Doraemon
1979 27 seasons · 1835 ep live_tv Scripted Japan

Doraemon

ドラえもん

Synopsis

ドラえもん

Doraemon is an anime TV series created by Fujiko F. Fujio and based on the manga series of the same name. This anime is the much more successful successor of the 1973 anime.

Audience Engagement

564
Reviews
94th
Review-volume percentile
95th
Popularity percentile

564 audience reviews — more than 94% of Japan seriess in our index.

Popularity sits at the 95th percentile among Japan seriess.

Also On tv asahi

Other series that aired on tv asahi.

Action & Adventure + Animation in Japan

706 Japan titles in our catalog blend the Action & Adventure and Animation genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Doraemon itself).

The 1978–1980 Japan Window

Doraemon holds position #11 of 56 Japan seriess in the 1978–1980 window, below highlighted by audience rating.

  1. Future Boy Conan
    #1

    Future Boy Conan

    ★ 8.5 · 1978
  2. The Rose of Versailles
    #2

    The Rose of Versailles

    ★ 8.3 · 1979
  3. Once Upon a Time... Man
    #3

    Once Upon a Time… Man

    ★ 8.3 · 1978
  4. Anne of Green Gables
    #4

    Anne of Green Gables

    ★ 8.3 · 1979
  5. Message from Space: Galactic Wars
    #5

    Message from Space: Galactic Wars

    ★ 8.2 · 1978
  6. Captain Future
    #6

    Captain Future

    ★ 8.0 · 1978
  7. Mobile Suit Gundam
    #7

    Mobile Suit Gundam

    ★ 8.0 · 1979
  8. Kagemusha
    #8

    Kagemusha

    ★ 7.8 · 1980

The 1970s Japan Landscape

Catalog density by release year across the 1970s in Japan, 197 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Doraemon premiered alongside 18 others.

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Position in Catalog

Released alongside 18 other Japan seriess in 1979.

The 514th Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).

Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (1,671 seriess).

Broadcast Timeline

First Air Date
April 2, 1979
Last Air Date
April 15, 2015
Broadcast Span
36 years
Total Episodes
1835 across 27 seasons
Format
Scripted
Total Runtime
≈ 336.4 hours

Reception Benchmarks

7.7
TMDB Rating
564
Audience Reviews
Highly Rated
Critical Tier

Ranked #885 of 4,579 Japan seriess indexed here (81st percentile by TMDB audience score).

Rating is +0.8 points above the Japan average of 6.9/10.

Among Japan Action & Adventure productions specifically: #328 of 743 (top 44%).

Production Details

Primary CountryJapan
Original LanguageJapanese
Series TypeScripted
Seasons / Episodes27 / 1835
Release DateApril 2, 1979
Official Sitewww.tv-asahi.co.jp

Questions Answered

Who created Doraemon?

Doraemon was created by Fujiko F. Fujio.

When did Doraemon end?

Doraemon finished its run with its final episode airing on April 15, 2015.

Where did Doraemon air?

Doraemon aired on tv asahi, which has broadcast 8+ other Asian series indexed in this catalog.