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Doraemon — Japanese volume 1 cover
JAPANESE EDITION / VOLUME 01

Doraemon

Fujiko F. Fujio / 1974

BEFORE THE COLLECTION, THE STORY

What’s the story?

Doraemon, a robotic cat from the future, lives with Nobita, a boy who struggles at school and with his friends. His pocket holds gadgets that can do almost anything. Yet Nobita’s attempts to find easy solutions often turn everyday problems into unexpected adventures and fresh trouble.

THE BOOK AT A GLANCE

The starting point.

The opening cover is the Wikipedia reference with the modern Fujiko F. Fujio credit. The historical front and back come from two different copies catalogued as first prints with the Fujiko Fujio credit. The colophon belongs to a third copy: printing 64, dated 30 August 1980, also recording the first printing on 1 August 1974. Edition without obi.

First printing · colophon

昭和49年8月1日 初版第1刷発行

First-print date recorded in the colophon of printing 64, dated 30 August 1980. The photograph documents a later printing.

Author / creators
Fujiko F. Fujio
Publisher
Shogakukan
Imprint
Tentōmushi Comics
Catalogue ISBN
Not available for this edition
Printed price
To be verified
First-print obi
Without obi
Original title
ドラえもん
Format / pages
Tankōbon · 190 pages

The opening cover is the Wikipedia reference with the modern Fujiko F. Fujio credit. The historical front and back come from two different copies catalogued as first prints with the Fujiko Fujio credit. The colophon belongs to a third copy: printing 64, dated 30 August 1980, also recording the first printing on 1 August 1974. Edition without obi.

GENRES / CURATORIAL TAGSScience fiction · Comedy · Adventure

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