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Gosho Aoyama

Gosho Aoyama

Writer, also director · Born June 21, 1963 (63) · Hokuei, Japan

Gosho Aoyama is a Japanese mangaka and animator, best known as the creator of Detective Conan (internationally known as Case Closed), Magic Kaito, and YAIBA.He has won Shogakukan Manga Award twice (1992,2001).His hometown honors him with the Gosho Aoyama Manga Factory museum (opened 2007) and Conan themed landmarks.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
June 21, 1963 (63)
From
Hokuei, Japan
Works as
Writer, also director
Titles
46 on MovieCove · 64 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 64 days to Oct 27Up 17% in 30 days

What are Gosho Aoyama's films like?

Across their 40 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Self.

Genres

Animation34 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 78th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Animation movies
Crime3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 54th percentile
: browse their Crime movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Morality
46%
Self
16%
Bonds
15%
Survival
10%
Ideas
7%
Power
3%
Society
2%
Justice28 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival8 titles, browse their movies with this themeRevenge6 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity7 titles, browse their movies with this themeTruth5 titles, browse their movies with this themeMemory6 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception7 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship6 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 38 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 10 · Stylized 22 · Heightened 6

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

A split, not a type: Gentle 0 · Charged 18 · Intense 20

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 8 · Shifting 29 · Whiplash 1

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 14 · Some laughs 24 · Funny 0

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 1 · Even-paced 32 · Relentless 5

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 2 · Engaged 22 · Full focus 14

Easy watch: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their easy watch movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 17 · Affecting 21 · Heavy 0

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 27 · Open-ended 11 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
37
Thrilling
27
Warm
10
Melancholic
8
Hopeful
6
Other
11

How their films linger

Fun18 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful15 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet12 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking11 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteCathartic5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 17 with a twist

  • Happy22
  • Bittersweet17
  • Ambiguous1

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Gosho Aoyama's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 6 of their 46 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Netflix (4).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Gosho Aoyama's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

64 credits, 46 with a MovieCove page; 2 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

Career shape

A full career of 64 titles from 1993 to 2026.

Biggest box office

Detective Conan: One-Eyed Flashback (2025)

$166M worldwide

Highest rated

Detective Conan: The Phantom of Baker Street (2002)

Midcredits 97th

Most popular right now

Yaiba: Samurai Legend (2025)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting2 of 64: 2 only acting, 0 with another roleWriting60 of 64: 25 only writing, 35 with another role · typical Midcredits score75thOther crew37 of 64: 2 only other crew, 35 with another role · typical Midcredits score78th

64 titles, 35 with more than one role — writing and other crew overlap on 35 of them.

By decade

1990s8 · crew2000s18 · 1 acting · 17 crew2010s21 · crew2020s17 · 1 acting · 16 crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.

How do Gosho Aoyama's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 75th percentile, the median of all 41; across their 38 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 79th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

79thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 38

Approval · how many liked their films

71stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 38

Reach · how many have seen their films

85thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 38

Midcredits score across 46 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up24
  • 50th to 74th18
  • 25th to 49th3
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

28 of their 46 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved8
  • Crowd Pleaser28
  • Mixed10

Most divisive · writer

Detective Conan: Episode of Ai Haibara - Black Iron Mystery Train (2023)

74th percentile spread · 13% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · writer

Detective Conan: The Phantom of Baker Street (2002)

Midcredits 97th · 87% liked

Reviewers score the dialogue 53/100 and the plot and story 54/100 in their films, across 30 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a writer.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Who does Gosho Aoyama work with?

People who share at least 2 of Gosho Aoyama's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Minami Takayama shares the most, 34.

Directors

  • Yasuichirô Yamamoto12 titles    See all 12 shared titles with Yasuichirô Yamamoto
  • Kôbun Shizuno7 titles    See all 7 shared titles with Kôbun Shizuno
  • Kenji Kodama7 titles    See all 7 shared titles with Kenji Kodama
  • Takahiro Hasui2 titles    See all 2 shared titles with Takahiro Hasui

Writers

  • Jun'ichi Iioka19 titles    See newest 12 of 19 shared titles with Jun'ichi Iioka
  • Kazunari Kouchi14 titles    See newest 12 of 14 shared titles with Kazunari Kouchi
  • Takeharu Sakurai6 titles    See all 6 shared titles with Takeharu Sakurai
  • Takahiro Ôkura5 titles    See all 5 shared titles with Takahiro Ôkura

Actors

  • Minami Takayama34 titles    See newest 12 of 34 shared titles with Minami Takayama
  • Wakana Yamazaki34 titles    See newest 12 of 34 shared titles with Wakana Yamazaki
  • Kappei Yamaguchi27 titles    See newest 12 of 27 shared titles with Kappei Yamaguchi
  • Megumi Hayashibara23 titles    See newest 12 of 23 shared titles with Megumi Hayashibara

Composers, cinematographers and editors

  • Terumitsu Okada25 titles    See newest 12 of 25 shared titles with Terumitsu Okada
  • Katsuo Ōno25 titles    See newest 12 of 25 shared titles with Katsuo Ōno
  • Hitoshi Nishiyama13 titles    See newest 12 of 13 shared titles with Hitoshi Nishiyama
  • Takashi Nomura12 titles    See all 12 shared titles with Takashi Nomura

Producers

  • Michihiko Suwa25 titles    See newest 12 of 25 shared titles with Michihiko Suwa
  • Mitomu Asai19 titles · 18 as producer    See newest 12 of 19 shared titles with Mitomu Asai
  • Keiichi Ishiyama14 titles    See newest 12 of 14 shared titles with Keiichi Ishiyama
  • Masahito Yoshioka13 titles    See newest 12 of 13 shared titles with Masahito Yoshioka