Ryotaro Aoba - Revision history

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	\|29\|\|[[Fallen Angel of the Highway]]\|\|April 10, 2026\|\|2nd key animation\|\|Miscredited as '''青葉棱太朗'''\|\|		\|29\|\|[[Fallen Angel of the Highway]]\|\|April 10, 2026\|\|2nd key animation\|\|Miscredited as '''青葉棱太朗'''
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	=== Movies ===		=== Movies ===
	Participation in: '''1''' ~~movie~~		Participation in: '''2''' movies
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	\|28\|\|[[One-eyed Flashback]]\|\|April 18, 2025\|\|2nd key animation\|\|		\|28\|\|[[One-eyed Flashback]]\|\|April 18, 2025\|\|2nd key animation\|\|
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			\|29\|\|[[Fallen Angel of the Highway]]\|\|April 10, 2026\|\|2nd key animation\|\|Miscredited as '''青葉棱太朗'''\|\|
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Jefflie at 11:58, 19 December 2025

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	Ryotaro Aoba is affiliated with [[Studio Lings]]. He was first active as an animator after Studio Lings was contracted via outsourcing by [[wikipedia:OLM (Studio)\|Studio OLM]] in [[wikipedia:ja:ポケットモンスター (2019年のアニメ)\|Pokémon Horizons: The Series]], which aired between January and March 2023. He was animation director, key animator and episode director for the first time in episode 26. He was also part of the animation staff for episodes 32, 40, 43 and 63<ref>https://keyframe-staff-list.com/person/309752</ref>. He was active the same year in anime series ''Yohane the Parhelion -SUNSHINE in the MIRROR'', ''Shangri-La Frontier'' and ''16bit Sensation: Another Layer'' and has been an animator affiliated with Studio Lings ever since.		Ryotaro Aoba is affiliated with [[Studio Lings]]. He was first active as an animator after Studio Lings was contracted via outsourcing by [[wikipedia:OLM (Studio)\|Studio OLM]] in [[wikipedia:ja:ポケットモンスター (2019年のアニメ)\|Pokémon Horizons: The Series]], which aired between January and March 2023. He was animation director, key animator and episode director for the first time in episode 26. He was also part of the animation staff for episodes 32, 40, 43 and 63<ref>https://keyframe-staff-list.com/person/309752</ref>. He was active the same year in anime series ''Yohane the Parhelion -SUNSHINE in the MIRROR'', ''Shangri-La Frontier'' and ''16bit Sensation: Another Layer'' and has been an animator affiliated with Studio Lings ever since.

	Aoba joined the production of the ''Detective Conan'' anime in late 2023, performing 2nd key animation for the 28th movie [[One-eyed Flashback]], which aired in April 2024. As a member of the regular animation staff, he joined for the first time in episode 1153, which aired in February 2025 and was outsourced by TMS to Studio Lings, as assistant episode director, animation director and key animator. He returned as animation director and key animator in September of the same year for [[Find the Phantom Giant]]. He was also active earlier the same year in the reboot of [[Gosho Aoyama]]'s prior series ''[[Yaiba]]'', [[Yaiba: Samurai Legend]], as a key animator in episode 14, which aired in July. This time, it seems he was not credited along with Studio Lings.		Aoba joined the production of the ''Detective Conan'' anime in late 2023, performing 2nd key animation for the 28th movie [[One-eyed Flashback]], which aired in April 2024. As a member of the regular animation staff, he joined for the first time in episode 1153, which aired in February 2025 and was outsourced by TMS to Studio Lings, as assistant episode director, animation director and key animator. He returned as animation director and key animator in September of the same year for [[Find the Phantom Giant]]. He was also active earlier the same year in the reboot of [[Gosho Aoyama]]'s prior series ''[[Yaiba]]'', [[Yaiba: Samurai Legend]], as a 2nd key animator in episode 14, which aired in July. This time, it seems he was not credited along with Studio Lings.

	== Works in [[Detective Conan]] ==		== Works in [[Detective Conan]] ==
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	\|14\|\|[[The Rise of Ninja Kotaro]]\|\|July 12, 2025\|\|Key animation\|\|		\|14\|\|[[The Rise of Ninja Kotaro]]\|\|July 12, 2025\|\|2nd Key animation\|\|
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	\|1153\|\|1211\|\|[[The Yamahime of Yakushima\|The Yamahime of Yakushima (Part 1)]]\|\|February 15, 2025\|\|Assistant episode director, animation director, key animation\|\|		\|1153\|\|1211\|\|[[The Yamahime of Yakushima\|The Yamahime of Yakushima (Part 1)]]\|\|February 15, 2025\|\|Assistant episode director, animation director, key animation\|\|
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	\|1177\|\|1235\|\|[[Find the Phantom Giant]]\|\|September 27, 2025\|\|~~Animation~~ director, key animation\|\|		\|1177\|\|1235\|\|[[Find the Phantom Giant]]\|\|September 27, 2025\|\|Episode director, animation director, key animation\|\|
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Nakamura at 22:39, 16 December 2025

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	Ryotaro Aoba is affiliated with [[Studio Lings]]. He was first active as an animator after Studio Lings was contracted via outsourcing by [[wikipedia:OLM (Studio)\|Studio OLM]] in [[wikipedia:ja:ポケットモンスター (2019年のアニメ)\|Pokémon Horizons: The Series]], which aired between January and March 2023. He was animation director, key animator and episode director for the first time in episode 26. He was also part of the animation staff for episodes 32, 40, 43 and 63<ref>https://keyframe-staff-list.com/person/309752</ref>. He was active the same year in anime series ''Yohane the Parhelion -SUNSHINE in the MIRROR'', ''Shangri-La Frontier'' and ''16bit Sensation: Another Layer'' and has been an animator affiliated with Studio Lings ever since.		Ryotaro Aoba is affiliated with [[Studio Lings]]. He was first active as an animator after Studio Lings was contracted via outsourcing by [[wikipedia:OLM (Studio)\|Studio OLM]] in [[wikipedia:ja:ポケットモンスター (2019年のアニメ)\|Pokémon Horizons: The Series]], which aired between January and March 2023. He was animation director, key animator and episode director for the first time in episode 26. He was also part of the animation staff for episodes 32, 40, 43 and 63<ref>https://keyframe-staff-list.com/person/309752</ref>. He was active the same year in anime series ''Yohane the Parhelion -SUNSHINE in the MIRROR'', ''Shangri-La Frontier'' and ''16bit Sensation: Another Layer'' and has been an animator affiliated with Studio Lings ever since.

	Aoba joined the production of the ''Detective Conan'' anime in late 2023, performing 2nd key animation for the 28th movie [[One-eyed Flashback]], which aired in April 2024. As a member of the regular animation staff, he joined for the first time in episode 1153, which aired in February 2025 and was outsourced by TMS to Studio Lings, as assistant episode director, animation director and key animator. He returned as animation director and key animator in ~~November~~ of the same year for [[~~The Lucky Cat Saw Everything~~]]. He was also active earlier the same year in the reboot of [[Gosho Aoyama]]'s prior series ''[[Yaiba]]'', [[Yaiba: Samurai Legend]], as a key animator in episode 14, which aired in July. This time, it seems he was not credited along with Studio Lings.		Aoba joined the production of the ''Detective Conan'' anime in late 2023, performing 2nd key animation for the 28th movie [[One-eyed Flashback]], which aired in April 2024. As a member of the regular animation staff, he joined for the first time in episode 1153, which aired in February 2025 and was outsourced by TMS to Studio Lings, as assistant episode director, animation director and key animator. He returned as animation director and key animator in September of the same year for [[Find the Phantom Giant]]. He was also active earlier the same year in the reboot of [[Gosho Aoyama]]'s prior series ''[[Yaiba]]'', [[Yaiba: Samurai Legend]], as a key animator in episode 14, which aired in July. This time, it seems he was not credited along with Studio Lings.

	== Works in [[Detective Conan]] ==		== Works in [[Detective Conan]] ==
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	\|1153\|\|1211\|\|[[The Yamahime of Yakushima\|The Yamahime of Yakushima (Part 1)]]\|\|February 15, 2025\|\|Assistant episode director, animation director, key animation\|\|		\|1153\|\|1211\|\|[[The Yamahime of Yakushima\|The Yamahime of Yakushima (Part 1)]]\|\|February 15, 2025\|\|Assistant episode director, animation director, key animation\|\|
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	\|~~1180~~\|\|~~1238~~\|\|[[~~The Lucky Cat Saw Everything~~]]\|\|~~November 1~~, 2025\|\|Animation director, key animation\|\|		\|1177\|\|1235\|\|[[Find the Phantom Giant]]\|\|September 27, 2025\|\|Animation director, key animation\|\|
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	\| gender = Male		\| gender = Male
	\| location = Japan		\| location = Japan
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	\| studio = [[Studio Lings]]		\| studio = [[Studio Lings]]
	\| years-active = 2023-present		\| years-active = 2023-present

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{{nihongo|'''Ryotaro Aoba'''|青葉稜太郎|Aoba Ryōtarō}} is a Japanese technical director and animation director. He takes part in the production of ''Detective Conan'' [[anime]].

== Biography ==
Ryotaro Aoba is affiliated with [[Studio Lings]]. He was first active as an animator after Studio Lings was contracted via outsourcing by [[wikipedia:OLM (Studio)|Studio OLM]] in [[wikipedia:ja:ポケットモンスター (2019年のアニメ)|Pokémon Horizons: The Series]], which aired between January and March 2023. He was animation director, key animator and episode director for the first time in episode 26. He was also part of the animation staff for episodes 32, 40, 43 and 63<ref>https://keyframe-staff-list.com/person/309752</ref>. He was active the same year in anime series ''Yohane the Parhelion -SUNSHINE in the MIRROR'', ''Shangri-La Frontier'' and ''16bit Sensation: Another Layer'' and has been an animator affiliated with Studio Lings ever since.

Aoba joined the production of the ''Detective Conan'' anime in late 2023, performing 2nd key animation for the 28th movie [[One-eyed Flashback]], which aired in April 2024. As a member of the regular animation staff, he joined for the first time in episode 1153, which aired in February 2025 and was outsourced by TMS to Studio Lings, as assistant episode director, animation director and key animator. He returned as animation director and key animator in November of the same year for [[The Lucky Cat Saw Everything]]. He was also active earlier the same year in the reboot of [[Gosho Aoyama]]'s prior series ''[[Yaiba]]'', [[Yaiba: Samurai Legend]], as a key animator in episode 14, which aired in July. This time, it seems he was not credited along with Studio Lings.

== Works in [[Detective Conan]] ==
* See [[:category:Animation directed by Ryotaro Aoba|Animation directed by Ryotaro Aoba]]

=== Anime ===
Participation in: '''2''' cases (2 episodes)
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|1153||1211||[[The Yamahime of Yakushima|The Yamahime of Yakushima (Part 1)]]||February 15, 2025||Assistant episode director, animation director, key animation||
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|1180||1238||[[The Lucky Cat Saw Everything]]||November 1, 2025||Animation director, key animation||
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=== Movies ===
Participation in: '''1''' movie
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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
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|28||[[One-eyed Flashback]]||April 18, 2025||2nd key animation||
|}

== Works in [[Yaiba]] ==
=== [[Yaiba: Samurai Legend]] ===
Participation in: '''1''' episode
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!style="width:5%;"|Jpn#!!style="width:15%;"|Episode title!!style="width:10%;"|Original broadcast!!style="width:10%;"|Role!!style="width:5%;"|Note
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|14||[[The Rise of Ninja Kotaro]]||July 12, 2025||Key animation||
|-
|}

== Other notable works ==
=== Anime ===
* ''Black Butler'': 2nd key animation
* ''Bleach'': 2nd key animation
* ''Dr. Stone'': 2nd key animation
* ''Dragon Ball Daima'': 2nd key animation
* ''Pokémon Horizons: The Series'': Animation director, assistant episode director, key animation, 2nd key animation
* ''Shangri-La Frontier'': 2nd key animation

== References ==
# [https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/people.php?id=245857 Ryotaro Aoba - Anime News Network]

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