Doraemon (Japanese: ドラえもん) 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 (野比 のび太 Nobi Nobita?).
Awards for Doraemon include the Japan Cartoonists Association Award for excellence in 1973, the first Shogakukan Manga Award for children's manga in 1982,[3] and the first Osamu Tezuka Culture Award in 1997. In March 2008 Japan's Foreign Ministry appointed Doraemon as the nation's first "anime ambassador."[4] Ministry spokesman explained the novel decision as an attempt to help people in other countries understand Japanese anime better and to deepen their interest in Japanese culture."[5] The Foreign Ministry action confirms that Doraemon has come to be considered a Japanese cultural icon. In India, its Hindi translation has been telecasted , where the anime version is the highest-rated Kids show, it won the best Kids Show award at the Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards India.[6] In 2002 the anime character was acclaimed as an "Asian Hero" in a special feature survey conducted by Time Asia magazine.[7] An edited English dub distributed by TV Asahi aired on Disney in the United States starting on July 7, 2014 at 12:30 PM, 11:30 AM (Central).
fucking finally, after 40 years one of the most popular and influential cartoons ever in asia is being localized for us television, based on the new tv remake show that started in 2012.
i watched subbed episodes as a kid and enjoyed it immensely.
it boasted an insane amount of imaginative ideas, alot of humour, fantasy and sci-fi elements, time travel and time paradoxes before terminator made them a trend (for those who never watched old doctor who).
there is obviously some nostalgia involved here personally, but enjoy watching the localized show as much as i did when i was a kid, and my own kids are just crazy about it.
even with all the insane and impossible gadgets (partly inspired by felix the cat), the show was often quite educative, and as such is a godsend to balance out all the new, trite crap that kids are shown on television nowadays.
no amount of can express how delighted i am about disney's decision to air this.
so far 17 episodes can be found online (double episodes, so its actually 34) and i urge everyone who hasnt seen it to atleast give it a try.
the show is obviously geared towards children, but can be enjoyed by adults as well, who want to watch something light-hearted and funny.
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in the United States starting on July 7, 2014 at 12:30 PM, 11:30 AM (Central).
can express how delighted i am about disney's decision to air this.
