CARTOONIST 17 SEASONS DESCRIBE BACKGROUND, CHARACTER & STORYLINE DECEMBER 2020 43 MOVIES (1980 - 2022) AMIERAKAHAR 3212010221
BACKGROUND DORAEMON Doraemon is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Fujiko F. Fujio. The manga was first serialized in December 1969, with its 1,345 individual chapters compiled into 45 tankōbon volumes and published by Shogakukan from 1970 to 1996. 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. The manga series was licensed for an English language release in North America, via Amazon Kindle, by a collaboration of Fujiko F. Fujio Pro with Voyager Japan and AltJapan Co., Ltd. The anime series was licensed by Disney for an English-language release in North America in 2014, and LUK International in Europe, the M i d d l e East and Africa. Doraemon was well-received by critics and became a hit in many Asian countries. It won numerous awards, including the Japan Cartoonists Association Award in 1973 and 1994, the Shogakukan Manga Award for children’s manga in 1982, and the Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize in 1997. By 2019, it has sold over 250 million copies worldwide, becoming one of the best-selling manga series in history. The Doraemon character has been viewed as a Japanese cultural icon, and was appointed as the first “anime ambassador” in 2008 by the country’s Foreign Ministry. The manga spawned a media franchise. Three anime TV series have been adapted in 1973, 1979, and 2005. Ad d i t i o n a l l y, S h i n - E i A n i m a t i o n has produced over forty animated films, including two 3D computer animated films, all of which are distributed by Toho. Various types of merchandise and media have been developed, including soundtrack albums, video games, and musicals.
Nobita Nobi is a ten-year-old Japanese school boy, who is kindhearted and honest, but also lazy, unlucky, weak, gets bad grades and is bad at sports. One day, a robot cat from the 22nd century named Doraemon is sent back to the past by Nobita’s future grandchild, Sewashi Nobi, to take care of Nobita so that his descendants can have a better life. Doraemon has a four-dimensional pouch in which he stores tools, inventions, and gadgets from the future to aid Nobita whenever he is faced with a problem. Although Doraemon is a cat robot, he has a fear of mice because of an incident where robotic mice chewed off his ears. This is why Doraemon lost his original yellow color and turned blue, from sadness. Nobita has three main friends: Takeshi Goda (nicknamed Gian), Suneo Honekawa (Gian’s sidekick), and Shizuka Minamoto, Nobita’s best friend and loveinterest. Gian is a strong, leading and domineering boy, but also loyal to his friends. Suneo is a wealthy and spoiled boy who uses his friendship with Gian to win the respect of other schoolmates. Shizuka is a gentle and kind girl who frequently plays with Nobita. Nobita has a crush on Shizuka; she is his prospective future wife (Nobita’s future wife is initially Gian’s younger sister). Although Gian and Suneo are Nobita’s friends, they also typically bully and abuse him. Nobita normally responds by using Doraemon’s gadgets to fight back against them, but Nobita has a tendency to get carried away with using the gadgets (or Gian and Suneo, if they steal it away), which typically results in unintended consequences for him and others. In addition to Gian, Suneo, and Shizuka, Dorami and Hidetoshi Dekisugi (common name Dekisugi) are also recurring characters. Dorami is Doraemon’s younger sister, and Dekisugi is a gifted student boy who as Shizuka’s close friend, frequently attracts the jealousy of Nobita.
CHARACTER Nobita is the main character of the series and the center of the story. He wears glasses, a red or yellow polo shirt with a white collar, and blue shorts. Nobita’s character flaws are endless: he is lazy, uncoordinated, dimwitted, frail, plainlooking, unlucky, and bad at sports. Nobita’s typical day consists of arriving late on classes, scoring zeros in his tests, getting lectured by his teacher, being bullied by his classmates Gian and Suneo, and getting scolded by his mom for his sloth. Shizuka, usually called Shizuchan or Shizuka-chan, is the smart, kind, and pretty neighborhood girl who is the object of Nobita’s affections. She takes baths several times a day. Somehow, Nobita always seem to unintentionally walk in on her (via the Dokodemo Door) while she is still in the bathtub. She is also known for taking piano lessons unwillingly, which is sometimes used as an excuse for declining to hang out with Nobita. Due to Doraemon’s intervention, Shizuka will become Nobita’s wife in the future timeline. Doraemon possesses a fourth-dimensional pocket from which he can acquire various kinds of futuristic tools, gadgets, and playthings from a future department store. Doraemon originally had ears but they were bitten off by a robotic mouse in the 22nd century. As a result, he developed a morbid fear of mice despite being a robotic cat. Doraemon’s favourite food is dorayaki, a Japanese treat filled with red bean paste. DORAEMON NOBI NOBITA SHIZUKA MINAMOTO
Takeshi, usually known by the nickname “Gian” from English word “giant”, is the big, strong, and quick-tempered local bully. He is known for his confidence in his terrible singing voice. He also frequently steals other children’s toys and books under the pretext of “borrowing” them, unless the toy is damaged. However, he does not hesitate to help them, including Nobita when they are in real trouble, which often occurs in the movies. Although Nobita is often blamed for the losses against the baseball team’s rival, the “Tyranos”, Gian and Suneo still force Nobita to play because they do not have enough players. Suneo is the fox-faced (inherited from his mother) rich kid who loves to flaunt his material wealth before everyone. He is often seen with Gian, serving as Gian’s lackey while they bully Nobita together. This is only because Suneo avoids being suffered under the wrath of Jian’s bullish trait. Some of the stories start with Suneo showing off some new video game or toy which evokes Nobita’s envy. In some scenes, Suneo is seen as a narcissist who loves to stare at himself in the mirror while telling himself that he is the most handsome guy in the world. TAKESHI GODA SUNEO HONEKAWA
STORYLINE Doraemon is one of the most popular manga and anime series in Japan. The main character Doraemon is a cat-shaped robot who came from the future. It was created by the famous manga creator Fujiko F Fujio. It was serialized in monthly elementary school children’s magazines from 1969 and it is still running today. The manga has become a TV anime in 1973. The first series lasted a half year, but they made another series in 1973 based on a new story called Doraemon Returns. Then another series started in 2005 and it has been continuing ever since. The TV program lasts only 30 minutes, but Fujiko also wrote longer stories for the movies. The first movie ‘Nobita’s Dinosaur’ was made in 1980, and then 40 other movies were made based on long stories. DORAEMON SECRET GADGETS Takecopter Dokodemo-door Time machine Copy Robot It all starts on a New Year’s Day, when Doraemon suddenly appears from the drawer of Nobita’s desk. Doraemon comes from the future, and is with Nobita’s great-greatgrandson, Sewashi. He has a problem with heavy debt caused by the bankruptcy of Nobita’s company. Sewashi came from the 22nd century to see Nobita to change the future, and he brought Doraemon to look after him. Nobita is an unmotivated and lazy elementary schoolboy. He is often bullied by Jaian who is the boss of the kids. Jaian has Suneo, a luck-pusher, in tow. Doraemon has a four-dimensional pocket in his belly and he takes out various secret gadgets to save Nobita in any crisis. He likes Shizuka, a kind-hearted girl. They may get married in the future.
In 1980, Japanese sci-fi film, Doraemon: Nobita’s Dinosaur, arrived in cinemas. The film, based on the popular Doraemon Manga series, offered lots of animated adventure, alongside a story about dinosaurs and time travel. Due to the popularity of Doraemon: Nobita’s Dinosaur many, many, many more Doraemon movies quickly followed. These movies popped up on an annual basis, building up a significant collection of Doraemon films in the process. But how many Doraemon movies are there? For all the details and more, keep reading. Doraemon: Nobita and the Legend of the Sun King (2000) Doraemon: Nobita and the Winged Braves (2001) Doraemon: Nobita and the Robot Kingdom (2002) Doraemon: Nobita and the Wind Wizard (2003) Doraemon: Nobita’s Wannyan Space-Time Odyssey (2004) Doraemon: Nobita’s Dinosaur 2006 (2006) Doraemon: Nobita and the Green Giant Lizard 2008 (2008) Doraemon: The New Record of Nobita: Spaceblazer (2009) Doraemon: Nobita’s Great Battle of the Mermaid King (2010) Doraemon: Nobita and the New Steel Troops – Winged Angels (2011) Doraemon: Nobita and the Island of Miracles – Animal Adventure (2012) Doraemon: Nobita no Himitsu Dōgu Museum (2013) Stand by Me Doraemon (2014) Doraemon: Nobita no Space Heroes (2015) Doraemon: Nobita and the Birth of Japan 2016 (2016) Doraemon the Movie 2017: Great Adventure in the Antarctic Kachi Kochi (2017) Doraemon: Nobita’s Treasure Island (2018) Doraemon: Nobita’s Chronicle of the Moon Exploration (2019) Doraemon: Nobita’s New Dinosaur (2020) Stand by Me Doraemon 2 (2020) Doraemon: Nobita’s Little Star Wars 2021 (2022) Doraemon: Nobita’s Sky Utopia (2023) LIST OF ALL DORAEMON MOVIE
Nobita Nobi is an elementary student who hates studying, is bad at sports, and does everything halfheartedly. He is a pushover, unlucky, and fearful of many things. His personality makes him a failure in life, even affecting his progeny. This causes his great-great-grandchild, Sewashi, to take control of the situation. Sewashi travels back in time from the 22nd century to the 20th century to meet Nobita, who is shocked to see him appear out of his drawer alongside a blue robotic cat. Frustrated after seeing Nobita’s hopeless state, Doraemon decides to go back to the future. However, Sewashi activates a program within Doraemon that prevents him from doing so. Forced to stay, Doraemon helps Nobita using futuristic gadgets through his fourdimensional pocket—a bag containing anything inside it. Can Doraemon bring Nobita happiness and return to the future? MOVIE DORAEMON Doraemon: Nobita and the Windmasters, Doraemon Nobita to Fushigi Kazetsukai, also known as Doraemon and the Wind People, is a 2003 Japanese animated science fantasy film which premiered on March 8, 2003 in Japan, based on the 23rd volume of the same name of the Doraemon Long Stories series. It’s the 24th Doraemon film. One day, Nobita runs into a creature-like ball of wind, which came from a faraway land, but blew into their neighbourhood following the recent typhoon that went through the area. Nobita names it Fuuko. Eventually, he, Doraemon and their friends take it to a vast countryside through the Anywhere Door. There, they learn about the Wind and Storm Villages, and Fuuko’s real identity. Soon, Nobita and his friends have to protect Fuuko from the Storm Village and a now-possessed Nobuo, who is being controlled by the spirit of the Storm Village’s former leader. THE FAMOUS MOVIE DORAEMON DORAEMON : NOBITA AND THE WINDMASTERS ( THE MOST SADDEST OF MOVIE DORAEMON )
SEASONS DORAEMON Doraemon, a robotic cat, travels back in time from the 22nd century to aid a schoolboy named Nobita and teach him important lessons about integrity, courage, family values and respect for elders. TV Asahi currently holds distribution and licensing rights to Doraemon. However, they mentioned that due to the show’s success in India, they would be continuing their contract with Disney Channel India for Doraemon to air in India. Doraemon is also streaming on Disney+ Hotstar. They also noted the show’s success in Spain, Portugal, and the rest of Europe. Seasons doraemon start from season 1 (2015) until season 17 (2022) Cast of the 2005 version, with the art style used since July 2017 Cast of the 1981