Time Boat (タイムボート Taimu Bōto) is a specialized time travelling vehicle used by the Time Patrol agents in the Time Patrol Bon franchise. It also made various cameo appearances in the Doraemon franchise and its related contents, most notably the 2025 movie Doraemon: Nobita's Art World Tales.^[1]

Features

Time travelling in the 1989 anime.

Time Boat sculpture on display at the Fujiko F. Fujio Museum.^[2]

General

While Time Boat is not for military usages, Type 2 in the manga is equipped with a cannon to emit dissolving liquids. In the 2024 anime, respective types utilized among Anomally Handling and Criminal Investigation Units are possessed with guns to fire energy beams. Otherwise, Time Patrol officers may utilize their guns in needed situations.

The Time Boat uses hyperspace to travel to the past and future and can fly from one place to another

A compression learning device is attached to the Time Boat to help study any topic at a compressed level. Using a business plate attached to the head, knowledge is transferred directly to the brain.

The back trunk of the Time Boat displays a holographic screen, which is used for communicating with other Time Patrol members and viewing past or future events

The large trunk space installed at the back has various functions beyond storing goods. When items are needed on-site, you can contact Time Patrol Headquarters to have the necessary supplies transferred directly through this trunk via a space-time transmission pipe.

The Time Boat uses hyperspace to pass through walls.

Scanners at the front of the Time Boat scan the area and objects, providing information about them.

Malfunctions

Variations

• Type 1
• Type 2
• Pod type in the future

In the 1989 anime, only type 2 appeared.

Type 1 in Manga

Type 2 in Manga

Type 1 in Doraemon: Nobita's Art World Tales (2025).

Type 2 in Doraemon: Nobita's Secret Gadget Museum (2013).

The 1989 design.

The 2024 design.

Anomally Handling Unit Time Boat

Criminal Investigation Unit Time Boat

Future Time Boat 2024

Known Owners

Bon Namihira's boat

Ream Stream's boat

Yumiko Yasukawa's boat

Pal's boat

Spare Time Boat

• Bon Namihira
• Ream Stream
• Yumiko Yasukawa
• Gayler
• Will
• Louis Stream
• Future Time Patroller (as a Time Machine)

Users

• Buyoyon
• Ambrose Bierce

Trivia

• Along with Time Boat, the official novelization of Doraemon: Nobita's Art World Tales also introduced depictions of Time Patrol's interferences into historic events based on the Time Patrol Bon franchise.^[1]
• Time Boat has also been used as cameo references in several Doraemon productions, such as the 1991 book Doraemon: Earth Rescuing Operation and the 2018 movie Doraemon: Nobita's Treasure Island.

Type 2 as a reference in Doraemon: Earth Rescuing Operation (1991).

A reference to Time Patrol Bon and Chinpui series, including Tarao Tarako, in Doraemon: Nobita's Treasure Island.

References