References/Cameos in Doraemon and other media

As Doraemon is a very popular anime and manga series, there are many references/parodies to the series in other manga and anime. Other characters have also made cameos in the Doraemon series as well.

Spring Anime Festival

From left, characters are: Cooking Papa, Crayon Shin-Chan, Nobita Nobi, Doraemon, Dorami, Sailor Moon, Super Bikkuriman, and Nangoku Shounen Papuwa-kun.

Characters appearing in multiple Fujiko F. Fujio works

From left: Q Taro, Perman and Doraemon in Dora Q Perman

Fujiko F. Fujio Museum

Fujiko F. Fujio Museum

In The ABC’s of Class-F

Fujiko F. Fujio in The ABC’s of Class-F

Characters from Mojacko in The ABC’s of Class-F

In The ABC’s of Class-F

Ream in Doraemon: Nobita and the Birth of Japan 2016

AIBOU

Episode's plot is kicked off by Doraemon and Nobita watching an episode of AIBOU (spelled with slightly different kana for its anime version), and Nobita wishing he could have an "aibou" of his own.

Kochikame (This is the Police Station in front of Kameari Park in Katsushika Ward)

Ao Haru Ride

Keroro Gunso / Sgt. Frog

In the episode 17b "Fuyuki, Welcome to Horror World (English: Fuyuki Presents: Night of the Living Room!)", the series has referenced an Doraemon manga chapter "Multiplication Liquid". Thus, this is the only Doraemon reference were translated into English until 2013.

The gadget is changed to a gun, but the function and icon is not changed.

An reference to the ending scene of the chapter.

There's also a manga version of this, were can be found on Keroro Gunso volume 3. Not only this, the chapter "Ayaushi!! Lion Mask" were referenced in the Keroro Gunso manga chapter 20.5 "Danger! Earth's Solider!!" and more. It has received an own version of the Doraemon Encyclopedia that focuses on Kululu's inventions / gadgets and other things.

A few Doraemon's gadgets were also appear in wherever the manga chapters or anime episodes, and The Open Lot were appeared in a special 30 minute episode where Keroro places cardboards in order to break the world record until the China Wall while Giroro, who never noticed the cardboards placed on his head, sneezes.

Binbougami ga!

Carnival Phantasm

Shinji Matou with Grail-kun

CoroCoro Comic

There is a parody of CoroCoro Comic in the Doraemon anime called GoroGoro (ゴロゴロ) Comic. Nobita owns many GoroGoro issues and they are usually read by him or Doraemon. GoroGoro issues are always just background props in the anime.

Chibi Maruko-chan

Chimpui

From the special episode.

Clannad

In the visual novel, Fuko describes a cat with no ears, a pocket on its stomach and it's favorite food being dorayaki, and Tomoya thinks that it must be a robot cat from the future.

Crayon Shin-chan

Crayon Shin-chan started airing on TV Asahi in 1992 along with Doraemon. Sometimes the special episode of this anime can cause Doraemon anime in hiatus. There's also a Doraemon parody there in this anime.

Danganronpa

Part of the dark humor in Danganronpa is that in the original Japanese version of Danganronpa, Monokuma is voiced by Nobuyo Oyama, the former voice actress of Doraemon. The manga is making reference to Doraemon on page 20, panel 1 and on page 69, panel 2 (and also in panel 3 to Korosuke, another character from the creator of Doraemon). In Chapter 4 of the Danganronpa second game, it is revealed that Monokuma and Usami both hate and are afraid of mice. This is another reference to his resemblance to Doraemon, who is terrified of mice ever since a robotic mouse gnawed off his iconically-absent cat ears.

Dr. Slump

Arale Norimaki compares Senbei Norimaki to Doraemon.

Samurai Pizza Cats / Kyatto Ninden Teyandee

Doraemon also only make appearances on episode 44 "Pinch! The Masamasa is Stolen" (English: Gone with the Ginzu).

D-Frag

Due Chitose says: All mine is mine, and if he also has something that isn't needed, so that it's also mine!

Then featured Takeshi Gouda (Gian) from Doraemon to accentuate Chitose's image.

Happy Friends

This Chinese animated series, also known as Happy Heroes, features a reference to Doraemon in episode 15 of Season 7, "I Am a Cat". In the episode, Fat Tiger is looking for new recruits for Cat Planet and rejects a cat who looks like Doraemon, saying he can't hear orders without ears (a spoof on how Doraemon lacks ears). The same scene also features potential recruits resembling Garfield and Hello Kitty.

Hello Kitty

Doraemon x Hello Kitty: Hello Kitty wears a bell, while Doraemon wears a ribbon

JoJo's Bizarre Adventure

Kamen Rider

During the beginning of the mall scene from special Kamen Rider G, a statue of Doraemon can be seen

In episode 11 (Mark as episode 11.5 for Kamen Rider Zi-O) of Kamen Rider Zi-O: Supplementary Plan, Tsukuyomi recaps episode 11 and compares it to a Doraemon (Doraemon name is cersored to avoid copyright) clone episode, which reference to Doraemon cloning gadget and people travel to the past and meet a past of themselves

Tsukuyomi mentioned Doraemon during recap episode 11 of Kamen Rider Zi-O

Mami the Psychic

Super Mario

Mario (left) and Doraemon in the Tokyo 2020 presentation of the Rio 2016 closing ceremony

From the October 1987 issue of Shogakukan's Kindergarten. In these images, Doraemon and Mario are together. It also includes Ultra B, Q-taro the Ghost, Kamen Rider Black and Hikari Sentai Maskman.

From the October 1987 issue of Shogakukan's Kindergarten. In these images, Doraemon and Mario are together. Especially Q-taro the Ghost.

Monogatari

Nekomonogatari White

In episode 3 of season 2, Shinobu compares Napoleon to Shizuka based on his bath love.

Koyomi envisions himself as Nobita

He asks for help from "Nobuemon"

Nadeko Masuda

Nadeko also makes a reference in episode 11.

Hitagi End

Then Nadeko refers to it again in Hitagi End 2, saying that Nobita played cat's cradle and text came up related to it.

Ninja Hattori-kun

Mrs Mitsuba appears in an episode of Doraemon, in one of Doraemon's dreams. Koike Yamada appears as a cameo in Doraemon where he eats ramen.

In a Doraemon manga, Nobita is seen holding a Ninja Hattori manga. The cover of the manga resembles the second issue of the Tentomushi Comics Ninja Hattori series.

In Ninja Hattori episode 5 "A Perfect Score" Shishimaru is watching Doraemon on TV.

In Ninja Hattori episode 5 "A Perfect Score" Shishimaru is watching Doraemon on TV.

Ninja Hattori-kun in Doraemon episode 685

Doraemon is reading Ninja Hattori in Doraemon episode 632

Doraemon is reading Ninja Hattori in Doraemon episode 632

Doraemon in a picture with Kenichi

Nisekoi

No Game, No life

Stephanie Dola turns into Doraemon "look-alike". (Episode 7)

Perman

Perman is a minor character in the Doraemon series. The gadget Copy Robot looks exactly like the doll Mitsuo Suwa uses to clone himself in Perman.

Dora・Q・Perman is a crossover special of Doraemon, Perman and Obake no Q-tarō.

Doraemon appears on a box with vegetables in Perman episode 132 'The medal that bizzare me'.

Booby, Perko and Perman in The Anything Airport

From left: Booby, Perko, Perman, King of Sour Plum and Mami in The Anything Airport

Nobita (left) cameos in Pa-Pa-Pa Perman movie 2003 as Doraemon

Perman in the Doraemon anime

Doraemon along side Ninja Hattori and Kaibutsu Kun in the Perman Anime

Pokémon

The plot of the Pokémon episode Battling the Bully! is a tribute to Doraemon, with Mick, Glenn and Sean having similar roles to that of Nobita, Gian and Suneo, respectively.

Psychometrer Eiji

In Chapter 57 of the manga Psychometrer Eiji, there is a character who resembles Takeshi Gouda. In addition, he is named Goda and is a school bully.

Q.Q. Sweeper

Main characters wearing Doraemon-designed apron. This also made reference to the author itself that is a fan of Doraemon.

Ojamajo Doremi

Gintama

Gintama Doraemon Song「272」

Referencing to Doraemon

Referencing to Gian and Suneo

Referencing to 4D Pocket

Referencing to Doraemon: Nobita and the Steel Troops

Referencing to Riruru and her role as a deuteragonist

Referencing to Nobita and Tamako Nobi

Referencing to Take-copter

Referencing to Anywhere Door

Referencing to Air Cannon

Referencing to 4D Pocket

Lucky Star

Doraemon's Song (Episode 11)

Q-taro the Ghost

• Dora・Q・Perman is a crossover special of Doraemon, Perman, and Q-taro the Ghost.
• Q-taro got dragged to the Everything Airport in the said gadget's chapter, and had a quarrel with Gian and Suneo.

From a Sugoroku Game

Q-taro appears in Episode 484 in the 1979 series.

Q-Taro cameo in Episode 667

Terminator

Hollywood's "invulnerable" Terminator robot character made a cameo in the one-hour special A Beautiful Girl that Nobita Loved. The "dream matchup" was described in the Japanese press as a confrontation between America and Japan's robots.

The Terminator attack to Nobita and Lulli.

Little Monitor

In the Malaysian comic Little Monitor (Chinese: 小班长 Xiǎo bānzhǎng) volume 4 chapter "Jealous Pluton", the main character is watching Doraemon and Nobita on television in an panel at the beginning of the chapter. They are shown attacking something with the Air Cannon gadget.

Doraemon and Nobita cameo in television in an panel

Profession

In the sixth chapter of volume 77 of the Malaysian comic series Profession (Chinese: 职业人气王 Zhíyè rénqì wáng), Doraemon (with Take-copter on his head) can be seen as an cameo in an panel.

Doraemon cameo in an panel in the sixth chapter of volume 77

Johnny Depp (Pirates of the Caribbean)

Johnny Depp, the international star of the Pirates of the Caribbean movies, made a cameo in The Great Pirate Decisive Battle ~Love Romance of the Southern Sea~. The cameo came about when Doraemon chief director Kōzō Kusuba, a fan of Pirates of the Caribbean ever since the first movie, made Depp an offer for a "dream collaboration." According to the studio Shin-Ei Animation, Depp reportedly agreed "because it's Doraemon".

Captain Johnny, voiced by Johnny Depp

Osomatsu-kun/san

In episode one of Osomatsu-san titled: Osomatsu-kun Returns" there is a series of references to other anime series'. Hatabo dressed like Doraemon appears alongside Goku from Dragon Ball Z. That episode was banned because of copyright infrigment.

• Tamako appeared in the unknown episode.
• The Iyami-like crayon was appeared in the episode 422.
• Some of the characters like Suneo, Doraemon and others used Sheeh! pose in many episodes.

Yo-Kai Watch

From "Yo-Kai Watch The Movie: The Secret of Birth, Nyan!"

Whisper also acts like Doraemon in this movie, as he does a Time Machine replica joke.

AKB48

In the episode A Golden Week Sheltered From People, the character Acchan is based of the former member of AKB48, Atsuko Maeda, who also played Jaiko in the Toyota live action commercials (2012). The group name in the aforementioned episode, あかんべえ48 (Akanbe 48) is a play on words of AKB48.

AKB48 also reviewed the movie Stand by Me Doraemon. 49 of the members rated the movie from 1-5. Though the majority of the members give the movie 5 Ratings, Miyazato Rira gave the movie 0 points out of 5.

In the episode.

Atsuko Maeda as Jaiko.

Rosario + Vampire

In Rosario Vampire II Chapter 7, when Yukari Sendo taking out her magic item "Growing Drop", her hand suddenly become Doraemon's hand. While Kokoa Shuzen replies "Ah! The hand is in the wrong place.". Later in Rosario Vampire II Chapter 41, when Touhou Fuhai try to stop Ghoul Form Tsukune Aono, he claims that now he being powerless isn't any different than Doraemon without his 4D Pocket.

Kuso High School / Lawak Kampus

Due to copyright issues, when the characters from Doraemon series made an cameo appearance, their eyes were blurred with squares. Other characters that not from Kuso High School / Lawak Kampus such of Patrick from Spongebob Squarepants were having their eyes blurred.

The only time the blue Doraemon with ears appears.

Doraemon having an cameo appearance again as a doll.

Cyborg Kuro-chan

When Kuro pulls out his sword for the first time in manga chapter 3, he mentioned Doraemon's name.

One of the Dr. Go's robots (only appeared on manga chapter 34 and anime episode 45) holding a gadget that smiliar to Gulliver Beam Light.

Naruto

In an censored scene of an episode, Naruto is seems holding an lunch box with Doraemon and the Japanese logo of the series, However, this was considered as an rumor and the scene itself is not in the actual anime.

Shop Empire Deluxe

Shop Empire Deluxe is an mobile game, that features Doraemon as an special customer.

The Pegasus Dream Tour

The Pegasus Dream Tour is a worldwide Paralympic Games mobile game. In that game, Doraemon character appears in the game.

Amazing QQ

Amazing QQ Logo

The 8-episode Malaysian live-action children show Amazing QQ (Chinese: 神奇QQ) take heavy inspritation from the Doraemon series. Wherever QQ'S gadgets, and the episodes, were also take heavy inspritation from the series. The difference is the series take place in Malaysia while Doraemon series take place in Japan.

However, a few gadgets looks different, but the function is same.

Character names

• Doraemon -> QQ
• Nobita Nobi -> 佳佳 (Jia Jia)
• Shizuka Minamoto -> 芳芳 (Fang Fang)
• Takeshi Gouda -> 胖胖 (Pang Pang / Fatty)
• Suneo Honekawa -> 吱喳公 (Ji Za Kong)

Episode title cards

Amazing New Friend

Bad Dude Eyeglass

The Hands That Want Things

Horrible Singing Voice

Pang Pang's Birthday

(No English translation available at this point)

Always Love Things

Goodbye QQ

As of now, the complete series can be seen on YouTube.