DORAEMON

Main Characters

Doraemon

Doraemon, the main protagonist of the series, is the titular

robotic cat sent back in time by Sewashi to aid Nobita. He possesses a
fourth-dimensional pocket from which he can acquire various kinds of
futuristic tools, gadgets, and playthings from a future department store.
Doraemon originally had ears but they were bitten off by a robotic
mouse in the 22nd century. As a result, he developed a morbid fear of mice despite being
a robotic cat. He also has the tendency to panic during emergencies, characterized by him
frantically trying to pull out a very much-needed tool from his pocket, only to produce a
huge assortment of unrelated household items. Still, Doraemon is very friendly and
intelligent, not to mention long-suffering because of Nobita's antics.
Doraemon's physical appearance changed as the manga progressed. At first,
he was predominantly blue, with a blue tail, a white stomach, and flesh-coloured hands
and feet. He also stooped, and had a body much larger than his head. In later issues, he
sported a smaller body, white hands and feet, and a red tail--the appearance most identify
him with today.
In "The Doraemons" story arc (and the 2112: The Birth of Doraemon short
film), it is revealed that Doraemon's original paint color was yellow. After getting his
ears gnawed off by a robot mouse, he slipped into depression on top of a tower, where he
drank a potion labeled "sadness". As he wept, the yellow color washed off and his voice
changed due to the potion.
Doraemon weighs 129.3 kg (285 lbs) and measures at 129.3 cm (4'3") tall. He
is able to run at 129.3 km/h (80.3 mph) when scared and jump 129.3 cm (4.242 ft) when
threatened. His maximum power is 129.3 bhp. His wrist, head, and chest circumference
are all 129.3 cm. His feet is 129.3 mm in diameter. He is manufactured on September 3,
2112 (12/9/3), at the Matsushiba Robot Factory. Doraemon is considered a substandard
product because many of his robotic features (ie. radar whiskers and cat-calling bell)
malfunctioned after production. One can turn off Doraemon by pulling his balloon tail.
Due to this malfunction, Doraemon did poorly at the robot's school and
during the final presentation show, he performed badly and nobody wanted to hire him,
until baby Sewaishi pushed the button. His parents were a bit reluctant, but since
Sewashi liked him, they hired Doraemon, and he took care of him until Sewaishi himself
send him to the past to take care of Nobita (2112: The Birth of Doraemon).
Doraemon's favourite food is dorayaki, a Japanese treat filled with red bean
paste. Speculations led to dorayaki being the origin of his name. However, it was
revealed in one of the manga chapters that his name originates from the Japanese word
nora neko for "stray cat", and the -emon ending which is part of traditional Japanese
names, as seen also in, for example, Ishikawa Goemon. In the 2007 birthday episode,
'MS-903' is called Doraemon by the factory owner where Doraemon is produced.
Doraemon usually uses the phrase "nanoda".

Nobita Nobi

Nobita is one of the main characters of the series

and the center of the story. He is a fourth grader in Tokyo's
Nerima Ward and an only child. He wears glasses, a red or
yellow polo shirt with a white collar, and blue shorts. Nobita's
character flaws are endless: he is lazy, uncoordinated, dim-

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witted, frail, plain-looking, unlucky, and bad at sports. Nobita's typical day consists of
arriving late on classes, scoring zeros in his tests, getting lectured by his teacher, being
bullied by his classmates Gian and Suneo, falling into curbside rain gutters, being chased
by dogs, and getting scolded by his mom for his sloth and poor academic results.
Despite his flaws, Nobita possesses some unique talents such as his unrivaled
marksmanship and ability to weave intricate string figures. Although Nobita is usually
portrayed as being cowardly, he has often risked his life to help save others or even
entire civilizations (as seen in full-length stories). Nobita is lazy and unmotivated, but he
can be very serious and responsible at times. Nobita also has a talent for finding unusual
applications for Doraemon's gadgets, and to abuse them, which usually gets him into
trouble.
Despite everything, Doraemon succeeds on his mission, as seen in several
episodes in which they travel to the future and the short Nobita's the Night before a
Wedding. Nobita eventually marries Shizuka and has a son who, in a generational role
reversal, bullies Gian's son. In Doraemon Plus Nobita is a fifth-grader. in some of
unofficial ending. it is shown that Nobita becomes Expert in robotics to fix Doraemon.
this event becomes single most important event in human history. so important that time
police prohibits anyone from future to go into this time.

Shizuka Minamoto

Shizuka, usually called Shizu-chan or Shizuka-chan, is

the smart, kind, and pretty neighborhood girl who is the object of
Nobita's affections. She takes baths several times a day. Nobita often
disrupts her in the bath due to some misuse of Doraemon's gadgets,
resulting in Nobita's head getting dunked. She is also known for
taking piano lessons unwillingly, which is sometimes used as an
excuse for declining to hang out with Nobita. Her true passions are
sweet potatoes, which she'd rather keep to herself out of the
knowledge of others, and the violin, in which her playing is as atrocious as Gian's
singing. Due to Doraemon's intervention, Shizuka will become Nobita's wife in the
future timeline, and the mother of his son.

Takeshi Goda (Gian)

Takeshi, usually known by the nickname

"Gian" from English word "giant", is the big, strong, and
quick-tempered local bully. He is known for his
confidence in his terrible singing voice, though he
considers himself a great singer. But in some episodes
when his voice is recorded and he hears it, denies it being
his voice and threatens to beat up the person who sung his songs in a bad way. He
regularly subjects the neighborhood children to horrendous singing recitals, which is
sometimes combined with his equally bad homemade dinner and his atrocious fashion
sense. He also frequently steals other children's toys and books under the pretext of
"borrowing" them, unless the toy is damaged. This is how most fans considered Giant to
be the antagonist of this show. However, he does not hesitate to help Nobita and his
friends when they are in real trouble, which often occurs in the movies.
Several of the stories revolve around Nobita and his friends' efforts to avoid
Giant's concerts, and several chapters summarize his friends efforts to avoid visiting
Giant's house on his birthday because of his selfish nature. After reflecting on one event
about his birthday, Giant thought of himself why he wasn't popular among his peers.
After getting a lecture from Doraemon to see what an unruly character he is, Giant
realize that he should have been a better person and he begs Doraemon to give him
another chance. However, things didn't go exactly as planned when his friends at school

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or at the streets mock him to see how weird Giant was acting and get kicked by Suneo
after learning his attempt to become gentle to his peers. This led him to lose control of
his temper and start attacking his friends again.
Although he bullies the other children (mostly Nobita), he is terrified of his
mother, who runs the local grocery store, a fact Nobita and Doraemon sometimes use in
their favor. He founded his own baseball team named after himself. Although Nobita is
often blamed for the losses against the baseball team's rival, the "Tyranos", Giant and
Suneo still force Nobita to play because they do not have enough players. Giant also has
a younger sister named Jaiko.

Suneo Honekawa

Suneo is the fox-faced (inherited from his mother) rich kid

who loves to flaunt his material wealth before everyone. He is often
seen with Gian, serving as Gian's lackey while they bully Nobita
together, though deep down he fears and despises him as much as
everyone else. Some of the stories start with Suneo showing off some
new video game or toy which evokes Nobita's envy. He has an
extensive knowledge of science, and is a talented artist and designer.
He has the habit to invite Gian and Shizuka to something or
someplace, but always leave Nobita out with one excuse or another.
In some scenes, Suneo is seen as a narcissist who loves to stare at himself in
the mirror while telling himself that he is the most handsome guy in the world. He is still
a bed-wetter and needs to wear diapers when he sleeps, despite being in the fourth grade.
He considers this humiliating habit his secret weakness. Suneo is also very self-
conscious about his height, being the shortest kid in his class. His character somewhat
resembles that of Reggie in The Archie Show

Nobi family

Nobisuke Nobi

Nobita's father and laid-back salaryman. He is very

considerate of Nobita, often seen arriving home from work to placate
Tamako's anger towards Nobita; this habit may come from Nobisuke's
own childhood, since his father (and Nobita's grandfather) was very
similar to Tamako. He has trouble quitting smoking and is self-
conscious about his inability to pass the driving test. He also has a
poor memory, is a borderline alcoholic, and sometimes arrives home
drunk from nightly business meetings. He was once an aspiring art student. He also likes
golf, which most Japanese businessmen and employees play.

Tamako Nobi

Nobita's stay-at-home mother. She can be very strict, is

usually seen scolding Nobita or sending him out of the house (a
typical Japanese household punishment used by parents, unlike
grounding which is a Western punishment). She actually loves her son
very much, but is disappointed by his lazy attitude and academic
failures. Several episodes involve Nobita trying to avoid his mother’s

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scolding by using Doraemon’s gadgets. Her maiden name is revealed to be 'Kataoka'.
She has a tendency of stopping Nobita from going out to play and force him to study.
However, on cold weather days, she almost always urges Nobita to go out and play. In a
couple of episodes, Nobita sees her in the past. She is proved to be braver than Nobita
but as clumsy as him.

Nobita's Grand Mother

Mother of Nobisuke Nobi. Nobita adored her but she

died when he was in kindergarten, before the main storyline. When
Nobita travels to the past, she always recognizes him as her
grandson even if he has grown up. She appeared in a few episodes.

Nobita's Grand Father

Nobita's Grand Father, he was very strict and very rude to

Nobisuke (Nobita's father). After all he loved him very much. He seen
only one time in this show where his all nature was identified clearly.
His grandson only seen him when he travelled to the past.

Nobisuke

Nobita and Shizuka's son, named after Nobita's

father. He is a better athlete than Nobita and far more clever.
In one of the stories, he did not hesitate to beat up young
Nobita when young Nobita tried to stop him from running
away from home. Also, he is shown as being a bully and brave enough to bully Gian and
Suneo's sons.

Sewashi

Nobita's great-great-grandson, he is the one who sends

Doraemon back to the past to look after Nobita. Sewashi first
bought Doraemon in 2112 when Doraemon still had ears and his
original factory paint. He sent him because his pocket money was
not much due to the debts the family inherited from Nobita.
Sewashi is also the owner of Doraemon's sister, Dorami.

Other Characters

Dorami

Dorami, also known as Dorami-chan, is the sister of

Doraemon. She happens to be about 2 years younger than him.
Strangely enough, they are siblings due to the fact that they shared half
of the oil from a can. She lives in the 22nd-century Tokyo with
Sewashi, Nobita's great-great-grandson. She is yellow and has ears that

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resemble a large red bow. She likes melonpan and is afraid of cockroaches. She is also
shown to be a more advanced robot than Doraemon (Dorami is able to produce 10,000
horse power, in comparison to Doraemon's 129.3). She sometimes visits Nobita with a
time machine when Doraemon is "off-duty" or to help Doraemon with something. She
also has her own spin-off manga.

Hidetoshi Dekisugi

Hidetoshi is Nobita's classmate and rival for

Shizuka's affections. He always gets perfect scores on his
tests, but never shows off his abilities. He willingly helps
Nobita whenever he has philosophical or scientific
questions. His name literally means "brilliant over-
achiever", and his last name is a pun on dekisugiru, which
means "over achieving". Unfortunately for Nobita, Shizuka tends to prefer the company
of Hidetoshi, who is more of her intellectual equal, which leads to Nobita connoting
bizarre schemes (helped by Doraemon's gadgets) to kept them apart.

Jaiko

Jaiko is Gian's younger sister, who would have been

Nobita's wife in the future had Doraemon not intervened. She
appears in the very first chapter of the manga, even before the
introduction of Gian. Her name Jaiko is usually considered a
nickname, but Fujiko never gave her a real name. An aspiring
mangaka, Jaiko goes by her amateur mangaka pen name Christine
Goda, and sometimes submits her manga to publishing companies
for prizes. She mostly fails in these contest because her storytelling is still rough. After
that when she decides to give up writing comic books, Gian's friends are asked/forced to
cheer her up. She has a crush on Motayo Moto,a seventh grader in the school. She is
sometimes referred to as Hana.

Sensei

Nobita's homeroom teacher. He is a strict taskmaster who

often punishes Nobita for failing to do his homework, but always get
fooled by Suneo's convincing acts of lying. The punishments range
from standing in the hallway to sweeping the classroom after-
school. He often pays unexpected visits to the Nobi’s in order to
inform Mrs. Tamako about Nobita’s recent zeroes on exams. He
also usually sees Nobita in streets and often scold him to study hard
and for getting low scores during exams. His real name is unknown
and he is only referred to as "Sensei", but in the NTV anime his name is given as Ganari.

Kaminari

An old man who lives next to the vacant lot where Nobita
and the gang play baseball. They sometimes "accidentally" throw
baseballs, rocks, or even one of Doraemon's gadgets through his
window, breaking it and sometimes knocking over his prized bonsai.
The children refer to him as Kaminari-oyaji (Old Man Thunder),
because he shouts so loud that they scatter. Kaminari is his family name.
Gian always orders Nobita to apologize to him & take the baseball back if they broke his
windows.

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