Masakazu Yamazaki

Masakazu Yamazaki
Profile
Gender:	Male
Location:	Japan
Position:	Episode director Animation director Assistant animation director Design works Key animation
Years active:	2002-present

Masakazu Yamazaki (山崎 正和 ,Yamazaki Masakazu) is a Japanese animator. He takes part in the production of Detective Conan anime and movies. He was formerly affiliated with Studio Wanpack, and became a freelance animator when the studio got disbanded.

Biography

Masakazu Yamazaki's first involvement in the Detective Conan anime was in 2004, starting with Episode 348: Love, Ghosts, and World Heritage (Part 1). In 2009, he began to serve as a regualr key animator and animation director for Studio Wanpack.

Yamazaki took over Masahisa Koyata's position as a regular episode director for Studio Wanpack, starting with Episode 549: The Revolving Sushi Mystery (Part 1); it was not until Episode 602: The Devil Hidden in the Tennis Court when he formally stepped down from the role. Whereupon, the regular episode director for the studio was changed to Tomomi Ikeda.

In addition, from Episode 701: The Jet-Black Mystery Train (Departure) onwards, Yamazaki participated the Detective Conan anime production under the name of a freelance animator solely.

Works in Detective Conan

• See Animation directed by Masakazu Yamazaki

Anime

Participation in: 66 cases (67 episodes)

Jpn#	Int#	Episode title	Original broadcast	Role	Note
348	378	Love, Ghosts, and World Heritage (Part 1)	January 26, 2004	Key animation
387	421	The Dissonance of the Stradivarius (Postlude)	February 7, 2005	Key animation
522	572-573	Shinichi's True Face and Ran's Tears	January 26, 2009	Animation director	1 hour
526	577	A Present from the True Culprit	February 23, 2009	Animation director
532	583	The Scar of First Love	May 2, 2009	Animation director, Design works
533	584	The Scar that Evokes the Past	May 9, 2009	Design works
537	588	Kaitou Kid vs. the Strongest Safe (Part 1)	June 13, 2009	Animation director
542	593	Ikkaku Rock's Disappearing Fish (Part 1)	July 25, 2009	Animation director, Key animation
549	600	The Revolving Sushi Mystery (Part 1)	October 3, 2009	Episode director
556	607	Intersection of Fear	November 21, 2009	Episode director
562	613	Rainbow Color Kidnapping	January 16, 2010	Episode director
567	618	Murderous Intent Raining on an Outdoor Spa	March 6, 2010	Episode director, Animation director
572	623	Battle of the Haunted Warehouse's Treasure (Part 2)	May 8, 2010	Episode director, Animation director
577	628	The Truth Lit Up By the Fireflies	June 19, 2010	Episode director, Animation director
583	634	Kobayashi-sensei's Love	August 14, 2010	Episode director
591	642	The House with the Aquarium	October 16, 2010	Episode director
596	647	The Alibi of the Fall	November 20, 2010	Episode director
602	653	The Devil Hidden in the Tennis Court	January 8, 2011	Episode director, Key animation
608	659	White Day of Betrayal (Part 1)	March 5, 2011	Key animation
613	664	Inubushi Castle, The Ablazed Demon Dog (Chapter of Princess)	April 30, 2011	Key animation
701	753	The Jet-Black Mystery Train (Departure)	July 13, 2013	Key animation
707	759	The Framed Great Detective	August 31, 2013	Key animation
713	765	Heiji Hattori and the Vampire Mansion (2)	October 12, 2013	Key animation
719	771	A Dispute Over a Platinum Ticket	November 23, 2013	Key animation
721	773	Fire and Water Mystery Tour (Kumamoto Part)	December 7, 2013	Key animation	Mystery tour
725	777	Kaitou Kid and the Blush Mermaid (Part 2)	January 11, 2014	Key animation
730	782	The Figure That Was Too Good	February 22, 2014	Key animation
734	786-787	Jodie's Memories and the Cherry Blossom Viewing Trap	March 29, 2014	Key animation	1 hour
739	792	Kogoro in the Bar (Part 2)	May 17, 2014	Key animation
745	798	The Suspect is Makoto Kyogoku (Part 2)	July 5, 2014	Key animation
749	802	Metropolitan Police Detective Love Story 9 (Truth)	August 9, 2014	Key animation
754	807	The Tragedy of the Red Woman (Steam)	October 11, 2014	Key animation
760	812	The Romance Novel with the Unexpected Conclusion (Part 1)	November 22, 2014	Key animation
766	819	Teimuzu River Kite Flying Case (Part 2)	January 31, 2015	Key animation
778	831	Mirage of the Disappearing Angel	May 16, 2015	Key animation
782	835	The Scarlet Return	June 20, 2015	Key animation
791	844	Detective Takagi On the Run in Handcuffs	September 12, 2015	Key animation
798	851	The Moving Target	November 7, 2015	Key animation
806	861	The Ventriloquist's Illusion (Part 1)	January 23, 2016	Key animation
812	867	The Darkness of the Prefectural Police (Part 3)	March 12, 2016	Key animation
818	873	Kogoro's Pursuit of Rage (Part 1)	May 21, 2016	Key animation
825	880	The Tidal Park Comeback Case	July 16, 2016	Key animation
832	887	A Cottage Surrounded by Zombies (Part 3)	September 17, 2016	Key animation
841	896	The Rainy Bus Stop	November 26, 2016	Key animation
847	902	Chiba's Difficult UFO Case (Part 1)	January 28, 2017	Key animation
854	909	Memories from Sakura Class (Shinichi BOY)	March 25, 2017	Animation director, Key animation
862	917	Just Like a 17 Years Old Crime Scene (Part 2)	June 10, 2017	Key animation
869	924	Conan Disappeared on the Cliff (Part 1)	August 5, 2017	Key animation
876	931	The Mechanical Witness	October 7, 2017	Key animation
882	937	The Wizard of the Ripples (Part 2)	November 25, 2017	Key animation
889	944	The New Teacher's Skeleton Case (Part 1)	January 20, 2018	Key animation
897	952	The Woman with White Hands (Part 2)	March 17, 2018	Key animation
902	957	Lawyer Kisaki's SOS (Part 2)	May 19, 2018	Key animation
909	964	Mystery of the Burning Tent (Part 1)	July 28, 2018	Key animation
916	971	The Kendo Tournament of Love and Mystery (Part 1)	October 6, 2018	Key animation
922	977	The Disappeared Detective Boys	November 24, 2018	Key animation
941	998	Search for Maria-chan! (Part 1)	June 1, 2019	Key animation
946	1003	The Cursed Tears of Borgia (Part 1)	July 13, 2019	Key animation
954	1011	The Unsolved Cocktail Case (Part 3)	September 7, 2019	Key animation
981	1038	Welcome to Bocchan Restaurant (Part 1)	September 19, 2020	Key animation
994	1051	Makoto Kyogoku the Understudy (Part 2)	January 16, 2021	Assistant animation director, Key animation
999	1056	Troublesome Kindness	February 27, 2021	Assistant animation director, Key animation
1002	1059	The Beika City Shopping Center Garbage Bin Mystery	April 17, 2021	Key animation	M24 pre-story
1005	1062	The 36-Cell Perfect Game (Part 3)	May 8, 2021	Key animation
1010	1067	The Idol Whose Smile Disappeared	June 19, 2021	Key animation
1015	1072	Stakeout	August 14, 2021	Key animation
1029	1086	Police Academy Arc Wild Police Story CASE. Jinpei Matsuda	December 4, 2021	Assistant animation director, Key animation

Openings and Endings

Participation in: 1 opening and 1 ending

#	Song name	Original title	Role	Note
OP
OP54	YURA YURA	YURA YURA	Key animation
ED
ED38	Tsukiyo no Itazura no Mahō	月夜の悪戯の魔法	Key animation

Movies

Participation in: 5 movies

Movie	Title	Original airdate	Role	Note
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	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: 1 episode + 1 opening

Jpn#	Episode title	Original broadcast	Role	Note
1	TIME.1	April 5, 2022	Key animation
Also involved in: * Shooting Star (OP1): Key animation

Works in Magic Kaito

Magic Kaito: Kid the Phantom Thief

Participation in: 1 episode

Special	Episode title	Original broadcast	Role	Note
2	Kaitou Kid's Busy Date	August 6, 2011	Key animation

Other notable works

Anime

• Agatha Christie no Meitantei Poirot to Marple: Animation director
• Food Wars! The Third Plate: Chief animation director, Animation director, Assistant animation director, Key animation
• In Search of the Lost Future: Chief animation Director, Animation director, Key animation
• Naruto: Key animation

See also

• Masahisa Koyata
• Tomomi Ikeda
• Studio Wanpack

References

1. 山崎正和 - Atwiki
2. Masakazu Yamazaki - Anime News Network
3. Detective Conan Staff Listing