Masanori Hashimoto

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Masanori Hashimoto

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Profile
Gender: Male
Location: Japan
Position: Animation director
Assistant animation director
Sub-character design
Key animation
2nd key animation
Studio: BIG BANG
Years active: 1999-present

Masanori Hashimoto (橋本 正則 Hashimoto Masanori?) is a Japanese animation director and character designer mainly known for his work in Detective Conan. He is affiliated with BIG BANG.

Biography

Masanori Hashimoto first started as an animator in 1999 and joined BIG BANG. He joined the Detective Conan production team in 2004 as a key animator in movie 8 Magician of the Silver Sky. In 2009, Akio Kawamura returned to the series and led BIG BANG to participate in the anime. Thus, Hashimoto started being a regular staff in the animation production.

In November 2011, Hashimoto first began as an animation director in the 1st part of The Most Useful School in the World Case and has since been an animation director many times, mostly partnering with Kawamura. Since August 2020, starting in The Case On the Opposite Shore, Hashimoto has become a sub-character designer for the series.

Works in Detective Conan

Anime

Participation in: 123 cases (129 episodes)

Jpn# Int# Episode title Original broadcast Role Note
544 595 The Hand That Plays in Dissonance August 8, 2009 Key animation
551 602 The Culprit is Genta's Dad (Part 1) October 17, 2009 Key animation
565 616 The Eyewitness Who Did Not See February 6, 2010 Key animation
571 622 Battle of the Haunted Warehouse's Treasure (Part 1) May 1, 2010 Key animation
576 627 The Alibi of the Black Dress (Part 2) June 5, 2010 Key animation
582 633 The Night the Zombie Died July 24, 2010 Key animation
588 639 The Trap of the Rooftop Farm September 18, 2010 Key animation
593 644 The Detective Memoir of Monkey and Rake (Part 2) October 30, 2010 Key animation
601 652 The Dream the Kappa Saw (Part 2) December 25, 2010 Key animation
606 657 Courtroom Confrontation IV: Juror Sumiko Kobayashi (Part 1) February 19, 2011 Key animation
611 662 Inubushi Castle, The Ablazed Demon Dog (Will-o'-The-Wisp Chapter) April 16, 2011 Key animation
617 668 Holmes' Revelation (Love is 0) May 28, 2011 Key animation
623 674 Emergency Situation 252 (Part 2) July 9, 2012 Key animation
629 680 The Promo Video Shooting Case (Part 1) September 3, 2011 Key animation
636 687 The Most Useful School in the World Case (Part 1) November 12, 2011 Animation director
642 693 Grabbing Karuta Cards in Dire Straits (Part 1) January 7, 2012 Animation director
647 698 Deduction Showdown at the Haunted Hotel (Part 2) February 25, 2012 Animation director
651 702-703 Conan vs. Heiji, Deduction Battle Between the Detectives of the East and West March 24, 2012 Animation director 1 hour
656 708 The Professor's Video Site (Part 1) May 19, 2012 Animation director
660 712 Co-Investigating with a First Love (Part 2) June 16, 2012 Animation director
665 717 The Suspicious Initial K July 21, 2012 Animation director
672 724 Detectives' Nocturne (Kidnapping) October 13, 2012 Animation director
677 729 The Footprintless Beach November 24, 2012 Animation director
682 734 The Life-Threatening Broadcast of Love (Desperate Situation) January 12, 2013 Animation director
687 739 The Unsolvable Ice Trap February 16, 2013 Animation director
693 745 The Evening Cherry Blossom Viewing Route on Sumida River (Part 2) March 10, 2013 Animation director
697 749 The Window at the Girls' School May 11, 2013 Animation director
702 754 The Jet-Black Mystery Train (Tunnel) July 20, 2013 Animation director
708 760 The Man Who Fell Slowly September 7, 2013 Animation director
714 766 Heiji Hattori and the Vampire Mansion (3) October 19, 2013 Animation director
720 772 Fire and Water Mystery Tour (Aso Part) November 30, 2014 Animation director
726 778 A Happy E-mail Brings Sadness January 18, 2014 Animation director
731 783 The Ex-Boyfriend Living Next to a Crime Scene (Part 1) March 1, 2014 Animation director
735 788 The Coded Invitation April 19, 2014 Animation director M18 pre-story
740 793 Bathroom Where Ran Collapsed As Well (Part 1) May 31, 2014 Animation director
746 799 Kaitou Kid VS Makoto Kyogoku (Part 1) July 19, 2014 Animation director
751 804 The Case of the Lucky Calico (Part 1) September 20, 2014 Key animation
757 810 The Comedian Who Turned Himself In (Part 1) November 1, 2014 Key animation
764 817 Conan and Heiji, Code of Love (Part 2) January 17, 2015 Key animation
770 823 The Tense Tea Party (Part 1) March 7, 2015 Key animation
776 829 The Manipulated Great Detective (Part 2) May 2, 2015 Key animation
780 833 The Scarlet Pursuit June 6, 2015 Key animation
787 840 The Mystery Sinking in the Midsummer Pool (Part 1) August 1, 2015 Key animation
794 847 Bodyguard Kogoro Mouri October 3, 2015 Key animation
799 852 Detective Boys' Locked Room Mystery Battle November 14, 2015 Key animation
807 862 The Ventriloquist's Illusion (Part 2) February 6, 2016 Key animation
813 868 The Shadow Approaching Amuro April 16, 2016 Key animation M20 pre-story
819 874 Kogoro's Pursuit of Rage (Part 2) May 28, 2016 Key animation
826 881 The Beauty, The Lies, and The Secrets July 23, 2016 Key animation
833 888 The Great Detective's Weakness September 24, 2016 Key animation
839 894 You Can Hear The Tengu's Voice November 12, 2016 Key animation
845 900 Conan Cornered in the Darkness (Part 1) January 7, 2017 Key animation
851 906 The Descent Into Hell Tour of Love (Beppu Chapter) March 4, 2017 Key animation
857 912 The Shifting Mystery of Beika City (Part 1) April 29, 2017 Key animation
863 918 The Spirit Detective's Murder (Part 1) June 17, 2017 Key animation
870 925 Conan Disappeared on the Cliff (Part 2) August 12, 2017 Key animation
877 932 A Pair of Crossing Fates October 14, 2017 Animation director
884 939 The Pop-up Book Bomber (Part 2) December 9, 2017 Key animation
893 948 The Mystery of the Michelin Starred Restaurant February 24, 2018 Key animation
899 954 The Real Culprit's Scream April 28, 2018 Key animation
905 960 Eyewitness Testimony Seven Years Later (Part 1) June 23, 2018 Key animation
912 967 The Detective Boys Become Models September 8, 2018 Key animation
918 973 The Mini Patrol Car Police's Big Chase October 27, 2018 Key animation
925 980 The Heartfelt Strap (Part 1) December 15, 2018 Key animation
930 987 A Woman Standing by the Window (Part 2) February 9, 2019 Animation director
932 989 The Northern Kyushu Mystery Tour (Moji Arc) February 23, 2019 Key animation
937 994 The Killer Fist of Talos (Part 1) April 20, 2019 Key animation
939 996 The Dangerous Fossil Finding Trip May 4, 2019 Animation director
940 997 The Missing Girlfriend May 11, 2019 Assistant animation director
944 1001 The Cost of Likes (Part 1) June 22, 2019 Key animation
949 1006 The Radio Questions and Concerns Show (Challenge Arc) August 3, 2019 Key animation
957 1014 The Mystery-Solving Water Taxi (Part 2) October 19, 2019 Key animation
962 1019 Kogoro Mouri's Grand Lecture (Part 1) December 7, 2019 Key animation
969 1026 The Young Kaga Lady's Mystery Tour (Part 1) February 15, 2020 Key animation
974 1031 The Target is the Metropolitan Police Traffic Department (4) March 28, 2020 Animation director
978 1035 The Case On the Opposite Shore August 15, 2020 Sub-character design
979 1036 Leading a Detective Around By the Nose August 29, 2020 Sub-character design
980 1037 An Encouragement of the Perfect Crime September 5, 2020 Sub-character design
985 1042 The Two Faces (Part 1) October 24, 2020 Key animation
990 1047 The Automatic Tragedy (Part 1) December 12, 2020 Key animation
995 1052 Makoto Kyogoku the Understudy (Part 3) January 23, 2021 Key animation
997 1054 Intrigue at Smile Village February 13, 2021 Sub-character design
998 1055 The Frying Pan of Hatred February 20, 2021 Sub-character design
1006 1063 Who Poisoned the Victim May 15, 2021 Sub-character design
1007 1064 Out for Revenge (Part 1) June 5, 2021 Key animation
1012 1069 Picking Wild Plants and Clovers (Part 2) July 17, 2021 Key animation
1013 1070 The Man Who Loved Too Much July 24, 2021 Assistant animation director
1016 1073 The Monorail Sniper Case (Part 1) August 28, 2021 Sub-character design
1017 1074 The Monorail Sniper Case (Part 2) September 4, 2021 Sub-character design, Key animation
1021 1078 Rondo in Bad Company October 2, 2021 Sub-character design
1026 1083 The Wordless Witness November 13, 2021 Sub-character design
1028 1085 Ballad of the Woman Who Loved Cake November 27, 2021 Sub-character design
1030 1087 The Blank Year (Part 1) December 11, 2021 Sub-character design, Key animation
1031 1088 The Blank Year (Part 2) December 18, 2021 Sub-character design
1036 1093 Whiteout (Part 1) January 29, 2022 Sub-character design, Key animation
1037 1094 Whiteout (Part 2) February 5, 2022 Sub-character design
1038 1095 Police Academy Arc Wild Police Story CASE. Wataru Date March 12, 2022 Sub-character design
1039 1096 The Flying Jack-o'-lantern April 16, 2022 Sub-character design
1041 1098 The Unstated Alibi April 30, 2022 Key animation
1042 1099 Police Academy Arc Wild Police Story CASE. Kenji Hagiwara May 7, 2022 Sub-character design, Key animation
1043 1100 The Figure of Revenge May 14, 2022 Sub-character design
1047 1104 The Red Sheep's Eerie Game (Part 1) June 18, 2022 Sub-character design
1048 1105 The Red Sheep's Eerie Game (Part 2) June 25, 2022 Sub-character design, Key animation
1050 1107 Intrigue at Morikawa Mansion (Part 1) July 16, 2022 Sub-character design
1051 1108 Intrigue at Morikawa Mansion (Part 2) July 23, 2022 Sub-character design
1055 1112 The Ghost's Revenge September 3, 2022 Sub-character design, Key animation
1062 1119 The Spiral of Rain and Malice November 5, 2022 Sub-character design, Key animation
1067 1124 The Shopping Center in Love December 24, 2022 Sub-character design, Key animation
1068 1125 Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya's Detective Notes January 7, 2023 Sub-character design
1071 1128 Yusaku Kudo's Detective Show (Part 1) January 28, 2023 Key animation
1073 1130 The Detective Boys' Pursuit of the Purse-snatcher February 11, 2023 Sub-character design, Key animation
1080 1138 The Cameras Targeting Haibara April 8, 2023 Sub-character design, Key animation
1084 1142 The Freezing Cold Men May 20, 2023 Sub-character design
1085 1143 The Inauspicious Matchmaking (Part 1) June 3, 2023 Key animation
1087 1145 The Case of Ayumi's Illustrated Diary 3 June 17, 2023 Sub-character design
1088 1146 The Unfortunate and Suspicious Victim‎‎ June 24, 2023 Sub-character design
1092 1150 Stakeout 2 July 29, 2023 Sub-character design
1093 1151 Akemi Miyano's Time Capsule (Part 1) August 5, 2023 Key animation
1095 1153 The Missing Man's Dream September 2, 2023 Sub-character design
1097 1155 Did I Do It? September 16, 2023 Sub-character design
1099 1157 Chihaya Hagiwara, Goddess of the Wind (Part 2) September 30, 2023 Key animation
1100 1158 The Troublesome 20 Million Yen October 14, 2023 Sub-character design
1103 1161 The Teen Novel That Smells Like Guilt November 11, 2023 Sub-character design, Key animation
1107 1165 I Was Set Up December 16, 2023 Sub-character design
1110 1168 Takagi and Date and the Notebook Promise (Part 2) January 13, 2024 Key animation
1111 1169 Rube Goldberg Machine (Part 1) January 20, 2024 Sub-character design
1112 1170 Rube Goldberg Machine (Part 2) January 27, 2024 Sub-character design
1114 1172 The Holed-Up Sensation February 10, 2024 Sub-character design
1117 1175 Karate Teacher Ran Mouri March 16, 2024 Sub-character, Key animation

Openings and Endings

Participation in: 1 opening and 2 endings

# Song name Original title Role Note
OP
OP33 Miss Mystery Miss Mystery Key animation
ED
ED41 Kanashii Hodo Kyō no Yūhi Kirei da ne 悲しいほど 今日の夕陽 きれいだね Key animation
ED42 Overwrite オーバーライト Key animation

Movies

Participation in: 13 movies

Movie Title Original airdate Role Note
8 Magician of the Silver Sky April 17, 2004 Key animation
9 Strategy Above the Depths April 9, 2005 Key animation
10 The Private Eyes' Requiem April 15, 2006 Key animation
11 Jolly Roger in the Deep Azure April 21, 2007 Key animation
12 Full Score of Fear April 19, 2008 Key animation
13 The Raven Chaser April 18, 2009 Key animation
15 Quarter of Silence April 16, 2011 Key animation
16 The Eleventh Striker April 14, 2012 Key animation
17 Private Eye in the Distant Sea April 20, 2013 Assistant animation director
18 Dimensional Sniper April 19, 2014 Assistant animation director
19 Sunflowers of Inferno April 18, 2015 Key animation
21 The Crimson Love Letter April 15, 2017 Key animation
26 Black Iron Submarine April 14, 2023 2nd key animation

Specials

Participation in: 1 special

Special Title Original airdate Role Note
5 The Disappearance of Conan Edogawa: The Worst Two Days in History December 26, 2014 Key animation

Other notable works

Anime

  • Actually, I Am…: Key Animation (BIG BANG)
  • Angel Heart: Key Animation (BIG BANG)
  • Astarotte's Toy: Key Animation
  • Azumanga Daioh: Key Animation
  • Babel II - Beyond Infinity: Key Animation
  • Blessing of the Campanella (opening song): Key Animation
  • Burst Angel: Key Animation
  • D.C.S.S. ~Da Capo Second Season~: Key Animation
  • Duel Masters Charge, Duel Masters VS, Duel Masters VS R: Key Animation (BIG BANG)
  • Fairy Tail: Key Animation
  • Full Metal Panic!: Key Animation
  • Giant Killing: Key Animation
  • Gunparade March: Key Animation (BIG BANG)
  • Happy Seven: Key Animation
  • Heybot!: Key Animation
  • Hidamari no Ki: In-Between Animation (BIG BANG), Key Animation
  • Inazuma Eleven GO, Inazuma Eleven: Ares no Tenbin: Key Animation
  • Kamisama Kiss: Key Animation
  • Kämpfer: Key Animation (BIG BANG)
  • Kiddy Grade: Key Animation (BIG BANG)
  • Kishin Taisen Gigantic Formula: Key Animation
  • Kouchuu Ouja Mushiking ~Mori no Tami no Densetsu~: Key Animation
  • Little Busters!: Key Animation
  • Magical Meow Meow Taruto: Key Animation
  • Mermaid Forest: Key Animation
  • Modern Magic Made Simple: Key Animation (BIG BANG)
  • My Next Life as a Villainess: All Routes Lead to Doom! X: 2nd Key Animation (BIG BANG)
  • Nerima Daikon Brothers: Key Animation
  • Offside: Key Animation
  • Oreimo: Key Animation
  • Penguindrum: Key Animation
  • Phantom in the Twilight: Animation Director
  • Reborn!: Animation Director, Key Animation
  • Ro-Kyu-Bu!: Key Animation
  • The Royal Tutor: Key Animation (BIG BANG)
  • Rumiko Takahashi Anthology: Key Animation
  • Samurai 7: Key Animation (BIG BANG)
  • Samurai Girls: Key Animation
  • Senki Zesshō Symphogear GX: Key Animation (BIG BANG)
  • Space Brothers: Key Animation
  • Squid Girl Season 2: Key Animation
  • Tenshi na Konamaiki: Key Animation
  • To Love Ru: Darkness: Key Animation
  • Transformers: Armada: Key Animation
  • Tsuyokiss - Cool×Sweet: Key Animation
  • Undefeated Bahamut Chronicle: Animation Director
  • Venus Versus Virus: Key Animation
  • Zoids Wild Zero: 2nd Key Animation, Key Animation

Movies

  • Metal Fight Beyblade VS Taiyō Shakunetsu no Shinryakusha: Key Animation (BIG BANG)
  • Super Doll Licca-chan: Licca-chan Zettai Zetsumei! Doll Knights no Kiseki: In-Between Animation

See also

References

  1. Page partially or completely translated from the Chinese version of June 25th, 2023.
  2. 橋本正則 - Atwiki (Japanese)
  3. Anime News Network