Keisuke Shinohara

**Keisuke Shinohara**
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**Profile**
**Gender:**
Male
**Date of birth:**
1987 *(39)*
**Place of birth:**
Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan
**Location:**
Tokyo, Japan
**Position:**
Technical director
**Years active:**
2013-present
**Website:**
[Twitter Account](https://x.com/nopesaiko)
**Keisuke Shinohara** (篠原 啓輔 ,*Shinohara Keisuke*[?](/wiki/Help:Japanese "Help:Japanese")), born 1987 in Ibaraki Prefecture, is a Japanese animator, technical director, and later 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)
* [3 Other notable works](#Other_notable_works)
+ [3.1 Anime](#Anime_2)
* [4 References](#References)
## Biography[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Keisuke_Shinohara&action=edit&section=1 "Edit section: Biography")]
Keisuke Shinohara was born in 1987 in Ibaraki Prefecture[](#cite_note-A-1). After moving to Tokyo, he started animation in 2013, being tasked with production advancement and the making of the ending animation for anime series *Yowamushi Pedal*. The following year, he started landing bigger tasks, becoming episode director and key animator for the first time, for series *Actually, I Am…*. He rose to prominence in 2019 after having been the director of anime movie *Black Fox*[](#cite_note-A-1). In 2020, he became director of an anime series for the first time, for *A3! Season Spring & Summer*[](#cite_note-2). In 2022, he became the director for anime series *My Dress-Up Darling*, which was well acclaimed by critics[](#cite_note-A-1). In 2025, he would be tasked with directing season 2 of the same series[](#cite_note-3). In late 2024, he was one of eleven Japanese animation staff members invited to the Global Anime Challenge[](#cite_note-4).
He first became involved with *Detective Conan* in 2015, having done key animation for movie 19, [Sunflowers of Inferno](/wiki/Sunflowers_of_Inferno "Sunflowers of Inferno"). Later the same year, he would become episode director for episode 784, [Welcome to Club Orihime](/wiki/Welcome_to_Club_Orihime "Welcome to Club Orihime"). After being absent in 2016, Shinohara returned in 2017 as technical director for movie 21, [The Crimson Love Letter](/wiki/The_Crimson_Love_Letter "The Crimson Love Letter"). Following this, Shinohara has not been involved with *Detective Conan* since.
## Works in [Detective Conan](/wiki/Detective_Conan "Detective Conan")[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Keisuke_Shinohara&action=edit&section=2 "Edit section: Works in Detective Conan")]
### Anime[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Keisuke_Shinohara&action=edit&section=3 "Edit section: Anime")]
Participation in: **2** cases (2 episodes)
| Jpn# | Int# | Episode title | Original broadcast | Role | Note |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 784 | 837 | [Welcome to Club Orihime](/wiki/Welcome_to_Club_Orihime "Welcome to Club Orihime") | July 11, 2015 | Episode director |  |
| 792 | 845 | [Three First Discoverers (Part 1)](/wiki/Three_First_Discoverers "Three First Discoverers") | September 19, 2015 | Episode director |  |
### Movies[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Keisuke_Shinohara&action=edit&section=4 "Edit section: Movies")]
Participation in: **2** movies
| Movie | Title | Original airdate | Role | Note |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 19 | [Sunflowers of Inferno](/wiki/Sunflowers_of_Inferno "Sunflowers of Inferno") | April 18, 2015 | Key animation |  |
| 21 | [The Crimson Love Letter](/wiki/The_Crimson_Love_Letter "The Crimson Love Letter") | April 15, 2017 | Technical director |  |
## Other notable works[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Keisuke_Shinohara&action=edit&section=5 "Edit section: Other notable works")]
### Anime[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Keisuke_Shinohara&action=edit&section=6 "Edit section: Anime")]
* *A3! Season Spring & Summer*: Director, storyboard
* *Actually, I Am…*: Episode director, key animation
* *Bocchi the Rock!*: Episode director, assistant episode director, unit director (for the movies)
* *D.Gray-man Hallow*: Storyboard
* *Kiznaiver*: Storyboard, episode director
* *My Dress-Up Darling*: Director, storyboard, episode director, screenplay
* *Yowamushi Pedal*: Production advancement