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It’s been a big week for Doraemon, the beloved time traveling robotic cat, and his creator, the late Fujiko F. Fujio. Doraemon, who has never really caught on in the west but is a household name here in Japan, was manufactured in the original manga …Read more »
The late co-creator of that legendary blue cat with the trans-dimensional pouch we all love, Fujiko F. Fujio, will be receiving one of our planet's highest honors come 2011: an interactive museum. While its opening was originally planned for 2010, it's been pushed back a …Read more »
Doraemon co-creator Fujiko F. Fujio may not be with us anymore, but his stories live on and, come October 31, will light up the WOWOW premium television service at midnight. The stories in question belong to his Ishoku Tanpen-ShÅ« ( Unique Short Stories ), a …Read more »
Another manga legend is no longer with us, as news surfaces about the passing of Fujiko A. Fujio, co-creator of Doraemon as well as creator of hit manga such as The Laughing Salesman, Ninja Hattori-kun and Obake Q-Tarou. Fujiko A. Fujio, whose real name is …Read more »
For most fans with a casual knowledge of anime history (myself included), there’s a pretty massive gap in the chronology between the black-and-white debut of Tetsuwan Atom ( Astro Boy ) in 1963 and, say, the superhero team shows of the early 70s like Gatchaman …Read more »
Toyota's latest ad campaign is an interesting one, showing the cast of Fujiko F. Fujio's Doraemon 20 years later and portrayed by real actors. The kicker is in the new one, though, which has international film star Jean Reno ( Léon: The Professional ) playing …Read more »
Netflix went all out at this month’s AnimeJapan, releasing an absolutely packed 2024 slate. There’s lots to be excited about, from the final season of BEASTARS to the continuation of Delicious in Dungeon to new Gundam and Ultraman. With so many big titles coming to the streaming juggernaut, it’s understandable …Read more »
Even if you’ve never watched an episode or read a chapter of Doraemon, you’ve likely encountered a reference to it. The classic kids’ manga and anime series is an enduring part of the Japanese entertainment landscape, referenced in other titles and even inspiring an ongoing series of …Read more »
Doraemon co-creator Fujiko Fujio A passed away last month, but he’s back in the news because his long-lost Fūta-kun anime pilot has been found! Fūta-kun was another manga of his, and he created the anime pilot for NTV. This was back in 1967. The pilot …Read more »
This December marked what would have been the 88th birthday of Doraemon creator Hiroshi Fujimoto (one half of the duo known as Fujiko F. Fujio). Fujimoto passed away in 1996, but love of Doraemon remains strong in Japan, and a monument for the series has …Read more »
When we think of anime robots, we tend to think of big hitters like Gurren Lagann and Mazinger Z. You know, firing rocket punches and throwing literal galaxies. But ‘bots can be absolutely adorable, too — and we don’t just mean the Chobits kind. Here are …Read more »
When you think of “popular anime,” where does your mind go? Possibly to titles like One Piece, BORUTO, or the soon-to-end Attack on Titan. And while all of those are pretty big names in the world of anime, none of them is in Japan’s standard Top Three Titles! …Read more »
Can you believe there will soon be 41 anime films based on Fujiko F. Fujio’s classic Doraemon series? Next up for the beloved robot cat is Doraemon: Nobita’s Little Star Wars 2021, which is officially set to open in Japanese theaters on March 5, 2021. …Read more »
It’s not every day a manga turns 50, so people are ready to celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of Doraemon. According to Anime News Network, the Doraemon anime will be celebrating the manga that came before it with three episodes that will air this Saturday. Gen …Read more »
A building in Tokyo that once housed multiple mangaka, including Osamu “God of Manga” Tezuka, was taken down in the early 1980s. However, so many people have wanted to see what it looked like that a new museum duplicating it has been created, called the …Read more »
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