Editing Doraemon (section)

==== 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>