The talent agency Aoni Production and voice actor Tōru Furuya jointly announced on Saturday that Furuya has stepped down from the roles of Tōru Amuro in the Detective Conan franchise and Sabo in the One Piece franchisee.
Aoni Production added that it had asked Furuya to step down, and Furuya obliged.
He is known for voicing characters such as Tuxedo Mask in Sailor Moon, Amuro Ray in Mobile Suit Gundam, Yamcha in Dragon Ball, and Tōru Amuro/Rei Furuya in Detective Conan.
Following the admission, Animate canceled its Detective Conan event scheduled for July 27, which would have him as a speaker.