Yumenosuke Tokuda

**Yumenosuke Tokuda**
**Profile**
**Gender:**
Male
**Location:**
Tokyo, Japan
**Position:**
Animation director
Key animation
**Years active:**
1979-present
**Alias:**
Teruhisa Ryu (劉 輝久)
徳田 夢ノ介
徳田 夢之助
徳田 夢ノ助
**Website:**
[Twitter account](https://x.com/nwMQYt7JLqtBOdo)
**Yumenosuke Tokuda** (徳田 夢之介 ,*Tokuda Yumenosuke*[?](/wiki/Help:Japanese "Help:Japanese")) is a Japanese animation director and key animator. 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)
* [3 Other notable works](#Other_notable_works)
+ [3.1 Anime](#Anime_2)
* [4 References](#References)
## Biography[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Yumenosuke_Tokuda&action=edit&section=1 "Edit section: Biography")]
Yumenosuke Tokuda graduated from the arts department of [Nara College of Arts](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nara_College_of_Arts "wikipedia:Nara College of Arts"), in [Kashihara](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kashihara "wikipedia:Kashihara"), Nara Prefecture. After joining [Osaka University of Arts](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osaka_University_of_Arts "wikipedia:Osaka University of Arts")'s filmmaking department, he dropped out and moved to Tokyo. He wrote a manga for Konami's Konami Magazine (コナミマガジン), which was only featured in one magazine issue. He was first active as an animator, being credited as key animation in *[Cyborg 009](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyborg_009 "wikipedia:Cyborg 009")*. His other early participations include *[Hana no Ko Lunlun](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hana_no_Ko_Lunlun "wikipedia:Hana no Ko Lunlun")*, *[Dr. Slump](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ja:Dr_Slump_(s%C3%A9rie_t%C3%A9l%C3%A9vis%C3%A9e_d%27animation,_1981) "wikipedia:ja:Dr Slump (série télévisée d'animation, 1981)")* and *[Urusei Yatsura](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Urusei_Yatsura "wikipedia:Urusei Yatsura")*. He has been regularly active since 1986. He was credited as an animation director for the first time in 1990, in anime series *[Pigmalion](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ja:%E3%83%94%E3%82%B0%E3%83%9E%E3%83%AA%E3%82%AA "wikipedia:ja:ピグマリオ")*. His artstyle has become notable for the shades and outline of the characters' mouths.
Tokuda first worked with *Detective Conan* in 1996, by becoming a key animator [episode 38](/wiki/Episode_38 "Episode 38"). He later returned in 2006, as a key animator in [Metropolitan Police Detective Love Story - Fake Wedding](/wiki/Metropolitan_Police_Detective_Love_Story_-_Fake_Wedding "Metropolitan Police Detective Love Story - Fake Wedding"). His first major contribution was in 2017, as an animation director for the 21st movie [The Crimson Love Letter](/wiki/The_Crimson_Love_Letter "The Crimson Love Letter"), being credited with [Telecom Animation Film](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Telecom_Animation_Film "wikipedia:Telecom Animation Film"). He has not been involved with the series since.
He has appeared as an extra in the 2003 live-action movie [Kamen Rider 555: Paradise Lost](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kamen_Rider_555:_Paradise_Lost "wikipedia:Kamen Rider 555: Paradise Lost"). He received 3rd place at the 2021 IMDB Anime Trending Awards in *Best in Animation* for his work in *Fire Force*[](#cite_note-1).
## Works in [Detective Conan](/wiki/Detective_Conan "Detective Conan")[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Yumenosuke_Tokuda&action=edit&section=2 "Edit section: Works in Detective Conan")]
* See [Animation directed by Yumenosuke Tokuda](/wiki/Category:Animation_directed_by_Yumenosuke_Tokuda "Category:Animation directed by Yumenosuke Tokuda")
### Anime[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Yumenosuke_Tokuda&action=edit&section=3 "Edit section: Anime")]
Participation in: **2** cases (2 episodes)
| Jpn# | Int# | Episode title | Original broadcast | Role | Note |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 38 | 39 | [Akaoni Village Fire Festival Murder Case](/wiki/Akaoni_Village_Fire_Festival_Murder_Case "Akaoni Village Fire Festival Murder Case") | November 18, 1996 | Key animation |  |
| 449 | 487-488 | [Metropolitan Police Detective Love Story - Fake Wedding](/wiki/Metropolitan_Police_Detective_Love_Story_-_Fake_Wedding "Metropolitan Police Detective Love Story - Fake Wedding") | August 21, 2006 | Key animation | 1 hour |
### Movies[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Yumenosuke_Tokuda&action=edit&section=4 "Edit section: Movies")]
Participation in: **1** movie
| Movie | Title | Original airdate | Role | Note |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 21 | [The Crimson Love Letter](/wiki/The_Crimson_Love_Letter "The Crimson Love Letter") | April 15, 2017 | Animation director, key animation |  |
## Other notable works[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Yumenosuke_Tokuda&action=edit&section=5 "Edit section: Other notable works")]
### Anime[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Yumenosuke_Tokuda&action=edit&section=6 "Edit section: Anime")]
* *Black Butler*: Animation director
* *Fire Force*: Chief animation director, animation director, key animation
* *Food Wars!*: Animation director
* *Haikyu!!*: Animation director
* *JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Stone Ocean*: Chief animation director, animation director, key animation
* *Mobile Suit Gundam*: Character animation director, animation director, key animation, 2nd key animation
* *My Hero Academia*: Animation director, key animation