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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 Manga, the Inedible Kind

Original at Mindanao Times external link    Mon, Jun 15

 Philippines Japanese anime achieved instant fame and recognition worldwide then. Japan is now considered the anime capital of the world. Of course, even before that, Japanese anime such as Astro Boy, Mazinger Z, Voltes V, Pokemon, Doraemon, among others, ...

Rate Green Dam it: Chinese software blocks Garfield

Original at ABC Online external link    Mon, Jun 15

 Australia Hello Kitty and the Japanese robo-cat Doraemon made it through, but not Garfield. The South China Morning Post found that being pink and showing too much flesh was a key element, so photos of babies and pigs were also blocked. ...

Rate Chow very animated about his new project

Original at China Daily external link    Tue, Jun 9

 China Calling himself a cartoon lover and fan of Japanese comic books such as Doraemon and Dragon Ball, he says he has long wanted to make children's films. Hong Kong director Toe Yuan, whose credits include the hit cartoon film My Life as McDull (Maidou ...

Rate Doraemon, Nobita and the Wind Wizard

Original at viddler.com external link    Tue, Jun 9

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Original at viddler.com external link    Tue, Jun 9

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Rate Doraemon Long Movie 02 1981

Original at strimoo.com external link    Tue, Jun 9

Long Movie 02 Doraemon The Record of Nobita Spaceblazer Nobita no Uchuu Kaitakushi It was on screen in 1981 Spring doraemon www.strimoo.com

Rate Doraemon, Nobita and the Animal Planet

Original at viddler.com external link    Tue, Jun 9

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Rate Sand sculpture festival opensVideo included in this story.  Click to view.

Original at eTaiwan News external link    Mon, Jun 8

Xinhua  Taiwan Festival participants are encouraged to take picture with the 27 large sand sculptures that take shape of mummies, Japanese manga character Doraemon, cows, dolphins, Taiwan's Matsu, unique northeastern geographic features, just to name a few. ...

Rate [vietsub] Doraemon The Movie 2008 - part 1/4Video included in this story.  Click to view.

Original at clip.vn external link    Sun, Jun 7

Phụ đề tiếng việt và thuyết minh [Doraemon: Nobita and the Green Giant Legend 2008]-[Doraemon The Future 2008]-[Doraemon Nobita to Midori no ... clip.vn

Rate Doraemon The movie 2007 - part 3Video included in this story.  Click to view.

Original at clip.vn external link    Sun, Jun 7

Doremon: Nobita lạc vào xứ quỷ Title:Doraemon the Movie: Nobita's New Great Adventure into the Underworld - The Seven Magic Users clip.vn

Year 2009

 

Rate Receive Taiwan Review by e-mail :

Original at Taiwan Review external link    Sun, May 31

 Taiwan In his school's library, with a collection of about 15000 titles, visitors can read comic books--formerly rarely found at schools--such as the Japanese work Doraemon and the Zhuge Si-lang series, a very popular Taiwanese cartoon work from the late ...

Rate Anime ambassador

Original at Sin Chew Daily external link    Sat, May 16    6 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 Young World Quiz (May 05, 2009)

Original at Hindu external link    Mon, May 4

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 India From which century does Doraemon travel back in time to help Nobita Nobi? 9. Which artist equipment is made of a tuft, ferrule and handle? 10. Which ruler was responsible for the famous Charminar in Hyderabad? 12. What is the common term for the fruit ...

Rate Doraemon A moza de Nobita

Original at strimoo.com external link    Sat, May 2

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Rate Family calendar

Original at The Spokesman Review external link    Thu, Apr 23

 WA “Doraemon” (Japan Week) - Nobita's Dinosaur '06. Children's anime with English subtitles, Japan's National Cultural Ambassador. 2 and 4 pm Gonzaga University's Jepson Auditorium, 502 E. Boone Ave. Free. (509) 313-3951. Lilac Century and Family Fun Bike ...

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    Fri, Mar 27

 Canada I am currently in Japan where amongst other things I have been feasting on the obscene amounts of anime available in this place and enjoying the Anime Festival and various museums, etc. As Doraemon is still so universally popular here in Japan (its on ...

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 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 Doraemon netbook for kids by KuroKids hits Taiwan

Original at Cheap Laptops external link    Sat, Mar 14

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 UK There’sa new kiddies laptop out in Taiwan by some company called KuroKids which has been geared especially for kids and is apparently named after a Japanese cartoon Doraemon. The laptop is actually based on a Classmate PC which has been tarted up with ...

Rate Doraemon netbook has all the American kids perplexed

Original at Engadget external link    Thu, Mar 12

Gotta Be Mobile  CA by Darren Murph, posted Mar 12th 2009 at 7:09PM Not sure what exactly Doraemon is? Haven't heard all the rage over it in Japan? Fret not, as this here netbook is definitely none of your concern. If you just so happen to be in the opposite camp, ...

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 THROUGH OTAKU EYES / Prime-time shuffle looks bleak for TV anime

Original at The Daily Yomiuri external link    Thu, Feb 19

 Japan Because of the upcoming program rescheduling at NTV, the only widely available animation programs left in prime time will be Doraemon and Crayon Shin-chan, both broadcast by the TV Asahi network. There are also some programs aired by the network led by ...

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! ...

Rate Doraemon PlusVideo included in this story.  Click to view.

Original at Mangatoread external link    Sat, Dec 27

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By noreply@blogger.com (Zool Blogger) Doraemon, a blue robotic cat from the 22nd century, gets sent back in time by the clumsy and very unlucky forth-grader Nobita Nobi's great-great-grandson Sewashi to help improve Nobita's circumstances so that his descendants, including Sewashi, may enjoy a better future. In the origi...

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 Museum dedicated to Doraemon creator eyed

Original at The Daily Yomiuri external link    Mon, Dec 22

 Japan - Dec 22, 2008 a basic concept for a museum showcasing the works of Fujiko F. Fujio, the late manga artist who created such characters as Doraemon and Obake no Q-taro. ...

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 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 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 Doraemon (Happy ending)

Original at lorian external link    Tue, Oct 28

By Long Nguyen(noreply@blogger.com) There are three current and often quoted urban legends that started spreading in late 1980s of an ending to the Doraemon series. And I’d like to introduce this Happy ending of Doraemon (if you want to know more about another ending information, please click here)

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 Casio Exilim EX-Z20 Takes Doraemon Path

Original at Ubergizmo external link    Wed, Oct 15

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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 Pancake Sandwich - Dorayaki

Original at http external link    Mon, May 26

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By .: Mandy :. Have you ever heard or watch the Japaneses animation, Doraemon? 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!

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: A Retrospective

Original at dwightlies (Multiply) external link    Sat, Apr 19

And ever since, we never saw Doraemon's season finale. Yeah, boo-hoo for the Doraemon fanatics. Late in the '80s, people already conspired for an exciting death sentence for the series. There are three possible endings for this meowbot TV show, all with a touching ...

Rate doraemon - nobita and the robot army movie wrap-up

Original at http external link    Fri, Apr 11    2 related articles

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By kirayamato04 It is about aliens from the planet Mechatopia that planned to invade earth and make all humans their slaves. They deported a huge robot and its master at the beginning and it ended up with Nobita. At the moment Nobita was jealous because Suneo has a mini robot named Micross and kept bullying hi...

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 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).

Rate Disneyland and Hello Kitty-land in the Land of the Free (Youtube)Video included in this story.  Click to view.

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.

Year 2006

 

Rate Podcast: Happy House of Hentai - Show #5

Original at Happy House of Hentai Podcast external link    Sun, Feb 26

By happyhouseofhentai@gmail.com Today's show we cover a large variety of things - The FU of the week section has been cut, Kobe Beef clears up some of my stereotypes, happy birthday to Apocalypse Dowell, and the porno store trip has been canned. Mick Aloha is down in the dumps with computer problems, Costco is carrying Moose...

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