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Kotaro Koizumi, Dori Sakurada Guest Star in Doraemon Birthday Special

The annual birthday special brings in two guest stars, with Koizumi playing the billionaire whose stolen gem puts a bounty on Doraemon.

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Kotaro Koizumi, Dori Sakurada Guest Star in Doraemon Birthday Special

TV Asahi announced that Kotaro Koizumi and Dori Sakurada will guest star in the annual Doraemon Birthday Special on September 6. Koizumi plays Howard Richie, a 22nd-century billionaire whose gem is stolen, and Sakurada plays Konrobo, a fox robot officer trying to catch the wanted Doraemon.

The special airs September 6 at 6:56 p.m. JST on TV Asahi. Koizumi's character, Howard Richie, owns the billion-yen gem "The Smile of Dorayaki," which is stolen, and he puts a bounty on Doraemon after a security camera shows the robot cat holding the gem. Sakurada plays Konrobo, a fox robot officer trying to catch the wanted Doraemon.

The Doraemon manga by Fujiko Fujio debuted in 1969. The current TV anime series, the third, debuted in April 2005 with a new main voice cast.

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