{"id":8489,"date":"2023-05-04T09:00:59","date_gmt":"2023-05-03T23:00:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/2023.smash.org.au\/?p=8489"},"modified":"2023-06-23T21:06:21","modified_gmt":"2023-06-23T11:06:21","slug":"toru-furuya-is-coming-to-smash","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/2023.smash.org.au\/2023\/05\/toru-furuya-is-coming-to-smash\/","title":{"rendered":"Toru Furuya is coming to SMASH!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Swooping in for this year&#8217;s SMASH! is none other than Toru Furuya!<\/p>\n<p>You may have heard his sweet voice as a few memorable characters such as: Ray Amuro (Gundam Series), Tuxedo Mask (Sailor Moon), and Sabo (One Piece) &#8211; just to name a few of course!<\/p>\n<p>He&#8217;s given us some kind words to share with his Australian fans: \u300c\u30aa\u30fc\u30b9\u30c8\u30e9\u30ea\u30a2\u306e\u30d5\u30a1\u30f3\u306e\u7686\u3055\u307e\u306b\u4e45\u3057\u3076\u308a\u306b\u76f4\u63a5\u4f1a\u3048\u308b\u3053\u3068\u3092\u4eca\u304b\u3089\u3068\u3066\u3082\u697d\u3057\u307f\u306b\u3057\u3066\u304a\u308a\u307e\u3059\uff01\u300d<\/p>\n<p>Toru Furuya can\u2019t wait to be able to directly meet with his Australian Fans after so long in his acting career.<\/p>\n<p>Bring in the nostalgia! Don\u2019t miss your chance to see him in person, he\u2019s only here in Sydney once in a blue moon!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-8490\" src=\"https:\/\/smashwordpress.blob.core.windows.net\/main-site-prod\/2023_05_04-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"525\" height=\"525\" srcset=\"https:\/\/smashwordpress.blob.core.windows.net\/main-site-prod\/2023_05_04-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/smashwordpress.blob.core.windows.net\/main-site-prod\/2023_05_04-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/smashwordpress.blob.core.windows.net\/main-site-prod\/2023_05_04-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/smashwordpress.blob.core.windows.net\/main-site-prod\/2023_05_04-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/smashwordpress.blob.core.windows.net\/main-site-prod\/2023_05_04-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/smashwordpress.blob.core.windows.net\/main-site-prod\/2023_05_04.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 525px) 100vw, 525px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Swooping in for this year&#8217;s SMASH! is none other than Toru Furuya! 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