Doraemon (1979 TV series)
Doraemon (ドラえもん, Doraemon) is a children's anime TV series created by Fujiko F. Fujio and based on the manga series of the same name. This anime is the successor of the 1973 anime. It was produced by Shin-Ei Animation and premiered on April 2, 1979 on TV Asahi.[1]
Doraemon | |
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ドラえもん | |
Created by | Fujiko F. Fujio |
Based on | Doraemon by Fujiko F. Fujio |
Music by | Shunsuke Kikuchi |
Composer | Shunsuke Kikuchi |
Country of origin | Japan |
Original language | Japanese |
No. of episodes | 1787 and 30 specials |
Release | |
Original network | TV Asahi |
Original release | Pilot: 1978 Official: April 2, 1979 – March 18, 2005 |
Related | |
This Doraemon anime series is sometimes referred to in Asia as the Ōyama Edition (大山版), after Nobuyo Ōyama, the voice actress who voices Doraemon in this series.[2]
Two official English dubs of this anime series have been released, the first of which was called The Adventures of Albert and Sidney and was made in Canada by CINAR[3] and aired exclusively in Barbados on CBC TV 8 during the late 1988 and early 1996, it was planned to air in the US on Superstation WTBS (now known as TBS) but never premiered for unknown reasons, the second was made in Singapore and aired on Channel i & Kids Central[4] from 2002 to 2003 in Singapore. Additionally, an unofficial bootleg English dub by Speedy Video was produced and released exclusively in Malaysia on various VCDs.
Cast
Role | Japanese | English | ||
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CINAR | Okto/ Voiceovers Unlimited | |||
Doraemon | Nobuyo Ōyama | Albert | Hossan Leong | |
A.J. Henderson | ||||
Nobita Nobi | Noriko Ohara | Sidney | Denise Tan | |
Steven Bednarski | ||||
Suneo Honekawa | Kaneta Kimotsuki | Ricky | Hossan Leong | |
Takeshi "Gian" Goda | Kazuya Tatekabe | Buster | Gerald Chew | |
Shizuka Minamoto | Michiko Nomura | Lucy | Denise Tan | |
Alison Darcy | ||||
Dorami | Keiko Yokozawa | |||
Tamako Nobi | Sachiko Chijimatsu | Denise Tan | ||
Nobisuke Nobi | 1st | Masayuki Katou | Michael Rudder | Gerald Chew |
2nd | Yousuke Naka | |||
Hidetoshi Dekisugi | 1st | Sumiko Shirakawa | ||
2nd | Yoshiko Oota | |||
Sensei | 1st | Ritsuo Sawa | ||
2nd | Osamu Katou | |||
3rd | Kazuhiko Inoue | |||
4th | Ryouichi Tanaka | |||
Sewashi Nobi | Yoshiko Oota | |||
Mrs. Minamoto | 1st | Keiko Yokozawa | ||
2nd | Masako Matsubara | |||
Yoshio Minamoto | 1st | Masayuki Katou | ||
2nd | Masaru Ikeda | |||
3rd | Akira Kume | |||
Mrs. Honekawa | 1st | Yoshino Ootori | ||
2nd | Mari Yokoo | |||
Mr. Honekawa | Osamu Katou | |||
Mrs. Goda | Kazuyo Aoki | |||
Jaiko Goda | 1st | Yoshiko Oota | ||
2nd | Kazuyo Aoki | |||
Mini-Doras | Rei Sakuma |
Music
Opening themes
The opening theme used for the weekly Doraemon series airing between 1979 and 2005 was Doraemon no Uta (ドラえもんのうた), which was performed by five different performers over the course of its years:
Performer | Starting date | Starting episode | Ending date | Ending episode | |
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1. | Kumiko Ōsugi (大杉久美子) | April 2, 1979 | Episode 1 | October 2, 1992 | episode 1199 |
2. | Satoko Yamano (山野さと子) | October 9, 1992 | Episode 1200 | September 20, 2002 | episode 1681 |
3. | Tokyo Purin (東京プリン) | October 4, 2002 | episode 1682 | April 11, 2003 | episode 1705 |
4. | Misato Watanabe (渡辺美里) | April 18, 2003 | episode 1706 | April 23, 2004 | episode 1752 |
5. | AJI | April 30, 2004 | episode 1753 | March 18, 2005 | episode 1787 |
Two songs were used for a separate weekday Doraemon series which is a part of Fujiko Fujio Theater (藤子不二雄劇場, Fujiko Fujio Gekijoo), the first song being the same as the first song of the weekly series.
Name | Song Title | Starting date | Starting episode | Ending date | Ending episode | |
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1. | Kumiko Ōsugi (大杉久美子) | "Doraemon no Uta" (ドラえもんのうた) | April 2, 1979 | episode 1 | September 29, 1979 | episode 156 |
2. | Nobuyo Oyama, Koorogi '73 (大山のぶ代, こおろぎ'73) | "Boku Doraemon" (ぼくドラえもん) | October 1, 1979 | episode 157 | September 23, 1981 | episode 617 |
Ending themes
The ending themes used for the weekly Doraemon series airing between 1979 and 2005 were:
Song Title | Performer | Starting date | Starting episode | Ending date | Ending episode | |
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1. | "Aoi Sora wa Pocket sa" (青い空はポケットさ) | Kumiko Ōsugi (大杉久美子) | April 2, 1979 | episode 1 | September 23, 1981 | episode 617 |
2. | "Maru-gao no Uta" (まる顔のうた) | Nobuyo Oyama (大山のぶ代) | October 1, 1981 | episode 618 | March 30, 1984 | episode 757 |
3. | "Santa Claus wa Doko no Hito" (サンタクロースはどこのひと) | Nobuyo Oyama (大山のぶ代) | November 18, 1983 | episode 738 | December 30, 1983 | episode 744 |
4. | "Boku-tachi Chikyuu-jin" (ぼくたち地球人) | Mitsuko Horie (堀江美都子) | April 6, 1984 | episode 758 | April 8, 1988 | episode 971 |
5. | "Aozora-tte Iina" (青空っていいな) | Mitsuko Horie (堀江美都子) | April 15, 1988 | episode 972 | October 2, 1992 | episode 1199 |
6. | "Ashita mo Tomodachi" (あしたも♥ともだち) | Yui Nishiwaki (にしわきゆい) | October 9, 1992 | episode 1200 | April 7, 1995 | episode 1346 |
7. | "Boku Doraemon 2112" (ぼくドラえもん2112) | Nobuyo Oyama, Koorogi '73 (大山のぶ代、こおろぎ'73) | April 14, 1995 | episode 1347 | September 20, 2002 | episode 1681 |
8. | "Mata Aeru Hi Made" (またあえる日まで) | Yuzu (ゆず) | October 4, 2002 | episode 1682 | April 11, 2003 | episode 1705 |
9. | "Tanpopo no Uta" (タンポポの詩) | The Alfee (ジ・アルフィー) | April 18, 2003 | episode 1706 | October 3, 2003 | episode 1729 |
10. | "YUME Biyori" (YUME日和) | Hitomi Shimatani (島谷ひとみ) | October 10, 2003 | episode 1730 | May 28, 2004 | episode 1757 |
11. | "Aa Ii na!" (あぁ いいな!) | W (ダブルユー) | June 4, 2004 | episode 1758 | March 18, 2005 | episode 1787 |
Three songs were used for the separate weekday Doraemon series. The start and end dates are not listed here, nor are the episodes they ran for.
Song Title | Performer | |
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1. | "Doraemon Ekaki-uta" (ドラえもん・えかきうた) | Nobuyo Oyama (大山のぶ代) |
2. | "Doraemon Ondo" (ドラえもん音頭) | Nobuyo Oyama, Koorogi '73 (大山のぶ代、こおろぎ'73) |
3. | "Dorami-chan Ekaki-uta" (ドラミちゃんのえかきうた) | Keiko Yokozawa (横沢啓子) |
References
- ドラえもん (1979~2005). allcinema (in Japanese). Stingray. Retrieved 29 September 2014.
- 舊酒新瓶?濃厚也 [Old Wine in New Bottle? It's Rich]. inmediahk.net. 25 February 2009. Retrieved 9 June 2016.
- "Children & Youth/Series, Specials/Live Action & Animated" (PDF). Television/Radio Age. January 19, 1987. p. A123. Archived (PDF) from the original on September 21, 2020.
- "Kidscentral>AFlist>Index_Page". Archived from the original on 2001-02-21. Retrieved 2001-02-21.
External links
- Doraemon at TV Asahi (in Japanese)
- Doraemon (anime) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
- Doraemon (1979 TV series) at IMDb