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