Amuro Ray, main character of Mobile Suit Gundamhas been heavily linked to the original Japanese voice actor Tooru Furuya. However, the dub tie-in may end sooner than usual, as Bandai Namco is considering whether to cast a new voice actor for the popular character following Furuya’s recently revealed scandal.
Yahoo! Japan Kawamura Meikou sent a question to Bandai Namco to confirm whether they are considering changing the voice role for Amuro Ray from Tooru Furuya. Bandai Namco Filmworks, a subsidiary of own Sunrisereply with the following message:
At this company, we think about the world setting and characters that appear in our work very carefully. Regarding this issue, we want to carefully consider and resolve it, so we are temporarily suspending comments.
Bandai Namco Filmworks
Tooru Furuya has received special attention since Bunshun made news about his adultery scandal by forced abortion. Veteran voice actor since then apologized for committing the act. However, the scandal is still having a major impact on his career. His management company, Aoni Production, has convinced him step down from his two roles as Sabo in A piece and Tooru Amuro in Detective Conan / Case closed. Atlus also REMOVE he from an upcoming role in Metaphor: ReFantazio.
A large number of people in the Japanese fan community have posted suggestions about Osamu Wakai took on the role of Amuro Ray’s new voice actor. This is because the Japanese comedian is already famous for his role as Impersonation of character.
This recommendation is not without merit as there has been a similar example before. Kanichi Kurita Originally a comedian known for impersonating the main character of Lupin the Third series. He eventually became the official Japanese voice actor for Lupine III starting with the 1995 film Goodbye Nostradamus following the death of original voice actor Yasuo Yamada.
