Nanae Yonemoto
Assistant animation director
Key animation
2nd key animation
Nanae Yonemoto (米本 奈苗 Yonemoto Nanae) is a Japanese animation director. She takes part in the production of Detective Conan anime and movies.
Biography
Nanae Yonemoto is an animator who first started in the 1990s, being credited for the first time in episode 20 of Cutie Honey Flash, which aired in 1997, as in-between animation. She was credited for the first time as key animation in December 1998, in episode 10 of Kare Kano. She continued performing key animation for many years, only becoming animation director in 2012, for Brave 10.
She joined the Detective Conan production team in September 2010, performing key animation for episode 589. She would only be active sporadically, performing key animation again in 2015, as well as for every movie starting with movie 18 in 2014, although she performed 2nd key animation for movie 17. Returning to the production team of the anime in 2018, she is promoted animation director in episode 907. She would continue to be active throughout 2018 and 2019, with her last work being as animation director in episode 966, which aired in January 2020. This second departure is reflected by the fact that she was last credited in movie 24, of which the release was postponed to April 2021. She however came back in 2025, performing key animation for movie 28.
Works in Detective Conan
Anime
Participation in: 7 cases (7 episodes)
| Jpn# | Int# | Episode title | Original broadcast | Role | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 589 | 640 | The Worst Birthday (Part 1) | September 25, 2010 | Key animation | |
| 783 | 836 | The Scarlet Truth | June 27, 2015 | Key animation | |
| 907 | 962 | The J League Bodyguard | July 14, 2018 | Animation Director | |
| 911 | 966 | The Job Request from Inspector Megure | September 1, 2018 | Animation Director | |
| 951 | 1008 | The Whistling Bookstore 2 | August 17, 2019 | Animation Director, Key animation | |
| 955 | 1012 | The Secret of the Insect Man | September 28, 2019 | Key animation | |
| 966 | 1023 | Kaiju Gomera vs. Kamen Yaiba (Interlude) | January 11, 2020 | Animation Director |
Specials
Participation in: 1 special
| Special | Title | Original airdate | Role | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | The Disappearance of Conan Edogawa: The Worst Two Days in History | December 26, 2014 | Key animation |
Movies
Participation in: 4 movies
| Movie | Title | Original airdate | Role | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | Private Eye in the Distant Sea | April 20, 2013 | 2nd Key animation | |
| 18 | Dimensional Sniper | April 19, 2014 | Key animation | |
| 19 | Sunflowers of Inferno | April 18, 2015 | Key animation | |
| 20 | The Darkest Nightmare | April 16, 2016 | Key animation | |
| 21 | The Crimson Love Letter | April 15, 2017 | Key animation | |
| 22 | Zero the Enforcer | April 13, 2018 | Key animation | |
| 23 | The Fist of Blue Sapphire | April 12, 2019 | Assistant animation director, Key animation | |
| 24 | The Scarlet Bullet | April 16, 2021 | Key animation | |
| 28 | One-eyed Flashback | April 18, 2025 | Key animation |
Other notable works
Anime
- Adachi and Shimamura: Chief Animation Director, Animation Director, Key Animation
- The Birth of Kitaro: The Mystery of GeGeGe: Animation Director, Key Animation
- Brave10: Animation Director, Key Animation
- Dragon Quest: The Adventure of Dai: Animation Director, 2nd Key Animation, Key Animation
- Fruits Basket: Animation Director
- How NOT to Summon a Demon Lord Omega: Chief Animation Director
- Lupin the 3rd: Princess of the Breeze!: Animation Director
- Mashin Eiyūden Wataru Shichi Tamashii no Ryūjinmaru: Character Animation Director, Key Animation
- Mashin Sōzōden Wataru: Animation Director, 2nd Key Animation, Key Animation
- The Pilot's Love Song: 2nd Key Animation, Key Animation
- Yowamushi Pedal: Animation Director, Assistant Animation Director, Key Animation
- Yowamushi Pedal Grande Road: Key Animation
- Young Black Jack: 2nd Key Animation