Tomochi Kosaka

Tomochi Kosaka
Profile
Gender:	Female
Date of birth:	July 8
Location:	Japan
Position:	Director Storyboard Episode director Assistant animation director Sub-character design Design works Key animation
Years active:	2001-present
Website:	Twitter Account

Tomochi Kosaka (小坂 知 ,Kosaka Tomochi) is a Japanese animator, she has been involved in the Detective Conan production since 2003.

Biography

Tomochi Kosaka began working as an animator ever since 2001; participated in the production of the series Detective Conan in 2003, with her first contribution as the key animation work of Movie 7: Crossroad in the Ancient Capital. After that, she worked for key animation and prop designing works irregularly. In 2019, she served as the stroyboard artist and technical director for ED60 Sissy Sky; and then she diverted her focus on openings and endings.

In 2022, Kosaka became director for the Detective Conan spin-off story Zero's Tea Time anime.

Works in Detective Conan

• See Animation directed by Tomochi Kosaka

Anime

Participation in: 23 cases (25 episodes)

Jpn#	Int#	Episode title	Original broadcast	Role	Note
344	370	The Convenience Store Trap (Part 2)	December 8, 2003	Key animation
345	371-375	Head-to-Head Match with the Black Organization: A Dual Mystery on a Full Moon Night	January 5, 2004	Key animation	2.5 hours
349	379	Love, Ghosts, and World Heritage (Part 2)	February 2, 2004	Key animation
376	407	The Time Limit is 15:00!	November 1, 2004	Key animation
461	501	The Missing Page	January 22, 2007	Design works
462	502	The Shadow of the Black Organization (The Young Witness)	January 29, 2007	Design works
463	503	The Shadow of the Black Organization (The Strange Illumination)	February 5, 2007	Design works
466	506	The Unsmashable Snowman (Part 1)	February 26, 2007	Sub-character design
467	507	The Unsmashable Snowman (Part 2)	March 5, 2007	Sub-character design
468	508	Mysterious Case Near the Pond	March 5, 2007	Sub-character design
476	516	Genta's Certain Kill Shot (Part 1)	June 25, 2007	Sub-character design
477	517	Genta's Certain Kill Shot (Part 2)	July 2, 2007	Sub-character design
478	518	Real 30 Minutes	July 9, 2007	Sub-character design
490	536-537	Heiji Hattori vs. Shinichi Kudo: Deduction Battle on the Ski Slope!	December 3, 2007	Key animation	1 hour
555	606	Stork Mystery Tour (Haruna's Pursuit Chapter)	November 14, 2009	Key animation
578	629	The Crisis Beckoned by the Red Omen	June 26, 2010	Key animation
630	681	The Promo Video Shooting Case (Part 2)	September 10, 2011	Key animation
704	756	The Jet-Black Mystery Train (Destination)	August 3, 2013	Key animation
783	836	The Scarlet Truth	June 27, 2015	Key animation
927	982-983	The Scarlet School Trip (Bright Red Arc)	January 5, 2019	Key animation	1 hour
966	1023	Kaiju Gomera vs. Kamen Yaiba (Interlude)	January 11, 2020	Key animation
984	1041	Kid vs. Komei: The Targeted Lips (Part 2)	October 10, 2020	Key animation
1001	1058	The Moonlight Sonata Murder (Part 2)	March 13, 2021	Key animation	Remake
1106	1164	Kid vs. Amuro: Queen's Bang (Part 2)	December 9, 2023	Key animation
1115	1173	Chihaya and Jugo's Matchmaking Party (Part 1)	March 2, 2024	Key animation

Openings and Endings

Participation in: 9 openings and 5 endings

#	Song name	Original title	Role	Note
OP
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
OP14	START	START	Key animation
OP16	Growing of my heart	Growing of my heart	Key animation
OP19	Kumo ni Notte	雲に乗って	Key animation
OP38	Greed	Greed	Key animation
OP52	JUST BELIEVE YOU	JUST BELIEVE YOU	Technical director, Key animation
OP53	ZERO kara Hajimete	ZEROからハジメテ	Technical director
OP56	SPARKLE	SPARKLE	Technical director
OP58	Unraveling Love ~Sukoshi no Yūki~	Unraveling Love～少しの勇気～	Storyboard
ED
ED17	Ashita o Yume Mite	明日を夢見て	Key animation
ED23	Thank You For Everything	Thank You For Everything	Key animation
ED60	Sissy Sky	Sissy Sky	Storyboard, Technical director
ED68	Kuufuku	クウフク	Storyboard, Technical director, Key animation
ED70	You & I	You & I	Key animation

Movies

Participation in: 21 movies

Movie	Title	Original airdate	Role	Note
7	Crossroad in the Ancient Capital	April 19, 2003	Key animation
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
19	Sunflowers of Inferno	April 18, 2015	Key animation
20	The Darkest Nightmare	April 16, 2016	Key animation
21	The Crimson Love Letter	April 15, 2017	Key animation
22	Zero the Enforcer	April 13, 2018	Key animation
23	The Fist of Blue Sapphire	April 12, 2019	Key animation
24	The Scarlet Bullet	April 16, 2021	Key animation
25	The Bride of Halloween	April 15, 2022	Key animation
26	Black Iron Submarine	April 14, 2023	Key animation
27	The Million-dollar Pentagram	April 12, 2024	Assistant animation director, Key animation

Specials

Participation in: 1 special

Special	Title	Original airdate	Role	Note
6	Episode One: The Great Detective Turned Small	December 9, 2016	Key animation

Spin-offs

Zero's Tea Time

Participation in: 2 episodes + 1 opening + 1 ending

Jpn#	Episode title	Original broadcast	Role	Note
1	TIME.1	April 5, 2022	Storyboard, Episode director
2	TIME.2	April 12, 2022	Episode director
Also involved in: * Shooting Star (OP1): Storyboard, Episode director * Find the truth (ED1): Storyboard, Episode director

The Culprit Hanzawa

Participation in: 2 episodes

Jpn#	Episode title	Original broadcast	Role	Note
3	Inescapable Hell	October 18, 2022	Design works
4	The Jet-Black Shower Scene	October 25, 2022	Design works

Other notable works

Anime

• Cardfight!! Vanguard: 2nd Key Animation, Key Animation
• Cells at Work!: Animation Director
• Dr. Stone: Episode Director, Key Animation, Prop Design
• Dragon Crisis!: Key Animation, Sub-Character Design
• Giant Killing: Animation Director, Key Animation
• Hetalia The Beautiful World: Storyboard, Episode Director, Assistant Animation Director, Design, Key Animation
• Sankarea: Undying Love: Storyboard, Animation Director, Prop Design
• Wasimo: Character Design
• When They Cry - Higurashi: Key Animation, Prop Design
• Yowamushi Pedal: Unit Director, Assistant Animation Director, Key Animation

References

1. Page partially or completely translated from the Chinese version of December 10th, 2023.
2. 小坂知 - Atwiki (Japanese)
3. Anime News Network