Doraemon Movie 25: Nobita no Wan Nyan Jikuuden

Doraemon: Nobita no Wan-nyan Jikuuden is the last hurrah of the Nobuyo Oyama era, and one that provides a beautiful conclusion to the 25 year run of the 1979 series.

Story: Another quality storyline typical of the Doraemon series, this movie was based off the TV episode Stray Dog Ichi's Country, which itself was derived from the manga chapter. Nothing too far from the ordinary -- a classic Fujiko story. This movie, however, has quite a bit of original content that was not in the original manga/episode, making this worth a watch.

Art: While some may wish for the cell animation that was the trademark of ... the series before Windmasters (2003), in terms of animation this was the peak of the 1979 series. Beautiful backgrounds, fluid characters, and absolutely amazing colors, the art in this movie even beats many of the modern Doraemon movies in the Wasabi era. In fact, after watching this movie, you might even feel that there was a downgrade after the start of the Wasabi era ;).

Sound: The very last time we would ever hear Nobuyo Oyama as Doraemon and Noriko Ohara as Nobita-kun. Excellent voice acting, as per the usual. Hitomi Shimatani provides a wonderful ED in Yume Biyori, in which would be one of the most memorable Doraemon EDs along with Shounenki from Little Star Wars (1985). This would also be the last time Doraemon no Uta would be used in a Doraemon movie as of current, so enjoy!

Characters: The main 5 provided a great performance. While not as impactful as movies like Steel Troops (1986/2011), this was still quite a touching story from the 5. Nobita as per the usual touches the hearts of the viewers with his cute friendships. The movie-special characters were passable, although not the best of Doraemon. This movie has the cutest Shizuka moments of the whole 25 years before this movie, if that's your thing.

Enjoyment: Really cute end to the original run of Doraemon, and one that'll make you feel good inside.