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Tetsuya Nishio
Aichi, Japan
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…
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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.
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2026
Armored Trooper VOTOMS: Die Graue Hexe - Part 1
Movie Character Designer
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2026
Star Wars: Visions Presents - The Ninth Jedi
TV show Character Designer
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2024
Kaiju No. 8
TV show Character Designer
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2022
Play It Cool, Guys
TV show Key Animation
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2022
Naruto 20th Anniversary - Road of Naruto
Movie Supervising Animation Director
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2022
Vampire in the Garden
TV show Character Designer
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2021
The Deer King
Movie Key Animation
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2021
Star Wars: Visions
TV show Character Designer
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2021
Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon a Time
Movie Key Animation
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2018
B: The Beginning
TV show Key Animation
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2017
Magical Circle Guruguru
TV show Key Animation
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2017
Boruto: Naruto Next Generations
TV show Character Designer
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2017
Napping Princess
Movie Key Animation
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2017
Sand Whale and Me
TV show Title Graphics
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2016
Phantom of the Kill: Zero's Rebellion
Movie Key Animation
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2016
Dou kyu sei – Classmates
Movie Key Animation
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2015
Boruto: Naruto the Movie
Movie Character Designer
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2015
Miss Hokusai
Movie Key Animation
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2015
Ghost in the Shell: Arise - Alternative Architecture
TV show Key Animation
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2015
Maria the Virgin Witch
TV show Animation Director
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2014
The Last: Naruto the Movie
Movie Supervising Animation Director
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2014
Ghost in the Shell: Arise - Border 4: Ghost Stands Alone
Movie Key Animation
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2014
Ghost in the Shell: Arise - Border 3: Ghost Tears
Movie Key Animation
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2014
Haikyu!!
TV show Opening/Ending Animation
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2014
Giovanni's Island
Movie Key Animation
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2013
Ghost in the Shell: Arise - Border 2: Ghost Whispers
Movie Key Animation
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2013
Ghost in the Shell: Arise - Border 1: Ghost Pain
Movie Animation Director
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2012
Evangelion: 3.0 You Can (Not) Redo
Movie Key Animation
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2012
Road to Ninja: Naruto the Movie
Movie Character Designer
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2012
Blood-C: The Last Dark
Movie Key Animation
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2012
A Letter to Momo
Movie Key Animation
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2011
Naruto Shippuden the Movie: Blood Prison
Movie Character Designer
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2011
Naruto OVA 9: Chunin Exam on Fire! and Naruto vs. Konohamaru!
Movie Character Designer
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2011
Usagi Drop
TV show Key Animation
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2011
Penguindrum
TV show Key Animation
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2011
BLOOD-C
TV show Key Animation
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2011
Legend of the Millennium Dragon
Movie Character Designer
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2011
You're Being Summoned, Azazel-san
TV show Key Animation
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2011
Sengoku Basara: The Last Party
Movie Key Animation
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2010
Naruto Shippuden the Movie: The Lost Tower
Movie Character Designer
