Yumenosuke Tokuda
Key animation
徳田 夢ノ介
徳田 夢之助
徳田 夢ノ助
Yumenosuke Tokuda (徳田 夢之介 Tokuda Yumenosuke) is a Japanese animation director and key animator. He takes part in the production of Detective Conan anime and movies.
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Biography
Yumenosuke Tokuda graduated from the arts department of Nara College of Arts, in Kashihara, Nara Prefecture. After joining Osaka University of Arts's filmmaking department, he dropped out and moved to Tokyo. He wrote a manga for Konami's Konami Magazine (コナミマガジン), which was only featured in one magazine issue. He was first active as an animator, being credited as key animation in Cyborg 009. His other early participations include Hana no Ko Lunlun, Dr. Slump and Urusei Yatsura. He has been regularly active since 1986. He was credited as an animation director for the first time in 1990, in anime series Pigmalion. His artstyle has become notable for the shades and outline of the characters' mouths.
Tokuda first worked with Detective Conan in 1996, by becoming a key animator episode 38. He later returned in 2006, as a key animator in Metropolitan Police Detective Love Story - Fake Wedding. His first major contribution was in 2017, as an animation director for the 21st movie The Crimson Love Letter, being credited with Telecom Animation Film. He has not been involved with the series since.
He has appeared as an extra in the 2003 live-action movie Kamen Rider 555: Paradise Lost. He received 3rd place at the 2021 IMDB Anime Trending Awards in Best in Animation for his work in Fire Force[1].
Works in Detective Conan
Anime
Participation in: 2 cases (2 episodes)
| Jpn# | Int# | Episode title | Original broadcast | Role | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 38 | 39 | Akaoni Village Fire Festival Murder Case | November 18, 1996 | Key animation | |
| 449 | 487-488 | Metropolitan Police Detective Love Story - Fake Wedding | August 21, 2006 | Key animation | 1 hour |
Movies
Participation in: 1 movie
| Movie | Title | Original airdate | Role | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 | The Crimson Love Letter | April 15, 2017 | Animation director, key animation |
Other notable works
Anime
- Black Butler: Animation director
- Fire Force: Chief animation director, animation director, key animation
- Food Wars!: Animation director
- Haikyu!!: Animation director
- JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Stone Ocean: Chief animation director, animation director, key animation
- Mobile Suit Gundam: Character animation director, animation director, key animation, 2nd key animation
- My Hero Academia: Animation director, key animation
