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VIVA – Doraemon has been a favorite cartoon for children since past times until nowadays. The 90s generation in Indonesia must know the daily story of Doraemon and his best friend, Nobita and Nobita's school friends who also liven up this cartoon.
Not only, shows the cute and genius of Doraemon character, it turns out that this cartoon has the biggest mystery that people rarely know about.
1. Doraemon Real Name
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As reported by arieeoke.blogspot.com, Doraemon's name actually comes from two words: Dora & Emon. Dora is a kind of play on "Nora," which comes from "Nora-Neko" the stray cat. Emon is a kind of traditional addition to the name of a male or human, such as Ishikawa Goemon.
Literally, the name Doraemon can be interpreted as "wild male cat" (wild male cat).
Dora can also mean "gong" (that's "Dora," which is used in the name of the dorayaki cake) Although not "dora" is used in Doraemon's name but it becomes a kind of pun where Doraemon's body is round shaped like a gong.
2. Doraemon Is a Factory Rejected Toy
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As known, Doraemon is a robot from the future who was sent to change the habits and fate of the Nobita family. But apparently, at that time Nobita's great-grandson was only able to buy a robot that was rejected by the factory. Doraemon was sent by Nobita's great-grandson, named Sewashi, to protect Nobita.
3. Doraemon's Original Color
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According to cartoonfact.com, Doraemon's original paint color is yellow. Upon learning that his ear had been bitten by a rat, he fell into a depression, slipping up a tower, where he drank a potion labeled "sadness".
When he cries, the yellow color fades & his voice changes because of the potion. Doraemon is good at English because he understands the English term "In Blue" which means "is sad".
4. Doraemon Lucky Numbers
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The next mystery of Doraemon's character is about Doraemon's lucky number, which is 1293. According to cartoonfact.com, this figure relates to Doraemon having a weight of 129.3 kg (285 lbs.) and a height of 129.3 cm (4'3"). He can run up to 129.3 km/h (80.3 mph) when he scares and jumps 129.3cm (424.2 ft) when he is in danger.
Maximum strength is 129.3 bhp. Wrist circumference 129.3 mm. Head circumference & strength circle 129.3 cm. Leg diameter 129.3 mm. Produced on September 3, 2112 (again 12/9/3), at the Matsushiba Robot Factory.
5. Doraemon Has a Sister, Dorami
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The fifth mystery is a lot of questions about Dorami. How can a robot have a sister? Dorami, the younger sister of Doraemon, comes from the same machine.
Doraemon was "born" two years earlier than Dorami. That's what causes Dorami to think Doraemon is his brother. Doraemon also thinks Dorami is his sister. Dorami is stronger than Doraemon because she is more advanced and can produce 10,000 horsepower compared to Doraemon's 129.3 horsepower.
6. Amount of Magic Tools in Doraemon's Magic Pouch
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The mystery of the most interesting Doraemon character must be the magic pouch that always secretes magic tools that help Nobita.
According to cartoonfact.com, Doraemon's tiny magic pouch can hold up to 4500 tools, including the most famous magic tools like the ubiquitous door, time machine, and bamboo propeller. Amazing.
7. Doraemon Actually Has Ears
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Doraemon is a robot cat and is supposed to have ears like a cat in general. This could be a question of why Doraemon does not have ears.
Doraemon actually has ears like other cat robots. However, Doraemon had bad luck when the robot rat bit his ear while he was asleep.
Doraemon was sad and traumatized after the incident. This is also related to Doraemon's body color, he cries until his body color turns blue. His voice turned hoarse from not stopping crying. That's what makes him always run away when he sees a mouse.
8. Doraemon Can Hold Things Without Fingers
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Doraemon has round hands but his hands capable to hold things. This is because Doraemon's hands have very large vacuum and adhesive power and are able to stick objects to his hands perfectly.
The technology used in Doraemon's hands is almost similar to how Earth's gravity works on a small scale.
So that's the 8 biggest secrets that Doraemon cartoons have that few people know about. This cartoon is very much awaited by children during the holidays.
