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