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Fictional character

Toro Inoue
PlayStation character
File:Toro and Kuro.jpgToro (left) and Kuro (right) holding PocketStation units
First game	Doko Demo Issyo (1999)
Created by	Sony Interactive Entertainment
In-universe information
Species	Cat
Gender	Male; Genderless in japanese media
Nationality	Japanese

Toro (トロ), full name Toro Inoue (井上トロ, Inoue Toro), also known as the Sony Cat, is a fictional character created by Sony Interactive Entertainment. He is an anthropomorphized cat who behaves mostly like a human in order to become a human.

Toro first appeared in the PlayStation game Doko Demo Issyo. He serves as Sony's mascot in Japan, particularly for the PlayStation Network.

Character

Toro is an anthropomorphized white Japanese bobtail cat of a chibi 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.

Appearances

Toro first appeared on 22 July 1999 as the main chatterbot in the video game Doko Demo Issyo (Together Anywhere) on the Sony PlayStation, and included support for the PocketStation. The game won the Japan Game Awards' Game of the Year award alongside Final Fantasy VII.

In 2004, Doko Demo Issyo was released on the PlayStation Portable, with a free demo being available in the Japanese PlayStation Store.

Toro appears in the PlayStation 3 title Mainichi Issyo ("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, Weekly Toro Station, was released in November 2009 as a successor for Mainichi Issyo.

Toro was a playable character in the 2012 platform fighter game PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale, alongside other PlayStation characters and mascots such as Nathan Drake, Sackboy, and PaRappa.

Toro was featured in the free downloadable PlayStation Vita game Toro's Friend Network, which served as a platform for players to find new friends through Twitter, Facebook, and PlayStation Network. 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. The game ended service on April 12, 2021 in Western regions and on May 10 in Japan.

References

Gantayat, Anoop (2004-07-12). Dokodemo Issyo Goes Online. IGN. Retrieved on 2008-11-27
^ "ポケピ紹介 - どこいつ.com | PlayStation". Retrieved 8 May 2023.
Mesa, Don (2013-02-25). "New PS Vita Apps This Spring: Friend Network and Imaginstruments". PlayStation Blog. Retrieved 2023-08-11.
"Toro and Friends: Onsen Town coming west on June 23". Gematsu. 2020-06-02. Retrieved 2023-08-11.
"Toro and Friends: Onsen Town to end service on April 12 in the west, May 10 in Japan". Gematsu. 2021-02-10. Retrieved 2023-08-11.

External links

Doko Demo Issyo official website (in Japanese)

v t e PlayStation (console)
Sony Interactive Entertainment
Hardware	Models Technical Specifications Net Yaroze
Accessories	Controller Dual Analog Controller DualShock Analog Joystick Link Cable Mouse Multitap PocketStation GunCon Jogcon Namco Arcade Stick NeGcon
Games	A–L M–Z Best-selling Cancelled Net Yaroze Jampack Budget Ranges Greatest Hits Platinum The Best
Emulation	Bleem! Connectix Virtual Game Station ePSXe PCSX-Reloaded
Related	Super NES CD-ROM System 573 PlayStation Classic Polygon Man Double Life
Category Successor: PlayStation 2

PlayStation

Consoles

Home consoles	PlayStation Models Main hardware PlayStation 2 Models Main hardware PlayStation 3 Models Main hardware System software PlayStation 4 Main hardware System software PlayStation 5
Handhelds	PocketStation PlayStation Portable System software PlayStation Vita System software
Miscellaneous	PSX PlayStation TV PlayStation Classic

Games

PlayStation	A–L M–Z Net Yaroze Best-selling Downloadable JP NA PAL Cancelled
PS2	A–K L–Z Best-selling Online Downloadable Cancelled
PS3	A–C D–I J–P Q–Z Best-selling Cancelled
PS4	A–L M–Z Best-selling Free-to-play PS VR games Cancelled
PS5	A–Z Best-selling PS VR2 games
PSP	A-Z Downloadable PS minis Best selling Cancelled
PS Vita	A–D E–H I–L M–O P–R S T–V W–Z Cancelled
Other	PS Mobile TurboGrafx-16 Classics NEOGEO Station Classics HD
Reprints	Greatest Hits Essentials The Best BigHit Series

Network

Accessories

Controllers	PlayStation controller PlayStation Mouse Analog Joystick Dual Analog DualShock / DualSense Sixaxis PlayStation Move
Cameras	EyeToy Go!Cam PlayStation Eye PlayStation Camera
Miscellaneous	Multitap Link Cable PS2 accessories PlayStation 2 Expansion Bay PS3 accessories PlayTV Wonderbook PlayStation VR 2 PlayStation Portal

Kits

Media

Magazines	Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine PlayStation: The Official Magazine PlayStation Official Magazine – UK PlayStation Official Magazine – Australia Official PlayStation Magazine (Ireland) PlayStation Underground
Advertisements	Double Life Mountain PlayStation marketing
Characters	Polygon Man Kevin Butler

Arcade boards

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