Shuichi Hirokawa

**Hirokawa Shuichi**
**Profile**
**Gender:**
Male
**Date of birth:**
February 8, 1955
**Date of death:**
August 20, 2012 *(57)*
**Place of death:**
Nerima, Tokyo Metropolis, Japan
**Position:**
Organizer
Storyboard
**Years active:**
1972-2012
**Alias:**
広川和之
中村亮之介
**Website:**
[X Account](https://x.com/shoeichi)
**Shuichi Hirokawa** (廣川 集一 ,*Hirokawa Shuichi*[?](/wiki/Help:Japanese "Help:Japanese"), February 8, 1955 – August 20, 2012) is a Japanese animator. He takes part in the production of *Detective Conan* [anime](/wiki/Anime "Anime").
## Contents
* [1 Biography](#Biography)
* [2 Works in Detective Conan](#Works_in_Detective_Conan)
+ [2.1 Anime](#Anime)
* [3 Other notable works](#Other_notable_works)
+ [3.1 Anime](#Anime_2)
* [4 References](#References)
## Biography[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Shuichi_Hirokawa&action=edit&section=1 "Edit section: Biography")]
Shuichi Hirokawa debuted as production advancement in 1972 by virtue of the animation work *[Mazinger Z](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mazinger_Z "wikipedia:Mazinger Z")* (マジンガーZ). Under the pseudonym **Kazuyuki Hirokawa** (広川 和之 ,*Hirokawa Kazuyuki*[?](/wiki/Help:Japanese "Help:Japanese")), he directed *[Lensman](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lensman_series "wikipedia:Lensman series")* (レンズマン).
On August 20, 2012, Hirokawa was found deceased on the street in [Nerima](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nerima "wikipedia:Nerima") of Tokyo[](#cite_note-depart-1). Before he passed away at 57 years old, he was yet responsible for serving as storyboard artist and episode director for the 45th episode of anime *[Inazuma Eleven GO](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inazuma_Eleven_GO_season_1 "wikipedia:Inazuma Eleven GO season 1")* (イナズマイレブンGO), thus have become his posthumous. According to his X and Facebook posts during lifetime, he was a rather kind-hearted person; hence, when the news of his death was announced on X, staff who knew him such as Sato Chiharu (佐藤 千春), along with the fans of his directed movie *[Space Warrior Baldios](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_Warrior_Baldios "wikipedia:Space Warrior Baldios")* (宇宙戦士バルディオス), expressed their condolences for his sudden passing.
## Works in [Detective Conan](/wiki/Detective_Conan "Detective Conan")[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Shuichi_Hirokawa&action=edit&section=2 "Edit section: Works in Detective Conan")]
### Anime[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Shuichi_Hirokawa&action=edit&section=3 "Edit section: Anime")]
Participation in: **1** case (1 episode)
| Jpn# | Int# | Episode title | Original broadcast | Role | Note |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 285 | 307 | [Chinatown Deja Vu in the Rain (Part 2)](/wiki/Chinatown_Deja_Vu_in_the_Rain "Chinatown Deja Vu in the Rain") | July 8, 2002 | Organizer, Storyboard |  |
## Other notable works[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Shuichi_Hirokawa&action=edit&section=4 "Edit section: Other notable works")]
### Anime[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Shuichi_Hirokawa&action=edit&section=5 "Edit section: Anime")]
* *Beet the Vandel Buster*: Storyboard, Episode director
* *Kimi ga Aruji de Shitsuji ga Ore de*: Storyboard, Episode director
* *The New Adventures of Maya the Honeybee*: Storyboard, Episode director
* *Fighting General Daimos*: Storyboard, Episode director
* *Shin Tetsujin 28* (1980): Storyboard, Episode director
* *Lupin III: Part III*: Storyboard