Future Boy Conan
Kondō was born in Gosen, Niigata Prefecture, Japan on March 31, 1950. He entered Niigata Prefectural Muramatsu High School in April, 1965, where he was a member of the art club. His senpai was the future manga artist Kimio Yanagisawa. In April, 1968, he moved to Tokyo after graduating from high school, where he entered Tokyo Design College's animation department. On October 1, 1968, he began working at A Production (formerly Shin'ei Dōga), participating in the production of such shows as "Kyojin no Hoshi" and "Lupin III". Kondo moved to Nippon Animation in June 1978, participating in the production of such shows as "Future Boy Conan" and "Anne of Green Gables".