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{{quote|''"You have brought shame upon your family! Have a happy robot cat!"''|'''[http://shaenon.livejournal.com/25234.html Shaenon Garrity's]''' summary of the "quintessentially Japanese" premise}}
Doraemon is one of the [[Long Runners|longest running]] [[Anime]] series. The title character, Doraemon, is the quintessential example of the [[Robot Buddy]]; he is a robotic cat from the future that is sent back to help the socially inept Nobita Nobi through the use of futuristic technology (known as "Dogu" [Japanese for "tools"]) produced from his [[Hammerspace|Fourth Dimensional pocket.]] Typically, the devices are used to impress his love interest Shizuka Minamoto or humiliate the street Bully, Takeshi "Gian" (Or ''"[[Spell My Name With an "S"|Giant]]"'' at some translations) Goda. Inevitably, there is some form of [[Phlebotinum Breakdown]], and Nobita must sort through the root problem himself. The overused story arc is somewhat of [[The Artifact|an artifact]] of the series origin during the 1970s, criticizing Japanese culture's increasing over-reliance on superfluous technology.
Beside the short episodic comedy manga and anime, The cast of Doraemon often got involved in epic adventures in the semi annual special volume mangas and [[Film of the Book|movies based on them]], that's surprisingly, often very well written, well thought, and well animated. The adventures range from time travel adventures, epic fantasy quest with knights and dragons, space operas, to mecha battle.
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* [[Fartillery]]: One manga episode deals with Nobita trying to come up with a neat trick for a New Year's talent show. Doraemon gave him a bunch of sweet potatoes that, when eaten, produces melodic 'gas'. Unfortunately, Doraemon forgot to tell him not to eat more than one at a time...
* [[Fat Bastard]]: Gian, who else? He does get some [[Character Development]] over the series' run, however, turning into a [[The Big Guy|big guy with]] [[Jerk With a Heart of Gold|a temper]], especially in the movies.
* [[Five
** [[The Hero]] - Nobita, but is debatable with the title.
** [[The Lancer]] - Doraemon, but Gian also fit this role more as he argues with Nobita the most.
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* [[Jerk With a Heart of Gold]]: Nobita (defaults to selfish and lazy), Gian (defaults to mean and bullying). And Suneo to a certain degree.
* [[Late for School]] Nobita, frequently.
* [[Laser
* [[Lethal Chef]]: Gian's cooking is just as bad as his singing. Or may be worse. The most common result is food-poisoning. He even accidentally poisoned himself in one episode, much to the relief of his friends.
* [[Licensed Game]]: Unavoidable, but were surprisingly good.
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** Suneo being extremely sensitive about his height.
* [[San Dimas Time]]: while never explicitly mentioned, some of the episodes with Time Travelling tend to use this which often leads to some [[Fridge Logic]] moments.
* [[
* [[Set Right What Once Went Wrong]]: Doraemon's purpose for coming to the present time is to change Nobita's attitude, which will lead to the [[Bad Future]] mentioned above.
* [[Shout Out]]: Lots, to its contemporaries and classics alike, and some even to Western pop culture. One notable one is to ''[[Galaxy Express 999]]'', whose [[Cool Train]] has been outmoded by the Anywhere Door.
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* [[Time Police]]: The Time Patrol, the setting's [[Time Police]] often act as [[The Cavalry]]. With the cast's casual use of time travel, it wouldn't be surprising if The Time Patrol actually put the cast on close watch.
* [[Time Paradox]]: Again, with the casual use of time travel, there are quite a lot episodes dealing with time paradoxes.
* [[Trademark Favorite Food]]: Doraemon and [[
* [[Tsundere]]: Doremi, Dora the Kid, Pippo, Theo, Ichi, Fey and more.
* [[Unusually Uninteresting Sight]]: Why doesn't anyone in Nobita's neighborhood find it strange that he is constantly hanging out with a blue [[I Am Not Weasel|tanuki]] with no ears again?
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* [[Vitriolic Best Buds]]: Much as [[Those Two Guys|Gian and Suneo]] like being jerks to Nobita, they are still his best friends.
* [[What If]]: Several times through Moshimo-box, which is basically a "What if machine".
* [[Why Did It Have to Be Snakes?|Why Did It Have To Be Mice?]]: Doraemon, despite being a robotic cat, is scared to death of mice ever since a robotic mouse bit his ears off and caused him to turn blue prior to the series.
** Dorami, Doraemon's little sister, is afraid of cockroaches.
* [[Young Gun]]: Nobita whenever the cast travel to a Western-y age/planet/dimension/whatever. Boy might be a total loser in other aspects of life, but when the plot requires that someone be shot, he does the shooting competently.
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