Yuki Kawakata

**Yuki Kawakata**
**Profile**
**Gender:**
Male
**Location:**
Japan
**Position:**
Episode directorTechnical director
Production advancement
**Studio:**
[Azeta Pictures](/wiki/Azeta_Pictures "Azeta Pictures")
**Years active:**
2019-present
**Yuki Kawakata** (河方 雄基 ,*Kawakata Yūki*[?](/wiki/Help:Japanese "Help:Japanese")) is a Japanese technical director. He 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 Other notable works](#Other_notable_works)
+ [3.1 Anime](#Anime_2)
* [4 References](#References)
## Biography[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Yuki_Kawakata&action=edit&section=1 "Edit section: Biography")]
Yuki Kawakata is affiliated with [**Azeta Pictures**](/wiki/Azeta_Pictures "Azeta Pictures"). Kawakata joined the production of the *Detective Conan* anime in 2019, starting with [**Episode 960**: Miss Lonely and the Detective Boys](/wiki/Miss_Lonely_and_the_Detective_Boys "Miss Lonely and the Detective Boys"), an episode produced by [Azeta Pictures](/wiki/Azeta_Pictures "Azeta Pictures"). Thereafter, Kawakata regularly served as one of the production assistants (AKA production advancements).
Since 2025, Kawakata served as episode director replacing [Yosuke Fujino](/wiki/Yosuke_Fujino "Yosuke Fujino"), starting with [**Episode 1154**: The Yamahime of Yakushima (Part 2)](/wiki/The_Yamahime_of_Yakushima "The Yamahime of Yakushima").
## Works in [Detective Conan](/wiki/Detective_Conan "Detective Conan")[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Yuki_Kawakata&action=edit&section=2 "Edit section: Works in Detective Conan")]
### Anime[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Yuki_Kawakata&action=edit&section=3 "Edit section: Anime")]
Participation in: **37** cases (37 episodes)
| Jpn# | Int# | Episode title | Original broadcast | Role | Note |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 960 | 1017 | [Miss Lonely and the Detective Boys](/wiki/Episode_960 "Episode 960") | November 23, 2019 | Production advancement |  |
| 964 | 1021 | [Kogoro Mouri's Grand Lecture (Part 3)](/wiki/Episode_964 "Episode 964") | December 21, 2019 | Production advancement |  |
| 970 | 1027 | [The Young Kaga Lady's Mystery Tour (Part 2)](/wiki/Episode_970 "Episode 970") | February 22, 2020 | Production advancement | Mystery tour |
| 975 | 1032 | [The Secret of the Search for his Wife](/wiki/Episode_975 "Episode 975") | July 4, 2020 | Production advancement |  |
| 980 | 1037 | [An Encouragement of the Perfect Crime](/wiki/Episode_980 "Episode 980") | September 5, 2020 | Production advancement |  |
| 987 | 1044 | [The Company Dissolution Party](/wiki/Episode_987 "Episode 987") | November 7, 2020 | Production advancement |  |
| 992 | 1049 | [Murder at the Townhouse Café](/wiki/Episode_992 "Episode 992") | December 26, 2020 | Production advancement |  |
| 998 | 1055 | [The Frying Pan of Hatred](/wiki/Episode_998 "Episode 998") | February 20, 2021 | Production advancement |  |
| 1006 | 1063 | [Who Poisoned the Victim](/wiki/Episode_1006 "Episode 1006") | May 15, 2021 | Production advancement |  |
| 1011 | 1068 | [Picking Wild Plants and Clovers (Part 1)](/wiki/Episode_1011 "Episode 1011") | July 10, 2021 | Production advancement |  |
| 1016 | 1073 | [The Monorail Sniper Case (Part 1)](/wiki/Episode_1016 "Episode 1016") | August 28, 2021 | Production advancement |  |
| 1022 | 1079 | [The Cursed Museum](/wiki/Episode_1022 "Episode 1022") | October 9, 2021 | Production advancement |  |
| 1028 | 1085 | [Ballad of the Woman Who Loved Cake](/wiki/Episode_1028 "Episode 1028") | November 27, 2021 | Production advancement |  |
| 1033 | 1090 | [Taiko Meijin's Shogi Board (Opening Move)](/wiki/Episode_1033 "Episode 1033") | January 8, 2022 | Production advancement |  |
| 1040 | 1097 | [The Case of Ayumi's Illustrated Diary 2](/wiki/Episode_1040 "Episode 1040") | April 23, 2022 | Production advancement |  |
| 1047 | 1102 | [The Red Sheep's Eerie Game (Part 1)](/wiki/Episode_1047 "Episode 1047") | June 18, 2022 | Production advancement |  |
| 1052 | 1109 | [The Detective Boys' Test of Courage](/wiki/Episode_1052 "Episode 1052") | July 30, 2022 | Production advancement |  |
| 1058 | 1115 | [The Man Who Camped Out at the Police Station](/wiki/Episode_1058 "Episode 1058") | October 1, 2022 | Production advancement |  |
| 1064 | 1121 | [The Dreamy-Eyed Woman's Last Shot at Love](/wiki/Episode_1064 "Episode 1064") | November 19, 2022 | Production advancement |  |
| 1068 | 1125 | [Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya's Detective Notes](/wiki/Episode_1068 "Episode 1068") | January 7, 2023 | Production advancement |  |
| 1075 | 1132 | [The Boiled Fugu Mystery Tour Showdown (Shimonoseki Part)](/wiki/Episode_1075 "Episode 1075") | February 25, 2023 | Production advancement | Mystery tour |
| 1084 | 1142 | [The Freezing Cold Men](/wiki/Episode_1084 "Episode 1084") | May 20, 2023 | Production advancement |  |
| 1090 | 1148 | [The Culprit Who Disappeared Into the Sleeping Town](/wiki/Episode_1090 "Episode 1090") | July 15, 2023 | Production advancement |  |
| 1095 | 1153 | [The Missing Man's Dream](/wiki/Episode_1095 "Episode 1095") | September 2, 2023 | Production advancement |  |
| 1100 | 1158 | [The Troublesome 20 Million Yen](/wiki/Episode_1100 "Episode 1100") | October 14, 2023 | Production advancement |  |
| 1104 | 1162 | [The True Culprit is On the Run](/wiki/Episode_1104 "Episode 1104") | November 18, 2023 | Production advancement |  |
| 1111 | 1162 | [Rube Goldberg Machine (Part 1)](/wiki/Episode_1111 "Episode 1111") | January 20, 2024 | Production advancement |  |
| 1119 | 1177 | [The Four-Person Class Reunion](/wiki/Episode_1119 "Episode 1119") | April 6, 2024 | Production advancement |  |
| 1126 | 1184 | [The Detective Who Lost His Mind](/wiki/Episode_1126 "Episode 1126") | June 8, 2024 | Production advancement |  |
| 1131 | 1189 | [The Suspected Infidelity of the Triple Collab (Part 2)](/wiki/Episode_1131 "Episode 1131") | August 3, 2024 | Production advancement |  |
| 1138 | 1196 | [The Moving Police Box](/wiki/Episode_1138 "Episode 1138") | October 12, 2024 | Production advancement |  |
| 1147 | 1205 | [Stakeout 4](/wiki/Episode_1147 "Episode 1147") | December 28, 2024 | Production advancement |  |
| 1154 | 1212 | [The Yamahime of Yakushima (Part 2)](/wiki/Episode_1154 "Episode 1154") | February 22, 2025 | Episode director |  |
| 1160 | 1218 | [When the Shishi-odoshi Sounds](/wiki/Episode_1160 "Episode 1160") | April 26, 2025 | Episode director |  |
| 1169 | 1227 | [The Mystery of the Man-Eating Classroom (Part 1)](/wiki/Episode_1169 "Episode 1169") | July 26, 2025 | Episode director |  |
| 1181 | 1239 | [Buchi Returns a Favor](/wiki/Buchi_Returns_a_Favor "Buchi Returns a Favor") | November 8, 2025 | Episode director |  |
| 1190 | 1211 | [The Lover Who Vanished on Pont Koitani (Tottori Tour)](/wiki/The_Lover_Who_Vanished_on_Pont_Koitani "The Lover Who Vanished on Pont Koitani") | January 24, 2026 | Episode director |  |
## Other notable works[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Yuki_Kawakata&action=edit&section=4 "Edit section: Other notable works")]
### Anime[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Yuki_Kawakata&action=edit&section=5 "Edit section: Anime")]
* *Date A Live V*: Production advancement
* *Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? III*: Animation production assistant, Production advancement (Azeta Pictures)
* *Tomodachi Game*: Production advancement