Doraemon

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Japanese: ドラえもん

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Type: Manga

Volumes: 45

Chapters: 821

Status: Finished

Published: Dec 1969 to 1996

Genres: Adventure, Award Winning, Comedy, Sci-Fi, Slice of Life

Themes: Anthropomorphic, School

Demographics: Kids, Shounen

Serialization: None

Authors: Fujiko, Fujio F. (Story & Art)

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Score: 8.44¹ (scored by 8,267 users)

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Ranked: #199²

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Popularity: #1212

Members: 17,403

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MangaFujiko, Fujio F. (Story & Art)

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Doraemon is cat shaped robot from the future traveling all the way back to the 20th century in order to help Nobi Nobita, a lazy kid with nothing really going for him. Nobi is bad at sports, his grades are terrible, he can't even win a match of rock-paper-scissors. Doraemon has a hard task ahead of him but he is well prepared with a huge arsenal of the most inventive and funny gadgets available. The problem is he's not the most competent robot cat helper out there either and the pair gets in constant trouble because of it. Thus begins one of the most interesting friendships ever to appear in a manga series.

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Doraemon has been published in English by Shogakukan Asia since August 27, 2014 and digitally by Shogakukan since Nov 22, 2013.

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Doraemon

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Nobi, Nobita

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Minamoto, Shizuka

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Honekawa, Suneo

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Gouda, Takeshi

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Dorami

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Dekisugi, Hidetoshi

Supporting

Nobi, Tamako

Supporting

Piisuke

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Hoshino, Sumire

Supporting

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Jun 3, 2025

NotNoob1

Recommended

Should you read this manga?:
- If you enjoy the likes of Yotsuba&! and Barakamon, yes.
- If you enjoy mindless fun, yes.
- If you feel nostalgic, yes.
- If you want to know why this manga is popular around the world, yes.
- If you're doubtful, read below.

This is the first manga I have picked up and read look through images. I was about 7 years old and could barely decipher the simplest of words. Aside from that, it is without saying that Doraemon (along with cartoons) is the best fiction starter pack for kids and I can assure you, it still holds ups today for young and ... old people alike.

Art:

The art is quite simple (little amount of lines, minimalistic background, etc.) The panelling is very easy to understand. It works well because kids can understand it fairly well and it doesn't take the fun from the story. After having more reading experience, the art also allows anyone to speedrun the chapters while still understanding the story.

Concept:

The premise of this story is that of a young unlucky boy meeting a robot cat from the future. This robot cat named Doraemon comes from the future through the boy's desk and helps the boy in his daily life with gadgets. These futuristic gadgets can range from propellers for humans to fly to a telephone booth that allows you to change the world however you want (e.g., your niche hobby is now a worldwide trend).
For a manga mainly aimed at children, this is an extremely interesting and fun concept that can be appreciated by anyone. It also works in that sense because it lets children enjoy a fantastical world different than ours.

Plot:

The plot is nothing amazing or grandiose because it's entirely episodic and there's no overarching plot. Most chapters have no connection to each other and in each chapter, Doraemon introduces a new gadget mostly to solve problems. It's always fun to see a new gadget and how it affects the MC's daily life which leads to comedic scenarios. Also, the episodic plot works really well because you don't need the read the mangas in a specific order. Hence, it becomes even more accessible to the readers who are mostly kids.

Characters:

Even though the plot is completely episodic, I feel like the characters grow closer to each other as friends. They gain a better understanding of each other. Aside from that, they don't really develop as characters as you would expect. And if they do, it'll happen in one chapter and it'll be forgotten in the next. I still do like the cast because of how fun their interactions can be.

Overall:

It might not be as thought-provoking as Monster, as beautiful as Vagabond, or as funny as Kaguya-sama, but it does what it does well. Simple, accessible and unique entertainment for everyone.

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May 20, 2022

Prizma10

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Public doesn’t matter if the show can be fully appreciated to anyone.

Here is one of biggest classics and my first manga I have ever read and completed all volumes, Doraemon. While it's not being known well outside of Asia/Japan, it's a franchise that truly deserves its high popularity and reputation over the years. If Dragon Ball popularized the manga, Doraemon is also one of them and really close to it. Even nowadays, it still lives in as one of the greatest success as a manga franchise with about 50+ volumes, thousands of episodes from 3 anime series and a mass produced merchandise since 1970, ...

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Apr 19, 2021

Sesparrow222

Recommended

Read then re-read in my native language countless of times as a child and now reading it in English as well just brings back all the nostalgia. Even as an adult, every single chapter remains fresh and hilarious in a heartwarming way. I highly recommend this series for all children and adults. It was truly the first manga that taught me creativity. Each problem that Doraemon faced and solved with his ingenious "futuristic" tools excited and helped develop my childhood curiosity and love for learning. Beyond scientific exposure, Doraemon taught me empathy, how to be a great friend to others and how to uphold my ...

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