Susumu Mitsunaka
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| Gender: | Male |
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| Date of birth: | June 10, 1980[Note 1] |
| Location: | Japan |
| Position: | Director Storyboard Episode director Key animation |
| Years active: | 2001-present |
| Aliases: | 神奈摘陽親 |
| Website: | Twitter Account |
Susumu Mitsunaka (満仲 勧 Mitsunaka Susumu), also known by his alias Haruchika Kanatsumi (神奈摘 陽親 Kanatsumi Haruchika)[Note 2], is a Japanese movie director, storyboard artist and director. He was originally from Doga Kobo (動画工房).
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Biography
Known for his passion of baseball, Susumu Mitsunaka was noticed by Tsutomu Mizushima (水島 努) for the realism and fluidity of the batting movements while animating Big Windup! (おおきく振りかぶって), and Mitsunaka was appointed as action animation director for the series in 2010[1]. Ever since the sequel of that series was aired in 2010, he formally became an action animation director. In 2008, he was in charge of the screenplay and direction of the 226th episode of anime Sgt. Frog (ケロロ軍曹), thereafter he was frequently involved in the directing realm - notably, in 2012, he served as sub-director for anime Campione! (カンピオーネ!); in 2014, he directed Haikyu!! (ハイキュー!!), which was one of the most well-known works of his.
Mitsunaka's first involvement in Detective Conan was in 2019, when he did the storyboard work of Episode 961: The Glamping Mystery, under his alias Haruchika Kanatsumi (神奈摘 陽親). In December of 2021, he was revealed as the director for Movie 25: The Bride of Halloween[2].
Works in Detective Conan
As Haruchika Kanatsumi
Anime
Participation in: 1 case (1 episode)
| Jpn# | Int# | Episode title | Original broadcast | Role | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 961 | 1018 | The Glamping Mystery | November 30, 2019 | Storyboard |
Openings and Endings
Participation in: 1 opening
| # | Song name | Original title | Role | Note |
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| OP52 | JUST BELIEVE YOU | JUST BELIEVE YOU |
Movies
Participation in: 1 movie
| Movie | Title | Original airdate | Role | Note |
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| 24 | The Scarlet Bullet | April 16, 2021 | Storyboard, Technical director, Key animation |
As Susumu Mitsunaka
Anime
Participation in: 1 case (1 episode)
| Jpn# | Int# | Episode title | Original broadcast | Role | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1029 | 1086 | Police Academy Arc Wild Police Story CASE. Jinpei Matsuda | December 5, 2021 | Key animation |
Movies
Participation in: 1 movie
| Movie | Title | Original airdate | Role | Note |
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| 25 | The Bride of Halloween | April 15, 2022 | Director, Storyboard, Technical director, Key animation |
Other notable works
Anime
- Big Windup!: Assistant animation director, key animation, episode director
- Black Lagoon: Key animation
- Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion R2: Key animation
- Digimon Tamers: The Adventurers' Battle: In-between animation
- Haikyu!!: Director, storyboard, episode director, key animation
- Many more including InuYasha, Pokémon, Bunny Drop, etc.
Movies
- Cowboy Bebop: The Movie: In-between animation
- Fate/Grand Order The Movie Divine Realm of the Round Table: Camelot: Storyboard
References
- 満仲勧 - Wikipedia (Japanese)
- Anime News Network
- ^ Note: Speculated based on Mitsunaka's Twitter post.
- ^ Note: Similarly to Koujin Ochi's pseudonym, Susumu Mitsunaka's pseudonym Haruchika Kanatsumi is conceived utilising the rearrangements of individual hiragana characters: 満仲 (みつなか) → 神奈摘 (かなつみ)
