The defence The Sentimental Softie
“Its refusal to behave is the point.”
The strange choices create the kind of friction that follows you out of the theatre and into the argument.
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Doraemon: Nobita and the Island of Miracles – Animal Adventure
Family · Animation · Adventure · 2012
Nobita and Doraemon use time tree Mochi and catch a big bird, which has been extinct for 500 years ago. To protect the animal, Nobita and Doraemon go to Beremon Island, overseen by a golden beetle named Herakles.
Movie details
Doraemon: Nobita and the Island of Miracles – Animal Adventure
2012 Family · Animation · Adventure 1h 40m
Critical arithmetic
One number, for now.
Scores change. Arguments endure.
TMDB
6.8 / 10
Community rating
Nobita and Doraemon use time tree Mochi and catch a big bird, which has been extinct for 500 years ago. To protect the animal, Nobita and Doraemon go to Beremon Island, overseen by a golden beetle named Herakles.
CriticWise case file
What this film says about your taste.
Not a recommendation score. A measure of how closely the film’s taste signals resemble yours.
The archetype split
Who fights over Doraemon: Nobita and the Island of Miracles – Animal Adventure?
For the defence
The Sentimental Softie
“You came to feel something, and you will.”
Read their case For the prosecution
The Cool Ironist
“Feeling things is a little embarrassing.”
Read their objectionThe split comes from the same five-axis model used by the test, not audience ratings or review sentiment.
Taste neighbourhood
Nearby on the taste map.
TMDB supplies the candidates. CriticWise reorders them by craft, strangeness, prestige, emotion, and pace.
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Doraemon: Nobita and the Green Giant Legend
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A sapling Nobita discovers is turned into a plant-boy with help from Doraemon, and becomes Earth's only hope at passing judgment from the dryadic aliens of the Green Planet.
Doraemon: Nobita and the Animal Planet
Fantasy · 1990
Nobita and his friends get transported to an animal planet after a mysterious pink fog appears inside his house. They work together with the natives to find the origin of the fog.
Doraemon: Nobita's Treasure Island
Animation · 2018
Upon hearing about the story of Treasure Island, Nobita dreams of discovering and exploring his own treasure island, despite the fact all of the Earth has been mapped already.
Doraemon: Nobita and the Tin Labyrinth
Adventure · 1993
Nobita and his friends find a portal to a mysterious resort filled with metal buildings. They soon discover that the person who opened the portal for them has an ulterior motive.
Doraemon: Nobita's Great Adventure in the Antarctic Kachi Kochi
Animation · 2017
Doraemon and Nobita discover a mysterious golden ring far beneath the ice in Antarctica, leading them to uncover an ancient, ruined city.
Doraemon: Nobita's Dorabian Nights
Animation · 1991
Shizuka ends up in the fantasy world of the 'Arabian Nights' story. However, Doraemon, Nobita, Suneo, and Jyaian must find her from the imaginary Middle East and bring her back to the real life.
Doraemon: Nobita's Great Adventure in the South Seas
Animation · 1998
Nobita coaxes his friends to join him for a treasure hunt but an eerie event transports them to the past. However, their hunt for treasure is not easy as they come face-to-face with pirates.
Doraemon the Movie: Nobita's Little Star Wars 2021
Animation · 2022
During summer vacation Nobita picks up a small rocket containing Papi, a palm-sized alien president escaping rebels on his home planet Pirika.
Doraemon: Nobita and the Winged Braves
Family · 2001
Doraemon and his friends have to rescue the people of Birdopia from the wrongdoing of vengeful former bird troopers before they unleash a wicked ancient dragon.
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Names above the title
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Cast & crew
Directed by
Kōzō Kusuba
Written by
Higashi Shimizu
Wasabi Mizuta
Doraemon (voice)
Megumi Oohara
Nobita (voice)
Yumi Kakazu
Shizuka (voice)
Subaru Kimura
Gian (voice)
Tomokazu Seki
Suneo (voice)
Nana Mizuki
Koron (voice)
Masako Nozawa
Nobisuke (voice)
Court is in session
Put Doraemon: Nobita and the Island of Miracles – Animal Adventure on trial.
Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.
The prosecution The Cool Ironist
“Oddness is not depth.”
A film can break every rule and still leave nothing behind but the memory of how hard it tried to be singular.