Doraemon: Gadget Cat from the Future, Vol. 1

Doraemon Bilingual Edition #1

by Fujiko F. Fujio, 藤子・Ｆ・不二雄

The item is secondhand but is in good condition.

Genres: Manga, Japanese Literature, Comics, Childrens, Collections, Fiction

First published February 1, 2002

About the author

Fujiko F. Fujio (藤子・F・不二雄) was a penname of Japanese significant cartoonist Hiroshi Fujimoto. After leaving his native home for Tokyo, he started his drawing career collaborating with his partner and long-time friend, Abiko Motoo who later held the penname Fujiko Fujio A. Their co-penname was Fujiko Fujio, which became well-known in Japan and in many countries. Fujimoto and his companion became briefly students of the greatest Japanese cartoonist Osamu Tetsuka.

Fujiomoto saparated from his buddy in 1987 due to a cancer, and took the penname 'Fujiko F. Fujio'. He still released his many volumes of 'classic' manga which inspired numerous children and becoming adults all around the world.

He died from the effect of liver failure.

Reviews

[karen · Rating 5 out of 5]

thanks to silvia, i have a doraemon book i can actually read. but it might have been better when i was making up my own story as i went along. if i were a cat-shaped robot from the future with a magic pouch from which i could pull secret tools,the last thing i would be doing would be hanging around with this turd of a kid. he is petty and lazy and rude and kind of a sissy. all he does is disappoint doraemon and throw tantrums. surely there is some kind of weapon in the fourth dimension which could stifle this kid a little? c'mon gadget cat, use some force...

[Stay Fetters · Rating 3 out of 5]

"You can't fool anyone. You have to be somewhat intelligent to lie."
Doraemon is a cat robot from the future. 2112 to be exact and he's come back with his little satchel of magic to help Norbita to get out of trouble.
It seems when Norbita gets himself into some sort of jam, this little cat has just the right tool to fix the problem. Now where the hell was this cat to stop me from doing dumb things in my life?
Now I'm just a giant B acting like a complete A.
Go Go Gadget!!!

[Lorna Bo · Rating 5 out of 5]

finally got round to reading a bit of doraemon and, as expected, it's fun and adorable - and the last story about visiting his grandma got me kinda emotional 🥺

[Harumi · Rating 4 out of 5]

I really love Doraemon since when I was little girl and I’ve read the whole volume in Japanese before. I love everything about Doraemon but mostly I love the script and the characters. Every episode of Doraemon usually follows the same simple pattern of script but the secret tools that Doraemon takes out to help Nobita are different. I think this is very cool because there are 45 volumes of manga in total and it must be very hard to think and design all tools. However, I think Fujiko F. Fujio is very good at character design because all of characters are very iconic and their costume are plain so you can easily to recognize who they are. Also, all the characters that appear in Doraemon have a very high impact so you will never forget them. You can understand very easily the story because there is very few non linear panels and uses a lot of onomatopoeia so you will definitely not get confused while reading this manga. As you know, Doraemon is a manga for children, but I promise that you will have a different impression than when you were a kid. There are so many episode that you can learn, laugh and cry so you can still enjoy reading this manga. Please check it out!

[Julie · Rating 4 out of 5]

Both culturally educational and enjoyable, this collection of short cautionary tales about a lazy-ish boy and his "gadget cat from the future" is a quick and fun read. Normal childish concern get quick and innovative solutions from Doraemon, which we learn don't exactly solve the problems. The traditional Japanese concerns of space (or lack thereof), respecting elders, and working hard are all echoed here, but not in a preachy way. We learn, along with Nobita, that the easy way is not always the best way.

[Georgia Balchin · Rating 3 out of 5]

SO CUTE!!!

[Adelle R. · Rating 5 out of 5]

Sice to vypadá na příběh pro mladší, ale já se u toho dost nachechtala. Fakt mě to bavilo :D

[Sugimasa Aoki · Rating 4 out of 5]

私はBookCrossing.comで本を登録しました！
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[Olivia Thames · Rating 3 out of 5]

If I had to summarize my full reaction to the cute, silly, and fun style and story of the late Fujiko Fujio's Doraemon and Nobita, one would word it like this: The characters and plot reminds one of Charlie Brown from The Peanuts meets Calvin and Hobbes.

I enjoyed the bilingual edition in how the cells are formed and how the dialogue flows between them in Japanese and English. I do not see too many manga series or series in general that can do so, and then do so without it being distracting from the action.

If one chapter were to be labeled "the favorite" it would be a tie between "Moonlight and Chirps" and "Memories of Grandma".

I do believe that children and adults will enjoy the adventures and inventions of Nobita and Doraemon, then, now and for generations to come!

[Jackie · Rating 4 out of 5]

I cheated and read all the English instead of the Japanese.

[Gretchen Villanueva · Rating 5 out of 5]

super cute

[Dave Maddock · Rating 4 out of 5]

I picked this book up at a kiosk in the Kansai airport on my way home after seeing the Doraemon character all over Japan. Of course, I thought my son might like it, but truth be told it was a fun little read.

It was the first manga book I've read and it took me a minute to realize that it should be read back to front and right to left. The stories are formulaic morality tales and the English translations add an interesting layer of humor. For instance, while gloating about an unearned test score (he cheated) our protagonist (a boy, eightish) says "This is the fruits of my everyday efforts".

The (presumably original) Japanese text is moved to the margins which could make these comics a fun way to learn how to read Japanese.

I'm a little bummed I didn't pick up a second volume.