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Doraemon
Doraemon
is a Japanese manga
series written and illustrated by the manga writing team Fujiko Fujio.
The series has also been adapted into an successful anime series and media
franchise. The story revolves around a robotic cat named
Doraemon, who travels back in time from the 22nd century to
aid a pre-teen boy named Nobita Nobi.
The Doraemon manga series was first published in
December 1969 in six different magazines. A total of 1,344 stories were created
in the original series, which are published by Shogakukan
under the Tentomushimanga brand, extending to forty-five volumes. 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 a US
English-language release, but canceled it without explanation before
broadcasting any episodes. In July 2013 it was announced that the manga would
be released digitally in English via the Amazon Kindle
e-book
service. It is one of the best-selling manga in the world,
having sold over 100 million copies.
Doraemon :
Doraemon the titular character, is the main protagonist of the series. He
is a cat-like robot created by the Matsushiba robot company, and is sent back
in time by Sewashi to aid Nobita. He possesses a fourth-dimensional pocket from
which he can acquire various kinds of futuristic tools, gadgets, and playthings
from a future department store. He also has the tendency to panic during
emergencies, characterized by him frantically trying to pull out a very much-needed
tool from his pocket, only to produce a huge assortment of unrelated household
items. Still, Doraemon is very friendly and intelligent, not to mention
long-suffering because of Nobita's antics.
Doraemon's
physical appearance changed as the manga progressed. At first, he was
predominantly blue, with a blue tail, a white stomach, and flesh-coloured hands
and feet. He also stooped, and had a body much larger than his head. In later
issues, he sported a smaller body, white hands and feet, and a red tail--the
appearance most identify him with today.
Nobita
:
Nobita is the other main character of most stories.
He is a fourth grader and is 10 years old in Tokyo's Nerima
Ward and an only child. He wears glasses, a red or yellow polo shirt with a
white collar, and blue or black shorts. Nobita is dumb, uncoordinated,
dim-witted, weak, frail, childish, unlucky and bad at sports. He sleeps from a
standing position to a sleeping position in less then a second. Nobita's
typical day consists of arriving late to school, scoring zero in his tests,
getting scolded by his teacher, being teased by his classmates Gian and Suneo,
falling in the curbside rain gutters, dogs running after him as he step his
foot by mistake on the dog's tail, getting grounded by his mom as she receives
complaints against Nobita for not completing his homework, coming late to
school or either his poor performance in his studies and sports, falls asleep
during class, and does not have a good image between his friends except Shizuka,
who remembers Nobita's kind heart and worries about him.
Shizuka
Shizuka usually called Shizuka-chan is a smart, kind
and pretty girl and Nobita's best friend. She takes baths several times a day.
Nobita often disrupts her in her bath due to some misuse of Doraemon's gadgets,
and Shizuka usually shouts out "Go away, pervert!" to Nobita. Her
true passions are sweet potatoes, which she'd rather keep to
herself out of the knowledge of others, and the violin, in
which her playing is as horrondeous as Giant's singing. She is also known for
taking piano
lessons unwillingly (as she loves violin more), which is sometimes a reason for
declining to hang out with friends. Due to Doraemon's intervention, Shizuka
will marry Nobita.
Giant
Takeshi usually known by the nickname "Giant."
in the English version of the manga, and "Damulag" in the Tagalog
version) from English word "Giant", is the big, strong, and
quick-tempered local bully. He also frequently steals other children's toys
(especially Suneo) and books under the pretext of "borrowing" them,
unless the toy is damaged. This is how most fans considered Gian to be the antagonist
of this show. However, he does not hesitate to help Nobita and his friends when
they are in real trouble, which often occurs in full-length stories.
Suneo
Suneo is the fox-faced rich kid who
loves to flaunt his material wealth before everyone. Some of the stories start
with Suneo showing off some new video game or toy which evokes Nobita's envy.
He is often seen with Giant. He sometimes despises Nobita and often makes fun
of Nobita, most often resulted in Nobita getting in trouble. He also often
pushes Nobita aside with excuses while he invites Giant and Shizuka to his
parties or resorts
Dorami
Dorami
is the little sister of Doraemon. She is
yellow and has ears that resemble a large red bow. She happens to be about 2
years younger than Doraemon. Strangely enough, they are siblings due to the
fact that they shared half of the oil from a can. She lives in the 22nd-century
Tokyo
with Sewashi. She sometimes visits Nobita with a time machine
when Doraemon is "off-duty" or to help Doraemon with something. She
likes melonpan
and is afraid of cockroaches. She is also shown to be a more advanced robot
than Doraemon.
