List of non-Japanese Doraemon versions
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This is a list of Doraemon releases outside Japan. Doraemon is a popular manga and anime series originated from Japan, created by Fujiko F. Fujio and published by Shogakukan.
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[edit] Asia
| Region | Manga first published | Television series first broadcast | Language | Local name(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hong Kong | First introduced as 叮噹 by the children's magazine Children's Paradise (兒童樂園) in 1976. According to Shogakukan, this was the first release of Doraemon outside Japan. The 45-volume manga series was officially published in 1992. | 1982 | Cantonese | 多啦A夢 (Doh La A Mung). Originally introduced under the name 叮噹 (Ding Dong). |
| Mainland China | 1992 | 1991 | Mandarin Chinese | 哆啦A梦 (Duo La A Meng). Previously known as 小叮当 (Xiao Ding Dang) or 机器猫. |
| India | No official release | First broadcast in 1991 on STAR TV as 叮噹. First broadcast on a local broadcaster by Hungama TV in 2005. | Hindi (also Mandarin Chinese in 1991) | Doraemon |
| Indonesia | 1994 | 1991 | Indonesian | Doraemon |
| South Korea | 1994 | 2001 | Korean | 도라에몽 (Revised Romanization: Doraemong) |
| Malaysia | 1993 | 1992 | Malay, Chinese (publications) | Doraemon (Malay, pronounced [do.re.mon]), 小叮当 (Chinese) |
| Philippines | Doraemon was first published by JLINE COMICS CENTER and translated in tagalog in 2007 | 2000 | Tagalog, Cebuano, Waray, Hiligaynon, Ilocano, Chavacano and Bicolano | The character Jaian is known as Damulag (literally "big person" or "big kid" in Filipino). Doraemon is pronounced as "do-REI-mon". |
| Singapore | 1997 | 1992 | Chinese (publications), English (broadcasts) | 哆啦A梦 (Chinese), Doraemon (Malay). The previous Chinese name 小叮当 is also used. |
| Taiwan | 1970s as 小叮噹 (unlicensed, introduced after publication in Hong Kong). Licensed publication in 1993. | 1996 | Mandarin Chinese | 哆啦A夢. Previously known as 小叮噹. |
| Thailand | 1970s (unlicensed), 1994 (licensed) | 1982 | Thai | โดราเอมอน, โดเรมอน |
| Vietnam | 1992 (unlicensed), 1996 (licensed) | 2000 | Vietnamese | Đôrêmon |
[edit] Europe
| Country | First Published in | First Broadcast in |
|---|---|---|
| Cyprus | 1994 | |
| France | 2003 by Fox Kids | |
| Portugal | 199x by Canal Panda in Spanish with subtitles/199x by RTP1 dubbed in Portuguese | |
| Italy | 2005 | 1982 |
| Russia | 1990 with Japan Foundation | |
| Spain | 1994 | 1993 by Euskal Telebista |
- In Italy, there are several popular theme song, including DORAEMON gatto spaziale (Doraemon the space cat) sung by Oliver Onions and "A me mi piacerebbe un robot che farebbe i compiti miei"(Me would like a robot to do my homework, with intended grammatical mistakes), sung by Nora Orlandi .
- In Spain, Doraemon is translated into five languages including Euskera, 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] North America
Viz Media, A company jointly owned by Shogakukan and Shueisha announced that since they never used their English-dubbing license for the 2005 Doraemon anime series, they will use it in 2009. Doraemon will be pronounced as "Dora-mon" using a silent E, yet sometimes pronounced officially as "Dor-I-eh-mon". Also like most Viz properties, Doraemon will be released in uncut DVD box sets for the Region 1 market and a rating is yet to be announced by Viz's rating system.
[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), yet sometimes named Doraemon.
Doraemon has been broadcast until the present in
- Argentina,
- Chile,
- Costa Rica,
- Dominican Republic,
- Colombia under the Gato Cósmico title and Mexican Spanish dubbing, and
- Ecuador broadcasted by Ecuavisa
Doraemon was broadcast for some years from 1982 in
[edit] References
- 小学館：藤子・F・不二雄ワンダーランド ぼくドラえもん, vol. 9
- [http://www.freewebs.com/doraemontagalog/ Doraemon tagalog version
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