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While the 1979 series had DVD releases in Japan, they are notoriously incomplete.
They resolve to travel to Japan in the Cretaceous period. However, the Time Machine malfunctions, and they are forced to use the "Anywhere Door" to traverse the ancient continents. doraemon 1979 raw exclusive
Suddenly, the story takes a dark turn characteristic of the early 1979 specials. They encounter "Time Hunters"—illegal poachers from the future who hunt extinct animals for sport. This was one of the first times the anime introduced genuine villains with malicious intent, contrasting the usual bully dynamics of Gian and Suneo.
The Time Hunters capture Doraemon and Nobita, stealing their gadgets. Piisuke, terrified of the hunters, is captured in a net. The poachers intend to sell him.
The story begins with a classic neighborhood confrontation. Suneo is showing off a fossilized claw of a Tyrannosaurus Rex to an envious Nobita and Gian. When Nobita asks to touch it, Suneo snatches it away, mocking Nobita for not understanding the value of history. Feature: "Doraemon (1979) — Raw Exclusive" Where to
Humiliated, Nobita rushes home and demands that Doraemon produce a dinosaur. Doraemon scoffs, explaining that dinosaurs are extinct. Nobita insists, betting his eyes that he can find a living dinosaur. Doraemon accepts the bet, confident he will win.
Nobita searches the local mountains and riverbanks, digging holes everywhere, only to find modern junk—a car tire, an old boot. Exhausted and tearful, he returns to the empty lot, digging one last time in sheer desperation. To everyone’s shock, he unearths a fossilized egg.