Raatan Lambiyan || Nobita Shizuka - Love AMV

Shizuka with her signature pigtails and gentle expression.
First Appearance
December 1969 (Doraemon manga chapter 1)
Creator
Fujiko F. Fujio
Series
Doraemon
Copyright
Fujiko F. Fujio / Shogakukan / TV Asahi / ADK
Species
Human
Gender
Female
Age
Around 10-11 years old (Elementary school)
Birthday
May 8 (often cited, though sometimes inconsistent)
Occupation
Elementary School Student
Height
Average for her age
Body Type
Slender
Color Scheme
Outfit
Often wears a pink dress or a pink shirt and skirt.
Catchphrase
(Polite speech), 'Nobita-san!' (when addressing Nobita), (Exasperated sigh when Nobita messes up), 'Stop it, Gian!'
Accessories
Often depicted with hair ties for her pigtails.
Shizuka Minamoto was created by Fujiko F. Fujio as the main female character and primary love interest for Nobita in the Doraemon series. She represents kindness, intelligence, and traditional femininity within the main group of friends. Living in the same neighborhood as Nobita, Gian, and Suneo, she is often the target of Nobita's affections and Gian and Suneo's attempts to exclude Nobita from activities.
Appeared as Nobita's classmate and friend in the first chapter of the Doraemon manga.
Develops a close, caring friendship with Nobita, despite his flaws, often helping him with homework or encouraging him.
It is established early in the series that Shizuka will eventually marry Nobita in the future, a key motivation for Doraemon's mission.
Shizuka is an archetypal 'girl next door' and kind-hearted female lead in Japanese manga and anime. She represents intelligence, kindness, and grace. Her relationship with Nobita is a core element of the series' emotional appeal. Her love for bathing has also become a notable, sometimes parodied, character trait.
Shizuka serves as a positive role model, emphasizing kindness, intelligence, fairness, and loyalty. She often acts as the moral center of the group, gently guiding her friends towards better behavior.
One of Shizuka's most defining and frequently depicted traits is her love for taking baths. She bathes multiple times a day. This often becomes a source of conflict or embarrassment when Nobita accidentally (or sometimes intentionally, using Doraemon's gadgets) walks in on her, leading to her understandably angry reactions.
Shizuka aspires to be a good violin player and practices diligently, but her playing is infamously terrible, often described as screechy and unpleasant – comparable in its negative effect to Gian's singing. Despite this lack of talent, she genuinely enjoys playing, highlighting her perseverance even in areas where she doesn't naturally excel.
Hello everyone, I'm Shizuka Minamoto. It's nice to meet you! I'm just an ordinary elementary school girl who enjoys studying, playing the piano, and spending time with my friends like Nobita-san and Doraemon-chan.
I always try my best to be kind and helpful to everyone. I think it's important to be polite and study hard. I really dislike bullying, and I wish Gian wouldn't pick on Nobita-san so much. I enjoy baking cakes and practicing my violin... although maybe I still need a little more practice with the violin! Oh, and I really love taking baths!
Well, most days involve going to school with Nobita-san, Gian, and Suneo-san. Often, Nobita-san gets into some kind of trouble, and Doraemon-chan has to help him out with a gadget. Sometimes we all go on amazing adventures together to different places or even different times! It can be scary sometimes, but it's always exciting when we're all together.
Oh, my! I didn't know people thought much about me. I just try to be a good friend and do the right thing. I hope seeing our adventures encourages everyone to be kind to each other and to try their best, just like I try to encourage Nobita-san!