Doraemon

[Ryo Saeba Fan]

Der neuste Kinofilm zur Kultfigur seit 1970 hat nun an den japanischen Kinokassen ganz schön eingeschlagen...

Doraemon 3D CG Film Tops Box Office With 988 Million Yen

Web survey: 88.4% of audience cried during Stand By Me Doraemon

Stand By Me Doraemon, the first 3D CG film starring the anime robot cat Doraemon, debuted at #1 at the Japanese box office this past weekend. It sold 554,911 tickets for 767,248,000 yen (about US$7.50 million) on 319 screens from Saturday to Sunday.

The movie opened on Friday during the current summer break, even though most films open on Saturday. Over its first three days, it sold 726,739 tickets for 988,257,700 yen (US$9.66 million).

According to a web survey, 88.4% of the respondent cried during the film. The audience demographics was 47% male, 21.5% in their 20s, 20.4% in their 30s, 20.4% in their 40s, and 20.4% in elementary school age or younger.

The #2 film was Rurouni Kenshin: Kyoto Inferno, while the #3 film was Transformers: Age of Extinction.

The manga creator duo Fujiko Fujio (Hiroshi Fujimoto and Motoo Abiko) created Doraemon in 1969. In the story, the robotic cat was sent by a boy in the future to the present day to help the boy's hapless grandfather, Nobita. Doraemon, Nobita, and other children deal with everyday childhood issues, solve (and cause) problems with the gadgets in Doraemon's fourth-dimensional pocket, and embark on escapades through time and space.

49-year-old Takashi Yamazaki (Returner, Always: Sunset on Third Street, Ballad, Space Battleship Yamato) and 48-year-old Ryûichi Yagi (Pénélope tête en l'air line director, Moyashimon 3D CG director) helmed this 36th Doraemon film after collaborating on Japan's first feature-length 3D CG anime film, Friends: Mononoke Shima no Naki. Yamazaki also wrote the screenplay.

Quelle: Animenewsnetwork

Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IVuXGgOGR7Q

[Ryo Saeba Fan]

Stand By Me Doraemon 3D CG Film to Open in 21 Countries

Stand By Me Doraemon to be 1st Doraemon movie in 11 of the 21 countries

The countries and territories in Asia include South Korea, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Macau, Singapore, Malaysia, Brunei*, Vietnam, Thailand, Laos*, Cambodia*, Myanmar*, the Philippines*, and Indonesia. The European release includes Italy*, San Marino*, Vatican City*, Malta*, Monaco*, Switzerland*, and Spain. It will be the first Doraemon movie in the asterisked countries and territories.

Quelle: animenewsnetwork

[Ryo Saeba Fan]

Stand By Me Doraemon 3D CG Film to Open in 57 Countries

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The 36 new countries are:

India and nearby countries:
India, Nepal, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Maldives, Bhutan

Middle East:
Algeria, Afghanistan, Bahrain, Chad, Comoros, Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sudan, South Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates, Western Sahara, Yemen, Iran, Ethiopia

Quelle: animenewsnetwork

Mich wundert etwas das [noch?] kein Frankreich mit dabei ist...

[muka]

Krass, da sind Länder dabei, die haben doch deutlich größere Sorgen, als Animes zu schauen. Und dagegen Deutschland nicht.

[Ryo Saeba Fan]

Chinese Writer Thinks Doraemon Is A Sinister Affront to China

An editorial published by the Chengdu Daily News is claiming that Doraemon, the popular franchise based on the manga by duo Fujiko F. Fujio, and the recent exhibitions in China that showcase it, are merely attempts by Japan to subvert Chinese culture.

In the editorial, the writer says that the exhibitions have a "sinister hidden meaning," and that the show's themes of respect and friendship are hypocritical, in regards to Japan's actions. The writer even claims that the cartoon is a smokescreen to distract from the actions of the Abe administration.

However, reactions amongst Chinese readers have been mixed, at best, with some calling the writer out for maligning a popular childhood icon.

Relations between China and Japan are increasingly strained as of late, with escalating tensions arising from long-time territorial disputes over the Senkaku/Diaoyu Islands and increased military presence in the East China Sea, and condemnations of actions by the Abe administration that have been seen as insensitive by the Chinese.

Quelle: Animenewsnetwork