Hiroshi Kurimoto

**Hiroshi Kurimoto**
**Profile**
**Gender:**
Male
**Location:**
Japan
**Position:**
Organizer
Storyboard
Episode directorTechnical director
**Years active:**
1994-present
**Hiroshi Kurimoto** (栗本 宏志 ,*Kurimoto Hiroshi*[?](/wiki/Help:Japanese "Help:Japanese")) is a Japanese animator. 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=Hiroshi_Kurimoto&action=edit&section=1 "Edit section: Biography")]
Hiroshi Kurimoto debuted as episode director in 1994 via the anime *[DNA²](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DNA%C2%B2 "wikipedia:DNA²")* (D・N・A² ～何処かで失くしたあいつのアイツ～).
Kurimoto joined the production of the *Detective Conan* anime in 2000, starting with [**Episode 179**: The Coffee Shop Truck's Wild Entrance Case](/wiki/The_Coffee_Shop_Truck%27s_Wild_Entrance_Case "The Coffee Shop Truck's Wild Entrance Case"). In 2001, after directing [**Episode 253**: Metropolitan Police Detective Love Story 4 (Part 1)](/wiki/Metropolitan_Police_Detective_Love_Story_4 "Metropolitan Police Detective Love Story 4"), Kurimoto quit the production and has not returned yet.
## Works in [Detective Conan](/wiki/Detective_Conan "Detective Conan")[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Hiroshi_Kurimoto&action=edit&section=2 "Edit section: Works in Detective Conan")]
### Anime[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Hiroshi_Kurimoto&action=edit&section=3 "Edit section: Anime")]
Participation in: **15** cases (15 episodes)
| Jpn# | Int# | Episode title | Original broadcast | Role | Note |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 179 | 193 | [The Coffee Shop Truck's Wild Entrance Case](/wiki/The_Coffee_Shop_Truck%27s_Wild_Entrance_Case "The Coffee Shop Truck's Wild Entrance Case") | February 7, 2000 | Episode director |  |
| 183 | 197 | [A Dangerous Recipe](/wiki/A_Dangerous_Recipe "A Dangerous Recipe") | April 14, 2000 | Episode director |  |
| 187 | 202 | [The Unknown Gunshot That Rings in the Dark](/wiki/The_Unknown_Gunshot_That_Rings_in_the_Dark "The Unknown Gunshot That Rings in the Dark") | April 24, 2000 | Storyboard |  |
| 188 | 203 | [The Desperate Revival - The Cavern of the Detective Boys](/wiki/The_Desperate_Revival "The Desperate Revival") | May 1, 2000 | Episode director |  |
| 194 | 209 | [The Significant Music Box (Part 1)](/wiki/The_Significant_Music_Box "The Significant Music Box") | June 12, 2000 | Organizer, Storyboard, Episode director |  |
| 201 | 216 | [The Tenth Passenger (Part 1)](/wiki/The_Tenth_Passenger "The Tenth Passenger") | July 31, 2000 | Episode director |  |
| 207 | 222 | [The Deduction That Was Too Good](/wiki/The_Deduction_That_Was_Too_Good "The Deduction That Was Too Good") | September 11, 2000 | Episode director |  |
| 215 | 231 | [The Bay of Revenge (Part 1)](/wiki/The_Bay_of_Revenge "The Bay of Revenge") | November 27, 2000 | Episode director |  |
| 220 | 239 | [The Client Full of Lies (Part 1)](/wiki/The_Client_Full_of_Lies "The Client Full of Lies") | January 15, 2001 | Episode director |  |
| 225 | 244 | [The Secret of the High Sales](/wiki/The_Secret_of_the_High_Sales "The Secret of the High Sales") | February 19, 2001 | Episode director |  |
| 233 | 252 | [The Evidence That Didn't Disappear (Part 1)](/wiki/The_Evidence_That_Didn%27t_Disappear "The Evidence That Didn't Disappear") | May 14, 2001 | Episode director |  |
| 237 | 256 | [The Nanki Shirahama Mystery Tour (Part 1)](/wiki/The_Nanki_Shirahama_Mystery_Tour "The Nanki Shirahama Mystery Tour") | June 4, 2001 | Episode director | Mystery tour |
| 243 | 262 | [Kogoro Mouri's Imposter (Part 1)](/wiki/Kogoro_Mouri%27s_Imposter "Kogoro Mouri's Imposter") | July 23, 2001 | Episode director |  |
| 248 | 267 | [The Alibi of the Soothing Forest](/wiki/The_Alibi_of_the_Soothing_Forest "The Alibi of the Soothing Forest") | August 27, 2001 | Episode director |  |
| 253 | 272 | [Metropolitan Police Detective Love Story 4 (Part 1)](/wiki/Metropolitan_Police_Detective_Love_Story_4 "Metropolitan Police Detective Love Story 4") | October 15, 2001 | Episode director |  |
## Other notable works[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Hiroshi_Kurimoto&action=edit&section=4 "Edit section: Other notable works")]
### Anime[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Hiroshi_Kurimoto&action=edit&section=5 "Edit section: Anime")]
* *D.Gray-man*: Storyboard, Episode director, Key animation
* *Galaxy Angel*: Storyboard, Technical director
* *Juuni Senshi Bakuretsu Eto Ranger*: Storyboard, Episode director
* *Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha A's*: Episode director, Special effects
* *Omakase Scrappers*: Storyboard, Episode director
* *Soccer Fever*: Storyboard, Episode director
* *Wedding Peach*: Storyboard, Episode director
* *Yu-Gi-Oh!* (2000) : Storyboard