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 d with Studio Pierrot before ing 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 85
Movies 54
TV Shows 31
Director 18
self 1
Character Designer / Supervising Animation Director / Animation Director / Character Designer

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

Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon a Time (2021)
Movie
6.5
Key Animation

B: The Beginning (2018)
TV
Key Animation

Magical Circle Guruguru (2017)
TV
Character Designer / Title Illustration / Character Designer / Animation Director / Opening/Ending Animation / 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

Phantom of the Kill: Zero's Rebellion (2016)
Movie
Key Animation

Dou kyu sei – Classmates (2016)
Movie
9
Character Designer / Supervising Animation Director / Animation Director / Key Animation

Boruto: Naruto the Movie (2015)
Movie
5.83
Key Animation

Miss Hokusai (2015)
Movie
Key Animation / Animation Director

Maria the Virgin Witch (2015)
TV
Animation Director / Supervising Animation Director / Character Designer / Key Animation

The Last: Naruto the Movie (2014)
Movie
6.03
Opening/Ending Animation

Haikyu!! (2014)
TV
8.75
Key Animation

Giovanni's Island (2014)
Movie
6.47
Character Designer / Animation Director / 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
5
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

Evangelion: 2.0 You Can (Not) Advance (2009)
Movie
5.02
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
Key Animation / Character Designer / Animation Director

The Sky Crawlers (2008)
Movie
3.5
Key Animation

Real Drive (2008)
TV
Storyboard Artist / Character Designer

Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex - Solid State Society (2007)
Movie
5.61
Production Illustrator / Character Designer

Naruto Shippuden the Movie (2007)
Movie
6.57
Character Designer / Production Illustrator / Opening/Ending Animation / Key Animation / Character Designer / Supervising Animation Director

Naruto Shippūden (2007)
TV
7
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
Character Designer

Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex - The Laughing Man (2005)
Movie
4.94
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

Naruto: The Lost Story - Mission: Protect the Waterfall Village! (2003)
Movie
4.75
Character Designer / Opening/Ending Animation / Character Designer

Naruto (2002)
TV
7.63
Character Designer / Character Designer / Key Animation / 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
Character Designer / Key Animation / Key Animation / Character Designer

MiniPato: Mobile Police Patlabor Minimum (2002)
TV
Opening/Ending Animation

Cowboy Bebop: The Movie (2001)
Movie
5.5
Key Animation

Blood: The Last Vampire (2000)
Movie
4
Character Designer / Animation Director / Key Animation

Jin-Roh: The Wolf Brigade (1999)
Movie
8
Key Animation

Medabots (1999)
TV
6
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 / Key Animation / Animation Director / Opening/Ending Animation / Character Designer

Ninku (1995)
TV
Animation Director / Character Designer

Ninku: Tomb of Knives (1994)
Movie
Animation Director

Yu Yu Hakusho: The Movie - Poltergeist Report (1994)
Movie
Key Animation

Yu Yu Hakusho: The Movie - The Golden Seal (1993)
Movie
Key Animation

Yu Yu Hakusho (1992)
TV
6
Key Animation

Hakkenden: Legend of the Dog Warriors (1990)
TV
Information
Known For
Visual Effects
Gender
Male
Birthday
1968-06-23 (56 years old)
Birth Place
Aichi, Japan
Also Known As
西尾 鉄也, 双堂健, Ken Soudou
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