Fumio Maesono

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Fumio Maesono

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Profile
Gender: Male
Date of birth: 1968
Location: Japan
Position: Organizer
Storyboard
Years active: 2003-present

Fumio Maesono (前園 文夫 Maezono Fumio?) is a Japanese storyboard artist and episode director. He takes part in the production of Detective Conan anime.

Biography

After working as production advancement and assistant technical director at Shin-Ei Animation (シンエイ動画), Fumio Maesono became a freelance animator. For some stint of time, he was affiliated with The Walt Disney Company of Japan (ディズニージャパン). Maesono used to serve as director for many OVA works produced by The Walt Disney Company of Japan, which implies that his works are always involved with overseas' collaborations.

Maesono joined the production of the Detective Conan anime in 2006, starting with Episode 441: The Final "Ahh"; in 2007, after finishing the storyboard work of Episode 479: Three Days with Heiji Hattori, Maesono quit the production team and has not returned yet.

Works in Detective Conan

Anime

Participation in: 7 cases (7 episodes)

Jpn# Int# Episode title Original broadcast Role Note
441 479 The Final "Ahh" June 5, 2006 Storyboard
448 486 The Meguro Sanma Case August 14, 2006 Storyboard
449 487-488 Metropolitan Police Detective Love Story - Fake Wedding August 21, 2006 Storyboard 1 hour
452 491-492 The Phantom of the Konpira September 11, 2006 Storyboard 1 hour
455 495 The Overturned Conclusion (Part 2) November 6, 2006 Organizer, Storyboard
459 499 A Mysterious Man - Overly Strict with Regulations December 4, 2006 Storyboard
479 519-522 Three Days with Heiji Hattori July 16, 2007 Storyboard 2 hours

Other notable works

Anime

  • Astro Boy (2003): Storyboard, Episode director
  • Black Clover: Episode director, Key animation
  • Future's Folktales: Storyboard, Episode director
  • Golgo 13: Storyboard, Episode director
  • KenIchi the Mightiest Disciple: Storyboard, Episode director
  • Lupin the 3rd Part 6: Episode director
  • Pokémon XY: Storyboard, Episode director, Key animation

References

  1. 前園文夫 - Wikipedia
  2. 前園文夫 - Atwiki
  3. Fumio Maesono - Anime News Network
  4. Detective Conan Staff Listing