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playwright,

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and screenwriter. In addition to working on ''

Getter Robo is a Japanese mecha media franchise created by Ken Ishikawa and Go Nagai. An anime television series produced by Toei Animation was broadcast on Fuji TV from April 4, 1974, to May 8, 1975, with a total of 51 episodes. The manga was seria ...

'', he is a fan of

Ken Ishikawa was a Japanese manga artist. He is renowned as the co-creator (with Go Nagai) of the ''Getter Robo'' anime series, as well as four of their subsequent manga continuations. According to Nagai, he considered Ishikawa his greatest friend and all ...

. He took pride in being a "Getter Person". This was the same Futabasha's chief producer and production representative worked on each productions.

Screenwriting credits

Manga

*'' Getter Robo Saga'' (Editor) * Kyomu Senki (Editor)

Anime

Series head writer denoted in bold *''

Gurren Lagann ''Gurren Lagann'', known in Japan as , is a Japanese mecha anime television series animated by Gainax and co-produced by Aniplex and Konami. It ran for 27 episodes on TV Tokyo between April and September 2007. It was directed by Hiroyu ...

'' (2007) *'' Oh! Edo Rocket'' (2007) *'' Nodame Cantabile: Finale'' (2010) *'' Kill la Kill'' (2013-2014) *'' Concrete Revolutio: The Last Song'' (2016) *'' BNA: Brand New Animal'' (2020) *''

Back Arrow is an original Japanese anime series produced by Studio VOLN, directed by Gorō Taniguchi and written by Kazuki Nakashima. The series aired from January to June 2021. Plot The series takes place in the land of , a continent completely surroun ...

'' (2021)

OVA

* '' Re: Cutie Honey'' (2004)

Anime films

* ''Gurren Lagann: Childhood’s End'' (2008) * ''Gurren Lagann: The Lights in the Sky are Stars'' (2009) * '' Crayon Shin-chan: Intense Battle! Robo Dad Strikes Back'' (2014) * ''

Batman Ninja is a 2018 animated superhero film directed by Junpei Mizusaki, produced by Warner Bros., and animated by Kamikaze Douga and YamatoWorks, which features the DC Comics character Batman. Takashi Okazaki, the creator of '' Afro Samurai'', is the c ...

'' (2018) * ''

Promare is a 2019 Japanese animated film co-produced by Trigger and XFLAG. It was directed by Hiroyuki Imaishi and written by Kazuki Nakashima. It features character and mecha designs by Shigeto Koyama, 3DCG animation by Sanzigen, and music by H ...

'' (2019)

Live action television

Series head writer denoted in bold * ''

Ultraman Max is a Japanese Tokusatsu series produced by Tsuburaya Productions and Chubu-Nippon Broadcasting Co., Ltd. Released as the 19th ''Ultra Series'', it aired from July 2, 2005, until April 1, 2006. The show aimed to return to the fast-paced formula ...

'' (2006) * ''

Juken Sentai Gekiranger is Toei Company's thirty-first entry in the ''Super Sentai'' metaseries. Production began on September 29, 2006 with principal photography beginning on October 6, 2006. It premiered on February 18, 2007 on TV Asahi's 2007 ''Super Hero Time'' prog ...

'' (2007) * ''

Kamen Rider W , is a 2009-2010 Japanese tokusatsu drama, the eleventh series in the Heisei period run of the Kamen Rider Series and the twentieth overall. It premiered following the finale of ''Kamen Rider Decade'' on September 6, 2009, and aired alongside '' S ...

'' (2010) * ''

Kamen Rider Fourze is a Japanese tokusatsu drama in Toei Company's Kamen Rider Series, being the thirteenth series in the Heisei period run and the twenty-second overall. It began airing on September 4, 2011, the week following the conclusion of ''Kamen Rider OOO'' ...

'' (2011-2012) * ''

Futagashira is a Japanese slice of life historical ''seinen'' manga series written and illustrated by Natsume Ono. It was published in Shogakukan's ''Monthly Ikki'' from May 2011 to September 2014, when the magazine ceased publication. It was then ser ...

'' (2015-2016)

Live action films

* ''Seven Souls in the Skull Castle'' (2004) * '' Ashura'' (2005) * '' Hidden Fortress: The Last Princess'' (2008) * '' Kamen Rider × Kamen Rider Fourze & OOO: Movie War Mega Max'' (2011) ** ''Beginning: Fight! Legendary Seven Riders'' ** ''Fuuto, the Conspiracy Advances: Gallant! Kamen Rider Joker'' ** ''Kamen Rider Fourze: Nadeshi-Ko Ad-Vent'' ** ''Movie War Mega Max: Gather! Warriors of Glory'' * '' Kamen Rider Fourze the Movie: Space, Here We Come!'' (2012) * '' Kamen Rider × Kamen Rider Wizard & Fourze: Movie War Ultimatum'' (2012) ** ''Kamen Rider Fourze'' * '' Terra Formars'' (2016)

References

External links

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Kazuki Nakashima
anime works at Media Arts Database Living people Rikkyo University alumni 1959 births {{Anime-bio-stub