Doraemon: New Nobita's Great Demon - Peko and the Exploration Party of Five

Nobita discovers a stray dog and brings it home, unaware that the animal is actually a prince from a distant land. This homeland is an empire of evolved dogs located deep within an African jungle. Nobita and his friends travel to this unexplored territory to return the young prince to his people, only to find that the situation in his kingdom has changed since his departure.

The film was directed by Shinnosuke Yakuwa, marking the first of four films he has directed, followed by Doraemon: Nobita and the Birth of Japan, Doraemon: Nobita's Chronicle of the Moon Exploration, and Totto-chan: The Little Girl at the Window. The screenplay was written by Higashi Shimizu. The voice cast features Wasabi Mizuta as Doraemon, Megumi Oohara as Nobita, Yumi Kakazu as Shizuka, Subaru Kimura as Gian, Tomokazu Seki as Suneo, and Yu Kobayashi as Peko.

Produced by Shin-Ei Animation, Shogakukan, Shogakukan-Shueisha Productions, and Fujiko Productions, the movie had a budget of 34 million USD and earned 33 million USD at the worldwide box office. Audience reception is generally positive, with a rating of 6.9/10 on IMDb based on 1,700 votes and a score of 6.2/10 on TMDB from 131 votes.