Japanese screenwriter Toyoto Kogisu, who contributed to the Detective Conan anime, has passed away at the age of 69. The Japan Writers' Association announced on their website on Monday that Toyoto Kogisu, who wrote episodes of the Detective Conan anime, passed away on September 29, 2026 at the age of 69.
"Federation member Toyoto Kogisu passed away on September 29, 2026, at the age of 69," they wrote on the website. However, the writers' union did not mention the cause of death. Kogisu was born in Gifu Prefecture.
He dropped out of the University of Tokyo's Faculty of Letters and began writing scripts while still a student. He made his debut in 1980 in the police drama Taiy? ni Hoero! and went on to write police dramas, thrillers, and period dramas.
His television work includes Hagure Keiji: Junj?ha, Sasurai Keiji Ryoj?-hen, and Bengoshi Takabayashi Ayuko. Kogisu wrote several episodes of Detective Conan between 2000 and 2018. His work on the series includes episode 733, "The Wedding Reception and Two Shots."
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