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Personal Info

Gender

Male

Birthday

1968-06-23 (56 years old)

Place of Birth

Aichi, Japan

Tetsuya Nishio

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 as an inbetween animator for the TV series Osomatsu-kun. He was affiliated with Studio Pierrot before joining Production I.G.

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.

Known For

Acting

2008

2004

Visual Effects

2024

Kaiju No. 8 as Character Designer
Kaiju No. 8 as Supervising Animation Director
Kaiju No. 8 as Animation Director

2022

Naruto 20th Anniversary - Road of Naruto as Supervising Animation Director
Vampire in the Garden as Character Designer
Vampire in the Garden as Supervising Animation Director
Vampire in the Garden as Key Animation
Vampire in the Garden as Animation Director
Play It Cool, Guys as Key Animation

2021

The Deer King as Key Animation
Star Wars: Visions as Character Designer

2018

B: The Beginning as Key Animation

2017

Napping Princess as Key Animation
Boruto: Naruto Next Generations as Character Designer
Boruto: Naruto Next Generations as Animation Director
Boruto: Naruto Next Generations as Opening/Ending Animation
Magical Circle Guruguru as Key Animation

2015

Boruto: Naruto the Movie as Character Designer
Boruto: Naruto the Movie as Supervising Animation Director
Boruto: Naruto the Movie as Animation Director
Boruto: Naruto the Movie as Key Animation
Miss Hokusai as Key Animation
Maria the Virgin Witch as Animation Director
Maria the Virgin Witch as Key Animation

2014

The Last: Naruto the Movie as Supervising Animation Director
The Last: Naruto the Movie as Animation Director
The Last: Naruto the Movie as Character Designer
Giovanni's Island as Key Animation
Haikyu!! as Opening/Ending Animation

2012

Road to Ninja: Naruto the Movie as Character Designer
Blood-C: The Last Dark as Key Animation
A Letter to Momo as Key Animation

2011

Legend of the Millennium Dragon as Character Designer
Usagi Drop as Key Animation
BLOOD-C as Key Animation
Penguindrum as Key Animation

2008

Naruto Shippuden the Movie: Bonds as Character Designer
The Sky Crawlers as Character Designer
The Sky Crawlers as Key Animation
The Sky Crawlers as Animation Director
Michiko & Hatchin as Key Animation
Real Drive as Key Animation

2007

Naruto Shippuden the Movie as Character Designer
Naruto Shippūden as Opening/Ending Animation
Naruto Shippūden as Supervising Animation Director
Naruto Shippūden as Key Animation
Naruto Shippūden as Character Designer

2002

Millennium Actress as Key Animation
The Cat Returns as Key Animation
Naruto as Opening/Ending Animation
Naruto as Character Designer
.hack//Liminality as Key Animation

2001

Cowboy Bebop: The Movie as Opening/Ending Animation

2000

Blood: The Last Vampire as Key Animation
FLCL as Key Animation

1999

Jin-Roh: The Wolf Brigade as Character Designer
Jin-Roh: The Wolf Brigade as Animation Director
Jin-Roh: The Wolf Brigade as Key Animation
Great Teacher Onizuka as Opening/Ending Animation
Medabots as Key Animation

1996

1995

Ninku the Movie as Animation Director
Ninku as Animation Director
Ninku as Opening/Ending Animation
Ninku as Key Animation
Ninku as Character Designer

1994

Ninku: Tomb of Knives as Character Designer
Ninku: Tomb of Knives as Animation Director

1992

Yu Yu Hakusho as Key Animation

Crew

2017

Sand Whale and Me as Title Graphics

2004

Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence as Supervising Animator

Art

2017

Boruto: Naruto Next Generations as Title Illustration

2007

Naruto Shippuden the Movie as Production Illustrator
Naruto Shippūden as Production Illustrator