is a Japanese

anime is Traditional animation, hand-drawn and computer animation, computer-generated animation originating from Japan. Outside of Japan and in English, ''anime'' refers specifically to animation produced in Japan. However, in Japan and in Japane ...

director. He debuted in 1999 with ''

I'm Gonna Be An Angel! is a Japanese anime television series conceptualized by Hiroshi Nishikiori and produced by TV Tokyo, Yomiko Advertising, Bandai Visual, and Pierrot. It is directed by Nishikiori, with Mamiko Ikeda handling series scripts, Hiromi Katō designin ...

'' Two years later, he directed ''

Angelic Layer is a Japanese manga series created by Clamp (manga artists), Clamp. The manga was published in Japan by Kadokawa Shoten, and in English originally by Tokyopop, but has since been re-licensed by Dark Horse Comics. It was the group's first wor ...

'', which won the

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in the television category. Some of his other major works include ''

Azumanga Daioh is a Japanese ''yonkoma'' comedy manga series written and illustrated by Kiyohiko Azuma. It was serialized from February 1999 to May 2002 in the monthly magazine ''Dengeki Daioh'' by MediaWorks; three additional chapters were published i ...

'', ''

A Certain Magical Index is a Japanese light novel series written by Kazuma Kamachi and illustrated by Kiyotaka Haimura, which has been published by ASCII Media Works under their Dengeki Bunko imprint since April 2004 in a total of three sepa ...

'', and ''

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Biography

Hiroshi Nishikiori was born on May 20, 1966. In 1999, Nishikiori made his directorial debut with ''

''. In 2001, Nishikiori directed the anime adaptation of ''

'', which won the

in the television category. From 2008 to 2019, he directed the anime adaptation of ''

'', as well as its theatrical film, '' A Certain Magical Index: The Movie – The Miracle of Endymion''. In 2020, he directed ''

''.

Works

TV series

* ''

'' (1999) (director) * ''

'' (2001) (director) * ''

'' (2002) (director) * ''

Gad Guard is a 26-episode anime television series created by animation director and screenwriter Hiroshi Nishikiori, manga artist and mechanical designer Yoshitsune Izuna, and Gonzo (company), Gonzo. Produced by Media Factory, GDH, IMAGICA Imageworks ...

'' (2003) (director) * ''

Melody of Oblivion is a 2004 Japanese anime television series planned by Gainax and animated by J.C.Staff. The series originally aired between April 7, 2004, and September 21, 2004, on Tokyo Broadcasting System, TBS. Information ''The Melody of Oblivion'' is ...

'' (2004) (director) * '' Oku-sama wa Mahō Shōjo: Bewitched Agnes'' (2004–2005) (director) * ''

Kaiketsu Zorori is a Japanese children's book series created by Yutaka Hara and published by Poplar Publishing. The original books were also made into an OVA, animated feature-length films, anime, and comics. Synopsis Set in a parallel worl ...

'' (2004–2005) (director) * ''

Jyu-Oh-Sei is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Natsumi Itsuki. The manga was first serialized in Hakusensha's monthly shōjo manga magazine, ''LaLa'' in December 1993. Several chapters of the series were serialized in Hakusensha's oth ...

'' (2006) (director) * ''

Ghost Slayers Ayashi is a Japanese anime television series, created and written by Shō Aikawa (screenwriter), Shō Aikawa and produced by Bones (studio), Bones. Directed by Hiroshi Nishikiori, it featured character designs by Toshihiro Kawamoto. It was broadca ...

'' (2006–2007) (director) * ''

'' (2008–2019) (director) * '' Futari wa Milky Holmes'' (2013–2015) (director) * ''

Trinity Seven is a fantasy romantic comedy manga series written by Kenji Saitō and illustrated by Akinari Nao. It has been serialized in Fujimi Shobo's ''shōnen'' manga magazine ''Monthly Dragon Age'' since 2010 and collected in twenty-eight ''tank� ...

'' (2014) (director) * ''

Schoolgirl Strikers is a Japanese social network game developed and published by Square Enix. Plot The newly established private high school for girls, Goryoukan Academy, has a hidden face that people on the outside don't know about. The world you know is unde ...

'' (2017) (director) * ''

Dances with the Dragons is a Japanese light novel series, written by Labo Asai and illustrated by Miyagi, who was later replaced by Zain. It was originally published as by Kadokawa Shoten, who released eight volumes between 2003 and 2006 under their Kadokawa Sneak ...

'' (2018) (chief director) * ''

'' (2020) (director)

Films

* ''

Doki Doki Wildcat Engine , also known as ''Doraemon and the Empire of the Sun'', is a 2000 Japanese animated science fantasy adventure film, which premiered on March 4, 2000, in Japan, based on the 20th volume of the same name of the ''Doraemon Long Stories'' series. It ...

'' (2000) (director) * ''

Magic Tree House ''Magic Tree House'' is an American series of children's books written by the American author Mary Pope Osborne. The original American series was illustrated by Salvatore Murdocca until 2016, after which AG Ford took over . Other illustrators ...

'' (2012) (director) * '' A Certain Magical Index: The Movie – The Miracle of Endymion'' (2013) (director) * '' Trinity Seven the Movie: The Eternal Library and the Alchemist Girl'' (2017) (director) * '' Monster Strike: Sora no Kanata'' (2018) (director) * '' Trinity Seven: Heavens Library & Crimson Lord'' (2019) (director)

Original video animation

* ''

Yotsunoha is a Japanese visual novel developed by Haikuo Soft, and was originally released in Japan as an Eroge, erotic game on January 27, 2006, for Microsoft Windows. A PlayStation 2 version titled ''Yotsunoha: A Journey of Sincerity'', published by ...

'' (2008) (director)

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Nishikiori, Hiroshi 1966 births Anime directors Japanese film directors Japanese television directors Living people