Have you ever encountered the following experiences? You have been constantly belittled and humiliated by so-called friends; your self-esteem is totally shot because of their taunts. Or you are minding your business but some kids in your neighborhood enjoy making fun of you, even physical hurting you sometimes. You try to find comfort at home but your parents don’t listen and scold you about waking up late and not cleaning your room.
Then again, maybe you are working and your officemates don’t like you; you are their favorite gossip, spreading malicious lies about you.
There are many other dark and negative situations that you may be going through at this time. But have no fear, Doraemon is here.
Doraemon is a friend and a hero. Someone who is always there for you; defend you; take care of you; and be your good friend all the time.
Now, heroes come in various shapes and sizes. You may be used to the usual masked caped crusader with superhuman strength.
Doraemon is different. He may even look cute and harmless, but his heroic qualities go beyond the physical.
Doraemon is a robotic cat sent back in time from the future to help and guide a young boy named Nobita. Instead of confronting his daily difficulties, Doraemon gives Nobita some other ways to cope. In this manner, he shares valuable principles that will form Nobita’s character.
Doraemon does not just give advice. He also has some techy tricks up his sleeve, or rather his 4D pocket. He uses these gadgets to keep Nobita out of trouble, or to save him from the trouble that he started himself.
Some of these secret gadgets are: The Takecopter- place this handy propeller on top of the head and get ready to fly!
The Dokademo door, also known as the Anywhere Door, takes you where you want to go within the limits of 10 light years.
The Time Machine, Doraemon’s primary means of time travel, is like a tunnel of space time.
The Memory Bread resembles a typical, single-loaf of plain bread. It allows the user to memorize any contents ‘printed’ on it.
The Time Cloth, or Time Kerchief, gives you the ability to advance or reverse time, depending on which two different colored sides are used.
The Big Light is a flashlight which is capable of increasing the size of any object.
The Small Light, or the Shrink Ray, is a lamp similar to a flashlight that decreases the size of objects.
The Passloop is a devise used for passing from a solid object such as a wall.
But ultimately, what makes Doraemon popular among kids and the youth is that at the end of every adventure, he never fails to impart values of honesty, perseverance, courage, family, and respect for elders, while still lending a comic flavor to all his adventures.
Doraemon’s happy, helpful, and heroic character is being made known beyond the confines of anime and TV shows. He has been making the rounds of appearances around town, the first of which was at a trade show held at the Mind Museum early this year, where Doraemon was presented to the business sector.
This time, Doreamon continues to spread more fun and learning through metro-wide events for Elementary students. Dubbed School Adventure, this series of shows will be happening from August to September, beginning Aug. 2 at UNO High School and on Aug. 24 at College of the Holy Spirit.
Doraemon believes in bringing out the best in every kid. Just as he is perceived to be a hero, we are all inspired to make heroes out of each and every kid on a day of fun-filled activities with Doraemon. We aim to promote positive values to shape kids to become heroes in their own ways.
Simultaneously, Doraemon will be reaching out to the millennials and young adults with the ROADventure mall tour, from August till December; the kick-off event at SM North EDSA – The Block , Aug. 7 to 13.
Anchored on the slogan “Doraemon, I’m Your Hero,” the tour empowers millennials in the same way as Doraemon has been supportive of his friend, Nobita as we spread positive shout outs like dream bigger, stand out – speak out, and more. The event will showcase the first ever Doraemon “I’m Your Hero” van where the participants can like, shoot, post and share their photos and their unique experience during the event together with the Doraemon 16ft Inflatable. And to top it off, they will have a chance to have a photo opp with the famous robot-cat from the future himself – Doraemon!