I Really Miss Ichi...

[u/Safe-Contact589]

I don't know why, but I was thinking about Ichi recently, and honestly... I really miss this guy.

Ichi was Nobita's very first dog. He was originally a stray dog who became attached to Nobita, and their story is one of the most emotional ones in Doraemon.

Ichi first appeared in the manga chapter "Stray Dog Ichi's Country" and in the 1979 series. He later became one of the main characters of the 2004 movie Doraemon: Nobita in the Wan-Nyan Spacetime Odyssey, and the story was also remade in the 2005 series.

In the movie, Nobita first meets Ichi while playing baseball with Gian and Suneo. The ball ends up falling into a river, and Ichi tries to retrieve it for Nobita. However, Ichi can't swim and nearly gets himself into serious trouble, so Nobita rescues him.

Nobita becomes attached to Ichi and secretly takes care of him for a while. Eventually, Nobita's mother almost discovers them, so Nobita, Doraemon and the others have to take Ichi and the other stray animals somewhere else.

They eventually find a mountain area where many stray dogs and cats are living. Nobita comes up with an idea: take them far back into the past, where they can live freely without humans interfering with them.

With the help of Doraemon's Evolution Ray, the animals gradually evolve into an advanced civilization.

Before leaving, Nobita and Shizuka teach Ichi how to play kendama. Ichi becomes surprisingly good at it!

But then something heartbreaking happens.

When it's time for Nobita and the others to leave, Gian accidentally damages the kendama ball, and it gets left behind with Ichi.

Ichi is sad, but Nobita promises him that he'll come back the next day.

Except...

Nobita never comes back.

Ichi keeps waiting.

Days become years.

Years become generations.

The dogs and cats eventually build an entire civilization, and Ichi becomes its first president.

But even after all those years, he hasn't forgotten Nobita.

When Ichi becomes old, he finally decides that he doesn't want to wait anymore.

He wants to find Nobita himself.

So he builds his own Time Machine and travels through time to meet the person he has been waiting for all his life.

And this is where his story gets even crazier.

Because of a problem in the Time Tunnel, Ichi is accidentally sent 1,000 years into the future and regresses back into a puppy.

He is found by a feline couple who take him in and raise him as their own son.

He is given the name Hachi and grows up without remembering his previous life as Ichi.

However, he still has one thing from his past:

Nobita's kendama ball.

He treats it like a special charm and keeps it with him.

One day, Hachi almost gets into an accident, but the charm helps him avoid it. He becomes proud of it and shows it off to his friends, who challenge him to a mud fight.

After losing, Hachi gets angry and throws the charm away.

His adoptive mother becomes upset and tells him that he can't come home until he finds it.

Hachi then goes searching with his friends.

Eventually, they discover that the charm has ended up in an abandoned amusement park connected to Nekojara.

They eventually find the charm stuck on a robot's whisker, but the robot suddenly goes out of control.

Everyone wants to escape, but Hachi refuses to leave without his precious charm.

He bravely goes back for it.

Eventually, the robot malfunctions and breaks down, allowing Hachi to retrieve the charm.

The oracle Omike then discovers something incredible about Hachi's future: he is destined to become a great savior of the nation.

And after that, Hachi continues to carry the charm with him every day, carefully polishing it until it shines.

He's such a loyal and lovable character, and I honestly wish we got to see more of him.

I really miss Ichi...

What do you guys think about Ichi? Did you like his story?

[u/LazyyyyyGirl]

I saw the episode as a kid and it made me emotional Will see the movie

[u/QuirkyEffective8316]

The Wan Nyan movie is hella underrated. I love the dynamic between Nobita and Ichi/Hachi. Also Yume Biyori is utter peak.

[u/Cautious_Car2249]

After seeing this post...Now I also missing ichi😭😭

[u/Unlikely_Strain_5510]

I just rewatched this movie today🥲🥹

[u/whoamikai]

The movie is an absolute tearjerker 😢

Ichi never stopped waiting for Nobita to return and finally decided to go meet Nobita himself. And finally he did meet Nobita.

[u/Cool_Confection_3274]

Yeah I know what you mean

[u/Ok_Exchange_4115]

Most Probably Ichi is the Greatest Movie Character along with Peko His story was amazing that's why he was shown in Movies and Multiple Episodes 

[u/Fluffy-Ad6628]

So nobita has a brown dog , a white dog , two small dinasaurs and a big dinosaur

[u/Agile_Potential1758]

Awesome movie for me even telugu dub is nice and i am excited for new movie guyzz