Ryota Kawahara

**Ryota Kawahara**
**Profile**
**Gender:**
Male
**Location:**
Japan
**Position:**
Storyboard
Episode directorTechnical director
Assistant technical director
**Studio:**
BAKKKA
**Years active:**
2015-present
**Nicknames:**
河原隆太
**Website:**
[Facebook Account](https://www.facebook.com/ryota.kawahara.9)
The usual spelling for the first name is Ryuta (りゅうた ,*Ryūta*[?](/wiki/Help:Japanese "Help:Japanese")).
**Ryota Kawahara** (河原 龍太 ,*Kawahara Ryōta*[?](/wiki/Help:Japanese "Help:Japanese")) is a Japanese technical director and storyboard artist. 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)
* [3 Other notable works](#Other_notable_works)
+ [3.1 Anime](#Anime_2)
+ [3.2 Movies](#Movies_2)
* [4 References](#References)
## Biography[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Ryota_Kawahara&action=edit&section=1 "Edit section: Biography")]
Ryota Kawahara graduated from [Kyushu Sangyo University](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kyushu_Sangyo_University "wikipedia:Kyushu Sangyo University") (九州産業大学); originaly from animation studio [Sunrise](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ja:%E3%82%B5%E3%83%B3%E3%83%A9%E3%82%A4%E3%82%BA_(%E3%82%A2%E3%83%8B%E3%83%A1%E5%88%B6%E4%BD%9C%E3%83%96%E3%83%A9%E3%83%B3%E3%83%89) "wikipedia:ja:サンライズ (アニメ制作ブランド)") (サンライズ). Kawahara has been active in the animation department since 2015, whereby he first debuted as a production advancement in the 270th episode of the third season of anime *[Gintama](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gintama "wikipedia:Gintama")* (銀魂). In 2016, he became a technical director for the first time in *[BattleSpirits Double Drive](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BattleSpirits_Double_Drive "wikipedia:BattleSpirits Double Drive")* (バトルスピリッツ ダブルドライブ). After that, he began participating in several well-known animation works such as *[A Certain Scientific Railgun T](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Certain_Scientific_Railgun "wikipedia:A Certain Scientific Railgun")* (とある科学の超電磁砲T), yet mostly directional jobs. He is currently working for studio BAKKKA (ばっか).
Kawahara joined the production of the *Detective Conan* anime in 2021, starting with [**Episode 999**: Troublesome Kindness](/wiki/Troublesome_Kindness "Troublesome Kindness"), whereupon he became technical director in [**Movie 23**: The Fist of Blue Sapphire](/wiki/The_Fist_of_Blue_Sapphire "The Fist of Blue Sapphire").
## Works in [Detective Conan](/wiki/Detective_Conan "Detective Conan")[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Ryota_Kawahara&action=edit&section=2 "Edit section: Works in Detective Conan")]
### Anime[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Ryota_Kawahara&action=edit&section=3 "Edit section: Anime")]
Participation in: **3** cases (3 episodes)
| Jpn# | Int# | Episode title | Original broadcast | Role | Note |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 999 | 1056 | [Troublesome Kindness](/wiki/Episode_999 "Episode 999") | February 27, 2021 | Episode director |  |
| 1013 | 1070 | [The Man Who Loved Too Much](/wiki/Episode_1013 "Episode 1013") | July 24, 2021 | Storyboard, Episode director |  |
| 1024 | 1081 | [Momiji Ooka's Challenge (Part 1)](/wiki/Episode_1024 "Episode 1024") | October 30, 2021 | Episode director |  |
### Openings and Endings[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Ryota_Kawahara&action=edit&section=4 "Edit section: Openings and Endings")]
Participation in: **1** ending
| # | Song name | Original title | Role | Note |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| ED65 | [SWEET MOONLIGHT](/wiki/SWEET_MOONLIGHT "SWEET MOONLIGHT") | SWEET MOONLIGHT | Technical director |  |
### Movies[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Ryota_Kawahara&action=edit&section=5 "Edit section: Movies")]
Participation in: **3** movies
| Movie | Title | Original airdate | Role | Note |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 23 | [The Fist of Blue Sapphire](/wiki/The_Fist_of_Blue_Sapphire "The Fist of Blue Sapphire") | April 12, 2019 | Technical director |  |
| 26 | [Black Iron Submarine](/wiki/Black_Iron_Submarine "Black Iron Submarine") | April 14, 2023 | Assistant technical director |  |
| 28 | [One-eyed Flashback](/wiki/One-eyed_Flashback "One-eyed Flashback") | April 18, 2025 | Technical director |  |
## Other notable works[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Ryota_Kawahara&action=edit&section=6 "Edit section: Other notable works")]
### Anime[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Ryota_Kawahara&action=edit&section=7 "Edit section: Anime")]
* *86 S1-S2*: Episode director[](#cite_note-1)
* *The Ancient Magus' Bride*: Episode director
* *Angel's 3Piece*: Storyboard, Technical director
* *Attack on Titan S3*: Episode director
* *Battle Spirits Double Drive*: Episode director
* *Blend S*: Episode director
* *Blue Exorcist: Kyoto Saga*: Episode director
* *Blue Period*: Storyboard, Episode director
* *A Certain Scientific Railgun T* S3: Storyboard, Episode director
* *Delicious Party♡Precure*: Storyboard, Episode director[](#cite_note-2)
* *Grand Blue Dreaming*: Episode director
* *The IDOLM@STER Cinderella Girls U149*: Storyboard, Episode director
* *Kino's Journey - the Beautiful World-*: Storyboard
* *Legend of the Galactic Heroes: Die Neue These - Collision*: Episode director
* *Love Live! Nijigasaki High School Idol Club*: Storyboard, Episode director, Assistant episode director
* *Magical Circle Guru-Guru*: Episode director
* *Noblesse*: Episode director
* *Orange*: Episode director
* *Overlord II, III, IV*: Storyboard, Technical director, Episode director
* *The Promised Neverland*: Episode director
* *Pucchimiku D4DJ Petit Mix*: Storyboard
* *Wave, Listen to Me!*: Storyboard, Episode director
* *Yashahime: Princess Half-Demon*: Episode director
### Movies[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Ryota_Kawahara&action=edit&section=8 "Edit section: Movies")]
* *Eiga Crayon Shin-chan Gekitotsu! Rakuga Kingdom to Hobo Yonin no Yūsha*: Technical director
* *Legend of the Galactic Heroes: Die Neue These - Collision* Episode director
* *Legend of the Galactic Heroes: Die Neue These - Intrigue*: Episode director