Anime voice actress Nobuyo Oyama, one of the principle voices of Doraemon along with taking part in the villainous mascot in Danganronpa, has died. She was 90.
The brand new was introduced by Oyama’s company and circulated on X/Twitter. Oyama had been residing in a retirement dwelling since 2016 and reportedly suffered from dementia. She died on September 29.
Nobuyo Ōyama and Noriko Ohara.
Born 1 12 months, 11 months, 2 weeks, and 16 days aside, died lower than a 12 months, 2 months, 11 weeks, and 2 days aside.
Shut associates till they bodily could not throughout their lives anymore.
Doraemon and Nobita for 25 years straight.
Relaxation in peace. pic.twitter.com/hQ2IYAT4Aq
— Day by day Footage of Doramula (R.I.P Nobuyo Ōyama) (@DailyDoramiPics) October 11, 2024
Previous to her retirement, Oyama had been best-known for her function as Doraemon, the robotic cat from the longer term who is usually seen as being proper up there with Astro Boy as one of the foundational characters of trendy anime. Oyama voiced Doraemon for an unimaginable 2,338 episodes over the course of greater than 25 years earlier than lastly handing the function to Wasabi Mizuta for a brand new present that started in 2005. She additionally had a starring function within the iconic Seventies mecha anime Zambot 3, the place she performed the hero Jin Kappei.
After Doraemon, Oyama took on a brand new function: Monokuma, the villainous mascot of Danganronpa, a “strolling, speaking, psychopathic bear.” The sequence developed a loyal cult fanbase within the U.S. and Japan, and Oyama continued within the function for a number of video games earlier than her retirement in 2015.
Nobuyo Õyama, the Japanese voice actress for Doraemon within the “Doraemon” (1979) sequence, has been confirmed to have handed away at 90 years previous.
She handed away again on September twenty ninth.
Relaxation in peace. Thanks for all the pieces you gave to this world 🤍😭#Doraemon #ドラえもん pic.twitter.com/beOZptuyv3— Tungor ╭Ꙭ╮ (@TungorMonFansub) October 11, 2024
Curiously, Oyama was one thing of a gamer herself, and was an particularly huge fan of Arkanoid. Her private Arkanoid cupboard has reportedly discovered a house at Mikado, one of Tokyo’s most well-known arcades, and Arkanoid has been trending on Japanese social media.
RIP Nobuo Oyama, pengisi suara Doraemon 🥀 pic.twitter.com/23APkM64am
— Ry 🍉 (@ventableu) October 11, 2024
Within the meantime, followers on social media have paid tribute to Oyama with previous footage and movies highlighting her work whereas thanking her for her contributions to anime over time.
“Oyama Nobuyo-san, thanks for lending your voice to 1 of essentially the most iconic anime characters and making my childhood gratifying,” one fan wrote. “You’ll really be missed.”
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