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| − | Keitaro Motonaga was born in Fukuoka Prefecture<ref name="venue"/>; he used to be affiliated with Studio X <small>({{lang|ja|スタジオX}})</small><ref>{{Cite web|和書|url=http://homepage3.nifty.com/studio-x/|title=stエックス|accessdate=2024-05-03}}</ref>, despite that the studio had been disbanded since 2005, Motonaga still collaborated with some animators who belonged to that studio as well. Furthermore, he once mentioned in an interview that he never consults the original manga/work when executing the anime adaptation<ref>{{Cite web|title=クリエイターズ・セレクション バンダイチャンネル|url=https://www.b-ch.com/contents/feat_creators_selection/backnumber/v27/index.html|website=Bandai Channel|date=2015-11-27|access-date=2024-05-03}}</ref>. As such, many of his animation adapted works were fairly far from the original, which brought up some controversial refutes. He is sometimes joked by the fans as "original work crusher"<ref>{{Cite web|title= | + | Keitaro Motonaga was born in Fukuoka Prefecture<ref name="venue"/>; he used to be affiliated with Studio X <small>({{lang|ja|スタジオX}})</small><ref>{{Cite web|和書|url=http://homepage3.nifty.com/studio-x/|title=stエックス|accessdate=2024-05-03}}</ref>, despite that the studio had been disbanded since 2005, Motonaga still collaborated with some animators who belonged to that studio as well. Furthermore, he once mentioned in an interview that he never consults the original manga/work when executing the anime adaptation<ref>{{Cite web|title=クリエイターズ・セレクション バンダイチャンネル|url=https://www.b-ch.com/contents/feat_creators_selection/backnumber/v27/index.html|website=Bandai Channel|date=2015-11-27|access-date=2024-05-03}}</ref>. As such, many of his animation adapted works were fairly far from the original, which brought up some controversial refutes. He is sometimes joked by the fans as "original work crusher" (原作粉砕機)<ref>https://twitter.com/makotokakumei/status/1785245231329550670</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=「原作粉砕機」|url=https://bokete.jp/boke/tag/%E5%8E%9F%E4%BD%9C%E7%B2%89%E7%A0%95%E6%A9%9F|access-date=2024-05-03}}</ref>. |
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Motonaga only served as an episode director in the ''Detective Conan'' [[anime]], in one single episode and two episodes of Two Hour Special. | Motonaga only served as an episode director in the ''Detective Conan'' [[anime]], in one single episode and two episodes of Two Hour Special. | ||
Revision as of 15:39, 3 May 2024
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| Profile | |
| Gender: | Male |
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| Place of birth: | Tagawa, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan |
| Location: | Nōgata, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan[1] |
| Position: | Episode director |
| Years active: | 1986-present |
| Aliases: | 筑豊太郎 |
| Website: | Twitter Account |
Keitaro Motonaga (元永 慶太郎 Motonaga Keitarō) is a Japanese animation director and producer. His name is also written as "もとなが けいたろう"; while his pseudonym is Taro Chikuho (筑豊 太郎 Chikuhō Tarō), from the ancient province of Chikuho, which is now in Fukuoka Prefecture, where he lives.
Contents
Biography
Keitaro Motonaga was born in Fukuoka Prefecture[1]; he used to be affiliated with Studio X (スタジオX)[2], despite that the studio had been disbanded since 2005, Motonaga still collaborated with some animators who belonged to that studio as well. Furthermore, he once mentioned in an interview that he never consults the original manga/work when executing the anime adaptation[3]. As such, many of his animation adapted works were fairly far from the original, which brought up some controversial refutes. He is sometimes joked by the fans as "original work crusher" (原作粉砕機)[4][5].
Motonaga only served as an episode director in the Detective Conan anime, in one single episode and two episodes of Two Hour Special.
Works in Detective Conan
Anime
Participation in: 3 cases (3 episodes)
| Jpn# | Int# | Episode title | Original broadcast | Role | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | 8 | Art Museum Owner Murder Case | February 26, 1996 | Episode director | |
| 96 | 99-102 | The Cornered Famous Detective! Two Big Murder Cases | March 23, 1998 | Episode director | 2 hours |
| 129 | 136-139 | The Girl from the Black Organization and the University Professor Murder Case | January 4, 1999 | Episode director | 2 hours |
Other notable works
Anime
- Getbackers: Director, Episode director
- Katanagatari: Director, Storyboard, Episode director
- Lupin III: From Russia With Love: Assistant director
- Lupin III: Napoleon's Dictionary: Assistant director
- Magic Knight Rayearth: Episode director, Animation producer
- Magic Knight Rayearth 2: Episode director, Animation producer
- Patlabor The Mobile Police: Assistant director
- Princess Princess: Director
- School Days: Director
- Tayutama - Kiss on My Deity: Director
References
- 元永慶太郎 - Wikipedia (Japanese)
- Anime News Network
- Bangumi (Chinese)
- ^ a b 筑豊太郎 - Twitter
- ^ "stエックス". http://homepage3.nifty.com/studio-x/. Retrieved on 2024-05-03.
- ^ "クリエイターズ・セレクション バンダイチャンネル". 2015-11-27. https://www.b-ch.com/contents/feat_creators_selection/backnumber/v27/index.html.
- ^ https://twitter.com/makotokakumei/status/1785245231329550670
- ^ "「原作粉砕機」". https://bokete.jp/boke/tag/%E5%8E%9F%E4%BD%9C%E7%B2%89%E7%A0%95%E6%A9%9F.
