Doraemon: Nobita’s New Dinosaur

Doraemon: Nobita’s New Dinosaur

Year: 2020

Runtime: 111 mins

Language: Japanese

Director: Kazuaki Imai

FantasyAnimationComedyFamily

While visiting a dinosaur exhibition, Nobita discovers a fossilized dinosaur egg hidden amongst the rocks. Using the time blanket, he inadvertently restores the egg, bringing the dinosaur back to life. This leads to a series of adventures as Nobita and his friends care for the newly hatched dinosaur.

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Nobita visits a dinosaur exhibition with his friend. During a fossil excavation there, he vows to his friends that he will discover a dinosaur, joking that he will eat monkey nuts with his eyes if he fails. As he leaves the excavation, he trips over a rock and suspects that he has found the fossil of an egg. He goes home and convinces Doraemon to use the time-wrapping cloth on the fossil egg, and two Sinosauropteryx emerge. [Nobita] names the twin dinosaurs Kyu and Myu and, under the advice of Dr. Dinosaur, learns how to take care of them. The two fast-growing creatures gradually show differences in their development. Myu has learned to fly, but not the smaller Kyu. As Kyu and Myu grow, Nobita’s room becomes too small for them, so they use the Breeding Diorama Set to give Kyu and Myu more freedom.

The day Nobita completes his dare arrives. When his friends arrive, they discover that Nobita has indeed found a dinosaur. At this point, Kyu and Myu make a lot of commotion, leading Nobita’s Mother to come upstairs. They try to hide Kyu and Myu by using the spatial movement crayon, however, the townspeople see Kyu and Myu. Understanding that Kyu and Myu have reached their full size, they should return to their time. The next morning, the five of them climb into the time machine.

With the Time Furoshiki, Doraemon’s party goes back to the early part of the Late Cretaceous, calculated from the time of the fossil egg. However, they discover that they are in Late Jurassic Colorado, the time where the Torvosaurus, Allosaurus, Diplodocus, Brachiosaurus, Camarasaurus, Apatosaurus, Hesperosaurus and Stegosaurus all live. As they rush to return to the time machine, Nobita trips and loses the breeding diorama. The scene shifts to a room where the actions of Nobita and his friends are secretly monitored by Jill, who has now shape-shifted into a white monkey, as he answers a call by a mysterious woman named Natalie. Unaware that they are being monitored, the group searches for Kyu and Myu’s comrades, and finally reaches the sea. Along the way, they meet dinosaurs such as a Tarbosaurus and a Sinoceratops.

When Gian and Suneo go ahead to find more clues about Kyu and Myu’s kind, they are captured by Jill, and [Doraemon] and the others are in danger of being attacked by a large Tupandactylus. Nobita and Kyu fall into the sea, but they are helped by a Futabasaurus that is very similar to Piisuke, who takes them to a mysterious island where they reunite with Doraemon, Shizuka, and Myu. This is an island inhabited by dinosaurs that look like them, the same species as Kyu and Myu. Nobita tries to get the two back to their group, but Kyu is scratched and refused by the group because they believe Kyu is different. It may be because, unlike the new dinosaurs, Kyu cannot fly and its tail is shorter. Nobita declares that Kyu can fly by itself.

Meanwhile, Jill and Natalie, who were on their way to the island on a submarine, face a looming deep impact. [Gian] and [Suneo], who are watching them escape from the cage, study the map and see the truth of the mysterious island. At the time, Nobita and Kyu, who had just started flying training, have a misunderstanding and the training is disrupted. Nobita looks down, finds encouragement, and as he searches for a note with a stick, notices a figure practicing alone. He begins training to help Kyu realize a reverse climb. At that moment, a huge object shines in the sky and falls.

Gian and Suneo push ahead, and together with Doraemon they learn that this is the event that caused the Cretaceous extinction when a meteorite struck the Yucatán Peninsula in Mexico 66 million years ago. Nobita tries to turn the meteorite away with an opposite-direction device, but the Time Patrol appears and Natalie stops the party’s activities. Jill reveals that this era is being watched as a one-time patrol, and insists that history cannot be changed, even if it’s a topic close to Nobita’s heart. Nonetheless, Nobita, blocked by the patrol, remains determined. Kyu and Myu rush to shield Nobita, and Doraemon and the others who try to protect him are detained as well. Yet when Jill holds a check card on Nobita and Kyu, the card emits light, and the Time Patrol ultimately chooses not to interfere in their actions.

As the team fights to help Kyu, Myu, and the other dinosaurs, Gian and Suneo reveal that the island is actually the breeding diorama set, which Nobita dropped in Colorado but that has since grown and become active. They decide to move the dinosaurs off the island using the Space Movement Crayon and launch a rescue operation to shield them from the meteorite’s impact, leveraging the diorama’s weather-control function. As the meteorites approach, a Tupandactylus strikes Nobita and Doraemon as they draw the protective circle. Nobita clings to the Tupandactylus while Kyu, still learning to fly, makes a valiant effort to reach him. After many attempts, Kyu finally takes flight, moving from a tentative glide to true flapping, marking the dawn of a new kind of evolution. Kyu rescues Nobita just in time, and the duo’s bond becomes a symbol of progress—turning dinosaurs into birds in a heroic moment.

The dinosaurs are saved and settled on the island, and Nobita and his friends bid farewell to Kyu and Myu. Jill’s impassioned proclamations echo the concealed care behind their unusual journey, illustrating how a single act of kindness can shape a larger story. Returning to the present, Nobita challenges himself to perform a bar reversal he had once failed, and this time succeeds.

Last updated: October 14, 2025 at 04:07

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Q1

Why did Doraemon's time travel land in the Jurassic instead of the Cretaceous?

A.

The Time Furoshiki was calculated from the fossil egg's age, but the calculation was imprecise. Instead of reaching the Late Cretaceous period where the egg originated, they arrived in Late Jurassic Colorado. This error sets the entire adventure in motion, as they must navigate an entirely different prehistoric era.

Earlier in the film, Doraemon notes that the egg's exact age is difficult to determine since it's a newly discovered species not in any encyclopedia.

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Q2

Who is Jill and why is he watching Nobita and friends?

A.

Jill is an agent working with Natalie, both part of a time-monitoring organization. Jill has shape-shifted into a white monkey to secretly observe Nobita's group. They are tracking whether the group will alter historical events, which is strictly prohibited by the Time Patrol.

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Q3

What is the mysterious island where Kyu and Myu's species lives?

A.

The mysterious island is actually the Breeding Diorama Set that Nobita dropped in Colorado during the time-travel chaos. Over time, the diorama grew and became a living island with its own ecosystem. This explains why the dinosaurs there perfectly match Kyu and Myu's species.

Nobita loses the Breeding Diorama early in the Jurassic journey when he trips and drops it.

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Q4

Why was Kyu rejected by the dinosaur group on the island?

A.

Kyu was rejected because he cannot fly and has a shorter tail compared to the other dinosaurs of his species. The group viewed him as different and refused to accept him. This rejection motivates Nobita to help Kyu prove he can fly, leading to the film's emotional climax.

Earlier, Myu learns to fly quickly while Kyu struggles, showing their developmental differences.

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Q5

Why did the Time Patrol allow Nobita to change history after initially stopping him?

A.

The Time Patrol initially blocked Nobita because changing history is forbidden. However, when Jill holds a check card on Nobita and Kyu, it emits light. This mysterious reaction causes the Time Patrol to reconsider and allow their actions, apparently recognizing something special about their intent.

Jill's mysterious check card first appears when monitoring the group.

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Q6

How does Kyu finally learn to fly in the movie?

A.

After being rejected by his kind, Kyu undergoes intensive training with Nobita's encouragement. Despite many failed attempts, Kyu progresses from tentative gliding to true flapping. This moment symbolizes a new evolutionary step, turning dinosaurs into birds, and represents the movie's theme of perseverance.

Nobita notices Kyu practicing alone at night, showing his determination before the breakthrough.

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Q7

Why is the meteorite in the movie significant to the story?

A.

The meteorite represents the Cretaceous extinction event that occurred 66 million years ago. Gian and Suneo discover the island is actually the Breeding Diorama, and realize the meteor strike will destroy all the dinosaurs unless they act. This creates the urgent rescue mission that drives the climax.

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Q8

What type of dinosaur are Kyu and Myu?

A.

Kyu and Myu are Sinosauropteryx, a newly discovered species not listed in the Complete Encyclopedia of Space. This explains why their care is challenging and why the Time Patrol is interested in them - they represent an unknown species that shouldn't exist in their time.

Dr. Dinosaur warns that caring for an unknown species will be difficult.

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Q9

What is the significance of Nobita's bar reversal at the end?

A.

At the beginning of the movie, Nobita fails a bar reversal and jokes that he'll eat monkey nuts with his eyes if he fails to find a dinosaur. At the end, after his adventure and growth, he successfully completes the bar reversal, symbolizing his personal development and the theme that perseverance leads to success.

The bar reversal challenge appears early when Nobita makes his bold vow about discovering a dinosaur.

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Q10

Why couldn't Nobita and friends hide Kyu and Myu from the townspeople?

A.

When Nobita's mother comes upstairs due to the dinosaurs' commotion, the group attempts to hide Kyu and Myu using the Spatial Movement Crayon. However, the crayons malfunction and the townspeople see the dinosaurs. This forces the group to decide to return the dinosaurs to their time earlier than planned.

The Spatial Movement Crayon has limitations that become apparent during the escape attempt.

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