List of Doraemon chapters facts for kids

Doraemon is a super popular Japanese manga series for children. It was created by a talented artist named Fujiko F. Fujio. The story first appeared in different kids' magazines in December 1969.

There are more than 1300 short adventures of Doraemon! A big part of these, 821 episodes, were collected into special books called tankōbon by a company called Shogakukan. These books were released under their Tentoumusi comics (てんとう虫コミックス) brand. The very first book came out on July 31, 1974, and the last one, volume 45, was published on April 26, 1996.

The series is all about a friendly robot cat named Doraemon. He travels back in time from the 22nd century to help a young boy named Nobita Nobi (野比 のび太, Nobi Nobita). Doraemon uses cool gadgets from his future pocket to solve Nobita's problems, which often leads to funny and exciting situations!

Between 2013 and 2016, the first 200 volumes of Doraemon were translated into English and released in North America. You could even read them digitally in full color on Amazon Kindle!

Doraemon Books Around the World

English Books for Young Readers

You can find the Doraemon manga in full color in English on Amazon Kindle in North America. By October 16, 2016, a total of 200 volumes were available. Later, on December 27, 2017, 17 special Doraemon Long Stories volumes, also written by Fujiko F. Fujio, were released in full color on Amazon Kindle too. These are longer adventures, like mini-movies in book form!

The same English translation of the Doraemon manga is also printed as physical books by Shogakukan Asia. But unlike the Kindle versions, these printed books are in black and white.

Here are some of the printed English volumes:

• Volume 1: Released August 27, 2014.
• Volume 2: Released August 27, 2014.
• Volume 3: Released November 26, 2014.
• Volume 4: Released November 26, 2014.
• You could even get a special box set with volumes 1 to 4 in November 2014!

Shogakukan Asia also released the same English translation in six special "Doraemon Theme Series" compilation books. These are also in black and white.

• Romance Collection: January 15, 2020.
• Zero Points & Runaway Collection: January 15, 2020.
• Dinosaurs Collection: February 14, 2020.
• Future & Universe Collection: February 14, 2020.
• Folktales Collection: March 16, 2020.
• Emotions Collection: March 16, 2020.
• Laughter Collection: July 17, 2020.
• Horror Collection: July 17, 2020.
• Esprit Collection: September 25, 2020.
• Fantasy Collection: September 25, 2020.

Books in Two Languages

There have been two series of Doraemon books that are bilingual, meaning they have both Japanese and English text. These were published by SHOGAKUKAN ENGLISH COMICS and called "Doraemon: Gadget Cat from the Future." They even had audio versions to help you learn!

The first series of bilingual books came out between 2002 and 2005, with 10 volumes. A box set of these first 10 volumes was released on March 28, 2006.

These bilingual books were also translated and published in other countries like Taiwan, Thailand, mainland China, Hong Kong, and Vietnam.

A second series of bilingual books was released between 2013 and 2014. These were special collections based on different themes:

• A Selection of Touching Stories: October 18, 2013.
• A Selection of Comic Stories: December 18, 2013.
• A Selection of Love Stories: February 18, 2014.
• A Selection of Witty Stories: April 18, 2014.
• A Selection of Scary Stories: June 18, 2014.
• A Selection of Fantastic Stories: August 18, 2014.

There were also audio versions released in April and May 2009.

Exploring the Doraemon Short Stories

The Doraemon manga has many short, fun episodes. The Kindle Edition (KE) in English includes almost all of these short stories. It has 200 volumes and a total of 1311 episodes! The original black and white drawings were even digitally colored for these versions.

When you look at lists of Doraemon episodes, you might see some abbreviations:

• TC stands for Tentōmushi Comics (てんとう虫コミックス). These are the main 45 volumes.
• DP means Doraemon Plus (ドラえもんプラス). These are extra volumes with more stories.
• DCW refers to Doraemon Color Works (ドラえもんカラー作品集). These are collections of colored stories.
• CWF means The Complete Works of Fujiko F. Fujio (藤子・F・不二雄大全集) Doraemon. This is a huge collection of all of Fujiko F. Fujio's works, including Doraemon stories not found in other books.

The "First Release" column tells you the year an episode first appeared. The "Rel. #" is the release number, showing the order they came out.

Other Doraemon Book Collections

The Original Tentōmushi Comics Series

This was the very first collection of Doraemon manga books. There are 45 volumes in total, and they contain 821 episodes. These books are like a "greatest hits" collection of the early Doraemon stories.

Here are some examples of the chapters found in the first few volumes:

• Volume 1 (Published August 1, 1974):
  • "All The Way From a Future World"
  • "The Prophecy of Doraemon"
  • "Transforming Biscuits"
  • "Operation: Secret Spy"
  • "Hunting Shades"
  • "Flattering Lipstick"
  • "Full Points for Once In A Lifetime"
  • "A Ghost in the Lamp's Smoke"
• Volume 2 (Published September 1, 1974):
  • "Memory Bread for Testing"
  • "I Love Roboko!"
  • "Horror Story Lamp"
  • "The Day of my Birth"
  • "Liar's Mirror"
  • "Time Cloth"
  • "Building a Subway"
  • "Dinosaur Hunter"
• Volume 3 (Published October 1, 1974):
  • "Danger! Lion Mask"
  • "Mama Swap"
  • "Sherlock Holmes Set"
  • "Lying Machine"
  • "Super Dan"
  • "Dream Town Nobitaland"
  • "I am My Own Tutor"
  • "The Girl Like a White Lily"
• Volume 4 (Published November 1, 1974):
  • "Cursed Camera"
  • "That Lie is True"
  • "Toy Soldiers"
  • "Undersea Hiking"
  • "Memories of Grandma"
  • "Pebble Hat"
  • "Lucky Gun"
  • "The World's end"
• Volume 5 (Published December 1, 1974):
  • "Too Fast, Too Slow"
  • "Gravity Paint"
  • "The Earth Creation Kit"
  • "Nobita in the mirror?"
  • "The Five Doraemons"
  • "The 4th Dimension Tricycle"
  • "The Underground Adventure"
  • "Black Belt Nobita?!"
• Volume 6 (Published December 25, 1974):
  • "The Emperor of the Night"
  • "The Fashion Virus"
  • "The Model Snow Mountain"
  • "The 6 Million Yen Painting"
  • "Anywhere Cannon"
  • "The Girl with the Red Shoes"
  • "The Loch Ness Monster"
  • "Adieu, Doraemon"
• Volume 7 (Published May 2, 1975):
  • "Return of Doraemon"
  • "Tiny Robots"
  • "Flying Fishes"
  • "Stealing Mother's Diamond"
  • "Mouse And Bomb"
  • "Return to the Stone Age"
  • "The Magnify Bad Habits Gas"
  • "The Fusion Machine"
• Volume 8 (Published July 3, 1975):
  • "Reflection-delay Dustcloth"
  • "Mad Watch"
  • "Graph don't Lie"
  • "Becoming a Singer Sucking Candy"
  • "Human Manufacturing Machine"
  • "Bad luck Diamond"
  • "Live with a Laugh"
  • "Invisibility Eye Drops"
• Volume 9 (Published November 1, 1975):
  • "Ching and Impressive Talk"
  • "We Found Tsuchinoko!"
  • "Celebrating New Year on the Wallpaper"
  • "Bottle Cap Collection"
  • "Pass-through Hoop"
  • "Human Controller"
  • "Forgetting Grass"
  • "Urashima Candy"
• Volume 10 (Published March 29, 1976):
  • "Later Candy"
  • "Human Cutter"
  • "Apartment Tree"
  • "Invisible Eye Drops"
  • "Anytime Diary"
  • "The 100 Years Later Appendix"
  • "Selling the Night"
  • "XYZ Camera"
• Volume 11 (Published June 30, 1976):
  • "The "What if" Phone Booth"
  • "Robot Paper"
  • "Politely Kick Out the Unwanted Guest"
  • "Walking on Clouds"
  • "Warewolf Cream"
  • "Crank Up the Speed!"
  • "The Legendary Sword: Lightning Bolt"
  • "Disaster Training Machine"
• Volume 12 (Published November 27, 1976):
  • "The Seeking Missile"
  • "Fortune Telling Through Tongue Reading"

The original text listed all 45 volumes with their ISBNs and release dates, but without specific chapter lists for most of them. For brevity and kid-friendliness, I've kept the first few volumes' chapter lists as an example and removed the rest of the empty lists.

Doraemon Plus Collection

Doraemon Plus is another series of tankōbon books. It's not a new story, but a collection of 125 episodes that weren't included in the main 45 Tentōmushi Comics volumes. There are 6 volumes in this series. All the episodes from Doraemon Plus are also included in the English Kindle Edition.

See also

In Spanish: Anexo:Colecciones de Doraemon para niños