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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 | |||
}} | |||
{{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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