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The Anime/Manga World Offers Condolences After Voice Actor Noriko Ohara's Death

posted on by Ken Iikura-Gross
Voice actors all around the anime industry pay their respects to the celebrated voice actor

On Tuesday, the anime world was shocked by the announcement of Noriko Ohara's death. She had died on July 12 after an unsuccessful treatment for an illness. Known as the voice of Nobita Nobi from the long running Doraemon anime series, the voice actor appeared in many anime series integral to the medium. These include roles like Peter from Heidi - A Girl of the Alps, Mojyo from Time Bokan, Doronjo from Yatterman, Conan from Future Boy Conan, and Claudia La Salle from Super Dimension Fortress Macross, among many others. As a voice actor with such a long and venerable career, it's no wonder she influenced her contemporaries as well as voice actors who came after her. Those voice actors pay their respects to the late and great Noriko Ohara.


Eiko Yamada

10 days since the sad news…
And today…

Someone who taught me to be innocent and to be my true, unadulterated self…

Thank you very much✨

And thank you✨✨✨


Fujiko Takimoto

Noriko Ohara-san,
In the old Doraemon, I voiced all kinds of gadgets, and I was honored and happy you praised me.
Thank you for remembering me and speaking to me when I appeared as a guest in the new Yatterman.
I loved you so much, and I had a lot of respect for your roles as boys. I offer my heartfelt condolences.


Fumi Hirano

To Noriko Ohara-sempai. Oyuki from Urusei Yatsura.
Her voice was clear and sexy. Hearing it live made my heart race.
I took over the role of the Black Rose Queen in Anpanman three years ago. When I told you I wanted to pay my respects, you said it was okay. I understand now.
So heartbreaking.


Kōichi Yamadera

I worked with Noriko Ohara-san every week on Yatterman in 2008.

Ohara-san's Doronjo-sama
Yanami-san's Boyakkii
Tatekabe-san's Tonzuraa
and Takiguchi-san's Dokurobee

It was a dreamlike experience.

Ohara-san continued to look after me and even came to see my stage performances.

"I love comedy, but this was specular!"

Your words encourage me more than you know.

Thank you.

I pray for the soul to rest in peace


Mariko Ohmoto

The first time I met Noriko Ohara-an, I was playing the role of a 3-year-old Nobita in the Doraemon movie A Grandmother's Recollections. I was so nervous, but she said to me, "You're great! Just like that. You are me after all." I cried when she voiced Nobita's performance when he told his grandma who he was. I wanted to meet her again.


Mika Kanai

Ohara Noriko-san attended the same high school as my mother, was in the same drama club, and we were also in the same agency, so she really did take care of me from a very young age.
She also came to visit me in the NHK studio and was always kind to me.
I'm heartbroken.
I pray for your souls from the bottom of my heart…


Naoko Matsui

Noriko Ohara-san,
We worked together on many projects at the same agency for decades. You were a great senior who had the brilliance of a brilliant star. Thank you for everything. Thank you very much.
I pray for your souls from the bottom of my heart.


Omi Minami

Noriko Ohara-san was always kind to me and called me Ohko since I was in Doraemon. It's sad she won't call me Ohko in the studio again. I was happy to be able to spend a great time with you. Thank you very much.


Rei Sakuma

Noriko Ohara-san,
When I joined the cast of Doraemon, which was full of veterans, as Mini-Dora, you told me to sit next to you and said, "Please have a chocolate. Please give one to Peko (Oyama-san) too." It gave me an opportunity to talk with Oyama-san. That's why I was able to say “Dora Dora” with confidence.
I'll never forget that kindness.

I Join my hands in prayer


Saeko Shimazu

During my first voice acting recording, when I knew nothing at all, my great senior, Noriko Ohara-sama, taught me this is a tough industry and had always been warm and kind to me ever since. I will never forget the voice that told me, "You have to be careful about that. But that's also your charm, Saeko." Thank you so much. May she rest in peace.

Noriko Ohara,
My debut was in the Time Bokan series "Otasukeman," with Obara Noriko-san playing the villain, Atasha,.
The dignified back of Ohara standing in front of the microphone.
"When I play the hot girl, I wear high heels."
I present a large white rose to the gorgeous and beautiful Ohara-san.


Sachi Matsumoto

Noriko Ohara-san,
I have been a regular in Doraemon for almost seven years.
Fantastict! Great! Wonderful!
Whenever something struck you about the young performers' performances, you would always speak up.
When I played a baby Nobita in a movie, you said, "Thank you for acting so cutely" (in my ear)🥲
I pray for your souls to rest in peace….


Toshio Furukawa

I am saddened to hear of the passing of Noriko Ohara-san. We worked together on many projects, including Urusei Yatsura. I offer my heartfelt condolences.


Yoko Asagami (Harumi Ichiryūsai)

I have seen a lot of posts in memory of my great senior, Noriko Ohara-san. I'm also nostalgically enjoying the voices of my seniors who has passed before me. Thank you to all the fans.🫶
I had heard about the date of the funeral. It was supposed to be announced on August 1 after the funeral, but…
88 years old. Outstanding🙏Rest in peace.


Yū Mizushima

Noriko Ohara-san has passed away.
I feel very heavy-hearted.
I have regularly worked with Nonko-san on programs such as Otasukeman and ObaQ, as well as at various events.
She always spoke to me with a smile and a soft voice, asking, "Yu-kun, how are you?"


Yukiko Mizuochi

Noriko Ohara-san, You were kind to me during my time at the training school.<.br> Of course, you taught me about acting, but also about carrying myself as an actor.
You often told me, "You are actors (actresses). You never know when or where you will meet someone, or who is watching you, so dress and behave properly."
Even now, I remember your words when I see my sloppy reflection in a train window. I am reminded she meant I should behave properly, not just as an actor, but as a person.
When I met you in a studio, you were always smiling and kind to me.
I love Doronjo, Nobita, and Conan, but I was raised by Britannica's "Mokumokumura Ken-chan." I also came to love English thanks to Ken-chan.
To the always wonderful Noriko Ohara-san,
Thank you so very much.
May you rest in peace.


Yumi Kakazu

Looking back, Noriko Ohara-san's voice was in many of the works I was obsessed with as a child.
I was engrossed in watching the characters' lively performances without even realizing they were voice actors.
It's amazing.
As a junior voice actor, there are so many things I want to convey.

Thank you


Ohara's work in the anime industry has touched the hearts of young voice actors and fans of the medium. It's sad thinking she has passed to the great beyond. But her soul is with some of her contemporaries, and they're likely enjoying themselves as friends and as characters they portrayed. We anime fans will remember and mourn Ohara's passing in our own ways.

Did we miss any eulogies to Noriko Ohara? Feel free to let us know in our forums or by email!


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