Akihiro Okuzawa

**Akihiro Okuzawa**
**Profile**
**Gender:**
Male
**Location:**
Japan
**Position:**
Storyboard
Key animation
**Studio:**
Studio Giants → [Studio Guts](/wiki/Studio_Guts "Studio Guts")
**Years active:**
1988-present
**Alias:**
奥沢明裕
奥澤粗笨
**Akihiro Okuzawa** (奥澤 明裕 ,*Okuzawa Akihiro*[?](/wiki/Help:Japanese "Help:Japanese")) is a Japanese storyboard artist and director. 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 Movies](#Movies)
+ [2.3 Specials](#Specials)
+ [2.4 Spin-offs](#Spin-offs)
- [2.4.1 Zero's Tea Time](#Zero.27s_Tea_Time)
- [2.4.2 The Culprit Hanzawa](#The_Culprit_Hanzawa)
* [3 Other notable works](#Other_notable_works)
+ [3.1 Anime](#Anime_2)
* [4 See also](#See_also)
* [5 References](#References)
## Biography[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Akihiro_Okuzawa&action=edit&section=1 "Edit section: Biography")]
Akihiro Okuzawa is affiliated with [**Studio Guts**](/wiki/Studio_Guts "Studio Guts"); originally from Studio Giants (スタジオジャイアンツ). Okuzawa debuted as an animator in 1989, via the anime *Prestigious! Third Baseball Club* (名門!第三野球部). Okuzawa first joined the production of the *Detective Conan* in 2016, and worked on the "Episode ONE" TV special, then he went to do key animation for the anime, starting with [**Episode 869**: Conan Disappeared on the Cliff (Part 1)](/wiki/Conan_Disappeared_on_the_Cliff "Conan Disappeared on the Cliff").
In 2023, Okuzawa was promoted to a storyboard artist, starting with [**Episode 1070**: The Surprise That Leads to Tragedy](/wiki/The_Surprise_That_Leads_to_Tragedy "The Surprise That Leads to Tragedy"), until present.
## Works in [Detective Conan](/wiki/Detective_Conan "Detective Conan")[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Akihiro_Okuzawa&action=edit&section=2 "Edit section: Works in Detective Conan")]
### Anime[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Akihiro_Okuzawa&action=edit&section=3 "Edit section: Anime")]
Participation in: **22** cases (23 episodes)
| Jpn# | Int# | Episode title | Original broadcast | Role | Note |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 869 | 924 | [Conan Disappeared on the Cliff (Part 1)](/wiki/Episode_869 "Episode 869") | August 5, 2017 | Key animation |  |
| 876 | 931 | [The Mechanical Witness](/wiki/Episode_876 "Episode 876") | October 17, 2017 | Key animation |  |
| 881 | 936 | [The Wizard of the Ripples (Part 1)](/wiki/Episode_881 "Episode 881") | November 18, 2017 | Key animation |
| 892 | 947 | [Bakumatsu Revolution Mystery Tour (Hagi Arc)](/wiki/Episode_892 "Episode 892") | February 10, 2018 | Key animation |  |
| 897 | 952 | [The Woman with White Hands (Part 2)](/wiki/Episode_897 "Episode 897") | March 24, 2018 | Key animation |  |
| 908 | 963 | [Friendship Washed Away in the Riverbed](/wiki/Episode_908 "Episode 908") | July 21, 2018 | Key animation |  |
| 917 | 972 | [The Kendo Tournament of Love and Mystery (Part 2)](/wiki/Episode_917 "Episode 917") | October 13, 2018 | Key animation |  |
| 918 | 973 | [The Mini Patrol Car Police's Big Chase](/wiki/Episode_918 "Episode 918") | October 27, 2018 | Key animation |  |
| 925 | 980 | [The Heartfelt Strap (Part 1)](/wiki/Episode_925 "Episode 925") | December 15, 2018 | Key animation |  |
| 948 | 1005 | [The Man Crushed by a Dinosaur](/wiki/Episode_948 "Episode 948") | July 27, 2019 | Key animation |  |
| 951 | 1008 | [The Whistling Bookstore 2](/wiki/Episode_951 "Episode 951") | August 17, 2019 | Key animation |  |
| 955 | 1012 | [The Secret of the Insect Man](/wiki/Episode_955 "Episode 955") | September 28, 2019 | Key animation |  |
| 964 | 1021 | [Kogoro Mouri's Grand Lecture (Part 3)](/wiki/Episode_964 "Episode 964") | December 21, 2019 | Key animation |  |
| 966 | 1023 | [Kaiju Gomera vs. Kamen Yaiba (Interlude)](/wiki/Episode_966 "Episode 966") | January 11, 2020 | Key animation |  |
| 968 | 1025 | [Kaiju Gomera vs. Kamen Yaiba (Finale)](/wiki/Episode_968 "Episode 968") | January 25, 2020 | Key animation |  |
| 972 | 1029 | [The Target is the Metropolitan Police Traffic Department (2)](/wiki/Episode_972 "Episode 972") | March 14, 2020 | Key animation |  |
| 992 | 1049 | [Murder at the Townhouse Café](/wiki/Episode_992 "Episode 992") | December 26, 2020 | Key animation |  |
| 1002 | 1059 | [The Beika City Shopping Center Garbage Bin Mystery](/wiki/Episode_1002 "Episode 1002") | April 17, 2021 | Key animation | M24 pre-story |
| 1016 | 1073 | [The Monorail Sniper Case (Part 1)](/wiki/Episode_1016 "Episode 1016") | August 28, 2021 | Key animation |  |
| 1070 | 1127 | [The Surprise That Leads to Tragedy](/wiki/Episode_1070 "Episode 1070") | January 21, 2023 | Storyboard |  |
| 1084 | 1142 | [The Freezing Cold Men](/wiki/Episode_1084 "Episode 1084") | May 20, 2023 | Storyboard |  |
| 1132 | 1190 | [Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya's Detective Notes 3](/wiki/Episode_1132 "Episode 1132") | August 17, 2024 | Storyboard |  |
| 1138 | 1196 | [The Moving Police Box](/wiki/Episode_1138 "Episode 1138") | October 12, 2024 | Storyboard |  |
### Movies[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Akihiro_Okuzawa&action=edit&section=4 "Edit section: Movies")]
Participation in: **2** movies
| Movie | Title | Original airdate | Role | Note |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 22 | [Zero the Enforcer](/wiki/Zero_the_Enforcer "Zero the Enforcer") | April 13, 2018 | Key animation |  |
| 23 | [The Fist of Blue Sapphire](/wiki/The_Fist_of_Blue_Sapphire "The Fist of Blue Sapphire") | April 12, 2019 | Key animation |  |
### Specials[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Akihiro_Okuzawa&action=edit&section=5 "Edit section: Specials")]
Participation in: **1** special
| Special | Title | Original airdate | Role | Note |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 6 | [Episode One: The Great Detective Turned Small](/wiki/Episode_One:_The_Great_Detective_Turned_Small "Episode One: The Great Detective Turned Small") | December 9, 2016 | Key animation |  |
### Spin-offs[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Akihiro_Okuzawa&action=edit&section=6 "Edit section: Spin-offs")]
#### [Zero's Tea Time](/wiki/Zero%27s_Tea_Time_(anime) "Zero's Tea Time (anime)")[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Akihiro_Okuzawa&action=edit&section=7 "Edit section: Zero's Tea Time")]
Participation in: **2** episodes
| Jpn# | Episode title | Original broadcast | Role | Note |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2 | [TIME.2](/wiki/TIME.2 "TIME.2") | April 12, 2022 | Key animation |  |
| 6 | [TIME.6](/wiki/TIME.6 "TIME.6") | May 9, 2022 | Key animation |  |
#### [The Culprit Hanzawa](/wiki/The_Culprit_Hanzawa "The Culprit Hanzawa")[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Akihiro_Okuzawa&action=edit&section=8 "Edit section: The Culprit Hanzawa")]
Participation in: **2** episodes
| Jpn# | Episode title | Original broadcast | Role | Note |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | [Along Came A Culprit](/wiki/Along_Came_A_Culprit "Along Came A Culprit") | October 4, 2022 | Key animation |  |
| 10 | [Dimensional Visitor](/wiki/Dimensional_Visitor "Dimensional Visitor") | December 6, 2022 | Key animation |  |
## Other notable works[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Akihiro_Okuzawa&action=edit&section=9 "Edit section: Other notable works")]
### Anime[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Akihiro_Okuzawa&action=edit&section=10 "Edit section: Anime")]
* *Kendo Rage*: Key animation
* *Detective* (1999): Animation director, Key animation
* *Kaiketsu Zorori: Uchū no Yūsha-tachi*: Storyboard