Tokyo 1970: I'll draw Doraemon?

But in this barren land, he unexpectedly found something that looked like a bowling ball.

The bowling ball suddenly made a "beep beep" sound, and a giant part suddenly fell from the sky.

Nobita took the two items home, and afterwards, many more parts were smashed into Nobita's yard.

It seems that the "bowling ball" is the locator.

These weren't items Doraemon found; they were a pleasant surprise.

The two of them assembled these parts of unknown origin in the mirror world, and finally, in the deserted world, a tall robot stood!

It wears a helmet on its head, has narrow eyes that seem to convey some kind of emotion; its body is square, giving it a robust appearance; its limbs are thick, making it look extremely strong.

Overall, they belong to the type that possesses both strong military power and extreme safety, as well as a strong sense of justice.

This already made many children envious, but then, the mech's abdomen popped open, revealing the cockpit inside.

Nobita uses a brainwave remote control to make a robot with a controller installed by Doraemon walk.

"Huh?"

At this moment, a manga artist named Go Nagai was somewhat surprised. He looked at "Doraemon" and muttered to himself.

"It's a real shame that someone else beat me to the idea of ​​piloting a giant mech inside one."

Some time ago, when he encountered a traffic jam, he saw workers driving motorcycles into the cargo box of a truck, which gave him the idea of ​​increasing human-robot interaction.

Unfortunately, before it could be implemented, someone else beat it to it.

"Oikawa Ni... that amazing newcomer, he really has a lot of ideas."

There have been robot comics before, but they were all like "Tetsujin 28-go", where the characters were remotely controlled from a distance.

This reduces the sense of tension and excitement, and also eliminates human agency. The robot's performance is not convincingly enhanced by emotions.

Once a person enters the mech, everything changes completely; they can be seen as a single entity.

One glory and one glory.

"The robot's design is also very good, like a real warrior. But is it a bit too extravagant to use such an outstanding design only in episodic series like 'Doraemon'?"

Such a cool mecha should definitely be the protagonist of a comic, right?

It would be such a waste to use it merely as a prop.

Go Nagai was somewhat disappointed. He also wanted to draw robot manga, but the current concept was not good enough and far inferior to the robots in Doraemon.

"The lead role is not even as good as the props in the episodic drama. The future looks bleak."

Go Nagai looked somewhat dejected.

……

The plot of "Nobita and the Steel Army" has reached this point, and the first episode is almost over.

But the plot doesn't seem to have progressed much.

The story goes that Nobita unexpectedly acquires a giant robot capable of carrying people, which he places in the deserted Mirror World, becoming a toy for him, Shizuka, and Doraemon to play with.

At the end of the comic, it seems that the robot's owner, who was named Samurai Christmas, has arrived.

She was a girl, dressed in thin clothes, walking in the cold Arctic, and easily dealt with the polar bear that was trying to prey on her.

Her eyes were lifeless and her face expressionless, but she was very cute.

Like a robot.

Cute robot.

……

"First place!"

Winning first place in Weekly Shonen Sunday is not uncommon, but this time Fushimikawa was extremely surprised.

"There's hardly any content, so why are the readers so supportive?"

Toshiki Takei explained, "People want to see new possibilities for Doraemon, and the Christmas Samurai is too eye-catching."

Chapter Sixty-Seven: Is this a civil engineering mecha?

Japanese mecha anime from 1971 were just beginning to transition from being a children's show to one that was more action-packed and exaggerated.

Rugged and bulky are the defining characteristics; some look like iron buckets, with absolutely no sense of design.

At this juncture, the appearance of a realistic mecha is like a journey from the future to the present, giving teenagers an endless sense of excitement.

"Wow, that Christmas warrior is so cool!"

"It's just like a mech that the military would actually build! It has the bearing of a soldier."

"I've designed so many parts, but will they actually be useful? I wish they could just make a toy."

Readers have high expectations for "Nobita and the Iron Man Corps" and want to see scenes of mecha battles.

This chapter, with its completely different style from the previous ones, truly touched the hearts of readers.

So they all voted for Doraemon.

Fushimikawa seemed to be deep in thought; he was reaping the benefits of Gundam's existence even before it appeared.

Even people who haven't watched the Gundam anime might still want to play with Gundam models, because it's genuinely fun.

……

In the second episode, "Nobita and the Iron Man Corps," the plot gradually begins to unfold and a crisis begins.

The previous plot involved Nobita and Shizuka using Christmas samurai to travel around the mirror world.

After soaring through the sky, they swam in the lake water, which was so clear it reflected the white clouds.

A relaxed and harmonious atmosphere prevailed.

While exploring the functions of the Christmas Samurai, Shizuka accidentally pressed a button, and the Christmas Samurai's abdomen suddenly fired a beam cannon with such power that it directly knocked down a commercial building that was tens of meters tall.

Dust flew everywhere, gravel flew everywhere, and flames and smoke were everywhere.

If this happened outside, hundreds or thousands of people would die because of it.

"The Christmas knight is not a toy, but a real weapon of war!"

Seeing this, elementary school student Morimoto's innocent expression turned serious.

"If it weren't for Nobita, Japan would have been conquered by robots long ago."

"What should we do?"

He became worried.

The Samurai's powerful firepower made Nobita and Shizuka lose interest in playing, and they decided to keep the Samurai's existence a secret.

At 10:30 p.m., the girl in the Arctic, wearing a swimsuit and searching for mechs, had arrived in the town. She had obviously come to follow the "bowling ball" signal.

By this time, she was dressed in the clothes of a normal human girl.

"It's a robot, it looks like a robot no matter how you look at it."

Silent, heartless, expressionless, and lacking in common sense.

A girl named Lilulu searched the entire town and finally found a breakthrough at Nobita's house.

Because Nobita accidentally let it slip.

Nobita never disappoints when it comes to being disappointing.

Lilulu took the Christmas samurai she called "Juro" and the brainwave controller, along with the Mirror World.

At the end of the manga, there is a report from Lilulu to certain beings.

"We've discovered a world even larger than the Arctic, and uninhabited. In this place, we won't be detected by Earthlings, and the plan can be executed smoothly. Once the base is completed, we'll request the Iron Man Legion to be deployed."

"Base! The army is moving out!"

Elementary school student Morimoto watched with particular horrification.

"As expected, war is coming!"

He shouted loudly.

In the concept art at the end of the manga, elementary school student Morimoto also saw something that terrified him.

The Christmas Warrior is a giant civil engineering robot, primarily responsible for constructing frontline invasion bases, digging fortifications, and transporting building materials; it's an engineering-operation mech. It's simply equipped with a military-grade beam cannon.

"A civil engineering robot?! It's already this powerful. If it were a military robot, it could blow Tokyo to smithereens!"

"Oh no! War is really coming!"

He ran around the house, shouting loudly.

Such a commotion undoubtedly affected manga artist Morimoto, who was at home working on his manga.

Hearing his beloved grandson's exclamation, he rushed out of the study and asked with concern, "Don't be afraid, Grandpa is here. What happened?"

A primary school student rubbed his eyes and said worriedly, "War is coming! The earth is going to be destroyed!"

"Huh!" Morimoto was taken aback, then grabbed his grandson's shoulder and asked anxiously, "Did you see the war announcement on the news? Where exactly is the fighting taking place? Has the situation in Vietnam escalated? Is it between China and the Soviet Union? Or the US and the Soviet Union? Or perhaps the Middle East?! Could it be Cuba? Tell me quickly!"

That was the situation in the 1970s.

Large and small places on Earth are either at war or shrouded in the shadow of war.

Only twenty-six years have passed since World War II. Peace is not a given, and the tranquility of daily life is a miracle after a miracle. Nuclear war could break out at any time.

This is also a major reason for the rise of the left-wing movement around the world during this period.

Anti-war works reflect the will of the people.

"It hurts."

The grandson cried out in pain, and Mr. Morimoto released his grip, but he still pressed on, "Tell me quickly!"

During this tense period, he was already considering whether to take his family to hide in the mountains.

Being grilled is not a good idea.

"Doraemon..."