About “Doraemon” in a few words:

Doraemon is a Japanese manga and anime series created by Fujiko F. Fujio. The story revolves around a robotic cat named Doraemon, who travels back in time to help a young boy named Nobita Nobi solve his everyday problems using futuristic gadgets. Along with Nobita’s friends, they embark on various adventures, often resulting in comedic situations. The series has become a cultural phenomenon in Japan and has gained popularity worldwide, inspiring movies, video games, and even a museum.

Meet the characters from Doraemon

Doraemon

Okay, Doraemon is basically the best chaotic teddy of a robot-cat you didn’t know you needed — living pocket full of impossible gadgets and a bottomless love for dorayaki (yes, he’ll literally judge your snack choices). He’s oddly paternal but also gets lost in cartoons, stubborn about rules one minute and totally go-with-the-flow the next. Terrified of mice but also somehow the one who fixes everything when life collapses, and he’s annoyingly wise sometimes (don’t tell him I said that). He forgets little human things often, which makes him sweeter, and also kind of a walking paradox — neat, messy, heroic, clingy.

Nobita Nobi

Nobita is the ragged little human disaster who somehow keeps being lovable — terrible at homework, forever procrastinating, naps like it’s an Olympic sport, and yet he’s got this weird, stubborn streak of bravery when it counts. He cries, whines, begs for gadgets, and then turns into someone who’ll stand up (awkwardly) for his friends, so yeah, unpredictable. Clumsy and strangely insightful, he loses at games a lot but has these moments of accidental genius and pure kindness. Also, he apparently eats snacks at weird hours and leaves socks everywhere — a walking contradiction but totally real.

Shizuka Minamoto

Shizuka is the calming center of chaos, seriously; she’s sweet, practical, plays the violin, and can bake a mean cake (or is that just fan lore? Either way, she’s domestic but not a pushover). She’s polite and patient but does have a backbone — don’t mistake “gentle” for “push-over,” she’ll tell you off in a whisper and mean it. Loves baths and books and has this calming effect on the gang, while also being quietly competitive sometimes (tennis, anyone?). Somewhere between ideal friend and slightly saintly neighbor, but she also loses her temper if someone wrecks her flowers, so she’s human.

Takeshi “Gian” Goda

Gian is the loud, huge-hearted bully who thinks he’s a superstar — he sings like the world is on fire (and most of the world is terrified), demands respect, and punches first, apologizes sometimes, maybe, if you’re lucky. He’s possessive, pushes everyone around, but will absolutely fight a real threat for his friends, so he’s complicated-bully-protector type. He loves food like it’s a competitive sport (especially meat-heavy stuff) and somehow runs a “concert” that ruins the neighborhood every other week. Also secretly awful at keeping promises but maybe cries if you call him soft — not that he’d admit it.

Suneo Honekawa

Suneo is the smug show-off with a fragile ego — always flexing about trips, expensive toys, and weird snacks (ooh, look at my imported pudding), but he melts if anyone genuinely compliments him. He’s clever, petty, and annoyingly precise about details (the hair, the car models — everything), yet cowardly in big moments, which is hilarious. He’ll stab you with gossip and then offer you his best trinket like a peace offering, and he paradoxically can be generous when it suits his image or his conscience (one of the two). Sly, nervous, flashy, and occasionally loyal — just don’t sit next to his newest gadget without permission.

Dorami

Dorami is Doraemon’s little golden sister who’s annoyingly competent — tidy, efficient, and somehow less panicky than her brother, yet she has this weird soft spot for cute things and (I swear) tiny pastries. She’s got her own gadgets, follows rules, and is emotionally reliable, but also gets embarrassed easily and once threw a tantrum like any sibling — so not perfect, thank goodness. A little more organized, slightly sharper, and somehow both more maternal and more sassy depending on the day. If Doraemon is the messy heart, Dorami is the neat brain…except when she isn’t, because of course she hides a secret love of rom-coms or something.