Doraemon Specials
Doraemon Specials are unique one-off or limited-time episodes aired outside the regular series schedule, often longer than standard ones and designed to feel more festive or cinematic. They usually celebrate seasonal events such as New Year, Spring, Summer vacation, or Christmas, and sometimes focus on birthdays, especially Nobita’s or Doraemon’s, with special storylines. These specials can also feature crossovers or extended adventures, showcasing multiple gadgets, bigger challenges, or emotional plots not usually seen in the regular run. In some cases, they include compilation formats that combine new content with best-of episodes. Many of these specials were broadcast during holidays or as major TV events in Japan, making them stand out as memorable moments for fans.
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Seasons
1.A Whale and Mystery of Pipe Island
09-07-201842mOn the last day of summer vacation, Nobita finds a mysterious ocarina that summons a whale named Gony, who responds to a unique 52-hertz sound. Traveling back 7,000 years, Nobita,...
2.Battle! Cat-Model Robots vs. Dog-Model Robots
16-07-201842mGian and Suneo get a gadget from Doraemon that creates toy-sized cat robots. To counter them, Nobita makes dog robots. Soon, the cat-model and dog-model robots clash in an all-out...
3.Gian Hates Sundays
23-07-201824mGian shocks everyone by declaring he hates Sundays—the very day he usually enjoys forcing friends to attend his awful singing recitals. Nobita and the others are puzzled, but soon...
4.Dorayaki Disappearing Day
30-07-201848mDoraemon and Nobita encounter a strange alien whose body is made of dorayaki. At first Doraemon is delighted, but soon realizes the alien is in trouble and needs help returning hom...
5.Blue Tears
06-08-201840mDoraemon learns that Belle is a thief going through incredible lengths to recover the blue gem, which happens to be the heart belonging to her boyfriend, stolen by Kajil. So he, No...
6.Doraemon’s Long Day
13-08-201840mIn the future, the mechanical robber Denja raids a bank and, after being captured and taken to hospital, uses a substitution trick to steal Doraemon’s body while the real Doraemon...
7.Goodbye, Nobita! Doraemon, Goes Back To The Future
20-08-201840mNobita uses one of Doraemon’s gadgets to hide his test papers, but when they scatter into the street he blames Doraemon and they quarrel. Dorami, Doraemon’s helpful younger sister,...
8.It's Great to be Able to Complete It! Dream Closet Renovation
27-08-201860mToday, September 3, Nobita and his friends secretly renovate Doraemon’s cluttered closet as a surprise birthday present. With Dorami’s Inventing Machine, Daito Drink, and an “anyth...
9.Move Fast, Doraemon! The Galactic Grandprix
03-09-201860mDoraemon has been chosen to be special competitor in the Galaxy Car Race with the first prize of which is the granting of one wish for the winner. Nobita and Doraemon compete as a...
10.Nobita Express and the Mystery of the Train Hunter
10-09-201842mNobita and his friends take a train into a different dimension to escape a mysterious "Train Hunter" who is stealing people's memories. The hunter uses special devices to erase mem...
11.The Genius Nobita's Airship Amusement Park
17-09-201842mNobita dreams of celebrating Doraemon’s birthday at a spectacular “Airship Amusement Park,” but is scolded for not finishing his homework—until a head-poke device briefly turns him...
12.The Giant Dora-Raccoon at Midnight
24-09-201842mAfter Nina fails to guard the escaped Mong, it turns into a blue giant raccon that resembles Doraemon, which is the cause of havoc in the town. Mong goes inside Doraemon. Nina trie...
13.The Great Escape from the Thank You Very Much Prison
01-10-201842mNobita skips his summer homework and uses Doraemon’s What-If Phone Booth to create a world where nobody scolds—so happy Nobita stays lazy while Doraemon discovers scolding has been...
14.The Maze of Future Sweets Castle
08-10-201846mFor Doraemon’s birthday, Nobita surprises him with a ticket to the 22nd-century Funny Castle, a magical sweets studio where the prize Dream Dorayaki Cake is made by mechas using re...
15.The Mystery of the Pyramids! The Great Egyptian Adventure
15-10-201845mNobita, after hearing about treasures in Egypt, uses Doraemon’s gadgets to search for them but accidentally drops his future diary. He and Doraemon rescue Nemses II, a young pharao...
16.The Story of Suneo's Other World
22-10-201824mSuneo, after getting good test scores, tries to use his newfound confidence to get back at Gian and Nobita. He decides to help them and uses some of Doraemon's gadgets, but then he...
17.Nobita and the Greek Cake Legend
29-10-201842mDoraemon and his friends travel back 2,500 years to ancient Athens using the Time Machine, where they disguise themselves with the Dress-up Camera and use a Translation Tool to exp...
18.Legend of the True Hero
07-09-202540mDoraemon and his friends set out to find the Sky Castle’s hidden treasure after uncovering clues that point the way. They come across a diary/blueprint that reveals part of the rou...
19.A Beautiful Girl that Nobita Loved
26-06-200940mUpon feeling lonely, Nobita encounters a beautiful robot girl named Lulli, who was sent from the future by criminals, Walzer and Gondo, to assassinate him. The villains plot to cha...
20.Exaggerate Your Profile
03-04-202124mUpon meeting a new classmate, Saotome, Nobita uses Doraemon's "Show-off Profile" gadget to impress his peers by exaggerating his abilities. The gadget causes everyone to believe hi...