Tooru Yoshida

Biography

Tooru Yoshida (吉田 徹, Yoshida Tōru, February 7, 1961) is an animator, mechanic designer, and anime director from Ayagawa town, Ayauta district, Kagawa Prefecture. After graduating from Osaka Designers' College, he studied under Moriyasu Taniguchi and then joined AnimeR 1st Studio. He is a lecturer at Osaka Amusement Media Academy and member of the Japanese Animation Creators Association (JAniCA).

Career Overview

Tooru Yoshida has 136 screen credits in a career dating back to 1983. Their work spans 17 cinematic universes — most prominently Detective Conan Collection with 3 titles. Signature works include I'm the Evil Lord of an Intergalactic Empire!, Black Clover: Sword of the Wizard King, Detective Conan: The Phantom of Baker Street. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.

Personal Facts

Known For

Visual Effects

Gender

male

Known Credits

136

Birth Date

1961-02-07 00:00:00

Birth Place

Kagawa, Japan

Known For

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  I'm the Evil Lord of an Intergalactic Empire!
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  Black Clover: Sword of the Wizard King
• 

  Detective Conan: The Phantom of Baker Street
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  KONOSUBA – God's blessing on this wonderful world! Legend of Crimson
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  Doraemon: Nobita's Dinosaur
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  One Piece: Baron Omatsuri and the Secret Island

Associated Universes

Universe traveler — spans 17 universes

• Detective Conan Collection (3 titles)
• Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha – Collection (1 titles)
• Ghost in the Shell: Arise Collection (1 titles)
• Psycho Pass Collection (1 titles)
• Yo-kai Watch Collection (1 titles)
• TIGER & BUNNY Collection (1 titles)
• Inazuma Eleven Collection (1 titles)
• Armored Trooper VOTOMS Collection (1 titles)

Frequent Collaborators

• Yu Kobayashi (2 collaborations)
• Mitsuki Saiga (2 collaborations)
• Minami Takayama (2 collaborations)
• Kappei Yamaguchi (2 collaborations)
• Hideyuki Tanaka (2 collaborations)
• Ikue Otani (2 collaborations)
• Hiroaki Hirata (2 collaborations)
• Natsuki Hanae (1 collaborations)
• Reina Ueda (1 collaborations)
• Takehito Koyasu (1 collaborations)

Credits

• visual effects (112 credits)

  • 斬 -ZAN- (pilot film)

    key animation

    visual effects
    2026
  • Samurai Ballerina -L'étoile de Paris en fleur-

    key animation

    visual effects
    2026
  • I'm the Evil Lord of an Intergalactic Empire!

    key animation

    visual effects

    - Family (2025) ... key animation visual effects

    - Evil Lord (2025) ... key animation visual effects

    - Decisive Battle (2025) ... key animation visual effects

    - Mass-Produced Maids (2025) ... key animation visual effects

    - Harem Project (2025) ... key animation visual effects
    2025
  • Gachiakuta

    - Race Against Time (2025) ... key animation visual effects

    - Clash! (2025) ... key animation visual effects

    - The Sphere (2025) ... animation director visual effects
    2025
  • Anne Shirley

    - I Thought Nothing Could Be as Bad as Red Hair (2025) ... key animation visual effects
    2025
  • Grendizer U

    lead animator

    visual effects

    - In Honor of this Wonderful Land (2024) ... lead animator visual effects

    - Rubina (2024) ... lead animator visual effects

    - Teronna (2024) ... lead animator visual effects

    - Mazinger Returns (2024) ... lead animator visual effects

    - Darkness covers the Light (2024) ... lead animator visual effects
    2024
  • Trapezium

    key animation

    visual effects
    2024
  • Solo Leveling

    - It's Going to Get Even More Intense (2025) ... key animation visual effects
    2024
  • Dan Da Dan

    - I Want to Rebuild the House (2025) ... key animation visual effects

    - That's, Like, Way Deadly! (2025) ... key animation visual effects

    - Kicking Turbo Granny's Ass (2024) ... key animation visual effects
    2024
  • maboroshi

    key animation

    visual effects
    2023
  • Black Clover: Sword of the Wizard King

    animation director

    visual effects
    2023
  • My Happy Marriage

    - About My Husband-to-Be (2023) ... key animation visual effects
    2023
  • Buddy Daddies

    - PIECE OF CAKE (2023) ... key animation visual effects
    2023
  • Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch from Mercury

    - The End of Hope (2023) ... key animation visual effects

    - A Gloomy Song (2022) ... key animation visual effects

    - Guel's Pride (2022) ... key animation visual effects
    2022
  • KanColle: See You Again on Another Quiet Blue Sea

    - Night Battle in the Strait (2022) ... key animation visual effects
    2022
  • The Case Study of Vanitas

    - Tears Like Rain (2022) ... key animation visual effects

    - Blue Night (2022) ... key animation visual effects

    - Hands Upon a Nightmare (2022) ... key animation visual effects
    2021
  • SHAMAN KING

    - Progress (2021) ... key animation visual effects
    2021
  • The Ancient Magus' Bride: The Boy from the West and the Knight of the Blue Storm

    - And the story begins again. (2022) ... key animation visual effects
    2021
  • SHIROBAKO the Movie

    key animation

    visual effects
    2020
  • JUJUTSU KAISEN

    - Fluctuations (2) (2023) ... key animation visual effects
    2020
  • Gleipnir

    - We Two Are One (2020) ... key animation visual effects

    - Crazy Enemies (2020) ... key animation visual effects

    - Elena (2020) ... key animation visual effects

    - What It Means to Be Empty (2020) ... key animation visual effects
    2020
  • KONOSUBA – God's blessing on this wonderful world! Legend of Crimson

    key animation

    visual effects
    2019
  • Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba

    - To Defeat Muzan Kibutsuji (2024) ... key animation visual effects
    2019
  • The Demon Girl Next Door

    - Vow Under the Setting Sun! The Path Forward for Demonkind (2022) ... key animation visual effects
    2019
  • Dororo

    - The Story of the Cape of Impermanence (2019) ... key animation visual effects
    2019
  • Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha: Detonation

    key animation

    visual effects
    2018
  • Penguin Highway

    key animation

    visual effects
    2018
  • The Ancient Magus' Bride

    - Man's extremity is God's opportunity. (2023) ... animation director visual effects

    - Slow and sure. I (2023) ... key animation visual effects

    - First impressions are the most lasting. (2023) ... key animation visual effects

    - Birds of a feather flock together. I (2023) ... key animation visual effects
    2017
  • Made in Abyss

    - All That You Gather (2022) ... key animation visual effects
    2017
  • KanColle Movie

    key animation

    visual effects
    2016
  • GARO: Divine Flame

    key animation

    visual effects
    2016
  • My Hero Academia

    - Hired Gun (2023) ... key animation visual effects

    - The Ones Within Us (2022) ... key animation visual effects
    2016
  • Mob Psycho 100

    - Mob 3 ~Trauma~ (2022) ... key animation visual effects

    - Mob 2 ~Rival~ (2022) ... key animation visual effects
    2016
  • Bungo Stray Dogs

    - Three Companies Conflict (2016) ... key animation visual effects
    2016
  • Ghost in the Shell: The New Movie

    key animation

    visual effects
    2015
  • PSYCHO-PASS: The Movie

    key animation

    visual effects
    2015
  • Blood Blockade Battlefront

    - Z's Longest Day (Part 2) (2015) ... key animation visual effects
    2015
  • KanColle: Kantai Collection

    - I Hate Carrier Group One! (2015) ... key animation visual effects
    2015
  • Yo-kai Watch: The Movie

    key animation

    visual effects
    2014
  • TIGER & BUNNY: The Rising

    key animation

    visual effects
    2014
  • When Supernatural Battles Became Commonplace

    - Usual Days (2014) ... key animation visual effects
    2014
  • Space Dandy

    - The Lonely Pooch Planet, Baby (2014) ... key animation visual effects
    2014
  • World Trigger

    - Power Elite, Yuichi Jin (2014) ... key animation visual effects
    2014
  • Akame ga Kill!

    - Kill Your Cares (2014) ... key animation visual effects
    2014
  • Parasyte -the maxim-

    - Demon in the Flesh (2014) ... animation director visual effects
    2014
  • Attack on Titan

    - The Dawn of Humanity (2022) ... key animation visual effects
    2013
  • Kill la Kill

    - A Once in a Lifetime Chance (2013) ... key animation visual effects
    2013
  • JoJo's Bizarre Adventure

    - The Birth of a Superbeing (2013) ... key animation visual effects

    - The Ties That Bind JoJo (2013) ... key animation visual effects

    - A Hundred Against Two (2013) ... key animation visual effects

    - Ultimate Warriors from Ancient Times (2013) ... key animation visual effects

    - JoJo vs. the Ultimate Lifeform (2013) ... key animation visual effects
    2012
  • NARUTO Spin-Off: Rock Lee & His Ninja Pals

    - The Leaf Village Sports Meet / Calvary Battles are pare of the Thrill of Youth (2012) ... key animation visual effects
    2012
  • Gattai Robot Atranger

    mechanical designer

    visual effects
    2011
  • Inazuma Eleven GO The Movie: The Ultimate Bonds Gryphon

    key animation

    visual effects
    2011
  • UN-GO episode:0 INGA-RON

    key animation

    visual effects
    2011
  • Blade

    - The Bond (2011) ... key animation visual effects

    - A Night for the Living, A Mourning for the Dead (2011) ... key animation visual effects
    2011
  • Armored Trooper VOTOMS: Case; Irvine

    key animation

    visual effects
    2010
  • Fate/stay night: Unlimited Blade Works

    key animation

    visual effects
    2010
  • Katanagatari

    - Sai, the Minute (2010) ... key animation visual effects

    - Hammer, the Dual-Edge (2010) ... key animation visual effects

    - Blade, the Thousand (2010) ... key animation visual effects
    2010
  • Dance in the Vampire Bund

    - Innocent Blood (2010) ... key animation visual effects
    2010
  • Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood

    - He Who Would Swallow God (2010) ... key animation visual effects

    - Flame of Vengeance (2010) ... key animation visual effects
    2009
  • Gurren Lagann

    - Tell Me the Secrets of This World (2007) ... key animation visual effects
    2007
  • Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei

    - One Morning, When Gregor Samsa Awoke, He was Carrying a Portable Shrine (2007) ... key animation visual effects
    2007
  • Afro Samurai

    - Revenge (2007) ... key animation visual effects
    2007
  • Tekkonkinkreet

    key animation

    visual effects
    2006
  • Brave Story

    animation

    visual effects
    2006
  • Crayon Shin-chan: The Legend Called: Dance! Amigo!

    key animation

    visual effects
    2006
  • Doraemon: Nobita's Dinosaur

    key animation

    visual effects
    2006
  • Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion

    - The Grip of Damocles (2008) ... key animation visual effects
    2006
  • Higurashi: When They Cry

    - The Atonement Chapter - Part 5 - Retake (2006) ... key animation visual effects
    2006
  • Zatch Bell! Attack of Mechavulcan

    key animation

    visual effects
    2005
  • One Piece: Baron Omatsuri and the Secret Island

    key animation

    visual effects
    2005
  • Eureka Seven

    - Call It What You Want (AO's Cavern) (2012) ... key animation visual effects
    2005
  • Steamboy

    key animation

    visual effects
    2004
  • Bleach

    - Kill the Shadow (2022) ... key animation visual effects
    2004
  • Otogi Zoshi: The Legend of Magatama

    - Rashou Gate (2004) ... key animation visual effects
    2004
  • RahXephon: Pluralitas Concentio

    key animation

    visual effects
    2003
  • Fullmetal Alchemist

    - Sealing the Homunculus (2004) ... key animation visual effects

    - The Ishbal Massacre (2004) ... key animation visual effects

    - Be Thou for the People (2003) ... key animation visual effects

    - Body of the Sanctioned (2003) ... key animation visual effects
    2003
  • Last Exile

    - Sealed Move (2003) ... key animation visual effects

    - Rook Dio (2003) ... key animation visual effects

    - Making Material (2003) ... key animation visual effects
    2003
  • Kino's Journey

    - A Tale of Feeding Off Others -I Want to Live- (2003) ... key animation visual effects
    2003
  • Detective Conan: The Phantom of Baker Street

    key animation

    visual effects
    2002
  • Armitage: Dual Matrix

    key animation

    visual effects
    2002
  • A Tree of Palme

    key animation

    visual effects
    2002
  • Overman King Gainer

    - The Apparition, Dominator (2002) ... key animation visual effects
    2002
  • Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex

    - SA: A Perfect Day for a Jungle Cruise; JUNGLE CRUISE (2003) ... key animation visual effects

    - SA: Public Security Section 9; SECTION-9 (2002) ... key animation visual effects
    2002
  • Macross Zero

    - Birdman (2004) ... key animation visual effects
    2002
  • Case Closed: Countdown to Heaven

    key animation

    visual effects
    2001
  • Zone of the Enders: Idolo

    key animation

    visual effects
    2001
  • s-CRY-ed

    - Dream (2001) ... key animation visual effects

    - Alters (2001) ... key animation visual effects
    2001
  • Detective Conan: Captured in Her Eyes

    key animation

    visual effects
    2000
  • Jin-Roh: The Wolf Brigade

    key animation

    visual effects
    1999
  • Turn A Gundam

    - Corin Called It "Gundam" (1999) ... key animation visual effects

    - Howling at the Moon (1999) ... key animation visual effects
    1999
  • Spriggan

    key animation

    visual effects
    1998
  • Mobile Suit Gundam: The 08th MS Team - Miller's Report

    animation director

    visual effects
    1998
  • One Piece: Defeat the Pirate Ganzack!

    key animation

    visual effects
    1998
  • Cowboy Bebop

    - The Real Folk Blues (1) (1999) ... key animation visual effects

    - Cowboy Funk (1999) ... key animation visual effects

    - Wild Horses (1999) ... key animation visual effects

    - My Funny Valentine (1998) ... key animation visual effects

    - Jupiter Jazz (1) (1998) ... key animation visual effects
    1998
  • His and Her Circumstances

    - Yuki's Trouble (1998) ... key animation visual effects
    1998
  • Lupin the Third: Dead or Alive

    key animation

    visual effects
    1996
  • The Vision of Escaflowne

    - The Black Winged Angel (1996) ... key animation visual effects
    1996
  • Mobile Fighter G Gundam

    - A Ruthless Fight! Schwarz's Last Match (1995) ... key animation visual effects
    1994
  • New Cutey Honey

    - Temptation Shines Like Gold (1995) ... key animation visual effects
    1994
  • Mobile Suit Gundam 0083: Afterglow of Zeon

    key animation

    visual effects
    1992
  • Giant Robo: The Day the Earth Stood Still

    - The Grand Finale (1998) ... key animation visual effects
    1992
  • Mobile Suit Gundam 0083: Stardust Memory

    - A Storm Raging Through (1992) ... key animation visual effects

    - Assault on the Point of No Return (1992) ... key animation visual effects

    - La Vie En Rose (1992) ... key animation visual effects

    - Colliding War Zones (1992) ... key animation visual effects

    - Conspiracy Sector (1992) ... key animation visual effects
    1991
  • City Hunter: Bay City Wars

    key animation

    visual effects
    1990
  • Record of Lodoss War

    - The Black Knight (1990) ... key animation visual effects
    1990
  • Hyper Psychic Geo Garaga

    mechanical designer

    visual effects
    1989
  • The Five Star Stories

    key animation

    visual effects
    1989
  • Mobile Suit Gundam: Char's Counterattack

    key animation

    visual effects
    1988
  • Aura Battle Dunbine: The Tale of Neo Byston Well

    character designer

    visual effects
    1988
  • Ronin Warriors

    - Anubis' Armor Revived (1989) ... key animation visual effects

    - White Blaze's Sacrifice (1988) ... key animation visual effects

    - The Legend of the Armor (1988) ... key animation visual effects

    - Assault on the Dynasty (1988) ... key animation visual effects

    - Halo's Prison (1988) ... key animation visual effects
    1988
  • Captain Power and the Soldiers of the Future: Bio Dread Strike Mission

    animation

    visual effects
    1987
  • Blue Comet SPT Layzner: Act-III Seal 2000

    animation director

    visual effects
    1986
  • Superdimensional Romanesque Samy: Missing 99

    mechanical designer

    visual effects
    1986
  • Armored Trooper VOTOMS

    - Shooting Star (1984) ... key animation visual effects

    - Premonition (1984) ... key animation visual effects

    - Perfect Soldier (1983) ... key animation visual effects

    - Showdown (1983) ... key animation visual effects
    1983

• art (11 credits)

  • 斬 -ZAN- (pilot film)

    prop designer

    art
    2026
  • Beatless

    - Protocol of Love (2018) ... storyboard artist art

    - Slumber of Human (2018) ... storyboard artist art

    - Boy meets Pornography (2018) ... storyboard artist art

    - Analog Hacking (2018) ... storyboard artist art
    2018
  • Angels of Death

    - Try to know everything about her (2018) ... storyboard artist art
    2018
  • KanColle Movie

    storyboard artist

    art
    2016
  • Girlish Number

    - Chitose Falls into Darkness and Disappointed Kuzu (2016) ... storyboard artist art

    - Blasphemous Chitose and the Usual Story (2016) ... storyboard artist art
    2016
  • KanColle: Kantai Collection

    - I Hate Carrier Group One! (2015) ... storyboard artist art

    - Don't Compare Me to the Girls in Carrier Group Five! (2015) ... storyboard artist art
    2015
  • Claymore

    - To be Qualified to Fight (2007) ... storyboard artist art
    2007
  • Last Exile

    - Rook Dio (2003) ... storyboard artist art

    - Making Material (2003) ... storyboard artist art

    - Discovered Attack (2003) ... storyboard artist art
    2003
  • Witch Hunter Robin

    - All I Really Oughta Know (2002) ... storyboard artist art
    2002
  • Demon Fighter Kocho

    storyboard artist

    art
    1997
  • New Cutey Honey

    - Prison Is the Nest of Evil (1995) ... storyboard artist art
    1994

• directing (13 credits)

  • 斬 -ZAN- (pilot film)

    director

    directing
    2026
  • My Hero Academia: Two Heroes

    second unit director

    directing
    2018
  • Devilman Crybaby

    - Believe Me! (2018) ... director directing
    2018
  • Last Exile: Ginyoku no Fam Movie - Over the Wishes

    director

    directing
    2016
  • Girlish Number

    - Chitose Falls into Darkness and Disappointed Kuzu (2016) ... director directing
    2016
  • Charlotte

    - Plunder (2015) ... director directing
    2015
  • KanColle: Kantai Collection

    - I Hate Carrier Group One! (2015) ... director directing
    2015
  • Superb Song of the Valkyries: Symphogear

    - Passing in the Night (2012) ... director directing
    2012
  • Gattai Robot Atranger

    director

    directing
    2011
  • Gurren Lagann

    - I Accept Your Last Wish! (2007) ... director directing
    2007
  • Welcome to the N-H-K

    - Welcome to the Fantasy! (2006) ... director directing

    - Welcome to the Creator! (2006) ... director directing
    2006
  • Last Exile

    - Rook Dio (2003) ... director directing

    - Making Material (2003) ... director directing

    - Discovered Attack (2003) ... director directing

    - Positional Play (2003) ... director directing
    2003
  • Demon Fighter Kocho

    director

    directing
    1997