Nobuyo ?yama-san,
With the words “Wow, it’s Doraemon!”, I forgot about my work and became a child again.
She gave me, a rookie in a Mini-Dora role, a playful hint:
“You only have one line — Dora Dora — so you don’t have to look at the script so much.”
“That’s right! Just look at the images and do what you feel is right.”
I still take that to heart today.
Thank you for giving children so many dreams.

Nobuyo ?yama-san passed away. I didn’t have much chance to write Doraemon much, but I did write the commemorative program on NET where Fujiko-san and Doraemon traveled to Europe. I went on a cruise with Oyama-san when she received an award from Tokyo (I’ve forgotten what it was). 90 years old is still too young, isn’t it?

Nobuyo ?yama-san passed away?
Thank you very much for your hard work over the years.
I pray for your soul to rest in peace.

Doraemon has been by my side since I was a child.
When I started working in voice acting, I had the opportunity to work in the same studio as Nobuyo ?yama-san’s Dora-chan in Legend of the Sun King.
That day in the studio.
I still remember it.
It truly was like a dream.
Thank you so much for all the memories.

Nobuyo ?yama-san has passed away. I pray for her soul to rest in peace.
After I became an animator and I started drawing Doraemon for the 1979 TV Asahi version. I owe it all to Doraemon and Nobuyo ?yama-san that I was able to provide for my two children. Thank you.

The first time was Doraemon: Nobita and the Legend of the Sun King.
I was shaking during the two days I sat next to her. That’s why the words she spoke to me really touched me – when we met again for Danganronpa, she was already suffering from an illness, but from time to time the color in her eyes would return, and I felt I had to stand up straight, and I learned a lot from her.

My thanks.
Nobuyo ?yama-san, may you rest in peace.

Thank you very much for your hard work.

Oyama-san, when I was little I often went to your house to play.
Thank you for always being kind to me.
I feel lonely.
Until we meet again.
I sincerely pray for your soul to rest in peace.

Nobuyo ?yama-san, the voice actress who played the main character Kappei Jin in Invincible Superman Zambot 3, has passed away. Oyama-san’s most famous work is the national institution Doraemon, but as a fan of robot anime, I will never forget Kappei’s cry as he broke through his harsh fate. Thank you for your memorable performance.

Nobuyo ?yama-san has gone too.
It’s no exaggeration to say the people who shaped my childhood are passing away, and I guess it’s just that time, but it’s sad.

The Doraemon forever in my heart…
May she rest in peace.

A wonderful sempai has passed away.
Unfortunately, I never had the opportunity to voice-dub with Nobuyo ?yama-san, but I once did an improvisational skit with her and Masako Nozawa on a variety show.
Minami-chan stopping the fight between Doraemon and Goku…it’s a wonderful memory.
Rest in peace…

Zambot 3, Kunimatsu-sama, and Hazedon, I heard her voice quite often as a child.

I also had the opportunity to appear with Doraemon once.
Thank you very much for your hard work.
Zambot 3 is a must see.

?Saeko Shimazu?

News of Nobuyo ?yama-san’s death…
At the Doraemon studio, together with Noriko Ohara-san, she taught me about the importance of understanding the “role” of the character.
As they smiled…
Thank you for the wonderful memories.
May you rest in peace.