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Nobita and the Steel Troops 
Release date(s) March 15, 1986 Running time 97 minutes Country Japan Language Japanese Doraemon: Nobita and the Steel Troops[1] (ドラえもん のび太と鉄人兵団 Doraemon: Nobita to Tetsujin Heidan) is a 1986 anime feature film based on the popular anime/manga series, Doraemon. The original plot was written by Fujiko F. Fujio. Alternate titles include The Platoon of Iron Men, or The Robot Army. The film pays homage to many anime series featuring giant robots or "mecha", most notably Gundam and Mazinger. This film was later remade in 3D.
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Plot
Jealous of Suneo's new robot toy, Nobita asks Doraemon to build him an even better one. Doraemon initially refuses, until Nobita accidentally discovers pieces of a mysterious robot that falls from the sky. After gathering all the robot parts and assembled them together, the giant robot, Zanda Claus, is soon completed. The duo soon learn that the robot is not a mere toy, but a powerful weapon in the fight against the coming Robot Army that is going to attack Earth and enslave the human inhabitants of it. An invasion is near, as a mysterious girl Riruru (リルル Riruru, Alternative spelling: Lilulu, Lillele [Doko Demo Doa Scanlations]) shows up, looking for the robot.
Design Issues
Mecha fans think the mecha was similar to the MSN-100 Hyaku Shiki from Yoshiyuki Tomino's Mobile Suit Z Gundam, thinking that the mechanical designer was Kunio Okawara. However this was proven false as the true mecha designer was manga artist Takaya Kenji.
References
- ^ English translation as shown on an official website for the 25th anniversary of the movie franchise.
External links
- Doraemon: Nobita and the Steel Troops at the Internet Movie Database
- Official Doraemon 25 movie page
- Doraemon: Nobita and the Steel Troops (anime) at Anime News Network's Encyclopedia
Doraemon by Fujiko Fujio Franchise Chapters • Doraemon (1973 anime) • Doraemon (1979 anime) (episodes) • Doraemon (2005 anime) • Characters • The Doraemons • Dorabase • Yume o Kanaete Doraemon • Doraemon TV Soundtrack Collection • Non-Japanese versionsFeature films Nobita's Dinosaur (1980) • Spaceblazer (1981) • Haunts of Evil (1982) • Castle of the Undersea Devil (1983) • Into the Underworld (1984) • Little Star Wars (1985) • Steel Troops (1986) • Knights of Dinosaurs (1987) • Journey to the West (1988) • Birth of Japan (1989) • Animal Planet (1990) • Dorabian Nights (1991) • Kingdom of Clouds (1992) • Tin-Plate Labyrinth (1993) • Fantastic Three Musketeers (1994) • Genesis Diary (1995) • Galatic Express (1996) • Clockwork City (1997) • South Sea Adventure (1998) • Drifts in the Universe (1999) • Legend of the Sun King (2000) • Winged Braves (2001) • Robot Kingdom (2002) • The Wind Wizard (2003) • Wannyan Space-Time Odyssey (2004) • Nobita's Dinosaur 2006 (2006) • Nobita's New Great Adventure into the Underworld – The Seven Magic Users (2007) • Nobita and the Green Giant Legend (2008) • The New Record of Nobita: Spaceblazer (2009) • Nobita's Great Battle of the Mermaid King (2010) • Nobita and the New Steel Troops: ~Angel Wings~ (2011)Short films The Birth of Doraemon (1995) • Robot School's Seven Mysteries (1996) • A Grandmother's Recollections (2000) • Doraemon 3D Short (2008)Games Doraemon (1986) • Giga Zombie no Gyakushū (1990) • Nobita to Mittsu no Seirei Ishi (1997) • Nobita to Hikari no Shinden (1998) • SOS! Otogi no Kuni (1999) • Nobita no Machi SOS! (2000) • Makai no Dungeon (2000) • Doraemon no Quiz Boy 2 (2002) • Minna de Asobō! Minidorando (2003) • Nobita's Dinosaur 2006 DS (2006) • Nobita no Shin Makai Daibouken DS (2007) • Doraemon Wii (2007) • Nobita and the Green Giant Legend DS (2008) • Doragana (2008)Categories:- Japanese films
- Japanese-language films
- Doraemon films
- Anime film of 1986
- 1986 films
- Anime film stubs
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