Underplayed Gems

Doraemon: Nobita and the Spiral City (1996)

Doraemon: Nobita and the Spiral City poster
Original title
映画ドラえもん のび太のねじ巻き都市冒険記
Directed by
Tsutomu Shibayama
Genre
gag anime, fantasy anime, science fiction anime, adventure anime, Fantasy
Country
Japan
Runtime
1h 38m
Rated
APTA
Rating
6.7 of 10 from 28 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

Nobita and his friends use a gadget from Doraemon to create their own world inside a spiral-shaped city. They discover that the city has its own life and go on an adventure to protect it.

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What happens

Doraemon: Nobita and the Spiral City (ドラえもん のび太のねじ巻き都市(シティー)冒険記, Doraemon Nobita no Nejimaki Shitī Bōkenki), also known as Doraemon and the Spiral City, is the 18th animated feature-length Doraemon film. It premiered in Japan on March 8th, 1997, and was based on the 17th volume of the same name in the Doraemon Long Stories manga series. The film's release commemorated the 20th anniversary of the launch of the Corocoro Comic magazine. It was the last Doraemon film written and supervised by series creator Fujiko F. Fujio before he died in September 1996, the remainder of the manga being completed and released in serialization after he died by apprentices (he died while inking and illustrating the manga) with the movie releasing months after his death. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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