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One day during summer vacation, a palm-sized alien named Papi appears from a small rocket that Nobita picks up. He is the president of Pirika, a small planet in outer space, and has come to Earth to escape the rebels. Doraemon and his friends are puzzled by Papi’s small size, but as they play together using the secret tool “Small Light”, they gradually become friends. However, a whale-shaped space battleship comes to earth and attacks Doraemon, Nobita and the others in order to capture Papi. Feeling responsible for getting everyone involved, Papi tries to stand up to the rebels. Doraemon and his friends leave for the planet Pirika to protect their dear friend and his home.
One day during summer vacation, a palm-sized alien named Papi appears from a small rocket that Nobita picks up. He is the president of Pirika, a small planet in outer space, and has come to Earth to escape the rebels. Doraemon and his friends are puzzled by Papi’s small size, but as they play together using the secret tool “Small Light”, they gradually become friends. However, a whale-shaped space battleship comes to earth and attacks Doraemon, Nobita and the others in order to capture Papi. Feeling responsible for getting everyone involved, Papi tries to stand up to the rebels. Doraemon and his friends leave for the planet Pirika to protect their dear friend and his home.
The film's central conflict revolves around resisting an authoritarian military coup and restoring a democratically elected leader, championing universal values of freedom, friendship, and courage without explicitly promoting a specific progressive or conservative ideology.
This animated film features traditional casting consistent with its Japanese origin and established characters, without incorporating intentional race or gender swaps. The narrative explores universal themes of friendship and courage, and does not explicitly critique traditional identities or center DEI themes within its storyline.
Doraemon the Movie: Nobita's Little Star Wars 2021 is an animated sci-fi adventure that does not feature any explicit or implicit LGBTQ+ characters or themes. The story centers on Nobita and his friends assisting a small alien, Papi, in a conflict on his home planet. Consequently, there is no LGBTQ+ portrayal to evaluate within the film's narrative.
The film features female characters like Shizuka Minamoto and Pina who are part of the adventure and face male antagonists. However, their victories or contributions to combat situations are not achieved through direct physical combat, martial arts, or melee weapons. They do not defeat male opponents in close-quarters physical contests.
This film is a remake of a 1985 movie within the established Doraemon franchise. All major characters, including Doraemon, Nobita, Shizuka, and the specific characters from the 'Little Star Wars' storyline, retain their original canonical genders from previous installments and source material.
The film is an adaptation of a long-running Japanese manga and anime series. All established characters, including Nobita and his friends, maintain their original East Asian racial depiction consistent with the source material. No character canonically established as one race is portrayed as a different race.
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