Doraemon is sent back in time by Nobita Nobi's great-great grandson Sewashi to improve Nobita's conditions so that his children may enjoy a better future.
In the original time-line, Nobita experienced nothing but sadness and bad luck happen in the form of poor marks and grades, physical disasters, and bullying throughout his life. In order to change history and better the Nobi family's destiny, Sewashi sent him a robot called Doraemon.
Doraemon has a pocket from which he produces many gadgets, medicines, and tools from the future. The pocket is called yōjigen-pocket (means fourth-dimensional pocket). Some of the gadgets are based on real Japanese household devices with imaginary things but most are completely science fiction.
Thousands of gadgets have been featured in Doraemon. The number of gadgets has been approximated at 4,500. It is this constant mixture which makes Doraemon popular even among adult readers/viewers. In the series, the availability of gadgets depends sometimes on the money Doraemon had, and he often says some gadgets are expensive in the future.
The more famous gadgets that Doraemon have include the "bamboo-copter", a small head accessory that allows flight; the "Anywhere Door", a door that opens up to any place the user wishes; and the "Time Machine". Although he can hear perfectly well, Doraemon has no ears. His robotic ears were eaten by a mouse, giving him a series-long phobia of mouse.
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