Doraemon

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Doraemon
Original title ド ラ え も ん
transcription Doraemon
genre Comedy , Science Fiction Kodomo
Manga
country JapanJapan Japan
author Fujiko Fujio
publishing company Shogakukan
magazine CoroCoro Comic
First publication December 1969 - June 1996
expenditure 45
Anime television series
Country of production JapanJapan Japan
original language Japanese
year 1973
Episodes 26th
idea Fujiko Fujio
First broadcast April 1 - September 30, 1973 on Nippon TV
synchronization
Anime television series
Country of production JapanJapan Japan
original language Japanese
Year (s) 1979-2005
Studio Shin-egg animation
Episodes 1787 and 30 specials
First broadcast Apr. 2, 1979 - March 18, 2005 on TV Asahi
synchronization
Anime television series
Country of production JapanJapan Japan
original language Japanese
Year (s) since 2005
Episodes 583
First broadcast April 15, 2005 on TV Asahi
synchronization
Doraemon as an advertising character for a Japanese freight forwarding company

Doraemon ( Japaneseド ラ え も ん) is a manga series by the draftsman duo Fujiko Fujio , which appeared in Japan from 1969 to 1996 and is also the name of the main character. In Asia is Doraemon as well known as Mickey Mouse in the Western world. The numerous episodes of the cartoon series are often provided with educational requirements. They have been translated into a number of languages. In the West, it was most successful in Italy and Spanish-speaking countries.

action

The robot Doraemon is sent from the 22nd century to the present. The great-great-grandson of Nobita tries to ensure that the clumsy Nobita is saved from his greatest mistakes, leads a carefree life and does not get into difficulties that will affect the future. In particular, Doraemon should make sure that Nobita does not get lost in trouble unnecessarily and marries Shizuka as intended.

The stories follow predefined patterns. Nobita comes home crying and calls out loud to Doraemon: "Doraemon, help me!". Together they go through some adventures and overcome Nobita's problems, which range from school problems to anger with classmates to insecurities in dealing with girls. To help Nobita, Doraemon keeps conjuring up new, imaginative devices from the future out of his pocket. Often, however, Nobita gets even deeper into the mess through their use.

characters

Doraemon (ド ラ え も ん)

The blue robot Doraemon has a cat-like appearance. His ears have been nibbled off by a robot mouse, which is why he is terrified of mice, even though they cannot actually harm the robot. It weighs 129.3 kilograms, is 129.3 cm tall, can jump 129.3 cm into the air and runs at speeds of up to 129.3 km / h. On his stomach he wears a bag, the Yojigen-Poketto , in German a four-dimensional bag that opens into another spatial continuum and therefore offers an infinite amount of space. If necessary, he takes all kinds of objects from the future out of his pocket, such as an everywhere door and various other technical toys. Its name is derived from Dorayaki , a Japanese sweet, and "mon" for monster.

Nobi Nobita (野 比 の び 太)

Nobita is in the 4th grade, is often unable to concentrate, does not do very well at school and easily gets into trouble. Despite all of his weaknesses, he is still a lovable boy with his heart in the right place. In the future, he and Shizuka will get married and have children, but all too often it doesn't look like it in the present.

Minamoto Shizuka (源 静香)

Shizuka is the only girl in the stories. She is charming, adorable, and loved by all the guys in the class. She knows as little as he does that she will marry Nobita. She lives in the neighborhood, does very well at school and loves bathing. Many episodes are about Nobita trying to impress her with Doraemon's help.

Honekawa Suneo (骨 川 ス ネ 夫)

Honekawa Suneo is a fox-faced creep. He lies and deceives himself through life. He is quite bright and has an exceptionally good general knowledge. He's vulgar and spoiled, and gets almost anything he wants. Most of all, he wants Doraemon to live with him and give him everything he doesn't have yet. His best friend is Jyian. He's constantly picking on Nobita and getting him into trouble. He's secretly in love with Shizuka. Although he is a braggart and a snob, he is sometimes portrayed quite graciously. Of course, his bad character quickly comes out again afterwards.

Gōda Takeshi (剛 田 武)

Gōda Takeshi (Jaian) is the group's tyrant. He's tough and strong and can't sing. He and Suneo always pick on Nobita. He's often jealous of them because of all the things Nobita and Suneo get. So he takes the toys away from them and torments them. He likes to read comic books, and his school grades are not particularly good, but not as bad as Nobita's either. Like Nobita, he always gets into trouble. He also has a younger sister: Jaiko (ジ ャ イ 子).

Dekisugi Hidetoshi (出 木 杉 英才)

Dekisugi Hidetoshi is an all-round perfect person. He's top of the class, athletic, and quite popular. Only Suneo is more popular because he gives gifts to the girls in the neighborhood. He is very kind, humble and never brags. Nobita always tries to get Dekisugi to do his homework to make his school day a little easier.

analysis

Each of the stories is eight to ten pages long. The basic scheme is the interaction between the little boy and his robot, which leads to strange chaos under ever new circumstances. This scheme also occurs in other Japanese children's series, but Doraemon is the most important representative. Another formulation of this scheme is that of combining an everyday scene with a single extraordinary element - the robot Doraemon - which sets a chain of events in motion. Similarly already worked Obake no Q-taro from the same Zeichnerduo, but with a spirit rather than a robot.

The series is aimed at preschoolers. Many of the short stories have a moral or lesson, such as an ecological one. Anthropomorphic animals often play a role in this, similar to that in fables. The ecological messages show the influences of Buddhism in Japan, which teaches compassion for all things to respect and protect nature. There are also nostalgic reviews of nature that has been lost through modernity. In addition to these references to Japanese moral concepts, the stories also take up Japanese holidays, legends and episodes of Japanese history. Despite the ecological or moral messages, the stories are generally positive about technology and convey an optimistic picture of human development. According to some cultural scholars, the constant protection shown and the fulfillment of all children's wishes by Doraemon are also a reflection of the psychological needs of young children.

Manga

According to Fujimoto, earlier experiences with series for children contributed to the creation of the series. Among them particularly Obake no Q-tarō from 1964. What has proven to be successful has now been expanded in Doraemon . The first manga appeared from December 1969 simultaneously in various children's magazines aimed at children of different ages. In each of the monthly magazines, a manga was published that was tailored precisely to the respective age group. Doraemon later switched to quarterly and then monthly magazines until the Shogakukan publishing house finally published CoroCoro Comic in 1979 , which initially dealt exclusively with Doraemon .

The series was published in 45 edited volumes from 1974 to 1996, Shogakukan also used several episodes in various manga magazines. An English translation was published by Shogakukan English Comics from 2002 to 2005. The series is widespread in East and Southeast Asia. The first publication in Hong Kong appeared under the name Ding Dong in 1975 in the magazine Yitung Lokyun in a completely redrawn and colored version with Chinese names. For a long time , Doraemon came there and from here to the Southeast Asian states only in the form of commercially distributed, unlicensed copies before license agreements were concluded in the 1990s. Translations have also appeared in France, Spain, Italy and Latin America.

Anime television series

A first adaptation of the manga as an anime series for Japanese television was made in 1973 by Nippon Television Dōga . Based on the scripts by Haruya Yamazaki and Yoshitake Suzuki and directed by Mitsuo Kaminashi , 26 episodes were produced. The artistic direction was Shōhei Kawamoto . It was broadcast from April 1 to September 30, 1973 on Nippon TV . Internationally, the series was shown in Spain, Mexico, Italy and the Philippines.

In 1979 Shin-Ei Animation began producing a new season . Directed by Tsutomu Shibayama , authors were Fumihiko Shimo , Hideki Sonoda , Masaki Tsuji and Takashi Yamada . The character design comes from Eiichi Nakamura . The series aired on TV Asahi from April 2, 1979 . It ran until March 25, 2005 and reached 1787 episodes. It was broadcast on television in English, Spanish, French, Italian, Portuguese, Arabic and Tagalog.

On April 15, 2005, a new season started for Doraemon's 25th birthday . This was again created by Shin-Ei Animation, first under director Kōzō Kusuba , then Soichiro Zen . The first broadcast takes place on TV Asahi. Internationally there are broadcasts in English, French, Spanish, Italian, Arabic, Tagalog, Polish and Portuguese.

synchronization

role Japanese voice ( seiyū ) 1973 Japanese voice 1979 Japanese voice 2005
Doraemon Kōsei Tomita , Masako Nozawa Nobuyo Oyama Megumi Oohara
Nobita Yoshiko Ohta Noriko Ohara Wasabi Mizuta
Nobisuke Nobi Ichirō Murakoshi Masayuki Katō , Yōsuke Naka Yasunori Matsumoto
Tamako Nobi Noriko Ohara Sachiko Chijimatsu Tomoko Kawakami
Jaian / Takeshi Gōda Kaneta Kimotsuki Kazuya Tatekabe Subaru Kimura
Masako Ebisu Shizuka Minamoto
Suneo Honekawa Shun Yashiro Kaneta Kimotsuki Tomokazu Seki

music

The music for the first season was composed by Nobuyoshi Koshibe and Shunsuke Kikuchi . The opening credits are Doraemon and the credits are Doraemon Rumba , both by Harumi Naitoh.

For the second season, Shunsuke Kikuchi composed the music. The preludes are:

  • Doraemon no Uta by Kumiko Oosugi, Nobuyo Oyama
  • Boku Doraemon by Nobuyo Oyama, Koorogi '73
  • Doraemon no Uta by Satoko Yamano
  • Doraemon no Uta from Tokyo Purin
  • Doraemon no Uta by Misato Watanabe
  • Doraemon no Uta by AJI

The following songs were used for the end credits:

  • Doraemon Ekaki-uta from Nobuyo Oyama
  • Aoi Sora wa Pocket sa by Kumiko Oosugi
  • Doraemon Ondo by Nobuyo Oyama, Koorogi '73
  • Dorami-chan Ekaki-uta by Keiko Yokozawa
  • Maru-gao no Uta from Nobuyo Oyama
  • Boku-tachi Chikyuu-jin by Mitsuko Horie
  • Santa Claus wa Doko no Hito by Nobuyo Oyama
  • Aozora-tte Iina by Mitsuko Horie
  • Ashita mo Tomodachi by Yui Nishiwaki
  • Boku Doraemon 2112 by Nobuyo Oyama, Koorogi '73
  • Mata Aeru Hi made by Yuzu
  • Tanpopo no Uta from The Alfee
  • YUME-biyori by Hitomi Shimatani
  • Aa Iina! by W [Double You]

The music for the third season was composed by Kan Sawada and Shunsuke Kikuchi . The preludes are:

  • Doraemon no Uta from Twelve Girls Band
  • Hug Shichao by Rimi Natsukawa
  • Yume wo Kanaete Doraemon by mao

The credits were underlaid with the song Odore Dore Dora Doraemon Ondo by Wasabi Mizuta.

Special offers

In addition to the series, several television films were broadcast:

title Original title year length
Oshogatsu da yo! Doraemon お 正月 だ よ! ド ラ え も ん 1979 60 min
Doraemon and Itchy the Stray 1979
Doraemon Meets Hattori the Ninja 1979
Doraemon's Time Capsule for 2001 1979
Doraemon: Come back Doraemon 1979
Doraemon: Featherplace 1979
Aki there! Ichiban Doraemon Matsuri 秋 だ! 一番 ド ラ え も ん 祭 り 1986
Haru there! Ichiban Doraemon Matsuri 春 だ! 一番 ド ラ え も ん 祭 り 1986
Natsu there! Ichiban Doraemon Matsuri 夏 だ! 一番 ド ラ え も ん 祭 り 1986
Doraemon: It's winter! 1986
Doraemon: Summer Holiday 1986
Doraemon: Treasure of the Shinugumi Mountain 1986
X'mas da yo! Doraemon & Doraemons Chō Special X 'マ ス だ よ! ド ラ え も ん & ド ラ え も ん ズ 超 ス ペ シ ャ ル !! 1996

cinemamovies

The first full-length Doraemon animes were produced in 1980, and new films have been released every spring since then. The plot was partly relocated to exotic or prehistoric locations and legends and literary models were used in some films, which gave the films a more adventurous character. The films have always been among the most successful anime films of the year from the start and each grossed well over 1 billion yen. In the 1980s, the tickets were sold as double or triple tickets, as was customary at the time, mostly together with monster real films such as the Godzilla series. In 1997, Nobita's Clockwork City Adventure grossed 2 billion yen and the 27th film Doraemon: Nobita no Shin Makai Daibōken - Shichinin no Mahōtsukai , which came into Japanese cinemas in 2007 , grossed $ 33.1 million, making it the second most successful anime film of the year and seventh among all films in Japan.

title Original title year length
Doraemon: Nobita No Kyoryu の び 太 の 恐 竜 1980 92 min
Doraemon: Nobita no Uchū Kaitakushi の び 太 の 宇宙 開拓 史 1981 91 min
ド ラ え も ん ぼ く 、 桃 太郎 の な ん な の さ 1981 46 min
Doraemon: Nobita no daimakyo ド ラ え も ん の び 太 の 大 魔境 1982 92 min
ド ラ え も ん の び 太 の 海底 鬼 岩 城 1983 95 min
ド ラ え も ん の び 太 の 魔界 大 冒 険 1984 98 min
ド ラ え も ん の び 太 の 宇宙 小 戦 争 (リ ト ル ・ ・ ス タ ー ウ ォ ー ズ) 1985 98 min
Doraemon: Nobita to Tetsujin Heidan ド ラ え も ん の び 太 と 鉄 人 兵 団 1986 97 min
Doraemon: Nobita to Ryu no Kishi ド ラ え も ん の び 太 と 竜 の 騎士 1987 93 min
ド ラ え も ん の び 太 の パ ラ レ ル 西遊記 1988 90 min
ド ラ え も ん の び 太 の 日本 誕生 1989 100 min
ド ラ え も ん の び 太 と ア ニ マ ル 惑星 (プ ラ ネ ッ ト) 1990 100 min
ド ラ え も ん の び 太 の ド ラ ビ ア ン ナ イ ト 1991 100 min
Doraemon: Nobita to Kumo no Ōkoku ド ラ え も ん の び 太 と 雲 の 王国 1992 100 min
ド ラ え も ん の び 太 と ブ リ キ の 迷宮 1993 100 min
ド ラ え も ん の び 太 と 夢幻 三 剣 士 1994 100 min
ド ラ え も ん の び 太 の 創世 日記 1995 98 min
2112: nen Doraemon Tanjō ド ラ え も ん 2112 年 ド ラ え も ん 誕生 1995 30 min
Doraemon: Nobita to Ginga Chō Tokkyū [Express] ド ラ え も ん の び 太 と 銀河 超 特急 (エ ク ス プ レ ス) 1996 97 min
ド ラ え も ん の び 太 の ね じ 巻 き 都市 (シ テ ィ ー) 冒 険 記 1997 98 min
ド ラ え も ん の び 太 の 南海 大 冒 険 1998 91 min
ド ラ え も ん 帰 っ て き た ド ラ え も ん 1998 27 min
ド ラ え も ん の び 太 の 宇宙 漂流 記 1999 93 min
Doraemon: Nobita no Kekkon Zenya ド ラ え も ん の び 太 の 結婚 前夜 1999 26 min
ド ラ え も ん の び 太 の 太陽 王 伝 説 2000 93 min
Doraemon: Obāchan no Omoide ド ラ え も ん お ば あ ち ゃ ん の 思 い 出 2000 27 min
ド ラ え も ん の び 太 と 翼 の 勇者 た ち 2001 91 min
Doraemon: Ganbare! Gian !! ド ラ え も ん が ん ば れ! ジ ャ イ ア ン !! 2001 25 min
ド ラ え も ん の び 太 の ロ ボ ッ ト 王国 2002 81 min
Doraemon: Boku no Umareta Hi ド ラ え も ん ぼ く の 生 ま れ た 日 2002 28 min
ド ラ え も ん の び 太 と ふ し ぎ 風 使 い 2003 80 min
ド ラ え も ん の び 太 の ワ ン ニ ャ ン 時空 伝 2004 80 min
Doraemon: Nobita no Kyoryu 2006 の び 太 の 恐 竜 2006 2006 107 min
Doraemon: Nobita no Shin Makai Daibōken - Shichinin no Mahōtsukai ド ラ え も ん の び 太 の 新 魔界 大 冒 険 ~ 7 人 の 魔法 使 い ~ 2007 112 min
Doraemon: Nobita to Midori no Kyojin Den ド ラ え も ん の び 太 と 緑 の 巨人 伝 2008 112 min
Doraemon: Shin Nobita no Uchū Kaitakushi ド ラ え も ん 新 ・ の び 太 の 宇宙 開拓 史 2009 102 min
Doraemon: Nobita no Ningyo Daikaisen ド ラ え も ん の び 太 の 人魚 大海 戦 2010 99 min
Doraemon: Shin Nobita to Tetsujin Heidan - Habatake Tenshi-tachi ド ラ え も ん 新 ・ の び 太 と 鉄 人 兵 団 ~ は は ば た け 天使 た ち ~ 2011 109 min
Doraemon: Nobita to Kiseki no Shima ~ Animal Adventure ~ ド ラ え も ん の び 太 と 奇跡 の 島 ~ ア ニ マ ル ア ア ド ベ ン チ ャ ー ~ 2012 99 min
Doraemon: Nobita no Himitsu Dōgu Museum ド ラ え も ん の び 太 の ひ み つ 道具 博物館 (ミ ュ ー ジ ア ム) 2013 104 min
Doraemon Shin Nobita no Daimakyo ~ Peko to 5-nin no Tankentai ~ ド ラ え も ん 新 ・ の び 太 の 大 魔境 ~ ペ コ と 5 人 の 探 検 隊 ~ 2014 104 min
Doraemon: Nobita no Space Heroes ド ラ え も ん の び 太 の 宇宙 英雄 記 (ス ペ ー ス ヒ ー ロ ー ズ) 2015 100 min
Doraemon Shin Nobita no Nihon Tanjō ド ラ え も ん 新 ・ の び 太 の 日本 誕生 2016 104 min
Eiga Doraemon: Nobita no Nankyoku Kachi Kochi Daibōken 映 画 ド ラ え も ん の び 太 の 南極 カ チ コ チ 大 冒 険 2017 101 min
Eiga Doraemon: Nobita no Takarajima 映 画 ド ラ え も ん の び 太 の 宝島 2018 109 min

In addition to the main row, two secondary rows were created:

title Original title year length
Dorami-chan: Mini-Dora SOS ド ラ ミ ち ゃ ん ミ ニ ド ラ SOS !!! 1989 40 min
Dorami-chan: Arara Shōnen Sanzoku Dan ド ラ ミ ち ゃ ん ア ラ ラ ・ 少年 山賊 団! 1991 40 min
Dorami-chan: Hello, Dynosis Kids !! ド ラ ミ ち ゃ ん ハ ロ ー 恐 竜 キ ッ ズ 1993 40 min
Dorami-chan: A Blue Straw Hat ド ラ ミ ち ゃ ん 青 い ス ト ロ ー ハ ッ ト 1995 15 minutes
Dorami & Doraemons: Robot School's Seven Mysteries ド ラ ミ & ド ラ え も ん ズ ロ ボ ッ ト 学校 七 不 思議!? 1996 31 min
title Original title year length
The Doraemons: The Mysterious Thief Dorapan The Mysterious Cartel ザ ☆ ド ラ え も ん ズ 怪 盗 ド ラ パ ン 謎 の 挑 戦 状! 1997 31 min
The Doraemons: The Great Operation of Springing Insects ザ ☆ ド ラ え も ん ズ ム シ ム シ ぴ ょ ん ぴ ょ ん 大作 戦! 1998 16 min
The Doraemons: Strange, Sweets, Strange? ザ ☆ ド ラ え も ん ズ お か し な お 菓子 な オ カ シ ナ ナ? 1999 16 min
The Doraemons: Doki Doki Wildcat Engine ザ ☆ ド ラ え も ん ズ ド キ ド キ 機関 車 大 爆走! 2000 17 min
Dorami & Doraemons: Space Land's Critical Event ド ラ ミ & ド ラ え も ん ズ 宇宙 (ス ペ ー ス) ラ ン ド 危機 イ ッ パ ツ! 2001 15 minutes
The Doraemons: Goal! Goal! Goal!! ザ ☆ ド ラ え も ん ズ ゴ ー ル! ゴ ー ル! ゴ ー ル !! 2002 7 min

Video games

Over 60 video games related to Doraemon have been published in Japan. The first game for the Arcadia system was released in 2001 . This was followed by games for PlayStation , Nintendo DS , Nintendo 3DS , Sega Pico , iOS and Android, among others .

Merchandising

Since Doraemon gained significantly in popularity at the end of the 1970s, numerous merchandising products have been brought out for the series and especially with the main character Doreamon . The figure and all merchandise are licensed from Fujiko Pro . These include toys, clothing and stationery as well as the use as an advertising figure for various products, services and institutions. The revenues from these licensed products totaled 15.3 billion yen from 1979 to 1994. For some time, around 100 to 150 products or uses of the brand were added each year.

reception

The manga has won several awards: it first won the Japan Cartoonist Award in 1973 , then in 1982 the 27th Shogakukan Manga Prize . Fujiko Fujio received the Great Manga Prize for Doraemon in 1997 at the first Osamu Tezuka Culture Prize . For a long time the figure has been one of the most famous and popular in Japan. The financial success was big enough - especially with the beginning of the anime adaptation for television - that the cartoon duo had a joint income of the equivalent of 1.7 million US dollars in 1980. With the start of the film adaptations, the series also became an institution of children's entertainment in Japan. The series was also very successful internationally, especially in East and Southeast Asia since the 1970s. It became very popular in Thailand in the early 1990s and the character Doraemon was used in several countries for a wide variety of advertising - from fast food chains to government organizations. The series was also successful in Latin America, the Middle East and parts of Europe.

Andreas C. Knigge calls the figure Doraemon “every Japanese's dream”: a “mechanical learning aid, undemanding and at the same time cute”. Jason Thompson compares the role of the robot to that of a genie . The manga is funny in its silliness, reinforced by the simple, somewhat old-fashioned style and sometimes mixed with dry humor. Frederik L. Schodt calls the stories "reserved and sweet" compared to many much wilder series of the gag and children's genre, which could also be a reason for their popularity with both children and parents. The German magazine Mangaszene adds that the “imaginative classic” provides an “interesting glimpse into the life of a Japanese elementary school student in the 70s” and in this respect is “a treasure trove for every Japan enthusiast”. The Anime Encyclopedia certifies the television series sustained success through simple stories and timeless animations.

In April 2002, Doraemon was named by Time Magazine as one of the 22 most important figureheads of Japan and "the cuddliest hero in Asia". In 2008, the Japanese Foreign Ministry named the character as the country's first anime ambassador to help spread understanding of Japanese culture. However, the series is hardly known in many western countries, including Germany and the United States, although the long-running series with numerous films and merchandising could appear lucrative for American commercial users. Fred Patten sees the reason for the lack of exploitation in the very young target group of Doraemon in connection with the close connection of many of the stories with Japanese holidays, sagas, history and morals, to which American children have no relation.

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Web links

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