Nobuo Ogizawa

**Nobuo Ogizawa**
**Profile**
**Gender:**
Male
**Date of birth:**
November 29, 1956 *(69)*
**Place of birth:**
Hokkaido, Japan
**Location:**
Tokyo Metropolis, Japan
**Position:**
Screenplay
**Years active:**
1987-present
**Alias:**
扇沢延男
**Nobuo Ogizawa** (扇澤 延男 ,*Ōgizawa Nobuo*[?](/wiki/Help:Japanese "Help:Japanese")), born November 29, 1956, is a Japanese screenplay writer from Hokkaido. He is best known for his work on episodes of the anime *[Detective Conan](/wiki/Detective_Conan "Detective Conan")*. He also had used the name "扇沢延男" in some occasions, which has character *sawa* being the modern version.
He currently has the highest number of *Detective Conan* TV original cases written, despite his absence from production of Detective Conan in 2008, 2010, 2011, and 2012.
## Contents
* [1 Biography](#Biography)
* [2 Style analysis](#Style_analysis)
* [3 Scenarios written](#Scenarios_written)
* [4 Other notable works](#Other_notable_works)
+ [4.1 Anime](#Anime)
+ [4.2 Tokusatsus](#Tokusatsus)
* [5 See also](#See_also)
* [6 References](#References)
## Biography[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Nobuo_Ogizawa&action=edit&section=1 "Edit section: Biography")]
He graduated from [Waseda University Second Faculty of Literature](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waseda_University "wikipedia:Waseda University") (早稲田大学第二文学部)[](#cite_note-university-1). In early years, he studied under the famous screenwriter [Narito Kaneko](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ja:%E9%87%91%E5%AD%90%E6%88%90%E4%BA%BA "wikipedia:ja:金子成人") (金子 成人). Initially working in [TV Asah](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TV_Asah "wikipedia:TV Asah") for planning work, later, under the recommendation of the producer Akira Koseki (小関 明), he got involved in the screenwriting of the tokusatsu *[Choujinki Metalder](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Choujinki_Metalder "wikipedia:Choujinki Metalder")* (超人機メタルダー)[](#cite_note-tokusatsu-2), he was responsible for the screenplay of the 11th and the 27th episodes. After that, he joined [KANOX](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ja:%E3%82%AB%E3%83%8E%E3%83%83%E3%82%AF%E3%82%B9 "wikipedia:ja:カノックス") (株式会社カノックス), a company led by [Mitsuhiko Kuze](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ja:%E4%B9%85%E4%B8%96%E5%85%89%E5%BD%A6 "wikipedia:ja:久世光彦") (久世 光彦), and while working on one-hour dramas and nine monthly dramas, he also worked on many genres such as special programmes for children and detective dramas.
By looking at the genealogy, Ogizawa is the grandchild of the renowned screenwriter, [So Kuramoto](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S%C5%8D_Kuramoto "wikipedia:Sō Kuramoto") (山谷 馨). As time went by, along with his hard-working efforts, he became a lecturer at [Writers' Guild of Japan](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ja:%E6%97%A5%E6%9C%AC%E8%84%9A%E6%9C%AC%E5%AE%B6%E9%80%A3%E7%9B%9F "wikipedia:ja:日本脚本家連盟") (日本脚本家連盟)[](#cite_note-writers-guild-3), and he also got involved in the "screenplay writer training course" run by [TMS Entertainment](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TMS_Entertainment "wikipedia:TMS Entertainment"). Ogizawa has been dedicated to the specialisation of the "Metal Hero series" for many years. He also met another highly productive *Detective Conan* anime script writer, [Junichi Miyashita](/wiki/Junichi_Miyashita "Junichi Miyashita") while he was involved in the production of these TV dramas[](#cite_note-interview-4). However, after the last work, *Moero!! Robocon* (燃えろ!!ロボコン) in 2000, Ogizawa mainly focused on anime and two-hour dramas afterwards. In 2018, Ogizawa published his novel *Did You Stop By?* (寄ってたかって), just in the same period as Miyashita, and was also published by Shinnami Publishing[](#cite_note-novel-5)[](#cite_note-novel-2-6).
## Style analysis[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Nobuo_Ogizawa&action=edit&section=2 "Edit section: Style analysis")]
In the overall view, Ogizawa's scripts written in the *Detective Conan* anime have a variety of styles, in terms of the schools of deduction: Honkaku deduction (本格派推理); Shinhonkaku deduction (新本格派推理); Shakai deduction (社会派推理); and even comedy light deduction (バカミステリー). Incidentally, he also had written a case with Anti-Mystery (アンチ・ミステリー), [Rondo in Bad Company](/wiki/Rondo_in_Bad_Company "Rondo in Bad Company"), which is quite an unpopular school. Unlike other *Detective Conan* screenwriters, the quality of his TV original scripts varies a lot, some can be exceedingly outstanding, some can be mediocre, and some can even break the bottom line of the TV original cases' quality.
The scripts he wrote for the *Detective Conan* anime mainly focus on alibis and testimonies, which is quite traditional. But he sometimes also writes nonsensical comedy stories, such as his first work in the anime [The Man Who Was Killed Four Times](/wiki/The_Man_Who_Was_Killed_Four_Times "The Man Who Was Killed Four Times"), as well as [The Secret of the High Sales](/wiki/The_Secret_of_the_High_Sales "The Secret of the High Sales"). Most of his cases reveal tragedy, corruption, and household ethics. Ogizawa's forte is depicting the emotions within some of the characters and stimulating a sorrowful atmosphere, which manifests a tragedy story. Most of his cases, such as [Sweetheart is an Illusion of Spring](/wiki/Sweetheart_is_an_Illusion_of_Spring "Sweetheart is an Illusion of Spring"), [The Man Obstructed by the Steel Frame](/wiki/The_Man_Obstructed_by_the_Steel_Frame "The Man Obstructed by the Steel Frame"), and [The Vanished Policeman](/wiki/The_Vanished_Policeman "The Vanished Policeman") don't contain ingenious deductions or rigorous logics, but all focus on the tragic stories behind the case. Furthermore, he is also good at narrating a story; therefore, his scripts usually have frivolous deductions.
The criminal X paying homage to the novel *The Tragedy of X*.
Meanwhile, Ogizawa is also a big fan of mystery, judging by the scripts written in *Detective Conan*. A lot of his scripts contain numerous tributes to those renowned mystery works and authors. For example, the titles of [The Man Who Was Killed Four Times](/wiki/The_Man_Who_Was_Killed_Four_Times "The Man Who Was Killed Four Times") (四回殺された男) from 2000 and [The Man Who Died Twice](/wiki/The_Man_Who_Died_Twice "The Man Who Died Twice") (二度死んだ男) from 2016 all paid homage to a novel written by [Yasuhiko Nishizawa](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ja:%E8%A5%BF%E6%BE%A4%E4%BF%9D%E5%BD%A6 "wikipedia:ja:西澤保彦") (西澤 保彦), *The Man Who Died Seven Times* (七回死んだ男). Furthermore, his work [The Secret of the High Sales](/wiki/The_Secret_of_the_High_Sales "The Secret of the High Sales") possesses a strong element of *[Red-Headed League](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Red-Headed_League "wikipedia:The Red-Headed League")*, which is a [Sherlock Holmes](/wiki/Sherlock_Holmes "Sherlock Holmes") short story by [Conan Doyle](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur_Conan_Doyle "wikipedia:Arthur Conan Doyle"). Moreover, in another case, he wrote [And It'd Be Nice if Everybody Disappeared](/wiki/And_It%27d_Be_Nice_if_Everybody_Disappeared "And It'd Be Nice if Everybody Disappeared") (そして誰もいなくなればいい), which its title was in fact a tribute to the Japanese title of [Agatha Christie](/wiki/Agatha_Christie "Agatha Christie")'s novel *[And Then There Were None](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/And_Then_There_Were_None "wikipedia:And Then There Were None")* (そして誰もいなくなった). After that, he also wrote [The Shifting Mystery of Beika City](/wiki/The_Shifting_Mystery_of_Beika_City "The Shifting Mystery of Beika City"), which its core logic is referenced in Agatha Christie's *[The A.B.C. Murders](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_A.B.C._Murders "wikipedia:The A.B.C. Murders")*, as well as [Ellery Queen](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ellery_Queen "wikipedia:Ellery Queen")'s *The Tragedy of X*. In 2021, Ogizawa once again wrote a case that he even named the supporting characters after famous Japanese novelists, he also referenced many more mystery novels, the details can be seen at [The Novelist Known as the Demon King](/wiki/The_Novelist_Known_as_the_Demon_King#Trivia "The Novelist Known as the Demon King"). This shows that Ogizawa truly loves mystery novels from the bottom of his heart.
## Scenarios written[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Nobuo_Ogizawa&action=edit&section=3 "Edit section: Scenarios written")]
Number of case scenarios written: **77** (93 episodes)
* [The Man Who Was Killed Four Times](/wiki/The_Man_Who_Was_Killed_Four_Times "The Man Who Was Killed Four Times") (Episode 175)
* [The Deduction That Was Too Good](/wiki/The_Deduction_That_Was_Too_Good "The Deduction That Was Too Good") (Episode 207)
* [The Secret of the High Sales](/wiki/The_Secret_of_the_High_Sales "The Secret of the High Sales") (Episode 225)
* [The Mysterious Punishment From Heaven](/wiki/The_Mysterious_Punishment_From_Heaven "The Mysterious Punishment From Heaven") (Episode 257)
* [The Policeman's Missing Notebook Case](/wiki/The_Policeman%27s_Missing_Notebook_Case "The Policeman's Missing Notebook Case") (Episode 276)
* [The Kanmon Strait of Friendship and Murderous Intent](/wiki/The_Kanmon_Strait_of_Friendship_and_Murderous_Intent "The Kanmon Strait of Friendship and Murderous Intent") (Episodes 299-300)
* [The Victim Who Came Back](/wiki/The_Victim_Who_Came_Back "The Victim Who Came Back") along with [Masataka Tsukimawashi](/wiki/Masataka_Tsukimawashi "Masataka Tsukimawashi") (Episode 303)
* [The Art of Ninja Alibi Craft](/wiki/The_Art_of_Ninja_Alibi_Craft "The Art of Ninja Alibi Craft") (Episode 320)
* [Sweetheart is an Illusion of Spring](/wiki/Sweetheart_is_an_Illusion_of_Spring "Sweetheart is an Illusion of Spring") (Episode 357)
* [The City Crows](/wiki/The_City_Crows "The City Crows") (Episode 363)
* [A Lucky Man's Suspense](/wiki/A_Lucky_Man%27s_Suspense "A Lucky Man's Suspense") (Episode 369)
* [Kogoro Gets Drunk in Satsuma](/wiki/Kogoro_Gets_Drunk_in_Satsuma "Kogoro Gets Drunk in Satsuma") (Episodes 388-389)
* [A Kidnapping Case... So It Seems](/wiki/A_Kidnapping_Case..._So_It_Seems "A Kidnapping Case... So It Seems") (Episode 393)
* [The Man Who Called for an Ambulance](/wiki/The_Man_Who_Called_for_an_Ambulance "The Man Who Called for an Ambulance") (Episode 405)
* [The Half Completed Crime Mystery](/wiki/The_Half_Completed_Crime_Mystery "The Half Completed Crime Mystery") (Episode 413)
* [Sword of the Eight-Headed Serpent](/wiki/Sword_of_the_Eight-Headed_Serpent "Sword of the Eight-Headed Serpent") (Episodes 419-420)
* [And It'd Be Nice if Everybody Disappeared](/wiki/And_It%27d_Be_Nice_if_Everybody_Disappeared "And It'd Be Nice if Everybody Disappeared") (Episode 439)
* [The Man Obstructed by the Steel Frame](/wiki/The_Man_Obstructed_by_the_Steel_Frame "The Man Obstructed by the Steel Frame") (Episode 442)
* [The Mystery I Loved](/wiki/The_Mystery_I_Loved "The Mystery I Loved") (Episode 456)
* [A Mysterious Man - Overly Strict with Regulations](/wiki/A_Mysterious_Man_-_Overly_Strict_with_Regulations "A Mysterious Man - Overly Strict with Regulations") (Episode 459)
* [Mysterious Case Near the Pond](/wiki/Mysterious_Case_Near_the_Pond "Mysterious Case Near the Pond") (Episode 468)
* [Bad Luck Grand Prix](/wiki/Bad_Luck_Grand_Prix "Bad Luck Grand Prix") (Episode 475)
* [The Vanished Policeman](/wiki/The_Vanished_Policeman "The Vanished Policeman") (Episode 483)
* [The Secret of the Vanished Masterpiece](/wiki/The_Secret_of_the_Vanished_Masterpiece "The Secret of the Vanished Masterpiece") (Episode 536)
* [The Day Kogoro Mouri Ceased Being a Detective](/wiki/The_Day_Kogoro_Mouri_Ceased_Being_a_Detective "The Day Kogoro Mouri Ceased Being a Detective") (Episodes 540-541)
* [Detective Takagi Finds 30 Million Yen](/wiki/Detective_Takagi_Finds_30_Million_Yen "Detective Takagi Finds 30 Million Yen") (Episode 688)
* [Unbelievable! The Case of the Crashed UFO](/wiki/Unbelievable!_The_Case_of_the_Crashed_UFO "Unbelievable! The Case of the Crashed UFO") (Episode 698)
* [The Man Who Fell Slowly](/wiki/The_Man_Who_Fell_Slowly "The Man Who Fell Slowly") along with [Junichi Iioka](/wiki/Junichi_Iioka "Junichi Iioka") and [Yusuke Takeda](/wiki/Yusuke_Takeda "Yusuke Takeda") (Episode 708)
* [The Devil's Circuit](/wiki/The_Devil%27s_Circuit "The Devil's Circuit") (Episode 718)
* [The Comedian Who Turned Himself In](/wiki/The_Comedian_Who_Turned_Himself_In "The Comedian Who Turned Himself In") (Episodes 757-758)
* [Detective Boys vs. Elderly Detective League](/wiki/Detective_Boys_vs._Elderly_Detective_League "Detective Boys vs. Elderly Detective League") (Episode 777)
* [Bekapon's Bleeding Service](/wiki/Bekapon%27s_Bleeding_Service "Bekapon's Bleeding Service") (Episode 790)
* [The Lovebirds' Ruse](/wiki/The_Lovebirds%27_Ruse "The Lovebirds' Ruse") along with [Shintaro Ueda](/wiki/Shintaro_Ueda "Shintaro Ueda") (Episode 796)
* [The Moving Target](/wiki/The_Moving_Target "The Moving Target") (Episode 798)
* [Tottori Sand Dunes Mystery Tour](/wiki/Tottori_Sand_Dunes_Mystery_Tour "Tottori Sand Dunes Mystery Tour") (Episodes 801-802)
* [The Disappointing and Kind Alien](/wiki/The_Disappointing_and_Kind_Alien "The Disappointing and Kind Alien") (Episode 816)
* [The Missing Fiancée](/wiki/The_Missing_Fianc%C3%A9e "The Missing Fiancée") (Episode 817)
* [The Hidden Secret of Dongaraji Temple](/wiki/The_Hidden_Secret_of_Dongaraji_Temple "The Hidden Secret of Dongaraji Temple") (Episode 821)
* [The Man Who Died Twice](/wiki/The_Man_Who_Died_Twice "The Man Who Died Twice") (Episodes 834-835)
* [The Last Gift](/wiki/The_Last_Gift "The Last Gift") (Episode 840)
* [Turning Point on a Driving Date](/wiki/Turning_Point_on_a_Driving_Date "Turning Point on a Driving Date") (Episode 842)
* [The Shifting Mystery of Beika City](/wiki/The_Shifting_Mystery_of_Beika_City "The Shifting Mystery of Beika City") (Episodes 857-858)
* [A Pair of Crossing Fates](/wiki/A_Pair_of_Crossing_Fates "A Pair of Crossing Fates") (Episode 877)
* [Solving Mysteries in a Locked Room](/wiki/Solving_Mysteries_in_a_Locked_Room "Solving Mysteries in a Locked Room") (Episode 900)
* [The Job Request from Inspector Megure](/wiki/The_Job_Request_from_Inspector_Megure "The Job Request from Inspector Megure") (Episode 911)
* [A Day Without Conan](/wiki/A_Day_Without_Conan "A Day Without Conan") (Episode 923)
* [A Woman Standing by the Window](/wiki/A_Woman_Standing_by_the_Window "A Woman Standing by the Window") (Episodes 929-930)
* [The Fortuneteller and the Three Customers](/wiki/The_Fortuneteller_and_the_Three_Customers "The Fortuneteller and the Three Customers") (Episode 935)
* [The Cost of Likes](/wiki/The_Cost_of_Likes "The Cost of Likes") (Episodes 944-945)
* [The Radio Questions and Concerns Show](/wiki/The_Radio_Questions_and_Concerns_Show "The Radio Questions and Concerns Show") (Episodes 949-950)
* [The Mystery-Solving Water Taxi](/wiki/The_Mystery-Solving_Water_Taxi "The Mystery-Solving Water Taxi") (Episodes 956-957)
* [Leading a Detective Around By the Nose](/wiki/Leading_a_Detective_Around_By_the_Nose "Leading a Detective Around By the Nose") (Episode 979)
* [Welcome to Bocchan Restaurant](/wiki/Welcome_to_Bocchan_Restaurant "Welcome to Bocchan Restaurant") (Episodes 981-982)
* [The Automatic Tragedy](/wiki/The_Automatic_Tragedy "The Automatic Tragedy") (Episodes 990-991)
* [Out for Revenge](/wiki/Out_for_Revenge "Out for Revenge") (Episodes 1007-1008)
* [The Novelist Known as the Demon King](/wiki/The_Novelist_Known_as_the_Demon_King "The Novelist Known as the Demon King") (Episode 1014)
* [Rondo in Bad Company](/wiki/Rondo_in_Bad_Company "Rondo in Bad Company") (Episode 1021)
* [The Blank Year](/wiki/The_Blank_Year "The Blank Year") (Episodes 1030-1031)
* [The Unstated Alibi](/wiki/The_Unstated_Alibi "The Unstated Alibi") (Episode 1041)
* [The Threat to Megure's Police Career](/wiki/The_Threat_to_Megure%27s_Police_Career "The Threat to Megure's Police Career") (Episode 1049)
* [The Ghost's Revenge](/wiki/The_Ghost%27s_Revenge "The Ghost's Revenge") (Episode 1055)
* [I Want My Husband Back](/wiki/I_Want_My_Husband_Back "I Want My Husband Back") (Episode 1056)
* [The Man Who Camped Out at the Police Station](/wiki/The_Man_Who_Camped_Out_at_the_Police_Station "The Man Who Camped Out at the Police Station") (Episode 1058)
* [Detectives Don't Sleep](/wiki/Detectives_Don%27t_Sleep "Detectives Don't Sleep") (Episode 1065)
* [The Detective Boys' Pursuit of the Purse-snatcher](/wiki/The_Detective_Boys%27_Pursuit_of_the_Purse-snatcher "The Detective Boys' Pursuit of the Purse-snatcher") (Episode 1073)
* [The Charismatic CEO's Secret Plan](/wiki/The_Charismatic_CEO%27s_Secret_Plan "The Charismatic CEO's Secret Plan") (Episode 1076)
* [The Unfortunate and Suspicious Victim](/wiki/The_Unfortunate_and_Suspicious_Victim "The Unfortunate and Suspicious Victim") (Episode 1088)
* [Stakeout 2](/wiki/Stakeout_2 "Stakeout 2") (Episode 1092)
* [Pride of the Immortal Man](/wiki/Pride_of_the_Immortal_Man "Pride of the Immortal Man") (Episode 1101)
* [I Was Set Up](/wiki/I_Was_Set_Up "I Was Set Up") (Episode 1107)
* [The Holed-Up Sensation](/wiki/The_Holed-Up_Sensation "The Holed-Up Sensation") (Episode 1114)
* [The Interrogation Room 2](/wiki/The_Interrogation_Room_2 "The Interrogation Room 2") (Episode 1127)
* [Misfortune of the Positive Man](/wiki/Misfortune_of_the_Positive_Man "Misfortune of the Positive Man") (Episode 1134)
* [The Sister Troubled By Her Naughty Brother](/wiki/The_Sister_Troubled_By_Her_Naughty_Brother "The Sister Troubled By Her Naughty Brother") (Episode 1139)
* [The Mouri Family House Sits](/wiki/The_Mouri_Family_House_Sits "The Mouri Family House Sits") (Episode 1141)
* [The Whereabouts of the Goodbye](/wiki/The_Whereabouts_of_the_Goodbye "The Whereabouts of the Goodbye") (Episode 1159)
* [Buchi Returns a Favor](/wiki/Buchi_Returns_a_Favor "Buchi Returns a Favor") (Episode 1181)
## Other notable works[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Nobuo_Ogizawa&action=edit&section=4 "Edit section: Other notable works")]
### Anime[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Nobuo_Ogizawa&action=edit&section=5 "Edit section: Anime")]
* *Golgo 13*: Screenplay
### Tokusatsus[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Nobuo_Ogizawa&action=edit&section=6 "Edit section: Tokusatsus")]
* *Moero!! Robocon*: Screenplay
* *Choujinki Metalder*: Screenplay