List of non-Japanese Doraemon versions

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This is a List of non-Japanese versions of the Japanese manga/animation series Doraemon.


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[edit] Asia

Country Names First published First broadcast Languages Local Names
China 1992 1991 Mandarin Chinese 哆啦A梦 duō lā A meng. Many Chinese mainlanders still prefer using 小叮当 xiǎo dīng dāng, or 机器猫 jī qì māo.
Hong Kong Officially published in 1992. First introduced as 叮噹 Ding Dong by a children's magazine 兒童樂園 Children's Paradise in 1976. According to Shogakukan, "the first ever overseas Doraemon". 1982 Yue Chinese 多啦A夢. Most Hong Kong people still prefer using 叮噹 Ding Dong.
India 2005 on Hangama TV. First time on India's own TV broadcaster. First Broadcast in 1991 on Chinese Channel of Star TV in Chinese language as 叮噹 1991 Hindi (also Mandarin Chinese in 1991) Doraemon
Indonesia 1991 1991 Indonesian Doraemon
South Korea 1994 2001 Korean 도라에몽
Malaysia 1993 1992 Malay, Chinese (publications) Doraemon (Malay, pronounced [do.re.mon]), 小叮当 (Chinese)
Philippines 2000 - present Tagalog Jaian is called "Damulag" (literally "big person/big kid" in Filipino) in this version.
Singapore 1997 1992 Chinese (publications), English (broadcasts) 哆啦A梦 (Chinese), Doraemon (Malay) and 小叮当 (Chinese) also frequently used.
Taiwan Early 1970s (unlicensed, introduced to Taiwan as 小叮噹 after Hong Kong publication), 1993 (licensed) 1996 Mandarin Chinese 哆啦A夢. Most Taiwanese still prefer using 小叮噹.
Thailand 1994 1982 Thai โดราเอมอน, โดเรมอน
Vietnam 1992 (unlicensed), 1996 (licensed) 2000 Vietnamese Đôrêmon

[edit] Europe

Country Names First Published in First Broadcast in
Cyprus 1994
France 2003 by Fox Kids
Portugal 199x by Canal Panda in Spanish with subtitles
Italy 2005 1982
Russia 1990 with Japan Foundation
Spain 1994 1993
  • In Italy, there is a theme song il gatto DORAEMON' sung by Oliver Onions.
  • In Spain, Doraemon is translated into five languages including Catalan and Galician in addition to Spanish. The first Doraemon film was televised in 2000.

[edit] Middle East

The Old 1970~ Doraemon TV series was broadcast from 1995 for some years on a few TV channels. However it has no great popularity, except with local otaku who have an interest in Japan.

Doraemon in Arabic: ("Abqoor" عبقور, which means a mini Brilliant)

[edit] South America

In some Latin American countries, the show was called El Gato Cósmico (The Cosmic Cat) and the cat's name was Cósmico (Cosmic) not Doraemon.

Doraemon has been broadcast until the present in

Doraemon was broadcast for some years from 1982 in

[edit] References

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