I heard in animes the term おら. I am assuming by context it is actually 俺. Why
is it pronounced this way? Is the kanji for おら a different kanji and not 俺? Is
おら a childish way to saying 俺?
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word-choice dialects
Pronouncing 俺 as おら
Version 1: おれは (ore wa) pronounced quickly or with exaggerated stress on お may
sound like “oraa” (sometimes denoted in writing as 俺ぁ or similar).
[![俺ぁいつだって古賀ちゃんにﾃﾞﾚｯﾃﾞﾚよ!](https://i.stack.imgur.com/RSrpp.jpg)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/RSrpp.jpg)
Source: [うにゃ@Pixiv](https://www.pixiv.net/en/artworks/31919465)

Could this be your situation?

Version 2: Hinted by comments, I could find some Crayon Shin-Chan (クレヨンしんちゃん)
manga samples and indeed he seems to be using オラ as a personal pronoun.

[![Ora to Kaachan wa Otomodachi nano yo
Hen](https://i.stack.imgur.com/VPvaL.png)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/VPvaL.png)

I guess we can’t say for sure which one you have without listening to the
audio or seeing closed captions (subtitles) for the show.

Version 3: there also exists an old pronoun おいら (can be both singular or
plural), and a female [オラ](https://japanese.stackexchange.com/q/12806/7810) in
some dialects.
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> I heard in animes the term おら. I am assuming by context it is actually 俺.

Yes it is equivalent to おれ.

> Why is it pronounced this way?

Dialect difference.

> Is the kanji for おら a different kanji and not 俺?

I don't know if おら even has a kanji version since it is a dialect difference.

> Is おら a childish way to saying 俺?

No, it is a dialect difference. There is also at least おいら and probably lots
more variations. Also, although the textbook will tell you that おれ is strictly
for men, women may also use it depending on the dialect.
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