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.
Reporting from 1 source: Anime News Network.
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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