While the original manga ended in 1996 due to the death of the writer half of the duo, Hiroshi Fujimoto, Doraemon has long since maintained relevancy with its various anime series and movies, and that’s led to it being one of the biggest and most iconic anime franchises of all time.
Having been around since 1969, Doraemon is one of the oldest manga franchises around, and with approximately 250 million copies sold worldwide, Doraemon is definitively the fifth best-selling manga of all time. While the original manga ended in 1996 due to the death of the writer half of the duo, Hiroshi Fujimoto, Doraemon has long since maintained relevancy with its various anime series and movies, and that’s led to it being one of the biggest and most iconic anime franchises of all time.