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Atsushi Aono is a freelance animator, and his hobbies are related to cameras, model trains, tokusatsus etc. He made his debut as an in-between animator in 1985, via the anime ''[[wikipedia:Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam|Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam]]'' <small>({{lang|ja|機動戦士Ζガンダム}})</small>; and first served as animation director in 1989 within the anime ''[[wikipedia:Madö King Granzört|Madö King Granzört]]'' <small>({{lang|ja|魔動王グランゾート}})</small>. Since then, he has been involved in several major new animation works, until the present.
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Atsushi Aono is a freelance animator. His hobbies are related to cameras, model trains, tokusatsus etc. He made his debut as an in-between animator in 1985, in the anime ''[[wikipedia:Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam|Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam]]'' <small>({{lang|ja|機動戦士Ζガンダム}})</small>; and first served as animation director in 1989 within the anime ''[[wikipedia:Madö King Granzört|Madö King Granzört]]'' <small>({{lang|ja|魔動王グランゾート}})</small>. Since then, he has been involved in several animation works until present.
  
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Nowadays, he mainly works for short-running series, and mostly with animation done by [[wikipedia:Bones (studio)|Bones]] <small>({{lang|ja|株式会社ボンズ}})</small> and [[wikipedia:Brain's Base|Brain's Base]] <small>({{lang|ja|ブレインズ・ベース}})</small>.
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Nowadays, he mainly works in seasonal anime series, mostly with animation produced by [[wikipedia:Bones (studio)|Bones]] <small>({{lang|ja|株式会社ボンズ}})</small> and [[wikipedia:Brain's Base|Brain's Base]] <small>({{lang|ja|ブレインズ・ベース}})</small>.
  
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Just like other veteran staff, Aono joined the production of the ''Detective Conan'' [[anime]] in the first year the anime began to broadcast - as animation director for [[The Shinkansen's Bomb Case|'''Episode 5''': The Shinkansen's Bomb Case]]. Thereafter, he kept active within the production team and constantly did key animation and animation direction in several episodes. In the beginning, his work was not that noticeable, yet after some time, he started to craft his personal style (especially when the new millennium began). During the first half of 2001, Aono's drawing style increased drastically and reached its splendor - examples include the Haibara with the red hoodie in [[The Mysterious Passenger|'''Episode 231''': The Mysterious Passenger (Part 2)]]. Most of the frames corrected/drawn by him were memorable since they were mostly close to the original manga style, and in great proportion. Another thing worth mentioning, is that in the case [[Hooligan's Labyrinth|'''Episodes 279~280''': Hooligan's Labyrinth]], Aono was responsible for the animation correction for both two parts, this is extremely rare in the ''Detective Conan'' anime.
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Just like other veteran staffs, Aono joined the production of the ''Detective Conan'' [[anime]] since the beginning - as the animation director for [[The Shinkansen's Bomb Case|'''Episode 5''': The Shinkansen's Bomb Case]]. Since then, he kept active within the production team and did key animation and animation direction in several episodes.
  
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Nonetheless, after several years, the style of the manga has changed, and the anime character design has changed as well. Aono's peculiar style for drawing ''Detective Conan'' characters was far off the anime character design (despite undergoing the change from celluloid conventional production to digital production; the alteration in colour design and character design in [[Masato Sato]] era). Aono eventually terminated the long-term cooperation with the ''Detective Conan'' production team after 2005, after finishing the animation direction for [[Conan and Heiji's Deduction Magic|'''Episode 406''': Conan and Heiji's Deduction Magic (The Trick)]]. After that, he only served as the chief animation director for [[A Challenge from Agasa! Agasa vs. Conan and the Detective Boys|'''OVA 7''': A Challenge from Agasa! Agasa vs. Conan and the Detective Boys]].
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Early on, his artstyle have a softer, cutesy looks to it, but in a few years, his artstyles has become sharper and very recognizable - examples include the Haibara with the red hoodie in [[The Mysterious Passenger|'''Episode 231''': The Mysterious Passenger (Part 2)]]. Most of the frames corrected/drawn by him were memorable since they were very close to the manga, and in great proportion. Another thing worth mentioning is that Aono was sometimes responsible as the sole animation director in a two-parts episodes, ([[Hooligan's Labyrinth|'''Episodes 279~280''': Hooligan's Labyrinth]] for example.) which is a rare case in the anime production.
  
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It was not until 2015 that he merely returned to the ''Detective Conan'' anime and did key animation for [[The Scarlet Return|'''Episode 783''': The Scarlet Truth]]. And surprisingly, in 2018, Atsushi Aono, was back in the anime and served as animation director after entirely 14 years. The reason behind it was to "return a favour" (there was an episode in the sixth season of anime ''[[wikipedia:Natsume's Book of Friends|Natsume's Book of Friends]]'' <small>({{lang|ja|夏目友人帳}})</small> that was outsourced to V1 Studio). As a result, [[wikipedia:Shuka (studio)|Studio Shuka]] requested Aono to temporarily take over the job for [[The New Teacher's Skeleton Case|'''Episode 890''': The New Teacher's Skeleton Case (Part 2)]]. During that episode, Aono worked with [[Seiji Muta]] and [[Masatomo Sudo]], and the huge difference between them and Aono can be seen, which also implied that Aono's style might not be as befitting as the current anime character design anymore.
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Aono eventually stopped doing works for the anime in 2005. After finishing the animation direction for [[Conan and Heiji's Deduction Magic|'''Episode 406''': Conan and Heiji's Deduction Magic (The Trick)]]. and serving as the chief animation director for [[A Challenge from Agasa! Agasa vs. Conan and the Detective Boys|'''OVA 7''': A Challenge from Agasa! Agasa vs. Conan and the Detective Boys]].
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In 2015, Aono returned to did key animation for [[The Scarlet Return|'''Episode 783''': The Scarlet Truth]]. And in 2018, he returned as the animation director for [[The New Teacher's Skeleton Case|'''Episode 890''': The New Teacher's Skeleton Case (Part 2)]], the first time he worked as animation director for the anime in 14 years. And it became apparent there were a big differences between his works and the animation supervisor, [[Seiji Muta]].
  
 
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Revision as of 15:29, 22 May 2024

Atsushi Aono

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Gender: Male
Date of birth: July 12, 1964
Place of birth: Muroran, Hokkaido, Japan
Location: Tokyo Metropolis, Japan
Position: Animation director
Character design
Chief animation director
Key animation
Years active: 1985-present
Aliases: 青野厚志
Website: Twitter Account

Atsushi Aono (青野 厚司 Aono Atsushi?), born July 12, 1964, is a Japanese animation director and freelance animator from Hokkaido. He is exceedingly well-known for his participation in Detective Conan, as well as his delicate drawings for Ai Haibara; even the author Gosho Aoyama took the name "Atsushi" as the name for Haibara's father in the manga as a sort of tribute.

Biography

Atsushi Aono is a freelance animator. His hobbies are related to cameras, model trains, tokusatsus etc. He made his debut as an in-between animator in 1985, in the anime Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam (機動戦士Ζガンダム); and first served as animation director in 1989 within the anime Madö King Granzört (魔動王グランゾート). Since then, he has been involved in several animation works until present.

Nowadays, he mainly works in seasonal anime series, mostly with animation produced by Bones (株式会社ボンズ) and Brain's Base (ブレインズ・ベース).

Just like other veteran staffs, Aono joined the production of the Detective Conan anime since the beginning - as the animation director for Episode 5: The Shinkansen's Bomb Case. Since then, he kept active within the production team and did key animation and animation direction in several episodes.

Early on, his artstyle have a softer, cutesy looks to it, but in a few years, his artstyles has become sharper and very recognizable - examples include the Haibara with the red hoodie in Episode 231: The Mysterious Passenger (Part 2). Most of the frames corrected/drawn by him were memorable since they were very close to the manga, and in great proportion. Another thing worth mentioning is that Aono was sometimes responsible as the sole animation director in a two-parts episodes, (Episodes 279~280: Hooligan's Labyrinth for example.) which is a rare case in the anime production.

Aono eventually stopped doing works for the anime in 2005. After finishing the animation direction for Episode 406: Conan and Heiji's Deduction Magic (The Trick). and serving as the chief animation director for OVA 7: A Challenge from Agasa! Agasa vs. Conan and the Detective Boys.

In 2015, Aono returned to did key animation for Episode 783: The Scarlet Truth. And in 2018, he returned as the animation director for Episode 890: The New Teacher's Skeleton Case (Part 2), the first time he worked as animation director for the anime in 14 years. And it became apparent there were a big differences between his works and the animation supervisor, Seiji Muta.

Works in Detective Conan

Anime

Participation in: 78 cases (80 episodes)

Jpn# Int# Episode title Original broadcast Role Note
5 5 The Shinkansen's Bomb Case February 5, 1996 Animation director
10 10 Pro Soccer Player Blackmail Case March 11, 1996 Animation director
13 14 The Strange Person Hunt Murder Case April 22, 1996 Animation director
18 19 A June Bride Murder Case June 3, 1996 Animation director
24 25 The Mysterious Woman With Amnesia Case July 15, 1996 Animation director
29 30 Computer Murder Case August 19, 1996 Animation director
36 37 Monday Night 7:30 p.m. Murder Case November 4, 1996 Animation director
41 42 Victory Flag Tearing Case December 9, 1996 Animation director
46 47 Alpine Hut in the Snowy Mountain Murder Case February 3, 1997 Animation director
59 61 The First Errand Murder Case May 19, 1997 Animation director
64 66 The Third Fingerprint Murder Case June 23, 1997 Animation director
71 73 A Stalker's Murder Case August 11, 1997 Animation director
75 77 Loan Company President's Murder Case September 8, 1997 Animation director
79 82 The Bank Heist Murder Case November 3, 1997 Animation director
83 86 General Hospital Murder Case December 1, 1997 Animation director
90 93 The Flower Scent Murder Case February 9, 1998 Animation director
94 97 Snow Woman's Legend Murder Case March 9, 1998 Animation director
102 108 The Historical Actor Murder Case (Part 1) May 25, 1998 Animation director
106 112 Scoop Picture Murder Case June 22, 1998 Animation director
112 118 The Seven Mysteries of Teitan Elementary School Case August 10, 1998 Animation director
116 122 The Mystery Writer Disappearance Case (Part 1) September 7, 1998 Animation director
120 127 A Honey Cocktail Murder Case October 19, 1998 Animation director
126 133 The Traveling Drama Troupe Murder Case (Part 1) November 30, 1998 Animation director
137 147 The Old Blue Castle Investigation Case (Part 2) March 1, 1999 Animation director
144 154 The North Star No.3 Express Leaving Ueno (Part 1) May 10, 1999 Animation director
158 168 The Silent Loop Line August 23, 1999 Animation director
164 175 The Secret of the Moon, the Star, and the Sun (Part 2) October 18, 1999 Animation director
170 181 The Blind Spot in the Darkness (Part 1) November 29, 1999 Animation director
177 191 Reunion with the Black Organization (Conan) January 24, 2000 Animation director
184 198-199 A Cursed Mask Coldly Laughs March 13, 2000 Animation director 1 hour
189 204 The Desperate Revival - The Wounded Great Detective May 8, 2000 Animation director
198 213 The Super Car's Trap (Part 2) July 10, 2000 Animation director
208 223-224 The Entrance to the Maze: The Anger of the Colossus October 9, 2000 Animation director 1 hour
216 232 The Bay of Revenge (Part 2) December 4, 2000 Animation director
223 242 And Then There Were No Mermaids (The Deduction) February 5, 2001 Animation director
228 247 The Murderous Pottery Class (Part 1) March 12, 2001 Animation director
231 250 The Mysterious Passenger (Part 2) April 23, 2001 Animation director
235 254 The Locked Wine Cellar May 28, 2001 Animation director
240 259 The Shinkansen Transport Case (Part 1) July 2, 2001 Animation director
241 260 The Shinkansen Transport Case (Part 2) July 9, 2001 Animation director
246 265 The Mystery in the Net (Part 1) August 13, 2001 Animation director
251 270 The Tragedy at the OK Corral September 17, 2001 Animation director
256 275 The 14th Round of the Matsue Tamatsukuri Linked Verse Contest (Part 2) November 5, 2001 Animation director Mystery tour
260 279 The Shaking Restaurant December 3, 2001 Assistant animation director
262 281 The Fearful Legend of the Snowy Night (Part 2) December 17, 2001 Animation director
264 286 Courtroom Confrontation: Kisaki vs. Kogoro (Part 1) January 14, 2002 Animation director
268 290 The Truth Behind Valentine's (The Resolution) February 11, 2002 Animation director
270 292 The Forgotten Memento from the Crime (Part 2) March 4, 2002 Animation director
274 296 The Truth of the Haunted House (Part 1) April 15, 2002 Animation director
279 301 Hooligan's Labyrinth (Part 1) May 27, 2002 Animation director
280 302 Hooligan's Labyrinth (Part 2) June 3, 2002 Animation director
284 306 Chinatown Deja Vu in the Rain (Part 1) July 1, 2002 Animation director
289 311 Mitsuhiko's Mystifying Forest (Part 1) August 5, 2002 Animation director
295 317 The Smash of Determination and Love (Part 2) September 16, 2002 Animation director
298 320 Courtroom Confrontation II: Kisaki vs. Kujo (Part 2) October 28, 2002 Animation director
301 323 Parade of Malice and Saint (Part 1) November 25, 2002 Animation director
304 326-329 The Trembling Police Headquarters: 12 Million Hostages January 6, 2003 Animation director 2 hours
313 338 Festival Dolls Dyed in the Setting Sun (Part 2) March 10, 2003 Animation director
320 345 The Art of Ninja Alibi Craft May 19, 2003 Animation director
325 350 The Red Horse within the Flames (The Case) June 23, 2003 Animation director
331 356 The Suspicious Spicy Curry (Part 1) August 11, 2003 Animation director
337 362 Hidden Circumstances of the Falling Incident October 13, 2003 Animation director
341 366 Hidden Bathroom Secret (Part 2) November 10, 2003 Animation director
342 367-368 The Bride of Huis ten Bosch November 17, 2003 Animation director 1 hour
345 371-375 Head-to-Head Match with the Black Organization: A Dual Mystery on a Full Moon Night January 5, 2004 Animation director 2.5 hours
347 377 Find the Buttock's Mark (Part 2) January 19, 2004 Animation director
351 381 The Forgotten Cell Phone (Part 2) February 16, 2004 Animation director
356 386-387 Kaitou Kid's Miraculous Midair Walk April 12, 2004 Animation director 1 hour
362 393 Teitan High School's Ghost Story (Part 2) May 31, 2004 Animation director
368 399 The Candy House the Witch Lives In July 26, 2004 Animation director, Key animation
376 407 The Time Limit is 15:00! November 1, 2004 Animation director, Key animation
385 419 The Dissonance of the Stradivarius (Prelude) January 24, 2005 Animation director
390 424 Metropolitan Police Detective Love Story 6 (Part 1) February 28, 2005 Animation director
397 431 Hot, Bitter, Sweet Soup May 9, 2005 Animation director
402 436 A Jewel Thief Caught Red-Handed (Part 2) June 13, 2005 Animation director
404 438 The Mysterious Angel's Mansion (Part 2) June 27, 2005 Animation director
406 440 Conan and Heiji's Deduction Magic (The Trick) July 11, 2005 Animation director Last episode as a regular staff
783 836 The Scarlet Truth June 27, 2015 Key animation
890 945 The New Teacher's Skeleton Case (Part 2) January 27, 2018 Animation director

Openings and Endings

Participation in: 1 opening

# Song name Original title Role Note
OP13 Kimi to Yakusoku Shita Yasashii Ano Basho Made 君と約束した優しいあの場所まで Key animation

Movies

Participation in: 5 movies

Movie Title Original airdate Role Note
5 Countdown to Heaven April 21, 2001 Key animation
8 Magician of the Silver Sky April 20, 2002 Key animation
9 Strategy Above the Depths April 19, 2003 Key animation
19 Sunflowers of Inferno April 18, 2015 Key animation
20 The Darkest Nightmare April 16, 2016 Key animation

OVAs

Participation in: 2 OVAs

OVA Title Original airdate Role Note
1 Conan vs. Kid vs. Yaiba - The Grand Battle for the Treasure Sword!! October 11, 2000 Character design, Animation director
7 A Challenge from Agasa! Agasa vs. Conan and the Detective Boys March 14, 2007 Chief animation director

Games

Participation in: 1 game

Title Release date Role Note
Detective Conan: The Great Deduction of Three People August 10, 2000 Animation director Opening animation

Gallery

  • Episode 189

  • Episode 231

  • Episode 279

  • Episode 313

  • Episode 890

Other notable works

Anime

  • Ah! My Goddess: The Movie: Key animation
  • Baccano!: Animation director
  • Cardcaptor Sakura Movie 2: The Sealed Card: Key animation
  • Durarara!!: Animation director, Assistant animation director, Key animation
  • Great Teacher Onizuka: Key animation
  • Last Order Final Fantasy VII: Key animation
  • Macross Plus: Animation director
  • Steamboy: Key animation
  • Vermeil in Gold: Chief animation director

See also

References

  1. Page partially or completely translated from the Chinese version of August 13th, 2023.
  2. 青野厚司 - Wikipedia (Japanese)
  3. Anime News Network
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