Nobita and the Green Giant Legend 2008
Encyclopedia
Doraemon The Future 2008, or fully known as Nobita and the Legend of the Green Giant (Eiga Doraemon Nobita to Midori no Kyojinden, 映画 ドラえもん のび太と緑の巨人伝 Eiga Doraemon Nobita To Midori No Kyojinden), is an anime
film
that was released in Japan on 8 March 2008.
The story is based on the story in volume 26 "Forest is living" and in volume 33 "Goodbye Ki-bō". This movie is not a remake, however, Ki-bō has appeared already in the 1992 film, Nobita and the Kingdom of Clouds. The name Ki-bō comes from the words meaning tree, and meaning boy. The word Ki-bō also comes from the word , which means hope. The catch phrase of this movie is "僕らの希望が未来を動かす" (our hope moves the future), which Ki-bō's name can be referred to. Voices of Roku-chan and Moya-kun were done by anonymous children who were chosen.
The film was illustrated as manga on the February and March edition of CoroCoro Comic
. Then it was released as the 25th film tankōbon
, which may be bought at the theater. As the 4th "Sega=Doraemon" project, an action-adventure game was also released on March 6, 2008, just two days before the release of the film. The games is entitled, .
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Anime
is the Japanese abbreviated pronunciation of "animation". The definition sometimes changes depending on the context. In English-speaking countries, the term most commonly refers to Japanese animated cartoons....
film
Film
A film, also called a movie or motion picture, is a series of still or moving images. It is produced by recording photographic images with cameras, or by creating images using animation techniques or visual effects...
that was released in Japan on 8 March 2008.
The story is based on the story in volume 26 "Forest is living" and in volume 33 "Goodbye Ki-bō". This movie is not a remake, however, Ki-bō has appeared already in the 1992 film, Nobita and the Kingdom of Clouds. The name Ki-bō comes from the words meaning tree, and meaning boy. The word Ki-bō also comes from the word , which means hope. The catch phrase of this movie is "僕らの希望が未来を動かす" (our hope moves the future), which Ki-bō's name can be referred to. Voices of Roku-chan and Moya-kun were done by anonymous children who were chosen.
The film was illustrated as manga on the February and March edition of CoroCoro Comic
CoroCoro Comic
is a Japanese monthly manga magazine published by Shogakukan, starting on May 15, 1977. Its main target is elementary school aged boys, younger than the readers of shōnen manga...
. Then it was released as the 25th film tankōbon
Tankobon
, with a literal meaning close to "independently appearing book", is the Japanese term for a book that is complete in itself and is not part of a series , though the manga industry uses it for volumes which may be in a series...
, which may be bought at the theater. As the 4th "Sega=Doraemon" project, an action-adventure game was also released on March 6, 2008, just two days before the release of the film. The games is entitled, .
Plot
It starts with an unknown voice talking to his assistants of destroying humans due to the fact that they're cutting down the trees on the planet. Later, Nobita finds a small tree and helps it come to life with one of Doraemon's inventions. He decides to name it Kibo. Doraemon, Nobita and their friends are having fun playing with Kibo, until one day, they find region of the forests disappearing. They get acquainted with a friend in a village, meet Princess Rire, and the Elder - visualization of the planet. The military leaders here began as a tool to revive the Giants to attack humans. With the help of elders, Nobita and the Princess have Kibo research venture. Body elders are mixed in the land of the planet after a good message about the eternal symbiosis in the universe. At the Conference of the planet, Kibo says that hopes will restore the human planet, and Princess Rire decides to man some time to fix their mistakes. Doraemon and co. say farewell to Kibo, and they go home.Music
- Opening song: "Yume o Kanaete Doraemon" (夢をかなえてドラえもん), sung by MAO.
- Theme song: "Te o TsunagōTe o Tsunago / Ai o Utaois the 8th single from Ayaka. It was released on March 5, 2008.-Overview:Te o Tsunagō was used as a theme song for 2008 film Nobita and the Green Giant Legend 2008. Ai o Utaō was used for BEAUTÉ de KOSÉ's "ESPRIQUE PRECIOUS" commercial since December 2007....
" (手をつなごう), sung by ayakaAyakais a Japanese female singer formerly signed to Warner Music Japan. Born in Osaka, she moved to Tokyo to pursue a singing career. She married actor Hiro Mizushima on February 22, 2009.-2006:...
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Cast
- Wasabi MizutaWasabi Mizutais a Japanese voice actress. She currently resides in Iga, Mie and is represented by Kenji Utsumi's Ken Production.As of April 2005, she is the voice of the title character in the long running Doraemon anime...
- Doraemon - Megumi Ohara - Nobita Nobi
- Tomokazu SekiTomokazu Sekiis a Japanese voice actor. He formerly worked for Haikyou and is now the head of Atomic Monkey.-About:Some of his most notable roles include Shinichi Chiaki from Nodame Cantabile, Gilgamesh from Fate/stay night, Rob Lucci from One Piece, Gundam characters Domon Kasshu and Yzak Joule, from G Gundam...
- Suneo Honekawa - Yumi KakazuYumi Kakazuis a female seiyū from Kamifukuoka, Saitama . She is currently affiliated with Genki Project...
- Shizuka Minamoto - Subaru Kimura - Gian
- ChiakiChiaki (tarento), Full name , is a Japanese tarento whose career ranges from singing, baby clothes designing, to voice-acting etc.- Biography :Chiaki was born in Maizuru, Kyoto on October 26, 1971 as the daughter of the chairman of Nippon Sheet Glass. Due to her father's job, she moved to Ichihara, Chiba soon...
- Dorami - Maki HorikitaMaki Horikitais a Japanese actress and endorser. She debuted in 2003 as a U-15 idol and has since starred in Japanese television dramas, television and magazine advertisements, and movies.- Childhood:...
- Princess Rire - Takuya Yoshikoshi - Ki-bō
- Chikao Ōtsuka - Shiraa
- Yuji Miyake - Jii
- Teppei Arita - Paruna
- Yoko Tsuchiya - Roku-chan
- Jinbei Watanabe - Moya-kun
Nominations
In 2009, this film was nominated as the Animation of the YearJapan Academy Prize for Animation of the Year
The of the Japan Academy Prize is one of the annual Awards given by the Nippon Academy-sho association .-History:...
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