Doraemon: Nobita and the Steel Troops

Nobita and the Steel Troops
Release date(s) March 15, 1986
Running time 97 minutes
Country Japan
Language Japanese

Doraemon: Nobita and the Steel Troops[1] (ドラえもん のび太と鉄人兵団 Doraemon: Nobita to Tetsujin Heidan?) is a 1986 anime feature film based on the popular anime/manga series, Doraemon. The original plot was written by Fujiko F. Fujio. Alternate titles include The Platoon of Iron Men, or The Robot Army. The film pays homage to many anime series featuring giant robots or "mecha", most notably Gundam and Mazinger. This film was later remade in 3D.

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Plot

Jealous of Suneo's new robot toy, Nobita asks Doraemon to build him an even better one. Doraemon initially refuses, until Nobita accidentally discovers pieces of a mysterious robot that falls from the sky. After gathering all the robot parts and assembled them together, the giant robot, Zanda Claus, is soon completed. The duo soon learn that the robot is not a mere toy, but a powerful weapon in the fight against the coming Robot Army that is going to attack Earth and enslave the human inhabitants of it. An invasion is near, as a mysterious girl Riruru (リルル Riruru?, Alternative spelling: Lilulu, Lillele [Doko Demo Doa Scanlations]) shows up, looking for the robot.

Design Issues

Mecha fans think the mecha was similar to the MSN-100 Hyaku Shiki from Yoshiyuki Tomino's Mobile Suit Z Gundam, thinking that the mechanical designer was Kunio Okawara. However this was proven false as the true mecha designer was manga artist Takaya Kenji (たかや健二).

References

  1. ^ English translation as shown on an official website for the 25th anniversary of the movie franchise.

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Franchise
Feature films
Nobita's Dinosaur (1980) • Spaceblazer (1981) • Haunts of Evil (1982) • Castle of the Undersea Devil (1983) • Into the Underworld (1984) • Little Star Wars (1985) • Steel Troops (1986) • Knights of Dinosaurs (1987) • Journey to the West (1988) • Birth of Japan (1989) • Animal Planet (1990) • Dorabian Nights (1991) • Kingdom of Clouds (1992) • Tin-Plate Labyrinth (1993) • Fantastic Three Musketeers (1994) • Genesis Diary (1995) • Galatic Express (1996) • Clockwork City (1997) • South Sea Adventure (1998) • Drifts in the Universe (1999) • Legend of the Sun King (2000) • Winged Braves (2001) • Robot Kingdom (2002) • The Wind Wizard (2003) • Wannyan Space-Time Odyssey (2004) • Nobita's Dinosaur 2006 (2006) • Nobita's New Great Adventure into the Underworld – The Seven Magic Users (2007) • Nobita and the Green Giant Legend (2008) • The New Record of Nobita: Spaceblazer (2009) • Nobita's Great Battle of the Mermaid King (2010) • Nobita and the New Steel Troops—Angel Wings (2011) • Nobita and the Island of Miracles—Animal Adventure (2012)
Short films
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