Mina Otaka

**Mina Otaka**
**Profile**
**Gender:**
Female
**Location:**
Japan
**Position:**
Animation supervisor
Animation director
Assistant animation director
Key animation
2nd key animation
**Years active:**
2012-present
**Mina Otaka** (大高 美奈 ,*Ōtaka Mina*[?](/wiki/Help:Japanese "Help:Japanese")) is a Japanese animation director. She 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)
* [3 Other notable works](#Other_notable_works)
+ [3.1 Anime](#Anime_2)
* [4 References](#References)
## Biography[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Mina_Otaka&action=edit&section=1 "Edit section: Biography")]
Mina Otaka joined the production of the *Detective Conan* anime for the first time in 2016, in [**Episode 831**: A Cottage Surrounded by Zombies (Part 2)](/wiki/A_Cottage_Surrounded_by_Zombies "A Cottage Surrounded by Zombies"), as key animator. She then became animation director for the first time in March 2017, in [**Episode 854**: Memories from Sakura Class (Shinichi BOY)](/wiki/Memories_from_Sakura_Class "Memories from Sakura Class"); since then, she has been involved in animation correction spontaneously (until present).
Otaka also participated in the 2016 TV Special [Episode One: The Great Detective Turned Small](/wiki/Episode_One:_The_Great_Detective_Turned_Small "Episode One: The Great Detective Turned Small") as animation director and was an animation director in a few movies as well, the latest being [**Movie 29**: One-eyed Flashback](/wiki/One-eyed_Flashback "One-eyed Flashback"), released in April 2025.
She was contracted by [Studio Lerche](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lerche_(studio) "wikipedia:Lerche (studio)") (ラルケ) and [Studio Hibari](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Studio_Hibari "wikipedia:Studio Hibari") (スタジオ雲雀).
## Works in [Detective Conan](/wiki/Detective_Conan "Detective Conan")[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Mina_Otaka&action=edit&section=2 "Edit section: Works in Detective Conan")]
* See [Animation directed by Mina Otaka](/wiki/Category:Animation_directed_by_Mina_Otaka "Category:Animation directed by Mina Otaka")
### Anime[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Mina_Otaka&action=edit&section=3 "Edit section: Anime")]
Participation in: **17** cases (18 episodes)
| Jpn# | Int# | Episode title | Original broadcast | Role | Note |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 831 | 886 | [A Cottage Surrounded by Zombies (Part 2)](/wiki/A_Cottage_Surrounded_by_Zombies "A Cottage Surrounded by Zombies") | September 10, 2016 | Key animation |  |
| 854 | 909 | [Memories from Sakura Class (Shinichi BOY)](/wiki/Memories_from_Sakura_Class "Memories from Sakura Class") | March 25, 2017 | Animation director |  |
| 873 | 928 | [Conan and Heiji's Nue Legend (Claw)](/wiki/Conan_and_Heiji%27s_Nue_Legend "Conan and Heiji's Nue Legend") | September 16, 2017 | Key animation |  |
| 927 | 982-983 | [The Scarlet School Trip (Bright Red Arc)](/wiki/The_Scarlet_School_Trip "The Scarlet School Trip") | January 5, 2019 | Assistant animation director, Key animation | 1 hour |
| 928 | 984-985 | [The Scarlet School Trip (Red Love Arc)](/wiki/The_Scarlet_School_Trip "The Scarlet School Trip") | January 12, 2019 | Assistant animation director | 1 hour |
| 930 | 986 | [A Woman Standing by the Window (Part 2)](/wiki/A_Woman_Standing_by_the_Window "A Woman Standing by the Window") | February 9, 2019 | Animation director |  |
| 1000 | 1057 | [The Moonlight Sonata Murder (Part 1)](/wiki/The_Moonlight_Sonata_Murder "The Moonlight Sonata Murder") | March 6, 2021 | Key animation | Remake |
| 1013 | 1070 | [The Man Who Loved Too Much](/wiki/The_Man_Who_Loved_Too_Much "The Man Who Loved Too Much") | July 24, 2021 | Key animation |  |
| 1015 | 1072 | [Stakeout](/wiki/Stakeout "Stakeout") | August 14, 2021 | Key animation |  |
| 1120 | 1178 | [Mystery of the Lost Treasure](/wiki/Mystery_of_the_Lost_Treasure "Mystery of the Lost Treasure") | April 13, 2024 | Animation director | M27 pre-story |
| 1124 | 1182 | [The Body on the Gunma-Nagano Border (Part 2)](/wiki/The_Body_on_the_Gunma-Nagano_Border "The Body on the Gunma-Nagano Border") | May 18, 2024 | Animation director |  |
| 1130 | 1188 | [The Suspected Infidelity of the Triple Collab (Part 1)](/wiki/The_Suspected_Infidelity_of_the_Triple_Collab "The Suspected Infidelity of the Triple Collab") | July 20, 2024 | Animation director, 2nd key animation |  |
| 1136 | 1194 | [Momiji Ooka's Sweet Trap (Part 2)](/wiki/Momiji_Ooka%27s_Sweet_Trap "Momiji Ooka's Sweet Trap") | September 28, 2024 | Key animation |  |
| 1138 | 1196 | [The Moving Police Box](/wiki/The_Moving_Police_Box "The Moving Police Box") | October 12, 2024 | Animation director |  |
| 1158 | 1216 | [The Detective Boys and the Traditional Dream House](/wiki/The_Detective_Boys_and_the_Traditional_Dream_House "The Detective Boys and the Traditional Dream House") | April 12, 2025 | Animation director |  |
| 1165 | 1223 | [The 17-Year-Old Truth (The Perceptive Devil)](/wiki/The_17-Year-Old_Truth "The 17-Year-Old Truth") | June 14, 2025 | Animation director |  |
| 1171 | 1228 | [The Reason He Became a Butler (Part 1)](/wiki/The_Reason_He_Became_a_Butler "The Reason He Became a Butler") | August 16, 2025 | Animation director, 2nd key animation |  |
| 1180 | 1238 | [The Lucky Cat Saw Everything](/wiki/The_Lucky_Cat_Saw_Everything "The Lucky Cat Saw Everything") | November 1, 2025 | Animation supervisor |  |
### Movies[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Mina_Otaka&action=edit&section=4 "Edit section: Movies")]
Participation in: **6** movies
| Movie | Title | Original airdate | Role | Note |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 21 | [The Crimson Love Letter](/wiki/The_Crimson_Love_Letter "The Crimson Love Letter") | April 15, 2017 | Assistant animation director |  |
| 22 | [Zero the Enforcer](/wiki/Zero_the_Enforcer "Zero the Enforcer") | April 13, 2018 | Assistant animation director, 2nd key animation |  |
| 23 | [The Fist of Blue Sapphire](/wiki/The_Fist_of_Blue_Sapphire "The Fist of Blue Sapphire") | April 12, 2019 | Key animation |  |
| 26 | [Black Iron Submarine](/wiki/Black_Iron_Submarine "Black Iron Submarine") | April 14, 2023 | Assistant animation director |  |
| 27 | [The Million-dollar Pentagram](/wiki/The_Million-dollar_Pentagram "The Million-dollar Pentagram") | April 12, 2024 | Assistant animation director, Key animation |  |
| 28 | [One-eyed Flashback](/wiki/One-eyed_Flashback "One-eyed Flashback") | April 18, 2025 | Assistant animation director, Key animation |  |
### Specials[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Mina_Otaka&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 | Animation director, Key animation |  |
## Other notable works[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Mina_Otaka&action=edit&section=6 "Edit section: Other notable works")]
### Anime[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Mina_Otaka&action=edit&section=7 "Edit section: Anime")]
* *Ace Attorney* : Key animation
* *Bakugan* : Key animation, 2nd key animation
* *Danganronpa* : Key animation
* *Fate* : Animation director, In-between animation, Production assistant, In-between check
* *The IDOLM@STER Cinderella Girls* : Assistant animation director, 2nd key animation, Key animation
* *Monogatari Series* : Key animation
* *Nisekoi* : Key animation
* Many more including *Persona 4*, *Puella Magi Madoka Magica*, *Sword Art Online*, and *Yumeiro Pâtissière* etc.