Hideaki Oba

Hideaki Oba
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Gender:	Male
Place of birth:	Japan
Location:	Japan

Hideaki Oba (大庭 秀昭 ,Ōba Hideaki) is a japanese director, storyboard artist and animation director.

Works in Detective Conan

Number of manga cases adapted: 7 (9 episodes) Number of case storyboards done: 12 (13 episodes + 1 Magic File) Number of episodes directed: 15 (as well as 1 special + 1 Magic File)

• The Man from Chicago (Episodes 258-259): Episode director (episode 258 only)
• The Truth Behind Valentine's (Episodes 266-268): Episode director (episode 266 only)
• English Teacher vs. Great Western Detective (Episodes 277-278): Organizer and storyboard (episode 278 only)
• The Art of Ninja Alibi Craft (Episode 320): Episode director
• The Red Horse within the Flames (Episodes 325-327): Episode director (episode 325 only)
• The Birthday Wine Mystery (Episode 328): Episode director
• The Suspicious Spicy Curry (Episodes 331-332): Episode director (episode 332 only)
• The Four Porsches (Episode 338-339): Organizer, storyboard and episode director (episode 339 only)
• The Convenience Store Trap (Episodes 343-344): Episode director (episode 343 only)
• Love, Ghosts, and World Heritage (Episodes 348-349): Episode director (episode 349 only)
• A Small Client (Episodes 354-355): Organizer, storyboard and episode director
• Teitan High School's Ghost Story (Episodes 361-362): Organizer, storyboard and episode director
• A Lucky Man's Suspense (Episode 369): Episode director and storyboard
• Conan and Heiji's Deduction Magic (Episodes 406-408): Organizer and storyboard (episode 408 only)
• The Man Obstructed by the Steel Frame (Episode 442): Storyboard
• The Sealed Western-Style Window (Episodes 446-447): Organizer and storyboard (episode 447 only)
• Red Wine Indictment (Episode 520): Storyboard
• A Present from the True Culprit (Episode 526): Organizer and storyboard
• Lupin III vs. Detective Conan (Crossover special): Technical director
• Magic File 3: Shinichi and Ran, Memories of Mahjong Tiles and Tanabata (Magic File 3): Storyboard and technical director
• The House with the Aquarium (Episode 591): Storyboard
• He was also unit director in Lupin III vs. Detective Conan: The Movie.

Other notable works

Anime

• Boruto (1 episode): Episode director
• Hello Kitty (3 specials): Director, screenplay
• Hunter X Hunter (3 episodes): Storyboard
• Lupin III: Assistant director
• Saint Tail (2 episodes): Storyboard, episode director
• Many more including Yu Gi Oh!, Bakuon!!, Eyeshield 21, etc.

References

1. IMDB
2. Anime News Network
3. Wikipedia (Japanese)