Yoshitsugu Hatano

Yoshitsugu Hatano
Profile
Gender:	Male
Location:	Japan
Position:	Animation director Assistant animation director Key animation
Years active:	1988-present
Last name can also be Hadano.

Yoshitsugu Hatano (秦野 好紹 ,Hatano Yoshitsugu) is a Japanese animation director. He takes part in the production of Detective Conan anime and movies.

Biography

Ever since Episode 129: The Girl from the Black Organization and the University Professor Murder Case in 1999, Yoshitsugu Hatano started participating the production of Detective Conan anime as a key animator. In 2020, Hatano became a regular participant, and got promoted as animation director in 2022, from Episode 1051: Intrigue at Morikawa Mansion (Part 2) onwards.

Most of Hatano's contributions in Detective Conan were key animations, Hatano worked mostly on Detective Conan movies; for example, he was involved in key animation from movie 8 to 18 and movies 25 to 27.

Works in Detective Conan

• See Animation directed by Yoshitsugu Hatano

Anime

Participation in: 32 cases (33 episodes)

Jpn#	Int#	Episode title	Original broadcast	Role	Note
129	136-139	The Girl from the Black Organization and the University Professor Murder Case	January 4, 1999	Key animation	2 hours
304	326-329	The Trembling Police Headquarters: 12 Million Hostages	January 6, 2003	Key animation	2 hours
539	590	A Fool's Inheritance	July 4, 2009	Key animation
795	848	The Secret of the Missing Young Lady	October 10, 2015	Key animation
889	944	The New Teacher's Skeleton Case (Part 1)	January 20, 2018	Key animation
972	1029	The Target is the Metropolitan Police Traffic Department (2)	March 14, 2020	Key animation
981	1038	Welcome to Bocchan Restaurant (Part 1)	September 19, 2020	Key animation
989	1046	The Case of Ayumi's Illustrated Diary	December 5, 2020	Key animation
993	1050	Makoto Kyogoku the Understudy (Part 1)	January 3, 2021	Key animation
998	1055	The Frying Pan of Hatred	February 20, 2021	Key animation
999	1056	Troublesome Kindness	February 27, 2021	Key animation
1002	1059	The Beika City Shopping Center Garbage Bin Mystery	April 17, 2021	Key animation
1003	1060	The 36-Cell Perfect Game (Part 1)	April 24, 2021	Key animation
1005	1062	The 36-Cell Perfect Game (Part 3)	May 8, 2021	Key animation
1010	1067	The Idol Whose Smile Disappeared	June 26, 2021	Key animation
1018	1075	The Antique Tray Can't Be Hidden (Part 1)	September 11, 2021	Key animation
1042	1099	Police Academy Arc Wild Police Story CASE. Kenji Hagiwara	May 7, 2022	Key animation
1051	1108	Intrigue at Morikawa Mansion (Part 2)	July 23, 2022	Animation director
1053	1110	The Spark That Fell on the Ranch (Part 1)	August 6, 2022	Animation director
1056	1113	I Want My Husband Back	September 17, 2022	Assistant animation director
1060	1117	Yoko Okino and the Locked Attic (Part 2)	October 15, 2022	Animation director
1066	1123	'Til Death Do Us Part	December 3, 2022	Animation director
1067	1124	The Shopping Center in Love	December 24, 2022	Animation director
1070	1127	The Surprise That Leads to Tragedy	January 21, 2023	Animation director, Key animation
1081	1139	My Beloved Dog Pan-kun Is a Good Boy	April 22, 2023	Animation director
1087	1145	The Case of Ayumi's Illustrated Diary 3	June 17, 2023	Animation director
1094	1152	Akemi Miyano's Time Capsule (Part 2)	August 12, 2023	Animation director, Key animation
1104	1162	The True Culprit is On the Run	November 18, 2023	Animation director
1109	1167	Takagi and Date and the Notebook Promise (Part 1)	January 6, 2024	Animation director
1115	1173	Chihaya and Jugo's Matchmaking Party (Part 1)	March 2, 2024	Animation director
1125	1183	The Case of Ayumi's Illustrated Diary 4	June 1, 2024	Animation director
1134	1192	Misfortune of the Positive Man	September 14, 2024	Animation director	Miscredited as 秦野好詔
1138	1196	The Moving Police Box	October 12, 2024	Animation director

Openings and Endings

Participation in: 2 openings and 1 ending

#	Song name	Original title	Role	Note
OP
OP29	SUMMER TIME GONE	SUMMER TIME GONE	Key animation
OP32	Misty Mystery	Misty Mystery	Key animation
ED
ED36	Tomorrow is the last Time	Tomorrow is the last Time	Key animation

Movies

Participation in: 14 movies

Movie	Title	Original airdate	Role	Note
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
25	The Bride of Halloween	April 15, 2022	Key animation
26	Black Iron Submarine	April 14, 2023	Assistant animation director, Key animation
27	The Million-dollar Pentagram	April 12, 2024	Assistant animation director

Other notable works

Anime

• Saint Seiya: The Lost Canvas: Animation director
• My Hero Academia S5: Key animation

References

1. Page partially or completely translated from the Chinese version of June 17th, 2023.
2. 秦野好紹 - Allcinema
3. Yoshitsugu Hatano - Anime News Network
4. Detective Conan Staff Listing