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Voice actor Tomita Kosei (84) who was the first voice of “Doraemon” died on September 27th due to a stroke on October 1st. Tomita did the voice of “Doraemon” when it debuted on NTV back in 1973. He was also the voice of Bakabon’s dad Read More …
Fujiko F. Fuji Pro and Fujiko F. Fujio Museum started the “STAY HOME” project featuring Doraemon. A full page advertisement was featured in the Asahi Shimbun morning edition on April 29th. The message on the advertisement is as follows: Stayed at home. Washed my hands Read More …
It was announced that Kimura Takuya will be a guest voice actor in the animated film “Eiga Doraemon Nobita no Shin Kyoryu” which will be released on March 6th. Kimura will play the role of Jiru, a mysterious man in the shape of a monkey, Read More …
Popular TV Asahi anime series “Doraemon” (currently on Friday at 7:00 p.m.) and “Crayon Shin-Chan” (Friday at 7:30 p.m.) are moved to a new time slot. On October 5th, both series moved from Friday evenings to Saturday afternoon and “Doraemon” began broadcasting at 4:30 p.m. Read More …
The following was originally featured on dennisamith.com: If there is one thing that I was looking forward to, it was the Fujiko F. Fujio Museum’s Museum Shop. When I went to a Doraemon exhibit, they had a really awesome gift shop but of course, the Read More …
Originally featured on dennisamith.com: For “Doraemon” fans, the Fujiko F. Fujio Museum in Kawasaki is a must visit location. And in the first post, I wrote about getting tickets, now I want to explore about getting into the museum. Once the doors open you are Read More …
Originally featured on dennisamith.com For “Doraemon” fans, the Fujiko F. Fujio Museum in Kawasaki is a must visit location. For those who are not familiar with “Doraemon”, back in 1969 when Fujiko F. Fujio created the popular manga (comic book) series “Doraemon”. One of the Read More …
A new “Doraemon” manga will be released for the first time in 23 years. “Doraemon vol. 0” will include the first chapters from six Shogakukan magazines (from Yoko, Kindergardten, First to Fourth Grade Elementary school) written by the late Fujiko F. Fujio will be released Read More …
Popular TV Asahi anime series “Doraemon” (currently on Friday at 7:00 p.m.) and “Crayon Shin-Chan” (Friday at 7:30 p.m.) are moving to a new time slot. On October 5th, both series will be moving to Saturday afternoon and “Doraemon” will now be broadcast at 4:30 Read More …
On February 1st, a new Dunlop CM starring Fukuyama Masaharu and Doraemon will air and the message is “I want to make it through every day without an accident”. The commercial will be aired throughout Japan and for Fukuyama, this is his 11th year serving Read More …
“Doraemon” is a delightfully fun manga series and I could only hope Shogakukan does more, as so far, they have done English comics of “Doraemon – Gadget Cat from the Future” and “Boku no Hatsukoi wo Kimi ni Sasagu”. If you want a lighthearted manga Read More …
Hoshino Gen performed his song “Doraemon” on the February 2nd episode of TV Asahi’s “Music Station”. Gen’s 11th single will be available on February 28, 2018. “Doraemon” will be used as a theme for the upcoming film “Doraemon Nobita no Takarajima” (Doraemon Nobita’s Treasure Island) Read More …