Futoshi Nishiya

Personal Info

Know For

Visual Effects

Gender

Male

Birthday

1982-01-01 (37 years old)

Deathday

2019-07-18

Place of Birth

Mitsugi, Hiroshima, Japan [now Onomichi, Hiroshima, Japan]

Futoshi Nishiya

Biography

Futoshi Nishiya (西屋 太志, Nishiya Futoshi, 1982 – July 18, 2019) was a Japanese animator, director and character designer. He worked at Kyoto Animation, where he tragically lost his life in the arson attack on 18 July 2019. He was aged 37.

Production

2018

Liz and the Blue Bird

as Supervising Animation Director

2018

Liz and the Blue Bird

as Animation Director

2011

K-On! The Movie

as Key Animation

2015

2015

High☆Speed!: Free! Starting Days

as Supervising Animation Director

2015

2015

Beyond the Boundary: I'll Be Here – Past

as Supervising Animation Director

2015

Beyond the Boundary: I'll Be Here – Future

as Supervising Animation Director

2017

Free!: Take Your Marks

as Character Designer

2017

Free!: Take Your Marks

as Supervising Animation Director

2017

Free!: Take Your Marks

as Animation Director

2017

2017

2016

A Silent Voice: The Movie

as Character Designer

2018

Liz and the Blue Bird

as Character Designer

2010

The Disappearance of Haruhi Suzumiya

as Supervising Animation Director

2016

A Silent Voice: The Movie

as Animation Director

2016

A Silent Voice: The Movie

as Supervising Animation Director

2003

Munto

as Key Animation

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