The Doraemons
The Doraemons is a Japanese manga series that is a spin-off of the long-running Doraemon series.
The subseries includes two versions of the manga by Michiaki Tanaka and Yukihiro Mitani from 1995 to 2003, as well as a series of animated short films from 1996 to 2002.Synopsis
The Doraemons, or Dora Dora Seven DD7, is an old boys' association of the Robot School that Doraemon attended. All of the seven male members are cat-like robots of the same type; they enjoy dorayaki, but usually add their own seasoning. They have rock-hard heads that they can use as a weapon or to break things. Doraemon has an especially hard head, since he has no other special weapons, and has no ears or hat to get in the way when using this mode of attack. The gadget that can connect them is the Friendship Telecard. It takes the form of a telephone card, where they can call each other with the card from anywhere when one of them is in need.Creation and conception
The subseries originated from a video game released in 1995, which featured the six characters that had previously appeared in the 1995 short film 2112: The Birth of Doraemon. The original author of the Doraemon series, Fujiko F. Fujio, agrees with the existence of the spin-off series and adds the settings from the series to the original series, even though the settings would not appear in any of the original manga and anime series.Characters
Main characters
The Doraemons are the main characters of the series. They are a group of seven robotic cats based on Doraemon, each with their own nationalities and personalities. One or more of them has played a prominent role in several manga volumes as well as the anime short films.Doraemon
Yellow Doraemon
Dora-the-Kid
Wang Dora
Dora-med III
Dora-nichov
El Matadora
Dora-rinho
Supporting characters
There has been a significant number of characters that play as supporting roles in The Doraemons. Several characters in this list includes characters from the mainline Doraemon series, antagonists, and significant real and famous figures. In the manga, cultural connection and historical legitimacy are highly noticed.Dorami
Principal Teraodai
Noramyako
Dorapin
Jedora
Ed
Nobita Nobi
Dr. Achimoff
Jerry
Daddy 13
Cursya
Jafar
Black Shark
Water Bug Robots
Bitter
Princess Honey
Carmen
Nobinho
Mimimi
Jaitonio
Rose DeWitt Bukater
Momo
Jasmine
Mimiko
Nina
Ali
Robin
Cleopatra
Spica
Raúl and Riril
Mr. Geppetto
Pinocchio
Carlo Collodi
Pino
Media
Manga
Three versions of The Doraemons manga were released from 1995 to 2003.Original
The Doraemons : The original main series of The Doraemons, created by Michiaki Tanaka, who was also the character and story designer of the 1995 3DO game. It follows on the life and adventures of the Doraemons, with some chapters adapting the short film anime stories. It ran from December 1995 to March 2001 with six volumes.Special
The Doraemons Special: A spin-off of The Doraemons manga series, written by Masaru Miyazaki and illustrated by Yukihiro Mitani. It has a similar premise to the original The Doraemons, albeit with a much darker, more serious and dramatic tone. This action-oriented spin-off focuses on Nobita Nobi's adventures with the Doraemons, and involves many fictional and real-life historical figures, as well as events that have happened in real life. This series ran from December 1996 to September 2002 with twelve volumes released.Robot School Memories
The Doraemons Special: Robot Training School: A spin-off of The Doraemons manga series created by Yukihiro Mitani, focusing on The Doraemons' past journeys in the Robot School. It is part of The Doraemons Special spin-off series, and ran from May 1999 to January 2003 with three volumes.Anime
The Doraemons characters first made their debut in animated form in the 1995 short film 2112: The Birth of Doraemon. From 1996 to 2002, The Doraemons characters have appeared in several short films released alongside the mainline theatrical feature films, with some featuring Dorami in at least two short films released for the subseries.Video game
The Doraemons characters from the 1995 short film have also appeared in the 1995 Japan-only Doraemon video game Doraemon Yūjō Densetsu for the 3DO, which was released one month after the short film on April 7, 1995.