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July 31 is Furuya Toru-san’s birthday.

He has been active at the forefront up until now from the mid of the 1960s. He won the Kei Tomiyama Memorial Award at the 2nd Seiyu Awards, the Synergy Award at the 4th, and was chosen as the Best Actor in Supporting Roles at the 13th. In 2021, he is playing a role in “The Journey”, “D4DJ First Mix”, “Mobile Suit Gundam: Hathaway”, etc.

To celebrate his birthday, we conducted the same readers’ survey as last year, “Who’s Your Favorite Character Played by Furuya Toru-san?” There were 861 votes during the survey period from July 13 to July 20.
The voters were mainly female with a gender ratio of 75% female to 25% male. The age range was 30% under 20, 25% in their 20s, and 20% in their 30s.

■Amuro Toru from “Detective Conan” has won a majority vote!

1st Place

1st place went to Amuro Toru from “Detective Conan”. The support rating was about 54%, winning more votes than last year, and he topped the list for four consecutive years.

The readers praised him for playing three different roles, and received comments were, “He sometimes plays a private detective Amuro Toru, and at other times, he plays Bourbon, a member of the Black Organization, whose identity is Furuya Rei, an undercover investigator of the Public Security Bureau. I guess that many people should have fallen in love with him……”, “Furuya-san uses different tones of voice, which make the characters’ charms stand out”, and “Thanks to Furuya-san’s voice, I can enjoy different characters’ different personalities”.

A third of the voters chose the name of Furuya Rei, and left the comments like, “I think it’s wonderful of him to always stays strong in his belief” and “It’s cool that he is determined to thoroughly follow on his intention, and does whatever he can do”.

2nd Place

2nd place went to Amuro Ray from “Mobile Suit Gundam”. The support rating was about 16%, and he placed 2nd same as last year.

Amuro Ray is the protagonist of “Mobile Suit Gundam” and “Mobile Suit Gundam: Char’s Counterattack”. The readers mentioned his different charms shown in each series, saying “Although most of the characters were depicted as hot-blooded men back in the days, the protagonist in this series was an innocent boy, which was very inspiring”, “He is a legendary figure as the first protagonist of the blockbuster that has a history of over 40 years. Especially, Amuro in ‘Mobile Suit Gundam: Char’s Counterattack’ has the air of a soldier, and seems to have leeway as an adult man”.
Some readers mentioned the latest film, which is currently showing, with the comment, “When I heard Amuro’s voice in ‘Mobile Suit Gundam: Hathaway’ I got goosebumps”.

3rd Place

3rd place went to Chiba Mamoru (Tuxedo Mask) “Sailor Moon”. The support rating was about 6%, and he moved up from 4th place last year.
He is the boyfriend of the protagonist Tsukino Usagi, and he disguises himself as Tuxedo Mask to support Sailor Moons. He was especially from the fans in their 30s who are the same generation as the series, and the comments received include, “I lost my heart to Tuxedo Mask’s sweet voice. He is my first love when I was in the 3rd grade at elementary school”, “I like Mamo-chan, who protects the heroine, sometimes harshly, sometimes kindly. Furuya-san perfectly plays the difference between the snobbish vibe of Tuxedo Mask and the dignified manner of Prince Endymion in his previous life”.

■Let’s introduce other comments!!

Kasuga Kyosuke from “Kimagure Orange Road”
“Indecisiveness of Kyosuke and immaturity of teenagers are naturally expressed, and I got interested in a voice actor as a profession for the first time.”
Sabo from “One Piece”
“I was impressed by him inheriting the will of Ace, and supporting Luffy to achieve his goal. Furuya-san’s voice enhances the charm of Sabo!”

Casshern from “Casshern Sins”
“He is the only immortal character in the series. Furuya-san’s play accurately conveys his suffering and sorrow.”

Some readers voted for his narration other than the characters.
The narration of “Akagi: Yami ni Oritatta Tensai”
“His narration in a straightforward manner never disturbed the sound of a mah-jongg piece and BGM, but it certainly evoked a particular mood.”

Multiple protagonists have been ranked in the overall ranking.

■Ranking Top 10

[Who’s Your Favorite Character Played by Furuya Toru-san? 2021 Edition]
1. Amuro Toru (Furuya Rei/Bourbon) “Detective Conan”
2. Amuro Ray “Mobile Suit Gundam”
3. Chiba Mamoru (Tuxedo Mask) “Sailor Moon”
4. Sabo “One Piece”
5. Pegasus Seiya “Saint Seiya”
6. Yamcha “Dragon Ball”
7. Kasuga Kyosuke “Kimagure Orange Road”
8. Hoshi Hyuma “Star of the Giants”
9. AkaRed “GoGo Sentai Boukenger VS Super Sentai” etc.
9. Ribbons Almark “Mobile Suit Gundam 00”

(Survey Period: July 13 – July 20, 2021)

■Overall Ranking

[Who’s Your Favorite Character Played by Furuya Toru-san? 2021 Edition]
1. Amuro Toru (Furuya Rei/Bourbon) “Detective Conan”
2. Amuro Ray “Mobile Suit Gundam”
3. Chiba Mamoru (Tuxedo Mask) “Sailor Moon”
4. Sabo “One Piece”
5. Pegasus Seiya “Saint Seiya”
6. Yamcha “Dragon Ball”
7. Kasuga Kyosuke “Kimagure Orange Road”
8. Hoshi Hyuma “Star of the Giants”
9. AkaRed “GoGo Sentai Boukenger VS Super Sentai” etc.
9. Ribbons Almark “Mobile Suit Gundam 00”
11. Abel “Dragon Warrior” (“Dragon Warrior: Legend of the Hero Abel”)
11. Kirishima Zen “The World’s Greatest First Love” *Under his pseudonym ‘Sogetsu Noboru’
11. Shiba Hiroshi “Steel Jeeg”
14. Utsunomiko “Utsunomiko”
14. Casshern “Casshern Sins”
14. Shikon no Tama “Inuyasha”
14. Sirius “The Sea Prince and the Fire Child”

(Survey Period: July 13 – July 20, 2021)