After a brief and unpopular animated series in 1973 by Nippon Television, Doraemon remained fairly exclusive in manga form until 1979 when a newly formed animation studio, Shin-Ei Animation (which was eventually purchased by TV Asahi) produced an anime series of Doraemon. This series became incredibly popular and ended with 1,787 episodes on March 25, 2005. Celebrating the anniversary of the franchise, a new Doraemon series began airing on TV Asahi on April 15, 2005, with new voice actors and staff, and updated character designs.
After a brief first attempt at an animated series in 1973 by Nippon Television, Doraemon remained fairly exclusive in manga form until 1979 when a newly formed animation studio, Shin-Ei Animation (now owned by TV Asahi) produced an animated second attempt of Doraemon.[17] This series became incredibly popular, and ended with 1,787 episodes on March 25, 2005. In Asia, this version is sometimes referred to as the Ōyama Edition, after the voice actress who voiced Doraemon in this series.[18]
Doraemon TV Series 1979 Collecti
In Vietnam, the manga was initially published in 1992 by the Kim Đồng Publishing House. Though an immediate success selling over 40,000 copies, the publishing house was brought under fire for publishing the comics without acquring necessary copyrights.[50][51] The issue was resolved in 1996 and the money generated was allocated to the Doraemon Scholarship Fund. Over the years the manga has seen a linear growth in popularity, with over 40 to 50 million copies being sold in 2006, a record-breaker in the country. [52] The 1979 anime series has been dubbed into Vietnamese and broadcast on VTV1 and VTC1 in the 2000s, before moving to HTV3 in 2010.[53] Doaremon is now a popular cultural icon in Vietnam, having featured in many cultural events along with creator Fujiko F.Fujio being awarded the Culture Fighter Award by the Ministry of Culture.[54][55]
To sum up, the Doraemon collection is absolutely on brand for Paul & Joe, given their previous dalliances in cartoon collaborations, the founder's love of cats, and the fact that Paul & Joe makeup is produced by Japanese company Albion. Still, I'd love to know more about how the partnership came about and why in 2019, as Doraemon's other "birthday" is 1970 when the manga made its official debut. In any case, it's adorable and I'm glad I was able to learn about an important Japanese cultural icon from this collection. And if you missed it, don't despair - word on the street is that a second Paul & Joe Doraemon collection is coming for the holidays. So maybe that will be more appropriate for the series' 50th birthday.
What do you think of this collection? Had you heard of Doraemon previously? I obviously had not! I watched a few clips from the TV series and while he's cute, he did not capture my heart the way another Japanese character did.
The manga spawned a media franchise. Three anime TV series have been adapted in 1973, 1979, and 2005. Additionally, Shin-Ei Animation has produced over forty animated films, including two 3D computer animated films, all of which are distributed by Toho. Various types of merchandise and media have been developed, including soundtrack albums, video games, and musicals. The manga series was licensed for an English language release in North America, via Amazon Kindle, by a collaboration of Fujiko F. Fujio Pro with Voyager Japan and AltJapan Co., Ltd. The anime series was licensed by Disney for an English-language release in North America in 2014, and LUK International in Europe, the Middle East and Africa.
Doraemon remained fairly exclusive in manga form until 1979 when a newly formed animation studio, Shin-Ei Animation (now owned by TV Asahi) produced an animated second attempt of Doraemon.[2] The series, directed by Tsutomu Shibayama, aired on TV Asahi from April 2, 1979 to March 18, 2005.[60] Eiichi Nakamura served as director of photography[60] and character designer,[61] while Shunsuke Kikuchi was the composer.[60][62] Nobuyo Ōyama voiced Doraemon in the series; because of this, in Asia, this version is sometimes referred to as the Ōyama Edition.[63] In total, 1,787 episodes were produced and released in VHS and DVD by Toho.[64][65] Celebrating the anniversary of the franchise, a third Doraemon animated series, also produced by Shin-Ei Animation, began airing on TV Asahi on April 15, 2005, with new voice actors and staff, and updated character designs.[66] The third series is sometimes referred to in Asia as the Mizuta Edition, as a tribute for the voice actress for Doraemon, Wasabi Mizuta.[63] It was released in DVD on February 10, 2006 under the title New TV-ban Doraemon 1 (NEW TV 版 ドラえもん, 1? Doraemon NEW TV Version) with Shogakukan Video banner.[67][68]
Japan's Most Popular Figure As of December 1999 forty-five volumes of the Doraemon comic series had been published, as well as 19 full-length books, which were the basis for the Doraemon movies. Today, from 1.5 million to 2 million copies are sold each year--and total sales of some 100 million make the series one of Japan's all-time bestsellers. There have been 1,700 episodes of the "Doraemon" animated television series, which began in 1979, and 21 "Doraemon" movies have drawn a total audience of close to 63 million. A new film is scheduled to be released in March 2000. Several years ago, a final episode to the Doraemon series was posted on the Internet and caused a great commotion all over Japan. It was later revealed to be a hoax.
Inspiring Dreams One of the most fascinating aspects of Doraemon is his collection of over 1,800 "secret gadgets." Almost every child who watches the series is inspired by these devices, which include a tiny propeller that, when placed on his head, becomes a "personal copter" enabling him to fly; a "wherever door" through which he can walk to wherever he wants to go; and his famed four-dimensional pocket, which houses his endless assortment of gadgets. Kids are not the only ones who pine for tools like these. Doraemon also has a large following among robotics researchers. "Although Doraemon as a robot is a complex machine, he is friendly toward people, and the fact that his devices sometimes fail gives him a human quality. Doraemon and his gadgets represent the ideal connection between humans and science," says one researcher.
Doraemon is a gag comedy anime series that has been broadcast on TV Asahi since April 15, 2005. It is the third anime adaptation of the manga of the same name by Fujiko F. Fujio, following the 1973 anime and more popular 1979 series. 2ff7e9595c
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