Doraemon: The Record of Nobita's Parallel Visit to the West (ドラえもん のび太のパラレル西遊記 Doraemon: Nobita no Parareru Saiyûki) is the ninth installment of the Doraemon feature films. It is notable for being the only movie to not be based on the manga due to deteriorating health of the author Fujiko F. Fujio, though the screenwriter Ryo Motohira stated that it was Fujiko who came up with the concept of Journey to the West, the ancient Chinese novel, which written by writer Ngo Thua An (The more common translation is Wu Cheng'en).
Nobita's misuse of gadgets gives birth to a parallel universe, where monsters from the novel, 'Journey to the West' have invaded the real world!
Plot
Nobita, Gian, Shizuka, and Suneo are preparing for a school play on the "Journey to the West". As they are arguing about who should play the role of the Monkey King, Nobita suggested that the real Monkey King should play the role. Because the Monkey King is only a legend, Nobita and Doraemon have decided to go back in time using the time machine and make a fake one and show Gian, Shizuka, and Suneo to prove that they are right. Unfortunately, Doraemon's machine allowed the fictional monsters to come to the real world and defeated the entire human races, thus turning the future (Nobita's time) into a demon-ruled world. In order to reverse the change, Doraemon and gang needed to return to the past and capture the demons back into the machine. On the way, they have met the real monk Xuanzang and a boy named Linlei. At the end, they have either returned the demons back to the machine or destroy them with Dorami's help, thus turning the future back to normal.
Stage
- 630 years of the Tang Dynasty ( China )
- The time when the real Xuanzang was traveling to Tianzhu . There should be no Sun Wukong or youkai who appear in " Saiyuuki ", but the secret tool "Hero Machine" that Doraemon left behind causes youkai such as Gold Horn, Silver Horn, and Bull Demon King to appear, causing great confusion. I fall into.
Characters
- Doraemon
- Nobi Nobita
- Shizuka Minamoto
- Suneo Honekawa
- Takeshi Gouda
- Tamako Nobi
- Hidetoshi Dekisugi
- Sensei
- Motohira
- Priest Xuanzang
- Linlei
- Golden Horn Ogre and Silver Horn Ogre
- Queen Iron Fan
- Bull King
Gadget used
- Time Machine
- Camping Capsule
- Anywhere Door
- Clouds Making Machine
Cast
| Character | Voice Actor |
|---|---|
| Nobuyo Oyama | {{{vc1}}} |
| Noriko Ohara | {{{vc2}}} |
| Michiko Nomura | {{{vc3}}} |
| Kazuya Tatekabe | {{{vc4}}} |
| Kaneta Kimotsuki | {{{vc5}}} |
| Chijimatsu Sachiko | {{{vc6}}} |
| Sumiko Shirakawa | {{{vc7}}} |
| Ryouichi Tanaka | {{{vc8}}} |
Music
| Theme songs | |
| Opening Doraemon no Uta |
Ending Kimi ga Iru Kara |
Gallery
Trivia
- Although there is currently no manga version of the movie, Fujio F. Fujio had illustrated the cover for the movie comic (manga with screenshots from the film and added dialogues).
- In the opening, the "Chinese-translated" movie title was appeared, reading "机械猫•乃比太的同次元西游记" (Jīxiè māo•nǎi bǐ tài de tóng cìyuán xīyóu jì / Robot Cat • Nabita's Journey to the West in the Same Dimension)
- The 机械猫 (Robot Cat) title was later used as the series name in China during the late-1980s to mid-1990s. It is also used on the Chinese dub of the 1979 anime which aired on CCTV on early-1990s.
- Taiwan also done the now long out-of-print (unauthorized) Chinese manga adaption of the movie under the name "大雄西游记" in 1992, and its author was Zhu Ruilong.
- This is the last Doraemon feature film released in the Showa era.
| Doraemon: The Record of Nobita's Parallel Visit to the West |
| Characters | Main Characters Doraemon • Nobita Nobi • Shizuka Minamoto • Takeshi Gouda • Suneo Honekawa Movie Characters Priest Xuanzang • Linlei • Silver Horn Orge • Gold Horn Orge • Queen Iron Fan • Bull King Other Characters Tamako Nobi • Nobisuke Nobi • Sensei • Hidetoshi Dekisugi • Dorami |
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| Setting | Ancient China • Mountain of Flames | |