Yukihiro Shibutani
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| Gender: | Male |
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| Date of birth: | November 26, 1960 |
| Date of death: | September 15, 2024 |
| Place of birth: | Tsuruta, Aomori Prefecture, Japan |
| Position: | Art director |
| Years active: | 1988-2024 |
| Aliases: | しぶたに ゆきひろ |
Yukihiro Shibutani (渋谷 幸弘 Shibuya Yukihiro, November 26, 1960 – September 15, 2024) was a Japanese art director for anime. He was the first art director of the Detective Conan anime and movies, serving persistently in a stint of 20 years.
Biography
Yukihiro Shibutani was born in Aomori Prefecture; after graduating from high school in 1981, he joined animation firm Ishigaki Production (石垣プロダクション) at an age of 20 back then. When working at this firm, Shibutani had served as its director/supervisor.
In 1996, the anime Detective Conan began its broadcast, whereupon Shibutani joined the production thereof, starting with episode 1. He served as the art director from episodes 1 to 345 (excluding episodes 96, 174, 218-219, 284-344). In some Extended Specials, Shibutani was absent for the art direction[Note 1]. Starting the digital era, namely, episode 284 onwards, Shibutani had gradually faded from the anime production, except his sole return in episode 345. Despite the cease in involvement in the anime, Shibutani still worked for the movies steadily until stepping down from the role fully after movie 19.
Owing to an exacerbation of certain chronic illness, Yukihiro Shibutani passed away on September 15, 2024 at a hospital in Tokyo, at 63 years old.
Other notable works
Anime
References
- ^ Note: The two extended specials referred here are all digitally produced rather than celluloid; the end segment for episode 174 was also digitally produced.
