Chihiro Nishikawa

Chihiro Nishikawa
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Gender:	Female
Location:	Japan
Position:	Assistant animation director Key animation 2nd key animation In-between animation
Years active:	2013-present

Chihiro Nishikawa (西川 千裕 ,Nishikawa Chihiro) is a Japanese animator. She takes part in the production of Detective Conan anime and movies.

Biography

Chihiro Nishikawa graduated from Nagoya Designer Gakuin School in Animation in 2013. She joined Madhouse (マッドハウス), a studio based in Nakano, Tokyo.

After joining the production of the Detective Conan anime, in 2019, starting with Episode 946: The Cursed Tears of Borgia (Part 1), Nishikawa worked for in-between animation and key animation mainly. She stopped doing in-between animation and has focused on key animation since 2021, starting with Episode 994: Makoto Kyogoku the Understudy (Part 2), until present.

In terms of animation direction, Nishikawa only served as assistant animation director for Movie 26: Black Iron Submarine.

Works in Detective Conan

• See Animation directed by Chihiro Nishikawa

Anime

Participation in: 44 cases (51 episodes)

Jpn#	Int#	Episode title	Original broadcast	Role	Note
946	1003	The Cursed Tears of Borgia (Part 1)	July 13, 2019	Key animation, In-between animation
948	1005	The Man Crushed by a Dinosaur	July 27, 2019	Key animation
951	1008	The Whistling Bookstore 2	August 17, 2019	Key animation, In-between animation
952	1009	The Unsolved Cocktail Case (Part 1)	August 31, 2019	In-between animation
953	1010	The Unsolved Cocktail Case (Part 2)	September 7, 2019	Key animation, In-between animation
955	1012	The Secret of the Insect Man	September 28, 2019	Key animation
956	1013	The Mystery-Solving Water Taxi (Part 1)	October 12, 2019	In-between animation
958	1015	The Poodle and the Shotgun (Part 1)	November 9, 2019	In-between animation
959	1016	The Poodle and the Shotgun (Part 2)	November 16, 2019	Key animation
961	1018	The Glamping Mystery	November 30, 2019	Key animation
964	1021	Kogoro Mouri's Grand Lecture (Part 3)	December 21, 2019	Key animation
966	1023	Kaiju Gomera vs. Kamen Yaiba (Interlude)	January 11, 2020	Key animation, In-between animation
968	1025	Kaiju Gomera vs. Kamen Yaiba (Finale)	January 25, 2020	Key animation
981	1038	Welcome to Bocchan Restaurant (Part 1)	September 19, 2020	Key animation, In-between animation
986	1043	The Two Faces (Part 2)	October 31, 2020	In-between animation
988	1045	The Feuding Girls	November 14, 2020	Key animation
989	1046	The Case of Ayumi's Illustrated Diary	December 5, 2020	Key animation, In-between animation
994	1051	Makoto Kyogoku the Understudy (Part 2)	January 16, 2021	Key animation
995	1052	Makoto Kyogoku the Understudy (Part 3)	January 23, 2021	Key animation
1000	1057	The Moonlight Sonata Murder (Part 1)	March 6, 2021	Key animation	Remake
1001	1058	The Moonlight Sonata Murder (Part 2)	March 13, 2021	Key animation	Remake
1003	1060	The 36-Cell Perfect Game (Part 1)	April 24, 2021	Key animation
1005	1062	The 36-Cell Perfect Game (Part 3)	May 8, 2021	Key animation
1010	1067	The Idol Whose Smile Disappeared	June 26, 2021	Key animation
1013	1070	The Man Who Loved Too Much	July 24, 2021	Key animation
1015	1072	Stakeout	August 14, 2021	Key animation
1018	1075	The Antique Tray Can't Be Hidden (Part 1)	September 11, 2021	Key animation
1020	1077	The Antique Tray Can't Be Hidden (Part 3)	September 25, 2021	Key animation
1029	1086	Police Academy Arc Wild Police Story CASE. Jinpei Matsuda	December 4, 2021	Key animation
1036	1093	Whiteout (Part 1)	January 29, 2022	Key animation
1041	1098	The Unstated Alibi	April 30, 2022	Key animation
1042	1099	Police Academy Arc Wild Police Story CASE. Kenji Hagiwara	May 7, 2022	2nd key animation
1046	1103	The Birthday Party of Divine Punishment (Part 2)	June 11, 2022	Key animation
1054	1111	The Spark That Fell on the Ranch (Part 2)	August 13, 2022	Key animation
1060	1117	Yoko Okino and the Locked Attic (Part 2)	October 15, 2022	Key animation
1061	1118	Police Academy Arc Wild Police Story CASE. Hiromitsu Morofushi	October 29, 2022	Key animation
1066	1123	'Til Death Do Us Part	December 3, 2022	Key animation
1067	1124	The Shopping Center in Love	December 24, 2022	Key animation
1070	1127	The Surprise That Leads to Tragedy	January 21, 2023	Key animation
R133	1134	Police Academy Arc Wild Police Story CASE. Rei Furuya	March 11, 2023	Key animation
1078	1136	The Black Organization's Scheme (Landing)	April 1, 2023	Key animation
1081	1139	My Beloved Dog Pan-kun Is a Good Boy	April 22, 2023	Key animation
1083	1141	Behind the Scenes of the J League Finals	May 13, 2023	Key animation
1087	1145	The Case of Ayumi's Illustrated Diary 3	June 17, 2023	Key animation
1094	1152	Akemi Miyano's Time Capsule (Part 2)	August 12, 2023	Key animation
1098	1156	Chihaya Hagiwara, Goddess of the Wind (Part 1)	September 23, 2023	Key animation
1105	1163	Kid vs. Amuro: Queen's Bang (Part 1)	December 2, 2023	Key animation
1109	1167	Takagi and Date and the Notebook Promise (Part 1)	January 6, 2024	Key animation
1120	1178	Mystery of the Lost Treasure	April 13, 2024	Key animation	M27 pre-story
1125	1183	The Case of Ayumi's Illustrated Diary 4	June 1, 2024	Key animation
1134	1192	Misfortune of the Positive Man	September 14, 2024	Key animation

Movies

Participation in: 4 movies

Movie	Title	Original airdate	Role	Note
23	The Fist of Blue Sapphire	April 12, 2019	Key animation, 2nd key animation
24	The Scarlet Bullet	April 16, 2021	In-between animation, 2nd key animation
25	The Bride of Halloween	April 15, 2022	In-between animation, 2nd key animation
26	Black Iron Submarine	April 14, 2023	Assistant animation director, 2nd key animation
27	The Million-dollar Pentagram	April 12, 2024	Key animation, 2nd key animation

Spin-offs

Zero's Tea Time

Participation in: 2 episodes

Jpn#	Episode title	Original broadcast	Role	Note
4	TIME.4	April 26, 2022	2nd key animation
6	TIME.6	May 9, 2022	2nd key animation

The Culprit Hanzawa

Participation in: 2 episodes

Jpn#	Episode title	Original broadcast	Role	Note
4	The Jet-Black Shower Scene	October 25, 2022	Key animation
6	Countdown to Move Out	November 8, 2022	Key animation

Other notable works

Anime

• Cardcaptor Sakura: Clear Card: In-between animation (Madhouse)
• My Love Story!!: In-between animation
• One Punch Man: In-between animation
• Overlord: In-between animation (Madhouse)

Movies

• The Boy and The Beast: In-between animation (Madhouse)
• In This Corner of the World: In-between animation (Madhouse)
• Okko's Inn: In-between animation (Madhouse)
• Soreike! Anpanman Kirameke! Ice no Kuni no Vanilla-hime: In-between animation

References

1. 西川千裕 - Atwiki
2. Chihiro Nishikawa - Anime News Network
3. Detective Conan Staff Listing