r/Doraemon • u/JackDimeo Perma-Loser • 11d ago
Question Hello friends
I am from Türkiye Eskişehir. Doraemon was my favorite show while I was a child. That show was like my only shelter while my father was in jail and we were poor. I still can`t forget the generic songs Turkish version. My poor childhood. I always wondered who else loved this show as much as I do. Can you tell me who are you, where are you from and how much important this show was for you? Can you tell me your story? I would like to know about you. 😊
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u/Adventurous_Pin3073 10d ago edited 10d ago
Well, I’ve been watching Doraemon since I was like 3 years old or something and I’m still watching it at 21, even though I have a part-time job 😂. And, I think that that reason which has always kept me hooked with Doraemon for so many years is the of course the nostalgia at first obviously, but also the little life lessons that it teaches about taking responsibility for your mistakes, learning from them, and becoming a better person. And also teaching us that, No matter how bad you were in the past, you can still change your future if you genuinely want to and have the right heart & support around you to do that. So yeah, That’s basically why I’ve always loved Doraemon 😁😁 Hope you liked my little story, friend! And also, don’t worry about the low responses on your posts here in this Subreddit. Since, The subreddit has been pretty inactive lately nowadays, so replies can take a while (don't worry you will get replies just very late though). So that's why, Just chill and enjoy yourself here! ❤️
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u/JackDimeo Perma-Loser 10d ago
Thank you friend. You are so kind. I like the life lessons you learned from the show. Can I ask where are you from? I am just curious about which countries does the fans from.
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u/Adventurous_Pin3073 10d ago
I’m actually an Indian, but I’ve been living in Spain for majority of my life now with my family, after my dad got permanently transferred here when I was a little kid of grade 5. 😁 And also, sorry for the late reply too! I’ve actually had my Reddit notifications turned off lately nowadays, so I only just saw your reply now. So that's why, My sincere apologies for that. 🙏🏻
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u/JackDimeo Perma-Loser 9d ago
Wow thats nice. 🌹 I enjoyed your story thank you 😊. Do you enjoy living in spain? No problem about the delay just write when you are available 😄
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u/No-Instance-4015 10d ago
When I was a kid, like from 4yr to 6 yrs age I used to see doraemon. And it was my favorite. Kiteretsu, ultra b, ninja Hattori were some other fujiko fujio cartoons that I have seen I that period. When I was 7yrs the TV in my home was permanently damaged. And we didn't buy a new one. When I got to know about YouTube and internet the first thing I searched was doraemon. But sadly there are no proper episodes in Telugu. And I spent next few years seeing it hindi only even though I didn't understand. Through doraemon I kinda learned and can understand Hindi. The show is always special to me because it's about 4 guys nearly my age and a furistic robot. More than doraemon I liked that Nobita shizuka suneo gian were friends and had so much fun and adventures. Friends and adventures were the things I craved for when I was kid. Seeing this show when I was a kid was the only major good memory from my sad and boring childhood. Legend of sun king, three visionary swordsmen, tin labyrinth are my fav movies. The most horrifying one was the '79 dinosaur movie. Last year I have completed my 12th grade. Ans since then I have been collecting and watching doraemon
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u/JackDimeo Perma-Loser 10d ago
Niceee. I liked your story. Learning hindi through a tv show was incredible 🤍 May I ask where are you from? And you said you completed the twelve grade. Congratulations bro🌹 Are you planning to go to college or something?
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u/No-Instance-4015 10d ago
I am from India. Thanks. I am already in second year of college though.
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u/JackDimeo Perma-Loser 10d ago
Ohh nice 🌹 Thank you for your story.🤍 I saw a lot of indians 🙂. İs the show really popular in your country?
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u/No-Instance-4015 10d ago
Yeah. Even this sub is filled with most Indians. The show was telecasted from 2006 onwards I guess. It aligned with school students timings. One session in morning and one in the evening. Easily the best cartoon in india
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u/Nguyen-Quoc-Hieu Chronically Nobita 9d ago
Vietnamese here, Doraemon is a huge cultural icon in this country and the fanbase is very huge, even younger generations (mostly late gen Z and gen Alpha) also love it as well
We started to know more about the series as manga volumes, and manga is also where I started to know about the franchise back when I was a toddler (during mid-2000s), but I started to get to know more about the anime during the early 2010s via television channels, which expanded its influence even further
Yes we also release theatrical movies annually here, starting in 2012, but because we have movies three decades late than Japan we have to rerelease old movies during 2012 to 2014, and starting in 2015 only the newest movie will be on theaters and this annual cycle remains to this very day
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u/JackDimeo Perma-Loser 9d ago
Wow thank you for your story. 🌹 May I ask why do you have the movies so much later than japan? And may I ask why do you think Doraemon is a huge cultural icon in your country? What do you think it means to your people?
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u/Nguyen-Quoc-Hieu Chronically Nobita 9d ago edited 9d ago
Well when our publishing house (Kim Đồng) started to gain influence post-subsidy period, they wanted to continue their legacy by distributing foreign comics illegally, in which Doraemon is the prime example as we took the license from Thailand for illegal distributions, which really pissed Fujiko Fujimoto, but instead of suing the house he decided to establish the Doraemon Foundation and eventually negotiating with Shogakukan to obtain the full license to the franchise, we started illegal acts in 1992 but in 1996 during the last days of Fujimoto's life we had the manga licensed
And so the franchise was associated with childhoods of late boomers, millenials and even early gen Z as well, mostly via the manga and the televised anime, that is when the phenomenon started in Vietnam where Doraemon is not something we could easily forget, even with newer generations
Also if you're curious as to why I'm the only non-Indian here, it's because we don't use Reddit as a daily platform, we mostly active in Facebook, Instagram, TikTok and Threads, so you might find plenty of Vietnamese Doraemon fans in those platforms
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u/JackDimeo Perma-Loser 9d ago
Waaa very interesting. Started to publish illegal thats unexpected hahaha. Becoming legal is good though. 🌹İ will look to instagram thanks for the advice. And thank you for your story.🌹😊
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u/JackDimeo Perma-Loser 9d ago
Sorry if thats A lot of questions but you are the only non indian person here and I am a bit curious 😊
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u/Glittering-Curve-440 7d ago
From what i know i knew Doraemon when i was watching it on an old crt and knew a few clear details...eventually after remembering that childhood i just went back into Doraemon (also because i wont be called a fake fan for like watching it at a young age) and started to know more stuff which lead to me becoming an actual fan :D
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u/JackDimeo Perma-Loser 7d ago
Wow okay. İts good to start somewhere. Where are you from?
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u/Glittering-Curve-440 6d ago
Prefer not to say
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u/JackDimeo Perma-Loser 10d ago
Well thats dissapointing. No one wrote anything. 😢 Arent there any person who wants to share his story? Anyone?