Doraemon: Nobita and the Haunts of Evil

Plot

The story begins with a stray dog of unknown breed wandering through Tokyo, somehow convincing a larger dog to flee. Elsewhere, Gian and Suneo pressure Nobita into planning a spring break trip to an unexplored region. Nobita asks Doraemon for assistance, and Doraemon uses a device to capture satellite images of Africa. While running an errand for his mother, Nobita meets the stray dog and feeds it a sausage from his shopping. The dog follows him home, but Nobita tries to shoo it away because his mother dislikes pets. However, when his mother loses her purse, the dog helps her retrieve it. Grateful, she allows the dog to stay. After cleaning it, Nobita and Doraemon name it Peko. Later, Peko refuses to go for a walk, so the others leave it behind. While alone, Peko rummages through the satellite photos and discovers an image of a massive, mysterious statue located in what was then Zaire (now the Democratic Republic of the Congo). Nobita consults Dekisugi, who explains that the area around the statue has never been explored due to a permanent thick fog, which Doraemon’s camera can see through. Excited by the prospect of an undiscovered landmark, Nobita, Doraemon, and their friends—Shizuka, Gian, and Suneo—set off on an expedition to find the statue.