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+| website             = [https://twitter.com/suwacchi?t=y7gXDb7vUPc1sEQuXE14zA&s=09 X Account] <br> [https://note.com/suwacchi2/ Personal Blog] <br> [https://www.ytv.co.jp/anime/suwa_wp/ Personal Blog] (Old)
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 <ref name="education">{{cite journal|title=橋詰美幸「こころは三河 私の古里　アニメプロデューサー 諏訪道彦さん」|journal= 中日新聞|date=October 14, 2013|pages=24}}</ref>
 <ref name="diary">{{cite web|title=スワッチ プロフィール|url=https://www.ytv.co.jp/anime/suwa_wp/?p=202|website=読売テレビ|date=October 10, 2017|access-date=2023-09-10}}</ref>
 <ref name="diary-2">{{cite web|title=藤本義一さんと大阪イレブン|url=https://www.ytv.co.jp/anime/suwa_wp/202.html|website=スワッチのアニメ日記|date=November 18, 2012|access-date=2023-10-9}}</ref>
 <ref name="diary-3">{{cite web|title=人事異動｜すわっち日記|url=https://www.ytv.co.jp/anime/suwa_wp/4895.html|website=スワッチのアニメ日記|date=May 30, 2019|access-date=2023-10-9}}</ref>

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 [[File:Michihiko Suwa Japan Expo.jpg|thumb|200px|left|Michihiko Suwa at Japan Expo 2008]]
-He was the producer of several well-known anime produced by Yommiuri TV, such as ''[[wikipedia:City Hunter|City Hunter]]'' {{jp|シティーハンター}}, ''[[wikipedia:Inuyasha|Inuyasha]]'' {{jp|犬夜叉}}, and ''[[wikipedia:Black Jack|Black Jack]]. '' {{jp|ブラック・ジャック}}; as well as another detective anime, ''[[wikipedia:The Kindaichi Case Files|The Kindaichi Case Files]]'' {{jp|金田一少年の事件簿}}. Speaking of the ''Detective Conan'' anime, he was the person who made the series more famous even though the TV rating of it back then was way lower than ''[[wikipedia:Crayon Shin-chan|Crayon Shin-chan]]'' {{jp|クレヨンしんちゃん}} and was on the verge of cancellation. He was also a proposer of movie adaptations, which expanded the ''Detective Conan'' series (with [[movie 1]] being released in 1997); thus he received the Fujimoto Prize Special Award in 2013 for his work on the ''Detective Conan'' series<ref name="diary-2"/>.
+He was the producer of several well-known anime produced by Yommiuri TV, such as ''[[wikipedia:City Hunter|City Hunter]]'' {{jp|シティーハンター}}, ''[[wikipedia:Inuyasha|Inuyasha]]'' {{jp|犬夜叉}}, and ''[[wikipedia:Black Jack|Black Jack]]. '' {{jp|ブラック・ジャック}}; as well as another detective anime, ''[[wikipedia:The Kindaichi Case Files|The Kindaichi Case Files]]'' {{jp|金田一少年の事件簿}}. Speaking of the ''Detective Conan'' anime, he first told the editorial department that he wanted to adapt ''Detective Conan'' into anime around the serialization of chapter 5 and 6.<ref name="interview"/> He was also the person who made the series more famous even though the TV rating of it back then was way lower than ''[[wikipedia:Crayon Shin-chan|Crayon Shin-chan]]'' {{jp|クレヨンしんちゃん}} and was on the verge of cancellation. He was also a proposer of movie adaptations, which expanded the ''Detective Conan'' series (with [[movie 1]] being released in 1997); thus he received the Fujimoto Prize Special Award in 2013 for his work on the ''Detective Conan'' series<ref name="diary-2"/>.
 Furthermore, he also established a project in the 1980s named ''Anime Daisuki!'' {{jp|ニメだいすき!}}, which is a short-term intensive broadcast of OVA works and anime movies on Yomiuri TV during student holidays, as he wanted to "explore the possibilities of anime". Moreover, he always carries around a trunk with characters from his works drawn on it, and he reads about 10 manga magazines a week in search of animation projects<ref name="diary"/>.

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 [[File:Michihiko Suwa Japan Expo.jpg|thumb|200px|left|Michihiko Suwa at Japan Expo 2008]]
-He was the producer of several well-known anime, such as ''[[wikipedia:City Hunter|City Hunter]]'' {{jp|シティーハンター}}, ''[[wikipedia:Inuyasha|Inuyasha]]'' {{jp|犬夜叉}}, and ''[[wikipedia:Black Jack|Black Jack]]. '' {{jp|ブラック・ジャック}}; he was also the producer of another detective anime, ''[[wikipedia:The Kindaichi Case Files|The Kindaichi Case Files]]'' {{jp|金田一少年の事件簿}}. Speaking of the ''Detective Conan'' anime, he was the person who made the series more famous even though the TV rating of it back then was way lower than ''[[wikipedia:Crayon Shin-chan|Crayon Shin-chan]]'' {{jp|クレヨンしんちゃん}} and was on the verge of cancellation. He was also a proposer of movie adaptations, which expanded the ''Detective Conan'' series (with [[movie 1]] being released in 1997); thus he received the Fujimoto Prize Special Award in 2013 for his work on the ''Detective Conan'' series<ref name="diary-2"/>.
+He was the producer of several well-known anime produced by Yommiuri TV, such as ''[[wikipedia:City Hunter|City Hunter]]'' {{jp|シティーハンター}}, ''[[wikipedia:Inuyasha|Inuyasha]]'' {{jp|犬夜叉}}, and ''[[wikipedia:Black Jack|Black Jack]]. '' {{jp|ブラック・ジャック}}; as well as another detective anime, ''[[wikipedia:The Kindaichi Case Files|The Kindaichi Case Files]]'' {{jp|金田一少年の事件簿}}. Speaking of the ''Detective Conan'' anime, he was the person who made the series more famous even though the TV rating of it back then was way lower than ''[[wikipedia:Crayon Shin-chan|Crayon Shin-chan]]'' {{jp|クレヨンしんちゃん}} and was on the verge of cancellation. He was also a proposer of movie adaptations, which expanded the ''Detective Conan'' series (with [[movie 1]] being released in 1997); thus he received the Fujimoto Prize Special Award in 2013 for his work on the ''Detective Conan'' series<ref name="diary-2"/>.
 Furthermore, he also established a project in the 1980s named ''Anime Daisuki!'' {{jp|ニメだいすき!}}, which is a short-term intensive broadcast of OVA works and anime movies on Yomiuri TV during student holidays, as he wanted to "explore the possibilities of anime". Moreover, he always carries around a trunk with characters from his works drawn on it, and he reads about 10 manga magazines a week in search of animation projects<ref name="diary"/>.

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+| website             = [https://twitter.com/suwacchi?t=y7gXDb7vUPc1sEQuXE14zA&s=09 Twitter Account] <br> [https://note.com/suwacchi2/ Personal Blog] <br> [https://www.ytv.co.jp/anime/suwa_wp/ Personal Blog] (Old)
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-{{nihongo|'''Michihiko Suwa'''|諏訪 道彦|Suwa Michihiko}} is a Japanese television producer formerly worked for [[wikipedia:Yomiuri Telecasting Corporation|Yomiuri TV]]. He is also a visiting professor at Digital Hollywood University<ref>[https://www.dhw.ac.jp/news/toshinose2021/suwa/ デジタルハリウッド大学]</ref>. He did a small cameo in [[Metropolitan Police Detective Love Story 8: The Left Hand's Ring Finger]] which he voiced a police detective.
+{{nihongo|'''Michihiko Suwa'''|諏訪 道彦|Suwa Michihiko}} is a Japanese television producer formerly worked for [[wikipedia:Yomiuri Telecasting Corporation|Yomiuri TV]]. He is also a visiting professor at Digital Hollywood University<ref name="professor"/>. He did a small cameo in [[Metropolitan Police Detective Love Story 8: The Left Hand's Ring Finger]] which he voiced a police detective.
 Suwa is an essential person for the ''Detective Conan'' [[anime]], as he was the producer for the anime from episodes 1 to 332 and chief producer from episodes 333 to 940. He was also the producer from movies 1 to 20, and was in charge on the planning work of the anime until [[episode 974]]; and the movie until [[movie 23]]. From [[episode 975]] until [[episode 1099]] he became the supervisor of the anime. He is also one of the production committee representing Yomiuri TV from movies 24 to 26.
 == Biography ==
-Suwa graduated from the Faculty of Engineering, Osaka University <small>({{lang|ja|大阪大学工学部}})</small> and has studied at Toyota City Koromo Elementary School <small>({{lang|ja|豊田市立挙母小学校}})</small>, Toyota City Soukakan Junior High School <small>({{lang|ja|豊田市立崇化館中学校}})</small>, and Aichi Prefectural Okazaki High School <small>({{lang|ja|愛知県立岡崎高等学校}})</small> before<ref>{{cite journal|title=橋詰美幸「こころは三河 私の古里　アニメプロデューサー 諏訪道彦さん」|journal= 中日新聞|date=October 14, 2013|pages=24}}</ref>. In 1983, he joined Yomiuri Television Broadcasting (YTV) and got deployed to its head office production department one month later<ref name="diary">{{cite web|title=スワッチ プロフィール|url=https://www.ytv.co.jp/anime/suwa_wp/?p=202|website=読売テレビ|date=October 10, 2017|access-date=2023-09-10}}</ref>. After he was promoted to director for the March 5, 1985 broadcast programme<ref name="diary-2">{{cite web|title=藤本義一さんと大阪イレブン|url=https://www.ytv.co.jp/anime/suwa_wp/202.html|website=スワッチのアニメ日記|date=November 18, 2012|access-date=2023-10-9}}</ref>, he was transferred to the Tokyo Production Bureau in 1986 and began producing anime works, starting with ''[[wikipedia:Robotan|Robotan]]'' <small>({{lang|ja|ロボタン}})</small><ref name="diary"/>.
+Suwa graduated from the Faculty of Engineering, Osaka University {{jp|大阪大学工学部}} and has studied at Toyota City Koromo Elementary School {{jp|豊田市立挙母小学校}}, Toyota City Soukakan Junior High School {{jp|豊田市立崇化館中学校}}, and Aichi Prefectural Okazaki High School {{jp|愛知県立岡崎高等学校}} before<ref name="education"/>. In 1983, he joined Yomiuri Television Broadcasting (YTV) and got deployed to its head office production department one month later<ref name="diary"/>. After he was promoted to director for the March 5, 1985 broadcast programme<ref name="diary-2"/>, he was transferred to the Tokyo Production Bureau in 1986 and began producing anime works, starting with ''[[wikipedia:Robotan|Robotan]]'' {{jp|ロボタン}}<ref name="diary"/>.
 [[File:Michihiko Suwa Japan Expo.jpg|thumb|200px|left|Michihiko Suwa at Japan Expo 2008]]
-Furthermore, he also established a project in the 1980s named ''Anime Daisuki!'' <small>({{lang|ja|ニメだいすき!}})</small>, which is a short-term intensive broadcast of OVA works and anime movies on Yomiuri TV during student holidays, as he wanted to "explore the possibilities of anime". Moreover, he always carries around a trunk with characters from his works drawn on it, and he reads about 10 manga magazines a week in search of animation projects<ref name="diary"/>.
+He was the producer of several well-known anime, such as ''[[wikipedia:City Hunter|City Hunter]]'' {{jp|シティーハンター}}, ''[[wikipedia:Inuyasha|Inuyasha]]'' {{jp|犬夜叉}}, and ''[[wikipedia:Black Jack|Black Jack]]. '' {{jp|ブラック・ジャック}}; he was also the producer of another detective anime, ''[[wikipedia:The Kindaichi Case Files|The Kindaichi Case Files]]'' {{jp|金田一少年の事件簿}}. Speaking of the ''Detective Conan'' anime, he was the person who made the series more famous even though the TV rating of it back then was way lower than ''[[wikipedia:Crayon Shin-chan|Crayon Shin-chan]]'' {{jp|クレヨンしんちゃん}} and was on the verge of cancellation. He was also a proposer of movie adaptations, which expanded the ''Detective Conan'' series (with [[movie 1]] being released in 1997); thus he received the Fujimoto Prize Special Award in 2013 for his work on the ''Detective Conan'' series<ref name="diary-2"/>.
-In April 2012, his radio programme ''Michihiko Suwa's Swaraj'' <small>({{lang|ja|諏訪道彦のスワラジ}})</small> began to broadcast<ref name="diary"/>, co-produced by [[wikipedia:Nippon Cultural Broadcasting|Nippon Cultural Broadcasting]] and [[wikipedia:ja:超!A&G+|Super!A&G+]]; he accomplished his dream of becoming a show personality when he was a child<ref name="diary"/>.
+In April 2012, his radio programme ''Michihiko Suwa's Swaraj'' {{jp|諏訪道彦のスワラジ}} began to broadcast<ref name="diary"/>, co-produced by [[wikipedia:Nippon Cultural Broadcasting|Nippon Cultural Broadcasting]] and [[wikipedia:ja:超!A&G+|Super!A&G+]]; he accomplished his dream of becoming a show personality when he was a child<ref name="diary"/>.
-On July 1, 2013, he was promoted to director status; starting June 23, 2017, he was promoted to Executive Producer in the Animation Department of the Executive Officer Programming Department. On June 1, 2019, he announced that he left YTV animation department because he reached the retirement age and was transferred to YTV Nextry, an affiliated company, where he became Managing Director<ref>{{cite web|title=人事異動｜すわっち日記|url=https://www.ytv.co.jp/anime/suwa_wp/4895.html|website=スワッチのアニメ日記|date=May 30, 2019|access-date=2023-10-9}}</ref>. Despite that, he still continued his work regarding TV animations after this transfer; in June 1, 2023, he returned to his old YTV programming bureau and animation department as a special contract worker<ref>{{cite web|title=異動報告です｜すわっち日記|url=https://note.com/suwacchi2/n/n96daa83c79db|website=スワッチのアニメ日記|date=June 2, 2023|access-date=2023-10-9}}</ref>.
+On July 1, 2013, he was promoted to director status; starting June 23, 2017, he was promoted to Executive Producer in the Animation Department of the Executive Officer Programming Department. On June 1, 2019, he announced that he left YTV animation department because he reached the retirement age and was transferred to YTV Nextry, an affiliated company, where he became Managing Director<ref name="diary-3"/>. Despite that, he still continued his work regarding TV animations after this transfer; in June 1, 2023, he returned to his old YTV programming bureau and animation department as a special contract worker<ref name="diary-4"/>.
-On September 29, 2023, Suwa claimed in his personal diary that he would quit the company (Yomiuri TV), where he had worked for forty and a half years<ref>{{cite web|title=最後の会社出勤日｜すわっち日記|url=https://note.com/suwacchi2/n/n4f95c0c278d3|website=スワッチのアニメ日記|date=September 29, 2023|access-date=2023-10-14}}</ref>. Starting October 2023, he began running his own company, Asuwa PP Co., Ltd. <small>({{lang|ja|株式会社アスハPP}})</small>, and he disclosed that the name of the company is taken from the katakana of ”明日は“ (ashita wa) which means "tomorrow", while including the pronounciation "suwa")<ref>{{cite web|title=アスハPP始動です！｜すわっち日記|url=https://note.com/suwacchi2/n/n86e432c88a83|website=スワッチのアニメ日記|date=October 2, 2023|access-date=2023-10-14}}</ref>. Therefore, he ceased serving as the supervisor for the ''Detective Conan'' anime thereafter (he has been part of the ''Detective Conan'' staff team for 27 years and 9 months).
+On September 29, 2023, Suwa claimed in his personal diary that he would quit the company (Yomiuri TV), where he had worked for forty and a half years<ref name="diary-5"/>. Starting October 2023, he began running his own company, Asuwa PP Co., Ltd. {{jp|株式会社アスハPP}}, and he disclosed that the name of the company is taken from the katakana of ”明日は“ (ashita wa) which means "tomorrow", while including the pronunciation "suwa"<ref name="diary-6"/>. Therefore, he ceased serving as the supervisor for the ''Detective Conan'' anime thereafter (he has been part of the ''Detective Conan'' staff team for 27 years and 9 months).
 == In [[Detective Conan]] ==
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 == In [[Detective Conan]] ==
 [[File:Michihiko Suwa Anime.jpg|thumb|right|180px|Anime version]]
-In [[TV Station Murder Case]] (Manga: [[Volume 11#TV Station Murder Case|102-104]], Anime: [[TV Station Murder Case|31]]), he appeared as the producer from Nichiuri TV (modelled after Yomiuri TV), a supporting character with the same name, "Michihiko Suwa". However, he was murdered by [[Takashi Matsuo]], also a supporting character modelled after a real celebrity. Afterwards, Suwa mentioned in a conversation with the author of the manga [[Gosho Aoyama]], that "many people said, 'Mr. Suwa was killed' after watching ''Detective Conan''".
+In [[TV Station Murder Case]] (Manga: [[Volume 11#TV Station Murder Case|102-104]], Anime: [[TV Station Murder Case|31]]), he appeared as the producer from Nichiuri TV (modelled after Yomiuri TV), a supporting character with the same name, "Michihiko Suwa". However, he was murdered by [[Takashi Matsuo]], also a supporting character modeled after a real celebrity. Afterwards, Suwa mentioned in a conversation with the author of the manga [[Gosho Aoyama]], that "many people said, 'Mr. Suwa was killed' after watching ''Detective Conan''".
-Not long after, in anime original episodes [[The Seven Wonders of the Hiroshima Miyajima Tour]] and [[The Most Useful School in the World Case]], a character named [[Mikihiko Kamisuwa]], appeared and was obviously named after him.
+Some years later, in anime original episodes [[The Seven Wonders of the Hiroshima Miyajima Tour]] and [[The Most Useful School in the World Case]], a character named [[Mikihiko Kamisuwa]], appeared and was obviously named after him.
 == Other notable works ==

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 | date-of-birth       = April 14, 1959
 | place-of-birth      = Toyota, Aichi Prefecture, Japan
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 == References ==
 # [[wikipedia:ja:諏訪道彦|諏訪道彦 - Wikipedia]] (Japanese)
 # [https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/people.php?id=4635 Anime News Network]