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[VIDEO] The Movie That Will Bring 45-Year-Old Doraemon To An End

Upcoming movie "Stand By Me Doraemon", set to release on 8 Aug 2014 in Japan, is the 36th Doraemon film that will mark the end of the franchise.

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New 2014 Doraemon Film "Stand By Me Doraemon" Will Mark The End Of The 45-Year-Old Franchise

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It is a bittersweet event as it is the very first time the blue ear-less robot cat has been re-imagined in three dimensions, but it will also mark the end of the Doraemon franchise, which has a 45-year history.

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"Stand By Me" Is The First 3D CG Film Starring The Anime Robot Cat Doraemon

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The official website for "Stand By Me Doraemon", the first 3D CG film starring the famous robot cat Doraemon, uploaded a new teaser trailer on Youtube.

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In The New Movie Trailer, Doraemon Tells Nobita, "I Can't Stay Here Anymore"

Movie still from Doraemon 'Stand By Me'.

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The narrator states that this is, "Doraemon's first — and final — story." Doraemon tells Nobita, “I can't stay here anymore.” The tagline at the end of the video reads, “To everyone who has experienced childhood.”

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Award-Winning Director And Visual Effects Director Takashi Yamazaki, Along With Ryûichi Yagi, Are Helming This 36th Doraemon Film

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) are helming 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.

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The film directed by Takashi Yamazaki is set to be released this August 8 in Japan.

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The Tagline At The End Of The Trailer Reads, "To Everyone Who Has Experienced Childhood", FULL VIDEO:

Doraemon Was Created By Manga Duo Fujiko Fujio (Hiroshi Fujimoto And Motoo Abiko) In 1969

Fujiko Fujio and Doraemon.

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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.

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It was adapted into an animated series that ran for 1,787 episodes. It is still aired today.

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The First '100 Doraemon Secret Gadgets Expo' In South East Asia Is Currently Being Held At Viva Mall, Malaysia, Between 14 Dec - 23 March 2014

100 Doraemon Secret Gadgets Expo.

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"Throughout these years, Fujiko Fujio's creation has represented our friendship and future, and also shaped our dreams. Now, you can be part of that magical world through the 100 Doraemon Secret Gadgets Expo, which will be held for the first time ever in Malaysia at VIVA HOME EXPO. "

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