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18 - 20 April 2025

ADNEC Centre Abu Dhabi

Middle East Film & Comic Con (MEFCC)

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Toru Furuya

Find out everything you need to know about Toru!

Appearance Information

FRANCHISES: One Piece, Saint Seiya, Dragon Ball, Sailor Moon, Mobile Suit Gundam, Detective Conan

FUN FACTS!

1. Toru made his debut as a voice actor at the age of 10.

2. He has voiced anime characters for over 50 years, with Sabo, Yamcha, Amuro Rey and Seiya being his favorites.

3. His voice acting career is quite vast, having voiced characters in over 100 Anime & Movies.

4. As a child, he was a member of Gekidan Himawari, a children's acting troupe.


Biography

Toru Furuya

A legend in the Japanese voice acting world who made his debut as a voice actor at the age of 10 and has played many famous characters. As a child, he was a member of Gekidan Himawari, a children's acting troupe. Voicing anime characters for over 50 years, he's most known as Tuxedo Mask in Sailor Moon, Amuro Ray in Mobile Suit Gundam, Yamcha in Dragon Ball, Sabo in One Piece, Pegasus Seiya in Saint Seiya, and Rei Furuya in Detective Conan.

Beyond these heroes, Furuya's provided voices in well over 100 more series and movies including Blackjack, Bleach, Casshern Sins, Dr. Slump, Eureka Seven: Hi-Evolution, Expelled from Paradise, Galaxy Express 999, Gintama, Gundam 00, Kimagure Orange Road, Lupin III, Marmalade Boy, Paprika, Samurai Pizza Cats, Space Battleship Yamato, and more.

Main masterpieces:

  1. Sabo (ONE PIECE)
  2. Tooru Amuro (Detective Conan)
  3. Yamcha (Dragon Ball)
  4. Seiya (Saint Seiya)
  5. Amuro Ray (Mobile Suit Gundam)
  6. Mamoru Chiba/Tuxedo Mask (Sailor Moon)
  7. Hoshihi Yuma (Giant Star)