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Hello Kitty and Doraemon collaboration merch ends the year adorably!【Photos】
- Shannon McNaught
Dec 27, 2019 - Tweet
It’s the best of both worlds – and it’s super cute!
- Japan
- (COK • collaboration • cute • Doraemon • DoraKitty • Hello Kitty • Sanrio)
World’s first official store dedicated to anime icon Doraemon will open in Tokyo for 2019
- Katy Kelly
Sep 26, 2019
Japan’s most beloved robot cat will set up an Anywhere Door to cute merchandise right in Odaiba, Tokyo.
- Japan
- (anime • COK • Diver City • Doraemon • Fujiko F. Fujio • manga • odaiba • Tokyo)
Photo of “melted” anime figure is an important reminder about summertime otaku merch safety
- Casey Baseel
Jun 1, 2019
Beloved anime cat Doraemon appears as a pile of blue goo.
We take a trip to the adorable Doraemon station and soak up the adorable kitty robot anime decor
- Katy Kelly
Mar 2, 2019
Noborito Station on the Odakyu Line got a Fujiko F. Fujio facelift! We take a trip through the Anywhere Door to check it out.
- Japan
- (anime • COK • cute • Doraemon • Fujiko F. Fujio • manga • Noborito • SNOJ • stations • trains • travel)
Ruined Doraemon doll is repaired by friend in heartwarming story
- Shannon McNaught
Jan 9, 2019
It’s amazing what a little TLC from a friend can do for your childhood memories.
- Japan
- (Doraemon • friends • friendship • heartwarming • plushie • repair)
Awesome Tokyo dessert shop’s giant dorayaki is big enough, but too heavy, to use as a Frisbee
- Casey Baseel
Apr 6, 2017
Dorayaki are usually palm-sized, but you’ll need both hands to eat this one.
Lovely Doraemon glasses to become available…from McDonald’s Japan!
- Kay
Mar 15, 2017
Fans of Doraemon may want to check an unexpected spot for the newest Doraemon merchandise — their local McDonald’s branch!
Experience Doraemon’s Anywhere Door in virtual reality【 Video】
- Corey Gold
Feb 15, 2017
Ever dreamed of having a Doraemon Anywhere Door? Read More
Doraemon gives solid advice for how to survive the holidays with people you don’t like
- Scott Wilson
Nov 24, 2016
And you don’t even have to build a giant Doraemon tree to do it.
Obscure characters become snacks in Doraemon-crazy Vietnam
- Andrew Kane
Nov 19, 2016
Japanese netizens are puzzled by Vietnamese convenience stores using increasingly minor characters from Doraemon for their popular steamed buns.
Cuddly Doraemon PC cushion looks as awesome as the time-traveling anime kitty’s cool gadgets
- Casey Baseel
Aug 6, 2016
The anime star is always emotionally supportive, and now he’ll support your wrists, too.
- Japan
- (anime • computers • cute • Doraemon • PC cushions • plushies • stuffed animals • wrist rests)
It’s double the sweetness as Meg tries sweet-bean tea ceremony treats shaped like Doraemon
- Meg Murphy
May 3, 2016
After hearing that traditional Japanese sweets now come in the shape of lovable robot cat Doraemon, our food-loving writer Meg just had to give them a try!
- Food & Drink, Japan
- (cute • Doraemon • Japanese sweets • wagashi)
Traditional Japanese tea ceremony sweets now appear in the shape of Doraemon anime cats
- Oona McGee
Apr 30, 2016
Bandai is bringing some cuteness to Japanese tea time with these adorable characters from the popular manga and anime series Doraemon.
- Anime & Manga, Cats, Cute, Food & Drink, Japan
- (anime • Bandai • cool • cute • Doraemon • manga • sweets • tea ceremony)
Laser-cut art allows you to combine, transform multiple pictures with just two sheets of paper!
- Preston Phro
Apr 12, 2016
What do you get when you combine a cat and a robot?
- Cute, Games & Tech, Internet, Japan
- (art • Doraemon • Hello Kitty • laser • laser cutter)
New Doraemon Happy Meal toy in Japan becomes the latest pet craze【Pics】
- Jamie Koide
Mar 29, 2016
The internet has gone gaga for these Doraemon-cosplaying felines.
Japanese director alleges that beloved children’s anime Doraemon is “banned” in France
- Mike
Mar 4, 2016
France-based Japanese composer, writer and director Hitonari Suji recently revealed that broadcasts of the much-loved anime Doraemon are “banned” in France for fears it would stunt children’s emotional growth.
R2-Dora2: Model maker turns iconic Star Wars characters into the stars of Doraemon!
- Oona McGee
Feb 23, 2016
Because the magical blue cat can make even the weirdest scenarios a reality.
“This is a movie” among 10 of Japan’s lamest movie taglines
- Master Blaster
Feb 23, 2016
Condensing the entire plot of a feature film into a handful of words without accidentally implying that it sucks is surprisingly difficult—as these 10 eye-wateringly terrible film taglines clearly show.
- Japan
- (Avengers • Detective Conan • Doraemon • funny • Japanese • movie taglines • movies • slogan)
For a limited time you can dial up and talk to Doraemon on the phone
- Jamie Koide
Feb 17, 2016
To commemorate the release of the latest Doraemon movie, everybody’s favorite robot cat from the future is now taking calls from fans all across Japan.
Get your calculator ready! Twitter user shows how to transform Anpanman into Doraemon using math
- Preston Phro
Jan 26, 2016
Hate math class? Well, maybe this clever Japanese Twitter user might change your mind!
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