Masashi Kudō (animator)

Masashi Kudo (Japanese: 工藤昌史) is a Japanese animator. He is best known for his work on Bleach, the anime series based on the manga of the same name.^[1]

Kudo was responsible for the design of some minor characters that do not appear in the manga and from the selection of colours for characters which have not been illustrated; this last task is also made in collaboration with the series' creator.

He has also made collaborations on several OVAs and Original net animations, mostly as a character designer or key animator.

• Bleach (2004–2012) – Character Design
• Today's Asuka Show (2012–2013) – Director & Character Design
• Hayate the Combat Butler: Can't Take My Eyes Off You (2012) – Director & Character Design
• Maoyu (2013) – Character Design
• Hayate the Combat Butler: Cuties (2013) – Director & Character Design
• Survival Game Club! (2014) – Character Design & Chief Animation Director
• Re-Kan! (2015) – Director
• Chain Chronicle: The Light of Haecceitas (2017) – Director & Character Design
• Sanrio Boys (2018) – Director
• Tower of God (2020) – Character Design
• Bleach: Thousand Year Blood War (2022) – Character Design
• Terminator Zero (2024) – Director^[2]
• Aquarion: Myth of Emotions (2025) – Character Design^[3]

• Bleach: Memories of Nobody (2006) – Character Design & Chief Animation Director
• Bleach: The DiamondDust Rebellion (2007) – Character Design
• Bleach: Fade to Black (2008) – Character Design
• Bleach: Hell Verse (2010) – Character Design & Chief Animation Director
• Chain Chronicle: The Light of Haecceitas Part 1 (2016) – Director & Character Design
• Chain Chronicle: The Light of Haecceitas Part 2 (2017) – Director & Character Design
• Chain Chronicle: The Light of Haecceitas Part 3 (2017) – Director & Character Design
• Santa Company: Midsummer Merry Christmas (2021) – Character Design

• Masashi Kudō at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
• http://www.pierrot.jp