Masahito Yoshioka

**Masahito Yoshioka**
**Profile**
**Gender:**
Male
**Date of birth:**
1959
**Date of death:**
January 14, 2016 *(56)*
**Place of birth:**
Japan
**Position:**
Chief producer
Producer
**Years active:**
1984-2015
**Nicknames:**
よっしー
**Website:**
[X Account](https://twitter.com/yoshioka_masa)
**Masahito Yoshioka** (吉岡 昌仁 ,*Yoshioka Masahito*[?](/wiki/Help:Japanese "Help:Japanese"), 1959 – January 14, 2016) is a Japanese television producer from [TMS Entertainment](/wiki/TMS_Entertainment "TMS Entertainment"). He was a producer at the company's planning headquarters and also served as a visiting professor at Digital Hollywood University[](#cite_note-professor-1).
Yoshioka is one of the notable producers in the *Detective Conan* [anime](/wiki/Anime "Anime"). He was the producer from episodes 1 to 332 and the chief producer from episodes 333 to 626, representing TMS; along with [Michihiko Suwa](/wiki/Michihiko_Suwa "Michihiko Suwa") from the [Yomiuri TV](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yomiuri_Telecasting_Corporation "wikipedia:Yomiuri Telecasting Corporation") at the same time. He was also the producer from movies 1 to 15. Furthermore, he was also the producer of the first episode of [Magic Kaito: Kid the Phantom Thief](/wiki/Magic_Kaito:_Kid_the_Phantom_Thief "Magic Kaito: Kid the Phantom Thief"). In 2011, [Keiichi Ishiyama](/wiki/index.php?title=Keiichi_Ishiyama&action=edit&redlink=1 "Keiichi Ishiyama (page does not exist)") took over the TMS chief producer role after Yoshioka quit the production.
## Contents
* [1 Biography](#Biography)
* [2 Other notable works](#Other_notable_works)
+ [2.1 Anime](#Anime)
+ [2.2 OVAs](#OVAs)
* [3 See also](#See_also)
* [4 References](#References)
## Biography[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Masahito_Yoshioka&action=edit&section=1 "Edit section: Biography")]
After he entered the anime industry, he initially worked at Trace Studio M (トレーススタジオM), and was in charge of projects like *[Ninja Hattori-kun](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ninja_Hattori-kun "wikipedia:Ninja Hattori-kun")* (忍者ハットリくん) etc. Thereafter, he diverted to production and joined Tokyo Movie (東京ムービー), what is now known as TMS Entertainment, in 1984. His first animation work ever produced was *[Magic Knight Rayearth](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magic_Knight_Rayearth "wikipedia:Magic Knight Rayearth")* (魔法騎士レイアース). And after that, he mainly produced animation works for Yomiuri TV and [TV Tokyo](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TV_Tokyo "wikipedia:TV Tokyo").
In August 2011, he stepped down from the chief producer role of *Detective Conan* anime (and producer role of the movies). Later on, he distanced himself from the production site, perhaps on account of his chronic illness.
In 2015, he served as the chief producer of the anime *[Ultimate Otaku Teacher](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ultimate_Otaku_Teacher "wikipedia:Ultimate Otaku Teacher")* (電波教師) under the supervision of Yoshioka's friend, [Masuo Ueda](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ja:%E6%A4%8D%E7%94%B0%E7%9B%8A%E6%9C%97 "wikipedia:ja:植田益朗") (植田 益朗) from A-1 Pictures. The anime, although listed A-1 Pictures as animation production, was actually produced by TMS Entertainment, while A-1 Pictures only act as the production site, in order to back up the return of Yoshioka. Therefore, this was his last work as an anime producer.
After the anime was broadcast, he was hospitalised in December 2015, and passed away on January 14, 2016 at the age of 56[](#cite_note-diary-2). On February 15 of the same year, a "Masahito Yoshioka Thank You Party" was held at [Nakano Sunplaza](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nakano_Sunplaza "wikipedia:Nakano Sunplaza")[](#cite_note-diary-2). Moreover, [**Movie 20**: The Darkest Nightmare](/wiki/The_Darkest_Nightmare "The Darkest Nightmare") dedicated the film with **"In Memory of Masahito Yoshioka"** at the end credits of the film.
## Other notable works[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Masahito_Yoshioka&action=edit&section=2 "Edit section: Other notable works")]
### Anime[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Masahito_Yoshioka&action=edit&section=3 "Edit section: Anime")]
* *[Magic Kaito: Kid the Phantom Thief](/wiki/Magic_Kaito:_Kid_the_Phantom_Thief "Magic Kaito: Kid the Phantom Thief")*: Producer
* *[Lupin III vs. Detective Conan](/wiki/Lupin_III_vs._Detective_Conan "Lupin III vs. Detective Conan")*: Production Committee (TMS Entertainment)
* *Angel Heart*: Chief Producer (TMS Entertainment)
* *Fighting Beauty Wulong*: Planning
* *ItaKiss*: Executive producer (TMS Entertainment)
* *Lupin III: Part III*: Production Assistant
* *Magic Knight Rayearth*: Producer
* *Tenshi na Konamaiki*: Producer (TMS Entertainment)
### OVAs[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Masahito_Yoshioka&action=edit&section=4 "Edit section: OVAs")]
* *[Gosho Aoyama's Collection of Short Stories](/wiki/Wait_For_Me "Wait For Me")*: Producer
* *[Magic File 2: Shinichi Kudo, The Case of the Mysterious Wall and the Black Lab](/wiki/Magic_File_2:_Shinichi_Kudo,_The_Case_of_the_Mysterious_Wall_and_the_Black_Lab "Magic File 2: Shinichi Kudo, The Case of the Mysterious Wall and the Black Lab")*: Producer
* *[Magic File 3: Shinichi and Ran, Memories of Mahjong Tiles and Tanabata](/wiki/Magic_File_3:_Shinichi_and_Ran,_Memories_of_Mahjong_Tiles_and_Tanabata "Magic File 3: Shinichi and Ran, Memories of Mahjong Tiles and Tanabata")*: Producer
* *[Magic File 4: The Osaka Okonomiyaki Odyssey](/wiki/Magic_File_4:_The_Osaka_Okonomiyaki_Odyssey "Magic File 4: The Osaka Okonomiyaki Odyssey"): Producer*
* *[Magic File 5: Niigata~Tokyo Souvenir Capriccio](/wiki/Magic_File_5:_Niigata~Tokyo_Souvenir_Capriccio "Magic File 5: Niigata~Tokyo Souvenir Capriccio")*: Producer