Noriyuki Fukuda

Noriyuki Fukuda

Profile

Gender:

Male

Date of birth:

November 24, 1966 (59)

Place of birth:

Soka, Saitama Prefecture, Japan

Location:

Japan

Position:

Episode directorTechnical director
Sub-character design
Animation director
Key animation

Studio:

Studio Z5 (formerly)

Years active:

1987-present

Nicknames:

福田のりゆき

Noriyuki Fukuda (福田 紀之 ,Fukuda Noriyuki), also credited as "ふくだのりゆき", is a Japanese animator. He takes part in the production of Detective Conan anime, movies and spin-offs.

Biography

Noriyuki Fukuda graduated from the Animation Department from Chiyoda Institute of Technology. He joined Studio Z5 (スタジオZ5) in 1987. He later worked at Studio Gallop for a while, before becoming freelance animator.

He is initiator and principal for Japanese Animation Creators Association.

Fukuda joined the production of the Detective Conan anime in 1999, starting as keu animator in The Girl from the Black Organization and the University Professor Murder Case^{(ep 129)}. Between 2012 and 2017, he irregularly did key animation for the TV anime. Moreover, Fukuda was also one of the main animators for the anime Magic Kaito from 2010, im which he was responsible for animation director, sub-character design, and episode director.

Works in Detective Conan

• See Animation directed by Noriyuki Fukuda

Participation in: 2 openings

• Kimi no Namida ni Konna ni Koi Shiteru (Opening 34): Key animation
• RAISE INSIGHT (Opening 57): Technical director

Participation in: 7 movies

• The Time-Bombed Skyscraper (Movie 1): Key animation
• The Last Wizard of the Century (Movie 3): Key animation
• Quarter of Silence (Movie 15): Key animation
• Lupin III vs. Detective Conan: The Movie (Crossover movie): Animation director, Key animation
• The Fist of Blue Sapphire (Movie 23): Assistant animation director, Key animation
• The Scarlet Bullet (Movie 24): Key animation
• The Bride of Halloween (Movie 25): Key animation

Other notable works

Anime

• Detective Conan: The Culprit Hanzawa: Episode Director, Animation Director, Key Animation (Credited as "ふくだのりゆき")
• Magic Kaito: Kid the Phantom Thief: Episode Director, Animation Director, Key Animation, Sub-Character Design
• Aikatsu!: Animation Director, Key Animation
• Bakumatsu Gijinden Roman: Assistant Animation Director, Key Animation
• Garo the Animation: Episode Director, Animation Director, Key Animation
• Hajime no Ippo Rising: Storyboard, Unit Director, Animation Director, Key Animation
• Hidamari no Ki: Animation Director, Assistant Animation Director, In-Between Animation (Madhouse)

Movies

• Crayon Shin-chan: Arashi o Yobu Utau Ketsu dake Bakudan!: Key Animation
• Lupin III: The Secret of Twilight Gemini: Animation Director
• Pokémon the Movie: Volcanion and the Mechanical Marvel: Key Animation

OVAs

• Gosho Aoyama's Collection of Short Stories: Key Animation
• Baki: Chief Animation Director, Animation Director, Key Animation
• Saint Seiya: The Lost Canvas: Animation Director, Assistant Animation Director, Key Animation

References

1. Noriyuki Fukuda - KeyFrame Staff List
2. 福田紀之 - Atwiki (Japanese)
3. Anime News Network
4. Bangumi (Chinese)