Editing Doraemon (section)

{{Short description|Japanese manga series by Fujiko F. Fujio}}
{{About|the media franchise|the title character|Doraemon (character)|other uses}}
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{{Infobox animanga/Header
| image = Doraemon volume 1 cover.jpg
| caption = First {{Transliteration|ja|[[tankōbon]]}} volume cover, featuring [[Doraemon (character)|Doraemon]]
| ja_kanji = ドラえもん
| genre = {{ubl|[[Comedy]]<ref name="Viz Merchandise">{{cite web|title=Shogakukan-Shueisha Productions grants merchandise rights for beloved Doraemon franchise to Viz Media for Americas region|url=https://www.viz.com/news/newsroom/1006120|publisher=[[Viz Media]]|access-date=January 22, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190122195515/https://www.viz.com/news/newsroom/1006120|archive-date=January 22, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref>|[[Science fiction]]<ref>{{cite web|last=Ong|first=Bang|title=10 Asian heroes we worshipped while growing up|url=https://www.stuff.tv/my/features/10-asian-heroes-we-worshipped-while-growing/doraemon|work=[[Stuff (magazine)|Stuff]]|access-date=January 22, 2019|date=August 28, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190122195613/https://www.stuff.tv/my/features/10-asian-heroes-we-worshipped-while-growing/doraemon|archive-date=January 22, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref>}}<!-- Genres should be based on what reliable sources list them as and not on personal interpretations. Limit of the three most relevant genres in accordance with [[MOS:A&M]]. -->
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{{Infobox animanga/Print
| type = manga
| author = [[Fujiko Fujio|Fujiko F. Fujio]]
| publisher = [[Shogakukan]]
| publisher_en = {{English manga publisher
 | NA = [[Fujiko Fujio|Fujiko Pro]]
 | SG = [[Shogakukan Asia]]
 | JP = Shogakukan (bilingual)
 | CN = 21st Century Publishing House (bilingual English-Chinese)
 | TW = [[Chingwin Publishing Group]] (bilingual English-Chinese)
}}
| demographic = [[Children's anime and manga|Children]]
| imprint = Tentōmushi Comics
| magazine = [[CoroCoro Comic]] {{Noitalic|and other Shogakukan children's magazines}}
| first = 1969
| last = 1997
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{{Infobox animanga/Other
| title = Anime television series
| content = 
*[[Doraemon (1973 TV series)|1973 anime series]]
*[[Doraemon (1979 TV series)|1979 anime series]]
*[[Doraemon (2005 TV series)|2005 anime series]]
}}
{{Infobox animanga/Other
| title = Other manga
| content=
*''[[Doraemon's Long Tales]]''
*''[[The Doraemons]]''
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{{Infobox animanga/Other
| title = Other media
| content = 
*[[List of Doraemon films|List of ''Doraemon'' films]]
*[[List of Doraemon video games|List of ''Doraemon'' video games]]
*[[List of Doraemon soundtrack albums|List of ''Doraemon'' soundtrack albums]]
}}
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[[File:Doraemon Serial status.png|thumb|A timeline of magazines in which the manga's chapters (blue) or its [[Doraemon's Long Tales|long stories]] (red) were published<ref name="htwff">{{cite book |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |date=2010 |title=Fの森の歩き方 |trans-title=How to walk in the forest of F |url=https://www.shogakukan.co.jp/pr/fzenshu/lineup/fnomori/ |language=ja |location=Tokyo |publisher=[[Shogakukan]] |page=3 |isbn=978-4-091-43434-0}}</ref><ref name="pdata">{{cite book |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |date=2000 |title=ドラえもん完全作品リスト 改訂二版 |trans-title=Perfect data of the Doraemon |url=https://mediaarts-db.bunka.go.jp/id/M188902 |language=ja |location=Tokyo |publisher=NeoUtopia}}</ref>]]
{{Nihongo|'''''Doraemon'''''|ドラえもん}} is a Japanese [[manga]] series written and illustrated by [[Fujiko F. Fujio]]. First serialized in 1969, the manga's chapters were collected in 45 {{Transliteration|ja|[[tankōbon]]}} volumes published by [[Shogakukan]] from 1974 to 1996. The story revolves around an earless robotic cat named [[Doraemon (character)|Doraemon]], who [[Time travel|travels back]] from the 22nd century to help a boy named [[Nobita Nobi]].

The manga spawned a [[media franchise]]. Three anime TV series have been adapted in [[Doraemon (1973 TV series)|1973]], [[Doraemon (1979 TV series)|1979]], and [[Doraemon (2005 TV series)|2005]]. Additionally, [[Shin-Ei Animation]] has produced [[List of Doraemon films|over forty animated films]], including two 3D computer-animated films, all of which are distributed by [[Toho]]. Various types of merchandise and media have been developed, including [[List of Doraemon soundtrack albums|soundtrack albums]], [[List of Doraemon video games|video games]], and musicals. The manga series was licensed for an English language release in North America, via [[Amazon Kindle]], by a collaboration of Fujiko F. Fujio Pro with [[Voyager Books|Voyager Japan]] and [[AltJapan Co., Ltd.]] The anime series was licensed by [[The Walt Disney Company|Disney]] for an English-language release in North America in 2014, and LUK International in [[Europe, the Middle East and Africa]].

''Doraemon'' was well received by critics and became a hit in many Asian countries. It won numerous awards, including the [[Japan Cartoonists Association Award]] in 1973 and 1994, the [[Shogakukan Manga Award]] for [[Children's anime and manga|children's manga]] in 1982, and the [[Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize]] in 1997. As of 2024, it has sold over 300 million copies worldwide, becoming one of the [[List of best-selling manga|best-selling manga series]] of all time. The character of Doraemon has been viewed as a Japanese cultural icon, and was appointed as the first "anime ambassador" in 2008 by the country's [[Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Japan)|Foreign Ministry]].