Amane Shindō

Amane Shindō
進藤 あまね
Born (2004-04-20) April 20, 2004[1]
Other nameAmanesu
OccupationVoice actress
Years active2019–present
AgentHiBiKi Cast
Musical career
Genres
InstrumentVocals
Years active2020–present

Amane Shindō (進藤 あまね, Shindō Amane; born April 20, 2004) is a Japanese voice actress. She has voiced characters in the anime series Bermuda Triangle: Colorful Pastrale, Rebirth, and BanG Dream!, where she is also a member of the band Morfonica, serving as the vocalist and portraying the in-universe character Mashiro Kurata.

Career

Shindō signed a contract with HiBiKi agency at the age of 14. In 2019, she made her voice acting debut in the Bermuda Triangle: Colorful Pastrale anime series where she voiced Caro.[2] She also portrayed Shūko Mino in the Rebirth short anime series, part of Bushiroad's Rebirth for you card game.[3]

In March 2020, Bushiroad announced the formation of Morfonica, a live action band for the company's BanG Dream! franchise, with Shindō handling vocals and portraying in-universe character Mashiro Kurata.[4] She was already familiar with the series prior to Morfonica, having regularly played the mobile game BanG Dream! Girls Band Party!.[5] At 15 years old, she was the youngest voice actress in the franchise and the same age as Mashiro during her introduction. Series creator Takaaki Kidani felt the shared age emphasizes the connection between Shindō and her character, including their real-life and in-universe growths, respectively.[6]

In an interview with Famitsu magazine, Shindō noted that she has a low voice in contrast to Mashiro's intended pitch, so she tries to perform Morfonica songs in a higher tone.[5] In the wake of backlash and cyberbullying from parts of the fan base for her singing voice and the addition of Morfonica to Girls Band Party! before fellow band Raise A Suilen,[7] Bushiroad and her agency have stated their intention to take legal action.[8]

Shindō is also involved in Bushiroad's D4DJ franchise as a member of the DJ unit Lyrical Lily, for which she voices the character Haruna Kasuga.[9]

In 2024, she started appearing in Link! Like! Love Live! as Izumi Katsuragi, who was initially a supporting character before joining the main cast the following year.[10] She and Miu Miyake (as Ceras Yanagida Lilienfeld) form the sub-unit Edel Note.[11] Shindō was a fan of the Love Live! franchise growing up, idolizing School Idol Project member Suzuko Mimori and being motivated to audition for HiBiKi since Mimori was contracted to them too.[12]

Personal life

Shindō was born in Aichi Prefecture on April 20, 2004.[1] In 2025, she received threats over allegations that she had cheated on her partner.[13] Bushiroad also issued a response which stated that such allegations were "completely false and unacceptable".[14]

Discography

  • Cosmic CoaStar (2020; ith Lyrical Lily)

Filmography

Anime

2020
2021
  • BanG Dream! Film Live 2nd Stage[16]
  • BanG Dream! Girls Band Party! Pico Fever![17]
2022
2023
2025
2026

Video games

Live action

References

  1. 1 2 3 進藤あまね. Animate (in Japanese). April 15, 2024. Retrieved July 8, 2026.
  2. ↑ Ressler, Karen (September 18, 2018). "Colorful Pastrale from Bermuda Anime Reveals Cast, Key Visual". Anime News Network. Retrieved July 3, 2020.
  3. ↑ Pineda, Rafael Antonio (September 19, 2019). "Bushiroad Reveals Rebirth Short Anime for Rebirth for you Card Game". Anime News Network. Retrieved July 3, 2020.
  4. ↑ Komatsu, Mikikazu (March 5, 2020). "BanG Dream!'s 4th Real Band Morfonica Members Introduce Themselves in Video". Crunchyroll. Sony. Retrieved July 2, 2020.
  5. 1 2 『バンドリ ガルパ』Morfonica倉田ましろ役進藤あまねが語る"ましろと新バンドの魅力"【3周年記念ボーカルキャストインタビュー第6弾】 [Morfonica Mashiro Kurata, Amane Shindo talks about "The charm of Mashiro and the new band" [6th anniversary vocalist cast interview]]. Famitsu (in Japanese). March 31, 2020. Retrieved April 6, 2020.
  6. ↑ Kidani, Takaaki (August 17, 2020). 今、リアルライブを再開する決断 –「BanG Dream! 8th LIVE 夏の野外3DAYS」直前!ブシロード木谷高明会長インタビュー [Right now, the decision to resume real lives – just before "BanG Dream! 8th Live Summer Outdoors 3 Days"! Interview with Takaaki Kitani, Chairman of Bushiroad]. Akiba Souken (in Japanese). Archived from the original on September 28, 2020. Retrieved August 17, 2020.
  7. ↑ Tanriawan, Aditya Putera (June 30, 2020). "Shindou Amane dan Fanbase Bandori yang Telanjur Rusak" [Shindou Amane and the Broken Fanbase of Bandori]. Risamedia.com (in Indonesian). Retrieved August 14, 2020.
  8. ↑ "弊社所属声優に対する迷惑行為について" [About nuisances to our voice actor]. HiBiKi (Press release) (in Japanese). May 14, 2020. Retrieved August 14, 2020.
  9. ↑ 「D4DJ」,無観客配信ライブの開催を決定 [D4DJ will host live distribution without audience]. 4gamer (Press release) (in Japanese). June 21, 2020. Retrieved August 14, 2020 – via Bushiroad.
  10. ↑ Kawase, Tatsuya (January 23, 2025). 『蓮ノ空』ラブライブ!大会、“全員で叶える夢”の終着点は? 決勝プレーオフ前に振り返る軌跡 [At the Hasunosora Love Live! Tournament, whatis the end goal of "everyone's dream coming true"? Looking back on the trajectory before the final play-offs]. Real Sound (in Japanese). Retrieved February 12, 2025.
  11. ↑ Edel Note 1stシングル –「Retro Future」. Love Live! (in Japanese). Retrieved June 18, 2025.
  12. ↑ 進藤あまね「本当に17歳?って聞かれますけど、昭和ネタが大好きです」【声優図鑑】 [Voice Actor Encyclopedia: Amane Shindo: "People often ask me if I'm really 17, but I love Showa era material"]. Da Vinci (in Japanese). June 23, 2021. Retrieved June 18, 2025.
  13. ↑ Hodgkins, Crystalyn (July 25, 2025). "Bushiroad Releases Statement After Company, Voice Actress Amane Shindō Receive Threats". Anime News Network. Retrieved July 8, 2026.
  14. ↑ 声優 進藤あまね、殺害や放火など加害予告の被害に ブシロードが警告. Kai-You (in Japanese). July 26, 2025. Retrieved July 8, 2026.
  15. ↑ アニメ『アサルトリリィ』新キービジュアル公開! [New key visual for anime Assault Lily released!]. Dengeki (in Japanese). ASCII Media Works. July 10, 2020. Retrieved August 14, 2020.
  16. ↑ Cast Staff | 劇場版「BanG Dream! Film Live 2nd Stage」. BanG Dream! (in Japanese). Retrieved October 8, 2021.
  17. ↑ Staff & Cast | 「BanG Dream! ガルパ☆ピコ ふぃーばー!」. BanG Dream! (in Japanese). Retrieved October 8, 2021.
  18. ↑ Character | 劇場版「BanG Dream! ぽっぴん'どりーむ!」. BanG Dream! (in Japanese). Retrieved December 8, 2022.
  19. ↑ 「バンドリ!」の新作アニメ「BanG Dream! Morfonication」、7月に2夜連続放送. Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. June 3, 2022. Retrieved June 3, 2022.
  20. ↑ Pineda, Rafael Antonio (November 19, 2021). "Fantasy Bishōjo Juniku Ojisan to Anime Reveals More Cast, Song Artists, January 11 Debut". Anime News Network. Retrieved November 19, 2021.
  21. ↑ Pineda, Rafael Antonio (April 29, 2022). "Cardfight!! Vanguard Will+Dress Anime Reveals New Cast & Staff, Song Artists". Anime News Network. Retrieved April 29, 2022.
  22. ↑ Loo, Egan (June 8, 2024). "The 100 Girlfriends Who Really, Really, Really, Really, Really Love You Season 2 Unveils More Cast, January 2025 Debut". Anime News Network. Retrieved June 8, 2024.
  23. ↑ Tai, Anita (December 7, 2025). "Love Live! Hasu no Sora Jōgakuin School Idol Club Film's Teaser Reveals Cast, Staff, May 8 Debut". Anime News Network. Retrieved December 7, 2025.
  24. ↑ 【黒ウィズ】新イベント"ザ・ゴールデン2020"到来!注目ポイントやスタッフ独占コメントも公開【ファミ通App連載企画:第16回】 [[Black Wiz] New event The Golden 2020 has arrived! Notable points and staff exclusive comments are also released [Famitsu App series planning: 16th]]. Famitsu (in Japanese). April 30, 2020. Retrieved August 14, 2020.
  25. ↑ 進藤あまね、新作『仮面ライダー555』でスマートレディ役 道端で出演決定聞かされ「動揺が。。。」. Oricon (in Japanese). February 2, 2024. Retrieved July 8, 2026.