Yuzo Aoki

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Yuzo Aoki

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Profile
Gender: Male
Date of birth: 1951[1]
Place of birth: Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan
Position: Organizer
Storyboard
Years active: 1971-2009
Aliases: 港野洋介
畑中由宇
Also known as Yuu Hatanaka.

Yuzo Aoki (青木 雄三 Aoki Yūzō?), real name "青木悠三", is a Japanese technical director. He takes part in the production of Detective Conan anime and OVAs. In 2006, he temporarily used the alias Yuu Hatanaka (畑中 由宇 Hatanaka Yuu?) in the production of the series[2].

Biography

Initially, Yuzo Aoki worked as an assistant of mangaka[3]; he submitted his work to the reader's submission "Gra-Con" (ぐら・こん) of the magazine COM. In 1969, Aoki joined studio A Production (エイプロダクション) after passing its key animation test[4][5]. He then participated in the anime Lupin the 3rd Part I (ルパン三世 TV第1シリーズ) as key animator at the young age of 19[1]. His skilled key frames received praises from the animation director Yasuo Otsuka (大塚 康生), that "Lupin's beloved car of Mercedes SSK equipped with a Ferrari 12-cylinder is difficult to depict and only Aoki could draw it"[6].

In 1997, Aoki began to serve as storyboard artist in Lupin the 3rd Part II (ルパン三世 TV第2シリーズ), and became the main animator for the anime. Then, in 1984, Aoki became the animation supervisor for Lupin the 3rd Part III (ルパン三世 TV第3シリーズ), and was also in charge of the animation and overall drawing quality, this included the role of character design. In addition, he was the episode director of the 1st episode, where he decided to bring back the original style and make Lupin the Third's jacket pink[7].

After finishing the production of the 3rd season, Aoki took part in the production of one of his disciples' work Robotan (ロボタン). In 1987, Kenji Kodama directed City Hunter (シティーハンター), its character designer and chief animation director were all staff who worked in the 2nd season; not surprising, Aoki took part as well, yet under the pseudonym Minato Yosuke (港野 洋介 Yosuke Minato?). This thus became his second representative works, due to the support he had given to the director Kodama.

In 2004, Yuzo Aoki joined the production of the Detective Conan anime, starting with Episode 358: Metropolitan Police Detective Love Story 5 (Part 1), and served as a regular organizer and storyboard artist. Notably, there was a hiatus between his participation in the anime from 2005 to 2007; therefore, it was speculated that Aoki worked in the anime under the name of Yuu Hatanaka (畑中 由宇) in the stint of 2006[2]. In 2008, after Episode 515: Kaitou Kid's Teleportation Magic, Aoki quit the production team.

In 2009, Aoki served as key animator for the last time in TV movie Kon'nichiwa Anne: Before Green Gables (こんにちは アン 〜Before Green Gables), he ceased his involvement and appeared to be retired thereafter.

Works in Detective Conan

As Yuzo Aoki

Anime

Participation in: 22 cases (36 episodes)

Jpn# Int# Episode title Original broadcast Role Note
358 389 Metropolitan Police Detective Love Story 5 (Part 1) May 3, 2004 Organizer, Storyboard
359 390 Metropolitan Police Detective Love Story 5 (Part 2) May 10, 2004 Organizer, Storyboard
363 394 The City Crows June 7, 2004 Storyboard
364 395 The Synchronicity Case (Part 1) June 14, 2004 Storyboard
365 396 The Synchronicity Case (Part 2) June 21, 2004 Storyboard
373 404 Deadly Poisonous Spider Trap September 6, 2004 Storyboard
376 407 The Time Limit is 15:00! November 1, 2004 Storyboard
385 419 The Dissonance of the Stradivarius (Prelude) January 24, 2005 Organizer, Storyboard
386 420 The Dissonance of the Stradivarius (Interlude) January 31, 2005 Organizer, Storyboard
387 421 The Dissonance of the Stradivarius (Postlude) February 7, 2005 Organizer, Storyboard
388 422 Kogoro Gets Drunk in Satsuma (Part 1) February 14, 2005 Storyboard
389 423 Kogoro Gets Drunk in Satsuma (Part 2) February 21, 2005 Storyboard
398 432 The Strange Family's Request (Part 1) May 16, 2005 Organizer, Storyboard
400 434 Ran's Suspicions May 30, 2005 Storyboard
403 437 The Mysterious Angel's Mansion (Part 1) June 20, 2005 Storyboard
404 438 The Mysterious Angel's Mansion (Part 2) June 27, 2005 Storyboard
413 447 The Half Completed Crime Mystery September 5, 2005 Storyboard
468 308 Mysterious Case Near the Pond March 12, 2007 Storyboard
472 512 Shinichi Kudo's Childhood Adventure (Part 1) May 14, 2007 Organizer, Storyboard
473 513 Shinichi Kudo's Childhood Adventure (Part 2) May 21, 2007 Organizer, Storyboard
478 518 Real 30 Minutes July 9, 2007 Storyboard
479 519-522 Three Days with Heiji Hattori July 16, 2007 Storyboard 2 hours
480 523 Yellow Alibi July 23, 2007 Storyboard
484 528 Whereabouts of the Dark Photograph (Part 1) August 20, 2007 Organizer, Storyboard
486 529 Beckoning Cat from Right to Left September 3, 2007 Storyboard
488 532-533 The Devil of the TV Station October 22, 2007 Storyboard 1 hour
490 536-537 Heiji Hattori vs. Shinichi Kudo: Deduction Battle on the Ski Slope! December 3, 2007 Organizer, Storyboard 1 hour
491 538 Clash of Red and Black (The Beginning) January 14, 2008 Storyboard
492 539 Clash of Red and Black (Blood Relative) January 21, 2008 Storyboard
495 542 Clash of Red and Black (Coma) February 11, 2008 Storyboard
496 543 Clash of Red and Black (Invasion) February 18, 2008 Storyboard
500 547 Clash of Red and Black (Testament) March 17, 2008 Storyboard
502 549 Clash of Red and Black (Innocence) April 28, 2008 Storyboard
510 557 Conan vs. Double Code Mystery July 28, 2008 Storyboard
511 558 Deduction Showdown! Shinichi vs. Subaru Okiya August 4, 2008 Storyboard
515 562-563 Kaitou Kid's Teleportation Magic October 20, 2008 Organizer, Storyboard 1 hour

OVAs

Participation in: 1 OVA

OVA Title Original airdate Role Note
4 Conan, Kid, and the Crystal Mother March 3, 2004 Storyboard

As Yuu Hatanaka

Anime

Participation in: 3 cases (4 episodes)

Jpn# Int# Episode title Original broadcast Role Note
431 469 Metropolitan Police Detective Love Story 7 (Part 1) February 20, 2006 Organizer, Storyboard
432 470 Metropolitan Police Detective Love Story 7 (Part 2) February 27, 2006 Organizer, Storyboard
438 476 The Pursuit of the Fish E-mail May 15, 2006 Organizer, Storyboard
446 484 The Sealed Western-Style Window (Part 1) July 24, 2006 Organizer, Storyboard

Other notable works

Anime

  • Astro Boy (2003): Key animation
  • City Hunter S1-S3: Screenplay, Storyboard, Episode director, Key animation
  • Dragon Ball Z: Key animation
  • Hajime Ningen Gyatoruz: Character design, Key animation
  • Hareluya II Boy: Storyboard, Episode director, Animation director, Key animation
  • Lupin III: Part II + III: Chief director, Character design, Storyboard, Episode director, Key animation
  • Magical Angel Creamy Mami: Storyboard, Key animation
  • Moby Dick Five: Episode director, Mechanical design
  • Omakase Scrappers: Episode director, Character design, Animation director
  • Shin Tetsujin 28: Storyboard, Episode director
  • Tokimeki Tonight: Storyboard, Key animation
  • Urusei Yatsura (1981): Storyboard, Episode director
  • Yanbo, Ninbo, Tonbo: Storyboard, Episode director, Animation director

References

  1. Page partially or completely translated from the Chinese version of February 12th, 2024.
  2. 青木悠三 - Wikipedia
  3. 青木雄三 - Atwiki
  4. 畑中由宇 - Atwiki
  5. Yuzo Aoki - Anime News Network
  6. Detective Conan Staff Listing
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  2. ^ a b SeesaaWiki 畑中由宇
  3. ^ まつもとあつし (2024-03-23). "〈前編〉エクラアニマル 本多敏行さんインタビュー アニメーター木上益治さんの遺作絵本が35年の時を経てアニメになるまで". ASCII.jp. 4. https://ascii.jp/elem/000/004/189/4189638/4/. 
  4. ^ ★シンエイ藤子アニメ 24 周年記念スペシャルインタビュー
  5. ^ "『ドラえもん』の初映画作品の作画監督！ちばてつやのアニメ最新作も作ったスゴい人！". 日刊スゴい人！. 2017-12-06. https://sugoihito.or.jp/2017/12/17257/. 
  6. ^ 大塚康生 (2013). 作画汗まみれ 改訂最新版. 文春ジブリ文庫. 文藝春秋. ISBN 978-4168122002. 
  7. ^ 小黒祐一郎. "アニメ様365日 第200回『ルパン三世　PARTIII』". WEBアニメスタイル. http://www.style.fm/as/05_column/365/365_200.shtml. 
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