Tetsuya Nishio
Visual Effects
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.
Known for
Visual Effects83
tvKaiju No. 8
2024
Character Designer, Supervising Animation Director, Animation Director
tvPlay It Cool, Guys
2022
Key Animation
movieNaruto 20th Anniversary - Road of Naruto
2022
Supervising Animation Director, Key Animation
tvVampire in the Garden
2022
Character Designer, Supervising Animation Director, Key Animation, Animation Director
movieThe Deer King
2021
Key Animation
tvStar Wars: Visions
2021
Character Designer
movieEvangelion: 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon a Time
2021
Key Animation
tvB: The Beginning
2018
Key Animation
tvMagical Circle Guruguru
2017
Key Animation
tvBoruto: Naruto Next Generations
2017
Character Designer, Animation Director, Key Animation, Opening/Ending Animation
movieNapping Princess
2017
Key Animation
moviePhantom of the Kill: Zero's Rebellion
2016
Key Animation
movieDou kyu sei – Classmates
2016
Key Animation
movieBoruto: Naruto the Movie
2015
Character Designer, Supervising Animation Director, Animation Director, Key Animation
movieMiss Hokusai
2015
Key Animation
tvGhost in the Shell: Arise - Alternative Architecture
2015
Key Animation, Animation Director
tvMaria the Virgin Witch
2015
Animation Director, Key Animation
movieThe Last: Naruto the Movie
2014
Supervising Animation Director, Animation Director, Character Designer, Key Animation
tvHaikyu!!
2014
Opening/Ending Animation
movieGiovanni's Island
2014
Key Animation
movieGhost in the Shell: Arise - Border 1: Ghost Pain
2013
Animation Director, Character Designer, Key Animation
movieEvangelion: 3.0 You Can (Not) Redo
2012
Key Animation
movieRoad to Ninja: Naruto the Movie
2012
Character Designer
movieBlood-C: The Last Dark
2012
Key Animation
movieA Letter to Momo
2012
Key Animation
movieNaruto Shippuden the Movie: Blood Prison
2011
Character Designer
movieNaruto OVA 9: Chunin Exam on Fire! and Naruto vs. Konohamaru!
2011
Character Designer
tvUsagi Drop
2011
Key Animation
tvPenguindrum
2011
Key Animation
tvBLOOD-C
2011
Key Animation
movieLegend of the Millennium Dragon
2011
Character Designer
tvYou're Being Summoned, Azazel-san
2011
Key Animation
movieSengoku Basara: The Last Party
2011
Key Animation
movieNaruto Shippuden the Movie: The Lost Tower
2010
Character Designer, Opening/Ending Animation
tvFrom Me to You: Kimi ni Todoke
2009
Key Animation
movieTales of Vesperia: The First Strike
2009
Key Animation
movieNaruto Shippuden the Movie: The Will of Fire
2009
Opening/Ending Animation, Character Designer, Key Animation
movieEvangelion: 2.0 You Can (Not) Advance
2009
Key Animation
tvEden of the East
2009
Key Animation
tvMichiko & Hatchin
2008
Key Animation
movieNaruto Shippuden the Movie: Bonds
2008
Character Designer, Key Animation
movieThe Sky Crawlers
2008
Character Designer, Key Animation, Animation Director
tvReal Drive
2008
Key Animation
movieGhost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex - Solid State Society
2007
Character Designer
movieNaruto Shippuden the Movie
2007
Character Designer
tvNaruto Shippūden
2007
Opening/Ending Animation, Supervising Animation Director, Key Animation, Character Designer
movieNaruto the Movie: Guardians of the Crescent Moon Kingdom
2006
Key Animation, Character Designer
movieTales from Earthsea
2006
Key Animation
movieGhost in the Shell: S.A.C. 2nd GIG - Individual Eleven
2006
Character Designer, Animation Director
movieGhost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex - The Laughing Man
2005
Character Designer
movieNaruto the Movie: Legend of the Stone of Gelel
2005
Character Designer, Animation Director, Key Animation
movieSpace Station No.9
2005
Key Animation
tvKaras
2005
Opening/Ending Animation
movieOval x Over
2005
Key Animation
movieNaruto the Movie: Ninja Clash in the Land of Snow
2004
Key Animation, Character Designer
movieSteamboy
2004
Key Animation
movieGhost in the Shell 2: Innocence
2004
Key Animation, Character Designer
tvParanoia Agent
2004
Key Animation
tvNaruto
2002
Opening/Ending Animation, Character Designer
tvGhost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex
2002
Character Designer, Animation Director, Key Animation
movieMillennium Actress
2002
Key Animation
movieThe Cat Returns
2002
Key Animation
tv.hack//Liminality
2002
Key Animation
tvMiniPato
2002
Character Designer, Key Animation
movieCowboy Bebop: The Movie
2001
Opening/Ending Animation
movieBlood: The Last Vampire
2000
Key Animation
tvFLCL
2000
Key Animation
movieJin-Roh: The Wolf Brigade
1999
Character Designer, Animation Director, Key Animation
tvMedabots
1999
Key Animation
tvGreat Teacher Onizuka
1999
Opening/Ending Animation
movieVirtua Fighter: Costomize Clip
1996
Key Animation
movieNinku the Movie
1995
Animation Director
tvNinku
1995
Animation Director, Opening/Ending Animation, Key Animation, Character Designer
movieNinku: Tomb of Knives
1994
Character Designer, Animation Director
movieYu Yu Hakusho: The Movie - Poltergeist Report
1994
Animation Director
movieYu Yu Hakusho: The Movie - The Golden Seal
1993
Key Animation
tvYu Yu Hakusho
1992
Key Animation
tvThe Hakkenden: Legend of the Dog Warriors
1990
Key Animation
Art4
tvBoruto: Naruto Next Generations
2017
Title Illustration
movieNaruto Shippuden the Movie
2007
Production Illustrator
tvNaruto Shippūden
2007
Production Illustrator
Crew2
tvSand Whale and Me
2017
Title Graphics
movieGhost in the Shell 2: Innocence
2004
Supervising Animator
