Hiro Masaki

**Hiro Masaki**
**Profile**
**Gender:**
Male
**Date of birth:**
December 13, 1959 *(66)*
**Place of birth:**
Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan
**Location:**
Tokyo Metropolis, Japan
**Position:**
Screenplay
**Years active:**
1999-present
**Alias:**
広真紀
廣真希
**Website:**
[X Account](https://x.com/qeIQKOVicj9PIS9)
[Official Website](https://gore844.wixsite.com/masaki-hiro-a-japane)
[Wattpad Account](https://www.wattpad.com/user/MasakiHiro)
**Hiro Masaki** (まさき ひろ ,*Masaki Hiro*[?](/wiki/Help:Japanese "Help:Japanese")), from Nagasaki Prefecture, is a Japanese screenplay writer, novelist, and film director.
## 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)
* [5 References](#References)
## Biography[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Hiro_Masaki&action=edit&section=1 "Edit section: Biography")]
Masaki graduated from [Nagasaki University](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nagasaki_University "wikipedia:Nagasaki University"). After his graduation, he moved to Tokyo[](#cite_note-website-1). And then he made his debut as a scriptwriter in 1999, via the anime *[Digimon Adventure](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digimon_Adventure "wikipedia:Digimon Adventure")*. Later on, he did organizer and screenplay work for several other anime. He is sometimes credited differently; for example, all of his works in the *[Detective Conan](/wiki/Detective_Conan "Detective Conan")* [anime](/wiki/Anime "Anime") are credited under his hiragana, "まさきひろ". On the other hand, in the anime *[Detective School Q](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Detective_School_Q "wikipedia:Detective School Q")*, his works are credited under his kanji, "広真紀".
Meanwhile, he also published some novels; his very first novel ever published was called "Oedo Frankenstein" (大江戸フランケンシュタイン), in 1994[](#cite_note-website-1)[](#cite_note-novel-2).
## Style analysis[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Hiro_Masaki&action=edit&section=2 "Edit section: Style analysis")]
The most pronounced difference in Masaki's work is the unexpectedness of the truth of the case; most of his works contain very unusual plot direction, in contrast to those standard anime original plots. Moreover, he also likes to bring diversity to the *Detective Conan* anime, the majority cases he wrote take place in different locations (For example the Kotenguyama mountain from [The Scenic Lookout with the Broken Fence](/wiki/The_Scenic_Lookout_with_the_Broken_Fence "The Scenic Lookout with the Broken Fence")), also have different kinds of characters like [Ninzaburo Shiratori](/wiki/Ninzaburo_Shiratori "Ninzaburo Shiratori"), enriching Shiratori's character by depicting his passion for wine.
His screenplays usually contain some meaningful backgrounds, and he likes to mingle them into murder cases. In [The Tragedy at the OK Corral](/wiki/The_Tragedy_at_the_OK_Corral "The Tragedy at the OK Corral"), he added some knowledge with regards to [farrier](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Farrier "wikipedia:Farrier"), a person who specialises in shoeing horses. In [Red Wine Indictment](/wiki/Red_Wine_Indictment "Red Wine Indictment"), he stated the trivia that red wines ought not be shaken because it will take a long time for the sediment at the bottom of the red wine to settle again. In [The Malice Hidden Behind the Masque](/wiki/The_Malice_Hidden_Behind_the_Masque "The Malice Hidden Behind the Masque"), he mixed some opera elements into his composition and created a parody version of *[Hamlet](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamlet "wikipedia:Hamlet")*. In [The Skilled Hawk Hides His Crime](/wiki/The_Skilled_Hawk_Hides_His_Crime "The Skilled Hawk Hides His Crime"), he stated that eagles will not actively attack humans, but crows will... He also wrote some creative cases, such as [The Synchronicity Case](/wiki/The_Synchronicity_Case "The Synchronicity Case"), as it appeared the idea of "murder exchange", which is quite rare in the *Detective Conan* anime.
## Scenarios written[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Hiro_Masaki&action=edit&section=3 "Edit section: Scenarios written")]
Number of case scenarios written: **13** (14 episodes)
* [The Tragedy at the OK Corral](/wiki/The_Tragedy_at_the_OK_Corral "The Tragedy at the OK Corral") (Episode 251)
* [The Scenic Lookout with the Broken Fence](/wiki/The_Scenic_Lookout_with_the_Broken_Fence "The Scenic Lookout with the Broken Fence") (Episode 314)
* [The Synchronicity Case](/wiki/The_Synchronicity_Case "The Synchronicity Case") (Episodes 364-365)
* [Red Wine Indictment](/wiki/Red_Wine_Indictment "Red Wine Indictment") (Episode 520)
* [The Malice Hidden Behind the Masque](/wiki/The_Malice_Hidden_Behind_the_Masque "The Malice Hidden Behind the Masque") (Episode 527)
* [A Fool's Inheritance](/wiki/A_Fool%27s_Inheritance "A Fool's Inheritance") (Episode 539)
* [The Tidal Park Comeback Case](/wiki/The_Tidal_Park_Comeback_Case "The Tidal Park Comeback Case") (Episode 825)
* [You Can Hear The Tengu's Voice](/wiki/You_Can_Hear_The_Tengu%27s_Voice "You Can Hear The Tengu's Voice") (Episode 839)
* [The Mechanical Witness](/wiki/The_Mechanical_Witness "The Mechanical Witness") (Episode 876)
* [The Skilled Hawk Hides His Crime](/wiki/The_Skilled_Hawk_Hides_His_Crime "The Skilled Hawk Hides His Crime") (Episode 996)
* [The Teen Novel That Smells Like Guilt](/wiki/The_Teen_Novel_That_Smells_Like_Guilt "The Teen Novel That Smells Like Guilt") (Episode 1103)
* [Last Dinner For You](/wiki/Last_Dinner_For_You "Last Dinner For You") (Episode 1113)
* [The Lucky Cat Saw Everything](/wiki/The_Lucky_Cat_Saw_Everything "The Lucky Cat Saw Everything") (Episode 1180)
## Other notable works[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Hiro_Masaki&action=edit&section=4 "Edit section: Other notable works")]
### Anime[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Hiro_Masaki&action=edit&section=5 "Edit section: Anime")]
* *Digimon*: Screenplay
* *Kinnikuman Nisei*: Screenplay
* *Tantei Gakuen Q*: Screenplay
* *Elementhunters*: Screenplay
* Many other animes including *Fushigiboshi no Futago Hime*, *Kono Aozora ni Yakusoku o*, and *Transformers*.