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| position           = Character Designer <br> Chief Animation Director <br> Animation Supervisor <br> Animation Director <br> Assistant Animation Director <br> Mechanical Design <br> Key Animation <br> Layout check <br> Layout
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| years-active        = 1979-2023
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| aliases            = むた せいじ
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{{nihongo|'''Seiji Muta'''|牟田 清司|Muta Seiji|}} is a Japanese anime director and character designer. Along with [[Masatomo Sudo]], he works as character designer for Detective Conan from episode 627 to 680.
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{{nihongo|'''Seiji Muta'''|牟田 清司|Muta Seiji}} is a Japanese animator and character designer. He had been working on the ''Detective Conan'' anime since the beginning and had been an animation supervisor for the anime from 2014-2023.
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== Biography ==
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Seiji Muta came from Studio Z5 <small>({{lang|ja|スタジオZ5}})</small>, and starts working on the production of ''Detective Conan'' [[anime]] since [[Roller Coaster Murder Case|'''Episode 1''': Roller Coaster Murder Case]] as a key animator.
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Then, in 2004, Muta began working as an animation director (and chief animation director, occasionally) starting with [[Momotarou Mystery Solving Tour|'''Episodes 377~378''': Momotarou Mystery Solving Tour]]. Muta would stopped doing key animation works in 2009. And from 2011 to 2012, he worked as a character designer alongside [[Masatomo Sudo]] and as animation director for openings and endings.
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In 2014, Muta became the anime's animation supervisor. Overseeing all episodes' production up until [[The Black Organization's Scheme|'''Episode 1077''': The Black Organization's Scheme (Hunt)]].
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As for the ''Detective Conan'' movies, Muta has worked on the first 18 movies, mainly as a key animator or an animation director.
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== Works in [[Detective Conan]] ==
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* See [[:category:Animation directed by Seiji Muta|Animation directed by Seiji Muta]]
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== Works in [[Detective Conan]] ==
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* See [[:category:Animation directed by Seiji Muta|Animation directed by Seiji Muta]]
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=== Anime ===
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Participation in: '''103''' cases (107 episodes)
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{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;font-size:small;"
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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
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|1||1||[[Roller Coaster Murder Case]]||January 8, 1996||Key animation||
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|-
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|2||2||[[Company President's Daughter Kidnapping Case]]||January 15, 1996||Key animation||
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|-
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|9||9||[[Tenkaichi Night Festival Murder Case]]||March 4, 1996||Key animation||
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|-
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|11||11-12||[[Moonlight Sonata Murder Case]]||April 8, 1996||Key animation||1 hour
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|-
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|17||18||[[Hijacked Department Store Case]]||May 27, 1996||Key animation||
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|-
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|22||23||[[Luxury Liner Serial Murder Case|Luxury Liner Serial Murder Case (Part 1)]]||July 1, 1996||Key animation||
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|-
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|39||40||[[Wealthy Daughter Murder Case|Wealthy Daughter Murder Case (Part 1)]]||November 25, 1996||Key animation||
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|-
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|52||53-54||[[The Mist Goblin Legend Murder Case]]||March 17, 1997||Key animation||1 hour
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|-
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|58||60||[[Holmes Freak Murder Case|Holmes Freak Murder Case (Part 2)]]||May 12, 1997||Key animation||
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|-
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|63||65||[[Big Monster Gomera Murder Case]]||June 16, 1997||Key animation||
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|-
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|67||69||[[Stage Actress Murder Case]]||July 14, 1997||Key animation||
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|-
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|72||74||[[The Triplet's Country Home Murder Case]]||August 18, 1997||Key animation||
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|-
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|76||78-79||[[Conan vs. Kaitou Kid]]||September 22, 1997||Key animation||1 hour
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|-
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|80||83||[[The Wandering Artist Murder Case]]||October 20, 1997||Key animation||
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|-
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|84||87||[[Ski Lodge Murder Case|Ski Lodge Murder Case (Part 1)]]||December 8, 1997||Key animation||
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|-
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|89||92||[[Dracula's Villa Murder Case|Dracula's Villa Murder Case (Part 2)]]||February 2, 1998||Key animation||
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|-
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|95||98||[[Kogoro's Date Murder Case]]||March 16, 1998||Key animation||
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|-
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|96||99-102||[[The Cornered Famous Detective! Two Big Murder Cases]]||March 23, 1998||Key animation||2 hours
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|-
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|103||109||[[The Historical Actor Murder Case|The Historical Actor Murder Case (Part 2)]]||June 1, 1998||Key animation||
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|-
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|108||114||[[The Mysterious Mole Alien Case|The Mysterious Mole Alien Case (Part 2)]]||July 6, 1998||Key animation||
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|-
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|113||119||[[The White Sandy Beach Murder Case]]||August 17, 1998||Key animation||
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|117||123||[[The Mystery Writer Disappearance Case|The Mystery Writer Disappearance Case (Part 2)]]||September 14, 1998||Key animation||
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|122||129||[[The Locked Bathroom Murder Case|The Locked Bathroom Murder Case (Part 2)]]||November 2, 1998||Key animation||
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|129||136-139||[[The Girl from the Black Organization and the University Professor Murder Case]]||January 4, 1999||Key animation||2 hours
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|130||140||[[The Indiscriminate Stadium Threatening Case|The Indiscriminate Stadium Threatening Case (Part 1)]]||January 11, 1999||Key animation||
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|133||143||[[Magic Lover's Murder Case|Magic Lover's Murder Case (The Suspicion)]]||February 1, 1999||Key animation||
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|-
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|148||158||[[The Streetcar's Sudden Stopping Case]]||June 7, 1999||Key animation||
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|-
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|153||163||[[Sonoko's Dangerous Summer Story|Sonoko's Dangerous Summer Story (Part 1)]]||July 19, 1999||Key animation||
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|154||164||[[Sonoko's Dangerous Summer Story|Sonoko's Dangerous Summer Story (Part 2)]]||July 26, 1999||Key animation||
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|-
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|159||169||[[The Legend of the Mysterious Five Storied Pagoda|The Legend of the Mysterious Five Storied Pagoda (Part 1)]]||September 6, 1999||Key animation||
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|165||176||[[The Disappearing Detective Boys Case]]||October 25, 1999||Key animation||
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|-
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|191||206||[[The Desperate Revival|The Desperate Revival - The Black Knight]]||May 22, 2000||Key animation||
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|-
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|195||210||[[The Significant Music Box|The Significant Music Box (Part 2)]]||June 19, 2000||Key animation||
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|199||214||[[Kogoro Mouri, Suspect|Kogoro Mouri, Suspect (Part 1)]]||July 17, 2000||Key animation||
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|202||217||[[The Tenth Passenger|The Tenth Passenger (Part 2)]]||August 7, 2000||Key animation||
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|205||220||[[Metropolitan Police Detective Love Story 3|Metropolitan Police Detective Love Story 3 (Part 1)]]||August 28, 2000||Key animation||
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|208||223-224||[[The Entrance to the Maze: The Anger of the Colossus]]||October 9, 2000||Key animation||1 hour
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|218||234||[[Megure's Sealed Secret|Megure's Sealed Secret (Part 2)]]||December 18, 2000||Key animation||
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|219||235-238||[[The Gathering of the Detectives! Shinichi Kudo vs. Kaitou Kid]]||January 8, 2001||Key animation||2 hours
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|234||253||[[The Evidence That Didn't Disappear|The Evidence That Didn't Disappear (Part 2)]]||May 21, 2001||Key animation||
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|-
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|239||258||[[The 3 "K"s of Osaka Case|The 3 "K"s of Osaka Case (Part 2)]]||June 25, 2001||Key animation||
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|241||260||[[The Shinkansen Transport Case|The Shinkansen Transport Case (Part 2)]]||July 9, 2001||Key animation||
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|-
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|246||265||[[The Mystery in the Net|The Mystery in the Net (Part 1)]]||August 13, 2001||Key animation||
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|-
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|250||269||[[The Celebrities' Secret|The Celebrities' Secret (Part 2)]]||September 10, 2001||Key animation||
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|255||274||[[The 14th Round of the Matsue Tamatsukuri Linked Verse Contest|The 14th Round of the Matsue Tamatsukuri Linked Verse Contest (Part 1)]]||October 29, 2001||Key animation||Mystery tour
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|260||279||[[The Shaking Restaurant]]||December 3, 2001||Key animation||
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|265||287||[[Courtroom Confrontation: Kisaki vs. Kogoro|Courtroom Confrontation: Kisaki vs. Kogoro (Part 2)]]||January 21, 2002||Key animation||
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|-
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|278||300||[[English Teacher vs. Great Western Detective|English Teacher vs. Great Western Detective (Part 2)]]||May 20, 2002||Key animation||
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|-
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|283||305||[[The Mystery of the Water-Flowing Stone Garden|The Mystery of the Water-Flowing Stone Garden (Part 2)]]||June 24, 2002||Key animation||
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|-
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|286||308||[[Shinichi Kudo's New York Case|Shinichi Kudo's New York Case (The Case)]]||July 15, 2002||Key animation||
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|-
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|292||314||[[Solitary Island of the Princess and the Dragon King's Palace|Solitary Island of the Princess and the Dragon King's Palace (The Pursuit)]]||August 26, 2002||Key animation||
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|295||317||[[The Smash of Determination and Love|The Smash of Determination and Love (Part 2)]]||September 16, 2002||Key animation||
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|-
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|298||320||[[Courtroom Confrontation II: Kisaki vs. Kujo|Courtroom Confrontation II: Kisaki vs. Kujo (Part 2)]]||October 28, 2002||Key animation||
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|-
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|304||326-329||[[The Trembling Police Headquarters: 12 Million Hostages]]||January 6, 2003||Key animation||2 hours
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|-
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|320||345||[[The Art of Ninja Alibi Craft]]||May 19, 2003||Key animation||
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|-
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|325||350||[[The Red Horse within the Flames|The Red Horse within the Flames (The Case)]]||June 23, 2003||Key animation||
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|-
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|328||353||[[The Birthday Wine Mystery]]||July 14, 2003||Key animation||
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|331||356||[[The Suspicious Spicy Curry|The Suspicious Spicy Curry (Part 1)]]||August 11, 2003||Key animation||
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|-
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|333||358||[[The Similar Princesses|The Similar Princesses (Part 1)]]||August 25, 2003||Key animation||
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|338||363||[[The Four Porsches|The Four Porsches (Part 1)]]||October 20, 2003||Key animation||
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|345||371-375||[[Head-to-Head Match with the Black Organization: A Dual Mystery on a Full Moon Night]]||January 5, 2004||Key animation||2.5 hours
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|-
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|362||393||[[Teitan High School's Ghost Story|Teitan High School's Ghost Story (Part 2)]]||May 31, 2004||Key animation||
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|-
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|366||397||[[The Tragedy of the Pier in Plain Sight|The Tragedy of the Pier in Plain Sight (Part 1)]]||July 5, 2004||Key animation||
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|-
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|368||399||[[The Candy House the Witch Lives In]]||July 26, 2004||Key animation||
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|375||406||[[A Code of Stars and Tobacco|A Code of Stars and Tobacco (Part 2)]]||October 25, 2004||Key animation||
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|-
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|377||408||[[Momotarou Mystery Solving Tour|Momotarou Mystery Solving Tour (Part 1)]]||November 8, 2004||Animation director, Key animation||
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|-
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|378||409||[[Momotarou Mystery Solving Tour|Momotarou Mystery Solving Tour (Part 2)]]||November 8, 2004||'''Chief animation director'''||
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|382||413||[[Which One's Deduction Show|Which One's Deduction Show (Part 2)]]||December 13, 2004||Key animation||
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|-
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|399||433||[[The Strange Family's Request|The Strange Family's Request (Part 2)]]||May 23, 2005||Key animation||
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|-
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|402||436||[[A Jewel Thief Caught Red-Handed|A Jewel Thief Caught Red-Handed (Part 2)]]||June 13, 2005||Key animation||
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|-
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|404||438||[[The Mysterious Angel's Mansion|The Mysterious Angel's Mansion (Part 2)]]||June 27, 2005||Key animation||
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|405||439||[[The Man Who Called for an Ambulance]]||July 4, 2005||Key animation||
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|-
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|409||443||[[The Simultaneous Stage Advance and Kidnapping|The Simultaneous Stage Advance and Kidnapping (Part 1)]]||August 8, 2005||Key animation||
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|-
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|413||447||[[The Half Completed Crime Mystery]]||September 5, 2005||Key animation||
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|-
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|417||451||[[The Evil Spirit Appears on An Unlucky Day|The Evil Spirit Appears on An Unlucky Day (The Resolution)]]||October 24, 2005||Animation director||
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|-
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|423||457||[[The Detective Boys and the Four Caterpillar Brothers]]||December 5, 2005||Key animation||
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|-
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|441||479||[[The Final "Ahh"]]||June 5, 2006||Key animation||
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|-
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|444||482||[[Clam Digging With a Sigh|Clam Digging With a Sigh (Part 2)]]||July 3, 2006||Key animation||
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|-
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|446||484||[[The Sealed Western-Style Window|The Sealed Western-Style Window (Part 1)]]||July 24, 2006||Key animation||
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|449||487-488||[[Metropolitan Police Detective Love Story - Fake Wedding]]||August 21, 2006||Key animation||1 hour
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|450||489||[[Trick vs. Magic|Trick vs. Magic (Part 1)]]||August 28, 2006||Key animation||
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|452||491-492||[[The Phantom of the Konpira]]||September 11, 2006||Key animation||1 hour
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|453||493||[[Preview Screening of Fate and Friendship]]||October 23, 2006||Key animation||
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|456||496||[[The Mystery I Loved]]||November 13, 2006||Key animation||
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|458||498||[[Sonoko's Red Handkerchief|Sonoko's Red Handkerchief (Part 2)]]||November 27, 2006||Key animation||
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|473||513||[[Shinichi Kudo's Childhood Adventure|Shinichi Kudo's Childhood Adventure (Part 2)]]||May 21, 2007||Key animation||
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|477||517||[[Genta's Certain Kill Shot|Genta's Certain Kill Shot (Part 2)]]||July 2, 2007||Key animation||
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|482||525||[[Mountain Witch's Cutlery|Mountain Witch's Cutlery (Part 2)]]||August 6, 2007||Key animation||
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|485||528||[[Whereabouts of the Dark Photograph|Whereabouts of the Dark Photograph (Part 2)]]||August 27, 2007||Key animation||
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|486||529||[[Beckoning Cat from Right to Left]]||September 3, 2007||Key animation||
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|488||532-533||[[The Devil of the TV Station]]||October 22, 2007||'''Chief animation director'''||1 hour
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|490||536-537||[[Heiji Hattori vs. Shinichi Kudo: Deduction Battle on the Ski Slope!]]||December 3, 2007||Animation director||1 hour
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|504||551||[[Clash of Red and Black|Clash of Red and Black (Killed in the Line of Duty)]]||May 19, 2008||Key animation||
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|509||556||[[Conan vs. Double Code Mystery|Red, White, Yellow, and the Detective Boys]]||July 14, 2008||Key animation||
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|514||561||[[Coffee Aroma with Murderous Intention|Coffee Aroma with Murderous Intention (Part 2)]]||September 8, 2008||Key animation||
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|516||564-565||[[Furinkazan|Furinkazan - The Mysterious Armored Warrior]]||November 3, 2008||Animation director, Key animation||1 hour
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|536||587||[[The Secret of the Vanished Masterpiece]]||May 30, 2009||Animation director, Key animation||
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|539||590||[[A Fool's Inheritance]]||July 4, 2009||Animation director, Key animation||
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|543||594||[[Ikkaku Rock's Disappearing Fish|Ikkaku Rock's Disappearing Fish (Part 2)]]||August 1, 2009||Key animation||
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|546||597||[[The Witch Enshrouded by Fog|The Witch Enshrouded by Fog (Part 2)]]||September 12, 2009||Animation director, Key animation||
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|554||605||[[Stork Mystery Tour|Stork Mystery Tour (Ran's Search Chapter)]]||November 7, 2009||Animation director, Key animation||
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|555||606||[[Stork Mystery Tour|Stork Mystery Tour (Haruna's Pursuit Chapter)]]||November 14, 2009||Animation director||
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|561||612||[[The Mansion of Death and the Red Wall|The Mansion of Death and the Red Wall (Empty Fort Strategy)]]||December 26, 2009||Animation director||
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|578||629||[[The Crisis Beckoned by the Red Omen]]||June 26, 2010||Animation director||
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|724||776||[[Kaitou Kid and the Blush Mermaid|Kaitou Kid and the Blush Mermaid (Part 1)]]||January 4, 2014||Animation director||New Year's Greeting only
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|927||982-983||[[The Scarlet School Trip|The Scarlet School Trip (Bright Red Arc)]]||January 5, 2019||Assistant animation director||1 hour
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|928||984-985||[[The Scarlet School Trip|The Scarlet School Trip (Red Love Arc)]]||January 5, 2019||Assistant animation director||1 hour
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'''Note:''' Seiji Muta served as animation supervisor in episodes 616-635, 663, 671-672, 680-683, 699-706, 708, 726, 738-744, 746-824, 826-926, 929-999, 1002-1060, and 1062-1077; which is not listed in the table above.
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=== Openings and Endings ===
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Participation in: '''16''' openings and '''12''' endings
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{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;font-size:small;"
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!style="width:5%;"|#!!style="width:15%;"|Song name!!style="width:15%;"|Original title!!style="width:10%;"|Role!!style="width:5%;"|Note
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|-
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!colspan="5"|OP
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|OP5||[[TRUTH ~A Great Detective of Love~]]||TRUTH～A Great Detective of Love～||Key animation||
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|OP20||[[Namida no Yesterday]]||涙のイエスタデー||Key animation||
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|-
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|OP23||[[Ichibyōgoto ni Love for you]]||一秒ごとに Love for you||Key animation||
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|-
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|OP24||[[Mysterious]]||Mysterious||Key animation||
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|-
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|OP25||[[Revive]]||Revive||Assistant animation director||
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|-
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|OP26||[[Everlasting Luv]]||Everlasting Luv||Key animation||
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|-
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|OP27||[[MAGIC]]||MAGIC||Key animation||
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|-
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|OP29||[[SUMMER TIME GONE]]||SUMMER TIME GONE||Animation director||
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|-
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|OP30||[[Tear drops]]||tear drops||Animation director||
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|-
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|OP31||[[Don't Wanna Lie]]||Don't Wanna Lie||Animation director||
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|-
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|OP32||[[Misty Mystery]]||Misty Mystery||Animation director||
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|-
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|OP33||[[Miss Mystery]]||Miss Mystery||Animation director||
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|-
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|OP36||[[Q&A]]||Q&A||Key animation||
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|-
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|OP37||[[Butterfly Core]]||Butterfly Core||Key animation||
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|-
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|OP40||[[WE GO]]||WE GO||Animation director||
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|-
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|OP43||[[Sekai wa Anata no Iro ni Naru]]||世界はあなたの色になる||Key animation||
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|-
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!colspan="5"|ED
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|ED1||[[STEP BY STEP]]||STEP BY STEP||Key animation||
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|-
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|ED5||[[Negai Goto Hitotsu Dake]]||願い事ひとつだけ||Key animation||
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|-
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|ED15||[[Mushoku]]||無色||Key animation||
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|-
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|ED31||[[GO YOUR OWN WAY]]||GO YOUR OWN WAY||Key animation||
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|-
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|ED32||[[Koigokoro Kagayaki Nagara]]||恋心 輝きながら||Assistant animation director||
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|-
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|ED34||[[Hikari]]||光||Key animation||
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|-
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|ED36||[[Tomorrow is the last Time]]||Tomorrow is the last Time||Animation director||
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|-
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|ED37||[[Jūgoya Crisis ~ Kimi ni Aitai ~]]||十五夜クライシス～君に逢いたい～||Animation director||
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|-
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|ED38||[[Tsukiyo no Itazura no Mahō]]||月夜の悪戯の魔法||Animation director||
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|-
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|ED40||[[Your Best Friend]]||Your Best Friend||Animation director||
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|-
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|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||
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|ED42||[[Overwrite]]||オーバーライト||Animation director||
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=== Movies ===
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Participation in: '''19''' movies
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{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;font-size:small;"
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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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|1||[[The Time-Bombed Skyscraper]]||April 19, 1997||Animation director, Key animation||
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|2||[[The Fourteenth Target]]||April 18, 1998||Animation director, Key animation, Layout||
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|3||[[The Last Wizard of the Century]]||April 17, 1999||Key animation||
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|-
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|4||[[Captured in Her Eyes]]||April 22, 2000||Key animation, Layout||
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|5||[[Countdown to Heaven]]||April 21, 2001||Key animation||
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|6||[[The Phantom of Baker Street]]||April 20, 2002||Assistant animation director, Key animation, Layout||
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|7||[[Crossroad in the Ancient Capital]]||April 19, 2003||Assistant animation director, Key animation||
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|-
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|8||[[Magician of the Silver Sky]]||April 17, 2004||Assistant animation director, Key animation, Layout check||
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|-
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|9||[[Strategy Above the Depths]]||April 19, 2005||Assistant animation director, Key animation, Layout check||
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|-
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|10||[[The Private Eyes' Requiem]]||April 15, 2006||Assistant animation director, Mechanical design, Key animation, Layout check||
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|11||[[Jolly Roger in the Deep Azure]]||April 21, 2007||Assistant animation director, Mechanical design, Key animation, Layout check||
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|-
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|12||[[Full Score of Fear]]||April 19, 2008||Assistant animation director, Mechanical design, Key animation, Layout check
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|-
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|13||[[The Raven Chaser]]||April 18, 2009||Assistant animation director, Key animation, Layout check||
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|-
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|14||[[The Lost Ship in the Sky]]||April 17, 2010||Animation director||
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|-
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|15||[[Quarter of Silence]]||April 16, 2011||Animation director, Key animation||
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|-
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|16||[[The Eleventh Striker]]||April 14, 2012||Chief assistant animation director||
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|-
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|17||[[Private Eye in the Distant Sea]]||April 20, 2013||Animation director, Key animation||
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|-
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|[[Crossover]]||[[Lupin III vs. Detective Conan: The Movie]]||December 7, 2013||Animation director||
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|-
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|18||[[Dimensional Sniper]]||April 19, 2014||Animation director||
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=== OVAs ===
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Participation in: '''1''' OVA
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|VHS2||[[The Mysterious Written Invitation Case]]||September 9, 1998||Key animation||
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=== [[Magic Kaito: Kid the Phantom Thief]] ===
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Participation in: '''1''' opening<ref group="Note">'''Note:''' Also served as the character design in episodes 2-12.</ref>
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|colspan="5" align="left" style="background-color:#f5f5f5;"|{{Collapse|Only involved in:|* [[Misty Mystery]] (OP1): Animation director}}
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== Other notable works ==
 
== Other notable works ==
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* ''Akira (movie)'': Key Animation
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=== Anime ===
 
* ''Cat's Eye'': Key Animation
 
* ''Cat's Eye'': Key Animation
 
* ''Kinkyuu Hasshin Saver Kids'': Animation Director
 
* ''Kinkyuu Hasshin Saver Kids'': Animation Director
 
* ''Fushigi Yuugi'': Key Animation
 
* ''Fushigi Yuugi'': Key Animation
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* ''Magic Knight Rayearth'': Key Animation
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* ''Jarinko Chie'': Key Animation
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* ''Requiem from the Darkness'': Key Animation
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* ''Sonic X'': Key Animation
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* ''Space Adventure Cobra'': Key Animation
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* ''Tetsujin 28-go FX'': Key Animation
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=== Movies ===
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* ''Akira'': Key Animation
 
* ''Lupin III: Bye Bye Liberty Crisis'': Key Animation
 
* ''Lupin III: Bye Bye Liberty Crisis'': Key Animation
 
* ''Lupin III: Crisis in Tokyo'': Key Animation
 
* ''Lupin III: Crisis in Tokyo'': Key Animation
 
* ''Lupin III: Tōhō Kenbunroku ~Another Page~'': Assistant Chief Animation Director
 
* ''Lupin III: Tōhō Kenbunroku ~Another Page~'': Assistant Chief Animation Director
 
* ''[[Lupin III vs. Detective Conan: The Movie]]'': Animation Director
 
* ''[[Lupin III vs. Detective Conan: The Movie]]'': Animation Director
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* ''Magic Knight Rayearth'': Key Animation
 
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* ''Jarinko Chie'': Key Animation
 
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* ''Requiem from the Darkness'': Key Animation
 
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* ''Sonic X'': Key Animation (OP and ED)
 
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* ''Space Adventure Cobra'': Key Animation
 
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* ''Tetsujin 28-go FX'': Key Animation (25 episodes)
 
  
 
== See also ==
 
== See also ==
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* [[:Category:Animation directed by Seiji Muta]]
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* [[Masatomo Sudo]]
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* [[Nobuyuki Iwai]]
  
 
== References ==
 
== References ==
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# [https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E7%89%9F%E7%94%B0%E6%B8%85%E5%8F%B8 牟田清司 - Wikipedia] (Japanese)
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# Page partially or completely translated from the '''Chinese''' version of June 27th, 2023.
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# [http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/people.php?id=9235 Seiji MUTA - Anime News Network]
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# [[wikipedia:ja:牟田清司|牟田清司 - Wikipedia]] (Japanese)
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# [https://www18.atwiki.jp/sakuga/pages/835.html Seiji Muta - Drawing @ wiki] (Japanese)
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# [https://www18.atwiki.jp/sakuga/pages/835.html 牟田清司 - Atwiki] (Japanese)
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# [https://myanimelist.net/people/20739/Seiji_Muta MyAnimeList]
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# [http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/people.php?id=9235 Anime News Network]
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[[Category:Animation directors]]
 
[[Category:Animation directors]]
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[[Category:Animation supervisors]]
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[[Category:Character designers]]
  
 
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[[zh:牟田清司]]

Latest revision as of 07:14, 20 November 2025

Seiji Muta

Seiji Muta.jpg

Profile
Gender: Male
Location: Japan
Position: Character Designer
Chief Animation Director
Animation Supervisor
Animation Director
Assistant Animation Director
Mechanical Design
Key Animation
Layout check
Layout
Years active: 1979-2023
Aliases: むた せいじ

Seiji Muta (牟田 清司 Muta Seiji?) is a Japanese animator and character designer. He had been working on the Detective Conan anime since the beginning and had been an animation supervisor for the anime from 2014-2023.

Biography

Seiji Muta came from Studio Z5 (スタジオZ5), and starts working on the production of Detective Conan anime since Episode 1: Roller Coaster Murder Case as a key animator.

Then, in 2004, Muta began working as an animation director (and chief animation director, occasionally) starting with Episodes 377~378: Momotarou Mystery Solving Tour. Muta would stopped doing key animation works in 2009. And from 2011 to 2012, he worked as a character designer alongside Masatomo Sudo and as animation director for openings and endings.

In 2014, Muta became the anime's animation supervisor. Overseeing all episodes' production up until Episode 1077: The Black Organization's Scheme (Hunt).

As for the Detective Conan movies, Muta has worked on the first 18 movies, mainly as a key animator or an animation director.

Works in Detective Conan

Works in Detective Conan

Anime

Participation in: 103 cases (107 episodes)

Jpn# Int# Episode title Original broadcast Role Note
1 1 Roller Coaster Murder Case January 8, 1996 Key animation
2 2 Company President's Daughter Kidnapping Case January 15, 1996 Key animation
9 9 Tenkaichi Night Festival Murder Case March 4, 1996 Key animation
11 11-12 Moonlight Sonata Murder Case April 8, 1996 Key animation 1 hour
17 18 Hijacked Department Store Case May 27, 1996 Key animation
22 23 Luxury Liner Serial Murder Case (Part 1) July 1, 1996 Key animation
39 40 Wealthy Daughter Murder Case (Part 1) November 25, 1996 Key animation
52 53-54 The Mist Goblin Legend Murder Case March 17, 1997 Key animation 1 hour
58 60 Holmes Freak Murder Case (Part 2) May 12, 1997 Key animation
63 65 Big Monster Gomera Murder Case June 16, 1997 Key animation
67 69 Stage Actress Murder Case July 14, 1997 Key animation
72 74 The Triplet's Country Home Murder Case August 18, 1997 Key animation
76 78-79 Conan vs. Kaitou Kid September 22, 1997 Key animation 1 hour
80 83 The Wandering Artist Murder Case October 20, 1997 Key animation
84 87 Ski Lodge Murder Case (Part 1) December 8, 1997 Key animation
89 92 Dracula's Villa Murder Case (Part 2) February 2, 1998 Key animation
95 98 Kogoro's Date Murder Case March 16, 1998 Key animation
96 99-102 The Cornered Famous Detective! Two Big Murder Cases March 23, 1998 Key animation 2 hours
103 109 The Historical Actor Murder Case (Part 2) June 1, 1998 Key animation
108 114 The Mysterious Mole Alien Case (Part 2) July 6, 1998 Key animation
113 119 The White Sandy Beach Murder Case August 17, 1998 Key animation
117 123 The Mystery Writer Disappearance Case (Part 2) September 14, 1998 Key animation
122 129 The Locked Bathroom Murder Case (Part 2) November 2, 1998 Key animation
129 136-139 The Girl from the Black Organization and the University Professor Murder Case January 4, 1999 Key animation 2 hours
130 140 The Indiscriminate Stadium Threatening Case (Part 1) January 11, 1999 Key animation
133 143 Magic Lover's Murder Case (The Suspicion) February 1, 1999 Key animation
148 158 The Streetcar's Sudden Stopping Case June 7, 1999 Key animation
153 163 Sonoko's Dangerous Summer Story (Part 1) July 19, 1999 Key animation
154 164 Sonoko's Dangerous Summer Story (Part 2) July 26, 1999 Key animation
159 169 The Legend of the Mysterious Five Storied Pagoda (Part 1) September 6, 1999 Key animation
165 176 The Disappearing Detective Boys Case October 25, 1999 Key animation
191 206 The Desperate Revival - The Black Knight May 22, 2000 Key animation
195 210 The Significant Music Box (Part 2) June 19, 2000 Key animation
199 214 Kogoro Mouri, Suspect (Part 1) July 17, 2000 Key animation
202 217 The Tenth Passenger (Part 2) August 7, 2000 Key animation
205 220 Metropolitan Police Detective Love Story 3 (Part 1) August 28, 2000 Key animation
208 223-224 The Entrance to the Maze: The Anger of the Colossus October 9, 2000 Key animation 1 hour
218 234 Megure's Sealed Secret (Part 2) December 18, 2000 Key animation
219 235-238 The Gathering of the Detectives! Shinichi Kudo vs. Kaitou Kid January 8, 2001 Key animation 2 hours
234 253 The Evidence That Didn't Disappear (Part 2) May 21, 2001 Key animation
239 258 The 3 "K"s of Osaka Case (Part 2) June 25, 2001 Key animation
241 260 The Shinkansen Transport Case (Part 2) July 9, 2001 Key animation
246 265 The Mystery in the Net (Part 1) August 13, 2001 Key animation
250 269 The Celebrities' Secret (Part 2) September 10, 2001 Key animation
255 274 The 14th Round of the Matsue Tamatsukuri Linked Verse Contest (Part 1) October 29, 2001 Key animation Mystery tour
260 279 The Shaking Restaurant December 3, 2001 Key animation
265 287 Courtroom Confrontation: Kisaki vs. Kogoro (Part 2) January 21, 2002 Key animation
278 300 English Teacher vs. Great Western Detective (Part 2) May 20, 2002 Key animation
283 305 The Mystery of the Water-Flowing Stone Garden (Part 2) June 24, 2002 Key animation
286 308 Shinichi Kudo's New York Case (The Case) July 15, 2002 Key animation
292 314 Solitary Island of the Princess and the Dragon King's Palace (The Pursuit) August 26, 2002 Key animation
295 317 The Smash of Determination and Love (Part 2) September 16, 2002 Key animation
298 320 Courtroom Confrontation II: Kisaki vs. Kujo (Part 2) October 28, 2002 Key animation
304 326-329 The Trembling Police Headquarters: 12 Million Hostages January 6, 2003 Key animation 2 hours
320 345 The Art of Ninja Alibi Craft May 19, 2003 Key animation
325 350 The Red Horse within the Flames (The Case) June 23, 2003 Key animation
328 353 The Birthday Wine Mystery July 14, 2003 Key animation
331 356 The Suspicious Spicy Curry (Part 1) August 11, 2003 Key animation
333 358 The Similar Princesses (Part 1) August 25, 2003 Key animation
338 363 The Four Porsches (Part 1) October 20, 2003 Key animation
345 371-375 Head-to-Head Match with the Black Organization: A Dual Mystery on a Full Moon Night January 5, 2004 Key animation 2.5 hours
362 393 Teitan High School's Ghost Story (Part 2) May 31, 2004 Key animation
366 397 The Tragedy of the Pier in Plain Sight (Part 1) July 5, 2004 Key animation
368 399 The Candy House the Witch Lives In July 26, 2004 Key animation
375 406 A Code of Stars and Tobacco (Part 2) October 25, 2004 Key animation
377 408 Momotarou Mystery Solving Tour (Part 1) November 8, 2004 Animation director, Key animation
378 409 Momotarou Mystery Solving Tour (Part 2) November 8, 2004 Chief animation director
382 413 Which One's Deduction Show (Part 2) December 13, 2004 Key animation
399 433 The Strange Family's Request (Part 2) May 23, 2005 Key animation
402 436 A Jewel Thief Caught Red-Handed (Part 2) June 13, 2005 Key animation
404 438 The Mysterious Angel's Mansion (Part 2) June 27, 2005 Key animation
405 439 The Man Who Called for an Ambulance July 4, 2005 Key animation
409 443 The Simultaneous Stage Advance and Kidnapping (Part 1) August 8, 2005 Key animation
413 447 The Half Completed Crime Mystery September 5, 2005 Key animation
417 451 The Evil Spirit Appears on An Unlucky Day (The Resolution) October 24, 2005 Animation director
423 457 The Detective Boys and the Four Caterpillar Brothers December 5, 2005 Key animation
441 479 The Final "Ahh" June 5, 2006 Key animation
444 482 Clam Digging With a Sigh (Part 2) July 3, 2006 Key animation
446 484 The Sealed Western-Style Window (Part 1) July 24, 2006 Key animation
449 487-488 Metropolitan Police Detective Love Story - Fake Wedding August 21, 2006 Key animation 1 hour
450 489 Trick vs. Magic (Part 1) August 28, 2006 Key animation
452 491-492 The Phantom of the Konpira September 11, 2006 Key animation 1 hour
453 493 Preview Screening of Fate and Friendship October 23, 2006 Key animation
456 496 The Mystery I Loved November 13, 2006 Key animation
458 498 Sonoko's Red Handkerchief (Part 2) November 27, 2006 Key animation
473 513 Shinichi Kudo's Childhood Adventure (Part 2) May 21, 2007 Key animation
477 517 Genta's Certain Kill Shot (Part 2) July 2, 2007 Key animation
482 525 Mountain Witch's Cutlery (Part 2) August 6, 2007 Key animation
485 528 Whereabouts of the Dark Photograph (Part 2) August 27, 2007 Key animation
486 529 Beckoning Cat from Right to Left September 3, 2007 Key animation
488 532-533 The Devil of the TV Station October 22, 2007 Chief animation director 1 hour
490 536-537 Heiji Hattori vs. Shinichi Kudo: Deduction Battle on the Ski Slope! December 3, 2007 Animation director 1 hour
504 551 Clash of Red and Black (Killed in the Line of Duty) May 19, 2008 Key animation
509 556 Red, White, Yellow, and the Detective Boys July 14, 2008 Key animation
514 561 Coffee Aroma with Murderous Intention (Part 2) September 8, 2008 Key animation
516 564-565 Furinkazan - The Mysterious Armored Warrior November 3, 2008 Animation director, Key animation 1 hour
536 587 The Secret of the Vanished Masterpiece May 30, 2009 Animation director, Key animation
539 590 A Fool's Inheritance July 4, 2009 Animation director, Key animation
543 594 Ikkaku Rock's Disappearing Fish (Part 2) August 1, 2009 Key animation
546 597 The Witch Enshrouded by Fog (Part 2) September 12, 2009 Animation director, Key animation
554 605 Stork Mystery Tour (Ran's Search Chapter) November 7, 2009 Animation director, Key animation
555 606 Stork Mystery Tour (Haruna's Pursuit Chapter) November 14, 2009 Animation director
561 612 The Mansion of Death and the Red Wall (Empty Fort Strategy) December 26, 2009 Animation director
578 629 The Crisis Beckoned by the Red Omen June 26, 2010 Animation director
724 776 Kaitou Kid and the Blush Mermaid (Part 1) January 4, 2014 Animation director New Year's Greeting only
927 982-983 The Scarlet School Trip (Bright Red Arc) January 5, 2019 Assistant animation director 1 hour
928 984-985 The Scarlet School Trip (Red Love Arc) January 5, 2019 Assistant animation director 1 hour

Note: Seiji Muta served as animation supervisor in episodes 616-635, 663, 671-672, 680-683, 699-706, 708, 726, 738-744, 746-824, 826-926, 929-999, 1002-1060, and 1062-1077; which is not listed in the table above.

Openings and Endings

Participation in: 16 openings and 12 endings

# Song name Original title Role Note
OP
OP5 TRUTH ~A Great Detective of Love~ TRUTH～A Great Detective of Love～ Key animation
OP20 Namida no Yesterday 涙のイエスタデー Key animation
OP23 Ichibyōgoto ni Love for you 一秒ごとに Love for you Key animation
OP24 Mysterious Mysterious Key animation
OP25 Revive Revive Assistant animation director
OP26 Everlasting Luv Everlasting Luv Key animation
OP27 MAGIC MAGIC Key animation
OP29 SUMMER TIME GONE SUMMER TIME GONE Animation director
OP30 Tear drops tear drops Animation director
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
OP36 Q&A Q&A Key animation
OP37 Butterfly Core Butterfly Core Key animation
OP40 WE GO WE GO Animation director
OP43 Sekai wa Anata no Iro ni Naru 世界はあなたの色になる Key animation
ED
ED1 STEP BY STEP STEP BY STEP Key animation
ED5 Negai Goto Hitotsu Dake 願い事ひとつだけ Key animation
ED15 Mushoku 無色 Key animation
ED31 GO YOUR OWN WAY GO YOUR OWN WAY Key animation
ED32 Koigokoro Kagayaki Nagara 恋心 輝きながら Assistant animation director
ED34 Hikari 光 Key animation
ED36 Tomorrow is the last Time Tomorrow is the last Time Animation director
ED37 Jūgoya Crisis ~ Kimi ni Aitai ~ 十五夜クライシス～君に逢いたい～ Animation director
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

Movies

Participation in: 19 movies

Movie Title Original airdate Role Note
1 The Time-Bombed Skyscraper April 19, 1997 Animation director, Key animation
2 The Fourteenth Target April 18, 1998 Animation director, Key animation, Layout
3 The Last Wizard of the Century April 17, 1999 Key animation
4 Captured in Her Eyes April 22, 2000 Key animation, Layout
5 Countdown to Heaven April 21, 2001 Key animation
6 The Phantom of Baker Street April 20, 2002 Assistant animation director, Key animation, Layout
7 Crossroad in the Ancient Capital April 19, 2003 Assistant animation director, Key animation
8 Magician of the Silver Sky April 17, 2004 Assistant animation director, Key animation, Layout check
9 Strategy Above the Depths April 19, 2005 Assistant animation director, Key animation, Layout check
10 The Private Eyes' Requiem April 15, 2006 Assistant animation director, Mechanical design, Key animation, Layout check
11 Jolly Roger in the Deep Azure April 21, 2007 Assistant animation director, Mechanical design, Key animation, Layout check
12 Full Score of Fear April 19, 2008 Assistant animation director, Mechanical design, Key animation, Layout check
13 The Raven Chaser April 18, 2009 Assistant animation director, Key animation, Layout check
14 The Lost Ship in the Sky April 17, 2010 Animation director
15 Quarter of Silence April 16, 2011 Animation director, Key animation
16 The Eleventh Striker April 14, 2012 Chief assistant animation director
17 Private Eye in the Distant Sea April 20, 2013 Animation director, Key animation
Crossover Lupin III vs. Detective Conan: The Movie December 7, 2013 Animation director
18 Dimensional Sniper April 19, 2014 Animation director

OVAs

Participation in: 1 OVA

OVA Title Original airdate Role Note
VHS2 The Mysterious Written Invitation Case September 9, 1998 Key animation

Magic Kaito: Kid the Phantom Thief

Participation in: 1 opening[Note 1]

Special Episode title Original broadcast Role Note

Other notable works

Anime

  • Cat's Eye: Key Animation
  • Kinkyuu Hasshin Saver Kids: Animation Director
  • Fushigi Yuugi: Key Animation
  • Magic Knight Rayearth: Key Animation
  • Jarinko Chie: Key Animation
  • Requiem from the Darkness: Key Animation
  • Sonic X: Key Animation
  • Space Adventure Cobra: Key Animation
  • Tetsujin 28-go FX: Key Animation

Movies

  • Akira: Key Animation
  • Lupin III: Bye Bye Liberty Crisis: Key Animation
  • Lupin III: Crisis in Tokyo: Key Animation
  • Lupin III: Tōhō Kenbunroku ~Another Page~: Assistant Chief Animation Director
  • Lupin III vs. Detective Conan: The Movie: Animation Director

See also

References

  1. Page partially or completely translated from the Chinese version of June 27th, 2023.
  2. 牟田清司 - Wikipedia (Japanese)
  3. 牟田清司 - Atwiki (Japanese)
  4. MyAnimeList
  5. Anime News Network
  1. ^ Note: Also served as the character design in episodes 2-12.
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