Tomochi Kosaka

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Tomochi Kosaka

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Profile
Gender: Female
Date of birth: July 8
Location: Japan
Position: Director
Storyboard
Episode director
Assistant animation director
Sub-character design
Design works
Key animation
Years active: 2001-present
Website: Twitter Account

Tomochi Kosaka (小坂 知 Kosaka Tomochi?) is a Japanese animator, she has been involved in the Detective Conan production since 2003.

Biography

Tomochi Kosaka began working as an animator ever since 2001; participated in the production of the series Detective Conan in 2003, with her first contribution as the key animation work of Movie 7: Crossroad in the Ancient Capital. After that, she worked for key animation and prop designing works irregularly. In 2019, she served as the stroyboard artist and technical director for ED60 Sissy Sky; and then she diverted her focus on openings and endings.

In 2022, Kosaka became director for the Detective Conan spin-off story Zero's Tea Time anime.

Works in Detective Conan

Anime

Participation in: 23 cases (25 episodes)

Jpn# Int# Episode title Original broadcast Role Note
344 370 The Convenience Store Trap (Part 2) December 8, 2003 Key animation
345 371-375 Head-to-Head Match with the Black Organization: A Dual Mystery on a Full Moon Night January 5, 2004 Key animation 2.5 hours
349 379 Love, Ghosts, and World Heritage (Part 2) February 2, 2004 Key animation
376 407 The Time Limit is 15:00! November 1, 2004 Key animation
461 501 The Missing Page January 22, 2007 Design works
462 502 The Shadow of the Black Organization (The Young Witness) January 29, 2007 Design works
463 503 The Shadow of the Black Organization (The Strange Illumination) February 5, 2007 Design works
466 506 The Unsmashable Snowman (Part 1) February 26, 2007 Sub-character design
467 507 The Unsmashable Snowman (Part 2) March 5, 2007 Sub-character design
468 508 Mysterious Case Near the Pond March 5, 2007 Sub-character design
476 516 Genta's Certain Kill Shot (Part 1) June 25, 2007 Sub-character design
477 517 Genta's Certain Kill Shot (Part 2) July 2, 2007 Sub-character design
478 518 Real 30 Minutes July 9, 2007 Sub-character design
490 536-537 Heiji Hattori vs. Shinichi Kudo: Deduction Battle on the Ski Slope! December 3, 2007 Key animation 1 hour
555 606 Stork Mystery Tour (Haruna's Pursuit Chapter) November 14, 2009 Key animation
578 629 The Crisis Beckoned by the Red Omen June 26, 2010 Key animation
630 681 The Promo Video Shooting Case (Part 2) September 10, 2011 Key animation
704 756 The Jet-Black Mystery Train (Destination) August 3, 2013 Key animation
783 836 The Scarlet Truth June 27, 2015 Key animation
927 982-983 The Scarlet School Trip (Bright Red Arc) January 5, 2019 Key animation 1 hour
966 1023 Kaiju Gomera vs. Kamen Yaiba (Interlude) January 11, 2020 Key animation
984 1041 Kid vs. Komei: The Targeted Lips (Part 2) October 10, 2020 Key animation
1001 1058 The Moonlight Sonata Murder (Part 2) March 13, 2021 Key animation Remake
1106 1164 Kid vs. Amuro: Queen's Bang (Part 2) December 9, 2023 Key animation
1115 1173 Chihaya and Jugo's Matchmaking Party (Part 1) March 2, 2024 Key animation

Openings and Endings

Participation in: 9 openings and 5 endings

# Song name Original title Role Note
OP
OP13 Kimi to Yakusoku Shita Yasashii Ano Basho Made 君と約束した優しいあの場所まで Key animation
OP14 START START Key animation
OP16 Growing of my heart Growing of my heart Key animation
OP19 Kumo ni Notte 雲に乗って Key animation
OP38 Greed Greed Key animation
OP52 JUST BELIEVE YOU JUST BELIEVE YOU Technical director, Key animation
OP53 ZERO kara Hajimete ZEROからハジメテ Technical director
OP56 SPARKLE SPARKLE Technical director
OP58 Unraveling Love ~Sukoshi no Yūki~ Unraveling Love~少しの勇気~ Storyboard
ED
ED17 Ashita o Yume Mite 明日を夢見て Key animation
ED23 Thank You For Everything Thank You For Everything Key animation
ED60 Sissy Sky Sissy Sky Storyboard, Technical director
ED68 Kuufuku クウフク Storyboard, Technical director, Key animation
ED70 You & I You & I Key animation

Movies

Participation in: 21 movies

Movie Title Original airdate Role Note
7 Crossroad in the Ancient Capital April 19, 2003 Key animation
8 Magician of the Silver Sky April 17, 2004 Key animation
9 Strategy Above the Depths April 9, 2005 Key animation
10 The Private Eyes' Requiem April 15, 2006 Key animation
11 Jolly Roger in the Deep Azure April 21, 2007 Key animation
12 Full Score of Fear April 19, 2008 Key animation
13 The Raven Chaser April 18, 2009 Key animation
14 The Lost Ship in the Sky April 17, 2010 Key animation
15 Quarter of Silence April 16, 2011 Key animation
16 The Eleventh Striker April 14, 2012 Key animation
17 Private Eye in the Distant Sea April 20, 2013 Key animation
18 Dimensional Sniper April 19, 2014 Key animation
19 Sunflowers of Inferno April 18, 2015 Key animation
20 The Darkest Nightmare April 16, 2016 Key animation
21 The Crimson Love Letter April 15, 2017 Key animation
22 Zero the Enforcer April 13, 2018 Key animation
23 The Fist of Blue Sapphire April 12, 2019 Key animation
24 The Scarlet Bullet April 16, 2021 Key animation
25 The Bride of Halloween April 15, 2022 Key animation
26 Black Iron Submarine April 14, 2023 Key animation
27 The Million-dollar Pentagram April 12, 2024 Assistant animation director, Key animation

Specials

Participation in: 1 special

Special Title Original airdate Role Note
6 Episode One: The Great Detective Turned Small December 9, 2016 Key animation

Spin-offs

Zero's Tea Time

Participation in: 2 episodes + 1 opening + 1 ending[Note 1]

Jpn# Episode title Original broadcast Role Note
1 TIME.1 April 5, 2022 Storyboard, Episode director
2 TIME.2 April 12, 2022 Episode director

The Culprit Hanzawa

Participation in: 2 episodes

Jpn# Episode title Original broadcast Role Note
3 Inescapable Hell October 18, 2022 Prop Design
4 The Jet-Black Shower Scene October 25, 2022 Prop Design

Other notable works

Anime

  • Cardfight!! Vanguard: 2nd Key Animation, Key Animation
  • Cells at Work!: Animation Director
  • Dr. Stone: Episode Director, Key Animation, Prop Design
  • Dragon Crisis!: Key Animation, Sub-Character Design
  • Giant Killing: Animation Director, Key Animation
  • Hetalia The Beautiful World: Storyboard, Episode Director, Assistant Animation Director, Design, Key Animation
  • Sankarea: Undying Love: Storyboard, Animation Director, Prop Design
  • Wasimo: Character Design
  • When They Cry - Higurashi: Key Animation, Prop Design
  • Yowamushi Pedal: Unit Director, Assistant Animation Director, Key Animation

References

  1. Page partially or completely translated from the Chinese version of December 10th, 2023.
  2. 小坂知 - Atwiki (Japanese)
  3. Anime News Network
  1. ^ Note: Also served as the director of Season 1.