アニメ「ドラえもん」のび太役の声優、小原乃梨子さんが88歳で亡くなりました。
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Actor Noriko Ohara, a star of popular Japanese anime series who lent her voice to main characters including Nobita Nobi, a clumsy boy seeking the help of feline robot Doraemon, has died, her agency said Tuesday. She was 88.
…Other characters she voiced included Conan, the protagonist of "Future Boy Conan," and Peter, a goatherd in "Heidi, Girl of the Alps."
https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20240724/p2g/00m/0et/001000c
今回取り上げるのはprotagonist/ proutǽgənist /です。
『ジーニアス英和辞典』には「①（劇・小説の）主役，主人公 ②（競技などの）出場者、（紛争などの）当事者,中心人物 ③〔主義・運動などの〕主唱者，指導者,支持者,擁護者」とありました。
LDOCE には“1 the most important character in a play, film, or story.2 one of the most important people taking part in a competition, battle, or struggle.3 one of the most important supporters of a social or political idea”とありました。
Etymonline で語源を調べると“1670s, "principal character in a story, drama, etc.," from Greek prōtagōnistēs "actor who plays the chief or first part," from prōtos "first" (from PIE root *per- (1) "forward," hence "first, chief") + agōnistēs "actor, competitor," from agōn "contest" (see agony).”と記述がありました。
以上のことから今回の‘protagonist’の意味は主役、主人公と考えます。また1人、日本を代表する名声優がこの世を去られました。ご冥福をお祈りします。(Capricorn)
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