Izumi Shimura

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Izumi Shimura

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Profile
Gender: Female
Location: Japan
Position: Animation director
Sub-character design
Key animation
Studio: Anime R
Years active: 1980-present

Izumi Shimura (志村 泉 Shimura Izumi?) is a Japanese animation director. She does key animation, animation director, and sub-character designing for Detective Conan anime, movies and OVAs.

Biography

Shimura was originally affiliated with Anime R (アニメ·アール) and has been an anime-related worker since 1980.

She joined the production of the Detective Conan anime in 1996, starting with the first TV original Valentine Murder Case and began to serve as key animator. She was then promoted to animation director, starting with Detective Boys Survival Case, and was responsible for single episode animation direction. Shimura quit the anime production team after doing key animation work for the 2nd part of Momotarou Mystery Solving Tour in 2004. In addition, she also had served as the sub-character designer for Kogoro's Date Murder Case, The Famous Potter Murder Case, and The Kamen Yaiba Murder Case.

For the Detective Conan movies, Shimura was present in the movie key animation group every year, but absent since movie 12.

Works in Detective Conan

Anime

Participation in: 76 cases (78 episodes)

Jpn# Int# Episode title Original broadcast Role Note
6 6 Valentine Murder Case February 12, 1996 Key animation
15 16 Missing Corpse Murder Case May 13, 1996 Key animation
20 21 A Haunted Mansion Murder Case June 17, 1996 Key animation
23 24 Luxury Liner Serial Murder Case (Part 2) July 8, 1996 Key animation
28 29 Kogoro's Class Reunion Murder Case (Part 2) August 12, 1996 Key animation
33 34 Detective Boys Survival Case October 14, 1996 Animation director
39 40 Wealthy Daughter Murder Case (Part 1) November 25, 1996 Animation director, Key animation
49 50 Diplomat Murder Case (Part 2) February 24, 1997 Key animation
52 53-54 The Mist Goblin Legend Murder Case March 17, 1997 Animation director 1 hour
55 57 The Train Trick Murder Case April 21, 1997 Animation director
61 63 A Ghost Ship Murder Case (Part 1) June 2, 1997 Animation director
66 68 Night Road Murder Case July 7, 1997 Animation director
70 72 Night Baron Murder Case (The Resolution July 21, 1997 Animation director
73 75 The Detective Boys' Disaster Case August 25, 1997 Animation director
76 78-79 Conan vs. Kaitou Kid September 22, 1997 Key animation 1 hour
80 83 The Wandering Artist Murder Case October 20, 1997 Animation director, Key animation
84 87 Ski Lodge Murder Case (Part 1) December 8, 1997 Animation director, Key animation
89 92 Dracula's Villa Murder Case (Part 2) February 2, 1998 Animation director, Key animation
92 95 The Fearful Traversing Murder Case (Part 1) February 23, 1998 Sub-character design
93 96 The Fearful Traversing Murder Case (Part 2) March 2, 1998 Sub-character design
95 98 Kogoro's Date Murder Case March 16, 1998 Animation director, Sub-character design
98 104 The Famous Potter Murder Case (Part 1) April 20, 1998 Sub-character design
99 105 The Famous Potter Murder Case (Part 2) April 27, 1998 Animation director, Sub-character design
104 110 The Mysterious Mansion of a Band of Thieves Case (Part 1) June 8, 1998 Animation director
109 115 Detective Club Pursuit Case July 13, 1998 Animation director
114 120 Scuba Diving Murder Case (Part 1) August 24, 1998 Animation director
119 126 The Kamen Yaiba Murder Case October 12, 1998 Animation director, Sub-character design, Key animation
125 132 A Mysterious Sniper Murder Case (Part 2) November 23, 1998 Animation director
130 140 The Indiscriminate Stadium Threatening Case (Part 1) January 11, 1999 Animation director
134 144 Magic Lover's Murder Case (The Resolution) February 8, 1999 Animation director
141 151 The Night Before the Wedding Locked Room Case (Part 1) April 19, 1999 Animation director
146 156 Metropolitan Police Detective Love Story (Part 1) May 24, 1999 Animation director, Key animation
150 160 The Truth Behind the Car Explosion Case (Part 1) June 28, 1999 Key animation
152 162 The Mysterious Old Man Disappearance Case July 12, 1999 Animation director
163 174 The Secret of the Moon, the Star, and the Sun (Part 1) October 11, 1999 Animation director, Key animation
169 180 Venus' Kiss November 22, 1999 Animation director
176 190 Reunion with the Black Organization (Haibara) January 17, 2000 Animation director
182 196 The Big Investigation of the Nine Doors February 28, 2000 Animation director
186 201 The Murdered Famous Detective (Part 2) April 17, 2000 Animation director
189 204 The Desperate Revival - The Wounded Great Detective May 8, 2000 Key animation
197 212 The Super Car's Trap (Part 1) July 3, 2000 Animation director
204 219 The Black Wings of Icarus (Part 2) August 21, 2000 Animation director
209 225 The Falling from Mt. Ryujin Case October 16, 2000 Animation director
213 229 Mushrooms, Bears, and the Detective Boys (Part 2) November 13, 2000 Animation director
214 230 The Mysterious Retro Room Case November 20, 2000 Key animation
216 232 The Bay of Revenge (Part 2) December 4, 2000 Key animation
219 235-238 The Gathering of the Detectives! Shinichi Kudo vs. Kaitou Kid January 8, 2001 Key animation 2 hours
222 241 And Then There Were No Mermaids (The Case) January 29, 2001 Animation director
227 246 The Battle Game Trap (Part 2) March 5, 2001 Animation director
229 248 The Murderous Pottery Class (Part 2) March 19, 2001 Animation director
232 251 The Falling from the Condo Case May 7, 2001 Animation director
235 254 The Locked Wine Cellar May 28, 2001 Key animation
238 257 The 3 "K"s of Osaka Case (Part 1) June 18, 2001 Animation director
240 259 The Shinkansen Transport Case (Part 1) July 2, 2001 Key animation
244 263 Kogoro Mouri's Imposter (Part 2) July 30, 2001 Animation director
249 268 The Alibi of the Soothing Forest September 3, 2001 Animation director
254 273 Metropolitan Police Detective Love Story 4 (Part 2) October 22, 2001 Animation director
256 275 The 14th Round of the Matsue Tamatsukuri Linked Verse Contest (Part 2) November 5, 2001 Key animation Mystery tour
259 278 The Man from Chicago (Part 2) November 26, 2001 Animation director
262 281 The Fearful Legend of the Snowy Night (Part 2) December 17, 2001 Animation director
269 291 The Forgotten Memento from the Crime (Part 1) February 28, 2002 Animation director
275 297 The Truth of the Haunted House (Part 2) April 22, 2002 Animation director, Key animation
280 302 Hooligan's Labyrinth (Part 2) June 3, 2002 Key animation
283 205 The Mystery of the Water-Flowing Stone Garden (Part 2) June 24, 2002 Animation director, Key animation
291 313 Solitary Island of the Princess and the Dragon King's Palace (The Case) August 19, 2002 Animation director, Key animation
295 317 The Smash of Determination and Love (Part 2) September 16, 2002 Key animation
306 331 The Unseen Suspect (Part 2) January 20, 2003 Animation director
307 332 On the Trail of a Silent Witness (Part 1) January 27, 2003 Animation director
312 337 Festival Dolls Dyed in the Setting Sun (Part 1) March 3, 2003 Animation director
318 343 The Lucky Cigar Case (Part 1) May 5, 2003 Animation director
326 351 The Red Horse within the Flames (The Investigation) June 30, 2003 Animation director
332 357 The Suspicious Spicy Curry (Part 2) August 18, 2003 Animation director
339 364 The Four Porsches (Part 2) October 27, 2003 Animation director
344 370 The Convenience Store Trap (Part 2) December 8, 2003 Animation director
349 379 Love, Ghosts, and World Heritage (Part 2) February 2, 2004 Animation director
355 385 A Small Client (Part 2) March 15, 2004 Animation director
358 389 Metropolitan Police Detective Love Story 5 (Part 1) May 8, 2004 Animation director
378 409 Momotarou Mystery Solving Tour (Part 2) November 15, 2004 Key animation Mystery tour

Movies

Participation in: 12 movies

Movie Title Original airdate Role Note
1 The Time-Bombed Skyscraper April 19, 1997 Key animation
2 The Fourteenth Target April 18, 1998 Key animation
3 The Last Wizard of the Century April 17, 1999 Key animation
4 Captured in Her Eyes April 22, 2000 Key animation
5 Countdown to Heaven April 21, 2001 Key animation
6 The Phantom of Baker Street April 20, 2002 Key animation
7 Crossroad in the Ancient Capital April 19, 2003 Key animation
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

OVAs

Participation in: 1 OVA

OVA Title Original airdate Role Note
1 Conan vs. Kid vs. Yaiba - The Grand Battle for the Treasure Sword!! October 11, 2000 Key animation

Other notable works

Anime

  • Mojako: Key animation
  • Moldiver: Key animation
  • Pocket Monsters: Diamond & Pearl: Animation director
  • Pokémon: Animation Director, Key animation
  • Pokémon: Black and White: Animation director, Key animation
  • Pokemon: The First Movie: Animation director
  • The Snow Queen: Animation

References

  1. 志村泉 - Atwiki (Japanese)
  2. Anime News Network