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Tetsuya Nishio

Visual Effects

Born June 23, 1968 · Aichi, Japan

Also known as 西尾 鉄也 · 双堂健 · Ken Soudou

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Biography

Tetsuya Nishio (西尾 鉄也, Nishio Tetsuya, born 23 June 1968 in Aichi Prefecture) is a Japanese animator and character designer. He began his career in 1988 at Studio Pierrot as an in-between animator for the TV series Osomatsu-kun, and remained at Pierrot until 1999 where he'd then join Production I.G at the behest of Hiroyuki Okiura, who previously invited him to work in a leading capacity on his film adapation of Jin-Roh: The Wolf Brigade, and where he remains in an official capacity. Prior to the final decisions regarding Naruto's anime adapation, mangaka Masashi Kishimoto (being a fan of his prior work on Ninku) requested Nishio to become the character designer for Naruto, for which Nishio obliged. Nishio has since remained the franchise's lead character designer and overall senior staff for over two decades. He is considered one of the "Three Gods of IG" along with Hiroyuki Okiura and Kazuchika Kise and was rewarded the Best Character Design Award at the 8th Tokyo Anime Awards in 2009 for his outstanding work on Sky Crawlers, where he designed the characters and was key animation supervisor.

Filmography50+ titles

Haikyu!!

2014Opening/Ending Animation

Kaiju No. 8

2024Animation Director, Character Designer, Supervising Animation Director

Naruto Shippūden

2007Character Designer, Key Animation, Opening/Ending Animation, Production Illustrator, Supervising Animation Director

Yu Yu Hakusho

1992Key Animation

From Me to You: Kimi ni Todoke

2009Key Animation

Naruto

2002Character Designer, Opening/Ending Animation

Great Teacher Onizuka

1999Opening/Ending Animation

Dou Kyu Sei: Classmates

2016Key Animation

Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon a Time

2021Key Animation

Bunny Drop

2011Key Animation

Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex

2002Animation Director, Character Designer, Key Animation

Paranoia Agent

2004Key Animation

Millennium Actress

2001Key Animation

FLCL

2000Key Animation

Boruto: Naruto Next Generations

2017Animation Director, Character Designer, Key Animation, Opening/Ending Animation, Title Illustration

Evangelion: 2.0 You Can (Not) Advance

2009Key Animation

Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex - The Laughing Man

2005Character Designer

Cowboy Bebop: The Movie - Knockin' on Heaven's Door

2001Opening/Ending Animation

B: The Beginning

2018Key Animation

Ghost in the Shell: S.A.C. 2nd GIG - Individual Eleven

2006Animation Director, Character Designer

Boruto: Naruto the Movie

2015Animation Director, Character Designer, Key Animation, Supervising Animation Director

Giovanni's Island

2014Key Animation

The Last: Naruto the Movie

2014Animation Director, Character Designer, Key Animation, Supervising Animation Director

Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex - Solid State Society

2007Character Designer, Storyboard Artist

Road to Ninja - Naruto the Movie

2012Character Designer

Naruto Shippûden: The Movie 3: Inheritors of the Will of Fire

2009Character Designer, Key Animation, Opening/Ending Animation

Naruto Shippûden: The Movie

2007Character Designer, Production Illustrator

Jin-Roh: The Wolf Brigade

1999Animation Director, Character Designer, Key Animation

A Letter to Momo

2011Key Animation

Naruto Shippuden the Movie: Blood Prison

2011Character Designer

Naruto Shippuden: The Movie - Bonds

2008Character Designer, Key Animation

Naruto the Movie: Ninja Clash in the Land of Snow

2004Character Designer, Key Animation

Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence

2004Character Designer, Key Animation, Supervising Animator

Evangelion: 3.0 You Can (Not) Redo

2012Key Animation

Naruto Shippûden: The Lost Tower

2010Character Designer, Opening/Ending Animation

Star Wars: Visions

2021Character Designer

Naruto the Movie 3: Guardians of the Crescent Moon Kingdom

2006Character Designer, Key Animation

The Cat Returns

2002Key Animation

Ghost in the Shell: Arise - Alternative Architecture

Animation Director, Key Animation

Vampire in the Garden

2022Character Designer, Supervising Animation Director

Ghost in the Shell: Arise - Border 2: Ghost Whispers

2013Key Animation

Ghost in the Shell: Arise - Border 1: Ghost Pain

2013Animation Director, Character Designer, Key Animation

Ghost in the Shell Arise - Border 4: Ghost Stands Alone

2014Key Animation

Eden of the East

2009Key Animation

Michiko & Hatchin

2008Key Animation

Steamboy

2004Key Animation

Ghost in the Shell: Arise - Border 3: Ghost Tears

2014Key Animation

Naruto the Movie 2: Legend of the Stone of Gelel

2005Animation Director, Character Designer, Key Animation

The Deer King

2021Key Animation

Napping Princess

2017Key Animation