Doraemon Movie 21: Nobita and the Legend of the Sun King - Recommendations

• Movie (1 ep)
• 2014

Nobita finds a lost white dog whom he names Peko while his friends desire an adventure somewhere that still hasn´t been explored during their Summer vacation. After some research the five friends and the dog end up going deep into an African jungle just to find out that Peko has a mysterious connection with their destination.

• Movie (1 ep)
• 1997

Under the reign of Kimba the white lion king, his little family and the help of some other animals (including the lazy elephants), the jungle and its people were at peace. But when humans suddenly arrive in search of the legendary Moonlight Stones, life becomes more complicated for the gentle creatures of nature. Now, Kimba must set forth to find the stones, find the cause of a mysterious illness affecting his kingdom, and above all else, find his missing son who had left to visit the human civilization, unaware of the danger he was walking into...

• TV (52 eps)
• 1965 - 1966

Kimba is a young white lion whose early months were marred by tragedy; his father was captured and killed before he was born, and his mother died after the boat they were in capsized. Now back in his real home, in the jungles of Africa, Kimba is joined by a number of fellow animal comrades including a wise baboon, ever-squawking parrot and hat-wearing giraffe. Though humans often try to capture the animals of the forest, Kimba believes in non-violence and hopes that someday, man and beast can communicate and live in harmony.

• TV (26 eps)
• 1966 - 1967

This story revolves around the grown-up Leo and his family (childhood friend Lyre as his wife, Rune who is the spitting image of Leo, and Rukkio who is the spitting image of Lyre). In the original story, the ending was quite tragic and brought tears to the eyes of the audience, but the ending was altered to a happy one for this animated film. This change emphasizes the "bonds of family."

• TV (52 eps)
• 1989 - 1990

Kimba the young lion tries to fulfill his father’s legacy: to become the King of Panja’s Jungle. Panja’s Jungle is a haven, deep within the African jungle, where all animals are safe and live in harmony. To restore his kingdom and to protect all of the animals within his domain, Kimba must befriend new allies and survive enemies at every turn…

• Movie (1 ep)
• 1966

• TV Special (1 ep)
• 1980

• Movie (1 ep)
• 2016

Nobita comes up with the idea of running away from home because he is always being scolded at home and at school. Additionally, Gian, Shizuka, and Suneo all have their own reasons for running away from home. Together with Doraemon, they all travel through time to the Japan of 70,000 years ago.

• Movie (1 ep)
• 1995

Nobita had to find a topic for his summer break research homework. As he was blaming everything to Adam and Eve for sinning and causing their descendants to suffer (from homework), Doraemon decided to provide him with a gadget to observe the creation of the world so that he may write it in a diary-like report. Suneo, Giant and Shizuka eventually joined them and together they watch over the birth of tribes and civilizations. Meanwhile, the time patrol is looking for an illegal time machine whose controllers accidentally heard Giant speaking of the genesis diary project. They captured Giant and Suneo, leaving Nobita, Shizuka and Doraemon to watch over the genesis set and to rescue them.

• Movie (1 ep)
• 2020