The Doraemons facts for kids

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Quick facts for kids ザ ☆ ドラえもんズ (Za Doraemonzu)
The Doraemons
The Doraemons on the top, from left to: Dora Med III, Dora the Kid Left, top down: Dora Wang, Dora Nichov Right, top down: Dora Rinho, El Matadora In the middle: Doraemon
Manga
Written by	Michiaki Tanaka
Published by	Shogakukan, Japan
English publisher	Kim Dong Publishing House, Vietnam
Demographic	Children
Original run	1995 – 2001
Volumes	6
Manga
Doraemon special army
Written by	Mitani Yukihiro
Published by	Shogakukan
English publisher	Kim Dong Publishing House, Vietnam
Demographic	Children
Magazine	Shōgakusei 5 nen, Shōgakusei kenkō 6-nenkan
Volumes	12 (List of volumes)
Manga
Doraemon special army - Robot school
Written by	Mitani Yukihiro
Published by	Shogakukan
English publisher	Kim Dong Publishing House, Vietnam
Demographic	Children
Magazine	Shōgakusei 5 nen, Shōgakusei kenkō 6-nenkan
Volumes	3
Related works
Doraemon Dorabase

The Doraemons (ザ☆ドラえもんズ, Za Doraemonzu) is a fun spin-off series from the famous Doraemon cartoon. It's all about a team of robot cats who are best friends!

Meet The Doraemons: Robot Friends!
- The Robot School Gang
Meet the Characters
Manga Comics
Anime Movies
See also

Meet The Doraemons: Robot Friends!

This series started from a movie called 2112: The Birth of Doraemon. That's where the six main robot cats were first created. The original creator, Fujiko Fujio, liked the idea. He added these characters to the Doraemon world.

The Doraemons had short animated movies from 1995 to 2002. There were also two versions of manga comics. These were drawn by Michiaki Tanaka (田中道明, Tanaka Michiaki) and Yukihiro Mitani (三谷幸広, Mitani Yukihiro).

The Robot School Gang

The Doraemons are like an old club from the Robot School (ロボット学校, Robotto Gakkō). This is the school that Doraemon himself went to. All seven members are cat-like robots. They all love dorayaki (a sweet Japanese pancake). But each one likes their dorayaki with a special topping!

They have super hard heads that they can use to break things. Doraemon's head is extra hard because he doesn't have ears or a hat to get in the way.

Their special way to connect is the Friendship Telecard. If one of them needs help, they can call the others from anywhere using this card. It's like a super cool group chat!

Meet the Characters

The Doraemons Team

Doraemon (ドラえもん, Doraemon): Doraemon is the main robot cat from the original series. In The Doraemons, he often acts like the leader. He is very positive and fair. When he was at the Robot School, Doraemon was yellow and had ears. He looked a lot like his sister, Dorami. He likes his dorayaki plain.
Dora-the-Kid (ドラ・ザ・キッド, Dora za Kiddo): Kid works as a sheriff's deputy in Texas, USA. He is also a secret agent for the Time Patrol Police. Kid is super fast at shooting his Air Gun. This gun shoots a big blast of air. He wears a four-dimensional hat (四次元ハット, yonjigen hatto) that holds his gadgets. Kid loves his dorayaki with ketchup and mustard. Even though he often thinks girls are trouble, he has a sweet side. He and Dorami become a couple!
Wang Dora (王ドラ, Wan Dora): Wang Dora is the smartest of the group. He is a master of kung fu! He studies medicine in ancient China and helps a doctor. His only weakness is that he gets shy around girls, even though he has a robot girlfriend named Mimiko. Wang Dora keeps his gadgets in his four-dimensional sleeves (四次元そで, yonjigen sode). He enjoys his dorayaki with rāyu (chili oil). He and El Matadora are best friends but also friendly rivals.
Dora-med III (ドラメッドIII世, Dora-meddo Sansei): Dora-med III wears Arabian clothes and can tell the future using tarot cards. He lives in Baghdad, Iraq. He is very good at magic. His big dream is to open a "Water Land" theme park for kids in the desert. When he gets angry, he grows much bigger! His gadgets come from his four-dimensional magic lamp (四次元ランプ, yonjigen ranpu). He likes frozen dorayaki because he can't swim.
Dora-nikov (ドラニコフ, Dora-nikofu): Dora-nichov is from Siberia, Russia. He is very quiet and only communicates with growls. He is also a famous movie actor in Hollywood! He is very sensitive to the cold. If he sees something that looks like the moon, he turns into a wolf! He can also breathe fire if he eats something hot like Tabasco. Dora-nichov uses a four-dimensional scarf (四次元マフラー, yonjigen mafurā) to hold his gadgets. He usually eats his dorayaki with dog food.
El Matadora (エル・マタドーラ, Eru Matadōra): El Matadora is the strongest of the team. He loves taking naps (called siesta), even in dangerous situations! He lives in Barcelona, Spain, and works at a roast meat restaurant. He also has a secret identity, Keikai-Dora, who helps the poor. His dream is to be a matador (a bullfighter). El Matadora uses a four-dimensional pocket like Doraemon. He likes dorayaki with spaghetti sauce. He has magic cloak that can blow enemies away.
Dora-rinho (ドラリーニョ, Dora Rīnyo): Dora-rinho is super fast and great at soccer. But he can be a bit forgetful! He lives in Brazil. He spends his days playing soccer with the Mini-Doras (ミニドラ軍団, Mini-Dora Gundan), who are tiny versions of Doraemon. He also coaches a Brazilian boy named Nobinho (ノビーニョ, Nobīnyo). The Mini-Doras have tiny four-dimensional pockets that Dora-rinho can use. He kicks soccer balls at enemies. He enjoys dorayaki with Tabasco sauce.

Friends and Allies

Dorami (ドラミ): Dorami is Doraemon's younger sister. She is very smart and helpful. She and Dora-the-Kid become very close and are a couple.
Principal Teraodai (寺尾台校長, Teraodai-kōchō): He is the principal of the Robot School. He invented the cat robots! He trusts The Doraemons, even if they sometimes get into trouble. He often gives them special tasks.
Noramyako (ノラミャー子, Noramyako): Noramyako is one of Doraemon's friends from the Robot School. She is a dancer in the 22nd century.
The Mysterious Thief Dorapin (ドラパン, Dorapan): Dorapin is a mysterious robot thief from France. He has a magic wand that can change what things are made of. He is afraid of the dark and dogs. He likes eating dorayaki with cheese. He might seem like a villain, but he only steals to help people in need.
Jaidora (ジェドーラ, Jedōra): Jaidora is a fantastic cook from Italy. He wears glasses and can't see without them. His emotions don't change much, but he runs around in circles when he's panicking!
Ed (エド, Edo-goe): Ed is Dora-the-Kid's robot horse. He can fly! He is very loyal to Kid, even though Kid sometimes annoys him.

Villains and Challenges

Dr. Achimoff (アチモフ, Achimofu): Dr. Achimoff is a professor from Germany and Russia. He is a bad guy who tries to take over the world. He often tries to steal the Doraemons' friendship cards.
Jerry: Jerry is a mouse who often tries to stop The Doraemons from completing their missions.
Jafar: Jafar is a tricky advisor to the King of Saudi Arabia. He tries to cause trouble for Ali, but Dora-med III and his friends always stop him.
Black Shark: Black Shark is a criminal from the future. He wants to steal a special invention called reactive alloy to make weapons.

Other Important Characters

Princess Honey: She is a princess who stopped smiling because her parents argued a lot. Wang Dora and El Matadora helped her smile again with a simple dorayaki.
Carmen: Carmen is a kind girl from Spain. She is the daughter of a restaurant owner. She knows El Matadora's secret identity as Keikai-Dora.
Nobinho: Nobinho is a boy from Brazil who is very athletic. He is Dora-rinho's good friend. He always supports Dora-rinho, even when Dora-rinho is forgetful.
Mimimi: Mimimi is Dorapin's girlfriend. She is very kind and was the first to see the good in Dorapin. She helps Dorapin and The Doraemons defeat Dr. Achimoff.
Jaitonio: Jaitonio is El Matadora's close friend. He has a very bad singing voice but is strong. He falls in love with a girl named María.
Rose DeWitt Bukater: Rose appears in a story about the Titanic. She and Dora-the-Kid discover that an ancient demon has taken over the ship.
Momo: Momo is a classmate of The Doraemons. She develops a crush on Dora-nichov after he rescues her.
Jasmine: Jasmine is the daughter of the Saudi King. She is more open-minded than others in her country. She falls in love with Ali.
Mimiko: Mimiko is a nurse and Wang Dora's girlfriend. She is tough and determined, and she's the only one who can scare Wang Dora! But she truly cares for him.
Nina: Nina is a poor Russian singer. Dora-nichov helps her become a popular singer. It seems like Nina has feelings for him.
Ali: Ali is a rich person and Dora-med III's boss. But he treats Dora-med III like a friend. He loves Jasmine, the King's daughter, and Dora-med III helps him win her heart.
Robin (ロビン, Robin): Robin is the granddaughter of a train designer. She appears in the movie Doki Doki Wildcat Engine. She develops a crush on Kid because he helps protect her.
Dora Leonardo da Vinci: He is an old artist named after the famous Leonardo da Vinci. He has a magic pen that can make anything he paints real.
Cleopatra: Cleopatra is a queen from Ancient Egypt. The Doraemons help her reunite with her love, Mark Antony.
Spica: Spica is the Empress of the Mirage Kingdom, a hidden kingdom in the Taklamakan Desert. The Doraemons help her when her kingdom faces danger from an old invention.
Raúl and Riril: Raúl and Riril are a brother and sister from an Aztec family. They protect ancient masks in a Mexican pyramid.
Mr. Geppetto: Mr. Geppetto is an inventor who created The Doraemons robots. He has a special invention called reactive alloy. He also created Pinocchio.
Pinocchio: Pinocchio is a robot whose nose grows if he lies. He has Mr. Geppetto's special reactive alloy hidden in his nose.

Manga Comics

There are two main versions of The Doraemons manga comics:

Original Series

The Doraemons (main): This is the main comic series. It was created by Michiaki Tanaka (田中道明, Tanaka Michiaki). It shows the daily lives and adventures of The Doraemons. Some chapters even tell the stories from the anime movies.

Special Series

The Doraemons' Special (12 volumes): This version was created by Yukihiro Mitani (三谷幸広, Mitani Yukihiro).

Robot School Memories

The Doraemons' Special: Robot School Memories (3 volumes): This comic series, also by Mitani, tells stories about The Doraemons when they were still students at the Robot School.

Anime Movies

The Doraemons characters first appeared in an anime movie in 1995. It was a short film called 2112: The Birth of Doraemon. Many short animated films about The Doraemons were released alongside the main Doraemon movies.