Acting as a prequel, this short subject shows the life of Doraemon before traveling to the 20th century: how he was made, how he was partially broken, how he lost his ears, how he met the Nobi family and decides to return to the past to help Nobita.
Acting
Nobuyo Oyama's voice work—optimism cracking just enough to hurt.
Direction
Yonetani balances origin-myth gravitas with screwball robot factory chaos.
Production
1995 hand-drawn warmth that CGI Doraemon remakes can't touch.
Director
Yoshitomo Yonetani
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
JP
