Masahisa Koyata

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Masahisa Koyata

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Profile
Gender: Male
Location: Japan
Position: Episode director
Animation director
Assistant animation director
Key animation
Years active: 2002-present
First name can also be Naohisa, Nobuhisa, Norihisa, Yorihisa and Yoshihisa. Last name can also be Yotada.

Masahisa Koyata (古谷田 順久 Koyata Masahisa?)[Note 1] is a Japanese animator. He takes part in the production of Detective Conan anime and movies.

Biography

Masahisa Koyata was originally affiliated with Studio Wanpack. Koyata joined the production of the Detective Conan anime in Episode 350: The Forgotten Cell Phone (Part 1); he delegated Studio Wanpack and served as episode director in 2009. Throughout the same year, he stepped down as the regular episode director for the studio; meanwhile, his previous position was being taken over by Masakazu Yamazaki.

Since 2011, Koyata has been working as key animator for Detective Conan. Notably, in 2021, he started to work as (assistant) animation director for animation correction, starting with Episode 1027: Beyond the Curtain.

Works in Detective Conan

Anime

Participation in: 48 cases (51 episodes)

Jpn# Int# Episode title Original broadcast Role Note
350 380 The Forgotten Cell Phone (Part 1) February 9, 2004 Key animation
526 577 A Present from the True Culprit February 23, 2009 Episode director
532 583 The Scar of First Love May 2, 2009 Episode director
537 588 Kaitou Kid vs. the Strongest Safe (Part 1) June 13, 2009 Episode director
542 593 Ikkaku Rock's Disappearing Fish (Part 1) July 25, 2009 Episode director
642 693 Grabbing Karuta Cards in Dire Straits (Part 1) January 7, 2012 Key animation
712 764 Heiji Hattori and the Vampire Mansion (1) October 5, 2013 Episode director, Key animation
742 795 Promise with a J-Leaguer June 14, 2014 Key animation
789 842 The Queen's Weather Forecast August 15, 2015 Episode director
804 857-858 Conan and Ebizo's Kabuki Jūhachiban Mystery (Part 1) January 9, 2016 Key animation 1 hour
831 886 A Cottage Surrounded by Zombies (Part 2) September 10, 2016 Key animation
838 893 Mysterious Case in a Hot Air Balloon November 5, 2016 Key animation
847 902 Chiba's Difficult UFO Case (Part 1) January 28, 2017 Key animation
866 921 The Betrayal's Stage (Part 1) July 15, 2017 Key animation
874 929 Conan and Heiji's Nue Legend (Resolution) September 23, 2017 Key animation
882 937 The Wizard of the Ripples (Part 2) November 25, 2017 Key animation
889 944 The New Teacher's Skeleton Case (Part 1) January 20, 2018 Key animation
897 952 The Woman with White Hands (Part 2) March 24, 2018 Key animation
902 957 Lawyer Kisaki's SOS (Part 2) May 19, 2018 Key animation
906 961 Eyewitness Testimony Seven Years Later (Part 2) June 30, 2018 Key animation
916 971 The Kendo Tournament of Love and Mystery (Part 1) October 6, 2018 Key animation
917 972 The Kendo Tournament of Love and Mystery (Part 2) October 13, 2018 Key animation
922 977 The Disappeared Detective Boys November 24, 2018 Key animation
925 980 The Heartfelt Strap (Part 1) December 15, 2018 Key animation
931 988 The Northern Kyushu Mystery Tour (Kokura Arc) February 16, 2019 Key animation Mystery tour
936 993 Intrigue at the Food Court April 13, 2019 Key animation M23 pre-story
941 998 Search for Maria-chan! (Part 1) June 1, 2019 Key animation
946 1003 The Cursed Tears of Borgia (Part 1) July 13, 2019 Key animation
954 1011 The Unsolved Cocktail Case (Part 2) September 14, 2019 Key animation
955 1012 The Secret of the Insect Man September 28, 2019 Key animation
961 1018 The Glamping Mystery November 30, 2019 Key animation
965 1022 Kaiju Gomera vs. Kamen Yaiba (Prologue) January 4, 2020 Key animation
968 1025 Kaiju Gomera vs. Kamen Yaiba (Finale) January 25, 2020 Key animation
972 1029 The Target is the Metropolitan Police Traffic Department (2) March 14, 2020 Key animation
977 1034 The Broken Fishbowl August 1, 2020 Key animation
983 1040 Kid vs. Komei: The Targeted Lips (Part 1) October 3, 2020 Key animation
988 1045 The Feuding Girls November 14, 2020 Key animation
994 1051 Makoto Kyogoku the Understudy (Part 2) January 16, 2021 Key animation
1000 1057 The Moonlight Sonata Murder (Part 1) March 6, 2021 Key animation Remake
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
1018 1075 The Antique Tray Can't Be Hidden (Part 1) September 11, 2021 Key animation
1027 1084 Beyond the Curtain November 20, 2021 Assistant animation director, Key animation
1034 1091 Taiko Meijin's Shogi Board (Brilliant Move) January 15, 2022 Assistant animation director, Key animation
1035 1092 Taiko Meijin's Shogi Board (Checkmate) January 22, 2022 Key animation
1053 1110 The Spark That Fell on the Ranch (Part 1) August 6, 2022 Animation director
R133 1134 Police Academy Arc Wild Police Story CASE. Rei Furuya March 11, 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
1106 1164 Kid vs. Amuro: Queen's Bang (Part 2) December 9, 2023 Key animation
1114 1172 The Holed-Up Sensation February 10, 2024 Animation director

Openings and Endings

Participation in: 1 opening and 1 ending

# Song name Original title Role Note
OP
OP25 Revive Revive Key animation
ED
ED32 Koigokoro Kagayaki Nagara 恋心 輝きながら Key animation

Movies

Participation in: 6 movies

Movie Title Original airdate Role Note
Crossover Lupin III vs. Detective Conan: The Movie December 7, 2013 Key animation
18 Dimensional Sniper April 19, 2014 Technical director
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
27 The Million-dollar Pentagram April 12, 2024 Assistant animation director, Key animation

Spin-offs

Zero's Tea Time

Participation in: 2 episodes

Jpn# Episode title Original broadcast Role Note
1 TIME.1 April 5, 2022 Key animation
4 TIME.4 April 26, 2022 Animation director, Key animation

Works in Magic Kaito

Magic Kaito: Kid the Phantom Thief

Participation in: 6 episodes

Special Episode title Original broadcast Role Note
4 A Witch Sheds No Tears September 24, 2011 Technical director
5 The Fated Blue Birthday October 29, 2011 Technical director
6 Love on the Ski Slope on Christmas Eve December 24, 2011 Technical director
7 The Splendid Rivals August 4, 2012 Technical director
10 The Reminiscent Golden Eye November 3, 2012 Technical director, Key animation
11 The Tearful Crystal Mother December 22, 2012 Technical director

Other notable works

Anime

  • Dr. Stone: New World : Animation director, 2nd key animation, Key animation
  • Durarara!!: Episode director
  • The Promised Neverland: Animation director, Key animation

See also

References

  1. 古谷田順久 - Atwiki
  2. 古谷田順久 - Allcinema
  3. Masahisa Koyata - Anime News Network
  4. Detective Conan Staff Listing
  1. ^ Note: Suggested reading for first name. The nanori for "順" can have many readings, but the "久" is most likely read "hisa". See on the English Wiktionary.