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TV Asahi to celebrate Doraemon’s French return with party at Mipcom 2025
PARIS: TV Asahi is throwing a Dorayaki Party at Mipcom on 14 October to celebrate the return of Doraemon, Japan’s time-travelling robotic cat, to French screens after a 10-year hiatus. Voice actors Emmanuel Curtil and Brigitte Lecordier will dish behind-the-scenes stories about reviving the beloved animation series at the Cannes event.
The party marks the launch of 13 freshly dubbed episodes hitting French audiences from 3 October—the first French-language version since 2015. The new season drops first on YouTube France before rolling out across Anime Digital Network, Amazon Prime Video and Pluto TV.
Paris-based distributor Soupir is orchestrating the multi-platform push, backed by a promotional blitz dubbed Bonjour Doraemon featuring voice cast videos, YouTube Shorts and exclusive previews.
Curtil—the French voice of Jim Carrey and Disney’s Goofy—leads the cast as Doraemon. He’s joined by Lecordier, famous for voicing Son Goku in Dragon Ball, who plays Nobita Nobi and co-directs the dubbing alongside Louis Lecordier.
“I hadn’t come across Doraemon before, but I had the pleasure of dubbing it alongside my long-time friend and collaborator, Brigitte Lecordier,” says Curtil. “I am very happy to bring this cheerful and intrepid little hero to life.”
Lecordier calls the blue cat “a legendary figure throughout the world of animation” and says she feels “so lucky” to work on the series.
Created by Fujiko F. Fujio, Doraemon debuted as manga in 1970 and hit Japanese television in 1979. The series has since spawned over 2,000 episodes and become a cultural juggernaut across Asia.
TV Asahi head of animation sales and development Maiko Sumida says Japan and France share “a deep cultural affinity.”
Soupir founder Charles Courcier, reckons the new dub will help Doraemon become “as beloved in France as it is around the world.”
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Mukta Arts and Green Gold ink MOU to animate iconic film IPs
Kalicharan, Karz, Hero, Karma, Ram Lakhan to spawn animated shows plus features.
MUMBAI: When classic hindi movie meets animation, the result is a fresh reel of nostalgia with a cartoon twist. Mukta Arts Ltd. and Green Gold Animation have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to collaborate on animated shows and feature films drawn from Mukta Arts’ four-decade treasure trove of iconic IPs. The partnership taps Mukta’s SGM Animation Studio launched in 2025 as its dedicated animation and games arm and Green Gold’s proven track record in building scalable, homegrown franchises. Creative teams from both sides have already kicked off discussions, with the first project currently in development.
The slate will draw inspiration from landmark Mukta films including Kalicharan, Karz, Hero, Karma, Ram Lakhan, Khalnayak, Saudagar and Iqbal, plus character-led spin-offs from those universes. The aim is to reimagine these stories for today’s young, global audiences while preserving their emotional core.
Green Gold Animation (home of Chhota Bheem) founder and CEO Rajiv Chilaka said, “This partnership with SGM Studios allows us to apply our experience in building long-lasting animation IPs to a truly iconic film catalogue. Together, we aim to create animated worlds that are rooted in these legendary stories, yet designed to connect with today’s young, global audiences.”
Mukta Arts Ltd. filmmaker and founder Subhash Ghai added, “Mukta Arts has always believed in creating stories with lasting emotional value. Through animation, we are extending our IP into a new medium for the next generation.”
In an industry where timeless tales never go out of fashion, this collaboration promises to bring beloved characters back to life with a modern, animated glow proving that some stories are too good to stay in live-action. Stay tuned for the first animated frame to drop.
