is a Japanese

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director and producer currently residing in

Karatsu, Saga is a city located in Saga Prefecture on the island of Kyushu, Japan. Its name, formed from the Japanese word roots 唐 ''kara'' (China, or continental East Asia in general), and 津 ''tsu'' (port), signifies its historical importance as a ...

. After graduating from

Meiji Gakuin University is a Christian university in Tokyo and Yokohama that was established in 1863. The Reverend Dr. James Curtis Hepburn was one of its founders and served as the first president. The novelist and poet Shimazaki Toson graduated from this colleg ...

in 1980, Nishimura entered into the anime studio Nishiko Production. Nishimura had his first job as a producer for ''

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'' in 1980, and went on to be in charge of production in other series such as ''

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'', and ''

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'' in 1982. An episode of ''

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'' he directed in 1982, "After You've Gone" (episode #44), was voted the favorite episode of the TV series by Japanese fans. In 1984, Nishimura resigned from Nishiko and in 1985 had his director debut with ''Pro Golfer Saru''. Since then, he has worked as the director on many anime produced by

Studio Deen is a Japanese animation studio founded in 1975 by Sunrise producer Hiroshi Hasegawa and ex-Sunrise animators. The studio owns three subsidiaries: Danny Donghua (丹尼動画), a Chinese sub-contracting studio; Megumi (め組), a digital work sub-c ...

, notably ''

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'' (serving as series director on later television seasons and for the OVA series as well) and ''

Kyo Kara Maoh! is a series of Japanese light novels written by Tomo Takabayashi and illustrated by Temari Matsumoto. The story follows the adventures of Yuri Shibuya, an average 15-year-old Japanese high school student, who is suddenly transported to a ...

''. In 2019, he was named as director of a new anime series, ''Vladlove,'' about a girl vampire that was written by

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and financed by Ichigo Inc.

Anime involved in

*'' Billy Inu Nandemo Shokai'': Director *''

Bakuon!! is a Japanese manga series by Mimana Orimoto. The series began serialization in Akita Shoten's ''seinen'' manga magazine ''Young Champion Retsu'' from February 2011 and has been collected in fifteen ''tankōbon'' volumes as of 20 January ...

'': Director *'' Basilisk: The Ōka Ninja Scrolls'': Director *'' Bermuda Triangle: Colorful Pastrale'': Director *'' Chained Soldier'': Chief director *''

Code-E ''Code-E'' is a Japanese anime television series animated by Studio Deen. It is based on an original concept by Ichirō Sakaki and directed by Toshiyuki Katō. The first season consists of twelve episodes and first aired in Japan from July ...

'': Screenplay *'' D-1 Devastator'': Director *''

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'': Director *'' Extreme Hearts'': Director *'' Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex 2nd GIG'': Storyboard (ep 29, 33) *''

Glasslip is a 13-episode Japanese anime television series produced by P.A. Works and directed by Junji Nishimura. The screenplay is written by Rika Satō and Junji Nishimura with character designs by Miki Takeshita. The anime aired in Japan between Ju ...

'': Director *'' Kishin Dōji Zenki Gaiden: Anki Kitan'': Director * Koitabi ~True Tours Nanto: Director *''

'': Director *'' Kyo Kara Maoh! R'': Director *'' Lupin the Third: The Woman Called Fujiko Mine'': Script (ep 8) *''

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Minami no Shima no Chiisana Hikouki Birdy Minami (kanji 南, hiragana みなみ) is a Japanese word meaning "south". Places Japan There are several Minami wards in Japan, most of them appropriately in the south part of a city: * Minami, Tokushima, a village in Tokushima Prefectur ...

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Neo Yokio is an adult animated web series, streaming television series created by Ezra Koenig of American rock band Vampire Weekend, and produced by Japanese anime studios Production I.G. and Studio Deen. The first season, consisting of six episodes, prem ...

'': Director *'' OL Kaizo Koza'': Storyboard *''

Otaku no Seiza is a role-playing video game developed by Advance Communications and published by M&M for the Famicom on 1991. is a remake of the Famicom version for the PC Engine Super CD-ROM by Pack-In-Video in December 1993–which featured updated gr ...

'': Storyboard *'' Pro Golfer Saru'': Director *''

'': Director *'' Ranma ½: One Flew Over the Kuno's Nest'': Director *''

Samurai Deeper Kyo is a manga series written and illustrated by Akimine Kamijyo. Set during the Edo period of Japan's history, ''Samurai Deeper Kyo'' follows , a feared samurai seeking to regain his body after his soul is sealed inside the body of his rival, ...

'' Series director, Storyboard (ep 1–3, 5–6, 11, 14) *'' Sengoku Majin GoShogun'': Animation director *'' Shutendoji'': Director (ep 1, 2) *'' Simoun'': Director, Script (ep 3, 9, 10, 14, 16, 17, 19, 22, 25), Storyboard (ep 1, 2, 8, 12, 14, 16, 19, 22, 24, 25) *'' Soul Hunter'': Director *''

The Fire Hunter is a Japanese fantasy novel series written by Rieko Hinata and illustrated by Akihiro Yamada. Holp Shuppan have published four volumes between December 2018 and September 2020. An anime television series adaptation by Signal.MD aired from Janu ...

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True Tears ''True Tears'' (stylized as ''true tears'') is a Japanese popular culture, Japanese visual novel developed by La'cryma, a collaboration between Broccoli (company), Broccoli, Circus (company), Circus, GameCrab and Rei Izumi, and was originall ...

'': Director, Script (ep 2, 5), Storyboard (ep 1, 2, 3, 5), Episode Director (ep 1) *''

'': Assistant director *'' Urusei Yatsura: Beautiful Dreamer'': Associate Director *''

Violinist of Hameln is a Japanese manga series created by Michiaki Watanabe. The manga centers around a group of adventurers named Hamel, Flute, Raiel, Trom and Sizer. All 5 are attempting to travel North, to the "Continent of Demons" in order to avert a gre ...

'': Series director *''

ViVid Strike! is a Japanese manga series written by Masaki Tsuzuki and illustrated by Takuya Fujima. It is part of '' Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha'' franchise, taking place four years after the events of ''Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha StrikerS''. The seri ...

'': Director *'' Vlad Love'': Director *''

Windy Tales is a Japanese anime television series produced by Production I.G, about a group of people who can control the wind. The series premiered from September 11, 2004 to February 26, 2005 across Japan on the anime television network, Animax, which ...

'': Director *'' You're Under Arrest: The Movie'': Director *''

Zenki is a Japanese manga series written by Kikuhide Tani and illustrated by Yoshihiro Kuroiwa. It was introduced and serialized in the Shueisha publication, '' Monthly Shōnen Jump'' from December 1992 to September 1996. ''Zenki'' was adapted int ...

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