Tetsuya Nishio
Born: 1968-06-23 in Aichi, Japan
Known For: Visual Effects
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.
Filmography
2026
- Star Wars: Visions Presents - The Ninth Jedi ... (Character Designer)
2024
- Kaiju No. 8 ... (Character Designer)
2022
- Play It Cool, Guys ... (Key Animation)
- Vampire in the Garden ... (Character Designer)
- Naruto 20th Anniversary - Road of Naruto ... (Supervising Animation Director)
2021
- Star Wars: Visions ... (Character Designer)
- Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon a Time ... (Key Animation)
- The Deer King ... (Key Animation)
2018
- B: The Beginning ... (Key Animation)
2017
- Boruto: Naruto Next Generations ... (Character Designer)
- Magical Circle Guruguru ... (Key Animation)
- Napping Princess ... (Key Animation)
- Sand Whale and Me ... (Title Graphics)
2016
- Dou kyu sei – Classmates ... (Key Animation)
- Phantom of the Kill: Zero's Rebellion ... (Key Animation)
2015
- Maria the Virgin Witch ... (Animation Director)
- Ghost in the Shell: Arise - Alternative Architecture ... (Key Animation)
- Boruto: Naruto the Movie ... (Character Designer)
- Miss Hokusai ... (Key Animation)
2014
- Haikyu!! ... (Opening/Ending Animation)
- The Last: Naruto the Movie ... (Supervising Animation Director)
- Ghost in the Shell: Arise - Border 4: Ghost Stands Alone ... (Key Animation)
- Giovanni's Island ... (Key Animation)
- Ghost in the Shell: Arise - Border 3: Ghost Tears ... (Key Animation)
2013
- Ghost in the Shell: Arise - Border 1: Ghost Pain ... (Animation Director)
- Ghost in the Shell: Arise - Border 2: Ghost Whispers ... (Key Animation)
2012
- Road to Ninja: Naruto the Movie ... (Character Designer)
- Evangelion: 3.0 You Can (Not) Redo ... (Key Animation)
- A Letter to Momo ... (Key Animation)
- Blood-C: The Last Dark ... (Key Animation)
2011
- BLOOD-C ... (Key Animation)
- Usagi Drop ... (Key Animation)
- Penguindrum ... (Key Animation)
- You're Being Summoned, Azazel-san ... (Key Animation)
- Naruto Shippuden the Movie: Blood Prison ... (Character Designer)
- Naruto OVA 9: Chunin Exam on Fire! and Naruto vs. Konohamaru! ... (Character Designer)
- Legend of the Millennium Dragon ... (Character Designer)
- Sengoku Basara: The Last Party ... (Key Animation)
2010
- Naruto Shippuden the Movie: The Lost Tower ... (Character Designer)
- Naruto OVA 7: Naruto, the Genie, and the Three Wishes, Believe It! ... (Character Designer)
2009
- From Me to You: Kimi ni Todoke ... (Key Animation)
- Eden of the East ... (Key Animation)
- Naruto Shippuden the Movie: The Will of Fire ... (Opening/Ending Animation)
- Evangelion: 2.0 You Can (Not) Advance ... (Key Animation)
- Tales of Vesperia: The First Strike ... (Key Animation)
2008
- Real Drive ... (Key Animation)
- Michiko & Hatchin ... (Key Animation)
- Naruto Shippuden the Movie: Bonds ... (Character Designer)
- The Sky Crawlers ... (Character Designer)
- Film director Mamoru Oshii: Turning fantasies into reality
2007
- Naruto Shippūden ... (Opening/Ending Animation)
- Naruto Shippuden the Movie ... (Production Illustrator)
- Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex - Solid State Society ... (Storyboard Artist)
2006
- Tales from Earthsea ... (Key Animation)
- Naruto the Movie: Guardians of the Crescent Moon Kingdom ... (Key Animation)
- Ghost in the Shell: S.A.C. 2nd GIG - Individual Eleven ... (Character Designer)
2005
- Naruto the Movie: Legend of the Stone of Gelel ... (Character Designer)
- Karas ... (Opening/Ending Animation)
- Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex - The Laughing Man ... (Character Designer)
- Space Station No.9 ... (Key Animation)
- Oval x Over ... (Key Animation)
2004
- Paranoia Agent ... (Key Animation)
- Naruto the Movie: Ninja Clash in the Land of Snow ... (Key Animation)
- Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence ... (Supervising Animator)
- Steamboy ... (Key Animation)
2003
- Naruto: The Lost Story - Mission: Protect the Waterfall Village! ... (Character Designer)
2002
- Naruto ... (Opening/Ending Animation)
- Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex ... (Character Designer)
- The Cat Returns ... (Key Animation)
- Millennium Actress ... (Key Animation)
- .hack//Liminality ... (Key Animation)
- MiniPato ... (Character Designer)
2001
- Cowboy Bebop: The Movie ... (Opening/Ending Animation)
2000
- FLCL ... (Key Animation)
- Blood: The Last Vampire ... (Key Animation)
1999
- Great Teacher Onizuka ... (Opening/Ending Animation)
- Medabots ... (Key Animation)
- Jin-Roh: The Wolf Brigade ... (Character Designer)
1996
- Virtua Fighter: Costomize Clip ... (Key Animation)
1995
- Ninku ... (Animation Director)
- Ninku the Movie ... (Animation Director)
1994
- Yu Yu Hakusho: The Movie - Poltergeist Report ... (Animation Director)
- Ninku: Tomb of Knives ... (Character Designer)
1993
- Yu Yu Hakusho: The Movie - The Golden Seal ... (Key Animation)
1992
- Yu Yu Hakusho ... (Key Animation)
1990
- The Hakkenden: Legend of the Dog Warriors ... (Key Animation)