Oyama retired as Doraemon in March 2005 as part of a renewal of the voice actors for the main characters. “I hope Doraemon will still be a beloved character in the distant future,” Oyama said.

TOKYO — Nobuyo Oyama, best known as the raspy voice of Doraemon, the beloved cartoon robotic cat from the future, has died. She was 90. Oyama, who voiced Doraemon for more than a quarter century ...

Ruhaiyah Ibrahim, the voice behind the Malaysian version of “ Doraemon ”, still remembers her heyday as a voice actor – when she was so busy, she sometimes had to spend nights at the studio.

TOKYO (AP) — Nobuyo Oyama, best known as the raspy voice of Doraemon, the beloved cartoon robotic cat from the future, has died. She was 90. Oyama, who voiced Doraemon for more than a quarter ...

Japanese voice actress Nobuyo Oyama during an interview in Tokyo on November 11, 1996. - Hidetoshi Tanaka/The Yomiuri Shimbun/AP Oyama was born in Tokyo, according to Japan’s public broadcaster NHK.

Nobuyo Oyama, best known for her raspy voice of Doraemon, the world’s beloved cat-robot from the future, speaks during an interview in Feb. 1999, in Tokyo. (Kyodo News via AP) ...