Doraemon -1979- Page

Below it, in parentheses, as if whispered: (1979)

He reaches in. His paw disappears up to the shoulder. The sound is a soft shuffling —like a hand in a bag of rice. He pulls out a small, bamboo-copter. Doraemon -1979-

The title card fades in, hand-drawn, imperfect: Below it, in parentheses, as if whispered: (1979)

Instead of the truth, Doraemon pulls out a Doriyaki from his pocket. He takes a bite. Crumbs float in the zero-gravity of the evening. bamboo-copter. The title card fades in

Doraemon doesn’t answer right away. He looks at the boy—the boy who is lazy, clumsy, weak-willed, and heartbreakingly kind. The boy who will grow up to marry Shizuka, but only if he learns to stand up first. The boy who is his great-great-grand-uncle’s only hope.