Chie Saito

For other uses, see [Saito](/wiki/Saito "Saito").
**Chie Saito**
**Profile**
**Gender:**
Female
**Location:**
Japan
**Position:**
Chief animation director
Animation director
Sub-character design
Key animation
**Years active:**
2008-present
**Chie Saito** (斉藤 千恵 ,*Saitō Chie*[?](/wiki/Help:Japanese "Help:Japanese")) is a Japanese animator. 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 Openings and Endings](#Openings_and_Endings)
+ [2.3 Movies](#Movies)
+ [2.4 Specials](#Specials)
+ [2.5 Spin-offs](#Spin-offs)
- [2.5.1 Zero's Tea Time](#Zero.27s_Tea_Time)
- [2.5.2 The Culprit Hanzawa](#The_Culprit_Hanzawa)
* [3 Other notable works](#Other_notable_works)
+ [3.1 Anime](#Anime_2)
+ [3.2 Movies](#Movies_2)
* [4 References](#References)
## Biography[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Chie_Saito&action=edit&section=1 "Edit section: Biography")]
Chie Saito joined the production of *Detective Conan* anime in [**Episode 1000**: The Moonlight Sonata Murder (Part 1)](/wiki/The_Moonlight_Sonata_Murder "The Moonlight Sonata Murder") as key animator, then started doing design works for anime episodes.
She also regularly participated in *Detective Conan* movies as key animation from [**Movie 24**: The Scarlet Bullet](/wiki/The_Scarlet_Bullet "The Scarlet Bullet") onwards. Apart from that, she was the chief animation director for the spin-off story [Zero's Tea Time](/wiki/Zero%27s_Tea_Time_(anime) "Zero's Tea Time (anime)") along with [Kyoko Yoshimi](/wiki/Kyoko_Yoshimi "Kyoko Yoshimi").
## Works in [Detective Conan](/wiki/Detective_Conan "Detective Conan")[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Chie_Saito&action=edit&section=2 "Edit section: Works in Detective Conan")]
* See [Animation directed by Chie Saito](/wiki/Category:Animation_directed_by_Chie_Saito "Category:Animation directed by Chie Saito")
### Anime[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Chie_Saito&action=edit&section=3 "Edit section: Anime")]
Participation in: **15** cases (22 episodes)
| Jpn# | Int# | Episode title | Original broadcast | Role | Note |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1000 | 1057 | [The Moonlight Sonata Murder (Part 1)](/wiki/Episode_1000 "Episode 1000") | March 6, 2021 | Key animation | Remake |
| 1079 | 1137 | [The Black Organization's Scheme (Identity)](/wiki/Episode_1079 "Episode 1079") | April 8, 2023 | Key animation |  |
| 1085 | 1143 | [The Inauspicious Matchmaking (Part 1)](/wiki/Episode_1085 "Episode 1085") | June 3, 2023 | Sub-character design |  |
| 1086 | 1144 | [The Inauspicious Matchmaking (Part 2)](/wiki/Episode_1086 "Episode 1086") | June 10, 2023 | Sub-character design |  |
| 1089 | 1147 | [The Genius Restaurant](/wiki/Episode_1089 "Episode 1089") | July 8, 2023 | Sub-character design |  |
| 1091 | 1149 | [Girls Day Mystery](/wiki/Episode_1091 "Episode 1091") | July 22, 2023 | Sub-character design |  |
| 1098 | 1156 | [Chihaya Hagiwara, Goddess of the Wind (Part 1)](/wiki/Episode_1098 "Episode 1098") | September 23, 2023 | Sub-character design |  |
| 1099 | 1157 | [Chihaya Hagiwara, Goddess of the Wind (Part 2)](/wiki/Episode_1099 "Episode 1099") | September 30, 2023 | Sub-character design |  |
| 1105 | 1163 | [Kid vs. Amuro: Queen's Bang (Part 1)](/wiki/Episode_1105 "Episode 1105") | December 2, 2023 | Animation director |  |
| 1120 | 1178 | [Mystery of the Lost Treasure](/wiki/Episode_1120 "Episode 1120") | April 13, 2024 | Key animation | M27 pre-story |
| 1130 | 1188 | [The Suspected Infidelity of the Triple Collab (Part 1)](/wiki/Episode_1130 "Episode 1130") | July 20, 2024 | Animation director, Key animation |  |
| 1132 | 1190 | [Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya's Detective Notes 3](/wiki/Episode_1132 "Episode 1132") | August 17, 2024 | Sub-character design |  |
| 1136 | 1194 | [Momiji Ooka's Sweet Trap (Part 2)](/wiki/Episode_1136 "Episode 1136") | September 28, 2024 | Key animation |  |
| 1164 | 1222 | [The 17-Year-Old Truth (The Bloody Knight)](/wiki/Episode_1164 "Episode 1164") | June 7, 2025 | Sub-character design |  |
| 1165 | 1223 | [The 17-Year-Old Truth (The Perceptive Devil)](/wiki/Episode_1165 "Episode 1165") | June 14, 2025 | Sub-character design |  |
| 1166 | 1224 | [The 17-Year-Old Truth (The Far-Sighted Bishop)](/wiki/Episode_1166 "Episode 1166") | June 21, 2025 | Sub-character design |  |
| 1167 | 1225 | [The 17-Year-Old Truth (The Queen's Gambit)](/wiki/Episode_1167 "Episode 1167") | June 30, 2025 | Sub-character design |  |
| 1169 | 1227 | [The Mystery of the Man-Eating Classroom (Part 1)](/wiki/Episode_1169 "Episode 1169") | July 26, 2025 | Sub-character design |  |
| 1170 | 1228 | [The Mystery of the Man-Eating Classroom (Part 2)](/wiki/Episode_1170 "Episode 1170") | August 2, 2025 | Sub-character design |  |
| 1184 | 1242 | [The Red-Brick Warehouse and the Vanishing Kidnapper (Part 1)](/wiki/The_Red-Brick_Warehouse_and_the_Vanishing_Kidnapper "The Red-Brick Warehouse and the Vanishing Kidnapper") | December 6, 2025 | Sub-character design |  |
| 1185 | 1243 | [The Red-Brick Warehouse and the Vanishing Kidnapper (Part 2)](/wiki/The_Red-Brick_Warehouse_and_the_Vanishing_Kidnapper "The Red-Brick Warehouse and the Vanishing Kidnapper") | December 13, 2025 | Sub-character design |  |
| 1187 | 1245-1246 | [Episode "ZERO" The Shinichi Kudo Aquarium Case](/wiki/Episode_%22ZERO%22_The_Shinichi_Kudo_Aquarium_Case "Episode \"ZERO\" The Shinichi Kudo Aquarium Case") | January 3, 2026 | Animation director, Key animation | 1 hour Remake |
### Openings and Endings[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Chie_Saito&action=edit&section=4 "Edit section: Openings and Endings")]
Participation in: **4** openings and **2** endings
| # | Song name | Original title | Role | Note |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| OP | | | | |
| OP54 | [YURA YURA](/wiki/YURA_YURA "YURA YURA") | YURA YURA | Key animation |  |
| OP57 | [RAISE INSIGHT](/wiki/RAISE_INSIGHT "RAISE INSIGHT") | RAISE INSIGHT | Key animation |  |
| OP58 | [Unraveling Love ~Sukoshi no Yūki~](/wiki/Unraveling_Love_~Sukoshi_no_Y%C5%ABki~ "Unraveling Love ~Sukoshi no Yūki~") | Unraveling Love～少しの勇気～ | Key animation |  |
| OP60 | [Poker Face](/wiki/Poker_Face "Poker Face") | Poker Face | Key animation |  |
| ED | | | | |
| ED63 | [Reboot](/wiki/Reboot "Reboot") | Reboot | Key animation |  |
| ED64 | [Veronica](/wiki/Veronica "Veronica") | ベロニカ | Key animation |  |
### Movies[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Chie_Saito&action=edit&section=5 "Edit section: Movies")]
Participation in: **5** movies
| Movie | Title | Original airdate | Role | Note |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 24 | [The Scarlet Bullet](/wiki/The_Scarlet_Bullet "The Scarlet Bullet") | April 16, 2021 | Key animation |  |
| 25 | [The Bride of Halloween](/wiki/The_Bride_of_Halloween "The Bride of Halloween") | April 15, 2022 | Key animation |  |
| 26 | [Black Iron Submarine](/wiki/Black_Iron_Submarine "Black Iron Submarine") | April 14, 2023 | Key animation |  |
| 27 | [The Million-dollar Pentagram](/wiki/The_Million-dollar_Pentagram "The Million-dollar Pentagram") | April 12, 2024 | Key animation |  |
| 28 | [One-eyed Flashback](/wiki/One-eyed_Flashback "One-eyed Flashback") | April 18, 2025 | Animation director, Key animation |  |
### Specials[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Chie_Saito&action=edit&section=6 "Edit section: Specials")]
Participation in: **1** special
| Special | Title | Original airdate | Role | Note |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Planetarium Specials | | | | |
| P4 | [The Shining Payload](/wiki/The_Shining_Payload "The Shining Payload") | March 8, 2025 | Animation director |  |
### Spin-offs[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Chie_Saito&action=edit&section=7 "Edit section: Spin-offs")]
#### [Zero's Tea Time](/wiki/Zero%27s_Tea_Time_(anime) "Zero's Tea Time (anime)")[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Chie_Saito&action=edit&section=8 "Edit section: Zero's Tea Time")]
Participation in: **6** episodes + **1** opening + **1** ending
| Jpn# | Episode title | Original broadcast | Role | Note |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | [TIME.1](/wiki/TIME.1 "TIME.1") | April 5, 2022 | **Chief animation director** |  |
| 2 | [TIME.2](/wiki/TIME.2 "TIME.2") | April 12, 2022 | **Chief animation director**, Animation director |  |
| 3 | [TIME.3](/wiki/TIME.3 "TIME.3") | April 19, 2022 | **Chief animation director** |  |
| 4 | [TIME.4](/wiki/TIME.4 "TIME.4") | April 26, 2022 | **Chief animation director** |  |
| 5 | [TIME.5](/wiki/TIME.5 "TIME.5") | May 2, 2022 | **Chief animation director** |  |
| 6 | [TIME.6](/wiki/TIME.6 "TIME.6") | May 9, 2022 | **Chief animation director** |  |
| | Also involved in: | | | --- | --- | | \* [Shooting Star](/wiki/Shooting_Star "Shooting Star") (OP1): Animation director, Key animation   \* [Find the truth](/wiki/Find_the_truth "Find the truth") (ED1): Animation director | | | | | |
#### [The Culprit Hanzawa](/wiki/The_Culprit_Hanzawa "The Culprit Hanzawa")[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Chie_Saito&action=edit&section=9 "Edit section: The Culprit Hanzawa")]
Participation in: **1** episode + **1** opening
| Jpn# | Episode title | Original broadcast | Role | Note |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 12 | [The First Target](/wiki/The_First_Target "The First Target") | December 20, 2022 | Animation director, Key animation |  |
| | Also involved in: | | | --- | --- | | \* [Tsukamaete, Konya.](/wiki/Tsukamaete,_Konya. "Tsukamaete, Konya.") (OP1): Animation director, Key animation | | | | | |
## Other notable works[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Chie_Saito&action=edit&section=10 "Edit section: Other notable works")]
### Anime[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Chie_Saito&action=edit&section=11 "Edit section: Anime")]
* *Battle Girls - Time Paradox*: 2nd key animation, In-between animation
* *Eromanga Sensei*: Animation director, 2nd key animation
* *Freezing*: In-between animation (Studio Hibari)
* *Ghost Hound*: In-between animation (Trans Arts)
* *Gifū Dōdō!! Kanetsugu to Keiji*: Key animation, 2nd key animation, In-between check
* *Pokémon XY*: 2nd key animation (Studio Hibari)
### Movies[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Chie_Saito&action=edit&section=12 "Edit section: Movies")]
* *Bayonetta*: Bloody Fate: In-between animation
* *Berserk: The Golden Age Arc I - The Egg of the King*: In-between animation