Tōru Furuya is a renowned Japanese voice actor, actor, and narrator, one of the most iconic and long-standing voices in the animation industry. His career, which began at a young age, is inextricably linked to characters who have marked the history of anime. He is known worldwide for voicing Amuro Ray, the protagonist of the *Mobile Suit Gundam* saga, and Pegasus Seiya in *Saint Seiya*. His other numerous prominent roles include Mamoru Chiba/Tuxedo Mask in *Sailor Moon*, Yamcha in the *Dragon Ball* series, and Kyosuke Kasuga in *Kimagure Orange Road*. More recently, he has achieved great success voicing Rei Furuya in *Detective Conan*. He has also worked under the pseudonym Noboru Sōgetsu. For his outstanding contribution, he has received major awards, including the Kazue Takahashi Memorial Award and a Synergy Award at the Seiyu Awards, the latter for the cast of *Gundam*, a testament to his lasting impact on the world of voice acting.