Noriyuki Fukuda

Noriyuki Fukuda
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Gender:	Male
Date of birth:	November 24, 1966
Place of birth:	Japan
Location:	Japan
Nicknames:	福田のりゆき

Noriyuki Fukuda (福田 紀之 ,Fukuda Noriyuki) is a Japanese animator. He does episode director, animation director, and key animation works in Detective Conan anime and movies. He is also credited as "ふくだのりゆき" in Detective Conan.

Works in Detective Conan

• See Animation directed by Noriyuki Fukuda

Fukuda graduated from the Animation Department from Chiyoda Institute of Technology. And he is initiator and principal for Japanese Animation Creators Association. He also had worked in Studio Z5 (スタジオZ5) Fukuda had studied under Hideyuki Motohashi, and is mainly active within TMS Entertainment (トムス・エンタテイメント), Madhouse (マッドハウス), and Gonzo (ゴンゾ).

Fukuda joined the production of the Detective Conan anime in 1999, starting with the two hour special The Girl from the Black Organization and the University Professor Murder Case, and did key animation within that episode. Later on, he irregularly did key animation for the TV anime. Note that except episode 129 was credited as full kanji "福田紀之", the rest in the anime were credited as hiragana "ふくだのりゆき".

Moreover, Fukuda was also one of the main animators for the anime Magic Kaito from 2010. In which he was responsible for many roles such as animation director and episode director in many episodes.

Openings and Endings

Participation in: 2 openings

• Kimi no Namida ni Konna ni Koi Shiteru (Opening 34): Key animation
• RAISE INSIGHT (Opening 57): Technical director

Note: All credited as "ふくだのりゆき"

Movies

Participation in: 7 movies

• The Time-Bombed Skyscraper (Movie 1): Key animation
• The Last Wizard of the Century (Movie 3): Key animation
• Quarter of Silence (Movie 15): Key animation
• Lupin III vs. Detective Conan: The Movie (Crossover movie): Animation director, Key animation
• The Fist of Blue Sapphire (Movie 23): Assistant animation director, Key animation
• The Scarlet Bullet (Movie 24): Key animation
• The Bride of Halloween (Movie 25): Key animation

Note: From Movie 1 to Movie 3, he was credited as "福田紀之", the rest all credited as "ふくだのりゆき"

Other notable works

Anime

• Detective Conan: The Culprit Hanzawa: Episode Director, Animation Director, Key Animation (Credited as "ふくだのりゆき")
• Magic Kaito: Kid the Phantom Thief: Episode Director, Animation Director, Key Animation, Sub-Character Design
• Aikatsu!: Animation Director, Key Animation
• Bakumatsu Gijinden Roman: Assistant Animation Director, Key Animation
• Garo the Animation: Episode Director, Animation Director, Key Animation
• Hajime no Ippo Rising: Storyboard, Unit Director, Animation Director, Key Animation
• Hidamari no Ki: Animation Director, Assistant Animation Director, In-Between Animation (Madhouse)

Movies

• Crayon Shin-chan: Arashi o Yobu Utau Ketsu dake Bakudan!: Key Animation
• Lupin III: The Secret of Twilight Gemini: Animation Director
• Pokémon the Movie: Volcanion and the Mechanical Marvel: Key Animation

OVAs

• Gosho Aoyama's Collection of Short Stories: Key Animation
• Baki: Chief Animation Director, Animation Director, Key Animation
• Saint Seiya: The Lost Canvas: Animation Director, Assistant Animation Director, Key Animation

References

1. Page partially or completely translated from the Chinese version of August 8th, 2023.
2. 福田紀之 - Atwiki (Japanese)
3. Anime News Network
4. Bangumi (Chinese)
5. ^ A studio established by Hajime Kamegaki, Hideyuki Motohashi, and Satoshi Hirayama. Which nurtured animators like Seiji Muta and Chiharu Sato etc.