Masanori Hashimoto

Masanori Hashimoto
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Gender:	Male
Date of birth:	unknown
Place of birth:	Japan
Location:	Japan

Masanori Hashimoto (橋本 正則 ,Hashimoto Masanori) is a japanese animation director and character designer mainly known for his work in Detective Conan. He is affiliated with BIG BANG.

Works in Detective Conan

• See Animation directed by Masanori Hashimoto

Masanori Hashimoto first started as an animator in 1999 and joined BIG BANG. He joined the Detective Conan production team in 2004 as a key animator in Movie 8: Magician of the Silver Sky. In 2009, Akio Kawamura returned to the series and become animation director for BIG BANG. Thus, Hashimoto started being a regular staff in the animation production.

In November 2011, Hashimoto first began as an animation director in episode 636 and has since been an animation director many times, mostly partnering with Kawamura. Since August 2020, starting in episode 978, Hashimoto has become a sub-character designer for the series.

Other notable works

Anime

• Actually, I Am… : Key Animation (Big Bang)
• Angel Heart : Key Animation (Big Bang)
• Astarotte's Toy : Key Animation
• Azumanga Daioh : Key Animation
• Babel II - Beyond Infinity : Key Animation
• Blessing of the Campanella (opening song) : Key Animation
• Burst Angel : Key Animation
• D.C.S.S. ~Da Capo Second Season~ : Key Animation
• Duel Masters Charge, Duel Masters VS, Duel Masters VS R : Key Animation (Big Bang)
• Fairy Tail : Key Animation
• Full Metal Panic! : Key Animation
• Giant Killing : Key Animation
• Gunparade March : Key Animation (Big Bang)
• Happy Seven : Key Animation
• Heybot! : Key Animation
• Hidamari no Ki : In-Between Animation (Big Bang), Key Animation
• Hunter X Hunter (OVA) : Key Animation
• Inazuma Eleven GO, Inazuma Eleven: Ares no Tenbin : Key Animation
• Kamisama Kiss : Key Animation
• Kämpfer : Key Animation (Big Bang)
• Kiddy Grade : Key Animation (Big Bang)
• Kishin Taisen Gigantic Formula : Key Animation
• Kouchuu Ouja Mushiking ~Mori no Tami no Densetsu~ : Key Animation
• Little Busters! : Key Animation
• Magical Meow Meow Taruto : Key Animation
• Major: Message (OVA) : Key Animation
• Mermaid Forest : Key Animation
• Modern Magic Made Simple : Key Animation (Big Bang)
• My Next Life as a Villainess: All Routes Lead to Doom! X : 2nd Key Animation (Big Bang)
• Nenbutsu Monogatari: Shinran-sama - Negai, Soshite Hikari (OVA) : Key Animation (Big Bang)
• Nerima Daikon Brothers : Key Animation
• Offside : Key Animation
• Oreimo : Key Animation
• Penguindrum : Key Animation
• Phantom in the Twilight : Animation Director
• Reborn! : Animation Director, Key Animation
• Ro-Kyu-Bu! : Key Animation
• The Royal Tutor : Key Animation (BIG BANG)
• Rumiko Takahashi Anthology : Key Animation
• Samurai 7 : Key Animation (Big Bang)
• Samurai Girls : Key Animation
• Senki Zesshō Symphogear GX : Key Animation (Big Bang)
• Space Brothers : Key Animation
• Squid Girl Season 2 : Key Animation
• Tenchi Muyo! War on Geminar (OVA) : Key Animation (Tokyo Animation Center)
• Tenshi na Konamaiki : Key Animation
• To Love Ru: Darkness : Key Animation
• Transformers: Armada : Key Animation
• Tsuyokiss - Cool×Sweet : Key Animation
• Undefeated Bahamut Chronicle : Animation Director
• Venus Versus Virus : Key Animation
• Zoids Wild Zero : 2nd Key Animation, Key Animation

Movies

• Metal Fight Beyblade VS Taiyō Shakunetsu no Shinryakusha : Key Animation (Big Bang)
• Super Doll Licca-chan: Licca-chan Zettai Zetsumei! Doll Knights no Kiseki : In-Between Animation

See also

• BIG BANG

References

1. Page partially or completely translated from the Chinese version of June 25th, 2023.
2. Atwiki (Japanese)
3. Anime News Network