Jiro Kanai

Jiro Kanai
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Gender:	Male
Date of birth:	Unknown
Place of birth:	Japan
Location:	Japan

Jiro Kanai (金井 次朗 ,Kanai Jiro), also known as Bell Sherwood (神木 鈴 / ベルシャーウッド ,Shiboku Rin / Beru Shāuddo) is a japanese organizer, storyboard artist and animation director.

Works in Detective Conan

Number of manga cases adapted : 3 (8 episodes) Number of case storyboards done : 4 (9 episodes)

• The Detective Boys and the Ghost Mansion (Episode 880) : Storyboard
• The Target is the Metropolitan Police Traffic Department (Episodes 971-974) : Organizer and storyboard
• Makoto Kyogoku the Understudy (Episodes 993-995) : Organizer and storyboard
• Police Academy Arc Wild Police Story CASE. Hiromitsu Morofushi (Episode 1061) : Organizer and storyboard

Also participated in animating:

• Sekai wa Anata no Iro ni Naru (Opening 43): Key Animation
• Countdown (Opening 47): Key Animation
• Sadame (Ending 57): Storyboard, technical director, and first key animation
• Timeline (Opening 48): Key Animation
• Hoshiai (Ending 62): Key Animation
• ZERO kara Hajimete (Opening 53): Key Animation
• YURA YURA (Opening 54): Key Animation
• SLEEPLESS (Opening 55): Key Animation

Works in Zero's Tea Time

Number of storyboards done : 2 (2 episodes)

• TIME.2 (Episode 2)
• TIME.6 (Episode 6)

Detective Conan movies

• The Phantom of Baker Street (Movie 6) : Key Animation
• Crossroad in the Ancient Capital (Movie 7) : Key Animation
• Strategy Above the Depths (Movie 9) : Key Animation
• The Private Eyes' Requiem (Movie 10) : Key Animation
• Jolly Roger in the Deep Azure (Movie 11) : Assistant animation director and layout checker
• The Darkest Nightmare (Movie 20) : Storyboard cooperation, action animation director, and key animation
• The Crimson Love Letter (Movie 21) : Storyboard cooperation, action animation director, and key animation
• Zero the Enforcer (Movie 22) : Storyboard cooperation, action animation director, and key animation
• The Fist of Blue Sapphire (Movie 23) : Storyboard, action animation director, and key animation
• The Scarlet Bullet (Movie 24) : Storyboard and key animation
• The Bride of Halloween (Movie 25) : Storyboard

Other notable works

Anime

• Berserk (3 movies) : Storyboard, animation director, key animation and unit director
• Fullmetal Alchemist (1 movie) : Key animation
• Lupin III (1 movie + 4 specials) : Key Animation
• Many others including Saint Tail, Street Fighter and X.

References

1. IMDB
2. Anime News Network