Masahiro Hosoda

**Masahiro Hosoda**
**Profile**
**Gender:**
Male
**Date of birth:**
July 23, 1961[](#cite_note-toei-1)
**Place of birth:**
Saitama Prefecture, Japan[](#cite_note-toei-1)
**Position:**
Storyboard
Episode directorTechnical director
**Studio:**
[Toei Animation](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toei_Animation "wikipedia:Toei Animation")
**Years active:**
1982-present
**Alias:**
ほそだ まさひろ
**Masahiro Hosoda** (細田 雅弘 ,*Hosoda Masahiro*[?](/wiki/Help:Japanese "Help:Japanese")) is a Japanese technical director. 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=Masahiro_Hosoda&action=edit&section=1 "Edit section: Biography")]
In 1982, Masahiro Hosoda joined [Toei Animation](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toei_Animation "wikipedia:Toei Animation") (東映アニメーション)[](#cite_note-toei-1)[](#cite_note-okwave-2). At that time around, he took up the tutelage of [Kozo Morishita](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ja:%E6%A3%AE%E4%B8%8B%E5%AD%9D%E4%B8%89 "wikipedia:ja:森下孝三") (森下 孝三)[](#cite_note-okwave-2). Later, in 1984, Hosoda became an episode director for the first time by directing the 30th episode of *[Video Warrior Laserion](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Video_Warrior_Laserion "wikipedia:Video Warrior Laserion")* (ビデオ戦士レザリオン). Thereafter, he constantly served as scoreboard artist, technical director, and even series director under Toei Animation works.
In 2013, his directed movie of Dragon Ball titled *[Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dragon_Ball_Z:_Battle_of_Gods "wikipedia:Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods")* (ドラゴンボールZ 神と神) grossed 2.99 billion yen[](#cite_note-movie-3).
In the *Detective Conan* anime, Hosoda joined the production in 2004, starting with storyboard work of [**Episode 357**: Sweetheart is an Illusion of Spring](/wiki/Sweetheart_is_an_Illusion_of_Spring "Sweetheart is an Illusion of Spring"); in 2008 he quit the production team after directing [**Episode 520**: Red Wine Indictment](/wiki/Red_Wine_Indictment "Red Wine Indictment") and has not returned yet.
## Works in [Detective Conan](/wiki/Detective_Conan "Detective Conan")[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Masahiro_Hosoda&action=edit&section=2 "Edit section: Works in Detective Conan")]
### Anime[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Masahiro_Hosoda&action=edit&section=3 "Edit section: Anime")]
Participation in: **6** cases (7 episodes)
| Jpn# | Int# | Episode title | Original broadcast | Role | Note |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 357 | 388 | [Sweetheart is an Illusion of Spring](/wiki/Sweetheart_is_an_Illusion_of_Spring "Sweetheart is an Illusion of Spring") | April 26, 2004 | Storyboard |  |
| 476 | 516 | [Genta's Certain Kill Shot (Part 1)](/wiki/Genta%27s_Certain_Kill_Shot "Genta's Certain Kill Shot") | June 25, 2007 | Episode director |  |
| 497 | 544 | [Clash of Red and Black (Awakening)](/wiki/Clash_of_Red_and_Black "Clash of Red and Black") | February 25, 2008 | Episode director |  |
| 501 | 548 | [Clash of Red and Black (Suspicion)](/wiki/Clash_of_Red_and_Black "Clash of Red and Black") | April 14, 2008 | Episode director |  |
| 507 | 554 | [The Blind Spot in the Karaoke Box (Part 1)](/wiki/The_Blind_Spot_in_the_Karaoke_Box "The Blind Spot in the Karaoke Box") | June 30, 2008 | Episode director |  |
| 512 | 559 | [The Broken Horoscope](/wiki/The_Broken_Horoscope "The Broken Horoscope") | August 11, 2008 | Episode director |  |
| 520 | 569 | [Red Wine Indictment](/wiki/Red_Wine_Indictment "Red Wine Indictment") | December 15, 2008 | Episode director |  |
## Other notable works[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Masahiro_Hosoda&action=edit&section=4 "Edit section: Other notable works")]
### Anime[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Masahiro_Hosoda&action=edit&section=5 "Edit section: Anime")]
* *Ai to Yūki no Pig Girl Tonde Būrin*: Storyboard, Episode director
* *Beet the Vandel Buster*: Storyboard, Episode director
* *BOFURI: I Don't Want to Get Hurt, so I'll Max Out My Defense. S1 + S2*: Storyboard, Episode director
* *Dragon Ball Z*: Episode director
* *The File of Young Kindaichi*: Storyboard, Episode director
* *Gaiking: Legend of Daikū-maryū* (2005): Chief director, Storyboard, Episode director
* *Hunter X Hunter* (1999): Storyboard, Episode director
* *Nangoku Shounen Papuwa-kun*: Director, Storyboard, Episode director
* *Naruto Shippūden*: Storyboard
* *One Piece* (1999): Storyboard, Episode director
* *Saint Seiya*: Storyboard, Episode director