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Anime Robot Cat Doraemon Enters 3rd Dimension in 1st 3D CG Film

The iconic anime robot cat Doraemon will gain another dimension in Hiroshi Fujimoto). The film will combine computer graphics with stereoscopic 3D projection.

The manga creator duo Doraemon in 1969. In the story, the robotic cat was sent by a boy in the future to the present day to help the boy's hapless grandfather, Nobita. Doraemon, Nobita, and other children deal with everyday childhood issues, solve (and cause) problems with the gadgets in Doraemon's fourth-dimensional pocket, and embark on escapades through time and space.

Friends: Mononoke Shima no Naki.

Planning on Stand By Me Doraemon began three years ago. After completing Friends: Mononoke Shima no Naki, the two directors considered making a new project together with the same team. Yamazaki said that the film lets you experience in 3D what it would be like to get your hands on Doraemon's gadgets and do whatever you like. Yagi added that the flying scenes with Doraemon's signature Take-Copter (Bamboo-Copters headpieces) are a must-see.

Character modelling took over a year, and the staff strived for realism in movement and expressions. After the dialogue was recorded, the staff produced the CG animation to match the voices — the opposite of the usual anime film process in Japan, which records dialogue after most of the animation is completed. The film employed techniques that used miniatures and filmed real objects for the backgrounds.

The manga series was compiled into 45 collected volumes before it ended in 1996. The manga inspired three television anime series that have collectively lasted four decades, dozens of television specials, and a string of annual anime films. Fujiko F. Fujio Productions, Japanese multimedia producer Voyager Japan, and translation company AltJapan are releasing the Doraemon manga in English and in full color digitally.

The next 2D slated for March 8:

French film star Kōhei Uchimura.

Source: Sports Nippon