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Disney XD's Doraemon Adaptation to Run in Japan With Bilingual Tracks
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The Disney Channel. This adapted version of Doraemon will premiere on February 1, and it will air from Monday to Thursday every week at 6:30 a.m. and 7:30 p.m.
Subaru Kimura (Gian/Big G), and other voice actors reprise their respective roles in the newly re-recorded Japanese dub.
The manga creator duo Motoo Abiko) created 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.
Disney ran on Disney XD last summer.
The story and the names of characters and gadgets were partially changed out of consideration for American culture and customs. Doraemon's owner Nobita is now "Noby," the bully Gian is now "Big G," the flying contraption Takecopter is now the "Hopter," and the magical portal "Dokodemo Door" is now the "Anywhere Door." The English here.
In addition to the television anime that premiered in Japan in 1973, the Doraemon manga also inspires an ongoing string of annual anime films. This year's Doraemon the Movie: Nobita and the Birth of Japan 2016 (Eiga Doraemon Shin Nobita no Nihon Tanjō), will open in Japan on March 5.
In 2014, Stand By Me Doraemon.
Thanks to CastMember1991 for the news tip.
Source: animeanime.jp, Comic Natalie
