Shigeru Morikawa
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| Gender: | Male |
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| Date of birth: | 1960[1] |
| Place of birth: | Osaka Prefecture, Japan |
| Position: | Storyboard |
| Years active: | 1985-present |
| Aliases: | 紅優 湊屋夢吉 |
Shigeru Morikawa (森川 滋 Morikawa Shigeru) is a Japanese storyboard artist and animator from Osaka Prefecture[1]. He currently goes by the name Yu Ko (紅 優 Kō Yū) and is also known by the pseudonym Yumekichi Minatoya (湊屋 夢吉 Minatoya Yumekichi).
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Biography
In the 1980s, Shigeru Morikawa was mainly active as an anime director[2], and used the pseudonym Yumekichi Minatoya (湊屋 夢吉). After turning freelance, he joined the animation studio Sanzigen (サンジゲン)[2]; thereafter, he started to participate in the production of the animation works done by the firm.
When producing his works, he always emphasised to ensure that the "plot", "actors", and "music" all work together well[2]. Furthermore, he directed Argonavis: Shooting Star Obbligato (劇場版アルゴナビス 流星のオブリガート) in 2021, a compilation recap movie, and he happened to have watched the main anime of that series, and thought that this was what he wanted to do[2].
Morikawa was only involved in the production of Episode 6: Valentine Murder Case in the Detective Conan anime.
Works in Detective Conan
Anime
Participation in: 1 case (1 episode)
| Jpn# | Int# | Episode title | Original broadcast | Role | Note |
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| 6 | 6 | Valentine Murder Case | February 12, 1996 | Storyboard |
Other notable works
Anime
- Dirty Pair: Affair on Nolandia: Assistant director
- Kimagure Orange Road: Storyboard
- Megazone 23 Part II: Key animation
- Moeru! Oniisan: Storyboard
- Nadia - The Secret of Blue Water: Series organizer
Movies
- Nadia - The Secret of Blue Water: The Motion Picture: Concept
- Project A-Ko: Stage director
