Takashi Sano

Takashi Sano
Profile
Gender:	Male
Date of birth:	1967
Location:	Japan
Position:	Organizer Storyboard Mechanical design Design works Key animation
Years active:	2001-present
Aliases:	さの たかし

Takashi Sano (佐野 隆史 ,Sano Takashi) is a Japanese screenplay writer, storyboard artist, and technical director. He takes part in the production of Detective Conan anime and movies.

Biography

Takashi Sano possesses experiences of an anime director and key animator, despite his former role as production assistant at Tatsunoko Production (タツノコプロ). Moreover, he usually works under Keiichiro Kawaguchi (川口 敬一郎)'s directed animation works.

Sano joined the production of the Detective Conan anime in 2005, starting with Episode 407: Conan and Heiji's Deduction Magic (The Mansion). In 2007, after finishing the storyboard of Episode 483: The Vanished Policeman, Sano quit the anime production team and has not returned yet.

Works in Detective Conan

Anime

Participation in: 14 cases (15 episodes)

Jpn#	Int#	Episode title	Original broadcast	Role	Note
407	441	Conan and Heiji's Deduction Magic (The Mansion)	July 18, 2005	Organizer, Storyboard
409	443	The Simultaneous Stage Advance and Kidnapping (Part 1)	August 8, 2005	Storyboard
410	444	The Simultaneous Stage Advance and Kidnapping (Part 2)	August 15, 2005	Storyboard
416	450	The Evil Spirit Appears on An Unlucky Day (The Suspicion)	October 17, 2005	Organizer, Storyboard
423	457	The Detective Boys and the Four Caterpillar Brothers	December 5, 2005	Storyboard
425	459-463	Black Impact! The Moment the Black Organization Reaches Out	January 9, 2006	Storyboard	2.5 hours
426	464	Love Letter to Ran	January 16, 2006	Storyboard
433	471	Conan: A Strange Child	March 6, 2006	Storyboard
439	477	And It'd Be Nice if Everybody Disappeared	May 22, 2006	Storyboard
452	491-492	The Phantom of the Konpira	September 11, 2006	Storyboard	1 hour
464	504	The Shadow of the Black Organization (Shining Star of Pearl)	February 12, 2007	Organizer, Storyboard
469	509	Kaitou Kid and the Four Masterpieces (Part 1)	April 16, 2007	Storyboard
475	515	Bad Luck Grand Prix	June 18, 2007	Storyboard
477	517	Genta's Certain Kill Shot (Part 2)	July 2, 2007	Storyboard
483	526	The Vanished Policeman	August 13, 2007	Storyboard

Movies

Participation in: 4 movies

Movie	Title	Original airdate	Role	Note
5	Countdown to Heaven	April 21, 2001	Key animation
6	The Phantom of Baker Street	April 20, 2002	Design works, Key animation
7	Crossroad in the Ancient Capital	April 19, 2003	Key animation
Crossover	Lupin III vs. Detective Conan: The Movie	December 7, 2013	Mechanical design

Works in Magic Kaito

Magic Kaito: Kid the Phantom Thief

Participation in: 1 episode

Special	Episode title	Original broadcast	Role	Note
10	The Reminiscent Golden Eye	November 3, 2012	Storyboard

Other notable works

Anime

• Gad Guard: Storyboard, Episode director
• Lupin the Third: Part 5: Storyboard
• Megalobox: Storyboard, Key animation
• Nighthead Genesis: Storyboard, Episode director
• Regalia: The Three Sacred Stars: Storyboard, Technical director, Key animation
• Rick and Morty: The Anime: Director, Screenplay, Storyboard, Episode director, Key animation
• Tower of God: Director, Storyboard Episode director, Key animation
• Transformers: Armada: Storyboard, Episode director, Key animation, Opening animation
• Ultimate Otaku Teacher: Storyboard, Key animation

References

1. Page partially or completely translated from the Chinese version of September 14, 2023.
2. 佐野隆史 - Atwiki
3. Takashi Sano - TMDB
4. Takashi Sano - Anime News Network
5. Detective Conan Staff Listing