Where Did Nobita Go Furthest When He Ran Away From Home?
Hello! Talking about Nobita running away from home, it's practically his "signature move." He constantly threatens to run away, but most of the time, it's all bark and no bite – he usually chickens out after reaching a nearby vacant lot or the mountain behind his house.
However, if we're talking about the time he ran away "the farthest," it really depends on how we define "far." There are several strong contenders, each quite representative.
If measured by "longest time away and most isolated": Ten Years Stranded on a Deserted Island
This is definitely the most memorable one for many people.
- Source: Short story manga Deserted Island Adventure (Taiwanese title: To the Deserted Island)
- Plot: After yet another fight with his mom, Nobita is determined to run away to a deserted island where no one can find him. He gets the "Runaway to a Deserted Island Kit" from Doraemon, but due to an accident, all the tools except for seeds that only grow radishes are washed away.
- The "Farthest" Aspect: He genuinely lived alone on a completely uninhabited island for a full ten years! He grew from a child into a bearded young man. During this decade, he was completely cut off from modern civilization, making it arguably the "farthest" he ever got from home in terms of time and psychological isolation. In the end, Doraemon used the time machine to go back ten years and rescue him before he drifted onto the island. The Nobita who lived on the island for ten years only existed in an altered timeline branch.
(Nobita after ten years on the island)
If measured by "greatest spatiotemporal distance": Japan 70,000 Years Ago
This is a classic plot from a feature-length movie (theatrical edition).
- Source: Feature-length movie Nobita and the Birth of Japan
- Plot: This time, it wasn't just Nobita. Doraemon, Shizuka, Gian, and Suneo all decided to "run away" together due to various dissatisfactions with their home lives. They used the time machine to travel back to Japan 70,000 years ago.
- The "Farthest" Aspect: 70,000 years ago! This distance can't be measured in kilometers. They established their own "utopia" there, befriended primitive humans, and got caught up in a major battle with the Dark Tribe. In terms of temporal scale, this was undoubtedly the farthest adventure from home.
If measured by "pure geographical distance": The Heart of Africa
This is also a very classic adventure.
- Source: Feature-length movie Nobita and the Haunts of Evil
- Plot: Nobita wanted to adventure to an unexplored, mysterious land, which can be seen as a form of running away to escape daily life. Using Doraemon's tools, he finally pinpointed a mysterious "Giant Statue" seen in a satellite photo of Africa.
- The "Farthest" Aspect: They used the Anywhere Door to travel directly to the heart of the Congo River Basin in Africa, deep within a jungle known as the "Smoker's Forest." For an elementary school kid living in Tokyo, this was definitely one of the farthest places he ever reached geographically.
To Summarize
So, regarding Nobita's farthest runaway:
- Psychologically and in terms of isolation, it was the ten years spent living on the deserted island.
- On the scale of time travel, it was going back to Japan 70,000 years ago.
- In terms of pure geographical distance, reaching the heart of Africa is also a strong contender.
Personally, I feel the deserted island incident has the most impact. After all, those ten years of lonely growth made the term "running away from home" feel incredibly heavy and is the most heart-wrenching.