How many Doraemon movies are there?

By Alex Wiggan

In 1980, Japanese sci-fi film, Doraemon: Nobita’s Dinosaur, arrived in cinemas. The film, based on the popular Doraemon Manga series, offered lots of animated adventure, alongside a story about dinosaurs and time travel.

Due to the popularity of Doraemon: Nobita’s Dinosaur many, many, many more Doraemon movies quickly followed. These movies popped up on an annual basis, building up a significant collection of Doraemon films in the process.

But how many Doraemon movies are there? For all the details and more, keep reading.

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The Doraemon movies in order

Hold onto your hats, because to date there are a whopping 44 entries in the Doraemon movie series:

Doraemon: Nobita’s Dinosaur (1980)
Doraemon: The Record of Nobita: Spaceblazer (1981)
Doraemon: Nobita and the Haunts of Evil (1982)
Doraemon: Nobita’s Monstrous Underwater Castle (1983)
Doraemon: Nobita’s Great Adventure into the Underworld (1984)
Doraemon: Nobita’s Little Star Wars (1985)
Doraemon: Nobita and the Steel Troops (1986)
Doraemon: Nobita and the Knights of Dinosaurs (1987)
Doraemon: Nobita’s Parallel ‘Journey to the West’ (1988)
Doraemon: Nobita at the Birth of Japan (1989)
Doraemon: Nobita and the Animal Planet (1990)
Doraemon: Nobita in Dorabian Nights (1991)
Doraemon: Nobita and the Kingdom of Clouds (1992)
Doraemon: Nobita and Tin-Plate Labyrinth (1993)
Doraemon: Nobita and Fantastic Three Musketeers (1994)
Doraemon: Nobita’s Genesis Diary (1995)
Doraemon: Nobita and Galactic Express (1996)
Doraemon: Nobita’s Adventure in Clockwork City (1997)
Doraemon: Nobita’s South Sea Adventure (1998)
Doraemon: Nobita’s Adventure: Drifts in the Universe (1999)
Doraemon: Nobita and the Legend of the Sun King (2000)
Doraemon: Nobita and the Winged Braves (2001)
Doraemon: Nobita and the Robot Kingdom (2002)
Doraemon: Nobita and the Wind Wizard (2003)
Doraemon: Nobita’s Wannyan Space-Time Odyssey (2004)
Doraemon: Nobita’s Dinosaur 2006 (2006)
Doraemon the Movie: Nobita’s New Great Adventure into the Underworld – The Seven Magic Users (2007)
Doraemon: Nobita and the Green Giant Lizard 2008 (2008)
Doraemon: The New Record of Nobita: Spaceblazer (2009)
Doraemon: Nobita’s Great Battle of the Mermaid King (2010)
Doraemon: Nobita and the New Steel Troops – Winged Angels (2011)
Doraemon: Nobita and the Island of Miracles – Animal Adventure (2012)
Doraemon: Nobita no Himitsu Dōgu Museum (2013)
Doraemon: New Nobita’s Great Demon – Peko and the Exploration Party of Five (2014)
Stand by Me Doraemon (2014)
Doraemon: Nobita no Space Heroes (2015)
Doraemon: Nobita and the Birth of Japan 2016 (2016)
Doraemon the Movie 2017: Great Adventure in the Antarctic Kachi Kochi (2017)
Doraemon: Nobita’s Treasure Island (2018)
Doraemon: Nobita’s Chronicle of the Moon Exploration (2019)
Doraemon: Nobita’s New Dinosaur (2020)
Stand by Me Doraemon 2 (2020)
Doraemon: Nobita’s Little Star Wars 2021 (2022)
Doraemon: Nobita’s Sky Utopia (2023)

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Are the Doraemon movies part of the same series?

All of the movies are part of the same series, with all of the films distributed by Toho. However, the series is divided into three subcategories: The 1980 – 2004 collection, The 2006 onward collection, and the CGI collection.

The 1980 – 2004 collection

This collection of movies features the original animation style and cast:

Doraemon: Nobita’s Dinosaur (1980)
Doraemon: The Record of Nobita: Spaceblazer (1981)
Doraemon: Nobita and the Haunts of Evil (1982)
Doraemon: Nobita’s Monstrous Underwater Castle (1983)
Doraemon: Nobita’s Great Adventure into the Underworld (1984)
Doraemon: Nobita’s Little Star Wars (1985)
Doraemon: Nobita and the Steel Troops (1986)
Doraemon: Nobita and the Knights of Dinosaurs (1987)
Doraemon: Nobita’s Parallel ‘Journey to the West’ (1988)
Doraemon: Nobita at the Birth of Japan (1989)
Doraemon: Nobita and the Animal Planet (1990)
Doraemon: Nobita in Dorabian Nights (1991)
Doraemon: Nobita and the Kingdom of Clouds (1992)
Doraemon: Nobita and Tin-Plate Labyrinth (1993)
Doraemon: Nobita and Fantastic Three Musketeers (1994)
Doraemon: Nobita’s Genesis Diary (1995)
Doraemon: Nobita and Galactic Express (1996)
Doraemon: Nobita’s Adventure in Clockwork City (1997)
Doraemon: Nobita’s South Sea Adventure (1998)
Doraemon: Nobita’s Adventure: Drifts in the Universe (1999)
Doraemon: Nobita and the Legend of the Sun King (2000)
Doraemon: Nobita and the Winged Braves (2001)
Doraemon: Nobita and the Robot Kingdom (2002)
Doraemon: Nobita and the Wind Wizard (2003)
Doraemon: Nobita’s Wannyan Space-Time Odyssey (2004)

The 2006 onward collection

A new cast and new animation style begins with this collection of films:

Doraemon: Nobita’s Dinosaur 2006 (2006)
Doraemon the Movie: Nobita’s New Great Adventure into the Underworld – The Seven Magic Users (2007)
Doraemon: Nobita and the Green Giant Lizard 2008 (2008)
Doraemon: The New Record of Nobita: Spaceblazer (2009)
Doraemon: Nobita’s Great Battle of the Mermaid King (2010)
Doraemon: Nobita and the New Steel Troops – Winged Angels (2011)
Doraemon: Nobita and the Island of Miracles – Animal Adventure (2012)
Doraemon: Nobita no Himitsu Dōgu Museum (2013)
Doraemon: New Nobita’s Great Demon – Peko and the Exploration Party of Five (2014)
Doraemon: Nobita no Space Heroes (2015)
Doraemon: Nobita and the Birth of Japan 2016 (2016)
Doraemon the Movie 2017: Great Adventure in the Antarctic Kachi Kochi (2017)
Doraemon: Nobita’s Treasure Island (2018)
Doraemon: Nobita’s Chronicle of the Moon Exploration (2019)
Doraemon: Nobita’s New Dinosaur (2020)
Doraemon: Nobita’s Little Star Wars 2021 (2022)
Doraemon: Nobita’s Sky Utopia (2023)

CGI collection

The films in this collection have another different art style:

Stand by Me Doraemon (2014)
Stand by Me Doraemon 2 (2020)

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