Doraemon the Movie: New Nobita and the Castle of the Undersea Devil (2026)
Original title: 映画ドラえもん 新・のび太の海底鬼岩城
Doraemon the Movie: New Nobita and the Castle of the Undersea Devil is a 2026 Japanese-language animation movie directed by Tetsuo Yajima and Isao Murayama, with a running time of 1h 42m. It stars Wasabi Mizuta, Megumi Oohara and Yumi Kakazu.
Nobita, Doraemon, and their friends stumble onto a hidden palace far below the waves, and a day out turns into a full undersea expedition. Doraemon's pocket supplies the gear: tools to breathe, shrink, and move through water no ordinary diver could manage. This 2026 feature remakes the 1983 film Nobita and the Castle of the Undersea Devil, the 45th entry in the long-running movie series, directed by Tetsuo Yajima from a script by Isao Murayama. It keeps the formula fans know: goofy comedy, a real sense of wonder, and a group of kids in over their heads but sticking together.
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What is Doraemon the Movie: New Nobita and the Castle of the Undersea Devil about?
Nobita, Doraemon, and their friends stumble onto a hidden palace far below the waves, and a day out turns into a full undersea expedition. Doraemon's pocket supplies the gear: tools to breathe, shrink, and move through water no ordinary diver could manage. This 2026 feature remakes the 1983 film Nobita and the Castle of the Undersea Devil, the 45th entry in the long-running movie series, directed by Tetsuo Yajima from a script by Isao Murayama. It keeps the formula fans know: goofy comedy, a real sense of wonder, and a group of kids in over their heads but sticking together.
When was Doraemon the Movie: New Nobita and the Castle of the Undersea Devil released?
Doraemon the Movie: New Nobita and the Castle of the Undersea Devil was released on 27 February 2026.
How long is Doraemon the Movie: New Nobita and the Castle of the Undersea Devil?
Doraemon the Movie: New Nobita and the Castle of the Undersea Devil runs 1h 42m.
Who made Doraemon the Movie: New Nobita and the Castle of the Undersea Devil?
Doraemon the Movie: New Nobita and the Castle of the Undersea Devil was directed by Tetsuo Yajima, Isao Murayama and Takayuki Hattori.
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Akira Toriyama's Sand Land sends an odd trio across a desert with the same spirit of gadget-powered adventure and easy humor. Crusher Joe offers a scrappier sci-fi expedition for slightly older kids. And The Anime Encyclopedia is a useful companion for anyone tracing where Doraemon fits across decades of Japanese animation and its recurring boy-and-his-robot heart.
Doraemon movies that turn an ordinary day into a full adventure
New Nobita and the Castle of the Undersea Devil starts as a day out and becomes a full expedition the moment Doraemon opens his pocket. These other Doraemon features run the same way, a group of ordinary kids stumbling into dinosaurs, ancient Japan, or the deep sea, kept safe only by gadgets and by sticking together when they are clearly in over their heads.
Anime franchise movies where a group of kids saves the day
The undersea castle sends Nobita's gang far past anything ordinary divers could handle. These franchise movies hand the same job to other kids, Pokemon trainers, the Shin-chan crew, Digimon partners, all thrown into a crisis bigger than they are and winning on nerve rather than muscle, the same goofy comedy plus real stakes that Doraemon fans show up for.
Animated adventures built on wonder and hidden worlds
Doraemon's undersea palace trades on pure wonder, a hidden world glimpsed just below the waves. These animated adventures chase the same feeling, children crossing into floating cities, deserts, and lands beyond the map, where the pleasure is discovery itself rather than any villain, carried by the sense of scale that makes the Castle of the Undersea Devil worth the trip.