Have you ever thought if a cat from the future came back in time just to help you? This is basically the story of the famous work called Doraemon. This cat was sent 2 centuries into the future to help the descendants of Nobita Nobi, who don't have such a good future.
He comes to show how the boy can benefit from success instead of suffering financially in the future. ドラえもん is the cat from the future, who with advanced gadgets sometimes ends up causing more problems. Many of the stories of ドラえもん are dealt with good humor.
Moral lessons and demonstrations of values such as courage, respect, family, and honesty are taught throughout the series. Environment-related issues are also addressed, such as deforestation, pollution, and endangered species. The cat ドラえもん (Doraemon) has become very popular and is even considered the first "anime ambassador" in Japan.
Doraemon, a bit of history and fame
Doraemon is the title primarily of a manga, authored by Fujiko Fujio. It was first published in 1969, published by 6 different magazines. So Doraemon's stories were even collected and divided into 45 books and published from 1974 to 1996.
These books sold over 80 million copies in 1992. In 1973, the first anime based on the manga was produced. But it did not become very popular. However, in 1979, TV Asahi produced another anime. This became a huge success, totaling over 1000 episodes.
In 1980, the first movie based on the mangá was released. But even so, some changes are noticeable from the original work. Such as more action, and more shōnen, also adding exotic and even risky details. In the movies, you can see a lot of journeys to the age of dinosaurs, other galaxies, and even the legendary Atlantis. And to celebrate the birth of the anime, in 2005 a new series of Doraemon was made.
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In Brazil, the anime arrived in 1992, broadcast by TV Manchete, on the program Clube da Criança. But largely because of its dubbing, the anime ended up gaining a bad reputation and was forgotten for many years. Only in December 2014 did it return dubbed to Brazil, via Netflix. Even with some original character names changed, the dubbing was very well done and accepted by the public.
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