On Tuesday, July 23, 2024, the official website of 81 Produce revealed that Doraemon’s Nobita Nobi voice actress Noriko Ohara passed away at the age of 88 on Friday, July 12, 2024. Ohara, whose iconic voice brought life to the beloved character of Nobita Nobi, was a pioneer in the Japanese voice acting industry. The Japanese voice actress was seemingly recuperating from an illness when she passed away in July. The talent management firm has yet to reveal the cause behind the voice actress’s untimely death.