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	{{InfoBox Staff		{{InfoBox Staff
	\| name = ~~Emi Yamamoto~~		\| name = Kana Kawana
	\| image = No pic female.jpg		\| image = No pic female.jpg
	\| gender = Female		\| gender = Female
	\| location = Japan		\| location = Japan
	\| position = ~~{{Bracket\|Episode director\|~~Technical director}} <br> ~~Key animation~~		\| position = Technical director <br> Organizer <br> Storyboard
	\| years-active = ~~2025~~-present		\| years-active = 2013-present
	~~\| studio = [[Azeta Pictures]]~~
	\| nicknames =		\| nicknames =
	\| footnotes = ~~First name can also be read Eimi or Hidemi.~~		\| footnotes =
	}}		}}
	{{nihongo\|'''~~Emi Yamamoto~~'''\|~~山本栄美~~\|~~Yamamoto Emi~~}} is a Japanese animator and technical director. She takes part in the production of ~~the~~ ''Detective Conan'' [[anime]].		{{nihongo\|'''Kana Kawana'''\|川奈可奈\|Kawana Kana}} is a Japanese animator and technical director. She takes part in the production of ''Detective Conan'' [[anime]] and [[movies]].

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	== Biography ==		== Biography ==
	~~Emi Yamamoto~~ first started working in animation ~~by joining~~ the ''~~Detective Conan~~'' ~~production team~~ in ~~early 2025~~, ~~performing key animation~~ for ~~part 2 of [[~~The ~~Yamahime of Yakushima]]~~, which aired ~~in late February~~. She ~~became affiliated with [[Azeta Pictures]]~~, ~~which~~ was ~~subcontracted to animate the episode and would take part~~ in ~~future episodes outsourced to Azeta Pictures~~. ~~She would become a technical director~~ for the first time ~~in 2026~~, ~~by assisting [[Yuki Kawakata]]~~ in ~~[[The Porch Pirate Epidemic]], which aired in May 2026~~.		Kana Kawana first started working in animation in the anime series ''Meganebu!'', which aired in 2013, working as unit director for episode 8<ref>http://mgnb.tv/story/</ref>. The next year, she was a storyboard artist for the first time in the anime series ''Cardfight!! Vanguard G'', which aired until 2015. She continued landing technical positions for anime series regularly, although she was inactive in 2016. In 2020, she was for the first time assistant director, in the anime series ''ARP Backstage Pass''.

	She ~~performed 2nd key animation for~~ the ~~first time in episode 72 of anime series~~ ''[[~~wikipedia:Beyblade X\|Beyblade X~~]]'', which aired in ~~March~~ 2025. She ~~would also perform key animation for the same series. She finally became an animation director~~ for the first time ~~in January 2026, while working on~~ anime series ~~''[[wikipedia:Jack-of-All-Trades~~, ~~Party of None\|Jack-of~~-~~All-Trades~~, ~~Party of None]]''. She remains active as of 2026~~.		She joined the ''Detective Conan'' production team in 2024, becoming a technical director for movie 28, [[One-eyed Flashback]], which aired in April 2025. She was involved for the first time with the anime series in 2025, being the organizer and storyboard artist for episodes 1169-1170, which aired in late July to August 2025.

	== Works in [[Detective Conan]] ==		== Works in [[Detective Conan]] ==

	=== Anime ===		=== Anime ===
	Participation in: '''9''' cases (9 episodes)		Participation in: '''3''' cases (4 episodes)
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	!style="width:5%;"\|Jpn#!!style="width:5%;"\|Int#!!style="width:15%;"\|Episode title!!style="width:10%;"\|Original broadcast!!style="width:10%;"\|Role!!style="width:5%;"\|Note		!style="width:5%;"\|Jpn#!!style="width:5%;"\|Int#!!style="width:15%;"\|Episode title!!style="width:10%;"\|Original broadcast!!style="width:10%;"\|Role!!style="width:5%;"\|Note
	\|-		\|-
	\|~~1154~~\|\|~~1212~~\|\|[[The ~~Yamahime~~ of ~~Yakushima~~\|The ~~Yamahime~~ of ~~Yakushima~~ (Part 2)]]\|\|~~February 22~~, 2025\|\|~~Key animation~~\|\|		\|1169\|\|1227\|\|[[The Mystery of the Man-Eating Classroom\|The Mystery of the Man-Eating Classroom (Part 1)]]\|\|July 26, 2025\|\|Organizer, storyboard\|\|
	\|-		\|-
	\|~~1160~~\|\|~~1218~~\|\|[[~~When~~ the ~~Shishi~~-~~odoshi Sounds~~]]\|\|~~April 26~~, 2025\|\|~~Key animation~~\|\|		\|1170\|\|1228\|\|[[The Mystery of the Man-Eating Classroom\|The Mystery of the Man-Eating Classroom (Part 2)]]\|\|August 2, 2025\|\|Organizer, storyboard\|\|
	\|-		\|-
	\|~~1169~~\|\|~~1227~~\|\|[[The ~~Mystery of the~~ Man~~-Eating Classroom\|The Mystery of the Man-Eating Classroom (Part 1)~~]]\|\|July 26, ~~2025~~\|\|~~Key animation~~\|\|		\|1206\|\|1266\|\|[[The Man Who Came Falling Down]]\|\|July 11, 2026\|\|Storyboard\|\|
	\|-		\|-
	\|~~1181~~\|\|~~1239~~\|\|[[~~Buchi Returns a Favor~~]]\|\|~~November 8~~, ~~2025~~\|\|~~Key animation~~\|\|		\|1213\|\|1273\|\|[[Ran Mouri the Eyewitness]]\|\|September 19, 2026\|\|Storyboard\|\|
	\|-		\|}
	~~\|1190\|\|1249\|\|[[The Lover Who Vanished on Pont Koitani\|The Lover Who Vanished on Pont Koitani (Tottori Tour)]]\|\|January 24, 2026\|\|Key animation\|\|[[Mystery Tour]]~~
	\|-		=== Movies ===
	~~\|1195\|\|1254\|\|[[The Spiral Mansion Mystery\|The Spiral Mansion Mystery (Part 1)]]\|\|March 28, 2026\|\|Key animation\|\|~~		Participation in: '''2''' movies
	\|-		{\| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;font-size:small;{{TO}}"
	\|~~1200\|\|1259\|\|[[The Porch Pirate Epidemic]]\|\|May 2, 2026~~\|\|~~Assistant episode director, key animation~~\|\|~~Along with [[Yuki Kawakata]]~~		!style="width:5%;"\|Movie!!style="width:15%;"\|Title!!style="width:10%;"\|Original airdate!!style="width:10%;"\|Role!!style="width:5%;"\|Note
	\|-		\|-
	\|~~1208\|\|1268~~\|\|[[~~Welcome to the Stone Age Village~~]]\|\|~~July 25~~, ~~2026~~\|\|~~Key animation~~\|\|		\|28\|\|[[One-eyed Flashback]]\|\|April 18, 2025\|\|Technical director\|\|
	\|-		\|-
	\|~~1213\|\|1273~~\|\|[[~~Ran Mouri~~ the ~~Eyewitness~~]]\|\|~~September 19~~, 2026\|\|~~Assistant episode~~ director~~, key animation~~\|\|~~Along with [[Yuki Kawakata]]~~		\|29\|\|[[Fallen Angel of the Highway]]\|\|April 10, 2026\|\|Storyboard, Technical director\|\|
	\|}		\|}

	== Other notable works ==		== Other notable works ==
	=== Anime ===		=== Anime ===
	* ''~~Beyblade X~~'': ~~Animation~~ director~~, key animation, 2nd key animation~~		* ''Banana Fish'': Assistant episode director
	* ''~~The Frontier Lord Begins with Zero Subjects~~'': ~~Animation~~ director, key animation		* ''Bloom Into You'': Episode director, key animation
	* ''~~Gals Can't Be Kind to Otaku!?~~'': ~~Animation~~ director~~, key animation~~		* ''Boruto: Naruto Next Generations'': Episode director
	* ''~~Hana-Kimi~~'': ~~Animation~~ director~~, key animation, 2nd key animation~~		* ''IDOLiSH7'': Episode director
	* ''~~Jack-of-All-Trades, Party of None~~'': ~~Animation~~ director, ~~key animation, 2nd key animation~~		* ''Mr. Osomatsu'': Episode director, unit director
	* ''~~My Stepmother and Stepsisters Aren't Wicked~~'': ~~Animation~~ director~~, key animation~~		* ''Tokyo Revengers'': Episode director

	== References ==		== References ==
	# [https://~~keyframe~~-~~staff-list~~.com/~~person~~/~~372282 Emi Yamamoto~~ - ~~KeyFrame Staff List~~]		# [https://www.allcinema.net/person/925825 川奈可奈 - AllCinema]
			# [https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/people.php?id=143645 Kana Kawana - Anime News Network]
	{{reflist}}		{{reflist}}

	{{DEFAULTSORT:~~Yamamoto~~, ~~Emi~~}}		{{DEFAULTSORT:Kawana, Kana}}

	[[Category:~~Technical~~ directors]]		[[Category:Animation directors]]

	[[zh:~~山本荣美~~]]		[[zh:川奈可奈]]

Nakamura at 02:07, 21 September 2026

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	{{InfoBox Staff		{{InfoBox Staff
	\| name = ~~Kana Kawana~~		\| name = Emi Yamamoto
	\| image = No pic female.jpg		\| image = No pic female.jpg
	\| gender = Female		\| gender = Female
	\| location = Japan		\| location = Japan
	\| position = Technical director <br> ~~Organizer <br> Storyboard~~		\| position = {{Bracket\|Episode director\|Technical director}} <br> Key animation
	\| years-active = ~~2013~~-present		\| years-active = 2025-present
			\| studio = [[Azeta Pictures]]
	\| nicknames =		\| nicknames =
	\| footnotes =		\| footnotes = First name can also be read Eimi or Hidemi.
	}}		}}
	{{nihongo\|'''~~Kana Kawana~~'''\|~~川奈可奈~~\|~~Kawana Kana~~}} is a Japanese animator and technical director. She takes part in the production of ''Detective Conan'' [[anime~~]] and [[movies~~]].		{{nihongo\|'''Emi Yamamoto'''\|山本栄美\|Yamamoto Emi}} is a Japanese animator and technical director. She takes part in the production of the ''Detective Conan'' [[anime]].

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	== Biography ==		== Biography ==
	~~Kana Kawana~~ first started working in animation in the ~~anime series~~ ''~~Meganebu!~~''~~, which aired~~ in ~~2013~~, ~~working as unit director~~ for ~~episode 8<ref>http://mgnb.tv/story/</ref>.~~ The ~~next year, she was a storyboard artist for the first time in the anime series ''Cardfight!! Vanguard G''~~, which aired ~~until 2015~~. She ~~continued landing technical positions for anime series regularly~~, ~~although she~~ was ~~inactive~~ in ~~2016~~. ~~In 2020, she was~~ for the first time ~~assistant director~~, in ~~the anime series ''ARP Backstage Pass''~~.		Emi Yamamoto first started working in animation by joining the ''Detective Conan'' production team in early 2025, performing key animation for part 2 of [[The Yamahime of Yakushima]], which aired in late February. She became affiliated with [[Azeta Pictures]], which was subcontracted to animate the episode and would take part in future episodes outsourced to Azeta Pictures. She would become a technical director for the first time in 2026, by assisting [[Yuki Kawakata]] in [[The Porch Pirate Epidemic]], which aired in May 2026.

	She ~~joined~~ the ''~~Detective Conan'' production team in 2024, becoming a technical director for movie 28,~~ [[~~One-eyed Flashback~~]], which aired in ~~April~~ 2025. She ~~was involved~~ for the first time ~~with the~~ anime series ~~in 2025~~, ~~being the organizer and storyboard artist for episodes 1169~~-~~1170~~, ~~which aired in late July to August 2025~~.		She performed 2nd key animation for the first time in episode 72 of anime series ''[[wikipedia:Beyblade X\|Beyblade X]]'', which aired in March 2025. She would also perform key animation for the same series. She finally became an animation director for the first time in January 2026, while working on anime series ''[[wikipedia:Jack-of-All-Trades, Party of None\|Jack-of-All-Trades, Party of None]]''. She remains active as of 2026.

	== Works in [[Detective Conan]] ==		== Works in [[Detective Conan]] ==

	=== Anime ===		=== Anime ===
	Participation in: '''3''' cases (4 episodes)		Participation in: '''9''' cases (9 episodes)
	{\| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;font-size:small;{{TO}}"		{\| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;font-size:small;{{TO}}"
	!style="width:5%;"\|Jpn#!!style="width:5%;"\|Int#!!style="width:15%;"\|Episode title!!style="width:10%;"\|Original broadcast!!style="width:10%;"\|Role!!style="width:5%;"\|Note		!style="width:5%;"\|Jpn#!!style="width:5%;"\|Int#!!style="width:15%;"\|Episode title!!style="width:10%;"\|Original broadcast!!style="width:10%;"\|Role!!style="width:5%;"\|Note
	\|-		\|-
	\|~~1169~~\|\|~~1227~~\|\|[[The ~~Mystery~~ of ~~the Man-Eating Classroom~~\|The ~~Mystery~~ of ~~the Man-Eating Classroom~~ (Part 1)]]\|\|~~July 26~~, 2025\|\|~~Organizer, storyboard~~\|\|		\|1154\|\|1212\|\|[[The Yamahime of Yakushima\|The Yamahime of Yakushima (Part 2)]]\|\|February 22, 2025\|\|Key animation\|\|
	\|-		\|-
	\|~~1170~~\|\|~~1228~~\|\|[[~~The Mystery of~~ the ~~Man~~-~~Eating Classroom\|The Mystery of the Man-Eating Classroom (Part 2)~~]]\|\|~~August 2~~, 2025\|\|~~Organizer, storyboard~~\|\|		\|1160\|\|1218\|\|[[When the Shishi-odoshi Sounds]]\|\|April 26, 2025\|\|Key animation\|\|
	\|-		\|-
	\|~~1206~~\|\|~~1266~~\|\|[[The Man ~~Who Came Falling Down~~]]\|\|July 11, ~~2026~~\|\|~~Storyboard~~\|\|		\|1169\|\|1227\|\|[[The Mystery of the Man-Eating Classroom\|The Mystery of the Man-Eating Classroom (Part 1)]]\|\|July 26, 2025\|\|Key animation\|\|
	\|-		\|-
	\|~~1213~~\|\|~~1273~~\|\|[[~~Ran Mouri the Eyewitness~~]]\|\|~~September 19~~, ~~2026~~\|\|~~Storyboard~~\|\|		\|1181\|\|1239\|\|[[Buchi Returns a Favor]]\|\|November 8, 2025\|\|Key animation\|\|
	\|}		\|-
			\|1190\|\|1249\|\|[[The Lover Who Vanished on Pont Koitani\|The Lover Who Vanished on Pont Koitani (Tottori Tour)]]\|\|January 24, 2026\|\|Key animation\|\|[[Mystery Tour]]
	~~=== Movies ===~~		\|-
	~~Participation in: '''2''' movies~~		\|1195\|\|1254\|\|[[The Spiral Mansion Mystery\|The Spiral Mansion Mystery (Part 1)]]\|\|March 28, 2026\|\|Key animation\|\|
	{\| ~~class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;font~~-~~size:small;{{TO}}"~~		\|-
	~~!style="width:5%;"~~\|~~Movie!!style="width:15%;"~~\|~~Title!!style="width:10%;"~~\|~~Original airdate!!style="width:10%;"~~\|~~Role!!style="width:5%;"~~\|~~Note~~		\|1200\|\|1259\|\|[[The Porch Pirate Epidemic]]\|\|May 2, 2026\|\|Assistant episode director, key animation\|\|Along with [[Yuki Kawakata]]
	\|-		\|-
	\|28\|\|[[~~One-eyed Flashback~~]]\|\|~~April 18~~, ~~2025~~\|\|~~Technical director~~\|\|		\|1208\|\|1268\|\|[[Welcome to the Stone Age Village]]\|\|July 25, 2026\|\|Key animation\|\|
	\|-		\|-
	\|29\|\|[[~~Fallen Angel of~~ the ~~Highway~~]]\|\|~~April 10~~, 2026\|\|~~Storyboard~~, ~~Technical director~~\|\|		\|1213\|\|1273\|\|[[Ran Mouri the Eyewitness]]\|\|September 19, 2026\|\|Assistant episode director, key animation\|\|Along with [[Yuki Kawakata]]
	\|}		\|}

	== Other notable works ==		== Other notable works ==
	=== Anime ===		=== Anime ===
	* ''~~Banana Fish~~'': ~~Assistant episode~~ director		* ''Beyblade X'': Animation director, key animation, 2nd key animation
	* ''~~Bloom Into You~~'': ~~Episode~~ director, key animation		* ''The Frontier Lord Begins with Zero Subjects'': Animation director, key animation
	* ''~~Boruto: Naruto Next Generations~~'': ~~Episode~~ director		* ''Gals Can't Be Kind to Otaku!?'': Animation director, key animation
	* ''~~IDOLiSH7~~'': ~~Episode~~ director		* ''Hana-Kimi'': Animation director, key animation, 2nd key animation
	* ''~~Mr. Osomatsu~~'': ~~Episode~~ director, ~~unit director~~		* ''Jack-of-All-Trades, Party of None'': Animation director, key animation, 2nd key animation
	* ''~~Tokyo Revengers~~'': ~~Episode~~ director		* ''My Stepmother and Stepsisters Aren't Wicked'': Animation director, key animation

	== References ==		== References ==
	# [https://~~www.allcinema.net/person/925825 川奈可奈~~ - ~~AllCinema]~~		# [https://keyframe-staff-list.com/person/372282 Emi Yamamoto - KeyFrame Staff List]
	~~# [https://www.animenewsnetwork~~.com/~~encyclopedia~~/~~people.php?id=143645 Kana Kawana~~ - ~~Anime News Network~~]
	{{reflist}}		{{reflist}}

	{{DEFAULTSORT:~~Kawana~~, ~~Kana~~}}		{{DEFAULTSORT:Yamamoto, Emi}}

	[[Category:~~Animation~~ directors]]		[[Category:Technical directors]]

	[[zh:~~川奈可奈~~]]		[[zh:山本荣美]]

Nakamura: /* Anime */

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	=== Anime ===		=== Anime ===
	Participation in: '''2''' cases (3 episodes)		Participation in: '''3''' cases (4 episodes)
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	\|1206\|\|1266\|\|[[The Man Who Came Falling Down]]\|\|July 11, 2026\|\|Storyboard\|\|		\|1206\|\|1266\|\|[[The Man Who Came Falling Down]]\|\|July 11, 2026\|\|Storyboard\|\|
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			\|1213\|\|1273\|\|[[Ran Mouri the Eyewitness]]\|\|September 19, 2026\|\|Storyboard\|\|
	\|}		\|}

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	=== Anime ===		=== Anime ===
	Participation in: '''2''' ~~case~~ (3 episodes)		Participation in: '''2''' cases (3 episodes)
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	!style="width:5%;"\|Jpn#!!style="width:5%;"\|Int#!!style="width:15%;"\|Episode title!!style="width:10%;"\|Original broadcast!!style="width:10%;"\|Role!!style="width:5%;"\|Note		!style="width:5%;"\|Jpn#!!style="width:5%;"\|Int#!!style="width:15%;"\|Episode title!!style="width:10%;"\|Original broadcast!!style="width:10%;"\|Role!!style="width:5%;"\|Note

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	=== Anime ===		=== Anime ===
	Participation in: '''1''' case (2 episodes)		Participation in: '''2''' case (3 episodes)
	{\| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;font-size:small;{{TO}}"		{\| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;font-size:small;{{TO}}"
	!style="width:5%;"\|Jpn#!!style="width:5%;"\|Int#!!style="width:15%;"\|Episode title!!style="width:10%;"\|Original broadcast!!style="width:10%;"\|Role!!style="width:5%;"\|Note		!style="width:5%;"\|Jpn#!!style="width:5%;"\|Int#!!style="width:15%;"\|Episode title!!style="width:10%;"\|Original broadcast!!style="width:10%;"\|Role!!style="width:5%;"\|Note
	\|-		\|-
	\|1169\|\|1227\|\|[[~~Episode 1169~~\|The Mystery of the Man-Eating Classroom (Part 1)]]\|\|July 26, 2025\|\|Organizer, storyboard\|\|		\|1169\|\|1227\|\|[[The Mystery of the Man-Eating Classroom\|The Mystery of the Man-Eating Classroom (Part 1)]]\|\|July 26, 2025\|\|Organizer, storyboard\|\|
	\|-		\|-
	\|1170\|\|1228\|\|[[~~Episode 1170~~\|The Mystery of the Man-Eating Classroom (Part 2)]]\|\|August 2, 2025\|\|Organizer, storyboard\|\|		\|1170\|\|1228\|\|[[The Mystery of the Man-Eating Classroom\|The Mystery of the Man-Eating Classroom (Part 2)]]\|\|August 2, 2025\|\|Organizer, storyboard\|\|
			\|-
			\|1206\|\|1266\|\|[[The Man Who Came Falling Down]]\|\|July 11, 2026\|\|Storyboard\|\|
	\|}		\|}

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	=== Movies ===		=== Movies ===
	Participation in: '''1''' ~~movie~~		Participation in: '''2''' movies
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	!style="width:5%;"\|Movie!!style="width:15%;"\|Title!!style="width:10%;"\|Original airdate!!style="width:10%;"\|Role!!style="width:5%;"\|Note		!style="width:5%;"\|Movie!!style="width:15%;"\|Title!!style="width:10%;"\|Original airdate!!style="width:10%;"\|Role!!style="width:5%;"\|Note
	\|-		\|-
	\|28\|\|[[One-eyed Flashback]]\|\|April 18, 2025\|\|Technical director\|\|		\|28\|\|[[One-eyed Flashback]]\|\|April 18, 2025\|\|Technical director\|\|
			\|-
			\|29\|\|[[Fallen Angel of the Highway]]\|\|April 10, 2026\|\|Storyboard, Technical director\|\|
	\|}		\|}

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| name = Kana Kawana
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{{nihongo|'''Kana Kawana'''|川奈可奈|Kawana Kana}} is a Japanese animator and technical director. She takes part in the production of ''Detective Conan'' [[anime]] and [[movies]].

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== Biography ==
Kana Kawana first started working in animation in the anime series ''Meganebu!'', which aired in 2013, working as unit director for episode 8<ref>http://mgnb.tv/story/</ref>. The next year, she was a storyboard artist for the first time in the anime series ''Cardfight!! Vanguard G'', which aired until 2015. She continued landing technical positions for anime series regularly, although she was inactive in 2016. In 2020, she was for the first time assistant director, in the anime series ''ARP Backstage Pass''.

She joined the ''Detective Conan'' production team in 2024, becoming a technical director for movie 28, [[One-eyed Flashback]], which aired in April 2025. She was involved for the first time with the anime series in 2025, being the organizer and storyboard artist for episodes 1169-1170, which aired in late July to August 2025.

== Works in [[Detective Conan]] ==

=== Anime ===
Participation in: '''1''' case (2 episodes)
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;font-size:small;{{TO}}"
!style="width:5%;"|Jpn#!!style="width:5%;"|Int#!!style="width:15%;"|Episode title!!style="width:10%;"|Original broadcast!!style="width:10%;"|Role!!style="width:5%;"|Note
|-
|1169||1227||[[Episode 1169|The Mystery of the Man-Eating Classroom (Part 1)]]||July 26, 2025||Organizer, storyboard||
|-
|1170||1228||[[Episode 1170|The Mystery of the Man-Eating Classroom (Part 2)]]||August 2, 2025||Organizer, storyboard||
|}

=== Movies ===
Participation in: '''1''' movie
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;font-size:small;{{TO}}"
!style="width:5%;"|Movie!!style="width:15%;"|Title!!style="width:10%;"|Original airdate!!style="width:10%;"|Role!!style="width:5%;"|Note
|-
|28||[[One-eyed Flashback]]||April 18, 2025||Technical director||
|}

== Other notable works ==
=== Anime ===
* ''Banana Fish'': Assistant episode director
* ''Bloom Into You'': Episode director, key animation
* ''Boruto: Naruto Next Generations'': Episode director
* ''IDOLiSH7'': Episode director
* ''Mr. Osomatsu'': Episode director, unit director
* ''Tokyo Revengers'': Episode director

== References ==
# [https://www.allcinema.net/person/925825 川奈可奈 - AllCinema]
# [https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/people.php?id=143645 Kana Kawana - Anime News Network]
{{reflist}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Kawana, Kana}}

[[Category:Animation directors]]

[[zh:川奈可奈]]