TV Asahi and Fuji TV revealed respectively on Thursday and Sunday that the Doraemon and Chibi Maruko-chan shows will get Christmas specials this month. The Doraemon special is titled "Mirai no ...

The global anime community is mourning the loss of Tsutomu Shibayama, the celebrated filmmaker best known for his work on Doraemon and Chibi Maruko-chan movies, who has died at the age of 84.

Anime industry veteran and longtime director of the Doraemon film series, Tsutomu Shibayama, has sadly passed away at the age of 84. The heart-breaking news sent shockwaves through the Japanese ...

Reacting to the post, fans mourned his demise with notes that read, "RIP Tsutomu Shibayama sensei..." Another added, "RIP Tsutomu Shibayama, at one point Doraemon was his entire life and nobody loved ...

Tokyo: The 'Doraemon' director Tsutomu Shibayama has passed away due to lung cancer at the age of 84 years old, announced by the Japanese animation studio Asia-do, also known as Ajia-do Animation ...

Tokyo (AsiaNews / Agencies) - Doraemon, Anpanman's superhero and also the young Chibi Maruko-chan are among the Japanese comic book characters enrolled to teach children how to distinguish between ...

You can check out Crunchyroll’s trailer for Chibi Maruko-chan here: Chibi Maruko-chan started serialization in 1986, with the manga ending in 2022. A show based on the premise originally ran between ...

Veteran anime director Tsutomu Shibayama is no more. He passed away on March 6, 2026, due to lung cancer. The Doraemon director was 84 years old. Legendary anime director Tsutomu Shibayama, best known ...

Veteran anime director Tsutomu Shibayama, best known for helming the popular television show Doraemon, passed away on Tuesday at the age of 84 after battling lung cancer. Japanese animation studio ...

Tokyo [Japan], March 19 (ANI): The 'Doraemon' director Tsutomu Shibayama has passed away due to lung cancer at the age of 84 years old, announced by the Japanese animation studio Asia-do, also known ...