The beloved childhood classic anime Doraemon will present a crossover of Titan-ic and hilarious proportions, featuring crossovers with Attack on Titan and Spy x Family.In a preview for the next week's episode, Doraemon revealed that the episode will contain short stories called "Relative Titan" and "Suppai x Family," based on Attack on Titan and Spy x Family, respectively. The story titles are plays on words, as Attack on Titan is Shingeki no Kyojin in Japanese and "relative" is shinseki in Japanese, and as for Spy x Family, the Japanese characters for "Spy" and "Suppai," which means bitter or sour, are nearly identical. The episode will premiere on Nov. 12.
What Is Doraemon?
Doraemon, written and illustrated by Fujiko F. Fujio, began its serialization in Shogakukan in December 1969 with a staggering 1,345 chapters from 1970 to 1996. The series shot up in popularity and received three anime adaptations. The first one premiered in April 1973 and was produced by Nippon TeleMovie Productions, but the series has become somewhat of a rarity as it aired for only 26 episodes and none of these exist online. Six years later, a second adaptation of Doraemon premiered, this time produced by Shin-Ei Animation, and ran for eight seasons. The third and current adaptation premiered in 2005 and is joint produced by Shin-Ei Animation and Asatsu-DK. Wasabi Mizuta (One Piece and Pokemon: Best Wishes) voices the titular character.
The series follows Doraemon, a robot cat from the 22nd century, who is sent back to the past by Nobita Nobi's descendants in the hopes that he can help Nobita, currently a lazy ten-year-old boy, enjoy a better future. Doraemon is known for his love for dorayaki, a Japanese sweet treat filled with red bean paste, and his 4D pouch which has the ability to store gadgets and tools of various shapes and sizes. Since its conception, Doraemon has become a Japanese cultural icon, selling over 250 million copies as of 2019 and, at one point, surging ahead of Godzilla as the highest-grossing film franchise with the release of its 2013 anime film.
Attack on Titan and Spy x Family are two of the current top manga hits. Attack on Titan is a post-apocalyptic series created by Hajime Isayama, centering around a young boy named Eren Yeager who vows to eradicate all the Titans, a species of cannibalistic humanoid giants, after they kill his mother and destroy his home. Serialized in Bessatsu ShÅnen Magazine from 2009 to 2021, Attack on Titan sold over 110 million copies as of September 2022.
Spy x Family, written and illustrated by Tatsuya Endo, is an action-comedy series about a dysfunctional family consisting of a spy, an assassin and a child telepath who come together for the sake of world peace. The series has over 27 million copies in circulation, as of October 2022. Both series have landed on the New York Times Best-Seller List.
The new episode of Doraemon will air on Nov. 12 in Japan.
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