Doraemon showcase, a hit in Hong Kong, set for world tour beginning in Shanghai

Founder of design studio AllRightsReserved says overseas event organisers, venue owners had pitched idea to him after seeing show last year

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A 12-metre-tall inflatable Doraemon and nearly 100 life-sized Doraemon sculptures will appear on Anyi Road in Shanghai on March 8. Photo: Handout

Published: 9:00am, 5 Mar 2025

A Doraemon exhibition in Hong Kong that attracted 5 million locals and tourists last summer set the stage for its 10-destination global tour, which will start soon in Shanghai, the organiser has told the Post.

Lam Shu-kam, the founder of design studio AllRightsReserved, said in an interview on Monday that some overseas visitors, including event organisers, ticketing companies and venue owners went to the exhibition in Tsim Sha Tsui last year and pitched to him the idea of bringing it to their cities.

“This shows that Hong Kong is an influential window to the world,” he said.

Lam is the mastermind behind other high-profile exhibitions in Hong Kong, including the floating of inflatable rubber ducks in Victoria Harbour in 2013 and 2023, a similar showcase featuring Companion, a character created by American artist Kaws, in 2019, and, more recently, a display of giant pandas.

The Shanghai show will be similar to the one in Hong Kong but with a touch of local flavour, Lam Shu-kam says, Photo: Handout

The family friendly “100% Doraemon & Friends Tour”, which took place last July and August at the Avenue of Stars in Tsim Sha Tsui, featured 135 large-scale models of the famous robot cat created by the late Japanese manga master Fujiko F. Fujio.

Lam said the Shanghai show would be similar to the one in Hong Kong but with a touch of local flavour. It would have both a free zone and a ticketed one at Jing An Kerry Centre between March 29 and May 5, with merchandise for sale.