Hiroaki Takagi

For other uses, see [Takagi](/wiki/Takagi "Takagi").
**Hiroaki Takagi**
**Profile**
**Gender:**
Male
**Location:**
Japan
**Position:**
Director
Organizer
Storyboard
Episode directorTechnical director
Assistant episode director
Sub-character design
Animation director
Assistant animation director
Key animation
2nd key animation
**Years active:**
2014-present
**Alias:**
たかぎひろあき
**Website:**
[X Account](https://x.com/hamohamohamo)
First name can also be pronounced Keimei. Last name can be read Takaki or Suzuki[](#cite_note-reading-1).
**Hiroaki Takagi** (高木 啓明 ,*Takagi Hiroaki*[?](/wiki/Help:Japanese "Help:Japanese")), also credited as "髙木啓明", is a Japanese organizer, storyboard artist and 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 Openings and Endings](#Openings_and_Endings)
+ [2.3 Movies](#Movies)
+ [2.4 Specials](#Specials)
* [3 Works in Magic Kaito](#Works_in_Magic_Kaito)
+ [3.1 Magic Kaito 1412](#Magic_Kaito_1412)
* [4 Other notable works](#Other_notable_works)
+ [4.1 Anime](#Anime_2)
* [5 See also](#See_also)
* [6 References](#References)
## Biography[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Hiroaki_Takagi&action=edit&section=1 "Edit section: Biography")]
Hiroaki Takagi was originally affiliated with [**Studio Wanpack**](/wiki/Studio_Wanpack "Studio Wanpack"). He is famously-known for his abundance of the resplendent ideas when working on episode direction for anime. He usually contributes to several interesting scenes; even if the overall production is poor, he can still perform impressively[](#cite_note-biography-2).
Takagi joined the production of the *Detective Conan* anime in 2014, as key animator in [**Episode 750**: The Man Who Was Betrayed by the Sea](/wiki/The_Man_Who_Was_Betrayed_by_the_Sea "The Man Who Was Betrayed by the Sea") and has since been key animator in the episodes animated by Studio Wanpack. In 2016, he first became assistant animation director in [**Episode 842**: Turning Point on a Driving Date](/wiki/Turning_Point_on_a_Driving_Date "Turning Point on a Driving Date"). He has also started to work as assistant episode director, and episode director since [**Episode 872**: Conan and Heiji's Nue Legend (Squealing)](/wiki/Conan_and_Heiji%27s_Nue_Legend "Conan and Heiji's Nue Legend").
After Studio Wanpack disbanded in 2018, he along with [Miho Tanaka](/wiki/Miho_Tanaka "Miho Tanaka") and [Yui Ushinohama](/wiki/Yui_Ushinohama "Yui Ushinohama") from the same studio continued to work in *Detective Conan*. In 2019, he first worked as storyboard artist in the case [**Episodes 944~945**: The Cost of Likes](/wiki/The_Cost_of_Likes "The Cost of Likes").
In 2023, he became a director for the first time and directed *[My One-Hit Kill Sister](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/My_One-Hit_Kill_Sister "wikipedia:My One-Hit Kill Sister")* (異世界ワンターンキル姉さん〜姉同伴の異世界生活はじめました〜)[[Note 1]](#cite_note-3). The next year, he served as the director for the *Detective Conan* Planetarium Special [The Shining Payload](/wiki/The_Shining_Payload "The Shining Payload").
## Works in [Detective Conan](/wiki/Detective_Conan "Detective Conan")[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Hiroaki_Takagi&action=edit&section=2 "Edit section: Works in Detective Conan")]
* See [Animation directed by Hiroaki Takagi](/wiki/Category:Animation_directed_by_Hiroaki_Takagi "Category:Animation directed by Hiroaki Takagi")
### Anime[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Hiroaki_Takagi&action=edit&section=3 "Edit section: Anime")]
Participation in: **48** cases (53 episodes)
| Jpn# | Int# | Episode title | Original broadcast | Role | Note |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 750 | 803 | [The Man Who Was Betrayed by the Sea](/wiki/The_Man_Who_Was_Betrayed_by_the_Sea "The Man Who Was Betrayed by the Sea") | September 6, 2014 | Key animation |  |
| 755 | 808 | [The Tragedy of the Red Woman (Evil Spirit)](/wiki/The_Tragedy_of_the_Red_Woman "The Tragedy of the Red Woman") | October 18, 2014 | Key animation |  |
| 761 | 814 | [Kaga Hyakumangoku Mystery Tour (Kanazawa Part)](/wiki/Kaga_Hyakumangoku_Mystery_Tour "Kaga Hyakumangoku Mystery Tour") | December 6, 2014 | Key animation | Mystery tour |
| 767 | 820 | [The Lover Gone Missing in a Snowstorm](/wiki/The_Lover_Gone_Missing_in_a_Snowstorm "The Lover Gone Missing in a Snowstorm") | February 7, 2015 | Key animation |  |
| 775 | 828 | [The Manipulated Great Detective (Part 1)](/wiki/The_Manipulated_Great_Detective "The Manipulated Great Detective") | April 25, 2015 | Key animation |  |
| 788 | 841 | [The Mystery Sinking in the Midsummer Pool (Part 2)](/wiki/The_Mystery_Sinking_in_the_Midsummer_Pool "The Mystery Sinking in the Midsummer Pool") | August 8, 2015 | Key animation |  |
| 796 | 849 | [The Lovebirds' Ruse](/wiki/The_Lovebirds%27_Ruse "The Lovebirds' Ruse") | October 17, 2015 | Key animation |  |
| 802 | 855 | [Tottori Sand Dunes Mystery Tour (Tottori Part)](/wiki/Tottori_Sand_Dunes_Mystery_Tour "Tottori Sand Dunes Mystery Tour") | December 5, 2015 | Key animation | Mystery tour |
| 815 | 870 | [The Actress Blogger's Locked Room Case (Part 2)](/wiki/The_Actress_Blogger%27s_Locked_Room_Case "The Actress Blogger's Locked Room Case") | April 30, 2016 | Key animation |  |
| 821 | 876 | [The Hidden Secret of Dongaraji Temple](/wiki/The_Hidden_Secret_of_Dongaraji_Temple "The Hidden Secret of Dongaraji Temple") | June 11, 2016 | Key animation |  |
| 828 | 883 | [Ramen So Good, It's to Die For 2 (Part 2)](/wiki/Ramen_So_Good,_It%27s_to_Die_For_2 "Ramen So Good, It's to Die For 2") | August 6, 2016 | Key animation |  |
| 835 | 890 | [The Man Who Died Twice (Part 2)](/wiki/The_Man_Who_Died_Twice "The Man Who Died Twice") | October 8, 2016 | Key animation |  |
| 842 | 897 | [Turning Point on a Driving Date](/wiki/Turning_Point_on_a_Driving_Date "Turning Point on a Driving Date") | December 10, 2016 | Assistant animation director, Key animation |  |
| 859 | 914 | [The Dark Mountain Route](/wiki/The_Dark_Mountain_Route "The Dark Mountain Route") | May 13, 2017 | Assistant animation director, Key animation |  |
| 865 | 920 | [The Foul-Mouthed Myna Bird](/wiki/The_Foul-Mouthed_Myna_Bird "The Foul-Mouthed Myna Bird") | July 8, 2017 | Assistant animation director, Key animation |  |
| 872 | 927 | [Conan and Heiji's Nue Legend (Squealing)](/wiki/Conan_and_Heiji%27s_Nue_Legend "Conan and Heiji's Nue Legend") | September 9, 2017 | Assistant episode director, Key animation |  |
| 880 | 935 | [The Detective Boys and the Ghost Mansion](/wiki/The_Detective_Boys_and_the_Ghost_Mansion "The Detective Boys and the Ghost Mansion") | November 11, 2017 | Episode director, Key animation |  |
| 887 | 942 | [Kaitou Kid and the Trick Box (Part 1)](/wiki/Kaitou_Kid_and_the_Trick_Box "Kaitou Kid and the Trick Box") | January 6, 2018 | Episode director, Key animation |  |
| 895 | 950 | [The Tokyo-Style Detective Show Next Door (Part 2)](/wiki/The_Tokyo-Style_Detective_Show_Next_Door "The Tokyo-Style Detective Show Next Door") | March 10, 2018 | Episode director, Key animation |  |
| 904 | 959 | [Result of the Draw](/wiki/Result_of_the_Draw "Result of the Draw") | June 16, 2018 | Episode director, Key animation |  |
| 911 | 966 | [The Job Request from Inspector Megure](/wiki/The_Job_Request_from_Inspector_Megure "The Job Request from Inspector Megure") | September 1, 2018 | Episode director, Key animation |  |
| 917 | 972 | [The Kendo Tournament of Love and Mystery (Part 2)](/wiki/The_Kendo_Tournament_of_Love_and_Mystery "The Kendo Tournament of Love and Mystery") | October 13, 2018 | Episode director, Key animation |  |
| 923 | 978 | [A Day Without Conan](/wiki/A_Day_Without_Conan "A Day Without Conan") | December 1, 2018 | Episode director, Key animation |  |
| 928 | 984-985 | [The Scarlet School Trip (Red Love Arc)](/wiki/The_Scarlet_School_Trip "The Scarlet School Trip") | January 12, 2019 | 2nd key animation |  |
| 930 | 987 | [A Woman Standing by the Window (Part 2)](/wiki/A_Woman_Standing_by_the_Window "A Woman Standing by the Window") | February 9, 2019 | Episode director |  |
| 934 | 991 | [Thoroughbred Kidnapping Case (Part 2)](/wiki/Thoroughbred_Kidnapping_Case "Thoroughbred Kidnapping Case") | March 16, 2019 | Key animation |  |
| 944 | 1001 | [The Cost of Likes (Part 1)](/wiki/The_Cost_of_Likes "The Cost of Likes") | June 22, 2019 | Storyboard |  |
| 945 | 1002 | [The Cost of Likes (Part 2)](/wiki/The_Cost_of_Likes "The Cost of Likes") | June 29, 2019 | Storyboard |  |
| 948 | 1005 | [The Man Crushed by a Dinosaur](/wiki/The_Man_Crushed_by_a_Dinosaur "The Man Crushed by a Dinosaur") | July 27, 2019 | Assistant animation director |  |
| 951 | 1008 | [The Whistling Bookstore 2](/wiki/The_Whistling_Bookstore_2 "The Whistling Bookstore 2") | August 17, 2019 | Storyboard |  |
| 952 | 1009 | [The Unsolved Cocktail Case (Part 1)](/wiki/The_Unsolved_Cocktail_Case "The Unsolved Cocktail Case") | August 31, 2019 | Organizer, Storyboard |  |
| 955 | 1012 | [Miss Lonely and the Detective Boys](/wiki/Miss_Lonely_and_the_Detective_Boys "Miss Lonely and the Detective Boys") | September 28, 2019 | Key animation |  |
| 960 | 1017 | [The Secret of the Insect Man](/wiki/The_Secret_of_the_Insect_Man "The Secret of the Insect Man") | November 30, 2019 | Storyboard |  |
| 965 | 1022 | [Kaiju Gomera vs. Kamen Yaiba (Prologue)](/wiki/Kaiju_Gomera_vs._Kamen_Yaiba "Kaiju Gomera vs. Kamen Yaiba") | January 4, 2020 | Storyboard, Episode director |  |
| 966 | 1023 | [Kaiju Gomera vs. Kamen Yaiba (Interlude)](/wiki/Kaiju_Gomera_vs._Kamen_Yaiba "Kaiju Gomera vs. Kamen Yaiba") | January 11, 2020 | Storyboard |  |
| 968 | 1025 | [Kaiju Gomera vs. Kamen Yaiba (Finale)](/wiki/Kaiju_Gomera_vs._Kamen_Yaiba "Kaiju Gomera vs. Kamen Yaiba") | January 25, 2020 | Key animation |  |
| 979 | 1036 | [Leading a Detective Around By the Nose](/wiki/Leading_a_Detective_Around_By_the_Nose "Leading a Detective Around By the Nose") | August 29, 2020 | Storyboard, Episode director, Key animation |  |
| 990 | 1047 | [The Automatic Tragedy (Part 1)](/wiki/The_Automatic_Tragedy "The Automatic Tragedy") | December 12, 2020 | Storyboard |  |
| 991 | 1048 | [The Automatic Tragedy (Part 2)](/wiki/The_Automatic_Tragedy "The Automatic Tragedy") | December 19, 2020 | Storyboard, Episode director, Animation director, Key animation |  |
| 1010 | 1067 | [The Idol Whose Smile Disappeared](/wiki/The_Idol_Whose_Smile_Disappeared "The Idol Whose Smile Disappeared") | June 26, 2021 | Storyboard, Episode director, Key animation |  |
| 1015 | 1072 | [Stakeout](/wiki/Stakeout "Stakeout") | August 14, 2021 | Key animation |  |
| 1025 | 1082 | [Momiji Ooka's Challenge (Part 2)](/wiki/Momiji_Ooka%27s_Challenge "Momiji Ooka's Challenge") | November 6, 2021 | Organizer, Storyboard |  |
| 1028 | 1085 | [Ballad of the Woman Who Loved Cake](/wiki/Ballad_of_the_Woman_Who_Loved_Cake "Ballad of the Woman Who Loved Cake") | November 27, 2021 | Storyboard |  |
| 1038 | 1095 | [Police Academy Arc Wild Police Story CASE. Wataru Date](/wiki/Police_Academy_Arc_Wild_Police_Story_CASE._Wataru_Date "Police Academy Arc Wild Police Story CASE. Wataru Date") | March 12, 2022 | Key animation |  |
| 1041 | 1098 | [The Unstated Alibi](/wiki/The_Unstated_Alibi "The Unstated Alibi") | April 30, 2022 | Storyboard |  |
| 1079 | 1137 | [The Black Organization's Scheme (Identity)](/wiki/The_Black_Organization%27s_Scheme "The Black Organization's Scheme") | April 8, 2023 | Key animation |  |
| 1102 | 1160 | [The Akabeko and the Three Lucky Men](/wiki/The_Akabeko_and_the_Three_Lucky_Men "The Akabeko and the Three Lucky Men") | November 4, 2023 | Storyboard |  |
| 1109 | 1167 | [Takagi and Date and the Notebook Promise (Part 1)](/wiki/Takagi_and_Date_and_the_Notebook_Promise "Takagi and Date and the Notebook Promise") | January 6, 2024 | Organizer, Storyboard |  |
| 1110 | 1168 | [Takagi and Date and the Notebook Promise (Part 2)](/wiki/Takagi_and_Date_and_the_Notebook_Promise "Takagi and Date and the Notebook Promise") | January 13, 2024 | Organizer, Storyboard |  |
| 1136 | 1194 | [Momiji Ooka's Sweet Trap (Part 2)](/wiki/Momiji_Ooka%27s_Sweet_Trap "Momiji Ooka's Sweet Trap") | September 28, 2024 | Key animation |  |
| 1155 | 1213 | [Follow Them! Detective Taxi 2](/wiki/Follow_Them!_Detective_Taxi_2 "Follow Them! Detective Taxi 2") | March 1, 2025 | Storyboard, Episode director, Sub-character design, Animation director, Key animation |  |
| 1166 | 1224 | [The 17-Year-Old Truth (The Far-Sighted Bishop)](/wiki/The_17-Year-Old_Truth "The 17-Year-Old Truth") | June 21, 2025 | Key animation |  |
| 1172 | 1230 | [The Reason He Became a Butler (Part 2)](/wiki/The_Reason_He_Became_a_Butler "The Reason He Became a Butler") | August 23, 2025 | Episode director, key animation ([Hiryutokai](/wiki/index.php?title=Hiryutokai&action=edit&redlink=1 "Hiryutokai (page does not exist)")) |  |
| 1178 | 1236 | [The Crimson Skeleton of Mt. Washio (Part 1)](/wiki/The_Crimson_Skeleton_of_Mt._Washio "The Crimson Skeleton of Mt. Washio") | October 11, 2025 | Organizer, Storyboard, key animation |  |
| 1179 | 1237 | [The Crimson Skeleton of Mt. Washio (Part 2)](/wiki/The_Crimson_Skeleton_of_Mt._Washio "The Crimson Skeleton of Mt. Washio") | October 18, 2025 | Organizer, Storyboard |  |
| 1188 | 1247 | [Follow Them! Detective Taxi 3](/wiki/Follow_Them!_Detective_Taxi_3 "Follow Them! Detective Taxi 3") | January 10, 2026 | Storyboard, Episode director, Animation director, Key animation ([Hiryutokai](/wiki/index.php?title=Hiryutokai&action=edit&redlink=1 "Hiryutokai (page does not exist)")) |  |
### Openings and Endings[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Hiroaki_Takagi&action=edit&section=4 "Edit section: Openings and Endings")]
Participation in: **2** openings and **1** ending
| # | Song name | Original title | Role | Note |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| OP | | | | |
| OP60 | [Poker Face](/wiki/Poker_Face "Poker Face") | Poker Face | 2nd Key animation |  |
| OP1 | [Mune ga Dokidoki](/wiki/Mune_ga_Dokidoki "Mune ga Dokidoki") | 胸がドキドキ | Storyboard, technical director | Episode 1187 version. |
| ED | | | | |
| ED1 | [STEP BY STEP](/wiki/STEP_BY_STEP "STEP BY STEP") | STEP BY STEP | Technical director | Episode 1187 version. |
### Movies[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Hiroaki_Takagi&action=edit&section=5 "Edit section: Movies")]
Participation in: **4** movies
| Movie | Title | Original airdate | Role | Note |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 21 | [The Crimson Love Letter](/wiki/The_Crimson_Love_Letter "The Crimson Love Letter") | April 15, 2017 | Key animation |  |
| 23 | [The Fist of Blue Sapphire](/wiki/The_Fist_of_Blue_Sapphire "The Fist of Blue Sapphire") | April 12, 2019 | Key animation |  |
| 24 | [The Scarlet Bullet](/wiki/The_Scarlet_Bullet "The Scarlet Bullet") | April 16, 2021 | Key animation |  |
| 27 | [The Million-dollar Pentagram](/wiki/The_Million-dollar_Pentagram "The Million-dollar Pentagram") | April 12, 2024 | Technical director |  |
### Specials[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Hiroaki_Takagi&action=edit&section=6 "Edit section: Specials")]
Participation in: **1** special
| Special | Title | Original airdate | Role | Note |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Planetarium Specials | | | | |
| P4 | [The Shining Payload](/wiki/The_Shining_Payload "The Shining Payload") | March 8, 2025 | Director |  |
## Works in [Magic Kaito](/wiki/Magic_Kaito "Magic Kaito")[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Hiroaki_Takagi&action=edit&section=7 "Edit section: Works in Magic Kaito")]
### [Magic Kaito 1412](/wiki/Magic_Kaito_1412 "Magic Kaito 1412")[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Hiroaki_Takagi&action=edit&section=8 "Edit section: Magic Kaito 1412")]
Participation in: **1** episode
| Jpn# | Eng# | Episode title | Original broadcast | Role | Note |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 7 | 7 | [Kaito Kuroba's Busy Holiday](/wiki/Kaito_Kuroba%27s_Busy_Holiday "Kaito Kuroba's Busy Holiday") | November 15, 2014 | Key animation |  |
## Other notable works[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Hiroaki_Takagi&action=edit&section=9 "Edit section: Other notable works")]
### Anime[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Hiroaki_Takagi&action=edit&section=10 "Edit section: Anime")]
* *Beyblade*: Key animation
* *A Certain Scientific Accelerator*: Storyboard, Episode director, Key animation
* *The Files of Young Kindaichi Returns*: Key animation
* *Ghost in a Shell*: Key animation
* *Goblin Slayer*: Storyboard, Episode director, Key animation
* *My Hero Academia*: Key animation
* *Pokémon Journeys: The Series*: Episode director
* *The Promised Neverland*: Key animation
* Many more including *Seven Deadly Sins*, *Owarimonogatari*, *Sailor Moon* etc.