Ken Araya

**Ken Araya**
**Profile**
**Gender:**
Male
**Location:**
Japan
**Position:**
Animation director
Assistant animation director
Key animation
2nd key animation
**Years active:**
1990-present
Last name possibly read "Shintani", "Shinya", "Niitani", etc.[](#cite_note-reading-1) First name possibly "Nori".
**Ken Araya** (新谷 憲 ,*Araya Ken*[?](/wiki/Help:Japanese "Help:Japanese")) is a Japanese animation director. He takes part in the production of *Detective Conan* [anime](/wiki/Anime "Anime") and [movies](/wiki/Movies "Movies").
## Contents
* [1 Biography](#Biography)
* [2 Works in Detective Conan](#Works_in_Detective_Conan)
+ [2.1 Anime](#Anime)
+ [2.2 Movies](#Movies)
+ [2.3 Specials](#Specials)
+ [2.4 Spin-offs](#Spin-offs)
- [2.4.1 The Culprit Hanzawa](#The_Culprit_Hanzawa)
* [3 Works in Magic Kaito](#Works_in_Magic_Kaito)
+ [3.1 Magic Kaito: Kid the Phantom Thief](#Magic_Kaito:_Kid_the_Phantom_Thief)
* [4 Other notable works](#Other_notable_works)
+ [4.1 Anime](#Anime_2)
* [5 References](#References)
## Biography[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Ken_Araya&action=edit&section=1 "Edit section: Biography")]
Ken Araya started animation in 1990 and became staff in *Detective Conan* for the first time in 2012 for [**Movie 16**: The Eleventh Striker](/wiki/The_Eleventh_Striker "The Eleventh Striker") - as key animation. In the *Detective Conan* anime, he first started in March 2013 in [**Episode 692**: The Evening Cherry Blossom Viewing Route on Sumida River (Part 1)](/wiki/The_Evening_Cherry_Blossom_Viewing_Route_on_Sumida_River "The Evening Cherry Blossom Viewing Route on Sumida River"), being part of the key animation group.
He first became animation director in July 2017, starting with [**Episode 867**: The Betrayal's Stage (Part 2)](/wiki/The_Betrayal%27s_Stage "The Betrayal's Stage") and is still active to this day; taking on the roles of key animation, animation director and assistant animation director alternatively. In the *Detective Conan* movies, he became assistant animation director for the first time in 2018 in [**Movie 22**: Zero the Enforcer](/wiki/Zero_the_Enforcer "Zero the Enforcer"). In 2022, Araya was animation director in four episodes of the spin-off story [Hanzawa the Criminal](/wiki/The_Culprit_Hanzawa_Season_1 "The Culprit Hanzawa Season 1").
## Works in [Detective Conan](/wiki/Detective_Conan "Detective Conan")[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Ken_Araya&action=edit&section=2 "Edit section: Works in Detective Conan")]
* See [Animation directed by Ken Araya](/wiki/Category:Animation_directed_by_Ken_Araya "Category:Animation directed by Ken Araya")
### Anime[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Ken_Araya&action=edit&section=3 "Edit section: Anime")]
Participation in: **23** cases (26 episodes)
| Jpn# | Int# | Episode title | Original broadcast | Role | Note |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 692 | 744 | [The Evening Cherry Blossom Viewing Route on Sumida River (Part 1)](/wiki/Episode_692 "Episode 692") | March 23, 2013 | Key animation |  |
| 742 | 795 | [Promise with a J-Leaguer](/wiki/Episode_742 "Episode 742") | June 14, 2014 | Key animation |  |
| 781 | 834 | [The Scarlet Intersection](/wiki/Episode_781 "Episode 781") | June 13, 2015 | Key animation |  |
| 783 | 836 | [The Scarlet Truth](/wiki/Episode_783 "Episode 783") | June 27, 2015 | Key animation |  |
| 789 | 842 | [The Queen's Weather Forecast](/wiki/Episode_789 "Episode 789") | August 15, 2015 | Key animation |  |
| 804 | 857-858 | [Conan and Ebizo's Kabuki Jūhachiban Mystery (Part 1)](/wiki/Episode_804 "Episode 804") | January 9, 2016 | Key animation | 1 hour |
| 867 | 922 | [The Betrayal's Stage (Part 2)](/wiki/Episode_867 "Episode 867") | July 22, 2017 | Animation director |  |
| 873 | 928 | [Conan and Heiji's Nue Legend (Claw)](/wiki/Episode_873 "Episode 873") | September 16, 2017 | Key animation |  |
| 907 | 962 | [The J League Bodyguard](/wiki/Episode_907 "Episode 907") | July 14, 2018 | Animation director |  |
| 923 | 978 | [A Day Without Conan](/wiki/Episode_923 "Episode 923") | December 1, 2018 | Animation director |  |
| 926 | 981 | [The Heartfelt Strap (Part 2)](/wiki/Episode_926 "Episode 926") | December 22, 2018 | Key animation |  |
| 927 | 982-983 | [The Scarlet School Trip (Bright Red Arc)](/wiki/Episode_927 "Episode 927") | January 5, 2019 | Assistant animation director, Key animation | 1 hour |
| 928 | 984-985 | [The Scarlet School Trip (Red Love Arc)](/wiki/Episode_928 "Episode 928") | January 12, 2019 | Assistant animation director, Key animation | 1 hour |
| 930 | 987 | [A Woman Standing by the Window (Part 2)](/wiki/Episode_930 "Episode 930") | February 9, 2019 | Animation director |  |
| 943 | 1000 | [The Tokyo Barls Collection](/wiki/Episode_943 "Episode 943") | June 15, 2019 | Animation director |  |
| 948 | 1005 | [The Man Crushed by a Dinosaur](/wiki/Episode_948 "Episode 948") | July 27, 2019 | Assistant animation director |  |
| 965 | 1022 | [Kaiju Gomera vs. Kamen Yaiba (Prologue)](/wiki/Episode_965 "Episode 965") | January 4, 2020 | Assistant animation director |  |
| 984 | 1041 | [Kid vs. Komei: The Targeted Lips (Part 2)](/wiki/Episode_984 "Episode 984") | October 10, 2020 | Key animation |  |
| 988 | 1045 | [The Feuding Girls](/wiki/Episode_988 "Episode 988") | November 14, 2020 | Assistant animation director, Key animation |  |
| 1018 | 1075 | [The Antique Tray Can't Be Hidden (Part 1)](/wiki/Episode_1018 "Episode 1018") | September 11, 2021 | Assistant animation director |  |
| 1020 | 1077 | [The Antique Tray Can't Be Hidden (Part 3)](/wiki/Episode_1020 "Episode 1020") | September 25, 2021 | Assistant animation director |  |
| 1079 | 1137 | [The Black Organization's Scheme (Identity)](/wiki/Episode_1079 "Episode 1079") | April 8, 2023 | Key animation |  |
| 1087 | 1145 | [The Case of Ayumi's Illustrated Diary 3](/wiki/Episode_1087 "Episode 1087") | June 17, 2023 | Key animation |  |
| 1104 | 1162 | [The True Culprit is On the Run](/wiki/Episode_1104 "Episode 1104") | November 18, 2023 | Animation director |  |
| 1114 | 1172 | [The Holed-Up Sensation](/wiki/Episode_1114 "Episode 1114") | February 10, 2024 | Animation director, Key animation |  |
| 1125 | 1183 | [The Case of Ayumi's Illustrated Diary 4](/wiki/Episode_1125 "Episode 1125") | June 1, 2024 | Animation director |  |
### Movies[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Ken_Araya&action=edit&section=4 "Edit section: Movies")]
Participation in: **13** movies
| Movie | Title | Original airdate | Role | Note |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 16 | [The Eleventh Striker](/wiki/The_Eleventh_Striker "The Eleventh Striker") | April 14, 2012 | Key animation |  |
| Crossover | [Lupin III vs. Detective Conan: The Movie](/wiki/Lupin_III_vs._Detective_Conan:_The_Movie "Lupin III vs. Detective Conan: The Movie") | December 7, 2013 | Key animation |  |
| 18 | [Dimensional Sniper](/wiki/Dimensional_Sniper "Dimensional Sniper") | April 19, 2014 | Key animation |  |
| 19 | [Sunflowers of Inferno](/wiki/Sunflowers_of_Inferno "Sunflowers of Inferno") | April 18, 2015 | Key animation |  |
| 20 | [The Darkest Nightmare](/wiki/The_Darkest_Nightmare "The Darkest Nightmare") | April 16, 2016 | Key animation |  |
| 21 | [The Crimson Love Letter](/wiki/The_Crimson_Love_Letter "The Crimson Love Letter") | April 15, 2017 | Key animation |  |
| 22 | [Zero the Enforcer](/wiki/Zero_the_Enforcer "Zero the Enforcer") | April 13, 2018 | Assistant animation director, Key animation |  |
| 23 | [The Fist of Blue Sapphire](/wiki/The_Fist_of_Blue_Sapphire "The Fist of Blue Sapphire") | April 12, 2019 | Assistant animation director, Key animation |  |
| 24 | [The Scarlet Bullet](/wiki/The_Scarlet_Bullet "The Scarlet Bullet") | April 16, 2021 | Key animation |  |
| 25 | [The Bride of Halloween](/wiki/The_Bride_of_Halloween "The Bride of Halloween") | April 15, 2022 | Key animation |  |
| 26 | [Black Iron Submarine](/wiki/Black_Iron_Submarine "Black Iron Submarine") | April 14, 2023 | Assistant animation director, Key animation |  |
| 27 | [The Million-dollar Pentagram](/wiki/The_Million-dollar_Pentagram "The Million-dollar Pentagram") | April 12, 2024 | Assistant animation director, Key animation |  |
| 28 | [One-eyed Flashback](/wiki/One-eyed_Flashback "One-eyed Flashback") | April 18, 2025 | Key animation |  |
### Specials[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Ken_Araya&action=edit&section=5 "Edit section: Specials")]
Participation in: **2** specials
| Special | Title | Original airdate | Role | Note |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 5 | [The Disappearance of Conan Edogawa: The Worst Two Days in History](/wiki/The_Disappearance_of_Conan_Edogawa:_The_Worst_Two_Days_in_History "The Disappearance of Conan Edogawa: The Worst Two Days in History") | December 26, 2014 | Key animation |  |
| 6 | [Episode One: The Great Detective Turned Small](/wiki/Episode_One:_The_Great_Detective_Turned_Small "Episode One: The Great Detective Turned Small") | December 9, 2016 | Key animation |  |
### Spin-offs[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Ken_Araya&action=edit&section=6 "Edit section: Spin-offs")]
#### [The Culprit Hanzawa](/wiki/The_Culprit_Hanzawa "The Culprit Hanzawa")[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Ken_Araya&action=edit&section=7 "Edit section: The Culprit Hanzawa")]
Participation in: **4** episodes
| Jpn# | Episode title | Original broadcast | Role | Note |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 3 | [Inescapable Hell](/wiki/Inescapable_Hell "Inescapable Hell") | October 18, 2022 | Animation director |  |
| 4 | [The Jet-Black Shower Scene](/wiki/The_Jet-Black_Shower_Scene "The Jet-Black Shower Scene") | October 25, 2022 | Animation director |  |
| 7 | [The Part-Time Workers' Requiem](/wiki/The_Part-Time_Workers%27_Requiem "The Part-Time Workers' Requiem") | November 15, 2022 | Animation director |  |
| 11 | [Oh! Fortune](/wiki/Oh!_Fortune "Oh! Fortune") | December 13, 2022 | Animation director |  |
## Works in [Magic Kaito](/wiki/Magic_Kaito "Magic Kaito")[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Ken_Araya&action=edit&section=8 "Edit section: Works in Magic Kaito")]
### [Magic Kaito: Kid the Phantom Thief](/wiki/Magic_Kaito:_Kid_the_Phantom_Thief "Magic Kaito: Kid the Phantom Thief")[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Ken_Araya&action=edit&section=9 "Edit section: Magic Kaito: Kid the Phantom Thief")]
Participation in: **7** episodes
| Special | Episode title | Original broadcast | Role | Note |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 3 | [The Princess Prefers Magic](/wiki/The_Princess_Prefers_Magic "The Princess Prefers Magic") | August 13, 2011 | Key animation, 2nd key animation |  |
| 4 | [A Witch Sheds No Tears](/wiki/A_Witch_Sheds_No_Tears "A Witch Sheds No Tears") | September 24, 2011 | Key animation, 2nd key animation |  |
| 5 | [The Fated Blue Birthday](/wiki/The_Fated_Blue_Birthday "The Fated Blue Birthday") | October 29, 2011 | Key animation |  |
| 6 | [Love on the Ski Slope on Christmas Eve](/wiki/Love_on_the_Ski_Slope_on_Christmas_Eve "Love on the Ski Slope on Christmas Eve") | December 24, 2011 | Key animation |  |
| 7 | [The Splendid Rivals](/wiki/The_Splendid_Rivals "The Splendid Rivals") | August 4, 2012 | Key animation |  |
| 9 | [The Witch, the Detective, and the Phantom Thief](/wiki/The_Witch,_the_Detective,_and_the_Phantom_Thief "The Witch, the Detective, and the Phantom Thief") | September 29, 2012 | Key animation |  |
| 10 | [The Reminiscent Golden Eye](/wiki/The_Reminiscent_Golden_Eye "The Reminiscent Golden Eye") | November 3, 2012 | Key animation |  |
## Other notable works[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Ken_Araya&action=edit&section=10 "Edit section: Other notable works")]
### Anime[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Ken_Araya&action=edit&section=11 "Edit section: Anime")]
* *Actually, I Am…* : Key animation
* *Baki* : Animation director, Key animation
* *D.Gray-man* : Key animation
* *Fist of the North Star* : Key animation
* *Lupin III* : Key animation
* *Pokémon* : Key animation
* Many more including *Anpanman*, *Chibi Maruko-chan*, *Ultraman*, etc.