Mari Tominaga
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| Gender: | Female |
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| Date of birth: | March 18, 1965 |
| Place of birth: | Tokyo Metropolis, Japan |
| Position: | Character Design Chief Animation Director Animation Director Assistant Animation Director Sub-Character Design Key Animation Layout |
| Years active: | 1981-present |
| Aliases: | 富永真里 富永まり |
| Website: | Twitter Account |
Mari Tominaga (とみなが まり Tominaga Mari), real name "富永真理", is a Japanese animator and character designer. She was a member of Studio Live and is now currently working as a freelancer. Tominaga worked as a character designer for Detective Conan anime in episode 219 and 263 with Masatomo Sudo , then later served as the character designer from episode 356 to 504.
Biography
Tominaga first worked on the Detective Conan anime as a key animator starting with Episode 11: Moonlight Sonata Murder Case. Later, she worked as the sub-character designer for Episode 55 : The Train Trick Murder Case, and animation director starting with Episode 162: The Locked Room in the Sky: Shinichi Kudo's First Case. She then occasionally did key animation and animation direction works afterwards.
In 2003, the production staff had undergone a huge reshuffling, which led to Tominaga replacing Masatomo Sudo as the anime's character designer. She would served as the chief animation director for two TV specials, Episode 304: The Trembling Police Headquarters: 12 Million Hostages and Episode 356: Kaitou Kid's Miraculous Midair Walk.
Meanwhile, she was also responsible for animation direction works for many openings and endings. In mid-2007, Tominaga stopped doing works for the openings and endings; as a consequence, this task was then assigned to Keiko Sasaki.
In 2008, Tominaga stepped down as the anime's character designer. Replaced by Masatomo Sudo and Junko Yamanaka. Since then, she consistently worked as a key animator for the Detective Conan movies.
When Tominaga worked on Episode 928: The Scarlet School Trip (Red Love Arc) as a key animator. She received a compliment from Detective Conan's original author Gosho Aoyama for her two keyframes of Shinichi and Ran kissing.
Works in Detective Conan
Anime
Participation in: 35 cases (35 episodes)
| Jpn# | Int# | Episode title | Original broadcast | Role | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | 11-12 | Moonlight Sonata Murder Case | April 8, 1996 | Key animation | 1 hour |
| 15 | 16 | Missing Corpse Murder Case | May 13, 1996 | Key animation | |
| 20 | 21 | A Haunted Mansion Murder Case | June 17, 1996 | Key animation | |
| 28 | 29 | Kogoro's Class Reunion Murder Case (Part 2) | August 12, 1996 | Key animation | |
| 33 | 34 | Detective Boys Survival Case | October 14, 1996 | Key animation | |
| 37 | 38 | Cactus's Flower Murder Case | November 11, 1996 | Key animation | |
| 47 | 48 | Sports Club Murder Case | February 10, 1997 | Key animation | |
| 48 | 49 | Diplomat Murder Case (Part 1) | February 17, 1997 | Key animation | |
| 54 | 56 | Game Company Murder Case | April 14, 1997 | Key animation | |
| 55 | 57 | The Train Trick Murder Case | April 21, 1997 | Sub-character design | |
| 61 | 63 | A Ghost Ship Murder Case (Part 1) | June 2, 1997 | Key animation | |
| 69 | 71 | Night Baron Murder Case (The Suspicion) | July 28, 1997 | Key animation | |
| 76 | 78-79 | Conan vs. Kaitou Kid | September 22, 1997 | Key animation | 1 hour |
| 124 | 131 | A Mysterious Sniper Murder Case (Part 1) | November 16, 1998 | Key animation | |
| 129 | 136-139 | The Girl from the Black Organization and the University Professor Murder Case | June 25, 1999 | Key animation | 2 hours |
| 131 | 141 | The Indiscriminate Stadium Threatening Case (Part 2) | January 18, 1999 | Key animation | |
| 136 | 146 | The Old Blue Castle Investigation Case (Part 1) | February 22, 1999 | Key animation | |
| 162 | 172-173 | The Locked Room in the Sky: Shinichi Kudo's First Case | September 27, 1999 | Animation director | 1 hour |
| 165 | 176 | The Disappearing Detective Boys Case | October 25, 1999 | Animation director | |
| 166 | 177 | Tottori Spider Mansion Demon (The Case) | November 1, 1999 | Key animation | |
| 174 | 185-188 | The Twenty Year Old Murderous Intent: The Symphony Serial Murder Case | January 3, 2000 | Key animation | 2 hours |
| 190 | 205 | The Desperate Revival - The Third Choice | May 15, 2000 | Key animation | |
| 195 | 210 | The Significant Music Box (Part 2) | June 19, 2000 | Key animation | |
| 199 | 214 | Kogoro Mouri, Suspect (Part 1) | July 17, 2000 | Key animation | |
| 205 | 220 | Metropolitan Police Detective Love Story 3 (Part 1) | August 28, 2000 | Key animation | |
| 208 | 224-225 | The Entrance to the Maze: The Anger of the Colossus | October 9, 2000 | Key animation | 1 hour |
| 219 | 235-238 | The Gathering of the Detectives! Shinichi Kudo vs. Kaitou Kid | January 8, 2001 | Animation director | 2 hours |
| 246 | 265 | The Mystery in the Net (Part 1) | August 13, 2001 | Key animation | |
| 304 | 326-329 | The Trembling Police Headquarters: 12 Million Hostages | January 6, 2003 | Chief animation director | 2 hours |
| 356 | 386-387 | Kaitou Kid's Miraculous Midair Walk | April 12, 2004 | Chief animation director | 1 hour |
| 414 | 448 | The Detective Boys' Bluebird Chase | September 12, 2005 | Animation director | |
| 418 | 452 | Home of Beika's Grenier | October 31, 2005 | Animation director | |
| 907 | 962 | The J League Bodyguard | July 14, 2018 | Animation director | |
| 928 | 984-985 | The Scarlet School Trip (Red Love Arc) | January 12, 2019 | Key animation | 1 hour |
| 965 | 1022 | Kaiju Gomera vs. Kamen Yaiba (Prologue) | January 4, 2020 | Assistant animation director |
Openings and Endings
Participation in: 7 openings and 8 endings
| # | Song name | Original title | Role | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OP | ||||
| OP9 | destiny | destiny | Key animation | |
| OP13 | Kimi to Yakusoku Shita Yasashii Ano Basho Made | 君と約束した優しいあの場所まで | Animation director | |
| OP14 | START | START | Animation director | |
| OP15 | Hoshi no Kagayaki yo | 星のかがやきよ | Animation director | |
| OP17 | Shōdō | 衝動 | Animation director | |
| OP18 | 100 Mono Tobira | 100もの扉 | Animation director | |
| OP19 | Kumo ni Notte | 雲に乗って | Animation director | |
| ED | ||||
| ED17 | Ashita o Yume Mite | 明日を夢見て | Key animation | |
| ED19 | Nemuru Kimi no Yokogao ni Hohoemi o | 眠る君の横顔に微笑みを | Animation director | |
| ED20 | Wasurezaki | 忘れ咲き | Animation director | |
| ED21 | June Bride ~Anata Shika Mienai~ | ジューンブライド～あなたしか見えない～ | Animation director | |
| ED22 | Sekai Tomete | 世界 止めて | Animation director | |
| ED23 | Thank You For Everything | Thank You For Everything | Animation director | |
| ED25 | Mō Kimi Dake o Hanashitari wa Shinai | もう君だけを離したりはしない | Animation director | |
| ED26 | Shiroi Yuki | 白い雪 | Animation director | |
Movies
Participation in: 25 movies
| Movie | Title | Original airdate | Role | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Time-Bombed Skyscraper | April 19, 1997 | Key animation | |
| 2 | The Fourteenth Target | April 18, 1998 | Key animation | |
| 3 | The Last Wizard of the Century | April 17, 1999 | Key animation | |
| 4 | Captured in Her Eyes | April 22, 2000 | Layout, Key animation | |
| 5 | Countdown to Heaven | April 21, 2001 | Key animation | |
| 6 | The Phantom of Baker Street | April 20, 2002 | Key animation | |
| 8 | Magician of the Silver Sky | April 17, 2004 | Key animation | |
| 9 | Strategy Above the Depths | April 9, 2005 | Key animation | |
| 10 | The Private Eyes' Requiem | April 15, 2006 | Key animation | |
| 11 | Jolly Roger in the Deep Azure | April 21, 2007 | Key animation | |
| 12 | Full Score of Fear | April 19, 2008 | Key animation | |
| 13 | The Raven Chaser | April 18, 2009 | Key animation | |
| 14 | The Lost Ship in the Sky | April 17, 2010 | Key animation | |
| 15 | Quarter of Silence | April 16, 2011 | Key animation | |
| 16 | The Eleventh Striker | April 14, 2012 | Key animation | |
| 17 | Private Eye in the Distant Sea | April 20, 2013 | Key animation | |
| 18 | Dimensional Sniper | April 19, 2014 | Key animation | |
| 19 | Sunflowers of Inferno | April 18, 2015 | Key animation | |
| 20 | The Darkest Nightmare | April 16, 2016 | Key animation | |
| 22 | Zero the Enforcer | April 13, 2018 | Animation director | |
| 23 | The Fist of Blue Sapphire | April 12, 2019 | Key animation | |
| 24 | The Scarlet Bullet | April 16, 2021 | Key animation | |
| 25 | The Bride of Halloween | April 15, 2022 | Assistant animation director | |
| 26 | Black Iron Submarine | April 14, 2023 | Key animation | |
| 27 | The Million-dollar Pentagram | April 12, 2024 | Assistant animation director, Key animation |
OVAs
Participation in: 4 OVAs
| OVA | Title | Original airdate | Role | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Conan, Kid, and the Crystal Mother | March 3, 2004 | Character design, Chief animation director | |
| 5 | The Target is Kogoro!! The Detective Boys' Secret Report | March 9, 2005 | Character design, Chief animation director | |
| 6 | Follow the Vanished Diamond! Conan & Heiji vs. Kid! | March 15, 2006 | Character design, Chief animation director | |
| Shogakukan Illustrated Encyclopedia Series 6 | Chase the Mysterious Comet Monster! | November 9, 2001 | Key animation |
Specials
Participation in: 1 special
| Special | Title | Original airdate | Role | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | The Disappearance of Conan Edogawa: The Worst Two Days in History | December 26, 2014 | Key animation |
Games
Participation in: 2 games
| Title | Release date | Role | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Detective Conan: The Great Deduction of Three People | August 10, 2000 | Animation director | Opening animation |
| Detective Conan: The Greatest Partner | April 25, 2002 | Character design, Animation director | Opening animation |
Spin-offs
Zero's Tea Time
Participation in: 1 ending
| Jpn# | Episode title | Original broadcast | Role | Note | |||
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Other notable works
Anime
- Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War: Animation Director, Key Animation
- Cardfight!! Vanguard: Character Design, Chief Animation Director, Animation Director
- D. Gray-man: Key Animation
- Dr. Stone: Chief Animation Director, Animation Director, Key Animation
- Dragon Ball: In-Between Animation, Key Animation
- Monster: Key Animation
- Naruto: Key Animation
- Rumiko Takahashi Anthology: Character Design, Animation Director
- Sailor Moon S: Animation Director
Movies
- Naruto Shippūden: Blood Prison: Key Animation
- Naruto Shippūden: The Lost Tower: Key Animation
- Naruto Shippūden: The Will of Fire: Key Animation
- One Piece Film Gold: Key Animation
- Pokémon the Movie: Secrets of the Jungle: Key Animation
OVAs
- Gosho Aoyama's Collection of Short Stories: Key Animation
- Black Butler II: Animation Director
- Saint Seiya: The Lost Canvas: Animation Director, Assistant Animation Director, Key Animation
Trivia
- In episode 219, a Kaitou Kid girls' fan club member in a journal photo is named after her.
See also
References
- Page partially or completely translated from the Chinese version of August 14th, 2023.
- かわむらあきお - Wikipedia
- かわむらあきお - Allcinema
- Mari Tominaga - Anime News Network
- Detective Conan Staff Listing
