Visual Effects
Tetsuya Nishio
JA cinema · 54 credits
Born
23 June 1968 (age 58)
Birthplace
Aichi, Japan
Also known as 西尾 鉄也 · 双堂健 · Ken Soudou
Tetsuya Nishio (西尾 鉄也, Nishio Tetsuya, born 23 June 1968 in Aichi Prefecture) is a Japanese animator and character designer. Tetsuya began his career in 1988 at Studio Pierrot as an in-between animator for the TV series Osomatsu-kun, he was a Pierrot employee until 1996, where he'd then begin a short stint as a freelancer. In 1999, he joined 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.
Known for
Filmography
Armored Trooper VOTOMS: Die Graue Hexe - Part 1
Character Designer
Naruto 20th Anniversary - Road of Naruto
Key Animation, Supervising Animation Director
Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon a Time
Key Animation
The Deer King
Key Animation
Napping Princess
Key Animation
Dou kyu sei – Classmates
Key Animation
Phantom of the Kill: Zero's Rebellion
Key Animation
Boruto: Naruto the Movie
Key Animation, Animation Director, Supervising Animation Director, Character Designer
Miss Hokusai
Key Animation
The Last: Naruto the Movie
Animation Director, Supervising Animation Director, Character Designer, Key Animation
Giovanni's Island
Key Animation
Ghost in the Shell: Arise - Border 1: Ghost Pain
Animation Director, Character Designer, Key Animation
Evangelion: 3.0 You Can (Not) Redo
Key Animation
Road to Ninja: Naruto the Movie
Character Designer
Blood-C: The Last Dark
Key Animation
A Letter to Momo
Key Animation
Sengoku Basara: The Last Party
Key Animation
Naruto Shippuden the Movie: Blood Prison
Character Designer
Legend of the Millennium Dragon
Character Designer
Naruto Shippuden the Movie: The Lost Tower
Character Designer, Opening/Ending Animation
Evangelion: 2.0 You Can (Not) Advance
Key Animation
Naruto Shippuden the Movie: The Will of Fire
Opening/Ending Animation, Character Designer, Key Animation
Tales of Vesperia: The First Strike
Key Animation
Naruto Shippuden the Movie: Bonds
Character Designer, Key Animation
The Sky Crawlers
Key Animation, Character Designer, Animation Director
Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex - Solid State Society
Storyboard Artist, Character Designer
Naruto Shippuden the Movie
Production Illustrator, Character Designer
Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex 2nd GIG - Individual Eleven
Character Designer, Animation Director
Naruto the Movie: Guardians of the Crescent Moon Kingdom
Key Animation, Character Designer
Tales from Earthsea
Key Animation
Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex - The Laughing Man
Character Designer
Naruto the Movie: Legend of the Stone of Gelel
Character Designer, Animation Director, Key Animation
Space Station No.9
Key Animation
Oval x Over
Key Animation
Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence
Key Animation, Supervising Animator, Character Designer, Animation Director
Naruto the Movie: Ninja Clash in the Land of Snow
Key Animation, Character Designer
Steamboy
Key Animation
Millennium Actress
Key Animation
The Cat Returns
Key Animation
Cowboy Bebop: The Movie
Opening/Ending Animation
Blood: The Last Vampire
Key Animation
Jin-Roh: The Wolf Brigade
Character Designer, Animation Director, Key Animation
Virtua Fighter: Costomize Clip
Key Animation
Ninku the Movie
Animation Director
Ninku: Tomb of Knives
Animation Director, Character Designer
Yu Yu Hakusho: The Movie - Poltergeist Report
Animation Director
