Nobita and his friends discover that Doraemon's gadgets have limits, and the ocean doesn't care. The movie strips away the safety net of infinite futuristic solutions and forces real consequences onto kids just trying to survive underwater. What starts as a summer adventure becomes a test of whether friendship and quick thinking can replace the one thing Doraemon can't provide: a way home when the batteries die.
Nobita and his friends gear up for an underwater adventure, borrowing Doraemon's submarine to hunt for treasure in the Pacific Ocean. What starts as a carefree summer mission turns dangerous when their protective environmental shield runs dry, leaving them exposed to the ocean's crushing depths. Local sea creatures come to their aid, but rescue comes with a twist: they're citizens of Mu, a hidden underwater civilization that's been watching the surface world carefully. The real threat emerges when Atlantis, now ruled by an army of robots, prepares to launch a nuclear assault on Earth. A catastrophic misunderstanding about volcanic activity has convinced the automated kingdom that invasion is imminent. Stranded in an alien aquatic world, Nobita must work with a young Mu native to prevent an underwater war from destroying everything above the waves. The stakes shift from treasure hunting to survival as competing civilizations clash, and only friendship and quick thinking stand between Earth and obliteration.