Doraemon (2005 anime)
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| Country of origin | Japan |
| No. of episodes | 789 |
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TV Asahi Disney XD (US) Boomerang (UK) Disney Channel (IND) Hungama TV (IND) RCTI (Indonesia) Boing (Italy) HTV3 (VN) Cartoon Network (Portugal) Spacetoon (Arab world) |
| Original release | April 15, 2005 – present |
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Doraemon (ドラえもん Doraemon?) is the most recent anime series based on Fujiko Fujio's manga of the same name. Produced by Shin-Ei Animation, it began airing on TV Asahi on April 15, 2005.
This Doraemon anime series is sometimes referred to in Asia as the Mizuta Edition (水田版), after Wasabi Mizuta, the voice actress who voiced Doraemon in this series.
An edited English dub produced by Bang Zoom! Entertainment has been airing on Disney XD in the United States since July 7, 2014 and has been given a TV-Y7 rating. A second season of the English dub premiered on Disney XD on June 15, 2015 and ended on September 1. Nine episodes of the English dub later aired on Disney XD (Canada) in August 2015 and was eventually removed from the network.
Although the series is more faithful to the original manga, some changes were made. Many of the episodes that adapted chapters from the manga were extended to have a better conclusion or a good moral to the story. In addition, some elements from the manga were toned down. Some examples include all of Doraemon's gadgets that resembled medicine being changed to different appliances, and Nobita's dad (who smoked often in the manga) rarely smoking.
The voice actors to the five main characters, Doraemon, Nobita, Shizuka, Gian, and Suneo, were chosen from a pool of 590 applicants. TV Asahi stated in 2005 that they chose voice actors who sounded similar to the voice actors of the predecessor, so that there would not be a significant change from the original cast to the new cast.
All mini corners, partners, and next episodes previews in all episodes are cut to fit for the 30-minute block in international versions except in Hong Kong, which are cut to fit for the 15-minute block in its time-slot. Since May 1, 2009 the series airs in high definition.
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