Chiharu Mukai
Key animation
Chiharu Mukai (迎 千葉瑠 Mukai Chiharu) is a Japanese animation director. She takes part in the production of Detective Conan anime.
Biography
Chiharu Mukai is affiliated with Azeta Pictures. She was first active in 2018, being credited as 2nd key animator and key animator in three episodes from Bakutsuri Bar Hunter. In 2019, she was promoted to animation director in anime Dr. STONE (produced by TMS Entertainment) and has remained active in that role ever since.
Mukai was first credited as key animator in Detective Conan in the same year, working under episodes done by Azeta Pictures. In 2020, namely starting with Episode 992: Murder at the Townhouse Café, she would start to perform animation direction.
In 2021, after working on Episode 1006: Who Poisoned the Victim, she would stop being involved with the anime production team and transition to Azeta Pictures' other projects outside of Detective Conan.
Works in Detective Conan
Anime
Participation in: 13 cases (13 episodes)
| Jpn# | Int# | Episode title | Original broadcast | Role | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 929 | 986 | A Woman Standing by the Window (Part 1) | February 2, 2019 | Key animation | |
| 935 | 992 | The Fortuneteller and the Three Customers | March 23, 2019 | Key animation | |
| 940 | 997 | The Missing Girlfriend | May 11, 2019 | Key animation | |
| 943 | 1000 | The Tokyo Barls Collection | June 15, 2019 | Key animation | |
| 950 | 1007 | The Radio Questions and Concerns Show (Solution Arc) | August 10, 2019 | Key animation | |
| 956 | 1013 | The Mystery-Solving Water Taxi (Part 1) | October 12, 2019 | Key animation | |
| 960 | 1017 | Miss Lonely and the Detective Boys | November 23, 2019 | Key animation | |
| 970 | 1027 | The Young Kaga Lady's Mystery Tour (Part 2) | February 22, 2020 | Key animation | Mystery tour |
| 975 | 1032 | The Secret of the Search for his Wife | July 4, 2020 | Key animation | |
| 980 | 1037 | An Encouragement of the Perfect Crime | September 5, 2020 | Key animation | |
| 992 | 1049 | Murder at the Townhouse Café | December 26, 2020 | Animation director | |
| 998 | 1055 | The Frying Pan of Hatred | February 20, 2021 | Animation director | |
| 1006 | 1063 | Who Poisoned the Victim | May 15, 2021 | Animation director, Key animation |
Other notable works
Anime
- Dr. Stone: Animation director
- I’ve Been Killing Slimes for 300 Years and Maxed Out My Level: Animation director
- Kingdom 3: Animation director