Summary
The beloved manga series Doremon is returning with a new volume, Doremon+, featuring 20 never-before-seen stories. The new volume coincides with the 50th anniversary of Tentomushi Comics and the birthday of author Hiroshi Fujimoto. This unique volume showcases Doremon’s first works, introduces new characters, and sheds light on the series’ evolution over the years.
Famous manga series Doraemon is returning to print a new volume of Doremon+ (Plus), which will be released in early December. The last volume came out in 2014, marking a 9-year gap between releases. Conveniently, the new story collection comes out just in time to celebrate a few anniversaries involving the beloved time-traveling robot cat.
Doremon+ includes additional stories that did not appear in the original 45 volumes of Doremon. The new volume, coming December 1, will include 20 never-before-seen stories in one definitive collection. Its release date commemorates the anniversary of both the manga publisher, Tentomushi Comics, and the birthday of the author, Hiroshi Fujimoto.
The new Doremon story includes first works and new characters
Doraemon+ Episode 7
On Shogakukan’s official website, the publisher further describes the content of the new volume. It will include new stories such as “Doremon’s Song” and “Nobita Broadcasting Corporation”. Shogakukan emphasized the collection coinciding with Tentomushi Comics’ 50th anniversary; As such, several Tentomushi-era stories from the beginning of Doremon’s publication were eventually republished to show the development of the series over the years. The older stories also marked the appearance of some lesser-known supporting characters, such as Manabu, Nobita’s uncle Munashi, Honyama, and Suneo’s younger brother, Sunetsugu. All in all, it looks to be a particularly unique episode.
December 1 is also the 90th birthday anniversary of one of the creators of Doremon, Hiroshi Fujimoto, AKA Fujiko F. Fujio. Fujimoto formed a team of two with Motoo Abiko, who together took the pen name “Fujiko Fujio”. The two of them wrote the original Doremon story, along with many other manga, before parting ways in 1987, with Fujimoto taking a new pen name and Abiko taking the pen name “Fujiko Fujio A”. Fujimoto died in 1996, while Abiko lived until April 2022. Today, the franchise remains extremely popular, with an anime running continuously since 2005 and movies coming out almost every year.
With the robot cat being Japan’s first “anime ambassador,” being able to see the origins and more obscure parts of this hugely popular and influential manga is a treat for even the most casual anime fans, as it sheds light on the meaning of a manga. increasing pain. Episode 7 is also well-timed to revive interest in the works of Fujiko Fujio – one of Fujimoto’s later works, Time Patrol Bon, has also been picked up by Netflix for a brand new adaptation that will air on year 2024. Doraemon You should wait until next month when a new episode of Plus appears.
Source: Shogakukan