

In the original timeline, Nobita experienced nothing but misery and misfortune manifested in the form of very poor grades and bullying throughout his life. Appearances Doraemon ĭoraemon is sent back in time by a young boy named Sewashi Nobi to improve the circumstances of his great-great-grandfather, Nobita, so that his descendants may enjoy a better future.
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Doraemon is also appeared in Perman series as Mitsuo's friend. While it might explain the origin of his name, it was revealed in one of the manga chapters that his name originates from the Japanese word nora neko ( のら猫) for "stray cat", and the -emon ( 衛門) ending which is part of traditional Japanese names, as seen also in, for example, Ishikawa Goemon. In a few episodes, Doraemon has been shown to be in danger of factory-resting, or being on the verge of breaking.ĭoraemon's favourite food is dorayaki ( どら焼き) (known as "fudgy pudgy pie" in the first revision of the English manga, although it has since been reverted back to "dorayaki", "yummy buns" in the English dub, and "dora-cakes/bean jam buns" in other versions), a Japanese treat filled with red bean paste. As a robot, Doraemon can be programmed to complete a task by pushing a button on his nose, and can even shut down if his tail is pulled. Whenever he hangs out with his friend, Mii-Chan (a cute street cat), he calls it 'important work' as an excuse for not doing chores that Nobita's mother asks him to do. Despite this, Doraemon shows a lot of intelligence and common sense. His parents were a bit reluctant, but since Sewashi liked him, they hired Doraemon, and he took care of him until Sewashi himself sent him to the past to take care of Nobita. Due to this malfunction, Doraemon did not do well at the robot's school and during the final presentation show, he performed badly and nobody wanted to hire him, until baby Sewashi pushed the button. radar whiskers and cat-calling bell) malfunctioned after production due to an accident in the factory while he was being built.

Doraemon often becomes enraged when he is mistaken for a raccoon dog due to his missing ears, which is a running gag in the series.ĭoraemon is considered a substandard product because many of his robotic features (i.e. As a result, he developed a morbid fear of mice despite being a robotic cat. As he wept, the yellow color washed off and his voice changed due to the potion. After getting his ears gnawed off by a robot mouse at the 22nd century Nobi's residence, he slipped into depression on top of a tower, where he erroneously drank a potion labeled "sadness". In "The Doraemons" story arc (and the 2112: The Birth of Doraemon short film), it is revealed that Doraemon's original paint color was yellow. In later issues, he sported a smaller body, white hands and feet, and a red tail - the appearance most identify him with today. He also stooped, and had a body much larger than his head.

At first, he was predominantly kingfish colour, with a red tail, a white stomach, and flesh-coloured hands and feet. "Dora" derives from "dora neko" ( どら猫, stray cat), and is a corruption of nora (stray), while "-emon" (in kanji 衛門) is an old-fashioned suffix for male names (for example, as in Ishikawa Goemon).ĭoraemon's physical appearance changed as the manga progressed. Unusually, the name "Doraemon" ( ドラえもん) is written in a mixture of two Japanese scripts: Katakana ( ドラ) and Hiragana ( えもん). The name Doraemon can be translated roughly to "stray". When searching for ideas for a new manga, he wished a machine existed that would come up with ideas for him, he tripped over his daughter's toy, and heard cats fighting in his neighborhood. ĭoraemon was originally conceived by Hiroshi Fujimoto following a series of three events. In 2008, Japan's Foreign Ministry appointed Doraemon the country's "anime ambassador". An "official" birth certificate for the character gives him a birth date of 3 September 2112 and lists his city of residency as Kawasaki, Kanagawa, the city where the manga was created.

He is a male robotic cat that travels back in time from the 22nd century to aid a preteen boy named Nobita. Doraemon as depicted in a major portion of the seriesĭoraemon ( Japanese: ドラえもん) is a fictional character in the Japanese manga and anime series of the same name created by Fujiko Fujio, the pen name of writing team Hiroshi Fujimoto and Motoo Abiko.
