Toshiko Sasaki

**Toshiko Sasaki**
**Profile**
**Gender:**
Female
**Location:**
Japan
**Position:**
Animation director
**Years active:**
1985-2021
**Toshiko Sasaki** (佐々木 敏子 ,*Sasaki Toshiko*[?](/wiki/Help:Japanese "Help:Japanese")) is a Japanese animator. She 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 Works in Yaiba](#Works_in_Yaiba)
+ [3.1 Kenyuu Densetsu Yaiba](#Kenyuu_Densetsu_Yaiba)
* [4 Other notable works](#Other_notable_works)
+ [4.1 Anime](#Anime_2)
+ [4.2 Non-anime](#Non-anime)
* [5 References](#References)
## Biography[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Toshiko_Sasaki&action=edit&section=1 "Edit section: Biography")]
Toshiko Sasaki debuted in the animation work *[Urusei Yatsura](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Urusei_Yatsura "wikipedia:Urusei Yatsura")* (うる星やつら) back in the 80s. In 1993, she served as animation director for another anime by [Gosho Aoyama](/wiki/Gosho_Aoyama "Gosho Aoyama"), named *[Kenyuu Densetsu Yaiba](/wiki/Kenyuu_Densetsu_Yaiba "Kenyuu Densetsu Yaiba")*. In 1996, she was notably character design and chief animation director for anime *Twin Signal* (ツインシグナル).
In 1997, Sasaki only shortly served as the animation director for the *Detective Conan* anime, in merely two episodes. After that, she quit the production team and has not returned yet.
## Works in [Detective Conan](/wiki/Detective_Conan "Detective Conan")[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Toshiko_Sasaki&action=edit&section=2 "Edit section: Works in Detective Conan")]
* See [Animation directed by Toshiko Sasaki](/wiki/Category:Animation_directed_by_Toshiko_Sasaki "Category:Animation directed by Toshiko Sasaki")
### Anime[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Toshiko_Sasaki&action=edit&section=3 "Edit section: Anime")]
Participation in: **2** cases (2 episodes)
| Jpn# | Int# | Episode title | Original broadcast | Role | Note |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 60 | 62 | [An Illustrator Murder Case](/wiki/An_Illustrator_Murder_Case "An Illustrator Murder Case") | May 26, 1997 | Animation director |  |
| 65 | 67 | [A Crab and Whale Kidnapping Case](/wiki/A_Crab_and_Whale_Kidnapping_Case "A Crab and Whale Kidnapping Case") | June 30, 1997 | Animation director |  |
## Works in [Yaiba](/wiki/Yaiba "Yaiba")[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Toshiko_Sasaki&action=edit&section=4 "Edit section: Works in Yaiba")]
### [Kenyuu Densetsu Yaiba](/wiki/Kenyuu_Densetsu_Yaiba "Kenyuu Densetsu Yaiba")[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Toshiko_Sasaki&action=edit&section=5 "Edit section: Kenyuu Densetsu Yaiba")]
Participation in: **5** episodes
| Jpn# | Eng# | Episode title | Original broadcast | Role | Note |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 20 | 20 | [Legend of the Red Dragon!! Shiro Amakusa Appears!](/wiki/Legend_of_the_Red_Dragon!!_Shiro_Amakusa_Appears! "Legend of the Red Dragon!! Shiro Amakusa Appears!") | August 20, 1993 | Animation director |  |
| 29 | 29 | [What!? 100,000 Legendary Orbs](/wiki/What!%3F_100,000_Legendary_Orbs "What!? 100,000 Legendary Orbs") | October 22, 1993 | Animation director |  |
| 35 | 35 | [The Strongest in History! The Ryuujin Sword!!](/wiki/The_Strongest_in_History!_The_Ryuujin_Sword!! "The Strongest in History! The Ryuujin Sword!!") | December 3, 1993 | Animation director |  |
| 44 | 44 | [The Targeted Dragon Priestess - Sayaka](/wiki/The_Targeted_Dragon_Priestess_-_Sayaka "The Targeted Dragon Priestess - Sayaka") | February 4, 1994 | Animation director |  |
| 51 | 51 | [The White Ryuujin Appears!!](/wiki/The_White_Ryuujin_Appears!! "The White Ryuujin Appears!!") | March 25, 1994 | Animation director |  |
## Other notable works[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Toshiko_Sasaki&action=edit&section=6 "Edit section: Other notable works")]
### Anime[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Toshiko_Sasaki&action=edit&section=7 "Edit section: Anime")]
* *Aishiteruze Baby*: Animation director, Key animation
* *Saint Beast*: Chief animation director
* *Twin Signal*: Character design, Animation director, In-between animation
* *Urusei Yatsura*: Animation director
* *Vampire Princess Miyu*: Animation director, Key animation
### Non-anime[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Toshiko_Sasaki&action=edit&section=8 "Edit section: Non-anime")]
* *Dennis the Menace*: Key animation