We all know how most of the series' stories go: The lazy and weak-minded Nobita Nobi begs Doraemon for a gadget to rescue him from a sticky situation. But almost inevitably, Nobi finds a way to take things too far and gets into even more trouble. The story usually ends on a happy note, and comes with a subtle moral lesson.
Forty-five years after the character first appeared, he continues to be popular. This month, Straits Times readers voted a Doraemon Christmas tree as their favourite tree in a shopping mall, and a new 3D movie is out in the theatres.
Here are some facts about the resourceful cat you may not have known:
1. What does Doraemon mean?
"Dora" is a play on words. It can mean "stray" in Japanese, and has connotations of being unwanted. It also means "gong", a reference to Doraemon's round body, and his favourite food, dorayaki (sweet Japaneses pancakes with a red bean filling).
"Emon" is an archaic suffix for male names.
2. When was Doraemon made?
Unlike Hello Kitty, Doraemon is definitely a cat, but why doesn't he have ears?
The robot came with cat ears and was painted yellow when it was first manufactured at the factory on Sept 3, 2112, and his production code was MS-903.
The movie 2112: The Birth Of Doraemon (1995) gives a detailed history of his genesis, and his troubles as a defective robot.
In a nutshell, robot mice ate his ears, giving him a phobia of rodents. Sad and tramautised from the ordeal, he sobbed until he turned blue. His voice also turned hoarse from all the weeping.
3. How did Doraemon end up in the present?
He was sent back in time by his owner Sewashi Nobi to help his bumbling grandfather Nobita, who had burdened his descendents with debt due to his bad choices.
In a famous scene from the original manga, which debuted in 1969, the robot appears out of Nobita's desk drawer.
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