Doraemon Character Voter, Nobuyo Oyama Dies

Nobuko Oyama (Ist.)

Nobuyo Oyama, the voice of Doraemon's character, was announced dead on Friday, October 11 yesterday. His agency confirmed the sad news to the public.

"We want to thank the kindness given to the deceased during his lifetime," Actors 7 as the agency said, citing The Japan Times.

The agency explained that the funeral was held behind closed doors and was only attended by those closest to them.

Nobuyo Oyama is known for filling the voice of Doraemon's character in the Doraemon manga which aired from 1979 to 2005. The big anime Doraemon has become popularly developed and translated into other languages.

This franchise also develops into animated films, video games, music albums, and manga series.

The anime tells of Doraemon, a robotic cat from the 22nd era who arrives today to help a man named Nobita who is very bad at anything.

Oyama was born in Tokyo. Before filling out Doraemon's voice, Oyama played a role in a doll called Boo Foo Woo which aired from 1960 to 1967.

This sad news is also a sorrow among Japanese public figures. They expressed their condolences through the X account.

Nobuyo Oyama... he was someone who supported me from the start of my career. Thank you very much for your hard work over the years. I really appreciate it," wrote Kazuhiko Inoue, the hit voice actor in Japan.

Oyama died shortly afterUR Ohara, Nobita's voice actor who died last July.

Nobuyo Oyama died at the age of 90.