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| Atsushi Aono | |
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| Gender: | Male |
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| Date of birth: | July 12, 1964 |
| Place of birth: | Muroran, Hokkaido, Japan |
| Location: | Tokyo Metropolis, Japan |
| Nicknames: | 青野厚志 |
Atsushi Aono (青野 厚司 Aono Atsushi), born July 12, 1964, is a Japanese animation director and freelance animator from Hokkaido. He is exceedingly well-known for his participation in Detective Conan, as well as his delicate drawings for Ai Haibara; even the author Gosho Aoyama took the name "Atsushi" as the name for Haibara's father in the manga as a sort of tribute.
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Biography
Aono is a freelance animator, and his hobbies are related to cameras, model trains, tokusatsus etc. He made his debut as an in-between animator in 1985, via the anime Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam (機動戦士Ζガンダム); and first served as animation director in 1989 within the anime Madö King Granzört (魔動王グランゾート). Since then, he has been involved in several major new animation works, until the present.
Nowadays, he mainly works for short-running series, and mostly with animation done by Bones (株式会社ボンズ) and Brain's Base (ブレインズ・ベース).
Works in Detective Conan
Just like other veteran staff, Aono joined the production of the Detective Conan anime in the first year the anime began to broadcast - as animation director for the fifth episode The Shinkansen's Bomb Case. Thereafter, he kept active within the production team and constantly did key animation and animation direction in several episodes. In the beginning, his work was not that noticeable, yet after some time, he started to craft his personal style (especially when the new millennium began). During the first half of 2001, Aono's drawing style increased drastically and reached its splendor - examples include the Haibara with the red hoodie in the 2nd part of The Mysterious Passenger. Most of the frames corrected/drawn by him were memorable since they were mostly close to the original manga style, and in great proportion. Another thing worth mentioning, is that in the case of Hooligan's Labyrinth, Aono was responsible for the animation correction for both two parts, this is extremely rare in the Detective Conan anime.
Nonetheless, after several years, the style of the manga has changed, and the anime character design has changed as well. Aono's peculiar style for drawing Detective Conan characters was far off the anime character design (despite undergoing the change from celluloid conventional production to digital production; the alteration in colour design and character design in Masato Sato era). Aono eventually terminated the long-term cooperation with the Detective Conan production team after 2005, after finishing the animation direction for the 1st part of Conan and Heiji's Deduction Magic. After that, he only served as the chief animation director for OVA7 A Challenge from Agasa! Agasa vs. Conan and the Detective Boys.
It was not until 2015 that he merely returned to the Detective Conan anime and did key animation for episode 783 (The Scarlet Truth). And surprisingly, in 2018, Atsushi Aono, was back in the anime and served as animation director after entirely 14 years. The reason behind it was to "return a favour" (there was an episode in the sixth season of anime Natsume's Book of Friends (夏目友人帳) that was outsourced to V1 Studio). As a result, Studio Shuka requested Aono to temporarily take over the job for the 2nd part of The New Teacher's Skeleton Case. During that episode, Aono worked with Seiji Muta and Masatomo Sudo, and the huge difference between them and Aono can be seen, which also implied that Aono's style might not be as befitting as the current anime character design anymore.
| Jpn# | Int# | Episode title | Original broadcast | Role | Note |
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| 5 | 5 | The Shinkansen's Bomb Case | February 5, 1996 | Animation director | |
| 10 | 10 | The Intimidation of the Pro Soccer Player | March 11, 1996 | Animation director | |
| 13 | 14 | The Strange Kidnapping Murder Case | April 22, 1996 | Animation director | |
| 18 | 19 | The June Bride Murder Case | June 3, 1996 | Animation director | |
| 24 | 25 | The Mysterious Beauty Memory Loss Case | July 15, 1996 | Animation director | |
| 29 | 30 | The Computer Murder Case | August 19, 1996 | Animation director | |
| 36 | 37 | The Monday 7:30 p.m. Murder Case | November 4, 1996 | Animation director | |
| 41 | 42 | The Case of the Cutting Off the Winning Flag | December 9, 1996 | Animation director | |
| 46 | 47 | The Snowy Mountain Lodge Murder Case | February 3, 1997 | Animation director | |
| 59 | 61 | The First Locked Room Murder Case | May 19, 1997 | Animation director | |
| 64 | 66 | The Third Fingerprint Murder Case | June 23, 1997 | Animation director | |
| 71 | 73 | The Stalker Murder Case | August 11, 1997 | Animation director | |
| 75 | 77 | The President of the Finance Company Murder Case | September 8, 1997 | Animation director | |
| 79 | 82 | The Bank Robbery Murder Case | November 3, 1997 | Animation director | |
| 83 | 86 | The General Hospital Murder Case | December 1, 1997 | Animation director | |
| 90 | 93 | The Fragrance Murder Case | February 9, 1998 | Animation director | |
| 94 | 97 | The Snow Woman Legend Murder Case | March 9, 1998 | Animation director | |
| 102 | 108 | The Historical Actor Murder Case (Part 1) | May 25, 1998 | Animation director | |
| 106 | 112 | The Exclusive Photo Murder Case | June 22, 1998 | Animation director | |
| 112 | 118 | The Teitan Elementary School's Seven Wonders Case | August 10, 1998 | Animation director | |
| 116 | 122 | The Disappearance of the Famous Author Case (Part 1) | September 7, 1998 | Animation director | |
| 120 | 127 | The Honey Cocktail Murder Case | October 19, 1998 | Animation director | |
| 126 | 133 | The Traveling Troupe Murder Case (Part 1) | November 30, 1998 | Animation director | |
| 137 | 147 | The Blue Castle Exploration Case (Part 2) | March 1, 1999 | Animation director | |
| 144 | 154 | Departure at Ueno for the Third Fingerprint (Part 1) | May 10, 1999 | Animation director | |
| 158 | 168 | The Silent Cleft | August 23, 1999 | Animation director | |
| 164 | 175 | The Secret of the Moon, the Star, and the Sun (Part 2) | October 18, 1999 | Animation director | |
| 170 | 181 | The Blind Spot in the Darkness (Part 1) | November 29, 1999 | Animation director | |
| 177 | 191 | Reunion with the Black Organization (Conan Arc) | January 24, 2000 | Animation director | |
| 184 | 198-199 | The Cursed Mask Coldly Laughs | March 13, 2000 | Animation director | 1 hour |
| 189 | 204 | The Life-Threatening Revival Wounded Great Detective | May 8, 2000 | Animation director | |
| 198 | 213 | The Trap of the Super Car (Part 2) | July 10, 2000 | Animation director | |
| 208 | 223-224 | The Entrance to the Maze Giant Statue's Rage | October 9, 2000 | Animation director | 1 hour |
| 216 | 232 | Revenge in the Forbidden Sea (Part 2) | December 4, 2000 | Animation director | |
| 223 | 242 | The Mermaid Disappearance Case (Deduction Arc) | February 5, 2001 | Animation director | |
| 228 | 247 | The Hidden Murder Classroom of Pottery (Part 1) | March 12, 2001 | Animation director | |
| 228 | 247 | A Pottery Classroom with Hidden Murderous Intent (Part 1) | March 12, 2001 | Animation director | |
| 231 | 250 | Mysterious Passenger (Part 2) | April 23, 2001 | Animation director | |
| 235 | 254 | Wine Cellar Locked Room | May 28, 2001 | Animation director | |
| 240 | 259 | Shinkansen Escort Incident (Part 1) | July 2, 2001 | Animation director | |
| 241 | 260 | Shinkansen Escort Incident (Part 2) | July 9, 2001 | Animation director | |
| 246 | 265 | Net Trap (Part 1) | August 13, 2001 | Animation director | |
| 251 | 270 | Tragedy at OK Corral | September 17, 2001 | Animation director | |
| 256 | 275 | Matsue Tamatsukuri 14 Round Knockout (Part 2) | November 5, 2001 | Animation director | Mystery tour |
| 260 | 279 | Shaking Restaurant | December 3, 2001 | Assistant animation director | |
| 262 | 281 | Snowy Night's Terrifying Legend (Part 2) | December 17, 2001 | Animation director | |
| 264 | 286 | Courtroom Confrontation: Kisaki VS Kujo (Part 1) | January 14, 2002 | Animation director | |
| 268 | 290 | Valentine Murder Case (Conclusion) | February 11, 2002 | Animation director | |
| 270 | 292 | Remnants of the Crime (Part 2) | March 4, 2002 | Animation director | |
| 274 | 296 | Truth of the Haunted House (Part 1) | April 15, 2002 | Animation director | |
| 279 | 301 | Football Thug Case (Part 1) | May 27, 2002 | Animation director | |
| 280 | 302 | Football Thug Case (Part 2) | June 3, 2002 | Animation director | |
| 284 | 306 | Chinatown, Rainy Night and the Sealed Room (Part 1) | July 1, 2002 | Animation director | |
| 289 | 311 | Heiji Hattori's Forest of Deduction (Part 1) | August 5, 2002 | Animation director | |
| 295 | 317 | Love and Death: Final Diagnosis (Part 2) | September 16, 2002 | Animation director | |
| 298 | 320 | Courtroom Confrontation II: Kisaki VS Kujou (Part 2) | October 28, 2002 | Animation director | |
| 301 | 323 | Malice and the Saint's Parade (Part 1) | November 25, 2002 | Animation director | |
| 304 | 326-329 | The Shaking Metropolitan Police Department: 12 Million Hostages | January 6, 2003 | Animation director | |
| 313 | 338 | The Sunset-Faded Daughter's Festival Puppet (Part 2) | March 10, 2003 | Animation director | |
| 320 | 345 | Ninja Art: The Art of Releasing Inconspicuous Witnesses | May 19, 2003 | Animation director | |
| 325 | 350 | The Scarlet Horse Within the Flames (Incident Part) | June 23, 2003 | Animation director | |
| 331 | 356 | The Dissonance of the Warring Flames (Part 1) | August 11, 2003 | Animation director | |
| 337 | 362 | Inside the Locked Room Toilet | October 13, 2003 | Animation director | |
| 341 | 366 | The Secret Hidden in the Bathroom (Part 2) | November 10, 2003 | Animation director | |
| 342 | 367-368 | Bride of Hounds Castle | November 17, 2003 | Animation director | |
| 345 | 371-375 | Confrontation with the Black Organization: The Night in the Full Moon Sky | January 5, 2004 | Animation director | |
| 347 | 377 | Search for the Stamp on the Butt (Part 2) | January 19, 2004 | Animation director | |
| 351 | 381 | Forgotten Cell Phone (Part 2) | February 16, 2004 | Animation director | |
| 356 | 386-387 | Kaito Kuroba's Miraculous Midair Walk | April 12, 2004 | Animation director | |
| 362 | 393 | Teitan High School's Ghost Story (Part 2) | May 31, 2004 | Animation director | |
| 368 | 399 | The Mansion of Death Weeps | July 26, 2004 | Key Animation, Animation director | |
| 376 | 407 | Deadline is 15:00! | November 1, 2004 | Key Animation, Animation director | |
| 385 | 419 | Stradivarius Concerto of Darkness (Prelude) | January 24, 2005 | Animation director | |
| 390 | 424 | Detective Boys Love Story 6 (Part 1) | February 28, 2005 | Animation director | |
| 397 | 431 | Spicy and Bitter Sweet Juice | May 9, 2005 | Animation director | |
| 402 | 436 | Jewelry Thief Caught in the Act (Part 2) | June 13, 2005 | Animation director | |
| 404 | 438 | The Unbelievable Angel's Mansion (Part 2) | June 27, 2005 | Animation director | |
| 406 | 440 | Conan and Hattori's Magic Show (Mechanism Arc) | July 11, 2005 | Animation director | Concluded regular direction |
| 783 | 836 | Crimson Truth | June 27, 2015 | Key animation | |
| 890 | 945 | The Skeleton Case of the New Teacher (Part 2) | January 27, 2018 | Animation director | Brief return |
Participation in: 1 ending
- Aoi Aoi Kono Hoshi ni (Ending 13): Key animation
Participation in: 5 movies
- Countdown to Heaven (Movie 5): Key animation
- Magician of the Silver Sky (Movie 8): Key animation
- Strategy Above the Depths (Movie 9): Key animation
- Sunflowers of Inferno (Movie 19): Key animation
- The Darkest Nightmare (Movie 20): Key animation
Participation in: 2 OVAs
- Conan vs. Kid vs. Yaiba - The Grand Battle for the Treasure Sword!! (OVA 1): Character deign, Animation director
- A Challenge from Agasa! Agasa vs. Conan and the Detective Boys (OVA 7): Chief animation director
Participation in: 1 game
- Detective Conan: The Great Deduction of Three People (2000): Animation director
Gallery
Episode 189
Episode 231
Episode 279
Episode 313
Episode 890
Other notable works
Anime
- Ah! My Goddess: The Movie: Key animation
- Baccano!: Animation director
- Cardcaptor Sakura Movie 2: The Sealed Card: Key animation
- Durarara!!: Animation director, Assistant animation director, Key animation
- Great Teacher Onizuka: Key animation
- Last Order Final Fantasy VII: Key animation
- Macross Plus: Animation director
- Steamboy: Key animation
- Vermeil in Gold: Chief animation director
See also
References
- Page partially or completely translated from the Chinese version of August 13th, 2023.
- Twitter Account (Japanese)
- 青野厚司 - Wikipedia (Japanese)
- Anime News Network
