# Doraemon (1973)

> A hapless schoolboy and a dysfunctional robot cat from the future share gadget-fueled misadventures in 1970s-style Japan.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/tv/51842

## Facts

- Seasons: 1
- Episodes: 26
- Episode runtime: 25 min
- Status: Ended
- Genres: animation, comedy, family
- Network: Nippon TV
- Cast: Kosei Tomita, Masako Nozawa, Yoshiko Ohta, Masako Ebisu, Kaneta Kimotsuki, Shun Yashiro, Noriko Ohara, Noriko Tsukase
- TMDB rating: 8.0/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1032831/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: mild
- Complexity: simple
- Violence: none
- Tone: cozy, breezy, affectionate, whimsical, wistful

## Synopsis

Doraemon (1973) is a Japanese animated family comedy series created for Nippon TV, produced in the classic Japanese anime tradition and based on the long-running manga. The hapless schoolboy Nobita Nobi is voiced by Yoshiko Ohta, and his companion, the robotic cat Doraemon, is voiced by Kosei Tomita in the original cast credits. Sent back from the twenty-second century by Nobita's impoverished descendants, Doraemon is a clumsy, malfunctioning robot who was acquired by accident and kept out of affection. Each episode runs about twenty-five minutes and follows the same engine: Nobita wants an easy escape from his troubles, and Doraemon reaches into his magical pocket for a futuristic gadget that promises to fix everything, only for the device to go hilariously wrong. Classmates such as Shizuka Minamoto (Masako Ebisu), Takeshi Gouda (Kaneta Kimotsuki) and Suneo Honekawa (Shun Yashiro) drift in and out of these mishaps, while Nobita's mother (Noriko Ohara) keeps the household grounded. The series spans one season of twenty-six episodes and plays out as a light, episodic slice of life. Its tone is cozy, breezy and affectionate, with a gentle undercurrent of wistfulness about childhood and family. Fans of Dennis the Menace, The Iron Giant and Mary Poppins will find a similar warmth and comedic charm.

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