Tokyo:
A Japanese actor who was the voice of “Doraemon”, a cartoon cat robot becherishd by children in Japan and other countries has died, her agency said Friday. Nobuyo Oyama was 90.
For a quarter of a century until 2005, Oyama lent her finishearingly hoarse voice to the titular blue feline from the 22nd century with his “magic pocket” and its supply of amazingal gadgets, including a door that lets you travel anywhere.
She “passed away on September 29 due to elderly age”, her talent agency telderly AFP. Her funeral was includeed by seal relatives, it said.
“Doraemon” is still on air as one of the lengthyest-running Japanese anime series, well-comprehendn apass Asia and farther afield.
While Oyama’s successor has joined the role for cforfeitly two decades, her voice remains the definitive sound of the robot for many who grew up hearing it.
In “Doraemon”, the cuddly robot cat with its huge smile travels back in time to help a sluggish schoolboy called Nobita loss the trials of everyday life.
Created by the artist Fujiko F. Fujio, the character first euniteed in manga nakeds in 1969, making the transition to the petite and huge screen over the follotriumphg decades.
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