21 Emon

is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Fujiko Fujio (Fujimoto alone), published from 1968 to 1969 in the Shogakukan magazine Weekly Shōnen Sunday. Set in the same universe as Doraemon, and predating that work by only one year. The manga was then made in a TV anime series by the animation studio Shin-Ei Animation in 1991. From the manga also two animated films were made: 21 Emon: Uchū e Irasshai! and 21 Emon: Soraike! Hadashi no Princess. The official English name is 21 Emon: The 21st Century Kid. The manga, set in a science fiction 2018, tells the story of boy 21 Emon, heir to a long dynasty of hotel owners, whose ancestor goes back to the Edo Period. The anime, unlike the manga, is set between 2051 and 2071. The robot character Gonsuke would go on to make numerous cameo appearances in the 2005 Doraemon series. Plot