Doraemon

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Doraemon(ドラえもん) is a Japanede manga and anime series. It was written by Fujiko F. Fujio. It was started in a children’s magazine in 1969. Doraemon is the name of a robot cat that came from the future to help a boy named Nobita Nobi. Doraemon is about the life of Nobita Nobi. In a typical story Doramon uses a tool to solve a problem for Nobita, but Nobita goes to far and ends up being punished and learning a lesson.

Doraemon was turned into an anime television show in 1980. It still is being shown on television. As of 1996, about 100 million comic books have been sold. A Japanese-to-English version of the original called Doraemon: Gadget Cat from the Future was published from 2002. A local translation is published in each Asian country such as Hong Kong, Taiwan, Korea.

[edit] Characters

  • Doraemon: A cat-like robot of the 22nd century. Doraemon came to the present age to help Nobita. Doraemon has a four-dimensional pocket which holds a lot of future tools.
  • Nobita Nobi: He is a fouth grader. He is always getting into trouble.
  • Sizuka Minamoto: She is a classmate of Nobita. She is a smart and kind girl who Nobi has a crush on.
  • Takesi Gouda: He is a classmate of Nobita. His nickname is “Giant”. His character is egocentric (self-centric), but is faithful.
  • Suneo Honekawa: He is a classmate of Nobita. His character is a narcissist (he loves himself). His family is rich.