Masuo Amada
Voice ActorMasuo Amada is a Hyōgo Prefecture-born stage and screen performer who voices the Cloning Arrancar in the Studio Pierrot-produced Bleach anime.
Bleach Role
Amada provides the voice for the Cloning Arrancar in Bleach, one of the anime's more unusual antagonist designs built around duplication rather than a single fixed identity. The part fits within the Arrancar arc's expanding gallery of Hollow-born villains facing off against Soul Society's captains and Ichigo Kurosaki's allies. It represents one of Amada's credits within a stage and screen career built largely around theater and character work.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who does Masuo Amada voice in Bleach?
Amada provides the voice of the Cloning Arrancar in Bleach, one of the Arrancar arc's more unusual antagonist designs built around duplication rather than a single fixed identity. The role sits within Studio Pierrot's expanding gallery of Hollow-born villains facing off against Soul Society and Ichigo Kurosaki's allies.
What is Masuo Amada known for?
Amada is a stage and screen performer whose career blends theater work with voice acting. His Bleach role as the Cloning Arrancar represents one credit within that broader profile.
Where is Masuo Amada from?
Amada was born in Hyogo Prefecture, Japan, in 1958, and has worked as a Japanese stage and screen performer throughout his career.
Where did Masuo Amada train as an actor?
Amada trained at the Osaka University of Arts and built his career through the Seinenza Theater Company, splitting his work between stage productions and voice acting.
When did Masuo Amada start acting?
Amada has been active in the industry since the mid-1980s, with his career listed as running from 1985 to the present.
Sources & Information
This content is original writing by Daddy Jim Anime based on the Bleach anime series, manga, and official materials. Episode and chapter references are cited where applicable.
Rights holders
- Created byTite Kubo
- Published byShueisha
- Animated byStudio Pierrot
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