TV Asahi launches French dubbed episodes of Doraemon

TV Asahi’s Japanese robot cat animation Doraemon

NEWS BRIEF: TV Asahi’s Japanese robot cat animation Doraemon is set to return to French audiences with a brand-new dubbed season after a 10-year hiatus.

Produced by TV Asahi and distributed by Paris-based digital distribution company Soupir, the new season of 13×22’ episodes will premiere on YouTube on October 3 followed by launches on Anime Digital Network (ADN), Amazon Prime Video and Pluto TV and other platforms. Leading the French voice cast is Emmanuel Curtil, best known as the official French voice of Jim Carrey, Disney’s Goofy, adult Simba in The Lion King and for characters in Frozen and The Smurfs, who voices Doraemon.