TOKYO — The popular Japanese cartoon programme Doraemon will be shown in Britain from next Monday, making it the 38th country or region to run the animated series, TV Asahi Corp said.
Doraemon, based on manga comic books by Fujiko F. Fujio, will be aired in English on Boomerang, a cable and satellite channel popular among children, the Japanese broadcaster said.
The number of episodes to be screened has not been decided, according to the company.
Doraemon, a robotic cat who travels from the 22nd century to the present day to help elementary school boy Nobita, first appeared in manga in 1969 and has been spun off into movies and video games as well as the animated series.
Boomerang describes Nobita on its website as "10-year-old Noby, a lazy uncoordinated terrible student who needs all the help he can get."