Doraemon (2005 TV Series)
   HOME

TheInfoList



OR:

is the most recent
anime is Traditional animation, hand-drawn and computer animation, computer-generated animation originating from Japan. Outside of Japan and in English, ''anime'' refers specifically to animation produced in Japan. However, in Japan and in Japane ...
TV series A television show – or simply TV show – is any content produced for viewing on a television set which can be broadcast via over-the-air, satellite, or cable, excluding breaking news, advertisements, or trailers that are typically placed betw ...
based on
Fujiko F. Fujio was a manga writing duo formed by Japanese manga artists and . They formed their partnership in 1951, and used the Fujiko Fujio name from 1954 until dissolution of the partnership in 1987, upon Fujimoto's illness. The pair was best known f ...
's
manga Manga (Japanese: 漫画 ) are comics or graphic novels originating from Japan. Most manga conform to a style developed in Japan in the late 19th century, and the form has a long prehistory in earlier Japanese art. The term ''manga'' is u ...
of the same name. Produced by
Shin-Ei Animation is a Japanese animation studio owned by TV Asahi and founded in Tokyo in 1965 as A-Production by Daikichirō Kusube, who was previously an animator for Toei Animation. Shin-Ei is known for being the animation studio behind two of the anime tele ...
and Asatsu-DK, it began airing on
TV Asahi JOEX-DTV (channel 5), branded as (also known as EX and and stylized as TV asahi), is a television station that is owned and operated by the subsidiary of certified broadcasting holding company , itself controlled by The Asahi Shimbun Compan ...
on April 15, 2005. It also airs in over 50 countries worldwide. This Doraemon anime series is sometimes referred to in Asia as the Mizuta Edition (水田版), after
Wasabi Mizuta is a Japanese voice actress. She was born in Aoyama, Mie, and currently resides in Iga, Mie. Mizuta replaced long-time voice actress Nobuyo Ōyama as the voice of Doraemon, starting with the 2005 TV series. She won the Kids/Family Award at ...
, the voice actress who voices Doraemon in this series. The anime is licensed by
Viz Media VIZ Media LLC is an American manga publisher, anime distributor and entertainment company headquartered in San Francisco, California. It was founded in 1986 as VIZ LLC. In 2005, VIZ LLC and ShoPro Entertainment merged to form the current VIZ M ...
for broadcast rights only. An English dub produced by
Bang Zoom! Entertainment Bang Zoom! Entertainment is an audio post-production studio with its headquarters in Burbank, California, in Greater Los Angeles. It has worked on anime, video games, television series, feature films, and original animation projects. Their work ...
aired on
Disney XD Disney XD is an American pay television channel owned by the Disney Branded Television and Disney Media and Entertainment Distribution units of The Walt Disney Company. The channel is aimed primarily at older children ages six to eleven years ...
in the USA as ''Doraemon: Gadget Cat From the Future'' from July 7, 2014 until May 12, 2017. A second season of the English dub premiered on Disney XD on June 15, 2015 and ended on September 1 of the same year. TV Asahi currently holds distribution and licensing rights to Doraemon. However, they mentioned that due to the show's success in India, they would be continuing their contract with Disney Channel India for Doraemon to air in India. Doraemon is also streaming on
Disney+ Hotstar The Walt Disney Company, commonly known as Disney (), is an American multinational mass media and entertainment conglomerate headquartered at the Walt Disney Studios complex in Burbank, California. Disney was originally founded on October ...
. They also noted the show's success in Spain, Portugal, and the rest of Europe.


Production

Although the series is more faithful to the original manga, some changes were made. Many of the episodes that adapted chapters from the manga were extended to have a better conclusion or a good moral to the story. In addition, some elements from the manga were toned down. Some examples include all of Doraemon's gadgets that resembled medicine being changed to different appliances, and Nobita's dad (who smoked often in the manga) rarely smoked. The voice actors to the five main characters, Doraemon, Nobita, Shizuka, Gian, and Suneo, were chosen from a pool of 590 applicants. TV Asahi stated in 2005 that they chose voice actors who sounded similar to the voice actors of the predecessor, so that there would not be a significant change from the original cast to the new cast. All mini corners, partners, and next episodes previews in all episodes are cut to fit for the 30-minute block in international versions, except for
Hong Kong Hong Kong ( (US) or (UK); , ), officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China ( abbr. Hong Kong SAR or HKSAR), is a city and special administrative region of China on the eastern Pearl River Delt ...
, which are cut to fit for the 15-minute block in its time-slot. Since May 1, 2009, the series airs in high definition. In July 2017, the show got overhauled visually to use more vivid colors, which includes the use of poster artwork. As of 2019, the show now airs on Saturday nights alongside a new theme song.


US English dub

A US English dub of the 2005 series produced by Fujiko F. Fujio Pro,
TV Asahi JOEX-DTV (channel 5), branded as (also known as EX and and stylized as TV asahi), is a television station that is owned and operated by the subsidiary of certified broadcasting holding company , itself controlled by The Asahi Shimbun Compan ...
,
Bang Zoom! Entertainment Bang Zoom! Entertainment is an audio post-production studio with its headquarters in Burbank, California, in Greater Los Angeles. It has worked on anime, video games, television series, feature films, and original animation projects. Their work ...
, and distributed by
Viz Media VIZ Media LLC is an American manga publisher, anime distributor and entertainment company headquartered in San Francisco, California. It was founded in 1986 as VIZ LLC. In 2005, VIZ LLC and ShoPro Entertainment merged to form the current VIZ M ...
had aired on
Disney XD Disney XD is an American pay television channel owned by the Disney Branded Television and Disney Media and Entertainment Distribution units of The Walt Disney Company. The channel is aimed primarily at older children ages six to eleven years ...
since July 7, 2014 under the name ''Doraemon: Gadget Cat from the Future''. In Australia, it started airing on 26 January 2015 on
Network Ten Network 10 (commonly known as Ten Network, Channel 10 or simply 10) is an Australian commercial television network owned by Ten Network Holdings, a division of the Paramount Networks UK & Australia subsidiary of Paramount Global. One of five ...
. Later it moved in Australia to
Boomerang A boomerang () is a thrown tool, typically constructed with aerofoil sections and designed to spin about an axis perpendicular to the direction of its flight. A returning boomerang is designed to return to the thrower, while a non-returning b ...
. In Canada, it briefly aired on Disney XD's Canadian feed before being re-branded as ''Family CHRGD''. The dub features veteran anime voice actress
Mona Marshall Mona Marshall is an American voice actress, known for her work in a number of cartoons, anime shows, films and video games. Her major credits include ''South Park'', where she voices many of the female characters on the show; '' Fraggle Rock: The ...
in the title role of Doraemon and
Johnny Yong Bosch Johnny Yong Bosch (born January 6, 1976) is an American actor, musician, singer, and martial artist. His first major role was the portrayal of Adam Park, the second Black Power Ranger and later, the Green Zeo Ranger and first Green Turbo Ranger i ...
as Nobita (known in the dub as "Noby"). The English dub has been heavily modified to meet American broadcasting guidelines, censoring content deemed inappropriate for American children, as well as replacing many Japanese cultural elements with American cultural elements. Some modifications include Americanized character and gadget name changes from the English version of the manga, an episode order completely different from the Japanese episode order, nudity being heavily censored by adding steam, cloud effects, or clothing, and some episodes having several minutes of footage cut. However, certain uniquely Japanese characteristics - such as house structure, kneeling on the floor to eat, the side where cars drive, and Nobisuke Nobi (Toby Nobi)'s
kimono The is a traditional Japanese garment and the national dress of Japan. The kimono is a wrapped-front garment with square sleeves and a rectangular body, and is worn left side wrapped over right, unless the wearer is deceased. The kimono ...
- remain. Japanese food featured throughout the series were also localized: while Doraemon's favorite food,
dorayaki is a type of Japanese confection. It consists of two small pancake-like patties made from castella wrapped around a filling of sweet azuki bean paste. The original dorayaki consisted of only one layer. Its current shape was invented in 1914 ...
, was kept in but referred as "yummy buns", others were edited out and replaced with Western equivalents, such as
omurice Omurice or is a Japanese dishOmuraisu (also known ...
becoming pancakes. All the background music and sound effects were replaced with new background music and sound effects deemed "easier for American children to emphasize with". At least one character's personality was also partially rewritten. Shizuka (renamed Sue in the English dub) is portrayed as more tomboyish and athletic than the Japanese version, although her sweet nature and kind personality were not changed. This is reportedly because her traditionally Japanese habits were perceived as being difficult for American children to understand in test viewings of the Japanese version. It was announced that the American version would be re-imported to Japan and aired on Disney Channel Japan starting on February 1, 2016. The network also provides an alternative re-recorded Japanese dub of the version as a secondary audio feed.


UK English dub

The series began broadcast in the United Kingdom on August 17, 2015 on
Boomerang A boomerang () is a thrown tool, typically constructed with aerofoil sections and designed to spin about an axis perpendicular to the direction of its flight. A returning boomerang is designed to return to the thrower, while a non-returning b ...
.


Plot and characters

Doraemon is a
cat The cat (''Felis catus'') is a domestic species of small carnivorous mammal. It is the only domesticated species in the family Felidae and is commonly referred to as the domestic cat or house cat to distinguish it from the wild members of ...
-like
robot A robot is a machine—especially one programmable by a computer—capable of carrying out a complex series of actions automatically. A robot can be guided by an external control device, or the control may be embedded within. Robots may be c ...
from the future who appears in the present to steer Nobita Nobi, an unintelligent, naive and clumsy boy, on the right path in order to secure his future. Nobita's best friend and love interest is Shizuka Minamoto. His frenemies are Takeshi Goda and Suneo Honekawa.


Episodes


Cast and crew

These include three dubs. So far, there are two notable English dubs: Bang Zoom's American English dub and Red Angel Media's British English dub, which aired on
Boomerang A boomerang () is a thrown tool, typically constructed with aerofoil sections and designed to spin about an axis perpendicular to the direction of its flight. A returning boomerang is designed to return to the thrower, while a non-returning b ...
. However, the British English dub did not receive any proper distribution.


Japanese cast

*
Wasabi Mizuta is a Japanese voice actress. She was born in Aoyama, Mie, and currently resides in Iga, Mie. Mizuta replaced long-time voice actress Nobuyo Ōyama as the voice of Doraemon, starting with the 2005 TV series. She won the Kids/Family Award at ...
- Doraemon *
Megumi Ōhara is a female Japanese voice actress She was born in Tokyo and is affiliated with Kekke Corporation. Filmography Television animation * ''Doraemon'' (2005) as Nobita Nobi * ''Stitch!'' (2010) * ''And Yet the Town Moves'' (2010) as Young Natsuhiko ...
- Nobita Nobi *
Yumi Kakazu , better known by the Kana form of her name , is a Japanese voice actress from Kamifukuoka, Saitama (now Fujimino, Saitama). Filmography Anime television series * ''After War Gundam X'' (Sala Tyrell) (voice acting debut) * ''AKB0048'' (Katagiri ...
- Shizuka Minamoto *
Subaru Kimura , known professionally as , is a German-Japanese actor and rapper. His best-known role is voicing Takeshi Goda in the ''Doraemon'' series, which has spawned numerous specials. Biography Kimura was born in Blankenburg (Harz) and raised in Japan ...
- Takeshi "Gian" Goda *
Tomokazu Seki is a Japanese voice actor and singer. He has previously worked with Haikyō. He is honorary president of and affiliated with Atomic Monkey and the chairman of theater company HeroHero Q. He is a special lecturer at Japan Newart College. Caree ...
- Suneo Honekawa *
Chiaki Fujimoto , full name , is a Japanese tarento whose career ranges from singing, designing baby clothes, voice acting, and other similar pursuits in the entertainment industry. Biography Chiaki was born in Maizuru, Kyoto on October 26, 1971 as the daught ...
- Dorami *Mari Maruta - Mii-chan *
Kotono Mitsuishi is a Japanese voice actress, actress, singer, and narrator. She was affiliated with Arts Vision and Lasley Arrow, but is now freelance. Mitsuishi lived in Nagareyama, Chiba. She graduated from high school and entered the Katsuta Voice Actor's Ac ...
- Tamako Nobi *
Yasunori Matsumoto is a Japanese actor and voice actor affiliated with Sigma Seven. Some of Matsumoto's most notable roles are Wataru Akiyama in '' Initial D'', Jean Havoc in '' Fullmetal Alchemist'', Magnum Ace in Shippū! Iron Leaguer, Gourry Gabriev in '' Sl ...
- Nobisuke Nobi * Shihoko Hagino - Hidetoshi Dekisugi *
Wataru Takagi is a Japanese actor and voice actor from Chiba Prefecture. He is affiliated with Arts Vision. He is best known for his roles in ''Detective Conan'' (as Genta Kojima and Wataru Takagi), ''After War Gundam X'' (as Garrod Ran), '' Slayers Try'' ( ...
- Sensei * Sachi Matsumoto - Sewashi Nobi * Ai Orikasa - Mrs. Minamoto *
Mahito Oba is a Japanese voice actor and narrator. He is a graduate of Tamagawa University and is affiliated with Aoni Production. He is most known for the roles of Announcer Yoshigai in ''Ultimate Muscle'' (''Kinnikuman Nisei''), the narrator and Smok ...
- Mr. Minamoto *
Aruno Tahara is a Japanese voice actor. Filmography Television animation *'' Cat's Eye'' (1983) (Domon) *'' Dragon Quest: The Adventure of Dai'' (1991) (Baduck) *''Yu Yu Hakusho'' (1992) (Risho) *''Mahōjin Guru Guru'' (1994) (Bajāni) *''Hikaru no Go'' (20 ...
- Mr. Minamoto *
Minami Takayama is a Japanese voice actress, narrator and singer who is currently affiliated with 81 Produce. She is also the main vocalist of Two-Mix and ES CONNEXION when it was active. Her uncle is a former New Japan Pro-Wrestling managing director Hisashi Sh ...
- Mrs. Honekawa *
Hideyuki Tanaka is a Japanese actor, voice actor and narrator from Tokyo who is attached to Aoni Production. He is a graduate of the Toho Gakuen School of Music. He is most known for his roles in ''One Piece'' (as Donquixote Doflamingo), '' Dokaben'' (as Tarou Y ...
- Mr. Honekawa *Miyako Takeuchi - Mrs. Goda *
Vanilla Yamazaki is a benshi, katsudō-benshi, seiyū, voice actor, an actress, a choreography, choreographer, and a tarento born January 15, 1978, in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan and raised in Ōta, Tokyo, Ōta, Tokyo. References

1978 births Japanes ...
- Jaiko Goda *Tomato Akai - Mini-Doras *
Rie Kugimiya is a Japanese voice actress and singer. She is best known for her voice performances in anime, which include Alphonse Elric in the ''Fullmetal Alchemist'' series, Kiana in ''Honkai Impact 3rd'', Kagura in ''Gin Tama'', and Happy in ''Fairy Tail ...
- Lulli (ep 228) *
Yukari Tamura is a Japanese voice actress and singer affiliated with Amuleto (formerly Arts Vision and I'm Enterprise). She debuted as a voice actress in 1997, releasing her debut single "Yūki o Kudasai" on March 26, 1997. Her role as Nanoha Takamachi in th ...
- Lapis Espinela *
Koki Miyata KOKI-TV (channel 23) is a television station in Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States, affiliated with the Fox network. It is owned by Imagicomm Communications alongside MyNetworkTV affiliate KMYT-TV (channel 41). The two stations share studios on Eas ...
- Goro


English cast


US English cast (2014-2015)

*
Mona Marshall Mona Marshall is an American voice actress, known for her work in a number of cartoons, anime shows, films and video games. Her major credits include ''South Park'', where she voices many of the female characters on the show; '' Fraggle Rock: The ...
- Doraemon *
Johnny Yong Bosch Johnny Yong Bosch (born January 6, 1976) is an American actor, musician, singer, and martial artist. His first major role was the portrayal of Adam Park, the second Black Power Ranger and later, the Green Zeo Ranger and first Green Turbo Ranger i ...
- Noby Nobi (Nobita) *
Cassandra Lee Morris Cassandra Lee Morris (born April 19, 1982) is an American voice actress. After starting her career as a teenage program host for an educational video series called ''Real World Science'', she worked as a journalist in New York City and Los Ang ...
- Sue Minamoto (Shizuka) *
Kaiji Tang Kaiji Tang (pronounced "Kai-jee"; born January 25, 1984) is a Chinese voice actor who is based in Los Angeles. Biography Tang was born in Shanghai, China on January 25, 1984. He graduated from the University of California, Riverside with a deg ...
- Takeshi "Big G" Goda (Gian) *
Brian Beacock Brian Beacock is an American film, television and voice actor in English-dubbed anime and video games. He is best known for playing Byonko in '' Zatch Bell'', Takato Matsuki in ''Digimon Tamers'', Yumichika Ayasegawa from ''Bleach'', Yamato ...
- Sneech (Suneo) * Cristina Valenzuela - Mini-Doraemon *
Mari Devon Mari Devon (born October 10, 1959) is a retired American voice actress, best known as the voice of Togemon from ''Digimon Adventure'', Renamon from ''Digimon Tamers'', Tammy Nobi from '' Doraemon 2005'', Haruka Urashima from the '' Love Hina'' ser ...
- Tammy Nobi (Tamako) *
Tony Oliver Tony Oliver is an American voice actor best known for voicing Rick Hunter from ''Robotech'', Lancer from ''Fate/stay night'', and Arsène Lupin III from ''Lupin the Third''. He helped produce the live action shows ''Mighty Morphin Power Rangers ...
- Toby Nobi *
John DeMita John DeMita (born January 6, 1959)Birthday tweets: * * is an American actor. He is married to Julia Fletcher. He is most recognized as the voice of Dosu Kinuta, Hiashi Hyuga and Hizashi Hyuga on the hit anime series ''Naruto''. In addition to ...
- Mr. Simmons * Dorothy Elias-Fahn - Sneech's Mom *Jessica Gee-George - Mrs. Goda *Anthony Hansen - Pork Chop (Muku) *
Max Mittelman Maxwell Braden Mittelman (born September 5, 1990) is an American voice actor who provides voices for English versions of anime, animation and video games. Some of his major roles include Saitama in ''One-Punch Man'', Kousei Arima in ''Your Lie ...
- Soby Nobi (Sewashi) *
Minae Noji Minae Noji is an American actress. She is known for her roles as Karai in the 2014 ''Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles'' film and Dr. Kelly Lee on ''General Hospital''. Life and career Noji's father is an engineer and her mother is an accountant. ...
- Jaiko "Little G" Goda *
Keith Silverstein Keith Silverstein is an American voice actor, known for lending his voice to English Versions of Japanese anime and video games, affiliated with Bang Zoom! Entertainment, Viz Media, Studiopolis and Funimation. He is best known for his roles as ...
- Mr. S *
Spike Spencer Charles Forrest "Spike" Spencer (born December 21, 1968) is an American voice actor and columnist best known for dubbing Japanese anime is Traditional animation, hand-drawn and computer animation, computer-generated animation originati ...
- Ace Goody (Dekisugi) *
Wendee Lee Wendee Lee is an American voice actress, writer, and director. Biography Lee studied dance and theater and later became a full-time dancer in her teens. According to her interview on the '' Magic Knight Rayearth'' DVDs, she started doing voices ...
- Sue's Mom, Lady of the Lake *Joe J. Thomas - Mr. Saucer, Sneech's Dad *
Kirk Thornton Kirk Thornton is an American voice actor, director and script writer working mainly with English-language versions of Japanese anime shows. Career His major roles include Brandon Heat in ''Gungrave'', Hotohori in ''Fushigi Yūgi'', Klein in ' ...
- Mr. Goda *Dave Wallace - George *
Derek Stephen Prince Derek Stephen Prince is an American voice actor who has played various roles in the '' Digimon'' series, the voice of Elgar in the live-action ''Power Rangers Turbo'', and ''Power Rangers in Space''. In the world of anime, he played Keitaro U ...
- Stan, Additional voices


=Crew

= *
Wendee Lee Wendee Lee is an American voice actress, writer, and director. Biography Lee studied dance and theater and later became a full-time dancer in her teens. According to her interview on the '' Magic Knight Rayearth'' DVDs, she started doing voices ...
- Additional Voice Director *Kristi Reed - Voice Director


UK English cast (2015-2016)

* Sarah Hauser - Doraemon *Muriel Hofmann - Noby (Nobita), Little G (Jaiko Goda) *Catherine Fu - Sue (Shizuka), Tammy Nobi (Tamako) *Dave Bridges - Takeshi "Big G" (Gian AKA Takeshi Goda) *Ben Margalith - Sneech (Suneo)


=Crew

= *Carina Reeves - Additional Voice Director *Russell Wait - Voice Director


Hindi cast (2005-present)

*Sonal Kaushal (2005–2018) / Samriddhi Shukla (2018–present) -
Doraemon ''Doraemon'' ( ja, ドラえもん ) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Fujiko F. Fujio. The manga was first serialized in December 1969, with List of Doraemon chapters, its 1,345 individual chapters compiled into 45 ' ...
*Akanksha Sharma (2018–2020) -
Nobita Nobi is a fictional character in the ''Doraemon'' anime and manga series created by Fujiko Fujio, the pen name of writing team Hiroshi Fujimoto and Motoo Abiko. He is also the main character in The Doraemons (special version). Known as Sidney, Spec ...
*Parul Bhatnagar (2005–present)-
Shizuka Minamoto This list describes characters from the anime and manga series ''Doraemon''. Also listed are their original NTV voice actors (1973), followed by their TV Asahi voice actors (1979–2005; 2005–present). Part of the 22nd century characters are ...
and Mrs. Honekawa *Wajahat Hasan (2005–2020) -
Suneo Honekawa This list describes characters from the anime and manga series ''Doraemon''. Also listed are their original NTV voice actors (1973), followed by their TV Asahi voice actors (1979–2005; 2005–present). Part of the 22nd century characters are ...
*Deepansh Kakkar (2005–2019) - Gian Goda *Pallavi Bharti (2005–2020) -
Hidetoshi Dekisugi This list describes characters from the anime and manga series '' Doraemon''. Also listed are their original NTV voice actors (1973), followed by their TV Asahi voice actors (1979–2005; 2005–present). Part of the 22nd century characters are ...
, Tamako Nobi,
Dorami This list describes characters from the anime and manga series ''Doraemon''. Also listed are their original Nippon Television, NTV Voice acting in Japan, voice actors (1973), followed by their TV Asahi voice actors (1979–2005; 2005–present) ...
, Mrs. Goda, Shevashi, Jaiko Goda *Saleem Khan (2005–2020) - Teacher, Nobisuke Nobi and Mr. Kaminari.


Indonesian Cast (2009-present)

*Nurhasanah / Dana Robbyansyah as Doraemon *Dewi Sartika as Nobita Nobi *Jessy Milianty as Shizuka Minamoto *Bima Sakti as Takeshi "Gian" Goda *Santosa Amin as Suneo Honekawa


Turkish Cast (2014-present)

*Nuray Avcı / Berrak Kuş as Doraemon *Elif Koç as Nobita Nobi *Başak Arslan as Shizuka Minamoto *İhlam Erdoğan as Takeshi "Gian" Goda *Selay Taşdöğen as Suneo Honekawa


Music


Opening themes

The series features new opening themes, except for the first one. Most of the international versions of the series only use the third opening theme and their own endings. The American dub uses its own unique opening sequence that compiles footage from the Japanese version. To explain the premise of the story, a narration by Doraemon about "why he came from the future" is utilized rather than an actual opening theme. The ending theme is an instrumental played over scenes from the third Japanese opening theme.


Ending themes

Since the series incorporates all the credits into the opening theme, an ending theme is primarily absent. However, some episodes use an ending theme.


DVDs released in Japan


References


External links


Official Spain website
*
Official Japanese Website
{{Tsutomu Shibayama Doraemon (anime) 2005 anime television series debuts Animated television series about cats Japanese children's animated comedy television series Japanese adult animated comedy television series Japanese-language television shows Shin-Ei Animation TV Asahi original programming Viz Media anime