Daisuke Nishio facts for kids
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Daisuke Nishio
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| Born | April 1, 1959 Miyoshi, Hiroshima, Japan
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| Nationality | Japanese |
| Occupation | Animator, director |
| Employer | Shueisha, Bird Studio |
Daisuke Nishio (西尾 大介, Nishio Daisuke, born April 1, 1959) is a Japanese animator and director. He is famous for his work on many popular anime shows and movies. He joined Toei Doga (which is now called Toei Animation) in 1981.
After working on several TV shows as an animator, he became an assistant director for Dr. Slump - Arale-chan in 1982. He then became a director in 1986, starting with the Dragon Ball TV series and its first movie, Dragon Ball: The Legend of Shenlong. Daisuke Nishio also directed the very popular sequel series, Dragon Ball Z, and many of its movies.
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Daisuke Nishio's Directing Work
Daisuke Nishio has directed many well-known anime series and films. Here are some of his most famous projects:
Directing Anime Series
- Dragon Ball (1987-1989) - He was the main director for many episodes.
- Dragon Ball Z (1989-1993) - He was the main director for the first 199 episodes of this hugely popular series.
- Aoki Densetsu Shoot! (1993-1994) - He directed this sports anime.
- GeGeGe no Kitaro (1996-1998) - He directed this classic supernatural anime.
- Kindaichi Case Files (1997-2000) - He directed this mystery series.
- Air Master (2003) - He directed this action anime.
- Futari wa Pretty Cure (2004-2005) - He directed this magical girl series.
- Futari wa Pretty Cure Max Heart (2005-2006) - He also directed the sequel to Pretty Cure.
- RoboDz Kazagumo Hen (2008) - He directed this robot anime.
Directing Anime Movies
- Dragon Ball: The Legend of Shenlong (1986) - His first movie as a director.
- Dragon Ball: Sleeping Princess in Devil's Castle (1987) - Another Dragon Ball movie.
- Dragon Ball Z: Return My Gohan!! (1989) - The first Dragon Ball Z movie he directed.
- Dragon Ball Z: The World's Strongest (1990) - A Dragon Ball Z film.
- Dragon Ball Z: The Ultimate Battle for the Entire Earth (1990) - Another Dragon Ball Z film.
- Dragon Ball Z: Clash!! The Power of 10 Billion Warriors (1992) - A popular Dragon Ball Z movie.
- Kindaichi Case Files (Movie) (1996) - A movie based on the mystery series.
- One Piece: Django's Dance Carnival (2001) - A short film from the One Piece series.
- Interstella 5555: The 5tory of the 5ecret 5tar 5ystem (2003) - A unique animated musical film.
- Halo Legends: Odd One Out (2010) - An animated short from the Halo Legends collection.
- Magic Candies (2024) - A recent film he directed.
Other Contributions to Anime
Besides directing, Daisuke Nishio has also worked on many other anime projects. He often helped with the storyboards, which are like comic book versions of the animation before it's made. He also directed specific episodes.
- Dr. Slump - Arale-chan (1981-1986) - He worked on storyboards and directed episodes.
- Dr. Slump: "Hoyoyo!" Space Adventure (1982) - He was an assistant director for this movie.
- Dr. Slump and Arale-chan: Hoyoyo, Great Round-the-World Race (1983) - He was also an assistant director for this film.
- Patalliro!: Stardust Keikaku (1982) - He was an assistant director.
- Dragon Ball Z: The Incredible Mightiest vs. Mightiest (1991) - He helped supervise this movie.
- Gulliver Boy (1995) - He worked on storyboards and directed episodes.
- One Piece (1999-) - He has contributed to storyboards and directed episodes for this very long-running and popular series.
- Powerpuff Girls Z (2006-2007) - He worked on storyboards for this series.
See also
In Spanish: Daisuke Nishio para niños
