Interviews in 2006

This page lists interviews in 2006.

Anime 10 Year Anniversary Interview #1

Date: January 6, 2006
Published in: NTV's website

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Source: https://conan-4869.net/post-19657

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「ここまで続けてこられたのも、読者や視聴者の皆さんのおかげ」と話す原作者の青山

日本テレビ系の人気アニメ「名探偵コナン」（月曜後７・３０）が、今年で放送開始から１０周年を迎えた。９日には、これを記念して２時間半のスペシャル「ブラックインパクト！組織の手が届く瞬間」（後７・００）を放送する。原作者の青山剛昌（ごうしょう）に、１０周年の感想などを聞いた。(福田淳)

高校生探偵の工藤新一が、「黒の組織」の開発した毒薬を飲まされ、体が縮んで子供の姿になってしまう。彼は「江戸川コナン」と名乗り、変わらぬ頭脳で難事件を解決していく——。

原作の漫画は、１９９４年１月に週刊少年サンデー（小学館）で連載が始まった。すぐに人気を集め、９６年１月からアニメ化された。放送回数は昨年末までに４２４話、平均視聴率は１６・７％（ビデオリサーチ調べ、関東地区）を記録している。

青山は、「スタート時は、こんなに続くとは全く思っていなかった。もって３か月かな、と」。「『コナンと同じ年だったのに、新一に追いつきました』というファンレターも来ますが、自分ではあまりに忙しくて、そんなに年がたった感覚がないんです」と感慨深げに話す。

主人公が小さくなるという発想は、赤川次郎の「三毛猫ホームズ」から。「一つだけ大きなうそをついているが、それ以外のトリックや謎解きはリアリティーを追求している」という。「全然子供向けと思わずに描いています。平気で『絞殺』なんて出てくる。だから、親が読んで夢中になることもあるんでしょう」

テレビアニメには、今ではあまり関与していないが、年１回の映画版には脚本や絵コンテなどにとことん口を出す。「本当はアニメが好きで、アニメーターになりたかった」と言うだけあって、自ら原画も描く。「やはり自分が考えたシーンやいいせりふの部分は、自分でやりたくなるんです」。映画第１０作の「探偵たちの鎮魂歌」は、４月１５日から公開予定だ。

コナン役の声優・高山みなみと、昨年５月に結婚した。「家に帰って仕事のことを忘れたい時でもコナンの声がするんですよ」と苦笑いしつつも、「たまに『こういう時ってコナンはどういう感じでしゃべる？』と聞いて、やってもらうこともあります」と明るい笑顔で語った。

アニメ化を企画した読売テレビの諏訪道彦チーフプロデューサーも、「ストーリーもののアニメで１０年も続いているのは珍しい存在。今でも新番組という感覚で作っている」と話している。

2006年1月6日 読売新聞 Online

上戸彩が、「名探偵コナン」１０周年のスペシャル・サポーターを務めることが決まった。９日の放送から１０週にわたってクイズを出題するほか、ＣＭでコナンと共演したり、情報番組でＰＲしたり、様々な形で番組を応援していく。

小さいころからコナンの大ファンだという上戸は、「父と毎週見ていた思い出深いアニメ。小学生だった私が見ても楽しかったし、大人も楽しめる。すごく分かりやすい反面、事件は難しくて、犯人捜しは大抵当たりません。劇中でコナンと共演してみたいですね」と語った。

Translated by: Startold

I want to thank every reader and viewer who reads the manga or watches the anime, stated the original artist, Gosho Aoyama.

NTV's popular anime, Detective Conan (Monday, 7:30 to 8:00), celebrates this year its 10th broadcast anniversary, by broadcasting this Monday a two-hour special called Black Impact! The Moment the Organization Reaches Out (starting 7:00 PM). The original work's author, Gosho Aoyama, gave us his feelings on this anniversary (article by Jun Fukuda).

Shinichi Kudo was a high-school detective until a mysterious criminal organization made him drink a poison which shrank his body to the state of a child. He now calls himself Conan Edogawa and solves any kind of cases thanks to his mind. The original work began on January 1994 in the Shonen Sunday magazine (from Shogakukan). It became an instant hit, and was animated in 1996. 424 episodes have been broadcasted to this day, and the average rating is of 16.7% (in the Kanto area).

Aoyama told us: At the beginning, I thought I wouldn't draw the manga for a long time. I thought it would last three months, give or take. A few years ago, a fan told me in a fan-letter that he had thought Conan would become Shinichi before the end of the year. But I told myself that the story wouldn't have any meaning if I did something that quick.

The idea of a little hero comes from Mikeneko Holmes no Suiri, created by Jiro Akagawa. He lives in a big lie, he must understand murder tricks, and he in a quest for the truth, he told us. I don't draw for kids. There are scenes where people strangle other people with cold blood. That's why older people like the series.

While he is not involved in drawing the anime, he has written and drawn some scenes of the annual movies. Actually, I've always enjoyed animes, so I wanted to become an anime artist., he told us, even though he already draws the manga. I've written and drawn one scene of the movie, because I wanted to do it. The movie The Private Eyes' Requiem, the tenth movie of the franchise, will be released on the 15th of April.

He got married with Conan's voice actress, Minami Takayam, in May. When I go home after my work is finished, I want to forget my job, but I still hear Conan's voice in my house., he told us, a grin on his lips. Sometimes, people tell me Conan says what I feel, and it's sometimes the same for me !, he also told us with a smile.

The director of Yomiuri TV, Michihiko Suwa, stated that he hadn't thought that the anime would have lasted so long, since 10-year old animes are very rare.

Asahi Newspaper Interview

Date: January 13, 2006
Published in: Asahi Evening Newspaper
Key Plot Point: Boss's name has already appeared.

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Translated by: Startold

Asahi Newspaper of January 13th, 2006 "Detective Conan" celebrates its 10 years on NTV

An anime that creates a "good intellectual stimulation"

The voice actors of the series have never changed since the beginning of the anime: "Conan is like their home", told us the artist, Aoyama.

The popular anime of Nihon Television, "Detective Conan", celebrates its 10th anniversary in January this year. The ratings are on an average of 10% among teenagers, and the tenth movie will be released in April. The sales for the 51 first volumes have reached 100 million units, and the series still goes on. "I thought an anime wouldn't go well with a deduction-themed manga. But the anime is still being made thanks to the team's hard work," told us Gosho Aoyama.

Shinichi Kudo was a high-school detective until a mysterious criminal organization made him drink a poison which shrank his body to the state of a child. He now calls himself Conan Edogawa, and lives at his childhood friend's house, in order to solve all kinds of cases, while waiting for the Black Organization to make a move.

An anime adaptation began to air on television one year after the first chapter's release in Shogakukan's 'Shonen Sunday'. "The murders are drawn, and people die frequently. So I first thought "It's impossible, are they really going to do an anime?"," Aoyama told us.

When he was in college, the author wanted to become an anime artist. That's why Aoyama works together with the movie production team for the Detective Conan movies. He is very involved in everything related to the Conan anime.

I was already drawing the manga, so when the anime team began the creation process of the anime, I told them "I'll also do my best". It became one of my main motivations. Even better, I found ideas for the manga while talking to the anime production team."

A 10-year Special episode was realeased on the 9th of January. It's a battle between the Black Organization and Conan, where both of them have to attack and defend themselves. Since the episodes are released, the gap between the anime and the original work has been shortened. Are the final confrontation and the end of the series near?

Everything we talk about during our meetings is kept secret. Actually, the boss's name has already appeared in the manga. Try and find it."

The veteran voice actor of the clumsy detective Kogoro Mori, Akira Kamiya-san, gave a certain charm to the anime thanks to his vocal performances. "Her voice is exactly what I had in mind," Aoyama-san told us when speaking of Conan's voice actor, Minami Takayama-san, a woman. He's married with her since last year.

After I create a case, I like to ask myself "How would Conan say that?", or "Is it good like that?". Moreover, I always have Conan at home. When I go home after my work is finished, I want to forget my job, but I still hear Conan's voice... in my house."

Comic-Salon Erlangen, Germany Interview

Date: June 17, 2006
Held at: Press conference at Comic-Salon in Erlangen, Germany

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Wie viele Bände soll Detektiv Conan insgesamt haben?

Es steht noch nicht fest, wie viele Bände es insgesamt werden.

Steht schon fest, wie die Serie enden wird?

Die letzte Szene hat Gosho Aoyama schon im Kopf, aber er wird sie natürlich noch nicht verraten.

Wird es ein Happy End geben?

Auch das verrät Gosho Aoyama noch nicht.

Wann hat Heiji Geburtstag?

Das steht noch gar nicht fest, er dürfte aber im Juli oder August geboren sein.

Wird Conan im Lauf der Serie auch mal älter, wird er beispielsweise in die zweite Klasse versetzt?

Nein, Conan wird nicht älter werden. Außer vielleicht am Schluss, aber wie gesagt, der ist noch geheim.

In einem der Kinofilme legt sich Sonoko eine andere Frisur zu(siehe Film 5). Wird sie diese Frisur auch in Manga bekommen?

Die Filme und die Manga sind völlig getrennt. Im Manga wird Sonoko also ihre alte Frisur behalten.

Will Gosho Aoyama nicht den letzten Band schon schreiben und in einem Safe einschließen?

Nein, das wird er nicht machen.

Hat das Gegenmittel für das Schrumpfgift etwas mit Nekrose zu tun?

Das ist noch unklar.

Werden weitere Kinder die Detective Boys verstärken?

Zur Zeit sind keine weiteren Mitglieder vorgesehen.

Stehen den japanischen Fans in der nächsten Zeit größere Überraschungen ins Haus?

Ja, es wird einige Überraschungen geben. Dabei wird der Name Haibara eine Rolle spielen.

Möchte Gosho Aoyama Kinder haben?

Im Moment ist kein Nachwuchs geplant.

Wie gefällt es Gosho Aoyama in Deutschland? Wird Conan vielleicht mal einen Fall in Deutschland lösen?

Gosho Aoyama findet Deutschland sehr schön, insbesondere die Würste haben es ihm angetan. Ein Fall für Conan im Ausland wird es allerdings wohl nicht geben, denn woher sollte der kleine Detektiv einen Reisepass bekommen?

Aber in einem der Filme hat Conan einen Fall in London(siehe Film 6) gelöst?

Er war ja nicht wirklich in London. Aber vielleicht besorgt er sich einen gefälschten Pass... An dieser Stelle wirft Steffen Hautog ein, wie gut er es findet, dass die Fans für die Kinofilme extra nach Japan fahren, denn in Deutschland sind die Filme ja noch nicht veröffentlicht worden.

Woher nimmt Gosho Aoyama die Ideen für Conans Fälle?

Diese Frage bekommt er oft gestellt. Seine Inspiration findet er oft im Alltag, beispielsweise bei einer Toilette: Wenn der Deckel aufgeklappt ist, hat zuletzt ein Mann die Toilette benutzt. Ist der Deckel unten, war es eine Frau. Solche Kleinigkeiten können in die Fälle einfließen.

In den Manga finden sich oft kleine Extra-Comics. Sind das reine Gags, oder nutzen seine Assistenten das schon mal, um ihren

Chef etwas zu ägern?

Das sind reine Gag-Strips.

Kann sich Gosho Aoyama einen Cameo-Auftritt in Conan vorstellen?

Nein, er wird nicht selbst in Conan auftreten.

Welches Ergebnis tippt Gosho Aoyama für das WM-Fußballspiel Japan gegen Kroatien?

Er wünscht sich ein 2:0 für Japan. Aber die Kroaten sind sehr stark, deshalb wird die japanische Mannschaft es schwer haben.

Gosho Aoyama betreibt aktiv Sport, beispielsweise Kendo. Spielt er auch Fußball?

Beim Fußball ist er nur Zuschauer. Seine Lieblingsmannschaft ist übrigens Juventus Turin.

Wie groß ist Conan?

Gosho Aoyama zeigt mit der Hand auf etwa 1,30 Meter. Steffen Hautog wirft die Begriffe ABC-Schützengröße und Dreikäsehoch ein.

Warum sind alle Mitglieder der Schwarzen Organisation nach alkoholischen Getränken benannt?

Weil das cool ist.

Wieso hat Gosho Aoyama einen Detektiv in den Körper eines Grundschulkindes gesteckt?

Die Serie ist für Kinder gedacht, deshalb sollte auch die Hauptperson ein Kind sein.

Warum sind fast alle Charaktere in Conan blauäugig, obwohl in Japan nur wenige Menschen blaue Augen haben?

Blau ist bunter.

Möchte Gosho Aoyama Kaito Kid fortsetzen?

Er möchte schon, allerdings hat er im Moment nicht die Zeit dazu. Also wird sich der Meisterdieb erst mal auf gelegentliche Auftritte bei Conan beschränken. In Japan ist gerade ein Band erschienen, in dem die Entstehung von Kids Namen erzählt wird.

Wird Conan erfahren, wer hinter Kid steckt? Wird Kid gefasst, von Conan oder von der Polizei?

Das steht noch nicht fest.

Wird Yusaku Kudo wieder einmal einen Auftritt haben?

Gosho Aoyama zeichnet gerade an einer Geschichte, die vor etwa zehn Jahren spielt. Dort wird auch Conans Vater vorkommen.

Als Gosho Aoyama mit Conan begonnen hat, hat er da mit diesem überwältigenden Erfolg gerechnet? Nein, mit einem so großen Erfolg hat er nicht gerechnet. Er hätte eher geschätzt, dass die Serie vielleicht drei Monate im japanischen Magazin laufen würde.

Unterrichtet Gosho Aoyama in Japan Nachwuchszeichner?

Nein, er unterrichtet nicht.

Welchen Teil der Arbeit an Conan erledigt Gosho Aoyama selbst, welchen Teil seine Assistenten?

Gosho Aoyama selbst zeichnet die Figuren, seine Assistenten kümmern sich um die Hintergründe, malen größere Flächen aus.

Wird Sonoko mal einen festen Freund haben?

Sie hat schon einen festen Freund, und mit dem wird sie auch zusammenbleiben.

Wird es weitere Verwicklungen zwischen Kaito Kid und Conan geben?

Nein, sonst würde die Geschichte zu schwer zu verstehen.

Warum trägt Makoto Kyogoku immer ein Pflaster?

Weil es cool ist.

Warum gibt es in Conan so viele Paare, die aus einer Sandkastenliebe hervorgegangen sind?

Eine Sandkastenliebe ist ein einfaches Motiv, das jeder nachvollziehen kann, deshalb wird es oft verwendet.

Wieviel Stunden in der Woche arbeitet Gosho Aoyama, und was macht er in seiner Freizeit?

Gosho Aoyama behauptet, dass er drei Stunden pro Tag schläft. In seiner Freizeit spielt er Computerspiele, schaut Fernsehen und Filme, liest gerne

Kriminalromane und schaut natürlich auch Fußball.

Wie schafft es Kogoro, von einer Sekunde auf die nächste nüchtern zu werden?

Das ist Gosho Aoyama noch gar nicht aufgefallen.

In einem Film wird die Trennung von Kogoro und seiner Frau gezeigt(siehe Film 2), wird das auch im Manga vorkommen?

Gosho Aoyama zeichnet gerade an einer Episode, in der die beiden noch zusammen sind.

Wie heißt Professor Agasas erste Liebe mit Vornamen?

Sie heißt Fusae.

Warum ist Ran so gewalttätig?

Das müsste man Ran selbst fragen.

Wer ist Gosho Aoyamas Lieblingscharakter aus Conan?

Der kleine Meisterdetektiv selbst.

Warum hasst Shuichi Gin so sehr?

Das wird bald im Manga klar werden.

Hat Gosho Aoyama vor, nach Conan eine neue Serie zu starten?

Eine neue Serie ist bisher nicht geplant.

Wie alt ist Gosho Aoyama?

Er wird am 21. Juni 43 Jahre alt.

Wie lang wurde schon insgesamt an Conan gearbeitet?

Da muss Gosho Aoyama seinen mitgereisten Redakteur fragen. Die Arbeit an Conan läuft seit 1993.

Wer ist der Boss der Schwarzen Organisation?

Das steht bereits fest, und der Oberboss wird auch noch enttarnt werden.

Welche Musikrichtung hört Gosho Aoyama gerne?

Er hört eigentlich kaum Musik, bevorzugt keine bestimmte Richtung.

Hat Gosho Aoyama noch Vorbilder unter den anderen Mangaka?

Ja, beispielsweise ist der berühmte Filmregisseur Kurosawa eines seiner Vorbilder.

In welchem Alter hat er seinen ersten Manga veröffentlicht?

Auch hier muss der Redakteur aushelfen, Gosho Aoyama war damals etwa 24 Jahre alt.

Wann hat sich Gosho Aoyama seinen ersten Manga gekauft? Als er im Kindergarten war, hat er sich einen Manga gekauft, den hier aber bestimmt niemand kennt. Sein Vater hat ihm übrigens "Peter Pan" geschenkt.

Hat Gosho Aoyama Kontakt zu anderen Mangaka?

Er besucht Partys, auf denen er seine Kollegen trifft.

Würde er Deutschland nochmal besuchen, auch ohne dass die japanische Nationalmannschaft hier spielt?

Gosho Aoyama ist von den deutschen Würsten so begeistert, dass er gerne wiederkommt.

Welche Manga liest Gosho Aoyama?

Er ist beispielsweise ein Fan von Vagabond.

Welche Krimi-Autoren sind die größte Inspirationsquelle für Gosho Aoyama?

Er ist ein großer Fan von Arthur Conan Doyle und Sherlock Holmes.

In welchem Alter hat Gosho Aoyama mit dem Manga-Zeichnen angefangen?

Bereits im Altern von etwa drei Jahren hat er gezeichnet, das war aber noch eher Gekrakel.

Im Internet geht das Gerücht um, Gosho Aoyama plane eine zweimonatige Pause. Stimmt das?

Nein, das stimmt nicht. Wenn jemand ihm so einen langen Urlaub anbieten würde, würde er ihn gerne nehmen, aber das tut leider niemand.

Interessiert sich Gosho Aoyama auch für europäische und US-Comics?

Ja, zu seinen Favoriten gehören unter anderem Superman und Batman, aber auch die Arbeiten von Moebius.

Wie viele Menschen arbeiten an dem Manga?

Gosho Aoyama arbeitet mit sechs Assistenten zusammen.

Würde Gosho Aoyama auch Leserbriefe aus Deutschland, geschrieben auf Japanisch, lesen und beantworten? Lesen würde er sie, aber anstelle einer individuellen Antwort gibt es eher eine Neujahrskarte.

Inwieweit ist Conan autobiographisch?

Es gibt immer wieder Ereignisse aus Gosho Aoyamas Alltag, die sich im Manga wiederfinden.

Kann Gosho Aoyama sich einen Tag für Conan ohne Mord vorstellen?

Eine solche Geschichte würde er gerne einmal schreiben.

Gibt es in Japan tatsächlich so viele Morde wie in Conan?

Nein, Gott sei dank nicht.

Es heißt, die japanische Polizei habe einmal Conan in einer Anti-Drogen-Kampagne verwendet, stimmt das? Das stimmt. Die Kampagne richtete sich an Kinder. Viele Kinder schauen gerne Conan an und bekommen dann die Botschaft mit.

Translated by: Aki-kun

This interview was given on 22nd July 2006 during a press conference at "Comic-Salon" in Erlangen (Germany).
[TN: Actually, the interview was given on 17th June 2006.At this time, volume 54 was published in Japan, while there were 44 volumes obtainable in Germany. So the events in Japan were 10 volumes ahead in comparison to the German ones.Part of this interview was published in the German version of volume 50, but only a few of the questions/answers. I guess the other questions just weren't written down there for some reason, but were asked and answered during that convention.]

Q: How many volumes is Detective Conan going to have?
A: The amount of volumes is not certain yet.

Q: Does Gosho Aoyama already know, how the series is going to end?
A: He does already know what the last scene is going to be, but of course he won't reveal it yet.

Q: Will there be a happy end?
A: He won't reveal it, either.

Q: On which day is Heiji's birthday?
A: It's not certain yet, but it should be July or August.

Q: Is Conan going to grow older over the course of the series, e.g. becoming a second grader?
A: No, Conan is not going to grow older. He may be at the end of the series, but that's still a secret.

Q: During one of the movies Sonoko got a different hairstyle (see movie 5). Is she also going to get this hairstyle in the manga version?
A: The movies and the manga version are completely separated from each other. So Sonoko will keep her old hairstyle in the manga version.

Q: Does Gosho Aoyama plan to write the last volume already and to keep it in a safe for now?
A: No, he does not plan to.

Q: Is the antidote of APTX related to Necrosis?
A: It's still uncertain.

Q: Are there going to be new members of the Detective Boys in the future?
A: For now, no new members are planned.

Q: Are there going to be big surprises for Japanese fans in the near future?
A: Yes, there are going to be some big surprises. The name of Haibara [TN: could be either her name or Haibara herself; probably Haibara herself though] is going to be a big part of it
[TN: referring to the surprises].

Q: Does Gosho Aoyama plan to have children in the future?
A: For now, he does not.

Q: How does Gosho Aoyama like Germany? Is Conan going to solve some case in Germany sometime?
A: Gosho Aoyama really thinks Germany is very beautiful. He especially likes the sausages.
There probably won't be a case for Conan in a foreign country since he wouldn't been able to get a passport.

Q: But in one of the movies Conan has solved a case in London already (see movie 6).
A: He wasn't really in London. But maybe he will get a faked passport... (At that time Steffen Hautog interjects how nice it is that the German fans are traveling to Japan just to see the Conan movies as the movies weren't published yet in Germany at that time.)

Q: Where do the ideas for the cases come from?
A: He has to answer this question a lot of times. He gets his inspiration from everyday life, for example from a toilet:
If the lid is up, a man has used the toilet. If it's down, it was a woman. Such details can become part of the cases.

Q: In the manga version there often are little extra comics.
[TN: Not sure what they are referring to, here] Are they just little jokes or are the assistants using them to annoy their boss?
A: They are just little jokes.

Q: Does Gosho Aoyama plan to have a cameo in Detective Conan?
A: No, he's not going to appear in the series himself.

Q: What is Gosho Aoyama's bet for the WC soccer game between Japan and Croatia?
[TN: of the soccer WC 2006 in Germany]
A: He hopes for a 2:0 for Japan. However, he thinks the Croatian team is very strong, so the Japanese team won't have it easy.

Q: Gosho is actively doing sports, e.g. Kendo. Does he also play soccer?
A: He is only a viewer when it comes to soccer. His favorite soccer team is Juventus Turin.

Q: How tall is Conan?
A: Gosho shows with his hand that it's at about 1,30 meter.

Q: Why are all members of the BO named after alcoholic beverages?
A: Because it's cool.

Q: Why did Gosho Aoyama put a detective in the body of an elementary school pupil?
A: Since the series primary audience are children, the protagonist should also be a child.

Q: Why are almost all characters in the series blue-eyed, while blue-eyed people aren't very common in Japan in reality?
A: Blue is more colorful.

Q: Does Gosho Aoyama want to continue Kaito Kid?
A: He wants to, but he has no time to do so at the moment. So the master thief is only going to appear occasionally
in Detective Conan for now. In Japan a volume recently was published, which tells the story of the origin of Kid's name.

Q: Is Conan going to find out who's Kid? Is Kid going to be captured, by Conan or police?
A: It's not certain for now.

Q: Is Yusaku Kudo going to reappear in the future?
A: Gosho Aoyama is drawing a story which plays ten years before the current storyline. Conan's father is going to appear in this case, too.
[TN: Obviously referring to volume 55 chapter 6-9]

Q: When Gosho Aoyama started Detective Conan, did he expect his series to get so successful?
A: No, he didn't expect it to get so successful. He estimated that it would be only published for three months in a Japanese magazine.

Q: Does Gosho Aoyama teach talented young manga artists?
A: No, he does not teach.

Q: Which part of Detective Conan is done by Gosho Aoyama himself and which part by his assistants?
A: Gosho Aoyama himself draws the characters, his assistants draw the backgrounds and painting big areas.

Q: Is Sonoko going to have a boyfriend?
A: She already has a boyfriend and they are going to stay together.

Q: Are there going to be further entanglements between Kaito Kid and Conan?
A: No, because the story would become too complicated, otherwise.

Q: Why does Makoto always wear a plaster on his face?
A: Because it's cool.

Q: Why are there so many pairings in Detective Conan between old childhood friends?
A: Childhood friends becoming lovers is an easy concept to comprehend for everybody. That's why it's used so often.

Q: How much hours in a week does Gosho Aoyama work and what is he doing when he's not working?
A: Gosho Aoyama claims that he sleeps three hours a day. When he's not working, he plays computer games, watches TV and movies, reads crime novels, and - of course - watches soccer.

Q: How is Kogoro able to get sober in an instant?
A: Gosho Aoyama didn't even notice that before.

Q: In one movie, the divorce of Kogoro and his wife was shown (see movie 2). Is it going to be shown in the manga series, too?
A: Gosho Aoyama is drawing a story, where they are still together.
[TN: Probably again referring to volume 55 chapter 6-9]

Q: What is the first name of Professor Agasa's first love?
A: Her first name is Fusae.

Q: Why is Ran so violent?
A: For that you have to ask Ran herself.

Q: Who is Gosho Aoyama's favorite caharcter from Detective Conan?
A: The little master detective himself.

Q: Why does Shuuichi hate Gin so much?
A: It is going to become clear soon in the manga.

Q: Does Gosho Aoyama plan to start a new series after Detective Conan is finished?
A: As of yet, there's no new series planned.

Q: How old is Gosho Aoyama?
A: He is going to be 43 years-old on 21st June [TN: 2006].

Q: For how long has Gosho Aoyama worked on Detective Conan?
A: For this, Gosho Aoyama has to ask his editor, who traveled along.
He has worked on Detective Conan since 1993.

Q: Who is the boss of the BO?
A: It's already decided and it is going to be revealed sometime.

Q: Which style of music does Gosho Aoyama prefer?
A: He doesn't listen to music very often and he prefers no particular style.

Q: Does Gosho Aoyama have some role models among other mangaka?
A: Yes, for example the famous movie director Kurosawa is one of his role models.

Q: How old was he, when he published his first manga?
A: That has to be answered by his editor as well. Gosho Aoyama was 24 years-old at that time.

Q: When did Gosho Aoyama buy his first manga?
A: When he was in kindergarten, he bought his first manga, which probably isn't known by anyone in Germany.
By the way, his father bought him "Peter Pan".

Q: Does Gosho Aoyama have contact to other mangaka?
A: He visits parties where he meets his colleagues.

Q: Would he like to visit Germany again, even if the Japanese national team doesn't play there at that time?
A: Gosho Aoyama really likes German sausages, so he would like to visit Germany again in the future.

Q: Which manga does Gosho Aoyama like to read?
A: Among other things he is a big fan of "Vagabond".

Q: Which crime story authors did inspire Gosho Aoyama the most?
A: He is a big fan of Arthur Conan Doyle and Sherlock Holmes.

Q: When did Gosho Aoyama start to draw manga?
A: He began to draw manga when he was three years old. However, those drawings could only be called scribbles.

Q: On the internet, there is a rumor that Gosho Aoyama would be on a two month-break. Is it true?
A: No, it's not. If someone would offer him such a long break, he wouldn't decline, but, alas, no one does.

Q: Is Gosho Aoyama also interested in European and US comics?
A: Yes, he is. His favorites are "Superman" and "Batman" among other things. But he also likes works from Moebius.

Q: How many persons work on the manga?
A: Gosho Aoyama works together with six assistants.

Q: Would Gosho Aoyama read and answer fan letters from Germany, if they are written in Japanese?
A: He would read them. But instead of answering each of them, he would send a new years card.

Q: To what extend is Detective Conan autobiographic?
A: From time to time, there are events of Gosho Aoyama's daily life, which are represented in the manga.

Q: Is Gosho Aoyama able to imagine one day in the life of Conan without a murder?
A: He would like to write such a story one day.

Q: Are there really as many murders as shown in Detective Conan in Japan?
A: No, thankfully not.

Q: The word is that the Japanese police has used Conan for an anti drug campaign in the past. Is it true?
A: It's true. The campaign was directed at children. Many children watch Detective Conan and while watching it catch this message.

[TN: That's it ~
I'm sorry for my bad English.
Feel free to ask if some parts do not make sense in Englisch or to correct any mistakes.
Also, my translation may not be 100 % literal all of the time since it isn't really possible at some parts with how the German sentences are worded.]

Anime 10 Year Anniversary Interview #2

Date: ?? ,2006
Published in: Yomiuri Television (YTV) website

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Source: https://reiarashi.wordpress.com/2006/09/10/aoyama-10th-anniversary-interview/

Raw:

―アニメ「名探偵コナン」が10周年を迎えましたが、振り返ってどうですか？
「長いなぁと思いますけど、僕にとってはあっという間でしたね」

―スタート当時と違いはありますか？
「（コナンの）等身が伸びていますね（笑）。やっぱり最初はかわいく３頭身くらいに描いていたんです。だんだん4等身に近くなってきましたね。実際の子供はもっと等身が長いですから」

―アニメで印象に残るエピソードは？
「『ピアノソナタ『月光』殺人事件』。漫画だと音は聴こえないじゃないですか。やっぱりアニメだと音が聴こえるのでいいなぁって感じですね。あとは佐藤刑事と高木刑事の爆弾事件のスペシャルとか…」

―アニメ化したいという話がきた時のお気持ちは？
「コナンは推理モノですから、やっぱり会話劇になるじゃないですか。アニメーションっていうのは動いて、楽しいものじゃないと受けないというのがありまして、多分アニメ化されても受けないなと思いましたね。すぐ終わるなと思っていました（笑）」

―10年続くとは思っていなかった？
「思っていなかったです。びっくりですね」

―コナンを描く上で大切にしていることは？
「アニメ化になる時、コナンを少年探偵団の（江戸川乱歩の作品の）小林少年ではなく、明智小五郎にしてくれとスタッフの皆さんに言ったんです。事件を全て上から見ている人物にしてくれと言いました」

―実際にアニメを見た感想は？
「コナン君の声はウチの嫁さん（高山みなみ）なんですけど、アニメ化になったら『やってね』って言っていましたし、声はもうバッチリイメージは合っていますね（笑）」

―コナンを描く上で難しい点は？
「難しいのは死体を描く時。あまりエグイとまずいですし、あまりちゃちいとまたそれはそれでつまらないですし、その辺のバランスが難しいですね。あまり子供向けにしちゃうと子供はやっぱり頭が良いですからね。本当に大人向けにいろいろな事を描いています」

―アニメの放送が原作に追いつく怖さは？
「僕はないですね。アニメのスタッフにオリジナルを入れて頂けるので全く気にせず描いています」

―そのアニメオリジナルの作品を見た印象は？
「漫画だと、コナン君は僕が知っている事とか、調べた事とか、誰かから聞いた事しか喋らないので、『ふぅ～ん』と思うんですけど、オリジナルは僕が知らない事を喋るので、『ほ～ぅ、お前結構頭が良いなぁ』『すごいなぁ、こんな事知っているんだ』って（笑）。そういうのはありますね」

―アニメを考えながら原作を描くことは？
「します、します。アクションのところですね。蘭の空手のシーンとか。アニメで動いた方がおもしろいですからね。サッカーを蹴るシーンとか。ほとんどアクションがありませんから」

―コナンが長い間、ファンに支持されている理由は？
「そうですね、正直よくわかんないですけど、やっぱりみんなミステリーが好きっていうことと、あとはラブコメが好きなのかなぁと思います。小さくなっちゃって好きだと言えない男の子がいて…、みたいなのが受けているのかなぁ」

―先生にとってコナンとは？
「日々の苦しみでもあり、楽しみでもある。楽しいですよ、描いていて。でも大変なんです（笑）」

―10年振り返って、どんな事が大変でしたか？
「う～ん、やっぱりセリフが多いですから、話を作るのに時間がかかっちゃいますね。皆さん、読んでいて長いなと感じると思いますけど、あれは全部書いていますから（笑）。そこが大変ですよ。字ばっかりで埋め尽くされるページもありますからね」

―他の作品と描く時間は違いますか？
「大分違いますね。『YAIBA』の頃はうまくすると4日、5日で終わっていたんですよ。コナンは１週間か１週間ちょい過ぎますから。週刊なのに（笑）。やっぱり頭使っちゃって…」

―今後何年くらい続けたいという目標は？
「もう10年という感じですから、考えていないですよ。オチは考えていますけど。オチを考えていないと伏線を張れませんからね」

―来年４月公開の映画10弾「名探偵コナン・探偵たちの鎮魂歌」とこれまでの9作品の違いは？
「違いですか…。そうですね、探偵がいっぱい出てきますね。（たくさんの探偵が描かれたポスターを見て）えっ、この人出てくるのっていうのもありますけど、結構出てきますね。１番は僕のもう１つの作品『まじっく快斗』の主人公の黒羽快斗とライバルというか、白馬探君が出てきます。平次とコナンと白馬君、スーパー高校生探偵3人が一緒になって活躍しますから」

―映画のストーリーは？
「時間制限の中でいかに事件を解決して、いかに犯行を止めるか。人質がいっぱいとられて…。あまり言えないなぁ（笑）」

―最後に視聴者へメッセージを？

「今回は映画10弾ということで10年の間に出てきた名探偵たちをほぼ全員出しました。ですから、コナンの集大成じゃないですけど、10年目のスペシャル版という事でお楽しみ下さい」

Translation:

Q: The animated version of “Detective Conan” is welcoming it’s 10 years anniversary. Looking back on these ten years, How do you feel?
Gosho: Even though that is a long time, to me… it feels like a blink of an eye.

Q: Are there any differences between now and then?
Gosho: (Conan) grew taller. *laugh* In the beginning, I was drawing him at the cute size of three head sizes. Now I’m slowly drawing him at 4 head size, because kids in real life are taller now.

Q: What’s your favorite moment in the anime?
Gosho: “The moonlight sonata case”. In the manga, there was no sound so it felt better with music in the anime. Other ones, are like the bomb case of Sato-san.

Q: How’d you feel when they decided to make an anime?
Gosho: Conan is based on logical deduction, so I thought it was better to make it into a play. As an anime, if there’s no action, if it can’t make people happy, it wouldn’t be accepted. At the time I felt even if Conan was made into an anime, it won’t be accepted so… I thought it would be over very soon *laugh*

Q: You never expected that it would last ten years?
Gosho: Never… I’m surprised myself.

Q: What’s the most important thing to take note of when drawing Conan?
Gosho: When it was made into an anime, I told the artist not to draw Conan like the edogawa detective group’s Rin-san but draw him like Kogoro, a person who looks like he’s overseeing the whole case.

Q: What do you feel when looking at the anime?
Gosho: Conan’s voice is my wife’s voice, but in the anime she’ll say “yatte ne” in a voice more fitting of her beautiful attitude *laugh*

Q: What’s hardest to draw in Conan?
Gosho: The corpse, if you draw it too scary, too ugly, or too rough… people won’t find it interesting. It’s very hard to find the balance in this area… but still fit for kids to watch because kids are really smart these days. In truth, I’ve drawn a lot of content that’s just more fitting for adults.

Q: Were you ever worried about the possibility that the anime might be more popular then the original work?
Gosho: I never worried about that before, I don’t mind the anime originals that the anime staff came up with.

Q: What do you think of the anime original?
Gosho: Conan in the Manga says only stuff that I know, stuff that I researched, and stuff that I heard and sources like that. Anime Original is different, I’ve got no idea of the plotline. Sometimes I’ll let out a “Ho~o, you’re so smart!” or “Wow, you even know things like that” remarks.

Q: Did you even think about drawing the anime and the manga at the same time?
Gosho: Of course, of course, especially when I’m drawing action scenes like Ran’s karate because if you see it in anime, it is very interesting. Like Conan’s kicking scenes. There wasn’t any sort of continuous action in the manga.

Q: The reason Conan is so loved by fans over this long period of time?
Gosho: Yeah, to tell you the truth. I’m not really clear on it. I guess it’s because everybody likes to see detective shows and drama shows. The man who was shrunk and can not confess his love, everyone seems able to embrace this.

Q: What does Conan mean to you?
Gosho: Painful days and happy days. I’m very happy when I’m drawing Conan, but at the same time… it is very tiresome *laugh*

Q: What is the most tired period within these ten years?
Gosho: Well, because there are so many lines… it took a long time to produce it. If anybody feels that the lines are too long, that’s because I wrote it that long. *laugh* This is a really tiresome work. I have a few pages full of lines in tiny letters.

Q: Compared to your other work, is the production time the same?
Gosho: It’s completely different. When I was drawing Yaiba, if I’m lucky, I can be done in 4 to 5 days. Conan needs at least 1 week or a bit more then 1 week. For a weekly published manga… I killed quite a bit of my brain cells.

Q: How many more years do you set as your goal?
Gosho: Because I’ve been drawing it for 10 years, I haven’t thought of the future. Although I have already thought of the ending, because I can’t lay the clues if I don’t have the ending.

Q: The 10th movie that’s going to premiere in April.. what’s the difference between it and the 9th film?
Gosho: It’s different, to say… there’s going to be a lot more detectives this time. (Did you see that poster with all the detectives) Yeah, even though this guy came out before, this time, he’s coming out at the same time. The other point worth mentioning is my other project “Magic Kaito”. The showdown between Kaitou and his nemesis Hakuba. Heiji, Conan and Hakuba. The joint appearance of the 3 high school detectives at the same time.

Q: The story of the movie?
Gosho: Within limited time, can the case be solved? Can the criminal be captured? The criminal will have a lot of hostages… It’s not good if I say anymore *laugh*

Q: Finally, do you have anything to say to the audience?
Gosho: This time it’s the 10th movie, so all the detectives who’ve shown up within these ten years should appear. So even though I can’t say fancy, it’s the 10 year special. Please look forward to it!

10 Year Cinema Guide interview

Date: ??, 2006
Published in: ??

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Mini Documentary: Secret of Creation

Date: December, 2006

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Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7f7SLxnVPI0
Video shows Gosho drawing File 593