Kazumi Kobayashi

Kazumi Kobayashi
Profile
Gender:	Male
Date of birth:	1960
Location:	Japan
Position:	Organizer Storyboard Animation director
Studio:	Mito Animation
Years active:	1981-present
Website:	Twitter Account
First name can also be Issa and Ichizō.

Kazumi Kobayashi (小林 一三 ,Kobayashi Kazumi) is a Japanese storyboard artist and animation director. He takes part in the production of Detective Conan anime and movies.

Biography

Kazumi Kobayashi is the representative of Mito Animation (水戸アニメーション). Kobayashi joined the production of the Detective Conan anime in 2006, starting with Episode 457: Sonoko's Red Handkerchief (Part 1); she served as storyboard artist and animation director during Masato Sato era, yet starting Koujin Ochi era, she only did key animation. In 2013, Kobayashi quit the anime production.

Works in Detective Conan

• See Animation directed by Kazumi Kobayashi

Anime

Participation in: 11 cases (11 episodes)

Jpn#	Int#	Episode title	Original broadcast	Role	Note
457	497	Sonoko's Red Handkerchief (Part 1)	November 20, 2006	Animation director
461	501	The Missing Page	January 22, 2007	Storyboard, Animation director
467	507	The Unsmashable Snowman (Part 2)	March 5, 2007	Organizer, Storyboard
489	534-535	Courtroom Confrontation III: Prosecutor as Eyewitness	November 26, 2007	Animation director	1 hour
503	550	Clash of Red and Black (Ready to Die)	May 12, 2008	Key animation
516	564-565	Furinkazan - The Mysterious Armored Warrior	November 3, 2008	Key animation	1 hour
527	578	The Malice Hidden Behind the Masque	March 2, 2009	Key animation
530	581	The Truth Behind the Urban Legend (Part 1)	April 18, 2009	Key animation
536	587	The Secret of the Vanished Masterpiece	May 30, 2009	Key animation
680	732	Cactus Capriccio	December 15, 2012	Key animation
691	743	Yusaku Kudo's Cold Case (Part 2)	March 16, 2013	Key animation

Openings and Endings

Participation in: 1 opening

#	Song name	Original title	Role	Note
OP19	Kumo ni Notte	雲に乗って	Key animation

Movies

Participation in: 1 movie

Movie	Title	Original airdate	Role	Note
12	Full Score of Fear	April 19, 2008	Key animation

Other notable works

Anime

• Bakumatsu Crisis: Storyboard, Animation director, Key animation
• Black Clover: Storyboard, Animation director, Assistant animation director, Action supervision, Key animation
• Eat-Man '98: Animation supervisor, Animation director
• Ichigo 100%: Storyboard
• Naruto: Storyboard, Key animation
• Super Robot Wars OG: The Inspector: Key animation (Mito Animation)

References

1. 小林一三 - Atwiki
2. Ichizō Kobayashi - Anime News Network
3. Detective Conan Staff Listing