Yuzo Aoki

**Yuzo Aoki**
**Profile**
**Gender:**
Male
**Date of birth:**
1951 *(75)*
**Place of birth:**
Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan
**Position:**
Organizer
Storyboard
**Years active:**
1971-2009
**Alias:**
港野洋介
畑中由宇
Also known as **Yuu Hatanaka**.
**Yuzo Aoki** (青木 雄三 ,*Aoki Yūzō*[?](/wiki/Help:Japanese "Help:Japanese")), real name "青木悠三", is a Japanese technical director. He takes part in the production of *Detective Conan* [anime](/wiki/Anime "Anime") and [OVAs](/wiki/OVAs "OVAs"). In 2006, he temporarily used the alias **Yuu Hatanaka** (畑中 由宇 ,*Hatanaka Yuu*[?](/wiki/Help:Japanese "Help:Japanese")) in the production of the series[](#cite_note-alias-1).
## Contents
* [1 Biography](#Biography)
* [2 Works in Detective Conan](#Works_in_Detective_Conan)
+ [2.1 As Yuzo Aoki](#As_Yuzo_Aoki)
- [2.1.1 Anime](#Anime)
- [2.1.2 OVAs](#OVAs)
+ [2.2 As Yuu Hatanaka](#As_Yuu_Hatanaka)
- [2.2.1 Anime](#Anime_2)
* [3 Other notable works](#Other_notable_works)
+ [3.1 Anime](#Anime_3)
* [4 References](#References)
## Biography[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Yuzo_Aoki&action=edit&section=1 "Edit section: Biography")]
Initially, Yuzo Aoki worked as an assistant of mangaka[](#cite_note-ASCII-2); he submitted his work to the reader's submission "Gra-Con" (ぐら・こん) of the magazine COM. In 1969, Aoki joined studio [A Production](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shin-Ei_Animation "wikipedia:Shin-Ei Animation") (エイプロダクション) after passing its key animation test[](#cite_note-interview-3)[](#cite_note-sugoihito-4). He then participated in the anime *[Lupin the 3rd Part I](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lupin_the_3rd_Part_I "wikipedia:Lupin the 3rd Part I")* (ルパン三世 TV第1シリーズ) as key animator at the young age of 19[](#cite_note-web-5). His skilled key frames received praises from the animation director [Yasuo Otsuka](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yasuo_%C5%8Ctsuka "wikipedia:Yasuo Ōtsuka") (大塚 康生), that "Lupin's beloved car of Mercedes SSK equipped with a Ferrari 12-cylinder is difficult to depict and only Aoki could draw it"[](#cite_note-Otsuka-6).
In 1979, Aoki began to serve as storyboard artist in *[Lupin the 3rd Part II](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lupin_the_3rd_Part_II "wikipedia:Lupin the 3rd Part II")* (ルパン三世 TV第2シリーズ), and became the main animator for the anime. Then, in 1984, Aoki became the animation supervisor for *[Lupin the 3rd Part III](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lupin_the_3rd_Part_III "wikipedia:Lupin the 3rd Part III")* (ルパン三世 TV第3シリーズ), and was also in charge of the animation and overall drawing quality, this included the role of character design. In addition, he was the episode director of the 1st episode, where he decided to bring back the original style and make Lupin the Third's jacket pink[](#cite_note-Lupin-7).
After finishing the production of the 3rd season, Aoki took part in the production of one of his disciples' work *[Robotan](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robotan "wikipedia:Robotan")* (ロボタン). In 1987, [Kenji Kodama](/wiki/Kenji_Kodama "Kenji Kodama") directed *[City Hunter](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/City_Hunter "wikipedia:City Hunter")* (シティーハンター), its character designer and chief animation director were all staff who worked in the 2nd season; not surprising, Aoki took part as well, yet under the pseudonym **Minato Yosuke** (港野 洋介 ,*Yosuke Minato*[?](/wiki/Help:Japanese "Help:Japanese")). This thus became his second representative works, due to the support he had given to the director Kodama.
In 2004, Yuzo Aoki joined the production of the *Detective Conan* anime, starting with [**Episode 358**: Metropolitan Police Detective Love Story 5 (Part 1)](/wiki/Metropolitan_Police_Detective_Love_Story_5 "Metropolitan Police Detective Love Story 5"), and served as a regular organizer and storyboard artist. Notably, there was a hiatus between his participation in the anime from 2005 to 2007; therefore, it was speculated that Aoki worked in the anime under the name of Yuu Hatanaka (畑中 由宇) in the stint of 2006[](#cite_note-alias-1). In 2008, after [**Episode 515**: Kaitou Kid's Teleportation Magic](/wiki/Kaitou_Kid%27s_Teleportation_Magic "Kaitou Kid's Teleportation Magic"), Aoki quit the production team.
In 2009, Aoki served as key animator for the last time in TV movie *[Kon'nichiwa Anne: Before Green Gables](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kon%27nichiwa_Anne:_Before_Green_Gables "wikipedia:Kon'nichiwa Anne: Before Green Gables")* (こんにちは アン 〜Before Green Gables), he ceased his involvement and appeared to be retired thereafter.
## Works in [Detective Conan](/wiki/Detective_Conan "Detective Conan")[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Yuzo_Aoki&action=edit&section=2 "Edit section: Works in Detective Conan")]
### As Yuzo Aoki[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Yuzo_Aoki&action=edit&section=3 "Edit section: As Yuzo Aoki")]
#### Anime[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Yuzo_Aoki&action=edit&section=4 "Edit section: Anime")]
Participation in: **22** cases (36 episodes)
| Jpn# | Int# | Episode title | Original broadcast | Role | Note |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 358 | 389 | [Metropolitan Police Detective Love Story 5 (Part 1)](/wiki/Metropolitan_Police_Detective_Love_Story_5 "Metropolitan Police Detective Love Story 5") | May 3, 2004 | Organizer, Storyboard |  |
| 359 | 390 | [Metropolitan Police Detective Love Story 5 (Part 2)](/wiki/Metropolitan_Police_Detective_Love_Story_5 "Metropolitan Police Detective Love Story 5") | May 10, 2004 | Organizer, Storyboard |  |
| 363 | 394 | [The City Crows](/wiki/The_City_Crows "The City Crows") | June 7, 2004 | Storyboard |  |
| 364 | 395 | [The Synchronicity Case (Part 1)](/wiki/The_Synchronicity_Case "The Synchronicity Case") | June 14, 2004 | Storyboard |  |
| 365 | 396 | [The Synchronicity Case (Part 2)](/wiki/The_Synchronicity_Case "The Synchronicity Case") | June 21, 2004 | Storyboard |  |
| 373 | 404 | [Deadly Poisonous Spider Trap](/wiki/Deadly_Poisonous_Spider_Trap "Deadly Poisonous Spider Trap") | September 6, 2004 | Storyboard |  |
| 376 | 407 | [The Time Limit is 15:00!](/wiki/The_Time_Limit_is_15:00! "The Time Limit is 15:00!") | November 1, 2004 | Storyboard |  |
| 385 | 419 | [The Dissonance of the Stradivarius (Prelude)](/wiki/The_Dissonance_of_the_Stradivarius "The Dissonance of the Stradivarius") | January 24, 2005 | Organizer, Storyboard |  |
| 386 | 420 | [The Dissonance of the Stradivarius (Interlude)](/wiki/The_Dissonance_of_the_Stradivarius "The Dissonance of the Stradivarius") | January 31, 2005 | Organizer, Storyboard |  |
| 387 | 421 | [The Dissonance of the Stradivarius (Postlude)](/wiki/The_Dissonance_of_the_Stradivarius "The Dissonance of the Stradivarius") | February 7, 2005 | Organizer, Storyboard |  |
| 388 | 422 | [Kogoro Gets Drunk in Satsuma (Part 1)](/wiki/Kogoro_Gets_Drunk_in_Satsuma "Kogoro Gets Drunk in Satsuma") | February 14, 2005 | Storyboard |  |
| 389 | 423 | [Kogoro Gets Drunk in Satsuma (Part 2)](/wiki/Kogoro_Gets_Drunk_in_Satsuma "Kogoro Gets Drunk in Satsuma") | February 21, 2005 | Storyboard |  |
| 398 | 432 | [The Strange Family's Request (Part 1)](/wiki/The_Strange_Family%27s_Request "The Strange Family's Request") | May 16, 2005 | Organizer, Storyboard |  |
| 400 | 434 | [Ran's Suspicions](/wiki/Ran%27s_Suspicions "Ran's Suspicions") | May 30, 2005 | Storyboard |  |
| 403 | 437 | [The Mysterious Angel's Mansion (Part 1)](/wiki/The_Mysterious_Angel%27s_Mansion "The Mysterious Angel's Mansion") | June 20, 2005 | Storyboard |  |
| 404 | 438 | [The Mysterious Angel's Mansion (Part 2)](/wiki/The_Mysterious_Angel%27s_Mansion "The Mysterious Angel's Mansion") | June 27, 2005 | Storyboard |  |
| 413 | 447 | [The Half Completed Crime Mystery](/wiki/The_Half_Completed_Crime_Mystery "The Half Completed Crime Mystery") | September 5, 2005 | Storyboard |  |
| 468 | 308 | [Mysterious Case Near the Pond](/wiki/Mysterious_Case_Near_the_Pond "Mysterious Case Near the Pond") | March 12, 2007 | Storyboard |  |
| 472 | 512 | [Shinichi Kudo's Childhood Adventure (Part 1)](/wiki/Shinichi_Kudo%27s_Childhood_Adventure "Shinichi Kudo's Childhood Adventure") | May 14, 2007 | Organizer, Storyboard |  |
| 473 | 513 | [Shinichi Kudo's Childhood Adventure (Part 2)](/wiki/Shinichi_Kudo%27s_Childhood_Adventure "Shinichi Kudo's Childhood Adventure") | May 21, 2007 | Organizer, Storyboard |  |
| 478 | 518 | [Real 30 Minutes](/wiki/Real_30_Minutes "Real 30 Minutes") | July 9, 2007 | Storyboard |  |
| 479 | 519-522 | [Three Days with Heiji Hattori](/wiki/Three_Days_with_Heiji_Hattori "Three Days with Heiji Hattori") | July 16, 2007 | Storyboard | 2 hours |
| 480 | 523 | [Yellow Alibi](/wiki/Yellow_Alibi "Yellow Alibi") | July 23, 2007 | Storyboard |  |
| 484 | 528 | [Whereabouts of the Dark Photograph (Part 1)](/wiki/Whereabouts_of_the_Dark_Photograph "Whereabouts of the Dark Photograph") | August 20, 2007 | Organizer, Storyboard |  |
| 486 | 529 | [Beckoning Cat from Right to Left](/wiki/Beckoning_Cat_from_Right_to_Left "Beckoning Cat from Right to Left") | September 3, 2007 | Storyboard |  |
| 488 | 532-533 | [The Devil of the TV Station](/wiki/The_Devil_of_the_TV_Station "The Devil of the TV Station") | October 22, 2007 | Storyboard | 1 hour |
| 490 | 536-537 | [Heiji Hattori vs. Shinichi Kudo: Deduction Battle on the Ski Slope!](/wiki/Heiji_Hattori_vs._Shinichi_Kudo:_Deduction_Battle_on_the_Ski_Slope! "Heiji Hattori vs. Shinichi Kudo: Deduction Battle on the Ski Slope!") | December 3, 2007 | Organizer, Storyboard | 1 hour |
| 491 | 538 | [Clash of Red and Black (The Beginning)](/wiki/Clash_of_Red_and_Black "Clash of Red and Black") | January 14, 2008 | Storyboard |  |
| 492 | 539 | [Clash of Red and Black (Blood Relative)](/wiki/Clash_of_Red_and_Black "Clash of Red and Black") | January 21, 2008 | Storyboard |  |
| 495 | 542 | [Clash of Red and Black (Coma)](/wiki/Clash_of_Red_and_Black "Clash of Red and Black") | February 11, 2008 | Storyboard |  |
| 496 | 543 | [Clash of Red and Black (Invasion)](/wiki/Clash_of_Red_and_Black "Clash of Red and Black") | February 18, 2008 | Storyboard |  |
| 500 | 547 | [Clash of Red and Black (Testament)](/wiki/Clash_of_Red_and_Black "Clash of Red and Black") | March 17, 2008 | Storyboard |  |
| 502 | 549 | [Clash of Red and Black (Innocence)](/wiki/Clash_of_Red_and_Black "Clash of Red and Black") | April 28, 2008 | Storyboard |  |
| 510 | 557 | [Conan vs. Double Code Mystery](/wiki/Conan_vs._Double_Code_Mystery "Conan vs. Double Code Mystery") | July 28, 2008 | Storyboard |  |
| 511 | 558 | [Deduction Showdown! Shinichi vs. Subaru Okiya](/wiki/Conan_vs._Double_Code_Mystery "Conan vs. Double Code Mystery") | August 4, 2008 | Storyboard |  |
| 515 | 562-563 | [Kaitou Kid's Teleportation Magic](/wiki/Kaitou_Kid%27s_Teleportation_Magic "Kaitou Kid's Teleportation Magic") | October 20, 2008 | Organizer, Storyboard | 1 hour |
#### OVAs[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Yuzo_Aoki&action=edit&section=5 "Edit section: OVAs")]
Participation in: **1** OVA
| OVA | Title | Original airdate | Role | Note |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 4 | [Conan, Kid, and the Crystal Mother](/wiki/Conan,_Kid,_and_the_Crystal_Mother "Conan, Kid, and the Crystal Mother") | March 3, 2004 | Storyboard |  |
### As Yuu Hatanaka[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Yuzo_Aoki&action=edit&section=6 "Edit section: As Yuu Hatanaka")]
#### Anime[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Yuzo_Aoki&action=edit&section=7 "Edit section: Anime")]
Participation in: **3** cases (4 episodes)
| Jpn# | Int# | Episode title | Original broadcast | Role | Note |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 431 | 469 | [Metropolitan Police Detective Love Story 7 (Part 1)](/wiki/Metropolitan_Police_Detective_Love_Story_7 "Metropolitan Police Detective Love Story 7") | February 20, 2006 | Organizer, Storyboard |  |
| 432 | 470 | [Metropolitan Police Detective Love Story 7 (Part 2)](/wiki/Metropolitan_Police_Detective_Love_Story_7 "Metropolitan Police Detective Love Story 7") | February 27, 2006 | Organizer, Storyboard |  |
| 438 | 476 | [The Pursuit of the Fish E-mail](/wiki/The_Pursuit_of_the_Fish_E-mail "The Pursuit of the Fish E-mail") | May 15, 2006 | Organizer, Storyboard |  |
| 446 | 484 | [The Sealed Western-Style Window (Part 1)](/wiki/The_Sealed_Western-Style_Window "The Sealed Western-Style Window") | July 24, 2006 | Organizer, Storyboard |  |
## Other notable works[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Yuzo_Aoki&action=edit&section=8 "Edit section: Other notable works")]
### Anime[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Yuzo_Aoki&action=edit&section=9 "Edit section: Anime")]
* *Astro Boy* (2003): Key animation
* *City Hunter S1-S3*: Screenplay, Storyboard, Episode director, Key animation
* *Dragon Ball Z*: Key animation
* *Hajime Ningen Gyatoruz*: Character design, Key animation
* *Hareluya II Boy*: Storyboard, Episode director, Animation director, Key animation
* *Lupin III: Part II + III*: Chief director, Character design, Storyboard, Episode director, Key animation
* *Magical Angel Creamy Mami*: Storyboard, Key animation
* *Moby Dick Five*: Episode director, Mechanical design
* *Omakase Scrappers*: Episode director, Character design, Animation director
* *Shin Tetsujin 28*: Storyboard, Episode director
* *Tokimeki Tonight*: Storyboard, Key animation
* *Urusei Yatsura* (1981): Storyboard, Episode director
* *Yanbo, Ninbo, Tonbo*: Storyboard, Episode director, Animation director