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Noriko Ohara (小原乃梨子), born Noriko Tobe (戸部法子) on October 2, 1935 in Tokyo, was a veteran seiyuu who was best known for playing the roles of Nobita in Doraemon, Claudia in Macross, Doronjo in Yatterman and Conan in Future Boy Conan. In 2007, she received the best achievement award at the first Seiyuu Awards.
Her son is Sunrise animator Atsuo Tobe.
She passed away on July 12, 2024, at the age of 88. Poignantly, her Doraemon co-star Nobuyo Oyama followed just two and a half months later (age 90).
Several of her roles include:[]
- Nobita Nobi in Doraemon (2nd voice, 1979-2005)
- Claudia LaSalle in Super Dimension Fortress Macross
- Hiyoshi Go in Voltes V
- Conan in Future Boy Conan
- Peter in Heidi, Girl of the Alps
- A slew of roles in the Time Bokan series, most notably Doronjo in Yatterman
- Miime in Captain Harlock
- Oyuki in Urusei Yatsura
- Serge Battour in the Kaze to Ki no Uta OVA
- Sheera Etou in Tokimeki Tonight
- Sebastian in the Belle and Sebastian anime