Editing Doraemon (section)

=== Anime ===
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[[File:Doraemon Anime Outline.png|thumb|Timeline of ''Doraemon'' anime<ref>{{cite book |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |date=2010 |title=NeoUtopia No.50 |language=ja |location=Tokyo |publisher=NeoUtopia |page=30}}</ref>]]
The first attempt of a ''Doraemon'' animated series was in [[Doraemon (1973 TV series)|1973]], by [[Nippon Television]]. After a January 1973 pilot named ''Doraemon Mirai Kara Yattekuru'' {{Nihongo|2=ドラえもんが未来からやってくる|4=''Doraemon Coming from the Future''}},<ref>{{cite journal|date=January 2007|title=特集 日本テレビ版ドラえもん|trans-title=Special feature Nippon TV version Doraemon|url=https://archive.org/details/43_20190903_201909|journal=Fujiko Fujio FC Neo Utopia|language=ja|volume=43|pages=10–18|number=}}</ref> twenty-six episodes, each with two segments, were broadcast on Nippon TV from April 1 to September 30 of the same year.<ref name="Japanese Agency for Cultural Affairs-2">{{Cite web|title=Information on Works (Series) - ドラえもん|url=https://mediaarts-db.bunka.go.jp/an/anime_series/663|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190402033537/https://mediaarts-db.bunka.go.jp/an/anime_series/663|archive-date=2019-04-02|access-date=2021-05-26|publisher=[[Agency for Cultural Affairs|Japanese Agency for Cultural Affairs]]|language=ja}}</ref> The series was directed by Mitsuo Kaminashi with voice cast from [[Aoni Production]]; the character Doraemon was voiced by [[Kōsei Tomita]], then later by [[Masako Nozawa]].<ref name="Masami">{{Cite web|last=Masami|first=Jun|title=真佐美ジュンのドラえもん時代|trans-title=Jun Masami's Doraemon era|url=http://mcsammy.fc2web.com/3A9585261654E5A7.html|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160911063240/http://mcsammy.fc2web.com/3A9585261654E5A7.html/|archive-date=2016-09-11|access-date=2021-05-26|publisher=NipponTeleAnima Labor Union|language=ja}}</ref> Later in the series, the animation studio, Nippon TeleMovie Productions, went bankrupt, and the masters were sold off or destroyed.<ref>{{Harvnb|Kenji|2008|pp=61–63}}</ref> The series was re-aired on Nippon TV and several local stations until 1979,<ref>{{Cite web|last=Oohata|first=T.|title=真佐美ジュンさんに聞く|trans-title=Interview with Jun Masami|url=http://hanaballoon.com/ntvdora/qanda.html|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070115155052/http://hanaballoon.com/ntvdora/qanda.html|archive-date=2007-01-15|access-date=2021-05-26|website=Anime Old Doraemon Great Research|language=ja}}</ref><ref>{{Harvnb|Kenji|2008|p=45}}</ref> when Shogakukan requested [[Toyama Television]] to cease broadcasting.<ref>{{Harvnb|Kenji|2008|pp=41–45, 120–127}}</ref> Some of the segments were found in the archives of [[Imagica]] in 1995,<ref>{{Harvnb|Kenji|2008|pp=29–32}}</ref> and some others were recovered by Jun Masami in 2003.<ref name="Masami" /> As of 2013, 21 of 52 segments are known to survive, two of which have no audio.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Brubaker|first=Charles|date=2013-05-28|title=The Strange Case of the 1973 "Doraemon" Series|url=http://cartoonresearch.com/index.php/the-strange-case-of-the-1973-doraemon-series|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130703035959/https://cartoonresearch.com/index.php/the-strange-case-of-the-1973-doraemon-series/|archive-date=2013-07-03|access-date=2021-05-26|website=Cartoon Research}}</ref>

''Doraemon'' remained fairly exclusive in manga form until 1979 when an animation studio, [[Shin-Ei Animation]] (now owned by [[TV Asahi]]) produced an animated [[Doraemon (1979 TV series)|second attempt]] of ''Doraemon''.<ref name="Schilling 2004">{{Harvnb|Schilling|2004|p=39}}</ref> The series aired on TV Asahi from April 2, 1979.<ref name="Japanese Agency for Cultural Affairs">{{Cite web|title=Information on Works (Series) - ドラえもん［新］|url=https://mediaarts-db.bunka.go.jp/an/anime_series/12911|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190705193245/https://mediaarts-db.bunka.go.jp/an/anime_series/12911|archive-date=2019-07-05|access-date=2021-05-26|publisher=Japanese Agency for Cultural Affairs|language=ja}}</ref> Ryo Motohira served as chief director from 1981, and [[Tsutomu Shibayama]] from 1984.<ref name="nu50p30">{{cite book |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |date=2010 |title=NeoUtopia No.50  |language=ja |location=Tokyo |publisher=NeoUtopia |page=30}}</ref> Eiichi Nakamura served as director of character designer,<ref name="nu50p30" /><ref>Interview with Eiichi Nakamura in the book attached with ''Doraemon Time Machine BOX 1979'' DVD collection, released by Warner Home Video in 2009. {{Cite web|title=ドラえもん タイムマシンBOX 1979|trans-title=Doraemon Time Machine BOX 1979|url=https://www.suruga-ya.jp/product/detail/128031251|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190706211955/https://www.suruga-ya.jp/product/detail/128031251|archive-date=2019-07-06|access-date=2019-07-06|publisher=Surugaya|language=ja}}</ref> while [[Shunsuke Kikuchi]] was the composer.<ref name="Japanese Agency for Cultural Affairs" /><ref name="Tō-Ō Nippō">{{Cite web|title=東奥・第59回東奥賞|trans-title=Tō-Ō / 59th Tō-Ō Award|url=https://www.toonippo.co.jp/common/previous/toosho/toosho2006/gyouseki.html#Anchor1|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180812150838/https://www.toonippo.co.jp/common/previous/toosho/toosho2006/gyouseki.html#Anchor1|archive-date=2018-08-12|access-date=2021-05-26|website=[[Tō-Ō Nippō]]|language=ja}}</ref> [[Nobuyo Ōyama]] voiced Doraemon in the series; because of this, in [[Asia]], this version is sometimes referred to as the Ōyama Edition.<ref name="asiatitle">{{Cite web|date=February 25, 2009|title=舊酒新瓶？濃厚也|trans-title=Old Wine In New Bottle? It's Rich|url=http://www.inmediahk.net/node/1002380|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160816123832/http://www.inmediahk.net/node/1002380|archive-date=August 16, 2016|access-date=June 9, 2016|publisher=Hong Kong Independent Media Network|language=zh}}</ref> In total, 1,787 episodes were produced and released in [[VHS]] and [[DVD]] by [[Toho]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.allcinema.net/prog/show_c.php?num_c=89431#7|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040518065415/http://www.allcinema.net/prog/show_c.php?num_c=89431#7|title=TV アニメ ドラえもん|publisher=Allcinema|language=ja|access-date=2018-03-30|archive-date=2004-05-18|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.toho.co.jp/dvd/item/html/SDV/SDV17041R.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180331104115/http://www.toho.co.jp/dvd/item/html/SDV/SDV17041R.html|title=TV版ドラえもんVol. 1 - Blu-ray/DVD|publisher=[[Toho]]|language=ja|access-date=2018-03-30|archive-date=2018-03-31|url-status=live}}</ref> On April 15, 2005, [[Doraemon (2005 TV series)|a major renewal]] was carried out, including the replacement of [[Seiyū|voice actors]] and staff, and updated character designs.<ref>{{Cite web|date=April 10, 2005|title=The all-new "Doraemon" premieres on TV Asahi with an hour-long special and more|url=http://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2005/04/10/tv/the-all-new-doraemon-premieres-on-tv-asahi-with-an-hour-long-special-and-more/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160428132452/http://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2005/04/10/tv/the-all-new-doraemon-premieres-on-tv-asahi-with-an-hour-long-special-and-more/|archive-date=April 28, 2016|access-date=April 16, 2016|website=[[The Japan Times]]}}</ref> The third series is sometimes referred to in Asia as the Mizuta Edition, as a tribute for the voice actress for Doraemon, [[Wasabi Mizuta]].<ref name="asiatitle" /> It was released in DVD on February 10, 2006, under the title ''New TV-ban Doraemon'' {{Nihongo|2=NEW TV 版 ドラえもん|4=''Doraemon NEW TV Version''}} with Shogakukan Video banner.<ref>{{Cite web|title=NEW TV版ドラえもんシリーズ|trans-title=Doraemon series NEW TV version|url=http://www.toho-a-park.com/dvd/item/asp/itemlist/itemlist.asp?itkey=&sr=&tp=NEW%20TV%94%C5%83h%83%89%82%A6%82%E0%82%F1&new=&row=&hd=&tphd=NEW%20TV%94%C5%83h%83%89%82%A6%82%E0%82%F1%83V%83%8A%81%5B%83Y|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141018221118/http://www.toho-a-park.com/dvd/item/asp/itemlist/itemlist.asp?itkey=&sr=&tp=NEW%20TV%94%C5%83h%83%89%82%A6%82%E0%82%F1&new=&row=&hd=&tphd=NEW%20TV%94%C5%83h%83%89%82%A6%82%E0%82%F1%83V%83%8A%81%5B%83Y|archive-date=2014-10-18|access-date=2019-07-07|publisher=[[Toho]]|language=ja}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=NEW TV版 ドラえもんvol. 1 「タイムマシンがなくなった！！」 ほか全5話＋ミニシアター|trans-title=Doraemon NEW TV Version Vol. 1 "The Time Machine is Gone!!" and 5 other episodes + mini theater|url=https://www.toho.co.jp/dvd/item/html/SDV/SDV16104R.html|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190706232822/https://www.toho.co.jp/dvd/item/html/SDV/SDV16104R.html|archive-date=2019-07-06|access-date=2019-07-07|publisher=[[Toho]]|language=ja}}</ref>

In May 2014, TV Asahi Corporation announced an agreement with [[The Walt Disney Company]] to bring the 2005 series to the Disney XD television channel and Disney Channel in the United States beginning in the summer of that year.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Hongo|first=Jun|date=May 9, 2014|title=Japanese Anime Star Doraemon Finally Makes U.S. Debut|url=https://blogs.wsj.com/japanrealtime/2014/05/09/japanese-anime-star-doraemon-finally-makes-u-s-debut/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160420175959/http://blogs.wsj.com/japanrealtime/2014/05/09/japanese-anime-star-doraemon-finally-makes-u-s-debut/|archive-date=April 20, 2016|access-date=April 16, 2016|website=[[The Wall Street Journal]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Kagawa|first=Marcie|date=June 25, 2014|title=Doraemon hitting U.S. airwaves this summer|url=http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2014/06/25/national/doraemon-hitting-u-s-airwaves-summer/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160428080028/http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2014/06/25/national/doraemon-hitting-u-s-airwaves-summer/|archive-date=April 28, 2016|access-date=April 16, 2016|website=[[The Japan Times]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=May 9, 2014|title=Doraemon plans to make US debut this summer|url=http://asia.nikkei.com/Business/Consumers/Doraemon-plans-to-make-US-debut-this-summer|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140523130822/http://asia.nikkei.com/Business/Consumers/Doraemon-plans-to-make-US-debut-this-summer|archive-date=May 23, 2014|access-date=April 16, 2016|website=[[Nikkey Shimbun]]}}</ref> Besides using the name changes that were used in AltJapan's English adaptation of the original manga, other changes and edits have also been made to make the show more relatable to an American audience, such as Japanese text being replaced with English text on certain objects like signs and graded papers, items such as [[Japanese yen|yen notes]] being replaced by [[United States dollar|US dollar bills]], and the setting being changed from Japan to the United States.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Loo|first=Egan|date=May 11, 2014|title=Doraemon Anime's Visual & Script Changes for U.S. TV Detailed|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2014-05-11/doraemon-anime-visual-and-script-changes-for-u.s-tv-detailed|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140513220034/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2014-05-11/doraemon-anime-visual-and-script-changes-for-u.s-tv-detailed|archive-date=May 13, 2014|access-date=April 16, 2016|website=[[Anime News Network]]}}</ref> Initial response to the edited dub was positive.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Kagawa|first=Marcie|date=July 9, 2014|title=Doraemon charms U.S. viewers in first remake for a foreign market|url=http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2014/07/09/national/doraemon-charms-u-s-viewers-in-first-remake-for-a-foreign-market/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160427010316/http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2014/07/09/national/doraemon-charms-u-s-viewers-in-first-remake-for-a-foreign-market|archive-date=April 27, 2016|access-date=April 16, 2016|website=[[The Japan Times]]}}</ref> The Disney adaptation began broadcast in Japan on [[Disney Channel Japan|Disney Channel]] from February 1, 2016. The broadcast offered the choice of the English voice track or a newly recorded Japanese track by the Japanese cast of the 2005 series.<ref>{{cite news|last=Loo|first=Egan|date=January 30, 2016|title=Disney XD's Doraemon Adaptation to Run in Japan With Bilingual Tracks|website=[[Anime News Network]]|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2016-01-30/disney-xd-doraemon-adaptation-to-run-in-japan-with-bilingual-tracks/.98067|url-status=live|access-date=May 31, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160131082928/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2016-01-30/disney-xd-doraemon-adaptation-to-run-in-japan-with-bilingual-tracks/.98067|archive-date=January 31, 2016}}</ref>

The anime has also been aired in over sixty countries worldwide.<ref name="TV Asahi">{{Cite web|url=https://www.tv-asahicontents.com/en/program/doraemon|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200101045505/https://www.tv-asahicontents.com/en/program/doraemon|title=Doraemon ドラえもん|publisher=[[TV Asahi]]|language=en|access-date=2018-08-13|archive-date=2020-01-01|url-status=live}}</ref> It premiered in [[Thailand]] in 1982,<ref>{{Cite web|author=Yasuyuki|first=Yokoyama|date=2012-12-10|title=Celebrating Exactly 100 Years Before Doraemon's Birthday|url=https://www.nippon.com/en/currents/d00056/|url-status=live|website=Nippon.com|publisher=Nippon Communications Foundation|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121213210329/https://www.nippon.com/en/currents/d00056/|access-date=2018-08-13|archive-date=2012-12-13}}</ref> the [[Philippines]] in 1999,<ref>{{Cite web|last=Cabuag|first=VG|date=2015-08-01|title=Makers of Doraemon to push the Japanese character in Philippines|url=https://businessmirror.com.ph/2017/08/01/makers-of-doraemon-to-push-the-japanese-character-in-philippines/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180330212136/https://businessmirror.com.ph/makers-of-doraemon-to-push-the-japanese-character-in-philippines/|archive-date=2018-03-30|access-date=2021-05-26|website=Business Mirror}}</ref> India in 2005,<ref>{{Cite web|date=May 5, 2005|title=Hungama TV to launch Indian superhero show 'Hero'|url=http://www.afaqs.com/news/story/11366_Hungama-TV-to-launch-Indian-superhero-show-Hero|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170409200910/http://www.afaqs.com/news/story/11366_Hungama-TV-to-launch-Indian-superhero-show-Hero|archive-date=April 9, 2017|access-date=May 26, 2021|website=Afaqs}}</ref> and Vietnam in 2010.<ref name="sggp">{{Cite web|last=Hạ Chinh|date=2009-11-12|title=Kinh doanh phim hoạt hình Nhật và hình ảnh nhân vật - Từ nay phải có bản quyền|trans-title=Carrying Japanese anime and characters on business - from now, copyright must be obtained|url=https://www.sggp.org.vn/kinh-doanh-phim-hoat-hinh-nhat-va-hinh-anh-nhan-vat-tu-nay-phai-co-ban-quyen-69126.html|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201114131534/https://www.sggp.org.vn/kinh-doanh-phim-hoat-hinh-nhat-va-hinh-anh-nhan-vat-tu-nay-phai-co-ban-quyen-69126.html|archive-date=2020-11-14|access-date=2021-05-26|website=[[Sài Gòn Giải Phóng]]|language=vi}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=December 28, 2009|title=Doraemon đã chính thức đến với các bạn trẻ Việt Nam|trans-title=Doraemon has officially come to Vietnamese young people|url=http://2sao.vn/p1002c1021n20091228111506396/Doraemon-da-chinh-thuc-den-voi-cac-ban-tre-viet-nam.vnn|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110402181454/http://2sao.vn/p1002c1021n20091228111506396/Doraemon-da-chinh-thuc-den-voi-cac-ban-tre-viet-nam.vnn|archive-date=April 2, 2011|access-date=October 21, 2020|publisher=VietNamNet|language=vi}}</ref> Other Asian countries that broadcast the series include [[China]], [[Hong Kong]], [[Singapore]], [[Taiwan]], [[Malaysia]], [[Indonesia]], and [[South Korea]].<ref>{{Harvnb|Shiraishi|2000|pp=301, 304}}</ref> The series is licensed in [[EMEA]] regions by LUK International;<ref>{{cite web|title=Catalogue / DORAEMON|url=http://www.lukinternacional.com/en/catalogue/doraemon.html|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161129144402/http://www.lukinternacional.com/en/catalogue/doraemon.html|archive-date=November 29, 2016|access-date=November 29, 2016|publisher=LUK International}}</ref> it premiered in Spain in 1993<ref>{{Cite web|title=Doraemon, El Gato Cósmico (1979)|url=http://www.eldoblaje.com/datos/FichaPelicula.asp?id=8121|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080130140544/http://www.eldoblaje.com/datos/FichaPelicula.asp?id=8121|archive-date=January 30, 2008|access-date=May 26, 2021|website=El Doblaje|language=es}}</ref> and France in 2003.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Clement|first=Stéphane|title=Doraemon|url=http://www.planete-jeunesse.com/fiche-883-doraemon.html|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140528164502/http://www.planete-jeunesse.com/fiche-883-doraemon.html|archive-date=May 28, 2014|access-date=May 26, 2021|website=Planète Jeunesse|language=fr}}</ref> It has also been distributed in South American countries, including Brazil,<ref>{{Cite web|date=January 6, 2019|title=Popular anime Doraemon retorna à TV aberta no Brasil|trans-title=Popular anime Doraemon returns to television broadcast in Brazil|url=https://mundo-nipo.com/variedades/06/01/2019/popular-anime-doraemon-retorna-a-tv-aberta-no-brasil/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190112214652/https://mundo-nipo.com/variedades/06/01/2019/popular-anime-doraemon-retorna-a-tv-aberta-no-brasil/|archive-date=January 12, 2019|access-date=May 26, 2021|website=Mundo-Nipo|language=pt}}</ref> Colombia,<ref>{{Cite web|date=December 2, 2003|title=Doraemon alcanza excelentes resultados en Caracol|trans-title=Doraemon achieves excellent results in Caracol|url=https://www.produ.com/noticias/doraemon-alcanza-excelentes-resultados-en-caracol|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190705121911/https://www.produ.com/noticias/doraemon-alcanza-excelentes-resultados-en-caracol|archive-date=July 5, 2019|access-date=May 26, 2021|website=Produ|language=es}}</ref> and Chile.<ref>{{Cite web|last=de Prensa|first=Comunicado|date=July 2, 2015|title=Llegan a Chile capítulos exclusivos de Doraemon|trans-title=Exclusive Doraemon episodes arrive in Chile|url=https://www.biobiochile.cl/noticias/2015/07/02/llegan-a-chile-capitulos-exclusivos-de-doraemon.shtml|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190705121911/https://www.biobiochile.cl/noticias/2015/07/02/llegan-a-chile-capitulos-exclusivos-de-doraemon.shtml|archive-date=July 5, 2019|access-date=May 26, 2021|website=BioBioChile|language=es}}</ref> In 2017, POPS Worldwide, a Vietnamese multimedia company, collaborated with TV Asahi to release the anime series on [[YouTube]] and other digital platforms.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Ngát Ngọc|date=2017-08-12|title=Việt Nam có bản quyền phim hoạt hình 'Doraemon' trên YouTube đầu tiên|trans-title=Vietnam first to have the copyright of 'Doraemon' anime on YouTube|url=https://thanhnien.vn/van-hoa/viet-nam-co-ban-quyen-phim-hoat-hinh-doraemon-tren-youtube-dau-tien-865168.html|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201114214722/https://thanhnien.vn/van-hoa/viet-nam-co-ban-quyen-phim-hoat-hinh-doraemon-tren-youtube-dau-tien-865168.html|archive-date=2020-11-14|access-date=2021-05-27|website=[[Thanh Niên]]|publisher=|language=vi}}</ref>

==== Films ====
{{Further|List of Doraemon films{{!}}List of Doraemon films}}
By 2025, there have been 44 annual feature-length [[animated film]]s produced by Shin-Ei Animation and released by Toho.<ref name="Clements-2006">{{Cite book|last1=Clements|first1=Jonathan|title=The Anime Encyclopedia, Revised & Expanded Edition: A Guide to Japanese Animation Since 1917|last2=McCarthy|first2=Helen|publisher=Stone Bridge Press|year=2006|isbn=978-1-61172-515-5|pages=158}}</ref> The first twenty-five films are based on the 1979 anime, while the rest are based on the 2005 anime.<ref name="Clements-2006" /> Unlike the anime and manga series, the films are more action-adventure oriented, taking the familiar characters of ''Doraemon'' and placing them in a variety of exotic and perilous settings.<ref>{{Harvnb|Schilling|2004|p=43}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Boon Chan|date=2016-06-08|title=Movie review: The comforting charms of Doraemon|url=https://www.straitstimes.com/lifestyle/entertainment/adventure-in-prehistoric-japan|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160608133345/https://www.straitstimes.com/lifestyle/entertainment/adventure-in-prehistoric-japan|archive-date=2016-06-08|access-date=2021-05-26|website=[[The Straits Times]]}}</ref>

A [[3D computer graphics|3D computer animated]] film, ''[[Stand by Me Doraemon]],'' debuted in Japan on August 8, 2014.<ref name="Komatsu-2014">{{Cite web|last=Komatsu|first=Mikikazu|date=2014-08-19|title=3DCG Film "Stand By Me Doraemon" to be Released in 21 Regions/Countries|url=http://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2014/08/19-1/3dcg-film-stand-by-me-doraemon-to-be-released-in-21-regionscountries|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140822021101/http://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2014/08/19-1/3dcg-film-stand-by-me-doraemon-to-be-released-in-21-regionscountries|archive-date=2014-08-22|access-date=2021-05-26|website=[[Crunchyroll]]}}</ref> Directed by [[Takashi Yamazaki]] and Ryūichi Yagi,<ref>{{Cite web|date=2013-11-14|title=「ドラえもん」が初の3DCG映画化 来夏公開へ|trans-title="Doraemon" will be released as the first 3DCG movie next summer|url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/news/2030877/full/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140813021611/https://www.oricon.co.jp/news/2030877/full/|archive-date=2014-08-13|access-date=2021-05-26|website=[[Oricon|Oricon News]]|language=ja}}</ref> it combines elements from the short stories of the manga series: "All the Way from the Country of the Future", "Imprinting Egg", "Goodbye, Shizuka-chan", "Romance in Snowy Mountain", "Nobita's the Night Before a Wedding", and "Goodbye, Doraemon&nbsp;..." into a new complete story, from the first time Doraemon came to Nobita's house to Doraemon bidding farewell to Nobita.<ref name="Komatsu-2014" /><ref name="Fuziko">{{cite web|date=2014-08-16|title=3DCG『ドラえもん』、藤子・F・不二雄先生も知らなかった物語|trans-title=3DCG "Doraemon", a story that Fujiko F. Fujio didn't even know|url=http://www.oricon.co.jp/news/2041053/full/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140819082707/http://www.oricon.co.jp/news/2041053/full/|archive-date=2014-08-19|access-date=2021-05-26|website=Oricon News|language=ja}}</ref> The film was a box office success, grossing $183.4 million worldwide.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Stand by Me Doraemon|url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/releasegroup/gr2983285253/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200907220354/https://www.boxofficemojo.com/releasegroup/gr2983285253/|archive-date=2020-09-07|access-date=2021-05-26|website=[[Box Office Mojo]]|publisher=[[IMDb]]}}</ref> A sequel, ''[[Stand by Me Doraemon 2]]'', also directed by Yamazaki and Yagi, was released on November 20, 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Mateo|first=Alex|date=2020-10-07|title=Stand By Me Doraemon 2 CG Film's Trailer Reveals Masaki Suda's Song, November 20 Debut|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2020-10-06/stand-by-me-doraemon-2-cg-film-trailer-reveals-masaki-suda-song-november-20-debut/.164943|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201009190529/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2020-10-06/stand-by-me-doraemon-2-cg-film-trailer-reveals-masaki-suda-song-november-20-debut/.164943|archive-date=2020-10-09|access-date=2021-05-26|website=Anime News Network}}</ref>

==== Short films, OVA and crossover ====
Several ''Doraemon'' [[List of Doraemon films#Short films|short films]] were produced and released between 1989 and 2004.<ref name="Clements-2006" /> These include ''[[2112: The Birth of Doraemon]]'', a film about the life of Doraemon from birth before coming to Nobita;<ref>{{Cite web|title=2112年 ドラえもん誕生|trans-title=2112: The Birth of Doraemon|url=https://eiga.com/movie/74111/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130124143929/https://eiga.com/movie/74111/|archive-date=2013-01-24|access-date=2021-05-26|website=Eiga.com|language=ja}}</ref> ''[[Doraemon: Nobita's the Night Before a Wedding]]'', a film about the events related to the marriage of Nobita and Shizuka;<ref>{{Cite web|title=映画 のび太の結婚前夜: 作品情報|trans-title=Doraemon: Nobita's the Night Before a Wedding: Work Information|url=https://eiga.com/movie/75723/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130123115947/https://eiga.com/movie/75723/|archive-date=2013-01-23|access-date=2021-05-26|website=Eiga.com|language=ja}}</ref> ''[[The Day When I Was Born]]''<ref>{{Cite web|title=ぼくの生まれた日: 作品情報|trans-title=The Day When I Was Born: Work Information|url=https://eiga.com/movie/75982/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130126082923/https://eiga.com/movie/75982/|archive-date=2013-01-26|access-date=2021-05-26|website=Eiga.com|language=ja}}</ref> and ''[[Doraemon: A Grandmother's Recollections]]'',<ref>{{Cite web|title=おばあちゃんの思い出: 作品情報|trans-title=Doraemon: A Grandmother's Recollections: Work Information|url=https://eiga.com/movie/75794/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130627172804/https://eiga.com/movie/75794/|archive-date=2013-06-27|access-date=2021-05-26|website=Eiga.com|language=ja}}</ref> the films about the relationship between Nobita and his parents along with his grandmother. Other short films focus on [[Dorami]] and [[The Doraemons]].<ref name="Clements-2006" /> In 1981, Toho released ''[[What Am I for Momotaro]]'', a film about [[Momotarō]], the hero of Japanese folklore.<ref>{{Cite web|title=ドラえもん ぼく桃太郎のなんなのさ: 作品情報|trans-title=What Am I for Momotaro: Work Information|url=https://eiga.com/movie/67951/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130125115740/https://eiga.com/movie/67951/|archive-date=2013-01-25|access-date=2021-05-26|website=Eiga.com|language=ja}}</ref>

In 1994, an educational [[OVA]] was made, titled ''Doraemon: Nobita to Mirai Note'' {{Nihongo|2=ドラえもん のび太と未来ノート}}, where the main characters express the hope for a better Earth. The OVA was released in DVD along with the 13th issue of ''Fujiko F. Fujio Wonderland'' magazine in September 2004.<ref>{{Cite web|title=WEBアニメスタイル 更新情報とミニニュース|trans-title=WEB Anime Style Update Information and Mini News|url=http://www.style.fm/log/00top_58.html|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190928012208/http://www.style.fm/log/00top_58.html|archive-date=2019-09-28|access-date=2021-05-26|website=WEB Anime Style|language=ja}}</ref><ref>{{Cite magazine|date=2004-09-03|title=雑誌 ぼくドラえもん13|trans-title=Magazine I, Doraemon 13|url=https://www.mercari.com/jp/items/m74854918626/|magazine=Fujiko F. Fujio Wonderland|language=ja|access-date=2021-06-04}}</ref> A crossover episode of ''Doraemon'' with ''[[AIBOU: Tokyo Detective Duo]]'' aired on TV Asahi on November 9, 2018.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Dennison|first=Kara|date=2018-10-30|title=Doraemon Prepares to Buddy up with Cop Drama AIBOU|url=https://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2018/10/30/doraemon-prepares-to-buddy-up-with-cop-drama-aibou|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190306042902/https://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2018/10/30/doraemon-prepares-to-buddy-up-with-cop-drama-aibou|archive-date=2019-03-06|access-date=2021-05-26|website=Crunchyroll}}</ref>

==== Music ====
{{Further|List of Doraemon soundtrack albums{{!}}List of ''Doraemon'' soundtrack albums}}
The soundtrack of the 1973 anime series was composed by Nobuyoshi Koshibe,<ref name="Masami" /> who also arranged the opening theme song {{nihongo|"Doraemon"|ドラえもん}} and the ending theme song {{Nihongo|"Doraemon Rumba"|ドラえもん ルンバ}}, both performed by Harumi Naitō.<ref name="Japanese Agency for Cultural Affairs-2" /> For the 1979 anime, Shunsuke Kikuchi was the composer, who arranged {{Nihongo|"Doraemon no Uta"|ドラえもんのうた}};<ref name="Japanese Agency for Cultural Affairs-2" /><ref name="Tō-Ō Nippō" /> it had been performed by numerous singers, including [[Kumiko Ōsugi]] and [[Satoko Yamano (voice actress)|Satoko Yamano]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=テレビアニメ放送40周年記念 ドラえもん うたのコレクション|trans-title=TV Anime Broadcast 40th Anniversary Doraemon Uta Collection|url=https://columbia.jp/doraemon/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100312082139/https://columbia.jp/doraemon/|archive-date=2010-03-12|access-date=2021-05-26|publisher=[[Nippon Columbia]]|language=ja}}</ref> When the anime got a reboot in 2005, Kan Sawada was the composer of the series.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Information on Works (Series) ドラえもん［新・第2期］|url=https://mediaarts-db.bunka.go.jp/an/anime_series/13610|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190402033535/https://mediaarts-db.bunka.go.jp/an/anime_series/13610|archive-date=2019-04-02|access-date=2021-05-26|website=Media Art Database|publisher=Japanese Agency for Cultural Affairs|language=ja}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Sawada|first=Kan|title=ドラえもん|trans-title=Doraemon|url=http://www.kansawada.com/doraemon/disc01.html|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150815192818/http://www.kansawada.com/doraemon/disc01.html|archive-date=2015-08-15|access-date=2021-05-26|website=Kan Sawada Official Website|language=ja}}</ref> There are four other opening themes, including an instrumental version of "Doraemon no Uta" performed by [[Twelve Girls Band]];<ref>{{Cite web|title=ドラえもん｜テレビ朝日|url=http://www.tv-asahi.co.jp/doraemon/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050415040355/http://www.tv-asahi.co.jp/doraemon/|archive-date=2005-04-15|access-date=2021-05-26|publisher=TV Asahi|language=ja}}</ref> "Hagushichao" {{Nihongo|2=ハグしちゃお}} performed by [[Rimi Natsukawa]];<ref>{{Cite web|title=ドラえもんOPテーマついに新曲に交代、歌は夏川りみ|trans-title=Doraemon OP theme finally changed to a new song, the song of Rimi Natsukawa|url=http://tabo.txt-nifty.com/ratelog/2005/10/op_2bff.html|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051215174813/http://tabo.txt-nifty.com/ratelog/2005/10/op_2bff.html|archive-date=2005-12-15|access-date=2021-05-26|website=Ratelog|language=ja}}</ref> "Yume wo Kanaete Doraemon" {{Nihongo|2=夢をかなえてドラえもん}}, the opening theme broadcast from 2007 to 2018;<ref name="sitoufficialenuovoanime">{{Cite web|title=スタッフ＆声の出演者|trans-title=Staff & voice performers|url=https://www.tv-asahi.co.jp/doraemon/staff/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130318050909/https://www.tv-asahi.co.jp/doraemon/staff/|archive-date=2013-03-18|access-date=2019-07-06|publisher=[[TV Asahi]]|language=ja}}</ref> and "Doraemon" performed by [[Gen Hoshino]], broadcast since October 2019.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2019-09-06|title=星野源「ドラえもん」新オープニング曲に!|trans-title=Gen Hoshino's "Doraemon" New Opening Song!|url=https://www.tv-asahi.co.jp/smt/f/geinou_tokuho/hot/?id=hot_20190906_020|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201117120026/https://www.tv-asahi.co.jp/smt/f/geinou_tokuho/hot/?id=hot_20190906_020|archive-date=2020-11-17|access-date=2020-11-17|publisher=[[TV Asahi]]|language=ja}}</ref>

Numerous collections of theme songs of the anime series and feature films were initially available in [[Cassette tape|cassettes]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=パチソン ドラえもんのうた のぶ代ドラ カセットテープ|trans-title=Pachison Doraemon no Uta Nobuyo Dora Cassette Tape|url=https://item.fril.jp/ee8c1ad5faa488907e1327a58d4d86cb|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201117213904/https://item.fril.jp/ee8c1ad5faa488907e1327a58d4d86cb|archive-date=2020-11-17|access-date=2020-11-17|publisher=[[Rakuten]]|language=ja}}</ref> Since the 1990s, ''Doraemon'' songs have been released in CD, under the type of [[Single (music)|singles]] and [[compilation album]]s.<ref>{{Cite web|title=ドラえもん映画主題歌集~雲がゆくのは|trans-title=Doraemon movie theme songbook ~ Kumo ga Yuku no Wa|url=https://www.amazon.co.jp/%E3%83%89%E3%83%A9%E3%81%88%E3%82%82%E3%82%93%E6%98%A0%E7%94%BB%E4%B8%BB%E9%A1%8C%E6%AD%8C%E9%9B%86-%E9%9B%B2%E3%81%8C%E3%82%86%E3%81%8F%E3%81%AE%E3%81%AF-%E6%AD%A6%E7%94%B0%E9%89%84%E7%9F%A2/dp/B00005MX5J|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201117232932/https://www.amazon.co.jp/%E3%83%89%E3%83%A9%E3%81%88%E3%82%82%E3%82%93%E6%98%A0%E7%94%BB%E4%B8%BB%E9%A1%8C%E6%AD%8C%E9%9B%86-%E9%9B%B2%E3%81%8C%E3%82%86%E3%81%8F%E3%81%AE%E3%81%AF-%E6%AD%A6%E7%94%B0%E9%89%84%E7%9F%A2/dp/B00005MX5J|archive-date=2020-11-17|access-date=2021-05-27|asin=B00005MX5J|asin-tld=jp}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=ドラえもん|trans-title=Doraemon|url=https://musicstore.auone.jp/s/special/13320?affiliate=2525260001|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201117233557/https://musicstore.auone.jp/s/special/13320?affiliate=2525260001|archive-date=2020-11-17|access-date=2021-05-27|website=Music Store|publisher=RecoChoku Co., Ltd.|language=ja}}</ref> Soundtracks of ''Doraemon'' feature films have been released by [[Nippon Columbia]] since 2001 in the album series {{Nihongo|"Doraemon Soundtrack History"|ドラえもんサウンドトラックヒストリー}}.<ref>{{Cite web|title=ドラえもん Sound Track History～菊池俊輔 音楽集～|trans-title=Doraemon Sound Track History ~ Shunsuke Kikuchi Music Collection ~|url=https://www.amazon.co.jp/ドラえもん-Sound-Track-History～菊池俊輔-音楽集～/dp/B00005HQSK|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070307233832/https://www.amazon.co.jp/%E3%83%89%E3%83%A9%E3%81%88%E3%82%82%E3%82%93-Sound-Track-History%EF%BD%9E%E8%8F%8A%E6%B1%A0%E4%BF%8A%E8%BC%94-%E9%9F%B3%E6%A5%BD%E9%9B%86%EF%BD%9E/dp/B00005HQSK|archive-date=2007-03-07|access-date=2021-05-27|asin=B00005HQSK|asin-tld=jp}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=ドラえもん サウンドトラックヒストリー２|trans-title=Doraemon Soundtrack History 2|url=http://www.billboard-japan.com/goods/detail/143165|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150111123339/http://www.billboard-japan.com/goods/detail/143165|archive-date=2015-01-11|access-date=2020-11-17|publisher=[[Billboard Japan]]|language=ja}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=映画ドラえもん のび太の宇宙英雄記 オリジナル・サウンドトラック＆モア 映画ドラえもんサウンドトラックヒストリー３|trans-title=Doraemon: Nobita's Space Heroes Movie Original Soundtrack & More Movie Doraemon Sound Track History 3|url=http://www.billboard-japan.com/goods/detail/491406|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160714154312/http://www.billboard-japan.com/goods/detail/491406|archive-date=2016-07-14|access-date=2020-11-17|publisher=[[Billboard Japan]]|language=ja}}</ref>