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Rate Fun and funky Fukagawa

Original at The Japan Times external link    Sat, Dec 26

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Outside the dagashiya, where Tamiko displays homemade folk figures of good fortune, Otafuku and Hyottoko, and her very own sculpture of Doraemon, ...

Rate FEATURE-Young shoppers edge manga into Europe's mainstream

Original at Reuters external link    Sun, Dec 20

But the fact that such anime from Japan as "Doraemon" have been available since the 1970s helped manga find a market. "France, Italy and Spain all have long ... and more »

Rate Formosan black bears with 'green style' enter stage

Original at eTaiwan News external link    Mon, Dec 7

toys for the Disney Corporation, the Japanese company that owns the rights to the anime character Doraemon, and a Taiwanese convenience stores mascot. ...

Rate Roundtable: Books We Wish We Could Have

Original at School Library Journal external link    Tue, Dec 1

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Topping my wish list would be an English-language edition of Doraemon. Doraemon is to Japanese popular culture what Peanuts is to American, its earless, ...

Year 2009

 

Rate Flying with the flu

Original at Minneapolis Star Tribune external link    Wed, Nov 18

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A passenger wears a mask featuring Japanese popular cartoon cat Doraemon, as she goes through thermal scanners, not shown, to detect symptoms of the Swine ...

Rate Uwajimaya open in Renton Village

Original at Examiner.com external link    Mon, Aug 10

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So what is there for Renton-area anime and manga fans? Aside from the food and the various sweets associated with popular characters such as Doraemon and ...

Rate Deal Signed For Publication Of Books ...

Original at Bru Direct external link    Sat, Aug 8

Deal Signed For Publication Of Books By 14 Local Authors The biggest example of this is in Japan, where they have published hundreds of comics, such as Doraemon and Naruto which have been widely received among ... and more »

Rate Nostalgic revisit

Original at Malaysia Star external link    Sat, Aug 1

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TO old-school manga fans, Rurouni Kenshin needs little introduction. For me, it was the tale that took me from beginner's manga (like Doraemon, ...

Rate Mandatory filtering software ignites outrage in China

Original at MSNBC external link    Wed, Jun 17

guardian.co.uk Testers loaded pictures of three world famous cats – Garfield and two Japanese characters Doraemon and Hello Kitty – to see whether the filter worked. The result? Doraemon – OK. Hello Kitty – OK. Garfield – "This information is malicious! ...

Rate Anime ambassador

Original at Sin Chew Daily external link    Sat, May 16    7 related articles

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Japanese cartoon character "Doraemon," who has been appointed the country's first Anime Ambassador, posing with Foreign Minister Masahiko Komura ... www.mysinchew.com

Rate Oriental Fire, Altrincham, review

Original at Manchester Confidential external link    Mon, Apr 20

 UK Subsequent research revealed that dorayaki may look like that, minus the whipped cream and strawberry, and is a favourite of Japanese cartoon character Doraemon. After our rollercoaster ups and downs with the inconsistent dishes, I conclude that the ...

Rate Buried Garbage - Arcade Gamer Fubuki

Original at Anime News Network external link    Wed, Apr 8

 Canada I'd sooner masturbate to Doraemon . I'd sooner laugh at Grave of the Fireflies . And this isn't a show that one can claim to be harmless or "maybe just not your cup of tea." It's aggressive in its badness, loudly and violently making sure you know it's ...

Rate Hey, Answerman!

Original at Anime News Network external link    Thu, Mar 19

 Canada The nation of Japan will be watching repeats of the original Mobile Suit Gundam , Tetsuwan Atom , and Lupin III , as well as new episodes of ancient, ancient shows like Doraemon and Sazae-san , until the Sun explodes in a fiery cosmic burst of epic, ...

Rate Cat Cafés: Recent Japanese Craze

Original at The Seoul Times external link    Wed, Mar 18

 South Korea Named after the robotic cat animation character, ‘Doraemon' Dora-chan is a beautiful, pugnacious rogue who prowls the room purring and casually swatting the other cats with a stray paw. Meanwhile, staff member Toru-san explains that Haruki the ...

Rate Nintendo DS Mandatory in Select Japanese Schools

Original at Nintendo World Report external link    Sat, Mar 14

 CA In fact, using commercial products in classrooms is not actually a new idea, character themed school books have been used before. Pingu, Doraemon and Pokemon branded educational material are among some of the most popular.

Rate Alaska photographer remembered, three decades of Doraemon, Kansai ...

Original at The Japan Times external link    Sat, Mar 14

 Japan TV Asahi celebrates three decades of broadcasting the animated adventures of the beloved robot cat Doraemon with the special two-hour program "Doraemon 30 Shunen Special" (Doraemon 30th Year Special") (Fri., 7 pm). The producers asked fans of the ...

Rate Future of 'anime' industry in doubt

Original at The Japan Times external link    Tue, Mar 3

 Japan Yoshihiko Noda, director of the media content division for ad agency Asatsu-DK, buys TV time slots for popular family programs such as "Doraemon" and "Crayon Shin-chan." He said these trends were a relatively recent phenomenon. ...

Rate Japan manga man revives story-telling with modern twist

Original at BusinessWorld Online external link    Tue, Feb 3

 Philippines From action hero Kenshiro of the popular Hokuto no Ken series to the earless blue cat Doraemon and the lovelorn heroines of The Rose of Versailles, Rikimaru has done them all. And that’s not everything. "Attatatata! Bang-bang-bang! Aaargh! ...

Year 2008

 

Rate TELEVIEWS / Escape clutches of wrestlers, unfunny comics for New Year

Original at The Daily Yomiuri external link    Thu, Dec 25

 Japan - There are plenty of holiday TV traditions to be maintained, too, from Doraemon, Beethoven's Ninth and the Kohaku Uta Gassen (Red and White Song Contest) on ...

Rate Japanese Anime Film Academy Award Nominees Announced

Original at AnimeNation Anime external link    Fri, Dec 19

By John The Nippon Academy-Sho Association, Japan’s equivalant to America’s Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, has announced the 2008 nominees for the 32nd Japan Academy Prizes. Nominees in the animated film category are: Detective Conan: Full Score of Fear (TMS Entertainment) Do...

Rate AICN Anime - Electric Ant, Darker Than BLACK, Hints on Miyazaki's ...

Original at Ain't It Cool News external link    Wed, Nov 26

Set aside for a moment that few North American manga fans have heard of the Avant-garde anthology Garo or even looked at a panel of Doraemon manga. In 1996 Schodt was asking "Do Manga Have a Future?" Now, the trends that Schodt was ...

Rate THROUGH OTAKU EYES / Journalist tracks lost pop culture treasures

Original at The Daily Yomiuri external link    Thu, Nov 20

 Japan - Ando writes about an animated version of Doraemon that was briefly aired in 1973 and is different from the one currently being aired. ...

Rate Doraemon Figures-->Doraemon-->FrontWinner.com - Anime Products ...

Original at www.frontwinner.com external link    Wed, Nov 19

Doraemon Figures-->Doraemon-->FrontWinner.com is one anime products design and wholesale company in China. We can offer our products to worldwide.

Rate Scarab by David Gonçalves » Yanko Design

Original at Yanko Design external link    Wed, Nov 19

11.19.08 Daniel says. This is a total rip of Doraemon manga’s idea. “Doraemon: Nobita’s Adventure in Clockwork City” shows the exact same car idea for a universe where all humanity become depend on a personal vehicle just like this one. ...

Rate One world under Doraemon

Original at Channel News Asia external link    Mon, Nov 17

 Singapore - Nov 17, 2008 Over at Singapore Arts Museum’s (SAM) 8Q, you’ve got the Japan Media Arts Festival. Why is everyone going gaga over Japanese pop culture? Because Doraemon ...

Rate Embassy Row

Original at DCist external link    Sun, Nov 9    1 related articles

 DC - Nov 9, 2008 What about Doraemon? The Embassy of Japan is screening a movie about Japan's favorite blue robotic kitteh, a 2006 remake of its first feature film. ...

Rate DC Anime Club Screens "Doraemon the Movie" on November 14, 2008

Original at Toon Zone external link    Tue, Nov 4

By Ed Liu The DC Anime Club and the Japan Information and Culture Center (JICC), Embassy of Japan, will be hosting a free screening of Doraemon the Movie on Friday, November 14, 2008, at 6:30 PM. The 2006 movie is a remake of the original Doraemon movie, with Japan's iconic robot cat dealing with a bab...

Rate Japan Gives Order of the Rising Sun to Doraemon's Abiko

Original at Anime News Network external link    Mon, Nov 3

The Japanese government awarded the fourth highest Order of the Rising Sun to Motoo Abiko , the co-creator of the Doraemon robot cat that has become one of the most popular characters in Japanese children's literature.

Rate Casio Exilim Digital Camera - Doraemon Version

Original at Hardware Sphere external link    Wed, Oct 29

By Ken Doraemon is the Ambassador of Anime in Japan, or may be it’s in the World. Popular of his magic pocket that could pull out many future gadgets to helps his friends. It’s been an entertainment anime not only for kids, but also for adults ...

Rate Inikah Akhir Doraemon??? | EarlyEdition.Info Free Tutorial and ...

Original at EarlyEdition.Info external link    Sun, Oct 26    2 related articles

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By whazup Doraemon (ドラえもん, Doraemon?) is a Japanese manga series created by Fujiko F. Fujio (the pen name of Hiroshi Fujimoto) which later became an anime series and Asian franchise. The series is about a robotic cat named Doraemon, ...

Rate Japan PM appeals to young voters in Tokyo speech

Original at eTaiwan News external link    Sun, Oct 26

 Taiwan - Oct 26, 2008 And I like him because he is such a positive thinker," said Kosuke Hamagami, a 23-year-old office worker and fan of Doraemon comic books. ...

Rate Familiar faces return in Taiko no Tatsujin WiiVideo included in this story.  Click to view.

Original at Nintendo Wii Fanboy external link    Fri, Oct 24

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By JC Fletcher Taiko no Tatsujin games are full of guest appearances. Certain songs from anime or video games will feature characters from those properties under the note display, dancing or otherwise moving along with the music. The Super Mario Bros. theme commonly features visuals inspired by the gam...

Rate Cool Items: Thursday, October 23, 2008

Original at peterpayne.net external link    Wed, Oct 22

By Peter in Japan Doraemon 2009 Calendar. One of our favorite 2009 calendars this year is Doraemon, the robot cat from the future who is popular throughout Asia. Enjoy this large size calendar that also comes with an included Doraemon cloth bag. ...

Rate Reinventing Development Cooperation: Japan's New "Science and ...

Original at Belfer Center external link    Wed, Oct 22    3 related articles

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Japan's popular comic book character, Doraemon, is presented with dorayaki by Japanese Foreign Minister Masahiko Komura after Komura named Doraemon Japan's first Anime Ambassador on March 19, 2008. Doraemon will promote Japan's pop ...

Rate Doraemon 2009 Calendar

Original at krazykimchi.com external link    Tue, Oct 21

By Recently updated products at JBOX.com Doraemon is possibly the most beloved character in all of manga and anime, the anime has been watched for generations and the manga loved by young and old alike. If you want to add some fun to 2009, this super cute calendar for fans of ...

Rate Casio Exilim EX-Z20 Takes Doraemon Path

Original at Ubergizmo external link    Wed, Oct 15    3 related articles

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It is only fitting for Casio, a Japanese company, to adorn its Exilim EZ-20 digital camera with yet another Japanese icon - the robotic cat known as Doraemon. Features of the Exilim EX-Z20 include :- No word on pricing, but the Doraemon Exilim EX-Z20 will hit Japan this December. Only for Dor...

Rate TV Asahi Acquires Shin-chan, Doraemon's Shin-ei

Original at Anime News Network external link    Fri, Oct 3

The Japanese broadcaster TV Asahi has acquired Shin-ei Animation , the anime studio famous for Crayon Shin-chan and Doraemon , as a subsidiary. Not coincidentally, TV Asahi airs the Shin-ei productions of Crayon Shin-chan , Doraemon , Atashi'n chi , and annual sensō dōwa (wartime fable...

Rate ICv2 - TV Asahi Buys Anime Studio

Original at ICv2 RSS Web external link    Wed, Oct 1

Variety is reporting that the Japanese TV network TV Asahi has acquired a majority interest in the anime studio Shin-ei Animation, which is probably best known for producing the long running Doraemon anime series, which aired on ...

Rate Lifepoint1.com » Figurine Talk: Doraemon Scenery Set Part 2

Original at lifepoint1.com external link    Fri, Sep 12

By max In this entire series covering from part 1 to 3, each figure is based on a scene from the original Doraemon manga. Part 1 has 4 figures out of the very first Doraemon chapter, which is memorable, but I personally think selections can be ...

Rate Pancake Sandwich - Dorayaki

Original at amandalwh (WordPress) external link    Mon, May 26

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By .: Mandy :. Have you ever heard or watch the Japaneses animation, Doraemon? :P Dorayaki is a popular sweet for tea time snack, a type of Japanese confection which consists of two small pancake-like patties made sandwiched with sweet red bean paste and it is Doraemon favorite’s food! :D

Rate Doraemon, Japanese official ambassador for anime « The Learned Fangirl

Original at The Learned Fangirl external link    Tue, Apr 1

By r Doraemon, the time-traveling robotic cat friend to all has been named official Japanese anime ambassador. While this story has appeared in several “weird news” sections, the purpose behind this decision is economic, as part of the ...

Rate Doraemon: Nobita and the Green Giant, the must own Import DS title ...

Original at Platformer Update external link    Sat, Mar 22

By PDorr3 Doraemon has never seen the light of day in America, however that will change when the new feature length film “Doraemon: Nobita and the Green Giant” is slated to hit the US in December 2008. To go along with the films release in Japan ...

Rate Sublime and Ridiculous

Original at rogermc.blogs.com external link    Thu, Mar 20

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By Roger McDonald See THIS  AP news story for more. Concurrent to denying philosophers entry to the country, the Foreign Minister was appointing a large animation cat - Doraemon - to the post of official 'anime Ambassador' of Japan. See THIS AP news story for more.

Year 2007

 

Rate The Flying Xbox 360 Japanese AnimeVideo included in this story.  Click to view.

Original at Kotaku external link    Mon, Oct 15

By Brian Ashcraft Flying Xbox 360 and Namco's THE iDOLM@STER! The above clip is a fan reworking of anime Kiteretsu Encyclopedia's opening. The anime was based on a Fujiko F. Fujio manga. (Fujio also created Doraemon, hence the similarities in character appearance.) Kiteretsu Encyclopedia followed a young...

Rate Shoot Pikachu GTA-Style [Clip]Video included in this story.  Click to view.

Original at Kotaku external link    Thu, Sep 27

By Brian Ashcraft Ah, yes. Lucky Star. Fairly innocuous stuff! Perfect fodder for an unsettling mod that puts characters from the popular anime in Grand Theft Auto. If that wasn't enough, how about adding Pikachu, Doraemon and Metal Gear. That tune from F-Zero is pretty jazzy as well. GTA with Anime Twist

Rate Doraemon Wii is a boardgame minigames collection on Wii

Original at videogamesblogger.com external link    Sat, Jul 28

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By supadupagama Japan’s arguably most popular anime character, Doraemon, will be getting his own boardgame-styled videogame. Being developed by Sega, the game is expected to be released for the Nintendo Wii in winter 2007 in Japan, Famitsu reported.

Rate There's this kappa in my 'hood

Original at The Japan Times external link    Thu, Jul 26

I had a similar experience with "Kappa no Coo to Natsuyasumi (Summer Days with Coo)," Keiichi Hara's anime about a family's encounter with a kappa — a mythological creature that might be described as a Japanese leprechaun, if leprechauns could swim like a frog, sumo wrestle like sumo gra...

Rate Tourist tat touts take home the big money thanks to homeboy character souvenirs

Original at Mainichi Daily News external link    Thu, Jul 26

Some of Japan's most treasured characters, like Hello Kitty, Doraemon, Domo-kun and even the imported Kewpie are proving a boon for souvenir sellers across the country after being given a facelift to reflect local specialties, according to Sunday Mainichi (8/5).

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Original at mrbrown: L'infantile terrible of Singapore ("mr brown is a very talented man..." -Lee Hsien Loong, Prime Minister) external link    Tue, May 8

By mrbrown This is a Japanese news report on the infamous Shijingshan Amusement Park in Beijing, an eerie clone of Disneyland mentioned in Boing Boing. There's even Shrek, Hello Kitty and Doraemon sharing the limelight with Goofy, Mickey and Donald.

Rate PS3 Contest: On Picking The Winner

Original at Kotaku external link    Mon, Apr 2

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Yup, only 162 of those entries got all of the answers correct. The killer missions? Mission #1 (answer: Wal-Mart, not any of the Japan launches!), mission #3 (answer: Six pika-faces) and the evil mission #4 (there are sixteen hats — they are sold in packs of eight!). So how are we going to pick...

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