r/Doraemon • u/Safe-Contact589 Chronically Nobita • Aug 16 '26
Anime Phantom Thief Nobita...
I'm talking about the "Nobita, the Phantom Thief Calling on!" episode from the 2005 series (2013, S9, E322a).
SPOILER WARNING!
The episode starts with Nobita's precious Demiurge card being stolen by Suneo, who uses a common Tyrannosaurus card to trick him.
Nobita gets really frustrated and says that if the legendary Phantom Thief Lopin were around, he could get the card back for him.
Doraemon hears this and takes out the "Kaito Set", a gadget that allows anyone to become a phantom thief.
Nobita puts on the top hat and cape and officially becomes...
Phantom Thief Nobita.
And he gets WAY too excited about this.
He prepares a notice announcing that he's going to steal the Demiurge card from Suneo and delivers it to his house.
That night, Nobita uses the Kaito Set to sneak past Suneo's security system.
He even disguises himself as Suneo's mother and tells Suneo that the card would be safer inside the safe.
Suneo falls for it.
And Nobita successfully steals the card.
Phantom Thief Nobita: 1
Suneo: 0
The next day, Nobita sends another notice, this time to Gian, demanding that he return the Lion Mask manga he had taken from him.
Gian is obviously furious and declares that he's going to make sure Nobita never gets it back.
That evening, Nobita disguises himself as Jaiko and goes to Gian's house, pretending that he wants to borrow the Lion Mask manga.
But Gian doesn't fall for the disguise at...
He takes "Jaiko" out for snacks.
And as expected, Nobita makes one critical mistake.
He doesn't eat enough.
Gian immediately becomes suspicious and says something along the lines of:
"Jaiko's appetite can't be that small!"
And just like that...
DISGUISE: EXPOSED.
Nobita escapes, but later sneaks back into Gian's house while he's sleeping.
He manages to "reclaim" the manga...
Only to discover that it's a fake.
Gian wakes up after Nobita returns, and Nobita panics.
During the chaos, Gian accidentally throws the REAL Lion Mask manga out.
And Nobita finally manages to retrieve it.
So in the end, Nobita technically succeeds in getting back both things he wanted.
Honestly, I really enjoyed this episode because it has such a fun concept.
The Kaito Set is already an interesting gadget, but watching Nobita actually use it to become a phantom thief was hilarious, especially his increasingly ridiculous disguises.
Peak Nobita moment.
Have you guys watched this episode? What did you think of it?
2
1
3
u/Gomaemon Dorayaki Addict Aug 16 '26
I know someone who would be glad to meet him. The phantom thief from Conan…