DORAEMON MOVIE

Doraemon is one of the longest running anime series. The title character, Doraemon, is the quintessential example of the Robot Buddy; he is a robotic cat from the future that is sent back to help the socially inept Nobita Nobi through the use of futuristic technology from his Fourth Dimensional pocket. Typically, the devices are used to impress his love interest Shizuka Minamoto or humiliate the street Bully, Takeshi "Gian" Goda. Inevitably, there is some form of Phlebotinum Breakdown, and Nobita must sort through the root problem himself. The overused story arc is somewhat of an artifact of the series origin during the 1970s, criticizing Japanese culture's increasing over-reliance on superfluous technology.