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{{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
|-
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|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
|-
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|1208||1268||[[Welcome to the Stone Age Village]]||July 25, 2026||Key animation||
|28||[[One-eyed Flashback]]||April 18, 2025||Technical director||
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|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]
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[[Category:Technical directors]]
[[Category:Animation directors]]


[[zh:山本荣美]]
[[zh:川奈可奈]]

Latest revision as of 02:08, 21 September 2026

Kana Kawana
Profile
Gender:
Female
Location:
Japan
Position:
Technical director
Organizer
Storyboard
Years active:
2013-present

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.

Biography

Kana Kawana first started working in animation in the anime series Meganebu!, which aired in 2013, working as unit director for episode 8[1]. 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: 3 cases (4 episodes)

Jpn# Int# Episode title Original broadcast Role Note
1169 1227 The Mystery of the Man-Eating Classroom (Part 1) July 26, 2025 Organizer, storyboard
1170 1228 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
1213 1273 Ran Mouri the Eyewitness September 19, 2026 Storyboard

Movies

Participation in: 2 movies

Movie Title Original airdate Role Note
28 One-eyed Flashback April 18, 2025 Technical director
29 Fallen Angel of the Highway April 10, 2026 Storyboard, 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

  1. 川奈可奈 - AllCinema
  2. Kana Kawana - Anime News Network
  1. ^ http://mgnb.tv/story/
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