Abby and Rody sat in silence as the movie came to an end. The final scene where Doraemon left for the future, only to return moments later, left them both teary-eyed.
Rody wiped his eyes quickly, pretending nothing happened. "I—I'm not crying," he sniffed. "It's just… dust in my eye!"
Abby chuckled, but her voice was a little shaky. "Sure, sure. But… man, I'm so happy that he came back."
"Yeah…" Rody nodded, swallowing his emotions. "If Doraemon didn't come back, I don't think I could've handled it."
Abby let out a deep breath. "That was so good. I've never seen anything like this before."
Rody grinned. "Me neither. The story was simple but so powerful. And the way they showed emotions? It hit so hard."
"Let's check this Vault Studios profile," Abby said, opening the competition site.
A new page popped up, showing a basic profile with just one listed project—Doraemon: Stand by Me.
They both blinked in surprise.
"Wait… this is their first movie?" Rody exclaimed.
"That's crazy," Abby said. "How can a first-time studio make something this good?"
Then they looked at the view count—only 500,000 views.
Rody frowned. "Huh? That's kinda low, isn't it?"
Abby nodded. "Yeah… That's nothing. This should've been in the millions already."
They scrolled to the comments section and saw over 90,000 comments—almost all of them were praise.
"This is the best movie I've seen in years!"
"Why does this feel more real than any of those high-budget space movies?"
"Doraemon is so cute!! I need more of him!"
"Please tell me Vault Studios is making more!!"
Despite the high engagement, it was clear—this movie was at risk of being overlooked.
Rody clenched his fists. "That's not fair! A movie this good deserves way more attention!"
Abby smiled. "Well… maybe it just needs the right person to notice it."
Meanwhile, on a nearby planet in the Nebeska Galaxy, a huge livestream was taking place.
A young woman with bright purple hair and a stylish headset sat in a futuristic gaming chair, casually leaning back. Her name was Nancy, and she was one of the biggest streamers in the entire galaxy, with nearly a billion viewers watching her live.
Her chat flooded the screen, moving so fast that normal humans wouldn't be able to read a single thing. But thanks to an advanced AI filter, Nancy could easily interact with her audience.
"So, what should we watch today?" she asked, stretching.
Her chat exploded with suggestions.
"Watch Titanium Wars: Legacy! It's number one right now!"
"Nah, Beyond the Stars is way better!"
"How about Cyber Strike 2? The action is INSANE!"
Nancy chuckled. "Y'all are just throwing top-ranking movies at me, huh?"
As she scrolled through the film fest website, her attention was suddenly caught by a notification.
Someone had just donated 100 hearts, a massive amount on her streaming platform.
"Whoa, big dono!" she grinned. "Let's see what they said…"
She read the message aloud.
"'Hey Nancy! Please watch Doraemon: Stand by Me! You won't regret it!'"
Nancy blinked.
"Doraemon…?" she repeated, unfamiliar with the name.
Her chat immediately reacted.
"What's that?? Never heard of it."
"Sounds lame. Watch something popular instead!"
"That movie's not even in the rankings! Waste of time!"
"Probably some newbie film. Skip it!"
Nancy raised an eyebrow. "Wow, y'all are so negative today. What if it's actually good?"
The chat continued to discourage her.
"It's barely got 500k views! That's a flop!"
"No one's talking about it, so it must suck."
"Come on, Nancy, we wanna see something cool, not some random indie movie!"
Nancy smirked. "Come on guys, its sounds fun, lets just have a look."
She searched for the movie and soon found its cover art—a boy in a yellow shirt standing beside a blue, round creature in a vast green field.
Nancy tilted her head. "Huh… that's a good cover art, it looks so peaceful just staring at it."
Her chat was split.
"Okay, the cover is kinda nice."
"That blue thing looks weird, though."
"Ugh, just pick something else already!"
Nancy ignored them and clicked play.
The Stream Watches Doraemon
The Vault Studios logo appeared on screen.
Nancy leaned forward. "New studio, huh? Let's see what they got."
As the movie continued, Nancy realized something.
"Wait a second… is this… 2D animation?"
Chat immediately reacted.
"WHAT?! A 2D MOVIE??!"
"Holy crap, I haven't seen 2D animation in YEARS!"
"This style is rare as hell!"
Nancy smirked. "Alright, I'm interested now."
Then the movie properly began.
The dream sequence of Nobita's mother yelling at him played.
Nancy flinched. "Damn, that was loud."
Chat reacted too.
"LMAO she scared me!"
"Damn, that voice hits different."
"Bro woke up to a horror movie."
As she kept watching, she gradually stopped talking—completely engrossed in the movie.
The arrival of Doraemon made her laugh.
"Okay, I LOVE this little guy!" she grinned.
"DORAEMON SUPREMACY!"
"Dude's a walking cheat code!"
"I need one of him in my life!"
But then, a notification popped up on her screen.
WARNING: Due to copyright restrictions, you cannot stream beyond this point.
Nancy's smile immediately dropped.
"You've gotta be kidding me!" she groaned.
Chat reacted in disappointment.
"WHAT?!"
"Noooo! We were just getting into it!"
"Screw copyright! Let us watch!"
Nancy sighed and looked at the chat. "Well, guys… looks like this is where I have to end the stream."
Her chat exploded.
"NOOOO!"
"Screw this, I'm watching it myself!"
"Same, I gotta see what happens next!"
"Doraemon is too cute to stop now!"
Nancy smiled. "Yeah, I'm definitely finishing this on my own. And if I like it, we're gonna talk about it tomorrow."
She ended the stream.
Meanwhile, thousands—maybe even millions—of people in her audience had already left to find the movie on their own.
And just like that…
Doraemon: Stand by Me had caught its first major break.