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Toru Furuya

Toru Furuya

Known For Acting
Birthday Jul 31, 1953 (72)
Birthplace Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan
Popularity 1 (history)
Updated Aug 09, 2025
Entry Date Aug 14, 2024
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Toru Furuya (古谷 徹 Furuya Tōru) is a veteran narrator and seiyū (voice actor) born on July 31, 1953 in Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. As a child, he was a member of Gekidan Himawari, a children's acting troupe. He is currently employed by the talent management firm Aoni Production. Furuya is ... most known for the roles of Amuro Ray (both in the original Mobile Suit Gundam and its following Gundam sequels), Hyouma Hoshi (Kyojin no Hoshi), Pegasus Seiya (Saint Seiya), Yamcha (Dragon Ball Z), Kyosuke Kasuga (Kimagure Orange Road), and Mamoru Chiba/Tuxedo Mask (Sailor Moon). He is also the first and only seiyu who has provided a Japanese voice for Mario. He also used a pseudonym Noboru Sōgetsu (蒼月 昇 Sōgetsu Noboru) in the cast of Mobile Suit Gundam 00 for Ribbons Almark's role (but used his real name in the narration role). Both the narration role and Ribbons mark Furuya's first role in a non-Universal Century Gundam series. Shuichi Ikeda who played Char had his earlier with Gilbert Durandal in Gundam SEED Destiny. He was a best friend of the late Hirotaka Suzuoki and is noted to be friends with Ikeda. He was at one time married to fellow seiyuu Mami Koyama but amicably divorced in 1983. He later married seiyuu Satomi Majima, who was the other main character of Stop!! Hibari-kun!. Description above from the Wikipedia article Tōru Furuya, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Detective Conan: Black Iron Submarine

Detective Conan: Black Iron Submarine

2023

as Bourbon / Toru Amuro (voice)

Paprika

Paprika

2006

as Kosaku Tokita (voice)

Dragon Ball: Mystical Adventure

Dragon Ball: Mystical Adventure

1988

as Yamcha (voice)

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Television Credits

Dragon Ball Z

as Yamcha (voice)

Episodes: 291

First Aired: Apr 26, 1989

Star of the Giants

as 星飛雄馬

Episodes: 234

First Aired: Mar 30, 1968

Sailor Moon

as Mamoru Chiba / Tuxedo Mask (voice)

Episodes: 200

First Aired: Mar 07, 1992

Dragon Ball Z Kai

as Yamcha (voice)

Episodes: 158

First Aired: Apr 05, 2009

Dragon Ball

as Yamcha (voice)

Episodes: 153

First Aired: Feb 26, 1986

Saint Seiya

as Seiya (voice)

Episodes: 114

First Aired: Oct 11, 1986

Saint Seiya Omega

as Sagittarius Seiya (voice)

Episodes: 97

First Aired: Apr 01, 2012

Marmalade Boy

as Shin'ichi Namura (voice)

Episodes: 76

First Aired: Mar 13, 1994

UFO Robot Grendizer

as Kane

Episodes: 74

First Aired: Oct 05, 1975

Gordian Warrior

as Ryouma Okamoto (voice)

Episodes: 73

First Aired: Oct 07, 1979

Mission Outer Space Srungle

as Jet (voice)

Episodes: 53

First Aired: Jan 21, 1983

Belle and Sebastian

as Jean

Episodes: 52

First Aired: Apr 07, 1981

Taotao

as Beaver (voice)

Episodes: 52

First Aired: Jan 28, 1984

Nobody's Boy: Remi

as Bob (voice)

Episodes: 51

First Aired: Oct 02, 1977

Mobile Suit Gundam 00

as Ribbons Almark (voice)

Episodes: 50

First Aired: Oct 06, 2007

The Swiss Family Robinson: Flone of the Mysterious Island

as Fritz Robinson

Episodes: 50

First Aired: Jan 04, 1981

Flower Angel

as Claude (voice)

Episodes: 50

First Aired: Feb 09, 1979

Katri, Girl of the Meadows

as Martti Halmich (voice)

Episodes: 49

First Aired: Jan 08, 1984

Kimagure Orange Road

as Kyosuke Kasuga

Episodes: 48

First Aired: Apr 06, 1987

Today's Close-Up

as Narrator (voice)

Episodes: 47

First Aired: Apr 05, 1993

Steel Jeeg

as Hiroshi Shiba

Episodes: 46

First Aired: Oct 05, 1975

Princess Sarah

as Jim

Episodes: 46

First Aired: Jan 06, 1985

Witch Girl Tickle

as Akira

Episodes: 45

First Aired: Mar 06, 1978

Video Warrior Laserion

as Takashi Katori

Episodes: 45

First Aired: Mar 04, 1984

Mobile Suit Gundam

as Amuro Ray (voice)

Episodes: 43

First Aired: Apr 07, 1979

Dragon Quest: Legend of the Hero Abel

as Abel (voice)

Episodes: 43

First Aired: Dec 02, 1989

Queen Millennia

as Daisuke Yamori

Episodes: 42

First Aired: Apr 16, 1981

Nana the Supergirl

as Shuuichi Iidabashi

Episodes: 39

First Aired: Apr 02, 1983

BAKI

as Narrator

Episodes: 39

First Aired: Jun 26, 2018

Special Armored Battalion Dorvack

as Masato Mugen

Episodes: 36

First Aired: Jun 29, 1983

Twin Hawks

as 沢渡鷹

Episodes: 36

First Aired: Dec 15, 1984

Do Your Best Genki

as Takashi Kazan

Episodes: 35

First Aired: Jul 16, 1980

Stop!! Hibari-kun!

as Kosaku Sakamoto (voice)

Episodes: 35

First Aired: May 20, 1983

Pirate Prince

as Kid

Episodes: 31

First Aired: May 02, 1966

Chojin Sentai Barattack

as Jun Katou (voice)

Episodes: 31

First Aired: Jul 03, 1977

Ore wa Teppei

as Yoshiyuki Uesugi (voice)

Episodes: 28

First Aired: Sep 12, 1977

Space Carrier Blue Noah

as Shin Kusaka (voice)

Episodes: 27

First Aired: Oct 13, 1979

Maeterlinck's Blue Bird: Tyltyl and Mytyl's Adventurous Journey

as Tyltyl (voice)

Episodes: 26

First Aired: Jan 09, 1980

Akagi

as Narrator (voice)

Episodes: 26

First Aired: Oct 05, 2005

Highschool Baseball Ninja

as 司幸司

Episodes: 26

First Aired: Apr 10, 1978

BIRDIE WING -Golf Girls' Story-

as Reiya Amuro (voice)

Episodes: 25

First Aired: Apr 06, 2022

Casshern Sins

as Casshern (voice)

Episodes: 24

First Aired: Oct 01, 2008

Glacier Warrior Gaislugger

as ケン

Episodes: 20

First Aired: Apr 12, 1977

Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin - Advent of the Red Comet

as Amuro Ray (voice)

Episodes: 13

First Aired: Apr 29, 2019

Saint Seiya: The Hades Chapter

as Pegasus Seiya (voice)

Episodes: 13

First Aired: Nov 09, 2002

Sands of Destruction

as Toppy Topuran

Episodes: 13

First Aired: Jul 07, 2008

D4DJ

as Ryūjin Kofune (voice)

Episodes: 13

First Aired: Oct 30, 2020

Baki Hanma

as Narrator (voice)

Episodes: 12

First Aired: Sep 30, 2021

HIGHSPEED Étoile

as Narration (voice)

Episodes: 12

First Aired: Apr 06, 2024

Fluffy Paradise

as Delrand (voice)

Episodes: 12

First Aired: Jan 07, 2024

Blue Blazes

as Narrator

Episodes: 11

First Aired: Jul 18, 2014

Case Closed: Zero's Tea Time

as Rei Furuya / Toru Amuro (voice)

Episodes: 6

First Aired: Apr 05, 2022

Macross II: Lovers Again

as Feff

Episodes: 6

First Aired: May 21, 1992

Arcade Gamer Fubuki

as Mr. Mystery (voice)

Episodes: 4

First Aired: Feb 25, 2002

Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger

as AkaRed (voice)

Episodes: 4

First Aired: Feb 13, 2011

Doubutsu Sentai Zyuohger: Super Animal War

as AkaRed (Voice)

Episodes: 4

First Aired: Sep 14, 2016

Super Mario Brothers: Amada Anime Series

as Mario

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Aug 03, 1989

Gundam vs Hello Kitty

as Amuro Ray

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Mar 29, 2019

One Piece

as Sabo (voice)

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Oct 20, 1999

Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam

as Amuro Ray (voice)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 02, 1985

Requiem from the Darkness

as Kichibee (voice)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 03, 2003

Black Jack

as Leslie Harris (voice)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Dec 12, 1993

Hikonin Sentai Akibaranger

as Prism Ace (voice)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Apr 06, 2012

UFO Robot Grendizer

as Cain

Episodes: 0

First Aired: Oct 05, 1975

Knights of the Zodiac

Episodes: 127

First Aired: Aug 30, 2003

Heavenly Chronicles

Episodes: 13

First Aired: Oct 24, 1990

Ultimate Girls

Episodes: 12

First Aired: Jan 10, 2005

Ultra Galaxy Fight: The Destined Crossroad

Episodes: 10

First Aired: Apr 29, 2022

Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Mar 02, 1985

Mobile Suit Gundam ZZ

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 01, 1986

Detective School Q

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Apr 15, 2003

Marmalade Boy

Episodes: 0

First Aired: Mar 13, 1994

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Year Month Avg Max Min
2024 6 18 22 13
2024 7 36 59 16
2024 8 20 47 10
2024 9 15 31 4
2024 10 8 16 5
2024 11 8 14 5
2024 12 11 19 6
2025 1 21 68 7
2025 2 8 18 2
2025 3 7 13 1
2025 4 1 1 1
2025 5 3 4 1
2025 6 2 3 1
2025 7 1 1 0
2025 8 3 14 0
2025 9 0 1 0
2025 10 1 1 1

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