free taxi rides, going into pubs, and visiting a famous celebrity's
house. The pass is very expensive and has an expiration date which requires renewal.
• Anything Mine Gas is a gas that makes anything sprayed with it attracted to the sprayer and flee from
anyone else.
• Shocker Gun is a gun that emits a strong electrical beam, powerful enough to bring down a horse.
• Chocolate Heart is heart-shaped chocolate that causes the consumer to have the same idea as, or agree
with, the person who eats the first piece.
• Deep sea cream allows the user to go underwater for extended periods of time without need for air or
insulation from the cold.
• Confessors' Crickets are small robotic crickets which enter a designated target's nostrils and forces the
person to confess everything he/she did wrong--from silly blunders to major crimes. The crickets can only be
expelled from their targets through a forced sneeze induced by pepper.
• Fluffy medicine considerably lightens the weight of the users, allowing them to float into the sky. Taking
too much at once can be disastrous.
• Instant Christmas tree is a Christmas tree that grows instantly when planted. Similar tools include the
instant vine, which grows into the sky moments after planting.
• Cloud hardening gas is a gas which solidifies clouds upon application, allowing the clouds to be walked
upon. Doraemon and his friends once used this gas to construct a cloud city.
• Bamboo horse (ウマタケ Umatake?, A play on takeuma, which means "bamboo stilts") is a hybrid creature
combining the horse and the bamboo, but is highly temperamental. It needs to be fed carrots and cared for to
become loyal. Doraemon gives one to Nobita in order for Nobita to win a stilts walking contest.
• Bird hats are hats shaped like heads of birds. The wearer will have the same ability as the type of bird
worn. For example an owl hat will make the wearer inactive during daytime, while an albatross hat requires
the wearer to sprint before flying.
• Mini-airplanes are miniature toy airplanes (modeled after WWI aircrafts) which can be piloted. The users
shrink themselves down by stepping on the airplane's cockpit, after which they can engage other users in
dogfights. The pilot is automatically ejected with a parachute after their plane is shot down.
• Choto Ma-timer A time stopping Pocket Watch. With a simple touch of its upper button, time freezes
around the user, as another touch restores Time Flow. (Seen on "The Night before the Wedding" Special.)
• Antenna allows the user to be prepared for hazards in advance. For instance, the antenna induced Nobita's
dad (Nobisuke) to bring a spare pair of pants before going out because it knew he will be splashed with water
from a puddle later.
• Anywhere Gas serves the same function as the Anywhere Door except it's in the form of a pink mist
emitted by a machine. It was used once in the "Nobita and the Animal Planet" movie before blowing up at the
end. The product itself was removed from the 22nd Century market due to its instability and customer
complaints.
• Lucky Star An edible Star-Shaped sweet which grants its user 3 hours of striking Luck. Nobita used it to
rescue one of his friends in Nobita and the Animal Planet movie with some cunning and startling luck.
• Lightning cloud is a small floating cloud which unleashes lightning bolts when activated by a pulling
switch. Doraemon gives it to Nobita to help him overcome his fear of thunder. The lightning bolts are not as
strong as the real thing but powerful enough to frighten people and wreak havoc.
• Sticker of truth is a small rubber sticker which can be stuck to anyone in order to make the wearer tell the
truth. Nobita once used it on Suneo because Suneo was flattering people for his own selfish motives.
• Air tubes are nose plugs that allow the user to breathe freely underwater.
• Sea water filter is a straw-like device that instantly filters seawater when the user drinks through it.
• Water pressure gun is the underwater version of the air pressure gun. It was used by Nobita in one story to
fend off a shark attack.
• Weather Machine is used in many episodes to freely control weather. Works by inserting weather cards
into the machine.
• Magic Hands are gloves that, well... It puts your arms to shame. Nobita used them to pick on people
without actually standing next to them.
• Magic Oshiri is a (rubber?) torso which causes pain to that area when spanked. Its like Magic Hands made
for spanking.
• Adaptation beam is another often-used gadget which enables the user to adapt to any kind of hostile
environments, including outer space and deep undersea.
• Shadow separation scissors are scissors which can turn a person's shadows into physical beings which then
can be commanded by its owner. However, the shadow must be "glued" back after a certain amount of time or
it will replace the owner and turn the owner into its shadow.
• Underwater firewood is firewood that can be burned underwater.
• Reverse bulbs are light bulbs which will turn surrounding areas to darkness when switched on.
• Time TV is a portable television which can broadcast events in the past or the future.
• Secret keeping dog is a piggy bank-like dog. The user writes his or her secret on a piece of paper and feed
it to the dog for safekeeping. But when the dog is fed with too many secrets, it will expel all the papers from
its mouth.