Tokyo 1970: I'll draw Doraemon?

Instead of drawing a robot that looked like a bucket, Fushimikawa, with the help of Katsuhiro Otomo, drew a futuristic scientific product with a very high-tech appearance.

Besides being dedicated to the manga, they also promoted "Nobita and the Tetsujin Corps" in advance.

After reading "A Long Day", many readers will probably recall the only long story in the Doraemon series.

Judging from Rumiko Takahashi's reaction, Fushimikawa's plan must have succeeded.

……

Because of a problem with his language system, Doraemon is unable to explain his identity, even if he wants to.

Fortunately, Dai Enjia's abilities were superb, allowing Doraemon to escape from his cage and flee in the chaos.

In the monitoring room, he learned the whole story and began to worry about Nobita.

Because the criminal Dai Enjia used his body to go to the Nobi family in the 20th century!

"The culprit went to Da Xiong's house..."

Realizing this, Doraemon was filled with determination.

He wants to go back in time to save Nobita!

"Even Doraemon knows to check the surveillance footage, but the police are negligent. It's... exactly what Japanese police do," Yoko Kondo remarked.

Because they had read the manga beforehand, they weren't worried about Nobita's situation.

Although Dai Enjia is a vicious villain who is going to be imprisoned for a full hundred years, he is not a murderer.

He uses Doraemon's body and portrays a cool Doraemon image. The contrast makes readers find this guy quite cute.

Under Nobita's anticipation, he even ate the sweets he hated the most.

And amidst the calls of Gian and Suneo, they enthusiastically began playing baseball.

"Baseball is my favorite sport! I'll beat you all!"

He was swinging a baseball bat indoors, eager to play a game with everyone.

……

Poor Doraemon! On his birthday, his body is taken over, he doesn't even get the dorayaki Nobita uses to apologize to him, and he has to hide from the police in the future.

He went through many hardships to seek help from Dorami, but because he was using Dai Enjia's body, Dorami mistook him for a bad guy.

The police are coming soon.

Doraemon had no choice but to find a headpiece and draw his own face and a smile on it, hoping that Dorami could guess his identity.

But how could that be?

The police arrived quickly, and Doraemon, wearing a headpiece with his own smiling face drawn on it, fled in a sorry state once again.

“How pitiful…” sighed Masako Goto.

Doraemon fell into a junkyard truck, and the time belt he picked up was broken.

This terrible and long day left Doraemon feeling utterly hopeless. He collapsed to the ground and chose to give up.

This is a reasonable choice, and the three of them, including Takahashi, can understand it.

Faced with the prospect of waking up to find themselves a criminal being hunted by the police, most people would be too exhausted to resist and surrender.

only……

The red marbles gleaming in the junkyard reminded Doraemon of Nobita.

Although the mouth drawn is smiling, Doraemon's pupils slowly fill with sadness and longing.

Lying on the ground, his fighting spirit was rekindled, and he began to repair the Time Belt.

"I was actually moved while watching it, even though I had seen it before."

This episode is not complicated; it simply involves Doraemon and a criminal swapping bodies and finding themselves in a desperate situation.

However, Oikawa, with his delicate writing style, did not force any sentimentality; rather, he naturally allowed readers to feel the deep affection between Doraemon and Nobita.

The three of them, including Takahashi, had already watched this episode more than once.

But they always gain something new each time.

“Oikawa-sensei didn’t choose to emphasize the sense of crisis, and even gave the villain Dai Enjia a cute side, which made Doraemon seem even more pitiful. Dai Enjia enjoyed life in the past, but he had unspeakable suffering and was hiding away,” Rumiko Takahashi said.

“Hmm,” Yoko Kondo said dejectedly, “Doraemon in the garbage dump, it makes me so sad.”

The two companions were somewhat depressed.

Masako Goto quickly held up the latest issue of Weekly Shonen Sunday and shouted loudly.

"Don't be sad, we have a second episode, 'A Long Day'!"

……

Dai Enjia hit consecutive home runs, and the elementary school students cheered and celebrated for him.

Seeing this, Dai Enjia seemed somewhat dazed.

"Long live! Long live! Long live!"

As he was lifted high into the air and tossed into the sky, a smile involuntarily crept onto his lips.

Dai Enjia may not be a bad person; he even spontaneously taught Nobita how to play baseball.

Readers want to see heartwarming scenes of him and Nobita getting along well.

However, after finally repairing the Time Belt, Doraemon, who was unable to use it due to a lack of power, was injured after being struck twice by the police and arrived in the 20th century, where he met Nobita.

Upon seeing the victim, Dai Enjia did not hesitate, but instead took out an air cannon and fired it mercilessly at her own body.

He even took advantage of Doraemon's feelings for Nobita to escape his control, firing his air cannon repeatedly until he blasted Doraemon into the river, but he didn't stop there, determined to catch up and kill him completely.

If Nobita hadn't stopped him, Doraemon would have been completely deprived of the chance to clear his name as Dai Enjia.

Looting jewelry stores, vandalizing art galleries, bombing cruise ships, and targeting weapons factories—this is Dai Enjia, whose crimes are arguably unforgivable.

"It makes me so sad to watch..."

The warm and harmonious scene that was just moments ago has now completely spiraled out of control.

Rumiko Takahashi fully understood that people like Dai Enjia should be punished, not allowed to escape punishment.

Takahashi fully agreed with Dai Enjia's self-assessment.

"That guy is a very dangerous person. He has no reason to do anything but want to cause a stir in the world. He is the worst bastard. It's better to destroy him sooner rather than later."

This is Dai Enjia's self-assessment. Although there was a reason for keeping Nobita away from Doraemon, it was more of a reflection of Dai Enjia's self-perception.

He may have self-destructive tendencies.

Knowing that he had done something wrong and was being tormented by his conscience, he felt terrible.

Dai Enjia is portrayed as quite complex, possessing a kind side yet being vicious and unforgivable.

"This robot is so pitiful..."

Dai Enjia can make fun of himself without hesitation, but he can't remain calm when faced with Nobita Nobi who pities him from the bottom of his heart.

"He must have created it for someone or something, right? He probably didn't want to do such a thing."

"Perhaps he just wanted to make friends with others."

Having empathy is a strength that Nobita has always upheld.

Chapter 163 Envious of Doraemon for having Nobita

Nobita's empathy undoubtedly touched Dai Enjia's heart.

Not only Doraemon's identity, but even his true form is being cared for by this little child.

This emotional clash gave Dai Enjia a reason to turn over a new leaf.

Upon seeing this, Rumiko Takahashi pursed her lips.

"Why didn't I think of this approach?"

She created a haughty villain on her own, one who was ruthless and merciless. But when he was defeated by the protagonist and reappeared, his personality changed, transforming him into a morally ambiguous character.

This resulted in noticeable jarring moments in the plot, leaving editors bewildered and feeling that it was too forced.

The story's development doesn't arise naturally from the clashes between characters; rather, the author uses her invisible hand to alter the characters' personalities.

The character appears awkward, neither vivid nor three-dimensional.

The flaws of "Dog Adventure" are obvious.

Even though the results are still pending, Rumiko Takahashi couldn't help but feel sad as she watched "Doraemon's Long Day".

"I'm far from good enough."

"My proudest work now seems to be full of flaws, boohoo."

……

The red marble that Doraemon brought from the future fits perfectly on the Doraemon clay figure Nobita made.

Realizing that this was a birthday present Nobita made for him, Doraemon couldn't help but shed tears.

All the hardships and pain he endured on his journey back were worth it in front of Nobita under the moonlight.

"Hey, could it be that you..."

Looking up at the dangerous, large robot, Nobita began to guess what had been bothering him all along.

The plot has reached a crucial point, and Dai Enjia appears.

The three-in-one air cannon was incredibly powerful. It blasted towards Doraemon, and even Nobita, who was standing next to him, was affected.

If it weren't for Doraemon's quick thinking, Nobita would probably have been seriously injured.

Dai Enjia repeatedly fired air cannons at her past body, causing Doraemon to leak electricity all over his body and become tattered.

Just as Doraemon finally managed to retaliate, the future police arrived.

A sense of powerlessness permeated every subsequent page of the comic.

Dozens of aircraft illuminated the world under the moon, and countless gun barrels were pointed at the powerless Doraemon.