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.
Filmography
all 82
Movies 53
TV Shows 29
Director 18
self 1
Character Designer / Supervising Animation Director / Character Designer / Animation Director
Kaiju No. 8 (2024)
TV
Key Animation
Play It Cool, Guys (2022)
TV
Supervising Animation Director / Key Animation
Naruto 20th Anniversary - Road of Naruto (2022)
Movie
Character Designer / Supervising Animation Director / Supervising Animation Director / Animation Director / Key Animation / Character Designer
Vampire in the Garden (2022)
TV
Key Animation
The Deer King (2021)
Movie
1
Character Designer
Star Wars: Visions (2021)
TV
8
Key Animation
Magical Circle Guruguru (2017)
TV
Character Designer / Title Illustration / Opening/Ending Animation / Character Designer / Animation Director / Key Animation
Boruto: Naruto Next Generations (2017)
TV
5
Key Animation
Napping Princess (2017)
Movie
Title Graphics
Sand Whale and Me (2017)
TV
Key Animation
Dou kyu sei – Classmates (2016)
Movie
9
Key Animation / Animation Director / Supervising Animation Director / Character Designer
Boruto: Naruto the Movie (2015)
Movie
5.83
Key Animation
Miss Hokusai (2015)
Movie
Key Animation / Animation Director
Maria the Virgin Witch (2015)
TV
Supervising Animation Director / Animation Director / Character Designer / Key Animation
The Last: Naruto the Movie (2014)
Movie
6.03
Opening/Ending Animation
Haikyu!! (2014)
TV
8.33
Key Animation
Giovanni's Island (2014)
Movie
6.47
Animation Director / Character Designer / Key Animation
Ghost in the Shell: Arise - Border 1: Ghost Pain (2013)
Movie
4.72
Key Animation
Evangelion: 3.0 You Can (Not) Redo (2012)
Movie
5.32
Character Designer
Road to Ninja: Naruto the Movie (2012)
Movie
5.66
Key Animation
Blood-C: The Last Dark (2012)
Movie
Key Animation
A Letter to Momo (2012)
Movie
3.33
Character Designer
Naruto Shippuden the Movie: Blood Prison (2011)
Movie
5.83
Character Designer
Chunin Exam on Fire! and Naruto vs. Konohamaru! (2011)
Movie
1
Key Animation
Usagi Drop (2011)
TV
Key Animation
Penguindrum (2011)
TV
Key Animation
Blood-C (2011)
TV
Character Designer
Legend of the Millennium Dragon (2011)
Movie
Key Animation
You're Being Summoned, Azazel-san (2011)
TV
Key Animation
Sengoku Basara: The Last Party (2011)
Movie
Character Designer / Opening/Ending Animation
Naruto Shippuden the Movie: The Lost Tower (2010)
Movie
4.9
Character Designer
Naruto, the Genie, and the Three Wishes, Believe It! (2010)
Movie
Key Animation
From Me to You: Kimi ni Todoke (2009)
TV
8
Key Animation
Tales of Vesperia: The First Strike (2009)
Movie
Opening/Ending Animation / Character Designer / Key Animation
Naruto Shippuden the Movie: The Will of Fire (2009)
Movie
6.21
Key Animation
Eden of the East (2009)
TV
6
Key Animation
Michiko & Hatchin (2008)
TV
Character Designer / Key Animation
Naruto Shippuden the Movie: Bonds (2008)
Movie
5.68
Character Designer / Key Animation / Animation Director
The Sky Crawlers (2008)
Movie
3.5
Key Animation
Real Drive (2008)
TV
Production Illustrator / Character Designer
Naruto Shippuden the Movie (2007)
Movie
6.57
Character Designer / Production Illustrator / Character Designer / Supervising Animation Director / Key Animation / Opening/Ending Animation
Naruto Shippūden (2007)
TV
6.65
Storyboard Artist / Character Designer
Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex - Solid State Society (2006)
Movie
5.61
Key Animation / Character Designer
Naruto the Movie: Guardians of the Crescent Moon Kingdom (2006)
Movie
6.11
Key Animation
Tales from Earthsea (2006)
Movie
4.63
Character Designer / Animation Director
Ghost in the Shell: S.A.C. 2nd GIG - Individual Eleven (2006)
Movie
5.63
Animation Director / Character Designer / Key Animation
Naruto the Movie: Legend of the Stone of Gelel (2005)
Movie
6.22
Key Animation
Space Station No.9 (2005)
Movie
Opening/Ending Animation
Karas (2005)
TV
Key Animation
Oval x Over (2005)
Movie
Key Animation / Character Designer
Naruto the Movie: Ninja Clash in the Land of Snow (2004)
Movie
6.04
Key Animation
Steamboy (2004)
Movie
3.67
Key Animation / Supervising Animator / Character Designer
Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence (2004)
Movie
5.68
Key Animation
Paranoia Agent (2004)
TV
7
Character Designer / Character Designer / Opening/Ending Animation
Naruto (2002)
TV
7.24
Character Designer / Key Animation / Character Designer / Animation Director
Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex (2002)
TV
4.5
Key Animation
Millennium Actress (2002)
Movie
4.14
Key Animation
The Cat Returns (2002)
Movie
7.27
Key Animation
.hack//Liminality (2002)
TV
Key Animation / Character Designer / Key Animation / Character Designer
MiniPato: Mobile Police Patlabor Minimum (2002)
TV
Opening/Ending Animation
Cowboy Bebop: The Movie (2001)
Movie
5.5
Key Animation
Medabots (2001)
TV
6
Key Animation
Blood: The Last Vampire (2000)
Movie
4
Character Designer / Animation Director / Key Animation
Jin-Roh: The Wolf Brigade (1999)
Movie
8
Opening/Ending Animation
Great Teacher Onizuka (1999)
TV
6
Key Animation
Virtua Fighter: Costomize Clip (1996)
Movie
Animation Director
Ninku the Movie (1995)
Movie
Opening/Ending Animation / Character Designer / Opening/Ending Animation / Character Designer / Animation Director / Key Animation
Ninku (1995)
TV
Character Designer / Animation Director
Ninku: Tomb of Knives (1994)
Movie
Animation Director
Yu Yu Hakusho: Poltergeist Report (1994)
Movie
Key Animation
Yu Yu Hakusho (1992)
TV
6
Information
Known ForVisual Effects
GenderMale
Birthday1968-06-23 (56 years old)
Birth PlaceAichi, Japan
Also Known As西尾 鉄也, 双堂健, Ken Soudou
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