List of non-Japanese Doraemon versions

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Doraemon is a popular Japanese manga and anime series created by Fujiko F. Fujio and published by Shogakukan and TV Asahi. The series has been released in many parts of the world.

Tables

· America › English-language Americas

United States and Canada

Country

United States and Canada

Manga First Published

November 2013 on Amazon Kindle

Anime First Broadcast

Turner Broadcasting System acquired the US rights to Doraemon in 1985 in a co-production with the scandal-plagued Canadian children's animation company Cinar (now known as WildBrain), entitled The Adventures of Albert and Sidney. Both companies planned to air the first 50 episodes that year on what was then called SuperStation WTBS, but due to unkn

Country	Manga First Published	Anime First Broadcast
United States and Canada	November 2013 on Amazon Kindle	Turner Broadcasting System acquired the US rights to Doraemon in 1985 in a co-production with the scandal-plagued Canadian children's animation company Cinar (now known as WildBrain), entitled The Adventures of Albert and Sidney. Both companies planned to air the first 50 episodes that year on what was then called SuperStation WTBS, but due to unkn

· America › Spanish-language Latin America

Colombia

Country

Colombia

Manga first published

Has never been released.

Anime First Broadcast

1979 Series: 11 October 2003, on Caracol TV

Ecuador

Country

Ecuador

Manga first published

Has never been released.

Anime First Broadcast

1979 Series: 1 April 2002, on Ecuavisa 2005 Series: 2 March 2015, on Ecuavisa

Pan-regional

Country

Pan-regional

Manga first published

Has never been released.

Anime First Broadcast

1979 Series: 2 September 2019, on Movistar Play 2005 Series: 10 December 2014, on Netflix

Country	Manga first published	Anime First Broadcast
Colombia	Has never been released.	1979 Series: 11 October 2003, on Caracol TV
Ecuador	Has never been released.	1979 Series: 1 April 2002, on Ecuavisa 2005 Series: 2 March 2015, on Ecuavisa
Pan-regional	Has never been released.	1979 Series: 2 September 2019, on Movistar Play 2005 Series: 10 December 2014, on Netflix

· Asia › East Asia

哆啦A梦

Region

China

Manga first published

1989 as 叮当

Television series first broadcast / release status

First broadcast on GDTV from 1989 to 1991 as 叮当, Doraemon's dubbing is Zhang Lin (only 26 episodes were shown); Second broadcast on CCTV-2 in 1991 as 机器猫, Doraemon's dubbing is Dong Hao, Zhang Lu and Liu Chunyan (only 113 episodes were shown); Third broadcast on CCTV-14 in 2007 as 哆啦A梦, Doraemon's dubbing is Zhang Limin; Third broadcast on many car

Language

Mandarin Chinese Uyghur

Local name(s)

哆啦A梦

哆啦A夢.

Region

Taiwan

Manga first published

1996 as 哆啦A夢 was officially licensed publication.

Television series first broadcast / release status

First introduced to broadcast in 1996 on Taiwan Television, Chinese Television System afterwards.

Language

Mandarin Chinese

Local name(s)

哆啦A夢.

叮噹, 多啦A夢 (Cantonese Yale: Dōlāēimūng)

Region

Hong Kong

Manga first published

First introduced in 1973 through a children magazine "Children Paradise" (兒童樂園), followed by "Seal Comics" (海豹叢書) throughout the 1980s (administered by Charles Lam Productions Ltd). Current official publication licensed in 1992. Publisher: Culturecom (文化傳信).

Television series first broadcast / release status

First broadcast in August 1981 on TVB Jade The first overseas broadcast in Doraemon history.

Language

Cantonese

Local name(s)

叮噹, 多啦A夢 (Cantonese Yale: Dōlāēimūng)

도라에몽 (Revised Romanization: Doraemong)

Region

South Korea

Manga first published

2001

Television series first broadcast / release status

First broadcast between 2001–2002 by MBC then Anione and Champ TV from 2006–present.

Language

Korean

Local name(s)

도라에몽 (Revised Romanization: Doraemong)

Region	Manga first published	Television series first broadcast / release status	Language	Local name(s)
China	1989 as 叮当	First broadcast on GDTV from 1989 to 1991 as 叮当, Doraemon's dubbing is Zhang Lin (only 26 episodes were shown); Second broadcast on CCTV-2 in 1991 as 机器猫, Doraemon's dubbing is Dong Hao, Zhang Lu and Liu Chunyan (only 113 episodes were shown); Third broadcast on CCTV-14 in 2007 as 哆啦A梦, Doraemon's dubbing is Zhang Limin; Third broadcast on many car	Mandarin Chinese Uyghur	哆啦A梦
Taiwan	1996 as 哆啦A夢 was officially licensed publication.	First introduced to broadcast in 1996 on Taiwan Television, Chinese Television System afterwards.	Mandarin Chinese	哆啦A夢.
Hong Kong	First introduced in 1973 through a children magazine "Children Paradise" (兒童樂園), followed by "Seal Comics" (海豹叢書) throughout the 1980s (administered by Charles Lam Productions Ltd). Current official publication licensed in 1992. Publisher: Culturecom (文化傳信).	First broadcast in August 1981 on TVB Jade The first overseas broadcast in Doraemon history.	Cantonese	叮噹, 多啦A夢 (Cantonese Yale: Dōlāēimūng)
South Korea	2001	First broadcast between 2001–2002 by MBC then Anione and Champ TV from 2006–present.	Korean	도라에몽 (Revised Romanization: Doraemong)

· Asia › South Asia

डोरेमोन (Hindi) டோரேமான் (Tamil) డోరేమాన్ (Telugu)

Region

India

Manga first published

The manga hasn't been released.

Television series first broadcast / release status

It started airing on Hungama TV from May 2005, which was the introduction of the Doraemon franchise in India. Since 19 November 2010, Hungama TV's sister channel, Disney Channel India has been rerunning the old dubbed episodes which have already been broadcast by Hungama TV. Hindi-dubbed episodes started with the 1979 Doraemon series. Later episode

Language

Hindi Tamil Telugu Kannada (films only)

Local name(s)

डोरेमोन (Hindi) டோரேமான் (Tamil) డోరేమాన్ (Telugu)

ডোরেমন

Region

Bangladesh

Manga first published

The manga hasn't been released.

Television series first broadcast / release status

Bangladesh got Disney Channel India, which used to air Doraemon. In February 2013, Bangladesh banned the airing of unapproved foreign satellite television channels, particularly Disney Channel India, due to concerns that children would learn Hindi instead of Bengali. The government also banned other channels such as Disney XD India and Pogo TV. The

Language

Bengali

Local name(s)

ডোরেমন

Region	Manga first published	Television series first broadcast / release status	Language	Local name(s)
India	The manga hasn't been released.	It started airing on Hungama TV from May 2005, which was the introduction of the Doraemon franchise in India. Since 19 November 2010, Hungama TV's sister channel, Disney Channel India has been rerunning the old dubbed episodes which have already been broadcast by Hungama TV. Hindi-dubbed episodes started with the 1979 Doraemon series. Later episode	Hindi Tamil Telugu Kannada (films only)	डोरेमोन (Hindi) டோரேமான் (Tamil) డోరేమాన్ (Telugu)
Bangladesh	The manga hasn't been released.	Bangladesh got Disney Channel India, which used to air Doraemon. In February 2013, Bangladesh banned the airing of unapproved foreign satellite television channels, particularly Disney Channel India, due to concerns that children would learn Hindi instead of Bengali. The government also banned other channels such as Disney XD India and Pogo TV. The	Bengali	ডোরেমন

· Asia › Southeast Asia

Doraemon

Region

Indonesia

Manga first published

1991 by Elex Media Komputindo

Television series first broadcast / release status

Doraemon was first aired by RCTI, as its first program during trial broadcast on 13 November 1988. For two years, until 2 December 1990, RCTI stopped airing Doraemon, and later started again on 7 December 1990 on Sunday at 9:00 AM (WIB). Later the airtime was moved to 8:30 AM on 12 May 1991 and finally to 8:00 AM on 2 June 1991. RCTI later maintain

Language

Bahasa Indonesia

Local name(s)

Doraemon

Doraemon 多啦A夢 (Chinese) டோரேமான் (Tamil)

Region

Malaysia

Manga first published

1992-April 2017 (Tora Aman) December 2018-present (Gempak Starz)

Television series first broadcast / release status

First broadcast from 6 January 1990 until 29 December 2002 by TV1. Later moved to NTV7 from 5 January 2003 until now. Also broadcast by 8TV.

Language

Bahasa Malaysia Mandarin Chinese Tamil

Local name(s)

Doraemon 多啦A夢 (Chinese) டோரேமான் (Tamil)

The character Gian is known as Damulag (literally "big person" or "big kid" in Filipino). Doraemon is pronounced as "do-REI-mon".

Region

Philippines

Manga first published

Doraemon was first published by JLINE COMICS CENTER and translated to Filipino on 1 December 2009.

Television series first broadcast / release status

First broadcast on 1 December 1999 on GMA (1979 TV series) and on 27 May 2019 Yey! (2005 TV series)

Language

Filipino, Cebuano or a few other Philippine languages in selected local GMA TV channels.

Local name(s)

The character Gian is known as Damulag (literally "big person" or "big kid" in Filipino). Doraemon is pronounced as "do-REI-mon".

多啦A夢 (Chinese), Doraemon (English). The previous Chinese name 小叮噹 is also used.

Region

Singapore

Manga first published

1990

Television series first broadcast / release status

An English dub of the 1979 anime produced by Singaporean company Voiceovers Unlimited (licensed by Odex Ltd.) for Channel i aired from 2002 to 2003. Channel 8 aired the 1979 anime between 1992 and 2001 in Cantonese dubbing, and between 2005 and 2016 in Mandarin dubbed, and has remained airing at the same time slot. The 2005 anime began airing from

Language

Malay (English dubbed with Singapore Mandarin subtitles)

Local name(s)

多啦A夢 (Chinese), Doraemon (English). The previous Chinese name 小叮噹 is also used.

โดราเอมอน, โดเรม่อน

Region

Thailand

Manga first published

1970s (licensed), 1982 (unlicensed)

Television series first broadcast / release status

1982 on Channel 9, 1994 on Modernine TV

Language

Thai

Local name(s)

โดราเอมอน, โดเรม่อน

ដូរ៉ាអិម៉ុន

Region

Cambodia

Television series first broadcast / release status

2014 on TV3 Asia

Language

Khmer

Local name(s)

ដូរ៉ាអិម៉ុន

Đôrêmon (1992–2010), Doraemon (2010)

Region

Vietnam

Manga first published

11 December 1992 (Đôrêmon version, uncopyright) 1996 (licensed) 29 May 2010 (Doraemon version, licensed)

Television series first broadcast / release status

In the 2000s, VTV1 and VTC1 aired some episodes of the 1979 anime. Later HTV3 aired 52 episodes of the 1979 anime from 9 January to 4 July 2010, then the remaining of the anime from 20 November 2014 to 2 December 2015. Later, HTV3 aired the 2005 anime since 3 December 2015. HTV3 also aired 17 movies from 7 December 2012 to 27 December 2013. From 20

Language

Vietnamese

Local name(s)

Đôrêmon (1992–2010), Doraemon (2010)

Region	Manga first published	Television series first broadcast / release status	Language	Local name(s)
Indonesia	1991 by Elex Media Komputindo	Doraemon was first aired by RCTI, as its first program during trial broadcast on 13 November 1988. For two years, until 2 December 1990, RCTI stopped airing Doraemon, and later started again on 7 December 1990 on Sunday at 9:00 AM (WIB). Later the airtime was moved to 8:30 AM on 12 May 1991 and finally to 8:00 AM on 2 June 1991. RCTI later maintain	Bahasa Indonesia	Doraemon
Malaysia	1992-April 2017 (Tora Aman) December 2018-present (Gempak Starz)	First broadcast from 6 January 1990 until 29 December 2002 by TV1. Later moved to NTV7 from 5 January 2003 until now. Also broadcast by 8TV.	Bahasa Malaysia Mandarin Chinese Tamil	Doraemon 多啦A夢 (Chinese) டோரேமான் (Tamil)
Philippines	Doraemon was first published by JLINE COMICS CENTER and translated to Filipino on 1 December 2009.	First broadcast on 1 December 1999 on GMA (1979 TV series) and on 27 May 2019 Yey! (2005 TV series)	Filipino, Cebuano or a few other Philippine languages in selected local GMA TV channels.	The character Gian is known as Damulag (literally "big person" or "big kid" in Filipino). Doraemon is pronounced as "do-REI-mon".
Singapore	1990	An English dub of the 1979 anime produced by Singaporean company Voiceovers Unlimited (licensed by Odex Ltd.) for Channel i aired from 2002 to 2003. Channel 8 aired the 1979 anime between 1992 and 2001 in Cantonese dubbing, and between 2005 and 2016 in Mandarin dubbed, and has remained airing at the same time slot. The 2005 anime began airing from	Malay (English dubbed with Singapore Mandarin subtitles)	多啦A夢 (Chinese), Doraemon (English). The previous Chinese name 小叮噹 is also used.
Thailand	1970s (licensed), 1982 (unlicensed)	1982 on Channel 9, 1994 on Modernine TV	Thai	โดราเอมอน, โดเรม่อน
Cambodia		2014 on TV3 Asia	Khmer	ដូរ៉ាអិម៉ុន
Vietnam	11 December 1992 (Đôrêmon version, uncopyright) 1996 (licensed) 29 May 2010 (Doraemon version, licensed)	In the 2000s, VTV1 and VTC1 aired some episodes of the 1979 anime. Later HTV3 aired 52 episodes of the 1979 anime from 9 January to 4 July 2010, then the remaining of the anime from 20 November 2014 to 2 December 2015. Later, HTV3 aired the 2005 anime since 3 December 2015. HTV3 also aired 17 movies from 7 December 2012 to 27 December 2013. From 20	Vietnamese	Đôrêmon (1992–2010), Doraemon (2010)