ぼくの庭の鍵ドラえもん

＜日本語＞

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            2023年12月1日には藤本弘の生誕90周年記念でした。藤本弘のペンネームは藤子・F・不二雄、その藤子・F・不二雄は藤子不二雄Ⓐ（本当の名前は安孫子素雄）と藤子不二雄の部分でした。子供と大人のために有名な伝説の漫画を作ったの二人の漫画家でした、1987年に目指す漫画の理想や方向性の違いだから別れただけど、1996年に藤子・F・不二雄の死亡までその二人はまだ素晴らしい友達でした（藤子不二雄Ⓐの死亡は2022年でした）。藤子・F・不二雄は藤子不二雄Ⓐよりもっと成功した、SFとファンタジーの意見を使うとたくさんの子供たちのための漫画を作った、そして画風は一つだけじゃないならば私の自分の漫画を作っているでたくさんの私自身の画風のインスピレーションの一つです！川崎市藤子・F・不二雄ミュージアムもいる！藤子・F・不二雄の有名な作品のリストは藤子不二雄Ⓐと「オバケのQ太郎」、「パーマン」、「２１エモン」、「キテレツ大百科」、「エスパー魔美」、「チンプイ」、そして「すすめロボケット」、「ウメ星デンカ」、「ポコニャン」、「ジャングル黒べえ」、「みきおとミキオ」、「バケルくん」、「モジャ公」、「T・Pぼん」、など、など、など（藤子・F・不二雄SF短編シリーズについて忘れないでね）！他の漫画家たちのように藤子・F・不二雄のキャラクターたちはなんとなんと魅力的なでもドラえもんは全日本にもっと重大な影響がある！ドラえもんの物語は：あの22世紀から耳がないのネコ型ロボットが、困っている少年野比のび太を人生を改善するのため助けるため現在の日本にタイムマシンとタイムトラベルをした。ドラえもんの胃の上に四次元ポケットの中にたくさんのひみつ道具がいる。

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          藤子・F・不二雄のすべての職業に、ドラえもんは最高傑作ありそうなのですね、たぶん他の漫画シリーズよりドラえもんのためにもっと話を作っただな。1973年にその漫画シリーズを終わりたいと思ったでも忘れるできないだろうなと結果は史上最大2部ドラえもんお話がいました（ドラえもんが未来へ帰ると、ドラえもんがいないとのび太が頑張って苦しむの「さようなら、ドラえもん」と「帰ってきたドラえもん」）。藤子・F・不二雄の努力だからこの青い頭テカテカ人気ロボットは日本からエンターテインメントの象徴になっていました、それでも世界に大部分の人々がまだ知らないと他の人々が知っているならば言うはドラえもんが大好き。毎回人が懐かしいドラえもん漫画を読める時に名高い美術を見ていることのように！ドラえもんの漫画のまだまだ続けている二つのシリーズアニメ化（1973年から最初の失敗した試みの後で）と日本に大部分の人々がテレビに観る（いつもいつも頑張っているの日本にアニメーションスタジオだから）、1980年からほとんど毎年にドラえもん映画が映画館に公開した、ゴジラとジェームズ・ボンドよりこんなシリーズはもっと映画があるんだね！そして、たくさんのおもちゃ、ゲーム、百科辞典のように他の本の種類、子供たちのために楽しいプロモーションイベントや、など、がいる、もちろんドラえもんについて；この漫画・アニメシリーズはすでにビジネス帝国ってのようになった、もっともっと大きいになるでしょう！もしかしてドラえもんはミッキー・マウスで日本の答えできるなのか？！まさか、ドラえもんはネズミが嫌いから（ところで、ミッキー・マウスで日本の答えはピカチュウかな）、でも後で説明するでしょう．．．

 

          みんなが追いついたのため、どら焼きが大好きのドラえもんが四次元ポケットからたくさんのひみつ道具を使うとのび太を苦労に対して助ける。ひみつ道具の例えは：入りによって世界にどこでもへ行くのどこでもドア、何でも本文を暗記する助けるのアンキパンというパン、スモールライトという縮めているフラッシュライトはどう（そして関係するのビッグライト）？四次元ポケットの中にいくつひみつ道具がいるの答えは誰も知らないけどほとんどの時間に自分の有利に機能させる。なぜドラえもんがのび太を助けるため未来から来たの理由は、この小学四年生チャーリー・ブラウンのようにバカ野郎少年が将来を良くするはないならばもっと悪い将来があるだろうな（玄孫セワシがわかる過ぎるね）。ほとんどの時間に愚痴を言っていると泣いている、いつも運の悪いの子供、頭が良いと思うけど実は頭が良いじゃない、実際は小賢しい奴だな、怒っているママが「のび太、宿題をやりなさい」って言うとのび太の反応は「嫌だ、ぼくが寝てる．．．」って、しばしばドラえもんのひみつ道具を虐待する（ドラえもん：「のび太くん、その道具を返せ！」のび太：「嫌だよ～！」）、しかしどんな不運が来るでもまだやさしい心がある、絶対あきらめないと。やさしい女の子しずかちゃんが好き、のび太が改善する時に良い未来に結婚するだろうな。お金持ち俗物スネ夫はもっと良いおもちゃがあるだからのび太は羨ましい。敵はいつも怒っているいじめっこジャイアンを怒らせればなんとなんと怒っているだからぶっとしてやる（そしてうるさい嫌でたまらない歌っていることやある人は永遠に耳鳴がある、でも言わないでくれ）！羨ましいといえばドラえもんはドラミという妹がある、ドラミの四次元ポケットの中にドラえもんよりもっと良いひみつ道具がある。とにかく、それらの6人は色々な世界へ行くの間に素晴らしい冒険がある、新しい発見と厄介を作るも！．．．あっ、忘れたよ、なぜドラえもんはネズミが大嫌いの理由は、ある日、あるネズミがドラえもんの耳を食べちゃった、2112年9月3日に生まれた時に他のドラえもんのコピーたちのように黄色だった、後で耳がないだから憂鬱と青いになった、それでやっぱりドラえもんとミッキー・マウスはホントに同じはない．．．だね。それだけサ。

 

          たぶん私は間違いでも、質問するできるは子供たちと子供の頃から大人たちの誰がドラえもんについて知ってるって、それらの子供たちと大人たちで説明する試みている頑張ってね！日本のみんなはドラえもんが大好き、その漫画・アニメシリーズが突然にやめたと消えたならば国に文化的な憂鬱がいるだろうね、もうテレビアニメ話がないシ、もうグッズがないシ、絶対何もないシ．．．でも否定的にならないしましょう！美少女戦士セーラームーンのCrystalリブートが2023年に「劇場版　美少女戦士セーラームーンCosmos」によって終わったんだけどセーラームーンがもっとグッズを作られたからまだ続けている、原宿に最近に改装されたのセーラームーンストアの特に、世界にまだセーラー戦士がとても大好きのたくさんの人々がいる特に！とにかく、ドラえもんがいる限りのび太の人生はもう前と同じのようにはないでしょうな、でも実はドラえもんがいる限り私を含めて現実の世界のみんなの人生はもう前と同じのようにはないでしょうな。日本にはドラえもんはなんとよく知っている漫画とアニメキャラクターだ、子供たちのために大切な代表も、2008年に最初のアニメ文化大使になったも！みんなが欲しいだったありそうなだからその同じアニメスタジオによって1979年からや2005年にリニューアルがあったのテレビアニメは一つだけじゃない二つの英語吹き替えがあった、それでもヤッパリ英語を話すの国に最後に成功したじゃないけど全くこのようにドラえもんは英語に翻訳したのことは業績なんだ（それらの小学館からある時に出版されたの日本だけ英語翻訳漫画の他に）！2005年からアニメは1979年からアニメよりちょっと最高じゃないはありそうなでもまだ影響力のある。贋造かどうか公式かどうか、スナックかスマホケースかぬいぐるみか服か、ええと、鉛筆削りも、ある世界の部分にどこかにドラえもんグッズがいるだね、つまり意味そこに人々が確実にドラえもんについて知ってる。日本の外にドラえもんの国際的登場は香港またはイタリア、間にインドや中国と台湾のように国にドラえもんは大人気（中国・台湾の名前は　《哆啦A梦》　、文字　《梦》　の意味は「夢」はなるほどか）、しかし、世界にどこにいても、他の漫画・アニメシリーズのように、さまざまな世代の子供たちと両親たちはドラえもんと関係づけるできる。その耳がないの青いネコ型ロボットの笑顔だからそれらの人々も笑顔があるならば、それとものび太たちの冒険で笑うと喜ばせると泣きの感情があれば、そしてひみつ道具と子供の夢が叶うできるならば、目的は完成（実際はそれはドラえもんの唯一の目的じゃないでしょうなのか？！）。

 

          ところで、藤子・F・不二雄が大好きの科学で影響と、もしかしてそれらの四次元ポケットの中にひみつ道具は現在の世界に複製するできるか？ドラえもん誕生まで百年もたたないうちにまだ遅いじゃない！インターネットに見るできるは人々が自分の人間航空機を作る試みている、ちょっとタケコプターのようにはないけど。マジで頭が良い書いているコンピューターペンシルの現在の世界で匹敵物はＡＩテクノロジー、ほんやくコンニャクの今日で匹敵物はスマホに翻訳アプリ、トモダチロボット「ロボ子」の今で匹敵者はセックスロボット（？）、ええと、あの．．．実はもうこれを書いている間に考えるできない！もっと例えを考えるできるなと思ったのに、でもどうやってそれらのひみつ道具を使うと現在にそれは不可能じゃないのかな、その反面、信じたら何でも可能である、な？なぁ？！なぁ～？！？

 

          なぜ私はなんとドラえもんの大ファンか？ほとんど毎週にアニメの新しい話を観る、それでなぜドラえもんは私の人生にとても重大なのか？キャラクターデザインはアメリカからアニメのようにだから？ほとんど毎回にジャイアンとスネ夫がドラえもんとのび太から後でひったくるの新しいひみつ道具を紹介されていたのあんまりよく知っているでもユニークな話はどう？ある話は感動的も？永遠の魅力とドラえもんで結果として何のインスピレーションは考えたのものか？それともすべてで合同？まあいいか、すべてで合同です。なぜ私はドラえもんの大ファンの他の特別な理由がいないかもしれんけど、感じるは私の生活の他の色々な面白いもののように絆って、ある繋がりって、運良く効く．．．あっ、そうだ、その上に、たぶんのび太の顔があるだよ。一べつで、ドラえもんはふさわしいように見える、どんな理由であれでもずっと全くドラえもんファンになったのことを尊重するよ。ほとんど一つだけの所に、しずかちゃんとリルルというロボット女の子の感動的な友情と、「のび太と鉄人兵団」とリメイク「新・のび太と鉄人兵団～はばたけ天使たち～」は私の二つの大好きなドラえもん映画です（ネタバレ：どのように終わったはとても悲しい）。間に、私がまだまだ信じるは藤子・F・不二雄のドラえもんのために傑作は「帰ってきたドラえもん」、何度もアニメ化になったな。大部分は間奏（ブリッジ）がないはそれでも、オープニングとエンディングテーマや挿入歌や映画主題歌や他の曲を含めてたくさんのアニメソングは初めに聴いた時に思ったはなんと覚えやすい歌だな。私が思うは家にドラえもんグッズがいっぱいだぞ、「もうポケモンで面白くない」って言っていたの後で、結果としてホントにホントに（？）よかったです！だから、もしもドラえもんとのび太やすべての友達について全然知っていないならば、この随筆を絶対書いていないだろうね。

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          ドラえもんたちと藤子・F・不二雄を感謝するため、いつもドラえもんの笑顔を見る時私も幸せだから個人的なお礼の手紙を書いていましょう：ありがとう、ドラえもん；ひみつ道具がいっぱいのことや素晴らしい魅力と個性と、子供たちを喜ばせる続けてください、そして事故尊重があっている間にすべての禿げたの人々を奮い立たせてください！

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          ．．．ちょっと待ってヨ．．．天才出木杉について忘れてしまった！！！

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            December 1, 2023 marked what would’ve been the 90th birthday of Fujimoto Hiroshi, or most widely known by his penname Fujiko F. Fujio, part of the Fujiko Fujio duo along with Abiko Motoo, or Fujiko Fujio A. They’re a pair of manga artists known for making some of the most iconic and legendary manga series for children and their parents, and although the duo split sometime in 1987 due to creative differences, they still remained incredible friends up until Fujiko F. Fujio’s death in 1996 (Fujiko Fujio A. eventually passed away in 2022). Fujiko F. Fujio is perhaps the best recognized of the two as well as the most successful, with numerous stories created that win the hearts and minds of children of all ages with his own interpretations of science fiction and fantasy – or more often than not, both – and his art style may have been one of the many inspirations on the way I draw manga, if not the only one! He even has a museum in Kawasaki City named after him! A selection of his most well-known works include Obake no Q-Taro (conceived along with Fujiko Fujio A.), Perman, 21-Emon, Kiteretsu Daihyakka, Esper Mami, Chinpui, not to mention Susume Roboketto, Umeboshi Denka, Pokonyan, Jungle Kuro-Bee, Mikio to Mikio, Bakeru-Kun, Mojakō, T.P Bon, the list goes on and on and on (Don’t forget about his wide variety of SF Tanpen stories)! The appeal of the characters that Fujiko F. Fujio creates, so much so for all other manga artists, is beyond compare, but none have had a much significant impact on the entire Japanese printing medium than Doraemon, the story of an earless robot cat from the 22nd century future who travels back in time to present-day Japan to help a troubled schoolboy named Nobita Nobi improve on his life, using his array of secret gadgets he keeps inside his fourth-dimensional pocket located on his stomach.

 

            Of everything that Fujiko F. Fujio has contributed to in his career, Doraemon can be perfectly described as his magnum opus, I assume he has made more stories for this series than any of his others! He thought he wanted to end the series back in 1973, but it couldn’t leave his mind, and that’s how we ended up with one of the greatest 2-part Doraemon stories of all time (“Goodbye Doraemon” and “Doraemon Comes Back,” in which Doraemon announces he is going back to the future, with Nobita struggling to best move on in his life without him)! Thanks to Fujiko F. Fujio’s efforts, this blue-colored bubble-headed robotic icon has since become a staple of Japanese entertainment, familiarized and loved by people all over the world even if not many still know about it now. Each time a person reads an old-fashioned Doraemon manga, it’s like they’re looking at a work of prestigious art! The manga’s long-running two-series tv adaptation (following a failed attempt in 1973) continues to be one of Japan’s most-watched anime of all time (made by one of the most hard-working Japanese animation studios around), spun-off into an annual series of theatrical films with more entries than Godzilla or James Bond! There’s also loads of toys, video games, other types of related books such as encyclopedias, and fun promotional events galore to keep children busy; It’s better off to say that this manga and anime series has transformed into a business empire at this point, and it’s only getting bigger! Could Doraemon possibly be Japan’s answer to Mickey Mouse?! Not really, since Doraemon hates mice (by the way, Japan’s answer to Mickey Mouse actually belongs to Pikachu), but more on that later!

 

            Just to make sure everyone is up to speed, Doraemon depicts the adventures of the titular hapless, dorayaki-loving mechanical feline who uses his array of secret gadgets from his fourth-dimensional pocket to help get Nobita out of certain trouble, such as the Dokodemo Door, which allows a person to go anywhere in the world simply by entering, or the Ankipan, a slice of bread that helps you memorize a piece of text you place the bread on, and how about the Small Light, a flashlight that allows you to shrink in size (and it’s associated Big Light). No one really knows how many secret gadgets Doraemon actually has in his 4D pocket, but all you need to know about them is that they mostly work in his favor. The reason why Doraemon came from the future to assist Nobita is because if the fourth-grade Charlie Brown-like idiot loser does not change his own future for the better, it would only turn out worse than he’d imagine (Just ask Nobita’s great-great grandson, Sewashi). He whines and cries a lot, he always ends up unlucky, he thinks he knows everything but actually doesn’t, at times he’s a smart-aleck, he is constantly scolded by his mother for continuous failing grades at school, he more-often-than-not abuses Doraemon’s secret gadgets for his own benefit, but no matter how much misfortune comes his way, no matter how many times he ends up getting the short end of the stick, his heart is in the right place and he never gives up without a fight. His love interest is a very sweet girl named Shizuka, whom he intends to marry in his future if he straightens up, he gets jealous that a rich snob named Suneo has better goodies than he does, and his nemesis is an ill-tempered bully named Gian, and if you piss him off, he’ll get so angry he’ll pummel you into bruise-filled bits (and his loud and abhorrent singing will leave you with tinnitus for hours, but don’t tell him I said that)! Speaking of jealousy, did you know Doraemon also has a sister named Dorami who happens to have higher quality secret gadgets than he does? Anyway, all of them go on amazing adventures, travelling to different worlds, making new discoveries, and causing all sorts of trouble along the way!... Oh, I almost forgot, if you were curious as to why Doraemon hates mice, the reason why he has no ears is because a mouse once ate them up, and he used to be yellow like all copies of him made when he was born on September 3, 2112, until he turned blue due to depression caused by his ear loss, so yeah, it probably is best not to compare Doraemon to Mickey Mouse! I think that pretty much sums it up…

 

            I may be wrong, but you can ask any kid in Japan to explain what Doraemon is, or even their parents who grew up with the franchise since they themselves were kids, and I can assume they ought to do the best they can, because everyone in Japan loves Doraemon, to the point where there would be a great cultural depression in the country if the series stopped completely and disappeared without a further trace, no more new TV episodes, no more merchandise made, absolutely nothing… but let’s not think negative, shall we? Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon ended its Crystal reboot with Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon Cosmos in 2023, but that franchise is still thriving in part thanks to more merchandise being made, especially at the newly renovated Sailor Moon Store in Tokyo, and especially because there are still many people who cherish the Sailor Senshi with all of their hearts! The point is: Nobita’s life may never be the same again as long as Doraemon is around, but it’s actually the lives of those in the real world that would never be the same again, especially mine’s, as long as Doraemon is around. He is one of Japan’s most recognizable manga and anime characters in history, and a perfect representation of Japanese children’s storytelling. Heck, he was even appointed the first anime ambassador by the country’s Foreign Minister back in 2008! Probably due to popular demand, the TV anime series that has been running since 1979 then brought back to life in 2005 by the same animation studio has received not one but two different English dubs, and even though they both haven’t exactly caught on, the fact Doraemon was translated to English this way at all is an accomplishment (aside from those Japan-only official English-translated manga Shogakukan once published)! Sure, the 2005 series may not be as great as the 1979 series, but you’ve got to pave way for the anime’s overall influence! Bootleg or not, whether it be a snack or phone case or plushie or clothing or maybe even a pencil sharpener, if you go to a certain part of the world, there ought to be Doraemon-related merchandise somewhere, and that should say something about what this beloved franchise means to the people who know about it. The first time Doraemon made its way outside of Japan was probably in either Hong Kong or Italy, while countries like India, China, and Taiwan are where the franchise is the most popular (The Chinese/Taiwanese name for Doraemon is 《哆啦A梦》, where the character 《梦》 means “Dream,” so at least that makes sense), but no matter where you are in the world, it just comes to show that like various other franchises out there, Doraemon has obviously won children and their parents across all generations because if he can put a smile on your face with his own smile, or if his friends and their escapades can make you laugh, cheer, and cry, and if his secret gadgets can help make a child’s dream come true, then he’s definitely done his job (In fact, that’s basically his purpose in life, isn’t it?).

 

            By the way, because Doraemon has also had an interesting impact on the field of science (and we all understand how much Fujiko F. Fujio loves such field), is there any chance any of his secret gadgets from the future can be replicated in today’s world? After all, since we still have less than a century to go until he is actually born, it’s not too late to give it a shot! Look on the internet right now for various people attempting to create their own human flying machines, even if not exactly like the famous “Takecopter” used on the head to fly like a helicopter. We have intelligent-acting writing pens that draw parallels to today’s AI technology, Honyaku Konyaku that’s basically using your phone to translate something to another language, easily impressed robotic girls equivalent to the current development of robot sex dolls, and… actually, that’s all I can think of as I’m still writing this! I honestly thought I could come up with another example, but at this very moment, it all just seems impossible due to the way that the secret gadgets are used in the series, but as they say, anything is possible if you believe, right?! Right?!? Right?!?

 

            Why do I love Doraemon so much? Why has Doraemon played an important part in my life for many years to the point where I tune in to a new episode of the anime almost every single week? Is it because of the way the characters are designed to look like it’s a Western-made cartoon? Is it because of the way its formulaic but unique stories are told, almost each of them introducing us to a new secret gadget that Gian and Suneo would eventually snatch from Doraemon and Nobita? Is it the emotional heft that some of these stories bring? Is it because of the lasting appeal of this series and what it inspired? Or is it a combination of all of these things? Oh well, it actually is a combination of all of these! Other than what I just listed, I don’t suppose there’s any other special reason why I became attracted to Doraemon that I can give before I make this essay too long; I just felt like we have a special bond, a connection of sorts, that brings us together somehow and manages to work, like so many other things I have been interested in my life… that, and I think I have Nobita’s face copied and pasted onto mine. At glance, Doraemon just seemed like the right kind of series for me, and no matter the reason, the fact that I’m still a fan of Doraemon after all this time provides further proof of how much this series has meant to me, especially with all of the reasons I just gave. Nobita and the Steel Troops and its Angel Wings remake remain two of my favorite Doraemon movies of all time due to taking place in almost one setting and the heartwarming relationship between Shizuka and robotic girl named Lilulu (Spoiler alert: The ending to both films is tragic). Meanwhile, my belief that Doraemon Comes Back is perhaps the greatest Doraemon story ever told has not changed, adapted into animation numerous times. Many of the songs featured in the anime which include theme songs, insert songs, movie ending themes, and miscellaneous, were very catchy when I first heard them, even if most of them don’t have a bridge. I probably have more Doraemon merchandise than that of all other franchises; And all of that after trading nearly all of my interest in Pokémon! I guess that’s a chance I’m glad I took, because if it weren’t for coming across Doraemon, Nobita, and all of their friends, I would not be the person that I am today!

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            In order to owe all of them and their creator my debt, I leave off with a personal thank you note to Doraemon himself for the way he has brought me joy every time I see his adoring smiling face: Thank you, Doraemon; May you continue to please children with your endless array of secret gadgets and incredible appeal and personality, and may you inspire bald people everywhere and convince them that they matter!

 

            Wait, hold on a second… I forgot all about super-smart kid Dekisugi!