Wikipedia Draft:Doraemon in India

Doraemon is a Japanese anime series. Doraemon was first broadcast in India in 2005.Disney Channel is currently broadcasting Doraemon.The license, along with Crayon Shin-chan, are held only by Spacetoon in India.

Anime
1979 anime

A Hindi, Tamil, and Telugu dub of Doraemon (1979 anime) began airing on Hungama TV on February 13, 2005. It became one of the most popular programs to be shown on the network and continues to be broadcast to this day. Over 500 episodes have been dubbed. On November 19, 2010, Disney Channel India, Hungama TV's sister channel, began showing reruns of the dub. Later on, Disney Channel India brought the new episodes of the anime. Doraemon is available on Amazon Prime Video India in Hindi, Telugu and Tamil. In early 2018 Hungama TV has stopped to air the Hindi/Tamil/Telugu dub of the 1979 series.Early 1979 anime episodes were first dubbed into Hindi during August 2020 as shown in a 'new season' promo but first broadcasted in February 2021, titled "Classic Doraemon".

2005 anime

A Hindi dub of Doraemon (2005 anime) began airing on Disney Channel India in the first quarter of 2013 as New Doraemon. Later on, it also started on Hungama TV in October 2014. In early 2018 Hungama TV has stopped to air the Hindi/Tamil/Telugu dub of the 2005 series but Disney Channel India has continued to air it. An Indian English dub began airing on Disney Channel India on February 4, 2020, but stopped shortly after. As of 2020, India has started translating the title cards into English instead of leaving it in Japanese.

It is also available on Disney+ Hotstar, an Indian online streaming service.

Manga
In India, the manga hasn't yet been released. Several unofficial Hindi translations have been digitally released since.

Movies
A total of 31 Doraemon films have been released since 2010. These are all broadcast on television. Two of these films were released in theaters. The first drama to be released was Doraemon in Nobita and the Steel Troops - The New Age on October 7, 2011 which was a huge hit in Indian theaters. The second film was Doraemon The Movie Nobita Aur Jadooi Tapu on May 24, 2013. Below is the list of Doraemon movies that have been released in India.

Disney channel & hungama tv serves these films in India. The following is a list of Doraemon films released in India:

Music
In the 1979 anime, the opening uses the Hindi/Tamil/Telugu version of Doraemon no Uta whereas the ending uses the Hindi/Tamil/Telugu version of Boku Doraemon with the animation from Bokutachi Chikyuujin accompanying it.

The 2005 anime used the same opening and ending as the 1979 one at first. As of 2020 they have started using the Hindi/Tamil/Telugu version of Yume wo Kanaete Doraemon as the opening, whereas the ending uses an instrumental version of Doraemon no Uta.

See more

 * List of Doraemon movies