Masakazu Morita

Masakazu Morita
Native name	森田 成一
Born	October 21, 1972 Sumida, Tokyo, Japan
Occupation	Voice actor, actor, singer
Years active	1995–present
Agent	Aoni Production
Notable credit(s)	Bleach as Ichigo Kurosaki Final Fantasy as Tidus Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny as Auel Neider Dragon Ball Super as Whis Kamen Rider Drive as Tenjuro Banno Tiger & Bunny as Barnaby Brooks Jr.
Website	www.aoni.co.jp/actor/ma/morita-masakazu.html

Masakazu Morita (森田 成一 Morita Masakazu, born October 21, 1972) is a Japanese voice actor and actor from Tokyo, Japan. He works for Aoni Production. He is also the host of the radio show, Bleach B-Station. Morita voiced the roles of Ichigo Kurosaki (Bleach), Marco (One Piece), Tidus (Final Fantasy X), Whis (Dragon Ball Super), Auel Neider (Mobile Suit Gundam Seed Destiny), Pegasus Seiya (Saint Seiya - Hades Chapter), Troy Bolton (Japanese versions of High School Musical and High School Musical 2), Pod (Pocket Monsters), and portrays Tenjuro Banno in Kamen Rider Drive

At the first Seiyu Awards in March 2007, Masakazu Morita won in the category "Best Rookie Actor" for his role as Ichigo Kurosaki.^[1]

Filmography

Television animation

• The Prince of Tennis (2001–2005), Tashiro
• Sonic X (2003), Chris Thorndyke (Adult)
• Interlude (2003), Unnamed protagonist
• One Piece (2003, 2009-2010), Marco
• Aqua Kids (2004), Juno
• Diamond Daydreams (2004), Yuu
• BECK (2004–2005), Masaru Hyōdō
• Kidou Senshi Gundam SEED Destiny (2004–2005), Auel Neider
• Onmyō Taisenki (2004–2005), Yakumo Yoshikawa
• Ring ni Kakero (2004–2011), Ryuji Takane
• Bleach (2004–2012), Ichigo Kurosaki, Hollow Ichigo
• Major (2004), Toshiya Sato
• Detective Conan (2005), Ryosuke Fukuma (Ep. 419-420), Naosuke Kurosawa (Ep. 478)
• Kiniro no Corda (2006), Hihara Kazuki
• Marginal Prince (2006), Alfred Visconti
• Baccano! (2007), Claire Stanfield
• Sengoku Basara: Samurai Kings (2009), Maeda Keiji
• Eden of the East (2009), Ryō Yūki
• Bakuman (2010–2011), Kazuya Hiramaru
• Sengoku Basara: Samurai Kings 2 (2010), Maeda Keiji
• SD Gundam Sangokuden Brave Battle Warriors (2010–2011), Ryomou Dijeh
• Pocket Monsters: Best Wishes! (2010–2011), Chili
• Tiger & Bunny (2011), Barnaby Brooks Jr.
• Bakuman 2 (2011–2012), Kazuya Hiramaru
• Saint Seiya Omega (2012), Sagittarius Seiya (Ep. 90)
• Bakuman 3 (2012–2013), Kazuya Hiramaru
• Kingdom (2012–2013), Shin
• Hakkenden: Eight Dogs of the East (2013), Hazuki
• Ace of Diamond (2013–2015), Koichiro Tanba
• Akatsuki no Yona (2014), Kija^[2]
• Sengoku Basara: End of Judgement (2014), Maeda Keiji
• World Trigger (2014), Shūji Miwa^[3]
• Rage of Bahamut: Genesis (2014), Azazel
• Kiniro no Corda Blue Sky (2014), Shiro Hozumi, Kazuki Hihara
• Death Parade (2015), Yōsuke Tateishi
• The Heroic Legend of Arslan (2015), Xandes
• Kuroko's Basketball Season 3 (2015), Shōgo Haizaki^[4]
• Baby Steps Season 2 (2015), Sakuya Takagi^[5]
• Dragon Ball Super (2015), Whis, Copy Vegeta
• Fafner in the Azure: Exodus (2015), Billy Morgan
• K: Return of Kings (2015), Yukari Mishakuji^[6]
• Big Order (2016), Eiji Hoshimiya^[7]
• Rewrite (2016), Kotarō Tennōji^[8]
• Tiger Mask W (2016), Kazuchika Okada^[9][10]

Original video animation (OVA)

• Saint Seiya: Hades Chapter (2002–2008;OVA), Pegasus Seiya
• Bludgeoning Angel Dokuro-Chan (2005), Yamazaki
• Dragon Ball: Yo! Son Goku and His Friends Return!! (2008), Tarble
• Kite Liberator (2008), Rin Gaga

Film

• Bleach: Memories of Nobody (2006), Ichigo Kurosaki
• Bleach: The DiamondDust Rebellion (2007), Ichigo Kurosaki
• Bleach: Fade to Black (2008), Ichigo Kurosaki
• Eden of the East: The King of Eden (2009), Ryō Yūki
• Eden of the East: Paradise Lost (2010), Ryō Yūki
• Bleach: Hell Verse (2010), Ichigo Kurosaki
• Sengoku Basara: The Last Party (2011), Maeda Keiji
• Tiger & Bunny: The Beginning (2012), Barnaby Brooks Jr.
• Combustible (2013), Matsukichi
• Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods (2013), Whis
• K: Missing Kings (2014), Yukari Mishakuji
• Tiger & Bunny: The Rising (2014), Barnaby Brooks Jr.
• Dragon Ball Z: Resurrection 'F' (2015), Whis

Tokusatsu

• Zyuden Sentai Kyoryuger Debo Tanabanta) (Ep. 20)
• Kamen Rider Drive Dr.Tenjuro Banno/Banno Driver/Kamen Rider Gold Drive (Ep. 33 - 46), Sigma Circular (Male Voice) (Ep. 46 - 47) (Female Voice of Ayumi Fujimura)

Video games

• Sengoku Basara (2005; video game), Maeda Keiji
• Bleach: Heat the Soul (series) (2005–2010; video game series), Ichigo Kurosaki<--Konstantín Balmont-->
• Sengoku Basara 2 (2006; video game), Maeda Keiji

Unknown date

• Bleach series (Ichigo Kurosaki)
• Bakumetsu Renka Shinsengumi (Kondo Hasami)
• Datenshi no Amai Yuuwaku x Kaikan Phrase (Yoshihiko "Santa" Nagai)
• Dissidia: Final Fantasy (Tidus)
• Dissidia 012 Final Fantasy (Tidus)
• Dragon Ball Heroes (Avatar: Saiyan (male), Berserker-type; Whis)
• Dragon Ball: Raging Blast 2 (Tarble)
• Dragon Ball Z: Ultimate Tenkaichi as Hero Modes 'Evil Voice'
• Dynasty Warriors 5 (Pang De)
• Final Fantasy VIII (Zell) as the Motion Capture
• Final Fantasy X (Tidus)
• Final Fantasy X-2 (Tidus), (Shuyin)
• J-Stars Victory Vs (Ichigo Kurosaki, Pegasus Seiya)
• Kingdom Hearts (Tidus)
• Kiniro no Corda series (Hihara Kazuki, Hozumi Shiro)
• Puyo Puyo! 15th Anniversary (Schezo Wegey)
• Puyo Puyo 7 (Schezo Wegey)
• Puyo Puyo!! 20th Anniversary (Schezo Wegey)
• Puyo Puyo Tetris (Schezo Wegey)
• Rewrite (Kotarou Tennouji)
• Riveria: The Promised Land (Ledah)
• Saint Seiya: Brave Soldiers (Pegasus Seiya)
• Saint Seiya Senki (Pegasus Seiya)
• Sengoku Basara 2 (Maeda Keiji)
• Shiratsuyu no Kai (Nakamachi Shin)
• Signal (Yamato "None" Hoshoin)
• Summon Night: Swordcraft Story 2 (Loki)
• Sweet Fuse: At your side (Meoshi Kouta)
• Tokimeki Memorial Girl's Side: 2nd Kiss (Saeki Teru)
• Transformers Armada The Game (Hot Shot)
• Yo-Jin-Bo: The Bodyguards (Yozaburo Shiraanui)

Drama CDs

• Lupin III (2012) (Arsene Lupin)
• Special A (Tadashi Karino)
• Superior (Lakshri)
• Di[e]ce (Naoto Kanzaki)

Dubbing

• Zac Efron
  • The Derby Stallion (Patrick McCardle)
  • High School Musical (Troy Bolton)
  • High School Musical 2 (Troy Bolton)
  • High School Musical 3: Senior Year (Troy Bolton)
  • 17 Again (Mike O'Donnell (teenage))
  • Charlie St. Cloud (Charlie St. Cloud)
  • The Paperboy (Jack Jansen)
  • That Awkward Moment (Jason)
  • Neighbors (Teddy Sanders)
• The Green Hornet (Kato (Jay Chou))
• In Time (Timekeeper Jaeger (Collins Pennie))
• Now You See Me 2 (Li (Jay Chou))
• Outlander (King Louis XV of France (Lionel Lingelser))
• Prometheus (Chance (Emun Elliott))

Discography

Albums

Year	Single details	Catalog No.	Peak Oricon chart positions
2012	Semegiau Kakushitsu Released: February 15, 2012 Label: Sony Music Direct Format: CD	MHCL-2006	75

References

1. 声優アワード (in Japanese). Seiyu Awards. Retrieved July 11, 2008.
2. "Akatsuki no Yona Shōjo Fantasy Manga Gets TV Anime". Anime News Network. July 1, 2014. Retrieved October 31, 2014.
3. "Tomoaki Maeno, Masakazu Morita, Kana Hanazawa Join World Trigger Cast". Anime News Network. August 20, 2014.
4. "Masakazu Morita Joins Kuroko's Basketball 3rd Season's Cast". Anime News Network. Retrieved December 24, 2014.
5. "ベイビーステップ2 新キャスト決定4！". アニメワールド+BLOG. 日本放送協会. 2015-08-04. Retrieved 2015-08-08.
6. "STAFF/CAST". 「K RETURN OF KINGS」オフィシャルサイト. Retrieved 2015-04-11.
7. "えすのサカエの異能力アクション「ビッグオーダー」が2016年春TVアニメ化". 2015-10-26. Retrieved 2015-10-26.
8. "Staff/Cast". TVアニメ「Rewrite」公式サイト. Retrieved 2015-12-29.
9. "CHARACTER". タイガーマスクW 公式サイト - 東映アニメーション. Retrieved 2016-08-17.
10. "Tiger Mask W Wrestling Anime Reveals Voice Cast's Roles, October Premiere". Anime News Network. Retrieved August 27, 2016.

External links

• Masakazu Morita at the Internet Movie Database
• Masakazu Morita at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
• Masakazu Morita at Aoni Production (Japanese)
• Truong, Kei (February 10, 2011). "Anime Expo 2010: Interview with Masakazu Morita". Asia Pacific Arts. Retrieved April 21, 2012.