Doraemon | |
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Doraemon character | |
First appearance | 1 December 1969 Magazine Shogaku Yo-nensei Doraemon (1973 TV series) |
Created by | Fujiko F. Fujio |
Portrayed by | Jean Reno[1] Bruce Willis[2] |
Voiced by | Kōsei Tomita (1973) Masako Nozawa (1973, 1976) Nobuyo Ōyama (1979–2005)[3] Kazue Takahashi (1980, yellow) Chisa Yokoyama (1995, yellow) Wasabi Mizuta (2005–present)[4] English A.J. Henderson (1985–1996) Hossan Leong (2002–2003) Mona Marshall (2014–present, US dub)[5] Sarah Hauser (2015–2016, UK/Hong Kong dub) |
In-universe information | |
Species | Robot cat |
Gender | Male |
Affiliation | Nobi family |
Relatives | Dorami (younger sister) |
Birthday | September 3, 2112 |
Hometown | Tokyo |
Doraemon (Japanese: ドラえもん) is a fictional title character in the Japanese manga and anime eponymous series of the same name created by Fujiko F. Fujio. Doraemon is a male robotic earless cat that travels back in time from the 22nd century to aid a preteen boy named Nobita.
An official birth certificate for the character gives him a birth date of 3 September 2112 and lists his city of residency as Kawasaki, Kanagawa, the city where the manga was created.[6] In 2008, Japan's Foreign Ministry appointed Doraemon the country's "anime ambassador".