Nobuharu Kamanaka

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Nobuharu Kamanaka

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Profile
Gender: Male
Date of birth: February 14, 1974
Place of birth: Hokkaido, Japan
Position: Director
Organizer
Storyboard
Episode director
Years active: 1997-present
Website: Twitter Account

Nobuharu Kamanaka (鎌仲 史陽 Kamanaka Nobuharu?) is a Japanese anime director, episode director, and storyboard artist. Since episode 975, he is the director of Detective Conan anime, along with Yasuichiro Yamamoto.

Biography

Nobuharu Kamanaka has participated animation productions since 1997. In 2007, he joined the Detective Conan anime production, starting with The Strange Illumination. He afterwards constantly did organize, storyboard, and episode director. After Koujin Ochi became a director, Kamanaka mainly served as the director of openings and endings.

From 2008 to 2012, Kamanaka accompanied with Nobuyuki Iwai and served as a delegate for Iwai's animation team. After Yasuichiro Yamamoto became a director in 2012, Kamanaka got transformed to work as episode director under Kenichi Otomo's animation team. Owing to he was the director of the series A Certain Scientific Accelerator (とある科学の一方通行) in 2019[Note 1], he temporarily ceased working for Detective Conan. He was back in 2020 and served as the director of Detective Conan anime along with Yasuichiro Yamamoto starting with The Secret of the Search for his Wife.

Works in Detective Conan

Anime

Participation in: 79 cases (97 episodes)

Jpn# Int# Episode title Original broadcast Role Note
463 503 The Shadow of the Black Organization (The Strange Illumination) February 5, 2007 Organizer, Storyboard
467 507 The Unsmashable Snowman (Part 2) March 5, 2007 Episode director
470 510 Kaitou Kid and the Four Masterpieces (Part 2) April 23, 2007 Organizer, Storyboard, Episode director
471 511 The Uncontrollable Rental Car! May 7, 2007 Storyboard, Episode director
478 518 Real 30 Minutes July 9, 2007 Episode director
479 519-522 Three Days with Heiji Hattori July 16, 2007 Episode director 2 hours
490 536-537 Heiji Hattori vs. Shinichi Kudo: Deduction Battle on the Ski Slope! December 3, 2007 Organizer, Storyboard, Episode director 1 hour
493 540 Clash of Red and Black (Exclamation) January 28, 2008 Storyboard, Episode director
494 541 Clash of Red and Black (Hades) February 4, 2008 Storyboard
503 550 Clash of Red and Black (Ready to Die) May 12, 2008 Episode director
509 556 Red, White, Yellow, and the Detective Boys July 14, 2008 Episode director
510 557 Conan vs. Double Code Mystery July 28, 2008 Storyboard
516 564-565 Furinkazan - The Mysterious Armored Warrior November 3, 2008 Episode director 1 hour
518 567 Meiji Restoration Mystery Tour (Investigation Chapter) December 1, 2008 Episode director Mystery tour
525 576 The Blue Spark of Hate (Part 2) February 16, 2009 Episode director
527 578 The Malice Hidden Behind the Masque March 2, 2009 Episode director
530 581 The Truth Behind the Urban Legend (Part 1) April 18, 2009 Episode director
534 585 The New Scar and the Whistling Man May 16, 2009 Episode director
538 589 Kaitou Kid vs. the Strongest Safe (Part 2) June 20, 2009 Episode director
543 594 Ikkaku Rock's Disappearing Fish (Part 2) August 1, 2009 Episode director
547 598 Two Days with the Culprit (First Day) September 19, 2009 Episode director
558 609 The Mansion of Death and the Red Wall (Three Visits) December 5, 2009 Episode director
564 615 Detective Boys vs. Robber Group (Silence) January 30, 2010 Episode director
568 619 Inspector Shiratori, Memories of the Cherry Blossom (Part 1) March 13, 2010 Organizer, Storyboard
569 620 Inspector Shiratori, Memories of the Cherry Blossom (Part 2) March 20, 2010 Organizer, Storyboard, Episode director
574 625 The Whereabouts of the Embarrassing Charm (Part 2) May 22, 2010 Episode director
580 631 The Black Time Limit Drawing Near July 10, 2010 Episode director
587 638 Kid vs. the Four Divine Detective Boys September 11, 2010 Episode director
594 645 The Seven Wonders of the Hiroshima Miyajima Tour (Miyajima Part) November 6, 2010 Episode director Mystery tour
600 651 The Dream the Kappa Saw (Part 1) December 18, 2010 Episode director
612 663 Inubushi Castle, The Ablazed Demon Dog (Footsteps Chapter) April 23, 2011 Episode director
618 669 Holmes' Revelation (Satan) June 4, 2011 Episode director
624 675 A Video Letter of First Love July 16, 2011 Episode director
634 685 The Super Narrow Shop Crime Scene October 15, 2011 Storyboard, Episode director
641 692 The Memory Trip of the Eight Sketches (Kurashiki Part) December 17, 2011 Episode director Mystery tour
673 725 Detectives' Nocturne (Deduction) October 20, 2012 Episode director
678 730 Nagasaki Mystery Theatre (End of the Edo) December 1, 2012 Episode director Mystery tour
683 735 The Life-Threatening Broadcast of Love (Enter the Scene) January 19, 2013 Episode director
688 740 Detective Takagi Finds 30 Million Yen February 23, 2013 Episode director
692 744 The Evening Cherry Blossom Viewing Route on Sumida River (Part 1) March 23, 2013 Episode director
698 750 Unbelievable! The Case of the Crashed UFO May 18, 2013 Episode director
709 761 An Unconfirmed Shocking Case September 14, 2013 Storyboard, Episode director
715 767 Heiji Hattori and the Vampire Mansion (4) October 26, 2013 Episode director
721 773 Fire and Water Mystery Tour (Kumamoto Part) December 7, 2013 Episode director Mystery tour
727 779 The Treasure Chest Filled with Fruits (Part 1) January 25, 2014 Episode director
754 807 The Tragedy of the Red Woman (Steam) October 11, 2014 Organizer, Storyboard
755 808 The Tragedy of the Red Woman (Evil Spirit) October 18, 2014 Organizer, Storyboard
756 809 The Tragedy of the Red Woman (Revenge) October 25, 2014 Organizer, Storyboard, Episode director
762 815 Kaga Hyakumangoku Mystery Tour (Kaga Onsen Part) December 13, 2014 Episode director Mystery tour
768 821 Ai Haibara Imprisonment Case February 21, 2015 Episode director
773 826 Shinichi Kudo's Aquarium Case (Part 2) March 28, 2015 Episode director
781 834 The Scarlet Intersection June 13, 2015 Organizer, Storyboard, Episode director
782 835 The Scarlet Return June 20, 2015 Organizer, Storyboard
810 865 The Darkness of the Prefectural Police (Part 1) February 27, 2016 Organizer, Storyboard, Episode director
811 866 The Darkness of the Prefectural Police (Part 2) March 5, 2016 Organizer, Storyboard
812 867 The Darkness of the Prefectural Police (Part 3) March 12, 2016 Organizer, Storyboard
836 891 The Unfriendly Girls Band (Part 1) October 15, 2016 Episode director
844 899 The Detective Boys in a Grove (Part 2) December 24, 2016 Episode director
850 905 The Marriage Registration's Password (Part 2) February 18, 2017 Episode director
851 906 The Descent Into Hell Tour of Love (Beppu Chapter) March 4, 2017 Storyboard Mystery tour
852 907 The Descent Into Hell Tour of Love (Oita Chapter) March 11, 2017 Storyboard Mystery tour
857 912 The Shifting Mystery of Beika City (Part 1) April 29, 2017 Storyboard
858 913 The Shifting Mystery of Beika City (Part 2) May 6, 2017 Storyboard
861 916 Just Like a 17 Years Old Crime Scene (Part 1) June 3, 2017 Storyboard
862 917 Just Like a 17 Years Old Crime Scene (Part 2) June 10, 2017 Storyboard
866 921 The Betrayal's Stage (Part 1) July 15, 2017 Organizer, Storyboard, Episode director
867 922 The Betrayal's Stage (Part 2) July 22, 2017 Organizer, Storyboard, Episode director
874 929 Conan and Heiji's Nue Legend (Resolution) September 23, 2017 Episode director
881 936 The Wizard of the Ripples (Part 1) November 18, 2017 Episode director
896 951 The Woman with White Hands (Part 1) March 17, 2018 Episode director
901 956 Lawyer Kisaki's SOS (Part 1) May 12, 2018 Episode director
904 959 Result of the Draw June 16, 2018 Storyboard
908 963 Friendship Washed Away in the Riverbed July 21, 2018 Episode director
914 969 Conan Kidnapped (Part 2) September 22, 2018 Episode director
920 975 The High School Girl Trio's Secret Café (Part 2) November 10, 2018 Episode director
926 981 The Heartfelt Strap (Part 2) December 22, 2018 Episode director
960 1017 Miss Lonely and the Detective Boys November 23, 2019 Storyboard
966 1023 Kaiju Gomera vs. Kamen Yaiba (Finale) January 11, 2020 Storyboard, Episode director
973 1030 The Target is the Metropolitan Police Traffic Department (3) March 21, 2020 Episode director
983 1040 Kid vs. Komei: The Targeted Lips (Part 1) October 3, 2020 Organizer, Storyboard, Episode director
984 1041 Kid vs. Komei: The Targeted Lips (Part 2) October 10, 2020 Organizer, Storyboard, Episode director
996 1053 The Skilled Hawk Hides His Crime January 30, 2021 Storyboard
1002 1059 The Beika City Shopping Center Garbage Bin Mystery April 17, 2021 Storyboard, Episode director M24 pre-story
1003 1060 The 36-Cell Perfect Game (Part 1) April 24, 2021 Organizer, Storyboard
1004 1061 The 36-Cell Perfect Game (Part 2) May 1, 2021 Organizer, Storyboard
1005 1062 The 36-Cell Perfect Game (Part 3) May 8, 2021 Organizer, Storyboard, Episode director
1029 1086 Police Academy Arc Wild Police Story CASE. Jinpei Matsuda December 4, 2021 Organizer, Storyboard, Episode director
1039 1096 The Flying Jack-o'-lantern April 16, 2022 Storyboard M25 pre-story
1042 1099 Police Academy Arc Wild Police Story CASE. Kenji Hagiwara May 7, 2022 Organizer, Storyboard, Episode director
1068 1125 Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya's Detective Notes January 7, 2023 Storyboard, Episode director New Year's Greeting only
1078 1136 The Black Organization's Scheme (Landing) April 1, 2023 Organizer, Storyboard, Episode director
1080 1138 The Cameras Targeting Haibara April 8, 2023 Storyboard M26 pre-story
1093 1151 Akemi Miyano's Time Capsule (Part 1) August 5, 2023 Organizer, Storyboard, Episode director
1094 1152 Akemi Miyano's Time Capsule (Part 2) August 12, 2023 Organizer, Storyboard, Episode director
1105 1163 Kid vs. Amuro: Queen's Bang (Part 1) December 2, 2023 Organizer, Storyboard, Episode director
1106 1164 Kid vs. Amuro: Queen's Bang (Part 2) December 9, 2023 Organizer, Storyboard, Episode director
1109 1167 Takagi and Date and the Notebook Promise (Part 1) January 6, 2024 Storyboard New Year's Greeting only

Openings and Endings

Participation in: 9 openings and 12 endings

# Song name Original title Role Note
OP
OP26 Everlasting Luv Everlasting Luv Technical director
OP27 MAGIC MAGIC Technical director
OP28 As the Dew As the Dew Technical director
OP30 Tear drops tear drops Technical director
OP32 Misty Mystery Misty Mystery Technical director
OP33 Miss Mystery Miss Mystery Technical director
OP48 Timeline タイムライン Storyboard, Technical director
OP54 YURA YURA YURA YURA Storyboard, Technical director
OP56 SPARKLE SPARKLE Storyboard
ED
ED33 Doing all right Doing all right Technical director
ED34 Hikari Technical director
ED35 Hello Mr. my yesterday Hello Mr. my yesterday Technical director
ED36 Tomorrow is the last Time Tomorrow is the last Time Technical director
ED37 Jūgoya Crisis ~ Kimi ni Aitai ~ 十五夜クライシス~君に逢いたい~ Technical director
ED41 Kanashii Hodo Kyō no Yūhi Kirei da ne 悲しいほど 今日の夕陽 きれいだね Technical director
ED42 Overwrite オーバーライト Technical director
ED53 YESTERDAY LOVE YESTERDAY LOVE Storyboard, Technical director
ED56 Kamikaze Express 神風エクスプレス Storyboard, Technical director
ED63 Reboot Reboot Storyboard, Technical director
ED64 Veronica ベロニカ Storyboard, Technical director
ED67 Playmaker プレイメーカー Storyboard

Movies

Participation in: 1 movie

Movie Title Original airdate Role Note
22 Zero the Enforcer April 13, 2018 Technical director

OVAs

Participation in: 2 OVAs

OVA Title Original airdate Role Note
11 A Secret Order From London April 13, 2011 Storyboard, Technical director
12 The Miracle of Excalibur April 11, 2012 Director, Storyboard, Technical director

Other notable works

Anime

  • Armored Trooper Votoms: Pailsen Files: Storyboard, Unit Director
  • Big Order: Director, Storyboard
  • Birdy the Mighty: Decode: Episode Director
  • Dance in the Vampire Bund: Storyboard, Episode Director
  • Demonbane: Unit Director
  • Di Gi Charat: Screenplay
  • Galaxy Angel: Storyboard, Unit Director
  • Lupin III: the Last Job: Assistant Director
  • Oreca Battle: Storyboard, Episode Director
  • Panyo Panyo Di Gi Charat: Storyboard, Episode Director
  • Persona 4: The Animation: Storyboard, Episode Director
  • Porfy no Nagai Tabi: Episode Director
  • Tenkai Knights: Storyboard, Episode Director
  • Transformers: Cybertron: Episode Director
  • We Without Wings - Under the Innocent Sky: Storyboard, Episode Director, Assistant Director
  • Yo-kai Watch: Storyboard

See also

References

  1. 鎌仲史陽 - Wikipedia (Japanese)
  2. 鎌仲史陽 - Atwiki (Japanese)
  3. 鎌仲史陽 - Talent TV (Japanese)
  4. Anime News Network
  1. ^ Note: After drawing some storyboards for the opening of that series, he was hospitalised due to intracerebral hemorrhage, therefore, the relative storyboard works was left for Tsuneo Tominaga (富永 恒雄).