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Doraemon
Logo
ドラえもん
Created byFujiko F. Fujio
Based onDoraemon
by Fujiko F. Fujio
Theme music composerShunsuke Kikuchi
ComposerShunsuke Kikuchi
Country of originJapan
Original languageJapanese
No. of episodes1787 and 30 specials
Production
Production companiesShin-Ei Animation
TV Asahi
Asatsu-DK[a]
Original release
NetworkANN (TV Asahi)
ReleaseApril 2, 1979 (1979-04-02) –
March 18, 2005 (2005-03-18)
Related

Doraemon (ドラえもん, Doraemon) is a Japanese anime television series based on the manga of the same name, created by Fujiko F. Fujio. The successor of the previous 1973 anime and is part in the Doraemon media franchise, the series was produced by Shin-Ei Animation and originally ran in Japan on TV Asahi from April 2, 1979, to March 18, 2005, the longest of the three animated shows that had been produced thus far.[1] Internationally, Doraemon had been dubbed for broadcast into at least 60 countries. This Doraemon anime series is sometimes referred to in Asia as the Ōyama Edition (大山版), after Nobuyo Ōyama, the voice actress who voices Doraemon in this series.[2]

Two official English dubs of this anime series have been released, the first of which was called The Adventures of Albert and Sidney, which was produced in Canada by CINAR[3] and aired exclusively in Barbados on CBC TV 8 during the late 1980s and early 1990s. In the United States, the series was planned to air on Superstation WTBS, now known as TBS, but would never premiered for unknown reasons. The second dub was made in Singapore and aired on Channel i & Kids Central[4] from 2002 to 2003 in Singapore. Additionally, an unofficial bootleg English dub by Speedy Video was produced and released exclusively in Malaysia on various VCDs.

Plot

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Doraemon follows the title character and a 10-year old boy named Nobita Nobi, alongside with Takeshi Goda, Suneo Honekawa and Shizuka Minamoto.

Production and broadcasting

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Following the finale of the 1973 anime, the rights to the Doraemon manga were lost as Nippon TeleMovie Productions, who produced the 1973 anime, shut down on the same day as the show's series finale. However, Sankichirou Kusube gained the author's trust and secured the rights to Tokyo Movies, a production firm where he was in charge of sales at the time. Later on, in late 1976, Tokyo Movies assigned the rights to Shin-Ei Animation. In late 1977, Sankichirou Kusube requested one out of two of the creators of Doraemon, Hiroshi Fujimoto, for permission to produce another anime based on the manga. Isao Takahata, whom Kusube had asked to do, prepared a proposal and subsequently submitted it to Fujimoto, who agreed with the plan. Shin-Ei Animation originally began selling the rights to Yomiuri Television, where Juichi Sano produced a full-scale proposal, but the idea failed due to a lack of understanding among the station's upper management.

Cast

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Main article: List of Doraemon characters
Doraemon, Nobita, Shizuka, Suneo, and Gian as seen in the 1979-2005 series.
Doraemon (1979-2005) cast
Role Japanese English
CINAR Okto/ Voiceovers Unlimited
Doraemon Nobuyo Ōyama Albert Hossan Leong
A.J. Henderson
Nobita Nobi Noriko Ohara Sidney Denise Tan
Steven Bednarski
Suneo Honekawa Kaneta Kimotsuki Ricky Hossan Leong
Takeshi "Gian" Goda Kazuya Tatekabe Buster Gerald Chew
Shizuka Minamoto Michiko Nomura Lucy Denise Tan
Alison Darcy
Dorami Keiko Yokozawa
Tamako Nobi Sachiko Chijimatsu Denise Tan
Nobisuke Nobi 1st Masayuki Katou Michael Rudder Gerald Chew
2nd Yousuke Naka
Hidetoshi Dekisugi 1st Sumiko Shirakawa
2nd Yoshiko Oota
Sensei 1st Ritsuo Sawa
2nd Osamu Katou
3rd Kazuhiko Inoue
4th Ryouichi Tanaka
Sewashi Nobi Yoshiko Oota
Mrs. Minamoto 1st Keiko Yokozawa
2nd Masako Matsubara
Yoshio Minamoto 1st Masayuki Katou
2nd Masaru Ikeda
3rd Akira Kume
Mrs. Honekawa 1st Yoshino Ootori
2nd Mari Yokoo
Mr. Honekawa Osamu Katou
Mrs. Goda Kazuyo Aoki
Jaiko Goda 1st Yoshiko Oota
2nd Kazuyo Aoki
Mini-Doras Rei Sakuma

Music

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Opening themes

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The opening theme used for the weekly Doraemon series airing between 1979 and 2005 was Doraemon no Uta (ドラえもんのうた), which was performed by five different performers over the course of its years:

Performer Starting date Starting episode Ending date Ending episode
1. Kumiko Ōsugi (大杉久美子) April 2, 1979 Episode 1 October 2, 1992 episode 1199
2. Satoko Yamano (山野さと子) October 9, 1992 Episode 1200 September 20, 2002 episode 1681
3. Tokyo Purin (東京プリン) October 4, 2002 episode 1682 April 11, 2003 episode 1705
4. Misato Watanabe (渡辺美里) April 18, 2003 episode 1706 April 23, 2004 episode 1752
5. AJI April 30, 2004 episode 1753 March 18, 2005 episode 1787

Two songs were used for a separate weekday Doraemon series which is a part of Fujiko Fujio Theater (藤子不二雄劇場, Fujiko Fujio Gekijoo), the first song being the same as the first song of the weekly series.

Name Song Title Starting date Starting episode Ending date Ending episode
1. Kumiko Ōsugi (大杉久美子) "Doraemon no Uta" (ドラえもんのうた) April 2, 1979 episode 1 September 29, 1979 episode 156
2. Nobuyo Oyama, Koorogi '73 (大山のぶ代, こおろぎ'73) "Boku Doraemon" (ぼくドラえもん) October 1, 1979 episode 157 September 23, 1981 episode 617

Ending themes

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The ending themes used for the weekly Doraemon series airing between 1979 and 2005 were:

Song Title Performer Starting date Starting episode Ending date Ending episode
1. "Aoi Sora wa Pocket sa" (青い空はポケットさ) Kumiko Ōsugi (大杉久美子) April 2, 1979 episode 1 September 23, 1981 episode 617
2. "Maru-gao no Uta" (まる顔のうた) Nobuyo Oyama (大山のぶ代) October 1, 1981 episode 618 March 30, 1984 episode 757
3. "Santa Claus wa Doko no Hito" (サンタクロースはどこのひと) Nobuyo Oyama (大山のぶ代) November 18, 1983 episode 738 December 30, 1983 episode 744
4. "Boku-tachi Chikyuu-jin" (ぼくたち地球人) Mitsuko Horie (堀江美都子) April 6, 1984 episode 758 April 8, 1988 episode 971
5. "Aozora-tte Iina" (青空っていいな) Mitsuko Horie (堀江美都子) April 15, 1988 episode 972 October 2, 1992 episode 1199
6. "Ashita mo Tomodachi" (あしたも♥ともだち) Yui Nishiwaki (にしわきゆい) October 9, 1992 episode 1200 April 7, 1995 episode 1346
7. "Boku Doraemon 2112" (ぼくドラえもん2112) Nobuyo Oyama, Koorogi '73 (大山のぶ代、こおろぎ'73) April 14, 1995 episode 1347 September 20, 2002 episode 1681
8. "Mata Aeru Hi Made" (またあえる日まで) Yuzu (ゆず) October 4, 2002 episode 1682 April 11, 2003 episode 1705
9. "Tanpopo no Uta" (タンポポの詩) The Alfee (ジ・アルフィー) April 18, 2003 episode 1706 October 3, 2003 episode 1729
10. "YUME Biyori" (YUME日和) Hitomi Shimatani (島谷ひとみ) October 10, 2003 episode 1730 May 28, 2004 episode 1757
11. "Aa Ii na!" (あぁ いいな!) W (ダブルユー) June 4, 2004 episode 1758 March 18, 2005 episode 1787

Three songs were used for the separate weekday Doraemon series. The start and end dates are not listed here, nor are the episodes they ran for.

Song Title Performer
1. "Doraemon Ekaki-uta" (ドラえもん・えかきうた) Nobuyo Oyama (大山のぶ代)
2. "Doraemon Ondo" (ドラえもん音頭) Nobuyo Oyama, Koorogi '73 (大山のぶ代、こおろぎ'73)
3. "Dorami-chan Ekaki-uta" (ドラミちゃんのえかきうた) Keiko Yokozawa (横沢啓子)

Notes

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  1. ^ Previously co-produced with Asatsu until 1999

References

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  1. ^ ドラえもん (1979～2005). allcinema (in Japanese). Stingray. Retrieved 29 September 2014.
  2. ^ 舊酒新瓶？濃厚也 [Old Wine in New Bottle? It's Rich]. inmediahk.net. 25 February 2009. Retrieved 9 June 2016.
  3. ^ "Children & Youth/Series, Specials/Live Action & Animated" (PDF). Television/Radio Age. January 19, 1987. p. A123. Archived (PDF) from the original on September 21, 2020.
  4. ^ "Kidscentral>AFlist>Index_Page". Archived from the original on 2001-02-21. Retrieved 2001-02-21.
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