Doraemon (1973 anime)

Doraemon
Country of origin	Japan
Original language(s)	Japanese
No. of episodes	26 episodes (2 segments per episode) (list of episodes)
Release
Original network	Nippon TV
Original release	Pilot:; 1972; Official:; April 1 – September 30, 1973 (rebroadcast throughout the 1970s, last aired in 1979)
Chronology
Followed by	Doraemon (1979 anime) Doraemon (2005 anime)

Last updated March 25, 2019

Doraemon(ドラえもん,Doraemon) is the first anime TV series based on Fujiko Fujio's manga of the same name. It was produced by Nippon TV Video (previously known as Japan Broadcast Film, and Tokyo TV Movie). It aired from April 1 to September 30, 1973. After the anime ended, Doraemon remained exclusively a manga until 1979 when Shin-Ei Animation produced a more successful second anime adaptation, which officially ended in 2005; it was in turn replaced by a third anime adaptation shortly after which continues to air to this day.

Anime is hand-drawn and computer animation originating from or associated with Japan.

Fujiko Fujio was a pen name of a manga writing duo formed by two Japanese manga artists. Their real names are Hiroshi Fujimoto and Motoo Abiko. They formed their partnership in 1951, and used the Fujiko Fujio name from 1954 until dissolution of the partnership in 1987.

Doraemon is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Fujiko F. Fujio, the pen name of the duo Hiroshi Fujimoto and Motoo Abiko. The series has also been adapted into a successful anime series and media franchise. The story revolves around a robotic cat named Doraemon, who travels back in time from the 21st century to aid a boy named Nobita Nobi.

Voice cast

The voice cast was determined in cooperation with Aoni Production and Theatre Echo

Aoni Production Co. Ltd. is a Japanese talent agency representing a fair number of voice actors and other Japanese entertainers.

Doraemon – Kōsei Tomita (Ep. 1–13)→Masako Nozawa (Ep. 14–26)
Nobita Nobi – Yoshiko Ōta
Shizuka Minamoto – Masako Ebisu
Suneo Honekawa – Shun Yashiro
Takeshi "Gian" Gōda – Kaneta Kimotsuki
Mrs. Nobi – Noriko Ohara
Mr. Nobi – Ichirō Murakoshi
Sewashi Nobi – Keiko Yamamoto
Mrs. Honekawa – Kazue Takahashi
Mr. Honekawa – Sanji Hase→Osamu Kato
Sensei – Osamu Kato→Masashi Amenomori
Gachako – Junko Hori
Botako – Masako Nozawa
Debuko – Noriko Tsukase
Jamako – Rihoko Yoshida

Kōsei Tomita is a Japanese actor, voice actor and narrator from Tokyo who is affiliated with Production Baobab. He voiced Doraemon in the original 1973 Doraemon series. He voiced Shunsaku Ban, also known as Mustachio (Higeoyaji), a character appearing in many of Osamu Tezuka's productions. He received an Achievement Award at the 3rd Seiyu Awards.

Masako Nozawa is a Japanese actress and voice actress from Tokyo. Throughout her life, she has been affiliated with Production Baobab, 81 Produce and self-owned Office Nozawa; she is currently affiliated with Aoni Production. Her late husband, Masaaki Tsukada, was also a voice actor.

Shun Yashiro was a Japanese actor and voice actor from Tsuyama, Okayama. At the time of his death, he was affiliated with Theater Echo. Throughout his career, Yashiro was also known as Tetsuya Yashiro, Kazuo Yashiro, and Shun Yashiro.

Production and Broadcast

The series was broadcast between May 25th to September 30, 1973 on Nippon Television. 26 episodes, divided into 52 individual segments were produced. A pilot film was produced in 1972 and shown to test audiences in January 1973. Audience included Doraemon creator Fujiko Fujio. They initially approved of the show, but when they were shown the progress, they apparently were angered by the fact that they changed Nobita and Doraemon's personalities. The show was frequently rebroadcast throughout the 1970s. The station, Toyama Television, was the last to air the show, airing from July 3rd to July 24th, 1981, and briefly again in August of that year. The station aired the show in individual segments. On August 3rd, the publisher of the Doraemon manga requested the station to cease airing the show, to make sure the reputation of the more famous and longer running 1979 series isn't harmed. The animation crew of the show, Nippon TeleMovie Productions, went bankrupt in 1981. Before they went defunct, they tried covering debt by selling off the masters of the 1973 series, and destroying cels and storyboards in a kerosene fire. In 1995, the Japanese animation studio IMAGICA, discovered episodes 18 and 20 through 26 in their archive, as well as segments 5A, 10B and 12B.

Nippon Television Network Corporation, doing business as Nippon TV, is a television network based in the Shiodome area of Minato, Tokyo, Japan and is controlled by the Yomiuri Shimbun publishing company. Broadcasting terrestrially across Japan, the network is commonly known as Nihon Terebi (日本テレビ), contracted to Nittere (日テレ), and abbreviated as "NTV" or "AX".

Toyama Television Broadcasting Co., Ltd. is a TV station affiliated with Fuji News Network (FNN) and Fuji Network System (FNS) in Toyama, Toyama. It is broadcast in Toyama Prefecture. Established 1969/4/1, the station was branded as T34 until December 31, 1993.

Shogakukan Inc. is a Japanese publisher of dictionaries, literature, manga, non-fiction, DVDs, and other media in Japan.

In 2003, the production chief of the show, Hiroshi Shimozaki, now going under the name Masumi Jun or "mcsammy", came forward with several episodes and rush reels (raw footage). He later uploaded low quality versions of the intro and credits to his site on a members only and password protected page, however, a few minutes after the upload, he was told that the intro and credits were uploaded to Japanese anonymous board site 2channel. He immediately removed the video files from his site, but it was already too late. Many images of his episodes were uploaded to GeoCities. In the late 1990s, a person came forward with a VHS recording of the episode "Crazy Stomach Clock", dated from 1978. Audio clips were uploaded, but the site they were hosted on was removed. In 2015, a YouTube user discovered a clip playing on a television set in a Japanese pornographic film from the 1970s.^[1] It is what seems like impossible to find info on this version of Doraemon. No episodes exist online, or on home media. The only footage currently available is Jun's uploads of the opening and ending. However, the footage is of very low quality (240p 193kbit/s video, 128kbit/s audio).

2channel is a Japanese textboard. In 2007, 2.5 million posts were made every day. Launched in 1999, it has gained significant influence in Japanese society, comparable to that of traditional mass media such as television, radio, and magazines. During 2008 the site generated an annual revenue upwards of ¥100 million for its founder Hiroyuki Nishimura. The website was previously operated under Packet Monster Inc., a company based in Chinatown, Singapore, between 2009 and 2014. It has been described as "Japan’s most popular online community, with around ten million users accessing it each day."

VHS is a standard for consumer-level analog video recording on tape cassettes. Developed by Victor Company of Japan (JVC) in the early 1970s, it was released in Japan on September 9, 1976 and in the United States on August 23, 1977.

Episodes

#	Title	Original airdate
1	"Doraemon Came Out!!" "Deta!! Doraemon no Maki"(出た！！ドラえもんの巻)	April 1, 1973
1	"The Apology Grasshopper Riot" "Pekopekobatta Ōsōdō no Maki"(ペコペコバッタ大騒動の巻)	April 1, 1973
2	"Nice Girl on the Roof" "Yane no Ue no Sutekina Ko no Maki"(屋根の上のすてきな子の巻)	April 8, 1973
2	"Nobita's Ancestor" "Nobita no Gosenzo-san no Maki"(のび太のご先祖さんの巻)	April 8, 1973
3	"Understand the Weakness" "Yowami wo Nigire no Maki"(弱味をにぎれの巻)	April 15, 1973
3	"Operation Cupid Love-Love" "Kyūpiddo de Suki-Suki Sakusen no Maki"(キューピッドですきすき作戦の巻)	April 15, 1973
4	"There is a Cat Weak on Rats" "Nezumi ni Yowai Neko mo Aru no Maki"(ねずみに弱い猫もあるの巻)	April 22, 1973
4	"Defeat the Bully" "Gakitaishō wo Yattsukero no Maki"(ガキ大将をやっつけろの巻)	April 22, 1973
5	"The Flattery Mirror" "Oseji Kagami no Maki"(おせじ鏡の巻)	April 29, 1973
5	"Papa and Mama's Wedding Anniversary" "Papa to Mama no Kekkon Kinenbi no Maki"(パパとママの結婚記念日の巻)	April 29, 1973
6	"Cursed Camera" "Noroi Kamera no Maki"(のろいカメラの巻)	May 6, 1973
6	"Lottery Jackpot Strategy" "Takarakuji Ōatari Sakusen no Maki"(宝くじ大当り作戦の巻)	May 6, 1973
7	"Duel! Nobita and Gian" "Kettō! Nobita to Jaian no Maki"(決闘！のび太とジャイアンの巻)	May 13, 1973
7	"Who am I" "Watashi wa Daredeshō no Maki"(わたしは誰でしょうの巻)	May 13, 1973
8	"Abekonbe Riot" "Abekonbe Sōdō no Maki"(アベコンベ騒動の巻)	May 20, 1973
8	"Mystery of the Ghost House" "Obake Yashiki no Nazo no Maki"(おばけ屋敷の謎の巻)	May 20, 1973
9	"The Quick-Slow Great Strategy" "Kuikku Surō Dai Sakusen no Maki"(クイック・スロー大作戦の巻)	May 27, 1973
9	"Nobita, the Rain Man" "Nobita wa Ame Otoko no Maki"(のび太は雨男の巻)	May 27, 1973
10	"Ultra Mixer" "Urutora Mikisā no Maki"(ウルトラミキサーの巻)	June 3, 1973
10	"Wishing Star, Shooting Star" "Negai Boshi Nagare Boshi no Maki"(ねがい星流れ星の巻)	June 3, 1973
11	"Mysterious Cloth" "Fushigi na Furoshiki no Maki"(ふしぎなふろしきの巻)	June 10, 1973
11	"Nobita's Grandma" "Nobita no Obā-chan no Maki"(のび太のおばあちゃんの巻)	June 10, 1973
12	"Red Bat of Major League" "Dai Rīgu Aka Batto no Maki"(大リーグの赤バットの巻)	June 17, 1973
12	"To Compete with Man's Power" "Otoko wa Chikara de Shōbu suru no Maki"(男は力で勝負するの巻)	June 17, 1973
13	"Gachako's Appearance" "Gacha-ko Tōjō no Maki"(ガチャ子登場の巻)	June 24, 1973
13	"The Talking Lipstick" "Oshaberi Kuchi Be ni no Maki"(おしゃべり口べにの巻)	June 24, 1973
14	"I Love, Love This Camera" "Sukisuki Kamera no Maki"(すきすきカメラの巻)	July 1, 1973
14	"Date in the Milky Way" "Ama no Gawa de Deito Shiyō no Maki"(天の川でデイトしようの巻)	July 1, 1973
15	"Weird Robot Car" "Hen'na Robotto Kā no Maki"(へんなロボットカーの巻)	July 8, 1973
15	"Smiling Soap" "Nikoniko Sekken no Maki"(ニコニコせっけんの巻)	July 8, 1973
16	"My Chief of the Inner Palace" "Ore Shochō no Dai Ri no Maki"(おれ署長のだいりの巻)	July 15, 1973
16	"Now is Summer! Let's Try to Ski" "Sā Natsu da! Sukī wo Yarō no Maki"(さあ夏だ！スキーをやろうの巻)	July 15, 1973
17	"Hate Report Card" "Seiseki Hyō wa Iya da nā no Maki"(成績表はいやだなあの巻)	July 29, 1973
17	"Catching My Shadow" "Jibun no kage wo Tsukamaero no Maki"(自分のかげをつかまえろの巻)	July 29, 1973
18	"Going to Sea in a Submarine" "Sensuikan de Umi Heikō no Maki"(潜水艦で海へ行こうの巻)	August 5, 1973
18	"Crazy Stomach Clock" "Kurutta Hara Tokei no Maki"(くるったハラ時計の巻)	August 5, 1973
19	"Camp Riot" "Kyanpu Sōdō no Maki"(キャンプ騒動の巻)	August 12, 1973
19	"Who is Going to Forget" "Wasure na Gusa Te Nani Dake no Maki"(忘れな草って何だっけの巻)	August 12, 1973
20	"Cooler Parasol" "Kūrā Parasoru no Maki"(クーラーパラソルの巻)	August 19, 1973
20	"Always Diary" "Itsudemo Nikki no Maki"(いつでも日記の巻)	August 19, 1973
21	"The Homework Ghost Came Out" "Shukudai Obake ga Deta no Maki"(宿題おばけが出たの巻)	August 26, 1973
21	"Weather Box" "Otenki Bokkusu no Maki"(お天気ボックスの巻)	August 26, 1973
22	"I Have One Vote of Betrayal" "Boku ni Kiyoki Ichi Pyō wo no Maki"(ぼくに清き一票をの巻)	September 2, 1973
22	"Manga Artist Training" "Manga Ka Shugyō no Maki"(まんが家修行の巻)	September 2, 1973
23	"Nice Girlfriend" "Sutekina Gārufurendo no Maki"(すてきなガールフレンドの巻)	September 9, 1973
23	"Flowery Riot" "Gaippai Sōdō no Maki"(花いっぱい騒動の巻)	September 9, 1973
24	"Entirely Crayon" "Sokkuri Kureyon no Maki"(そっくりクレヨンの巻)	September 16, 1973
24	"Shizuka's Birthday" "Shizuka no Tanjōbi no Maki"(静香の誕生日の巻)	September 16, 1973
25	"Becoming a Space Astronaut" "Uchū Hikōshi ni Naritai no Maki"(宇宙飛行士になりたいの巻)	September 23, 1973
25	"Lost and Confused Riot" "Maigo Magomago Ōsōdō no Maki"(まいごマゴマゴ大騒動の巻)	September 23, 1973
26	"Nendoron Riot" "Nendoron Ōsōdō no Maki"(ネンドロン大騒動の巻)	September 30, 1973
26	"Goodbye, Doraemon" "Sayōnara Doraemon no Maki"(さようならドラえもんの巻)	September 30, 1973

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References

↑ Brubaker, Charles (May 28, 2013). "The Strange Case of the 1973 "Doraemon" Series". Cartoon Research. Retrieved November 15, 2016.

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[1] Brubaker, Charles (May 28, 2013). "The Strange Case of the 1973 "Doraemon" Series". Cartoon Research. Retrieved November 15, 2016.