The latest theatrical film in the popular anime series " Doraemon, " based on the original work by Fujiko F. Fujio, " Doraemon the Movie: Nobita's New Great Adventure in the South Seas," was released on February 27th and it was revealed on April 6th that it has topped the weekend box office rankings (according to Kogyo Tsushinsha) for six consecutive weeks. This marks the second consecutive year that the film has achieved the remarkable feat of "V6," following the previous film, "Doraemon: Nobita's Art World Tales," which will be released in 2025. Since Kogyo Tsushinsha began measuring box office figures in 2004, this is only the third film in the "Doraemon the Movie" series to achieve six consecutive weeks at number one in the rankings, following "Doraemon the Movie : Nobita's Chronicle of the Moon Exploration," released in 2019, and "Doraemon: Nobita's Art World Tales," which will be released in 2025.
The latest film is a reimagining of "Doraemon the Movie: Nobita's Great Adventure in the South Seas," originally released in 1983 and long beloved by fans, approximately 43 years later. Doraemon and his friends embark on a grand adventure in a mysterious and enigmatic underwater world.
The film is directed by Tetsuo Yajima, who has worked on storyboards and direction for the TV anime "Doraemon," as well as participating in "Nobita's New Great Adventure into the Underworld: The Seven Magic Users" (2007), "Nobita and the Steel Troops: The New Adventure: The Angels" (2011), and "Nobita's Earth Symphony" (2024). The script is written by Isao Murayama, who has worked on numerous episodes of the TV anime "Doraemon." Voice actors Shoya Chiba plays El, a soldier of the Mu Federation, the country of the underwater people, and Ryo Hirohashi plays the secret gadget, the Underwater Buggy. In addition to the regular version, the film will also be shown in 4D for the first time in the "Doraemon" movie series.
