In particular, the space theme is exploited quite a lot and the 4 titles below are Doraemon’s best stories set in an alien setting.
1. Nobita and the history of space exploration
This collection of stories was released in Vietnam with the name ‘The Secret of the Purple Planet’.
In this collection of stories, the group of friends Nobita and Doraemon must help their friend Ropull – a resident of the planet Koyakoya, who has the ability to telepathize with Nobita – against the aggressive plots of a mineral mining company.
Not only are there thrilling and humorous battles, the story also introduces a number of interesting concepts about the universe, including: gravity differences between planets, time flow differences, space doors.
2. Nobita and the space war
The story collection was published in Vietnam with the title ‘The Space Dictator’.
This is a collection of stories that is considered extremely attractive as the main villain, the Giru rebels, knows how to take full advantage of the spy system to reveal almost all of Nobita’s group’s plans.
3. Nobita and the Milky Way express train
If you like powerful ‘tricks’, this will be the ideal collection of stories.
4. Nobita and the Adventure of the Universe
The story collection is also known as ‘Nobita’s search for a new land’ or ‘Nobita and his adventures in outer space’.
The story begins when Gian and Suneo are kidnapped by a strange spaceship.
Throughout the story is the battle between Nobita and Rian’s friends against Moa – a strange liquid entity that manipulated Rian’s father to carry out a plot to invade Earth.