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 Jirō), 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

Participation in: 5 cases (10 episodes)

• The Detective Boys and the Ghost Mansion (Episode 880): Storyboard
• The Target is the Metropolitan Police Traffic Department (Episodes 971-974): Organizer, Storyboard
• Makoto Kyogoku the Understudy (Episodes 993-995): Organizer, Storyboard
• Police Academy Arc Wild Police Story CASE. Hiromitsu Morofushi (Episode 1061): Organizer, Storyboard
• Police Academy Arc Wild Police Story CASE. Rei Furuya (Episode R133): Organizer, Storyboard (along with Yasuichiro Yamamoto)

Participation in: 6 openings and 2 endings

• Sekai wa Anata no Iro ni Naru (Opening 43): Key animation
• Countdown (Opening 47): Key animation
• Sadame (Ending 57): Storyboard, Technical director, 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

Participation in: 12 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, Layout checker
• The Darkest Nightmare (Movie 20): Storyboard cooperation, Action animation director, Key animation
• The Crimson Love Letter (Movie 21): Storyboard cooperation, Action animation director, Key animation
• Zero the Enforcer (Movie 22): Storyboard cooperation, Action animation director, Key animation
• The Fist of Blue Sapphire (Movie 23): Storyboard, Action animation director, Key animation
• The Scarlet Bullet (Movie 24): Storyboard, Key animation
• The Bride of Halloween (Movie 25): Storyboard, Key animation
• Black Iron Submarine (Movie 26): Storyboard, Animation director, Key animation

Other notable works

Anime

• Detective Conan: Zero's Tea Time: Storyboard (TIME.2, TIME.6)
• Berserk: Storyboard, Animation Director, Key Animation, Unit Director
• Fullmetal Alchemist: Key Animation
• Lupin III: Key Animation
• Many others including Saint Tail, Street Fighter and X etc.

References

1. 金井次朗 - Atwiki (Japanese)
2. IMDb
3. Anime News Network