What is up with that Chinese blue cat?

A blue cat he is indeed but what most people don’t know is that he’s a robot from the future! Doraemon, which the cat is called or in Chinese 小叮当 has been and still is a huge phenomenon in China, but he’s actually Japanese.

Doraemon has been going since 1969 and has enjoyed the success of a number of hit movies and video games.

The story of Doraemon goes is that he was sent back in time by by Nobita Nobi's great-great grandson to help Nobita. Nobita’s a bit of a nobody. After being a failure at school and in his career he’s future family wasn’t too well off. Luckly they were able to scrap the pennies together to send a robot cat back in time to help him so they can have a more prosperous future.

Each episode Doraemon pulls out gadgets, medicines and tools from the future to help Nobita for what ever trouble he’s in. Most episodes are comedies focused around family life, values, morals and respect.

How do I know this? Well I happened to buy a Doraemon DVD while I was in Beijing last February. It’s really great for listening to the sound of the Chinese language and I also try to keep up with the subtitles. Two episodes into and I was like…. what is up with that Chinese blue cat?