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	{{Expand Japanese\|date=August 2011\|井上トロ}}
	{{More citations needed\|date=June 2023}}{{Infobox character
	\| name = Toro Inoue
	\| image = Toro and Kuro.jpg
	\| caption = Toro (left) and Kuro (right) holding ] units
	\| series = ]
	\| firstgame = ''Doko Demo Issyo'' (1999)
⚫	~~\| creator =~~ ]
	\| gender = Male; Genderless in japanese media
	\| species = ]
	\| nationality = Japanese
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	{{nihongo\|'''Toro'''\|トロ}}, full name {{nihongo\|'''Toro Inoue'''\|井上トロ\|Inoue Toro}}, also known as the '''Sony Cat''', is a fictional character created by ].<ref>Gantayat, Anoop (2004-07-12). . ]. Retrieved on 2008-11-27</ref> He is an anthropomorphized cat who behaves mostly like a human in order to become a human.<ref name=":0">{{cite web \|title=ポケピ紹介 - どこいつ.com \| PlayStation \|url=https://www.playstation.com/ja-jp/games/dokodemoissyo/character \|access-date=8 May 2023}}</ref>

	Toro first appeared in the ] game {{Ill\|Doko Demo Issyo\|ja\|どこでもいっしょ}}. He serves as Sony's ] in Japan, particularly for the ].

	==Character==
	Toro is an ] white ] cat of a ] design style. Toro is characterized by his big, trapezoid-shaped head, a rectangular-shaped body, and its vast variety of face expressions. Toro's family name originated from the sushi chef that adopted him after he got abandoned.<ref name=":0" />

	==Appearances==
	Toro first appeared on 22 July 1999 as the main ] in the video game {{Ill\|Doko Demo Issyo\|ja\|どこでもいっしょ}} (Together Anywhere) on the ], and included support for the ]. The game won the ]' Game of the Year award alongside ].{{Citation needed\|date=August 2023\|reason=Unsure if the game or the Toro character won the award. Need help from someone who speaks Japanese.}}

	In 2004, ''Doko Demo Issyo'' was released on the ], with a free demo being available in the Japanese ].

	Toro appears in the ] title ] ("Everyday Together"), a talk show-like game where Toro delivers daily news together with Kuro, a black cat who is his close friend. Players answer trivia questions to win in-game money (Myale) and prizes such as decorations for Toro's in-game apartment; an online IQ test versus game is also available. Mainichi Issyo was available as a free download on the Japanese PlayStation. A sequel, ], was released in November 2009 as a successor for Mainichi Issyo.

	Toro was a playable character in the 2012 ] game ], alongside other PlayStation characters and mascots such as ], ], and ].

	Toro was featured in the free downloadable ] game ''Toro's Friend Network'', which served as a platform for players to find new friends through ], ], and ].<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Mesa \|first=Don \|date=2013-02-25 \|title=New PS Vita Apps This Spring: Friend Network and Imaginstruments \|url=https://blog.playstation.com/2013/02/25/new-ps-vita-apps-coming-friend-network-and-imaginstruments/ \|access-date=2023-08-11 \|website=] \|language=en-US}}</ref> It was the first game in the Doko Demo Issyo series to be released outside of Asia.

	Toro starred in Toro Puzzle, which was released for Android and iOS in Japan in 2019 and later released worldwide on June 23, 2020 as Toro and Friends: Onsen Town.<ref>{{Cite web \|date=2020-06-02 \|title=Toro and Friends: Onsen Town coming west on June 23 \|url=https://www.gematsu.com/2020/06/toro-and-friends-onsen-town-coming-west-on-june-23 \|access-date=2023-08-11 \|website=Gematsu \|language=en-US}}</ref> The game ended service on April 12, 2021 in Western regions and on May 10 in Japan.<ref>{{Cite web \|date=2021-02-10 \|title=Toro and Friends: Onsen Town to end service on April 12 in the west, May 10 in Japan \|url=https://www.gematsu.com/2021/02/toro-and-friends-onsen-town-to-end-service-on-april-12-in-the-west-may-10-in-japan \|access-date=2023-08-11 \|website=Gematsu \|language=en-US}}</ref>

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