Tokyo, 8 ago (Prensa Latina) Onee of the most iconic characters in Japanese manga and animation, Doraemon, which was first released 40 years ago on television, came back in 3D for the first time in the movie format.

On the 80th anniversary of Doraemon creators, the teaming up of legendary animators Fujiko Fujio (a manga writing duo artist named Hiroshi Fujimoto and Motoo Abiko) a new 3D animation feature hit box office this summer.

The movie will include a number of stories that have taken place in the animations long history. "To everyone that experienced childhood."

Everyone whos now an adult now grew up watching Doraemon every weekday mornings on GMA 7.

When the voice actress who played Doraemon for over 25 years stepped down, it was global news, manga/anime fans and kids at heart were totally upset.

Now that those generation has kids of their own, all the stories they grew up to are shown in 3D on the big screen, promising a wonderful, family movie-going experience.

Old school fans may not be too excited about the drastic change in animation style, being so used to the old-school animation style of Doraemon long time ago.

But the trailer looks pretty awesome. Some long standing questions and rumors about Doraemon and his pals, most notably Nobita (whom he lives with), look to be answered as well.

`Stand By Me Doraemon` mengisahkan perjuangan Nobita dalam melindungi Shizuka yang disayanginya. Film ini juga turut memperlihatkan alat-alat khas Doraemon seperti Baling-baling Bambu dan Pintu ke Mana saja. Rencananya, film tiga dimensi pertama Doraemon ini akan dirilis pada 8 Agustus 2014.

Doraemon pernah tayang di negara-negara Asia Tenggara termasuk Indonesia. Di sini, anime tersebut mengudara sejak 1988 di salah satu televisi swasta. Versi manga Doraemon pertama kali terbit di Jepang sejak 1973.

Duo Fujiko Fujio (Hiroshi Fujimoto dan Motoo Abiko) membuat Doraemon pada 1969. Dalam kisahnya, sang kucing robot Doraemon dikirim oleh anak laki-laki dari masa depan ke masa lalu untuk membantu kakeknya yang masih kecil bernama Nobita.

Doraemon, Nobita, serta anak-anak lain pun menangani masalah sehari-hari dan bahkan menjadi penyebabnya setelah alat-alat masa depan dari dalam kantong ajaib Doraemon dikeluarkan. Mereka lalu memulai petualangan antar ruang dan waktu.