Shigeru Morikawa

**Shigeru Morikawa**
**Profile**
**Gender:**
Male
**Date of birth:**
1960[](#cite_note-magazine-1)
**Place of birth:**
Osaka Prefecture, Japan
**Position:**
Storyboard
**Years active:**
1985-present
**Alias:**
紅優
湊屋夢吉
**Shigeru Morikawa** (森川 滋 ,*Morikawa Shigeru*[?](/wiki/Help:Japanese "Help:Japanese")) is a Japanese storyboard artist and animator from Osaka Prefecture[](#cite_note-magazine-1). He currently goes by the name **Yu Ko** (紅 優 ,*Kō Yū*[?](/wiki/Help:Japanese "Help:Japanese")) and is also known by the pseudonym **Yumekichi Minatoya** (湊屋 夢吉 ,*Minatoya Yumekichi*[?](/wiki/Help:Japanese "Help:Japanese")).
## 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)
+ [3.2 Movies](#Movies)
* [4 References](#References)
## Biography[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Shigeru_Morikawa&action=edit&section=1 "Edit section: Biography")]
In the 1980s, Shigeru Morikawa was mainly active as an anime director[](#cite_note-magazine-2-2), and used the pseudonym Yumekichi Minatoya (湊屋 夢吉). After turning freelance, he joined the animation studio [Sanzigen](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sanzigen "wikipedia:Sanzigen") (サンジゲン)[](#cite_note-magazine-2-2); thereafter, he started to participate in the production of the animation works done by the firm.
When producing his works, he always emphasised to ensure that the "plot", "actors", and "music" all work together well[](#cite_note-magazine-2-2). Furthermore, he directed *Argonavis: Shooting Star Obbligato* (劇場版アルゴナビス 流星のオブリガート) in 2021, a compilation recap movie, and he happened to have watched the main anime of that series, and thought that this was what he wanted to do[](#cite_note-magazine-2-2).
Morikawa was only involved in the production of [**Episode 6**: Valentine Murder Case](/wiki/Valentine_Murder_Case "Valentine Murder Case") in the *Detective Conan* [anime](/wiki/Anime "Anime").
## Works in [Detective Conan](/wiki/Detective_Conan "Detective Conan")[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Shigeru_Morikawa&action=edit&section=2 "Edit section: Works in Detective Conan")]
### Anime[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Shigeru_Morikawa&action=edit&section=3 "Edit section: Anime")]
Participation in: **1** case (1 episode)
| Jpn# | Int# | Episode title | Original broadcast | Role | Note |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 6 | 6 | [Valentine Murder Case](/wiki/Valentine_Murder_Case "Valentine Murder Case") | February 12, 1996 | Storyboard |  |
## Other notable works[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Shigeru_Morikawa&action=edit&section=4 "Edit section: Other notable works")]
### Anime[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Shigeru_Morikawa&action=edit&section=5 "Edit section: Anime")]
* *Dirty Pair: Affair on Nolandia*: Assistant director
* *Kimagure Orange Road*: Storyboard
* *Megazone 23 Part II*: Key animation
* *Moeru! Oniisan*: Storyboard
* *Nadia - The Secret of Blue Water*: Series organizer
### Movies[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Shigeru_Morikawa&action=edit&section=6 "Edit section: Movies")]
* *Nadia - The Secret of Blue Water: The Motion Picture*: Concept
* *Project A-Ko*: Stage director