Nobuyuki Iwai

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Nobuyuki Iwai

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Profile
Gender: Male
Location: Japan
Position: Character design
Chief animation director
Animation supervisor
Animation director
Assistant animation director
Sub-character design
Design works
Key animation
Years active: 2001-present
Website: Instagram Account

Nobuyuki Iwai (岩井 伸之 Iwai Nobuyuki?) is a Japanese anime director. He is best known for his work in Detective Conan. Along with Masatomo Sudo, he works as character designer for Detective Conan from episode 804 to 870.

Biography

Iwai's first participation in the Detective Conan anime was in 2007, the 2nd part of Whereabouts of the Dark Photograph. After four episodes working as a key animator, Iwai began to work as an animation director in the following year, starting with Clash of Red and Black (Disturbance). His drawing quality increased significantly after roughly eight years being an animation director, therefore, he got promoted as character design, working along with Masatomo Sudo from episodes 804 to 870. He also become the chief animation director in Memories from Sakura Class.

In 2019, Iwai served as animation director of the prominent series The Scarlet School Trip. At the end of 2019, he worked with Masatomo Sudo and Seiji Muta as animation supervisors, starting with The Radio Questions and Concerns Show. However, this was not the first time he did the role, as he supervised Chase the Miyama Stag Beetle in 2012, under the credit "Key Animator" (キーアニメーター Kīanimētā?).

Iwai also participated in the production of Detective Conan movies. He started as assistant animation director in 2011, and was promoted to animation director in 2016, until present.

Works in Detective Conan

Anime

Participation in: 116 cases (155 episodes)

Jpn# Int# Episode title Original broadcast Role Note
485 528 Whereabouts of the Dark Photograph (Part 2) August 27, 2007 Key animation First time as key animator
488 532-533 The Devil of the TV Station October 22, 2007 Key animation 1 hour
491 538 Clash of Red and Black (The Beginning) January 14, 2008 Key animation
495 543 Clash of Red and Black (Coma) February 11, 2008 Key animation
498 545 Clash of Red and Black (Disturbance) March 3, 2008 Animation director, Key animation First time as animation director
502 549 Clash of Red and Black (Innocence) April 28, 2008 Animation director, Key animation
508 555 The Blind Spot in the Karaoke Box (Part 2) July 7, 2008 Animation director, Key animation
513 560 Coffee Aroma with Murderous Intention (Part 1) September 1, 2008 Animation director, Key animation
516 564-565 Furinkazan - The Mysterious Armored Warrior November 3, 2008 Animation director, Key animation 1 hour
518 567 Meiji Restoration Mystery Tour (Investigation Chapter) December 1, 2008 Animation director, Key animation
522 572-573 Shinichi's True Face and Ran's Tears January 26, 2009 Animation director 1 hour
525 576 The Blue Spark of Hate (Part 2) February 16, 2009 Animation director, Key animation
527 578 The Malice Hidden Behind the Masque March 2, 2009 Animation director, Key animation
530 581 The Truth Behind the Urban Legend (Part 1) April 18, 2009 Animation director, Key animation
534 585 The New Scar and the Whistling Man May 16, 2009 Animation director, Key animation
538 589 Kaitou Kid vs. the Strongest Safe (Part 2) June 20, 2009 Animation director
543 594 Ikkaku Rock's Disappearing Fish (Part 2) August 1, 2009 Animation director
547 598 Two Days with the Culprit (First Day) September 19, 2009 Animation director
552 603 The Culprit is Genta's Dad (Part 2) October 24, 2009 Animation director
558 609 The Mansion of Death and the Red Wall (Three Visits) December 5, 2009 Animation director, Design works
559 610 The Mansion of Death and the Red Wall (Item in Hand) December 12, 2009 Design works
560 611 The Mansion of Death and the Red Wall (The Late Komei) December 19, 2009 Design works
561 612 The Mansion of Death and the Red Wall (Empty Fort Strategy) December 26, 2009 Design works
562 613 Rainbow Color Kidnapping January 16, 2010 Design works
564 615 Detective Boys vs. Robber Group (Silence) January 30, 2010 Animation director
568 619 Inspector Shiratori, Memories of the Cherry Blossom (Part 1) March 13, 2010 Sub-character design First time as sub-character designer
569 620 Inspector Shiratori, Memories of the Cherry Blossom (Part 2) March 20, 2010 Animation director, Sub-character design
574 625 The Whereabouts of the Embarrassing Charm (Part 2) May 22, 2010 Animation director, Key animation
578 629 The Crisis Beckoned by the Red Omen June 26, 2010 Animation director
580 631 The Black Time Limit Drawing Near July 10, 2010 Animation director
585 636 Timeless Sakura's Love August 28, 2010 Animation director, Key animation
589 640 The Worst Birthday (Part 1) September 25, 2010 Animation director, Key animation
594 645 The Seven Wonders of the Hiroshima Miyajima Tour (Miyajima Part) November 6, 2010 Animation director, Key animation
598 649 The Scenario of the Steaming Locked Room (Part 2) December 4, 2010 Animation director, Key animation
602 653 The Devil Hidden in the Tennis Court January 8, 2011 Sub-character design
603 654 The Séance's Double Locked Room Mystery Case (First Locked Room) January 29, 2011 Sub-character design
604 655 The Séance's Double Locked Room Mystery Case (Second Locked Room) February 5, 2011 Animation director, Sub-character design
605 656 The Séance's Double Locked Room Mystery Case (Opened Locked Room) February 12, 2011 Sub-character design
607 658 Courtroom Confrontation IV: Juror Sumiko Kobayashi (Part 2) February 26, 2011 Animation director
612 663 Inubushi Castle, The Ablazed Demon Dog (Footsteps Chapter) April 23, 2011 Animation director
618 669 Holmes' Revelation (Satan) June 4, 2011 Animation director, Key animation
624 675 A Video Letter of First Love July 16, 2011 Animation director
628 679 Conan & Kid's Battle For Ryoma's Treasure (Part 2) August 27, 2011 Animation director
634 685 The Super Narrow Shop Crime Scene October 15, 2011 Animation director, Sub-character design
635 686 Beware of Dieting November 5, 2011 Animation director
641 692 The Memory Trip of the Eight Sketches (Kurashiki Part) December 17, 2011 Animation director, Key animation
646 697 Deduction Showdown at the Haunted Hotel (Part 1) February 18, 2012 Animation director, Key animation
651 702-703 Conan vs. Heiji, Deduction Battle Between the Detectives of the East and West March 24, 2012 Animation director, Key animation 1 hour
652 704 The Design of Poison and Mirage (EYE) April 21, 2012 Sub-character design
653 705 The Design of Poison and Mirage (S) April 28, 2012 Sub-character design
654 706 The Design of Poison and Mirage (Poison) May 5, 2012 Sub-character design
655 707 The Design of Poison and Mirage (Illusion) May 12, 2012 Sub-character design
663 715 Chase the Miyama Stag Beetle July 7, 2012 Key animator(キーアニメーター) First time as animation supervisor
664 716 The Great Dog Coeur's Triumph 2 July 14, 2012 Animation director
667 719 Wedding Eve (Part 1) September 1, 2012 Animation director
671 723 Detectives' Nocturne (The Case) October 6, 2012 Animation director
675 727 Won't Forgive Even One Millimeter (Part 1) November 10, 2012 Animation director
681 733 The Life-Threatening Broadcast of Love (Begin Broadcasting) January 5, 2013 Animation director
686 738 A Car Carrying a Time Bomb February 9, 2013 Animation director
691 743 Yusaku Kudo's Cold Case (Part 2) March 16, 2013 Animation director
696 748 The Flowerbed Vandal's Scheme May 4, 2013 Animation director, Key animation
701 753 The Jet-Black Mystery Train (Departure) July 13, 2013 Animation director, Key animation
707 759 The Framed Great Detective August 31, 2013 Animation director, Key animation
713 765 Heiji Hattori and the Vampire Mansion (2) October 12, 2013 Animation director, Key animation
719 771 A Dispute Over a Platinum Ticket November 23, 2013 Animation director, Key animation
725 777 Kaitou Kid and the Blush Mermaid (Part 2) January 11, 2014 Animation director, Key animation
727 779 The Treasure Chest Filled with Fruits (Part 1) January 25, 2014 Assistant animation director
730 782 The Figure That Was Too Good February 22, 2014 Animation director, Key animation
734 786-787 Jodie's Memories and the Cherry Blossom Viewing Trap March 29, 2014 Animation director 1 hour
739 792 Kogoro in the Bar (Part 2) May 17, 2014 Animation director, Key animation
745 798 The Suspect is Makoto Kyogoku (Part 2) July 5, 2014 Animation director
749 802 Metropolitan Police Detective Love Story (Truth) August 9, 2014 Animation director, Key animation
754 807 The Tragedy of the Red Woman (Steam) October 11, 2014 Animation director
756 809 The Tragedy of the Red Woman (Revenge) October 25, 2014 Animation director
762 815 Kaga Hyakumangoku Mystery Tour (Kaga Part) December 13, 2014 Animation director
766 819 Teimuzu River Kite Flying Case (Part 2) January 31, 2015 Animation director
772 825 Shinichi Kudo's Aquarium Case (Part 1) March 21, 2015 Animation director
778 831 Mirage of the Disappearing Angel May 16, 2015 Animation director
779 832 The Scarlet Prologue May 30, 2015 Sub-character design
780 833 The Scarlet Pursuit June 6, 2015 Sub-character design
781 834 The Scarlet Intersection June 13, 2015 Sub-character design
782 835 The Scarlet Return June 20, 2015 Animation director, Sub-character design
783 836 The Scarlet Truth June 27, 2015 Assistant animation director, Sub-character design
791 844 Detective Takagi On the Run in Handcuffs September 12, 2015 Animation director, animation
798 851 The Moving Target November 7, 2015 Animation director, animation
805 859-860 Conan and Ebizo's Kabuki Jūhachiban Mystery (Part 2) January 16, 2016 Animation director 1 hour
806 861 The Ventriloquist's Illusion (Part 1) January 30, 2016 Animation director
812 867 The Darkness of the Prefectural Police (Part 3) March 12, 2016 Animation director
818 873 Kogoro's Pursuit of Rage (Part 1) May 21, 2016 Animation director
825 880 The Tidal Park Comeback Case July 16, 2016 Animation director
831 886 A Cottage Surrounded by Zombies (Part 2) September 10, 2016 Key animation
832 887 A Cottage Surrounded by Zombies (Part 3) September 17, 2016 Animation director
853 908 Memories from Sakura Class (Ran GIRL) March 18, 2017 Chief animation director
854 909 Memories from Sakura Class (Shinichi BOY) March 25, 2017 Chief animation director
891 946 Bakumatsu Revolution Mystery Tour (Yamaguchi Part) February 3, 2018 Sub-character design
892 947 Bakumatsu Revolution Mystery Tour (Hagi Part) February 10, 2018 Sub-character design
904 959 Result of the Draw June 16, 2018 Key animation
909 964 Mystery of the Burning Tent (Part 1) July 28, 2018 Sub-character design
910 965 Mystery of the Burning Tent (Part 2) August 4, 2018 Sub-character design
913 968 Conan Kidnapped (Part 1) September 15, 2018 Sub-character design
914 969 Conan Kidnapped (Part 2) September 22, 2018 Sub-character design
919 974 The High School Girl Trio's Secret Café (Part 1) November 3, 2018 Sub-character design
920 975 The High School Girl Trio's Secret Café (Part 2) November 10, 2018 Sub-character design
926 981 The Heartfelt Strap (Part 2) December 22, 2018 Animation director
927 982-983 The Scarlet School Trip (Bright Red Arc) January 5, 2019 Animation director, Sub-character design 1 hour
928 984-985 The Scarlet School Trip (Red Love Arc) January 12, 2019 Animation director, Sub-character design 1 hour
945 1002 The Cost of Likes (Part 2) June 29, 2019 Animation director
946 1003 The Cursed Tears of Borgia (Part 1) July 13, 2019 Assistant animation director
949 1006 The Radio Questions and Concerns Show (Challenge Arc) August 3, 2019 Animation supervisor
950 1007 The Radio Questions and Concerns Show (Solution Arc) August 10, 2019 Animation supervisor
951 1008 The Whistling Bookstore 2 August 17, 2019 Animation supervisor, Sub-character design
952 1009 The Unsolved Cocktail Case (Part 1) August 31, 2019 Animation supervisor
953 1010 The Unsolved Cocktail Case (Part 2) September 7, 2019 Animation supervisor
954 1011 The Unsolved Cocktail Case (Part 3) September 14, 2019 Animation supervisor, Animation director
955 1012 The Secret of the Insect Man September 28, 2019 Animation supervisor, Animation director
956 1013 The Mystery-Solving Water Taxi (Part 1) October 12, 2019 Animation supervisor
957 1014 The Mystery-Solving Water Taxi (Part 2) October 19, 2019 Animation supervisor
958 1015 The Poodle and the Shotgun (Part 1) November 9, 2019 Animation supervisor
959 1016 The Poodle and the Shotgun (Part 2) November 16, 2019 Animation supervisor
960 1017 Miss Lonely and the Detective Boys November 23, 2019 Animation supervisor
961 1018 The Glamping Mystery November 30, 2019 Animation supervisor
962 1019 Kogoro Mouri's Grand Lecture (Part 1) December 7, 2019 Animation supervisor
963 1020 Kogoro Mouri's Grand Lecture (Part 2) December 14, 2019 Animation supervisor
964 1021 Kogoro Mouri's Grand Lecture (Part 3) December 21, 2019 Animation supervisor
968 1025 Kaiju Gomera vs. Kamen Yaiba (Finale) January 25, 2020 Animation director
969 1026 The Young Kaga Lady's Mystery Tour (Part 1) February 15, 2020 Sub-character design
970 1027 The Young Kaga Lady's Mystery Tour (Part 2) February 22, 2020 Sub-character design
979 1036 Leading a Detective Around By the Nose August 29, 2020 Animation director
984 1041 Kid vs. Komei: The Targeted Lips (Part 2) October 10, 2020 Animation director
986 1043 The Two Faces (Part 2) October 31, 2020 Animation supervisor
987 1044 The Company Dissolution Party November 7, 2020 Animation supervisor, Sub-character design
988 1045 The Feuding Girls November 14, 2020 Animation supervisor, Animation director
989 1046 The Case of Ayumi's Illustrated Diary December 5, 2020 Animation supervisor
990 1047 The Automatic Tragedy (Part 1) December 12, 2020 Animation supervisor
991 1048 The Automatic Tragedy (Part 2) December 19, 2020 Animation supervisor, Animation director
992 1049 Murder at the Townhouse Café December 26, 2020 Animation supervisor
993 1050 Makoto Kyogoku the Understudy (Part 1) January 9, 2021 Animation supervisor
994 1051 Makoto Kyogoku the Understudy (Part 2) January 16, 2021 Animation supervisor
995 1052 Makoto Kyogoku the Understudy (Part 3) January 23, 2021 Animation supervisor
996 1053 The Skilled Hawk Hides His Crime January 30, 2021 Animation supervisor
998 1055 The Frying Pan of Hatred February 20, 2021 Animation supervisor
999 1056 Troublesome Kindness February 27, 2021 Animation supervisor
1000 1057 The Moonlight Sonata Murder (Part 1) March 6, 2021 Animation director Remake
1001 1058 The Moonlight Sonata Murder (Part 2) March 13, 2021 Animation director Remake
1003 1060 The 36-Cell Perfect Game (Part 1) April 24, 2021 Animation supervisor
1004 1061 The 36-Cell Perfect Game (Part 2) May 1, 2021 Animation supervisor
1005 1062 The 36-Cell Perfect Game (Part 3) May 8, 2021 Animation supervisor
1008 1065 Out for Revenge (Part 2) June 12, 2021 Animation supervisor
1011 1068 Picking Wild Plants and Clovers (Part 1) July 10, 2021 Animation supervisor
1033 1090 Taiko Meijin's Shogi Board (Opening Move) January 8, 2022 Key animation New Year's Greeting only
1059 1116 Yoko Okino and the Locked Attic (Part 1) October 8, 2022 Sub-character design
1060 1117 Yoko Okino and the Locked Attic (Part 2) October 15, 2022 Sub-character design
1061 1118 Police Academy Arc Wild Police Story CASE. Hiromitsu Morofushi October 29, 2022 Animation director, Sub-character design
1079 1137 The Black Organization's Scheme (Identity) April 8, 2023 Animation director
1084 1142 The Freezing Cold Men May 20, 2023 Animation supervisor

Openings and Endings

Participation in: 24 openings and 24 endings

# Song name Original title Role Note
OP
OP28 As the Dew As the Dew Key animation
OP30 Tear drops tear drops Key animation
OP31 Don't Wanna Lie Don't Wanna Lie Animation director
OP32 Misty Mystery Misty Mystery Animation director
OP33 Miss Mystery Miss Mystery Animation director
OP35 TRY AGAIN TRY AGAIN Key animation
OP36 Q&A Q&A Key animation
OP37 Butterfly Core Butterfly Core Key animation
OP38 Greed Greed Key animation
OP39 DYNAMITE DYNAMITE Key animation
OP40 WE GO WE GO Animation director
OP41 Nazo (La PomPon) 謎(La PomPon) Key animation
OP42 Hane Animation director
OP43 Sekai wa Anata no Iro ni Naru 世界はあなたの色になる Key animation
OP44 Ikusen no Meikyū de Ikusen no Nazo o Toite 幾千の迷宮で 幾千の謎を解いて Key animation
OP46 Everything OK!! Everything OK!! Key animation
OP47 Countdown カウントダウン Key animation
OP50 ANSWER ANSWER Key animation
OP52 JUST BELIEVE YOU JUST BELIEVE YOU Animation director
OP53 ZERO kara Hajimete ZEROからハジメテ Animation director, Key animation
OP55 SLEEPLESS SLEEPLESS Animation director, Key animation
OP56 SPARKLE SPARKLE Animation director
OP57 RAISE INSIGHT RAISE INSIGHT Animation director
OP58 Unraveling Love ~Sukoshi no Yūki~ Unraveling Love~少しの勇気~ Animation director
ED
ED38 Tsukiyo no Itazura no Mahō 月夜の悪戯の魔法 Animation director
ED40 Your Best Friend Your Best Friend Animation 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 Animation director
ED42 Overwrite オーバーライト Animation director
ED43 Koi ni Koishite 恋に恋して Key animation
ED44 Hitomi no Melody 瞳のメロディ Key animation
ED45 Kimi no Egao ga Nani Yori mo Suki Datta 君の笑顔がなによりも好きだった Key animation
ED47 RAIN MAN RAIN MAN Key animation
ED48 Muteki na Heart 無敵なハート Key animation
ED50 Unmei no Roulette Mawashite (La PomPon) 運命のルーレット廻して(La PomPon) Animation director
ED51 Futari no Byōshin ふたりの秒針 Animation director
ED56 Kamikaze Express 神風エクスプレス Key animation
ED57 Sadame さだめ Key animation
ED58 Aozolighter Aozolighter Key animation
ED59 Kimi to Koi no Mama de Owarenai Itsumo Yume no Mama ja Irarenai きみと恋のままで終われない いつも夢のままじゃいられない Animation director
ED61 Sukoshi Zutsu Sukoshi Zutsu 少しづつ 少しづつ Animation director
ED63 Reboot Reboot Animation director
ED64 Veronica ベロニカ Animation director
ED65 SWEET MOONLIGHT SWEET MOONLIGHT Animation director
ED66 Karappo no Kokoro 空っぽの心 Animation director, Key animation
ED67 Playmaker プレイメーカー Animation director
ED68 Kuufuku クウフク Animation director
ED69 …and Rescue Me …and Rescue Me Animation director
ED70 You & I You & I Animation director

Movies

Participation in: 14 movies + 1 recap movie

Movie Title Original airdate Role Note
11 Jolly Roger in the Deep Azure April 21, 2007 Key animation
13 The Raven Chaser April 18, 2009 Key animation
15 Quarter of Silence April 16, 2011 Assistant animation director
17 Private Eye in the Distant Sea April 20, 2013 Assistant animation director
Crossover Lupin III vs. Detective Conan: The Movie December 07, 2013 Key animation
18 Dimensional Sniper April 19, 2014 Assistant animation director
19 Sunflowers of Inferno April 18, 2015 Assistant animation director, Key animation
20 The Darkest Nightmare April 16, 2016 Animation director, Key animation
21 The Crimson Love Letter April 15, 2017 Animation director
22 Zero the Enforcer April 13, 2018 Animation director
23 The Fist of Blue Sapphire April 12, 2019 Animation director
24 The Scarlet Bullet April 16, 2021 Animation director, Key animation
25 The Bride of Halloween April 15, 2022 Animation director
26 Black Iron Submarine April 14, 2023 Animation director, Key animation
R3 Detective Conan vs. Kid the Phantom Thief January 5, 2023 Key animation

OVAs

Participation in: 1 OVA

OVA Title Original airdate Role Note
12 The Miracle of Excalibur April 11, 2012 Animation director, Sub-character design

Specials

Participation in: 4 specials

Special Title Original airdate Role Note
3 Lupin III vs. Detective Conan March 27, 2009 Animation director
4 Happy New Year, Kogoro Mouri January 3, 2015 Assistant animation director
5 The Disappearance of Conan Edogawa: The Worst Two Days in History December 26, 2014 Animation director
6 Episode One: The Great Detective Turned Small December 9, 2016 Animation director

Other notable works

Anime

  • Detective Conan: The Culprit Hanzawa: Animation director (Episode 1)
  • ATASHIn'CHI: In-Between Animation
  • Bleach: Animation Director, Key Animation
  • Buddha: The Great Departure: Key Animation
  • Demashitaa! Powerpuff Girls Z: Key Animation
  • Hanasaku Iroha - Blossoms for Tomorrow: Key Animation
  • Hayate the Combat Butler!!: Key Animation
  • Mirmo Zibang!: In-Between Animation
  • Occult Academy: Key Animation
  • Romeo x Juliet: In-Between Animation

Movies

  • Crayon Shin-chan: Arashi o Yobu Eikō no Yakiniku Road: In-Between Animation
  • Tekkonkinkreet: In-Between Animation
  • Sword of the Stranger: In-Between Animation
  • The Garden of Sinners/recalled out summer: Key Animation

See also

References

  1. 岩井伸之 - Atwiki (Japanese)
  2. aniDB
  3. IMDb
  4. Anime News Network