Yukihiro Shibutani
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| Gender: | Male |
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| Date of birth: | November 26, 1960[1] |
| Date of death: | September 15, 2024[2][3] |
| 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[4]. When working at this firm, Shibutani had served as its director/supervisor[2][4].
In 1996, the anime Detective Conan began its broadcast, whereupon Shibutani joined the production thereof, starting with Episode 1: Roller Coaster Murder Case. 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: Chinatown Deja Vu in the Rain (Part 1) onwards, Shibutani had gradually faded from the anime production, except his sole return in Episode 345: Head-to-Head Match with the Black Organization: A Dual Mystery on a Full Moon Night. 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: Sunflowers of Inferno.
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[2][5].
Other notable works
Anime
- Ajin S1-S2: Background art (Y.A.P. Ishigaki Production)
- Kaginado S1-S2: Art director
- Lupin III: Part III: Background art[Note 2]
- Natsume's Book of Friends S1-S4; S7: Art director, Background art
References
- ^ "「GODZILLA 怪獣惑星」クリエイター連載企画". http://godzilla-anime.com/smph/creators/05.html.
- ^ a b c "取締役 澁谷幸弘 訃報のお知らせ". 石垣プロダクション. 2024-10-15. https://www.gakipro.jp/blog/blog_diaries/view/64. Retrieved on 2024-10-15.
- ^ "夏目友人帳の1期からずっと共に走り続けてくださった、美術の渋谷幸弘さんが先月15日に永眠されました
- ^ a b "誰もが活躍推進フェスタ2021in松下報告書". 秋田市. https://www.city.akita.lg.jp/_res/projects/default_project/_page_/001/011/659/2021fesuta.pdf.
- ^ Natsume's Book of Friends Art Director Yukihiro Shibutani Dies at 63 - ANIME NEWS NETWORK
- ^ Note: The two extended specials referred here are all digitally produced rather than celluloid; the end segment for episode 174 was also digitally produced.
- ^ Note: Also involved in the production of two Lupin III specials, where he had already collaborated with Chief animation directorMasatomo Sudo, who is precisely the character design for Detective Conan.
