# Doraemon (1979)

> A robot cat from the future and a bumbling schoolboy use pocket gadgets to escape everyday trouble in a suburban Japanese neighborhood.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/tv/51841

## Facts

- Seasons: 27
- Episodes: 1836
- Episode runtime: 11 min
- Status: Ended
- Genres: animation, comedy, family
- Network: tv asahi
- Cast: Nobuyo Oyama, Noriko Ohara, Sachiko Chijimatsu, Kaneta Kimotsuki, Michiko Nomura, Keiko Yokozawa, Kazuya Tatekabe, Masayuki Kato
- TMDB rating: 8.2/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0069576/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: mild
- Complexity: simple
- Violence: none
- Tone: wholesome, cozy, whimsical, gentle, hopeful, nostalgic

## What critics say

Doraemon is widely loved as a warm, enduring children's anime whose gadget-driven stories and affectionate characters have made it a beloved fixture across generations.

## Synopsis

Doraemon (1979-2005) is a Japanese television anime series created by Fujiko F. Fujio and produced by Shin-Ei Animation for TV Asahi, adapted from the manga of the same name and running twenty seven seasons across more than eighteen hundred episodes. Doraemon, a robot cat sent back in time from the twenty second century, lives with Nobita Nobi (voiced by Noriko Ohara), a slow and kind-hearted schoolboy in a quiet Japanese neighborhood. Nobita is constantly in trouble with his grades, his bullying classmate Suneo Honekawa (voiced by Kaneta Kimotsuki), and his family, and Doraemon digs into his four dimensional pocket for gadgets that promise quick fixes, which almost always backfire in small, funny ways. Each episode is a self-contained slice of school and home life, with the same comfortable cast of friends and recurring rivals carrying the stories. The tone is warm, gentle and cozy, with a steady undercurrent of hope and affection. Fans of Pokémon, Ben 10 and Chibi Maruko-chan will find the same gentle episodic charm, and the show remains a defining family anime of its era.

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