Toru Furuya
Actor
Tokyo, Japan
See also: AnimeCons TV Interview
Biography:
Toru Furuya is a legendary Japanese voice actor coming to NYC for the first time! 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 Black Jack, 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.
On May 22, 2024, he posted a public apology to Twitter (X) in which he said that he had an extramarital affair with a fan for around four and a half years, until September 2023. He admitted being violent with her as well as forcing her into having an abortion.
Sci-fi Convention Guest Appearances
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2024
- Middle East Film and Comic Con 2024 - February 9-11, 2024 in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
View Toru Furuya on FanCons.com for 18 additional guest appearances