Masashi Kudō (animator)
Masashi Kudō is a Japanese animator working for animation company Studio Pierrot. He is best known for his work on Bleach, the anime series based on the manga of the same name.
Kudō 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.
Kudō debuted as a director for the anime series Re-Kan! in 2015.
