History YMMV / Doraemon

* MemeticPsychopath: Pretty rare in a series aimed toward children, but Shizuka is sometimes perceived by fans of the series as a [[ItsAllAboutMe selfish person]] [[BitchInSheepsClothing who can hide her true colors pretty well]]. Many fans suspect that Shizuka befriended Nobita to have free access to Doraemon's gadgets, befriended Suneo for vacation tickets, befriended Gian for free protection, and befriended Dekisugi for help in doing her homework, all while still managing to look like a NiceGirl. This also borders on RonTheDeathEater, especially since Shizuka has been Nobita's friend since early childhood, a long time before he met Doraemon and had access to his gadgets.

** A common theory in Japan to explain the lack of presence in Western countries (save for Spain, Portugal and Italy) is that Nobita's laziness and over reliance on Doraemon look bad for Western audiences. There was once a rumour that "Doraemon" is [[BannedInChina banned in France]] for said reason, which proved to be wrong.

** The original theme is already notoriously catchy. But for the "Legend of the Sun King" movie, [[https://youtu.be/n4HC7x_Z-q8 it was performed by the]] '''[[http://alisarisa.tumblr.com/post/72205664128 Vienna Boys' Choir.]]'''

* PeripheryDemographic: There are some adults who watch it out of nostalgia and some adults watch it for it finally getting released in North America.

* SacredCow: If your country has an eastern border in the Pacific[[note]]Japan, Taiwan, ASEAN countries, etc.[[/note]], then you '''will''' find it extremely difficult (apart from uptight parents who found Nobita and friends to be a bad role model for kids, though they're often went soft by the depiction of Nobita and kids in the movies) to find someone, anyone, who doesn't like ''Doraemon''. Even if the modern anime fandom leans toward the dark and the edgy, hating ''Doraemon'' is unthinkable. The only other anime that gets this treatment is ''Manga/SazaeSan'', and only in Japan.

** In the remake, Tamako is voiced by none other than Creator/KotonoMitsuishi, Franchise/SailorMoon herself, the multiple-time savior of the universe. The kicker? (In the movies) Nobita is a heroic kid character with a robot cat who gets into adventures involving time-travelling, defeating villains with a group of friends via the help of powerful tools. That description fits [[spoiler: Chibiusa, Sailor Moon's daughter. Luna-P is her robot cat toy that can transform into a hypnotic umbrella, among other things. Also, Chibiusa travelled back in time to save her mom. Sewashi sent Doraemon back in time so his great-great-grandfather would shape up. The future Nobita and Sailor Moon are both much more mature and accomplished than their child selves.]]

* LikeYouWouldReallyDoIt: A manga story (adapted into the 2005 anime episode, ''Nobita Spends 3000 Days on a Deserted Island'') have Nobita, for maybe the dozenth time in the manga, [[TheRunaway running away from home]]... and actually succeeding, where he ends up in a deserted island in the middle of the Pacific. And then, Nobita accidentally lose the Takecopter and is trapped on the island. It seems like Doraemon would eventually find Nobita with his gadgets, but to the readers' surprise, Nobita's runaway antics actually pulled through for ''a decade''. Nobita eventually spends ten years on said island before Doraemon found him again, but then Doraemon de-ages Nobita to his original self before he left home and sends him back ten years ago via the Time Machine, and the whole chain of events are quietly brushed aside with the next story being the normal SliceOfLife antics.

** "The Gamble Gun" (basically a RussianRoulette style game where one out of four bullets gave bad luck) has a scene where Noby points a gun at his head and Doraemon tells him to pull the trigger. It's often used without context to make jokes about Noby's death or suicide.

* FanficMagnet: Sophia from ''Anime/DoraemonNobitasGreatBattleOfTheMermaidKing'' seems to get even more love with Ariel fans from ''{{WesternAnimation/The Little Mermaid|1989}}'' (by Western Standards, at least.).

** One of Doraemon's gadget is a pair of ink marker [[Videogame/{{Portal}} that allow transfer of objects being put into from two differing circle colors.]]
** Also, one of Doraemon's gadget is a "gravity paint" that allow users to walk through walls, ceiling, and any surface that is painted with it. ''Videogame/Portal2'' was planned to have paint gel that allow Chell to walk through walls, which was discarded because it's making playtesters sick.

** In the remake, Tamako is voiced by none other than Creator/KotonoMitsuishi, Franchise/SailorMoon herself, the multiple-time saviour of the universe. The kicker? (In the movies) Nobita is a heroic kid character with a robot cat who gets into adventures involving time-travelling, defeating villains with a group of friends via the help of powerful tools. That description fits [[spoiler: Chibiusa, Sailor Moon's daughter. Luna-P is her robot cat toy that can transform into a hypnotic umbrella, among other things. Also, Chibiusa travelled back in time to save her mom. Sewashi sent Doraemon back in time so his great-great-grandfather would shape up. The future Nobita and Sailor Moon are both much more mature and accomplished than their child selves.]]

* LikeYouWouldReallyDoIt: A manga story (adapted into the 2005 anime episode, "Nobita Spends 3000 Days on a Deserted Island") have Nobita, for maybe the dozenth time in the manga, [[TheRunaway running away from home]]... and actually succeeding, where he ends up in a deserted island in the middle of the Pacific. And then, Nobita accidentally lose the Takecopter and is trapped on the island. It seems like Doraemon would eventually find Nobita with his gadgets, but to the readers' surprise, Nobita's runaway antics actually pulled through for ''a decade''. Nobita eventually spends ten years on said island before Doraemon found him again, but then Doraemon de-ages Nobita to his original self before he left home and sends him back ten years ago via the Time Machine, and the whole chain of events are quietly brushed aside with the next story being the normal SliceOfLife antics.

** Doraemon's {{Flanderization}} into an annoying, obnoxious {{Jerkass}} with little to no redeeming qualities in the Disney XD US Dub is one of the biggest reasons why it was a major departure to its original version. Some fans find him to be a really funny character who steals the show with his constant yelling. Others find him insufferable enough to want to punch him in the face. It doesn't help that his nails-on-a-chalkboard voice was provided by Mona Marshall in the US dub, who is no stranger to voicing other annoying characters as well.

** The North American fans are split neatly into two factions: one who thinks the {{Bowdleri|se}}zation of Disney XD's broadcast of the anime is well done and justified, while another would rather the show not be culturally localized and have the original Japanese setting and names be preserved. Then, we have a third group that feels like the reason the show didn't succeed well in North America was due to the numerous edits that were made to the show.

** The general fanbase is divided with those who prefer the 1979 anime over the 2005 remake, and vice-versa (including all the remake movies and their original counterparts), and those who are neutral over them. The 1979 anime adaptation is more well-known, especially to the older audiences, while the 2005 anime is easier to find on the internet, which boosts its appeal toward the younger audience. Not to mention the slight censorship in the 2005 anime (such as in the ''Goodbye, Shizuka'' episode, where the repellent gadget was changed from a bottle of pills into a bottle of hair-gel, possibly to avoid the underage substance abuse issue).

** The North American fans are split neatly into two factions: one who thinks the {{Bowdleri|se}}zation of Disney XD's broadcast of the anime is well done and justified, while another would rather the show not be culturally localized and the original Japanese settings and names are preserved. Then we have a third group that feels like the show didn't succeed well in North America was due to the numerous edits that were made to the show.
** The general franchise fanbase is divided with those who prefer the 1979 anime over the 2005 remake, and vice-versa (including all the remake movies and their original counterparts), and those who are neutral over them. The 1979 anime adaptation is more well known especially to the older audiences, while the 2005 anime is easier to find on the internet which boosts its appeal toward the younger audiences. Not to mention the slight censorship in the 2005 anime (such as in the "Goodbye Shizuka" episode, where the repellent gadget was changed from a bottle of pills into a bottle of hair gel, possibly to avoid underage substance abuse issue).

* BestKnownForTheFanservice: TheRemake of the movie ''[[Anime/DoraemonNobitasGreatAdventureIntoTheUnderworld Nobita's New Great Adventure into the Underworld]]'' is best known for the PantyShot scenes where Nobita lifts Shizuka's skirt with magic.

* BestKnownForTheFanservice: TheRemake of the movie ''[[DoraemonNobitasGreatAdventureIntoTheUnderworld Nobita's New Great Adventure into the Underworld]]'' is best known for the PantyShot scenes where Nobita lifts Shizuka's skirt with magic.

* BestKnownForTheFanservice: The movie ''[[DoraemonNobitasGreatAdventureIntoTheUnderworld Nobita's [[TheRemake New]] Great Adventure into the Underworld]]'' is best known for the PantyShot scenes where Nobita lifts Shizuka's skirt with magic.

* BestKnownForTheFanservice: The movie ''[[DoraemonNobita'sGreatAdventureIntoTheUnderworld Nobita's [[TheRemake New]] Great Adventure into the Underworld]]'' is best known for the PantyShot scenes where Nobita lifts Shizuka's skirt with magic.

* BestKnownForTheFanservice: The movie "Nobita's New Great Adventure into the Underworld" is best known for the panty shot scenes where Nobita lifts Shizuka's skirt with magic.

** Nobita. Many people can't stand him, due to him being an annoying crybaby, a brat, and an "idiot" [[AesopAmnesia who never learns from his mistakes]] in pretty much every episode. The fact that he brings upon himself most of his problems (except maybe [[KidsAreCruel being picked on by bullies]]) makes a bit hard for much of the audience to sympathize with him. Other people feel sorry for him and like him for his CharacterDevelopment in the movies.

** Some Portuguese viewers were split when Canal Panda ditched the Castillan Spanish dub in favor of creating a new Portuguese dub, especially since that dub (initially the Barcelona-based dub and then the more well-known Bilbao based-dub) has been part of the channel for most of its history.

*** Some already would prefer that Disney Channel would pick the rights in both countries thanks to Franchise/CrayonShinChan airing on both countries without censorship on now-sister channels Fox in Spain and Fox Comedy in Portugal.

** Doraemon has near-mythical status in Vietnam due to the manga being among of the first non-Eastern Bloc works to be imported after the liberalization of the communist government. Memes and {{Remix Comic}}s using the manga as templates are still highly popular and many of the characters are regarded as memetic figures on the level of Pepe the Frog. The manga remains the best-selling comic in Vietnam to this day.

** Nobita. He might be a huge jerk who tend to misuse Doraemon's gadgets for his own benefit, but in the end, he's just a loser that needs a hug.

* FanficMagnet: Sofia from ''Anime/DoraemonNobitasGreatBattleOfTheMermaidKing'' seems to get even more love with Ariel fans from ''{{WesternAnimation/The Little Mermaid|1989}}'' (by Western Standards, at least.).

** In America, it has a fandom rivalry with fans of non-{{kodomomuke}} anime as well as fans of kid-oriented natively made animation.

** One of Doraemon's gadget is an ArmCannon in shape of a barrel with practically unlimited power that can knock down targets by force after yelling "bang!". The unlockable for ''Videogame/DeadSpace2'' has exactly that, only in the shape of foam finger.

** Nobita. He might be a huge jerk who tend to misuse Doraemon's gadgets for his benefit, but in the end, he's just a loser that needs a hug.

** Suneo, sometimes, such as when [[WithFriendsLikeThese Gian breaks his toys or beats him up for no reason]].

* MemeticPsychopath: Pretty rare in a series aimed toward children, but Shizuka is sometimes perceived by fans of this series as a [[ItsAllAboutMe selfish person]] [[BitchInSheepsClothing who can hide her true color very well]]. Many fans suspect that Shizuka befriends Nobita for free access to Doraemon's gadget, befriends Suneo for vacation tickets, befriends Gian for free protection, and befriends Dekisugi for free helps in doing her homeworks, all while still manages to look like a NiceGirl. This also borders on RonTheDeathEater, especially since Shizuka has been Nobita's friend since early childhood, a long time before he got Doraemon and his gadgets.

* MovementMascot: Doaemon had been this as well, being already selected before as anime ambassador for the world. He was chosen as one of the "anime ambassadors" for the 2020 Tokyo UsefulNotes/OlympicGames.

** An old CD includes an English version of the classic theme song. It often makes ''Doraemon'' fans laugh due to the UsefulNotes/{{MIDI}} music and [[IndecipherableLyrics hard-to-decipher lyrics]]. [[https://youtu.be/G8OBAfjTidM "This is nice, paradise..."]]

** In the early years, there were some explicit references to Hitler and the Nazi regime, with even one gadget specifically designed to literally pass as the Fuehrer himself and make the user being able to give orders to the WWII german soldiers. Despite Hitler being rightfully portrayed negatively in the stories, due to the shock of people finding Nazi references in an anime targeted to children the 2005 anime remake removed those references, as this can be seen in the Dictator Switch remake where Hitler was replaced with a generic dictator.

** A common theory in Japan to explain the lack of presence in Western Countries (save for Spain, Portugal and Italy) is that Nobita’s laziness and over reliance on Doraemon look bad for Western audiences. There was once a rumour that “Doraemon” is [[BannedInChina banned in France]] for said reason, which proved to be wrong.

* MemeticPsychopath: Pretty rare in a series aimed toward children, but Shizuka is sometimes perceived by fans of this series as a [[ItsAllAboutMe selfish person]] [[BitchInSheepsClothing who can hide her true color very well]]. Many fans suspect that Shizuka befriends Nobita for free access to Doraemon's gadget, befriends Suneo for vacation tickets, befriends Gian for free protection, and befriends Dekisugi for free helps in doing her homeworks, all while still manages to look like a NiceGirl.

* MemeticPsychopath: Pretty rare in a series aimed toward children, but Shizuka is sometimes perceived by fans of this series as a [[ItsAllAboutMe selfish person]] [[BitchInSheepsClothing who can hide her true color very well]]. Many fans suspect that Shizuka befriends Nobita for free access to Doraemon's gadget, befriends Suneo for vacation tickets, befriends Gian for free protection, and befriends Dekisugi for free helps in doing her homeworks, all while still manages to look like a NiceGirl.

** Some stories in the manga involve gags that would be considered sexual harassment towards [[TheSmurfettePrinciple Shizuka]] and not a silly (or [[WhatDoYouMeanItsForKids child-friendly]]) joke to U.S. readers, like Nobita using Doraemon's gadgets to peek under her skirt. [[note]]Shizuka's panty shots are Values Dissonance on their own, but most of them are meant to be innocent.[[/note]] (However, this is actually a subversion, since in the chapter Nobita has NO intention of doing that, Doraemon is too negative-minded). This type of dissonance is discussed more thoroughly [[ValuesDissonance/AnimeAndManga here.]]

** In the early years, there were some explicit references to Hitler and the Nazi regime, with even one gadget specifically designed to literally pass as the Fuehrer himself and make the user being able to give orders to the WWII german soldiers. Despite Hitler being rightfully portrayed negatively in the stories, due to the shock of people finding nazi references in an anime targeted to children the 2005 anime remake removed those references, as this can be seen in the Dictator Switch remake where Hitler was replaced with a generic dictator.

** The general franchise fanbase is divided with those who prefer the 1979 anime over the 2005 remake, and vice-versa (including all the remake movies and their original counterparts), and those who are neutral over them. The 1979 anime adaptation is more well known especially to the older audiences, while the 2005 anime is easier to find on the internet which boosts its appeal toward the younger audiences. Not to mention the slight censorship in the 2005 anime (such as in "Goodbye Shizuka"episode, where the repellent gadget was changed from a bottle of pills into a bottle of hair gel, possibly to avoid underage substance abuse issue).