Doraemon the Movie: Nobita's Dinosaur

"Nobita no Kyouryuu" was the first theatric Doraemon movie released in 1980. The Doraemon anime crew decided to produce this remake following the voice actor change of the entire cast that occurred in 2005. The movie follows that same touching story, with a slightly different ending. Every single scene is redrawn using more advanced animation and CG technologies, and of course, music and voice completely redone as well.

I was overwhelmed with emotion and nostalgia after watching this movie. I was really touched and inspired, teary eyed by the end just as when I first watched the original movie more than 15 years ago. The story developed just as I remembered from the original movie, only with animation and music of all scenes significantly improved. It had the same feel as the original, and it brought back a lot of memories for me.

This movie is the epitome of anime remakes, it is truly a wonderful film to watch. However, for me at least, it failed to serve its main purpose: To get the fans accustomed to the new voice actors. Especially the voices of Doraemon, Nobita, and Shizuka were really off. For a person like me who grew up listening to the original Doraemon voice actors, they simply can't be replaced. Still, this was an exceptionally well-made anime film that I really loved. I think it might be a bit too childish for adults experiencing Doraemon for the very first time though.