List of Doraemon Characters - Nobi Family

Nobi Family

Tamako Nobi (野比 玉子, Nobi Tamako?)

Voice actors: Noriko Ohara (1973), Sachiko Chijimatsu (1979~March 2005), Kotono Mitsuishi (April 2005~)

Voice actor (Young): Tomoko Kawakami

Tamako (born on 16 February), is Nobita's stay-at-home mother and the series main antagonist, and the one Nobita inherits his appearance from. She can be very strict, is usually seen scolding Nobita, grounding him, or sending him out of the house (a typical Japanese household punishment used by parents). She is disappointed by his lazy attitude and academic failures. Several episodes involve Nobita trying to avoid his mother’s scolding by using Doraemon’s gadgets. Her maiden last name is revealed to be Kataoka (片岡?). She has a tendency of stopping Nobita from going out to play and force him to study. However, on cold weather days, she almost always urges Nobita to go out and play. In a couple of episodes, Nobita sees her in the past, and she shows to be braver than Nobita.

Nobisuke Nobi (野比 のび助, Nobi Nobisuke?)

Voice actors: Ichirō Murakoshi (1973), Masayuki Katō (1979~October 1992), Yōsuke Naka (October 1992~March 2005), Yasunori Matsumoto (April 2005~)

Voice actors (Young): Noriko Ohara (1979), Eiko Yamada (1984~1985), Noriko Ohara (1987), Yumiko Kobayashi (2005)

Nobisuke (born on 12 March), is Nobita's father and laid-back salaryman. He is considerate of Nobita, often seen arriving home from work to placate Tamako's anger towards Nobita. He has trouble quitting smoking and is self-conscious about his inability to pass the driving test. He also has a poor memory, is a borderline alcoholic, and sometimes arrives home drunk from nightly business meetings. He often goes golf, which most Japanese businessmen and employees play. He shared many similar personalities with Nobita when he was young: got bad grades, got bullied and scolded by his father. He has a talent of art, but didn't choose to be an artist due to many reasons.

Sewashi (セワシ?)

Voice actors: Keiko Yamamoto (1973), Yoshiko Ōta (1980~March 2005), Sachi Matsumoto (August 2005)

Nobita's great-great-grandson, he is the one who sends Doraemon back to the past to look after Nobita. Sewashi first bought Doraemon in 2112 when Doraemon still had ears and his original factory paint. He sent him because his pocket money was not much due to the debts the family inherited from Nobita. He shows to have more common sense and smarter than Nobita. Sewashi is also the owner of Doraemon's sister, Dorami.

Nobisuke Nobi (野比ノビスケ, Nobi Nobisuke?)

Voice actors: Noriko Ohara (1979~March 2005), Yoshiko Kamei (April 2005~)

Nobita and Shizuka's son, named after Nobita's father. Though being as stupid as his father, he's a strong child and a good athlete, and brave enough to bully Gian and Suneo's sons. In the first time he met the present Nobita, he even beat up him because he regarded him as an impostor.

Nobirou Nobi (野比のび郎, Nobi Nobirou?)

Nobisuke's younger brother. He had been working overseas, and had many animal encounters in India. He adores his brother very much, and is welcomed the most by his nephew in New year, because of the money he gives him on that date.

Tamao Kataoka (片岡 玉夫, Kataoka Tamao?)

Tamako's younger brother and Nobita's uncle. He's a timid car salesman.

Nobisuke's Mother

Nobita adored her but she died when he was in kindergarten, before the main storyline. When Nobita travels to the past, she always recognizes him as her grandson even if he has grown up. She appeared in a few episodes.

Nobiru Nobi (野比 のびる, Nobi Nobiru?)

Nobisuke's father, who passed away evn earlier than Nobita's birth. He was very strict and very rude to Nobisuke, though after all he loved him very much. His grandson only seen him when he travelled to the past. Despite being harsh to Nobisuke, he enjoys indulging Nobita.