was never interested to watch it in the first place
i don’t even know what that is
chimpui/chinpui however it’s spelled. i know that there’s been a few crossovers already but i want one where all the main characters meet.
i have two volumes of the manga :)
“stand by me doraemon 2” (2020)
honorable mentions: “doraemon: nobita and the windmasters” (2003), “stand by me doraemon” (2014), “dorami-chan: mini-dora sos!!” (1989), “doraemon: nobita’s night before a wedding” (1999), “do your best! gian!” (2001)
i haven’t watched them all but it’s definitely between kachi kochi (2017), moon exploration (2019) & the mermaid movie (2010).
i have no idea if the 2025 movie has been announced yet but it better not be another space/dinosaur themed movie. i think it’s gonna be magic related, idk if they’ve already made something like that yet. if you’ve been here for a while you’ll know i’m hardly ever interested in the yearly movies & prefer the ones that focus on nobita’s future (stand by me saga, some of the short movies, etc).
more stories that take place in the future & more episodes with suneo as the main character 🙏🙏🙏
i would’ve chosen one of suneo’s zesty moments but they’re perfectly in character, therefore not random, as it’s expected at this point. so have this instead!
Warnings ;; Complete and utter tomfoolery and confusion lmao + Cursing/swearing also
Proofread + edited ;; Nah, I'm tired af lol
Word count ;; 919 words (5100 characters)
Auth. Note ;; THE AMOUNT OF RESEARCH I HAD TO DO BECAUSE I DIDN'T KNOW WTF CHINPUI WAS IS ABSURD. So sorry if anything is slightly off because of this lmao ANYTHING TO APPEAL TO THE NICHE SIDES OF THE 4*TOWN FANDOM !! ANYTHING !! (i have no idea what i've created lmao help-)
this is a bit short, please forgive me haha !! all interactions are platonically coded as this is a first meeting - i found it p hard to write a magical space mouse but here we go, enjoy !! <3
T's chest heaved as the backing for U Know Whats Up faded out, heat crawled all over his skin as he held his final pose alongside the rest of his friends. It had been a long day full of rehearsals in preparation for their upcoming concerts but despite the fatigue settling in his bones T's face was split by a huge smile. Nothing would ever feel as freeing as singing alongside his friends - his brothers.
As their manager called for a break, sending praise to everyone that they could, 4*TOWN were handed some cooled water bottles. The cooling trickle of water felt like heaven in T's throat, which had a tendency to feel dry after he hit some of his lowest notes.
As an incredible, amazing plan entered T's mind he felt his grin slip into a mischievous smirk. T noticed Robaire's face pale as he took a couple steps back, and then a dozen more to be safe, and elbowed Jesse and Tae Young. Fortunately, they'd forgotten to warn another poor member, one who was looking eerily like T's next victim.
Z.
Holding back premature cackles, T snuck behind Z as he wiped his face with his shirt. Poor guy didn't even know it was coming. In one fluid motion T uncaps his bottle and dumps it all out on Z's head. T dissolved into bouts of snorts and cackles as Z remained stock still. That should've been a warning but what's the fun in that.
As T rolled on the floor laughing he failed to notice Z beginning to move again, flicking water off of his face.
"T, dude, you might wanna-"
"Oh my god, can we not have one normal practice-"
"Anyone got a casket laying around-"
T wheezed, holding his stomach as it started to cramp, barely listening to the world around him. At least he wasn't until heard the countdown and a chill was sent down his spine.
"3"
Oh shit, he'd fucked up now. T scrambled to his feet, glancing at the pitying and smug faces surrounding him.
"2"
No time for dawdling !! This is life or death !! T sprints past some technicians, yelling apologies as he went. He rushed down the stage steps and through the stadium
"1"
Though it was barely audible, the final number within the countdown rang the loudest, seemingly echoing as T ran. Turns out genius ideas have not-so genius consequences.
Not stopping until he found some empty alley a couple streets over from the stadium, T finally let himself collapse against the wall, even more out of breath than he'd been at the end of the last rehearsal.
"Fucking...ahhhh...holy shit...."
T takes sharp breaths as he spews curses into the air, clutching his side that decided to give him a stitch
"God, why won't this ease up for a second !!"
"Chinpui !!"
What- what the fuck ??
A high pitched shout cam from his left as the pain in his side disappeared. T turned to look at the source and found nothing...
"Down here !!"
T frowned but looked down all the same...
"GAH !! WHAT THE FUCK-"
T tripped backwards in a scramble to move away from the giant....thing ?? Mouse ?? Monkey ?? Monkey-mouse ?? WHY IS ITS HEAD SO BIG !? Mouse, right ?? Looking like Mickey's purple cousin Michael fr-
"Haha !! Are you okay ??"
"NO !!"
The big-headed mouse thing just hums and FLOATS OVER HIM-
"I-" T sighs and flops into the ground, tired after his very dramatic day
After a minute or two of lying on the gross alley floor T stands up dusting himself off and grimacing at the feel of the muck on his clothes.
"Great, as if I didn't already feel gross enough." T begins to aggressively brush his clothes, "Get off of me !!"
"Chinpui !!"
T freezes as he feels air pulling at him, like he's being sucked up by a fucking vacuum
"What the shit-"
Once the suction finally stops, T falls forward, bracing himself against the wall before he turns to the apparently magical purple mouse
"What kind of magic genie are you ??"
"That wasn't magic-"
"I think the fuck it was !!"
"-it was scientific method ??"
"As if you pulling a blackhole out of nowhere is any kind of logical or scientific ?? Yeah, okay..."
"It is !!"
"Mhm, sure it is, little mouse dude. Whatever you say, buddy."
"I can access scientific technology by using a key word !!"
"The fact you don't have a name for this "scientific technology" speaks volumes...but anyway, moving on, do you have a name or is it just freaky floating mouse ??"
"I'm Chinpui !! And you're Aaron T, known as T to close friends and family !!"
T frowns and points as finger at the floating alien accusingly, "You a spy drone or something ??"
"Nope !!" Chinpui (if that's even its real name !!) giggles and flies closer to T's face
T hums in thought, questioning all of his life choices in those few seconds, before he felt a stroke of genius enter his mind, and he plasters an innocent smile on his face "Say, Chinpui, my dear pal, my good friend, mi amigo, you ever tried a few practical jokes with your...scientific method ??"
Chinpui does a few log rolls in the air as it thinks, "Not that I can remember !!"
T's smile turns into a mischievous grin, "How about we test that out then, turn our hypothesis into a working theory, yeah ??"
Chinpui giggles and somersaults above T's head, forcing him to look straight up, "Sure thing !!"
I honestly dislike the idea of Eri being with that unknown Prince. I want her to be with Uchiki. And I thought the 4th volume will revealed the prince and shown the ending.. but unfortunately the story is never ends in ita manga. So it is basically a never ending story like doraemon. I like the idea that there's 2 parallels future where Eri married the prince or Uchiki.
Interrupted my Doraemon readthrough to check out the Chimpui manga, about a mouse-like alien with magical powers (actually Sufficiently Advanced Technology) who comes to Earth to help Eri, a girl who is not very good at most things. I remember catching a few episodes of the anime when I was little and thinking at the time, "Wow, this is a shameless Doraemon rip-off!" I later learned that it was also created by Fujiko F. Fujio, ha.
I think it's pretty cute. Eri is generally more likable than Nobita usually is (i.e., outside of Doraemon movies), though most of the supporting cast aren't as fleshed out as their Doraemon counterparts. The premise of the story also gets weird: the reason Eri comes in contact with aliens is that she’s been chosen as the soon-to-be bride to the prince of their home planet. She is vehemently opposed to the idea for very understandable reasons, but the annoying aliens refuse to take no for an answer, and in almost every chapter one or more of them drop by with some wacky scheme to try and persuade her otherwise.
Meanwhile, Chimpui is tasked with overseeing Eri until she changes her mind. I do like that, despite supporting the marriage, he grows to respect her feelings and even helps sneakily sabotage the other aliens’ plans on a few occasions. All the same, it’s a very bizarre situation to put a child protagonist in. It doesn’t help that the glimpses shown of Eri’s future imply that she ends up marrying the prince regardless, even though Chimpui assures her that (as Doraemon is fond of reminding Nobita) the future can change.
This series is not nearly as well known or long running as Doraemon, even in Japan. Apparently, the author had an ending for Chimpui in mind, but passed away before he could complete it, so it's one of those forever unfinished works.
Also, if you thought it was hard to obtain Doraemon material in English, you can essentially forget about it for Chimpui. There seem to be a few fan translations floating out there, but they are slim pickings.