Yurika Sako
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| Gender: | Female |
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| Location: | Japan |
| Position: | Animation director |
| Years active: | 2015-present |
| Website: | https://x.com/cham_cham1113 |
Yurika Sako (迫 由里香 Sako Yurika), born November 13th, is a Japanese animator. She takes part in the production of Detective Conan movies.
Biography
Yurika Sako was originally a staff member of animation studio J.C.Staff[1]. Her first work was as in-between animation in episode 5 of anime series Food Wars!: Shokugeki no Soma in 2015. She would later complete in-between animation for episodes 7, 8, 11, 13 and 14 in the series. Sako would continue as in-between animation throughout 2015 and 2016, until being credited as second key animation for the first time in 2016 for episode 12 of Lostorage incited WIXOSS. The next year, she is credited as key animation for the first time for the opening song of Schoolgirl Strikers.
After being assistant animation director for the first time in 2018 and animation director in the same year, she would become known for the speed of her drawing[1]. She lands her first major animation role in late 2018, becoming chief animation director for Million Arthur. Some time later, she quit J.C.Staff and became a freelance animator. Her first participation in Detective Conan would be in late 2023, as she becomes an animation director for movie 27, The Million-dollar Pentagram. She is an animation director for 2024's Detective Conan movie as well.
Works in Detective Conan
Movies
Participation in: 2 movies
| Movie | Title | Original airdate | Role | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 | The Million-dollar Pentagram | April 12, 2025 | Animation director, key animation | |
| 28 | One-eyed Flashback | April 18, 2025 | Technical director |
Other notable works
Anime
- A Certain Magical Index III: Key animation
- Edens Zero: Chief animation director, character design, animation director, key animation
- Fairy Tail: 100 Years Quest: Chief animation director, character design, animation director
- Food Wars! Shokugeki no Soma: Key animation, in-between animation
- Haikyu!! To The Top: 2nd key animation
- Love Live!: Animation director
- One Punch Man: Animation director, key animation
