“Future robot Doraemon helps hopeless Nobita find happiness to fix his descendants' bleak future.”
Stand By Me Doraemon
STAND BY ME ドラえもん
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Synopsis
Future robot Doraemon helps hopeless Nobita find happiness to fix his descendants' bleak future.
Nobita Nobi is an elementary student who hates studying, is bad at sports, and does everything half-heartedly. He is a pushover, unlucky, and fearful of many things. His personality makes him a failure in life, even affecting his progeny. This causes his great-great-grandchild, Sewashi, to take control of the situation. Sewashi travels back in time from the 22nd century to the 20th century to meet Nobita, who is shocked to see him appear out of his drawer alongside a blue robotic cat. The robotic cat calls himself Doraemon, who claims to have been pressured by Sewashi to assist Nobita, with their ultimate goal being to provide Nobita happiness. Frustrated after seeing Nobita's hopeless state, Doraemon decides to go back to the future. However, Sewashi activates a program within Doraemon that prevents him from doing so. Forced to stay, Doraemon helps Nobita using futuristic gadgets through his four-dimensional pocket—a bag containing anything inside it. Can Doraemon bring Nobita happiness and return to the future?
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 18 sampled reviews
What 18 viewers settled on.
Polarized
σ 2.14 · split reception
6.6 pts
Recommenders 8.6 · others 2.0
↓ 2.39
Running avg · Dec 2014 → Jan 2026
- 9 “A perfect friendship story that left me in tears and deeply affected. Anyone unmoved by it must not truly understand friendship and lacks a heart. With no flaws to mention, this is an absolute...”
- 9 “Stand by Me Doraemon is a 10-point masterpiece whose vibrant visuals and profoundly sad yet meaningful story about childhood friendship left me in tears. While the incompleteness of Doraemon and...”
- 8 “The unique art style and Adult Shizuka's adorable mature design delighted me, while the story satisfied my long wait as a lifelong Doraemon fan. However, the pacing felt rushed and the ending...”
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- Format 1 × 94′ eps × min
- Total runtime 1h 34m all episodes
- Aired Aug 2014 – ongoing
- Source Movie media type
- Rated PG Children
- Ref. BS-8424 catalog
Produced by
- TOHO Producer
- Robot Communications Producer