Masakazu Yamazaki
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Masakazu Yamazaki
Profile
Gender:
Male
Location:
Japan
Position:
Episode director
Animation director
Assistant animation director
Design works
Key animation
Animation director
Assistant animation director
Design works
Key animation
Years active:
2002-present
Masakazu Yamazaki (山崎 正和 Yamazaki Masakazu) is a Japanese animator. He does key animation, animation director, assistant animation director, and design works in Detective Conan anime and movies. He was formerly affiliated with Studio Wanpack, and became a freelance animator when the studio got disbanded.
Biography
Masakazu Yamazaki's first involvement in the Detective Conan anime was in 2004, starting with Episode 348: Love, Ghosts, and World Heritage (Part 1). In 2009, he began to serve as a regualr key animator and animation director for Studio Wanpack. He also did the episode director work regularly starting with Episode 549: The Revolving Sushi Mystery (Part 1), and stepped down after he did episode director for Episode 602: The Devil Hidden in the Tennis Court and only did some key animation works for the studio irregularly afterwards.
In addition, from Episode 701: The Jet-Black Mystery Train (Departure) onwards, Yamazaki participated the Detective Conan anime production under the name of a freelance animator solely.
Works in Detective Conan
Anime
Participation in: 66 cases (67 episodes)
| Jpn# | Int# | Episode title | Original broadcast | Role | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 348 | 378 | Love, Ghosts, and World Heritage (Part 1) | January 26, 2004 | Key animation | |
| 387 | 421 | The Dissonance of the Stradivarius (Postlude) | February 7, 2005 | Key animation | |
| 522 | 572-573 | Shinichi's True Face and Ran's Tears | January 26, 2009 | Animation director | 1 hour |
| 526 | 577 | A Present from the True Culprit | February 23, 2009 | Animation director | |
| 532 | 583 | The Scar of First Love | May 2, 2009 | Animation director, Design works | |
| 533 | 584 | The Scar that Evokes the Past | May 9, 2009 | Design works | |
| 537 | 588 | Kaitou Kid vs. the Strongest Safe (Part 1) | June 13, 2009 | Animation director | |
| 542 | 593 | Ikkaku Rock's Disappearing Fish (Part 1) | July 25, 2009 | Animation director, Key animation | |
| 549 | 600 | The Revolving Sushi Mystery (Part 1) | October 3, 2009 | Episode director | |
| 556 | 607 | Intersection of Fear | November 21, 2009 | Episode director | |
| 562 | 613 | Rainbow Color Kidnapping | January 16, 2010 | Episode director | |
| 567 | 618 | Murderous Intent Raining on an Outdoor Spa | March 6, 2010 | Episode director, Animation director | |
| 572 | 623 | Battle of the Haunted Warehouse's Treasure (Part 2) | May 8, 2010 | Episode director, Animation director | |
| 577 | 628 | The Truth Lit Up By the Fireflies | June 19, 2010 | Episode director, Animation director | |
| 583 | 634 | Kobayashi-sensei's Love | August 14, 2010 | Episode director | |
| 591 | 642 | The House with the Aquarium | October 16, 2010 | Episode director | |
| 596 | 647 | The Alibi of the Fall | November 20, 2010 | Episode director | |
| 602 | 653 | The Devil Hidden in the Tennis Court | January 8, 2011 | Episode director, Key animation | |
| 608 | 659 | White Day of Betrayal (Part 1) | March 5, 2011 | Key animation | |
| 613 | 664 | Inubushi Castle, The Ablazed Demon Dog (Chapter of Princess) | April 30, 2011 | Key animation | |
| 701 | 753 | The Jet-Black Mystery Train (Departure) | July 13, 2013 | Key animation | |
| 707 | 759 | The Framed Great Detective | August 31, 2013 | Key animation | |
| 713 | 765 | Heiji Hattori and the Vampire Mansion (2) | October 12, 2013 | Key animation | |
| 719 | 771 | A Dispute Over a Platinum Ticket | November 23, 2013 | Key animation | |
| 721 | 773 | Fire and Water Mystery Tour (Kumamoto Part) | December 7, 2013 | Key animation | Mystery tour |
| 725 | 777 | Kaitou Kid and the Blush Mermaid (Part 2) | January 11, 2014 | Key animation | |
| 730 | 782 | The Figure That Was Too Good | February 22, 2014 | Key animation | |
| 734 | 786-787 | Jodie's Memories and the Cherry Blossom Viewing Trap | March 29, 2014 | Key animation | 1 hour |
| 739 | 792 | Kogoro in the Bar (Part 2) | May 17, 2014 | Key animation | |
| 745 | 798 | The Suspect is Makoto Kyogoku (Part 2) | July 5, 2014 | Key animation | |
| 749 | 802 | Metropolitan Police Detective Love Story 9 (Truth) | August 9, 2014 | Key animation | |
| 754 | 807 | The Tragedy of the Red Woman (Steam) | October 11, 2014 | Key animation | |
| 760 | 812 | The Romance Novel with the Unexpected Conclusion (Part 1) | November 22, 2014 | Key animation | |
| 766 | 819 | Teimuzu River Kite Flying Case (Part 2) | January 31, 2015 | Key animation | |
| 778 | 831 | Mirage of the Disappearing Angel | May 16, 2015 | Key animation | |
| 782 | 835 | The Scarlet Return | June 20, 2015 | Key animation | |
| 791 | 844 | Detective Takagi On the Run in Handcuffs | September 12, 2015 | Key animation | |
| 798 | 851 | The Moving Target | November 7, 2015 | Key animation | |
| 806 | 861 | The Ventriloquist's Illusion (Part 1) | January 23, 2016 | Key animation | |
| 812 | 867 | The Darkness of the Prefectural Police (Part 3) | March 12, 2016 | Key animation | |
| 818 | 873 | Kogoro's Pursuit of Rage (Part 1) | May 21, 2016 | Key animation | |
| 825 | 880 | The Tidal Park Comeback Case | July 16, 2016 | Key animation | |
| 832 | 887 | A Cottage Surrounded by Zombies (Part 3) | September 17, 2016 | Key animation | |
| 841 | 896 | The Rainy Bus Stop | November 26, 2016 | Key animation | |
| 847 | 902 | Chiba's Difficult UFO Case (Part 1) | January 28, 2017 | Key animation | |
| 854 | 909 | Memories from Sakura Class (Shinichi BOY) | March 25, 2017 | Animation director, Key animation | |
| 862 | 917 | Just Like a 17 Years Old Crime Scene (Part 2) | June 10, 2017 | Key animation | |
| 869 | 924 | Conan Disappeared on the Cliff (Part 1) | August 5, 2017 | Key animation | |
| 876 | 931 | The Mechanical Witness | October 7, 2017 | Key animation | |
| 882 | 937 | The Wizard of the Ripples (Part 2) | November 25, 2017 | Key animation | |
| 889 | 944 | The New Teacher's Skeleton Case (Part 1) | January 20, 2018 | Key animation | |
| 897 | 952 | The Woman with White Hands (Part 2) | March 17, 2018 | Key animation | |
| 902 | 957 | Lawyer Kisaki's SOS (Part 2) | May 19, 2018 | Key animation | |
| 909 | 964 | Mystery of the Burning Tent (Part 1) | July 28, 2018 | Key animation | |
| 916 | 971 | The Kendo Tournament of Love and Mystery (Part 1) | October 6, 2018 | Key animation | |
| 922 | 977 | The Disappeared Detective Boys | November 24, 2018 | Key animation | |
| 941 | 998 | Search for Maria-chan! (Part 1) | June 1, 2019 | Key animation | |
| 946 | 1003 | The Cursed Tears of Borgia (Part 1) | July 13, 2019 | Key animation | |
| 954 | 1011 | The Unsolved Cocktail Case (Part 3) | September 7, 2019 | Key animation | |
| 981 | 1038 | Welcome to Bocchan Restaurant (Part 1) | September 19, 2020 | Key animation | |
| 994 | 1051 | Makoto Kyogoku the Understudy (Part 2) | January 16, 2021 | Assistant animation director, Key animation | |
| 999 | 1056 | Troublesome Kindness | February 27, 2021 | Assistant animation director, Key animation | |
| 1002 | 1059 | The Beika City Shopping Center Garbage Bin Mystery | April 17, 2021 | Key animation | M24 pre-story |
| 1005 | 1062 | The 36-Cell Perfect Game (Part 3) | May 8, 2021 | Key animation | |
| 1010 | 1067 | The Idol Whose Smile Disappeared | June 19, 2021 | Key animation | |
| 1015 | 1072 | Stakeout | August 14, 2021 | Key animation | |
| 1029 | 1086 | Police Academy Arc Wild Police Story CASE. Jinpei Matsuda | December 4, 2021 | Assistant animation director, Key animation |
Openings and Endings
Participation in: 1 opening and 1 ending
| # | Song name | Original title | Role | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OP | ||||
| OP54 | YURA YURA | YURA YURA | Key animation | |
| ED | ||||
| ED38 | Tsukiyo no Itazura no Mahō | 月夜の悪戯の魔法 | Key animation | |
Movies
Participation in: 5 movies
| Movie | Title | Original airdate | Role | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 | The Fist of Blue Sapphire | April 12, 2019 | Key animation | |
| 24 | The Scarlet Bullet | April 16, 2021 | Key animation | |
| 25 | The Bride of Halloween | April 15, 2022 | Key animation | |
| 26 | Black Iron Submarine | April 14, 2023 | Key animation | |
| 27 | The Million-dollar Pentagram | April 12, 2024 | Key animation |
Specials
Participation in: 1 special
| Special | Title | Original airdate | Role | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Episode One: The Great Detective Turned Small | December 9, 2016 | Key animation |
Spin-offs
Zero's Tea Time
Participation in: 1 episode + 1 opening
| Jpn# | Episode title | Original broadcast | Role | Note | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | TIME.1 | April 5, 2022 | Key animation | ||||
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Works in Magic Kaito
Magic Kaito: Kid the Phantom Thief
Participation in: 1 episode
| Special | Episode title | Original broadcast | Role | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Kaitou Kid's Busy Date | August 6, 2011 | Key animation |
Other notable works
Anime
- Agatha Christie no Meitantei Poirot to Marple: Animation director
- Food Wars! The Third Plate: Chief animation director, Animation director, Assistant animation director, Key animation
- In Search of the Lost Future: Chief animation Director, Animation director, Key animation
- Naruto: Key animation
