Atsushi Nigorikawa
| Atsushi Nigorikawa | |
| Profile | |
| Gender: | Male |
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| Location: | Tokyo, Japan |
| Position: | Technical director |
| Years active: | 1995-present |
| Website: | Twitter Account |
Atsushi Nigorikawa (濁川 敦 Nigorikawa Atsushi) is a Japanese animator and technical director. He takes part in the production of Detective Conan anime and movies.
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Biography
Atsushi Nigorikawa graduated from the manga research club of Musashino Art University, where he was an underclassman of Rokuro Shinofusa[1]. He first joined animation studio Nippon Animation[1]. He was first active between 1998 and 1999 as a storyboard artist and production assistant for long-running anime series Chibi Maruko-chan[1]. From then onwards, Nigorikawa landed contracts regularly for animated series[1]. He became known for his storyboarding in Naruto between 2002 and 2007, and later Naruto: Shippuden until 2017[1]. His most notable episodes were episodes 246, 355 and 363[1].
He first became involved with Detective Conan in 2016, becoming a technical director in movie 20, The Darkest Nightmare. He performed the same task in the following movie, The Crimson Love Letter. In late 2016, he was also a technical director for the TV special Episode One: The Great Detective Turned Small. Following his work in The Crimson Love Letter, Nigorikawa has not been involved with Detective Conan thereafter.
Works in Detective Conan
Movies
Participation in: 2 movies
| Movie | Title | Original airdate | Role | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | The Darkest Nightmare | April 16, 2016 | Technical director | |
| 21 | The Crimson Love Letter | April 15, 2017 | Technical director |
Specials
Participation in: 1 special
| Special | Title | Original airdate | Role | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Episode One: The Great Detective Turned Small | December 9, 2016 | Technical director |
Other notable works
Anime
- F-Zero Falcon Densetsu: Storyboard, episode director
- Inazuma Eleven: Storyboard episode director
- Kimi ni Todoke - From Me to You: Episode director
- Naruto, Naruto Shippūden: Storyboard, episode director, unit director
- Zenryoku Usagi: Director
