In the far future, the Moon and Mars have become dumping grounds for Earth’s toxic waste and criminals, and the criminal settlers on the moon have started an armed rebellion, threatening their Earthbound captors. None of that that matters much to Takashi Katori, who just wants to play computer games with his friend from America, Olivia Lawrence. Their favorite is a fighting robot game, where Takashi’s Laserion mecha can’t be beat. But when a scientific experiment causes the robot to materialize into reality, Takashi learns that he must pilot the Laserion to protect Earth from the criminals invading from space!<br><br>(Source: Discotek Media)

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As a child, he was a member of Gekidan Himawari, a children's acting troupe. He is employed by the talent management firm Aoni Production. He was close friends with late [Hirotaka Suzuoki](https://anilist.co/staff/95572/).

He is most known for the roles of Amuro Ray (Mobile Suit Gundam), Hyouma Hoshi (Kyojin no Hoshi), Pegasus Seiya (Saint Seiya), Yamcha (Dragon Ball), Kyosuke Kasuga (Kimagure Orange Road), and Mamoru Chiba/Tuxedo Mask (Sailor Moon).  He used the pseudonym Noboru Sougetsu in Mobile Suit Gundam 00 for his role as Ribbons Almark.

Furuya married fellow voice actress [Mami Koyama](https://anilist.co/staff/95571/Mami-Koyama) in 1976. They divorced in 1983. In 1985, he married fellow voice actress [Satomi Majima](https://anilist.co/staff/101240/Satomi-Majima), with whom had a daughter in 1992.