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-{{nihongo|'''Akira Nishimori'''|西森 章|Nishimori Akira}}, born 1 October 1961 in Miyazaki Prefecture, is a Japanese film director, producer and storyboard artist known for his participation in ''[[wikipedia:Rumic Theater|Rumic Theater]]'', ''[[wikipedia:Gallery Fake|Gallery Fake]]'', ''[[wikipedia:Hitohira|Hitohira]]'', and ''[[wikipedia:Zombie-Loan|Zombie-Loan]]''. He currently resides in Nishitokyo.
+{{nihongo|'''Akira Nishimori'''|西森 章|Nishimori Akira}}, born 1 October 1961 in Miyazaki Prefecture, is a Japanese film director, producer and storyboard artist known for his participation in ''[[wikipedia:Rumic Theater|Rumic Theater]]'', ''[[wikipedia:Gallery Fake|Gallery Fake]]'', ''[[wikipedia:Hitohira|Hitohira]]'', and ''[[wikipedia:Zombie-Loan|Zombie-Loan]]''. He currently resides in Nishitokyo City.
 == Biography ==
-Akira Nishimori dropped out of the Visual Planning Department at [[wikipedia:Osaka University of Arts|Osaka University of Arts]] <small>({{lang|ja|大阪芸術大学}})</small> in 1983; later on, he joined the animation company [[wikipedia:Artland (company)|Artland]] <small>({{lang|ja|アートランド}})</small>. He then quit the company in 1985 and has been working as a freelancer since then.
+Akira Nishimori dropped out of the Visual Planning Department at [[wikipedia:Osaka University of Arts|Osaka University of Arts]] {{jp|大阪芸術大学}} in 1983; later on, he joined the animation company [[wikipedia:Artland (company)|Artland]] {{jp|アートランド}}. He then quit the company in 1985 and has been working as a freelancer since then.
-When he was still attending school, he initially thought to pursue his career as shooting real-life movies; yet he realised the fact that it would be impossible for him back then. By reason of the trendy animation films such as ''[[wikipedia:Mobile Suit Gundam|Mobile Suit Gundam]]'' <small>({{lang|ja|機動戦士ガンダム}})</small> and ''[[wikipedia:Space Battleship Yamato|Space Battleship Yamato]]'' <small>({{lang|ja|宇宙戦艦ヤマト}})</small>, he later came up with the idea of "using animation cartoons to produce movies", consequently he entered the anime industry<ref>{{Cite web|和書|url=https://www.bn-pictures.co.jp/battlespirits/Brave/staffcolumn/?offset=40#868|title=バトルスピリッツ ブレイヴ スタッフコラム ～新春ＳＰ企画～ 西森章監督ロングインタビュー！|website=バンダイナムコピクチャーズ|date=2010-12-31|access-date=2024-05-02}}</ref>.
+When he was still attending school, he initially thought to pursue his career as shooting real-life movies; yet he realised the fact that it would be impossible for him back then. By reason of the trendy animation films such as ''[[wikipedia:Mobile Suit Gundam|Mobile Suit Gundam]]'' {{jp|機動戦士ガンダム}} and ''[[wikipedia:Space Battleship Yamato|Space Battleship Yamato]]'' {{jp|宇宙戦艦ヤマト}}, he later came up with the idea of "using animation cartoons to produce movies", consequently he entered the anime industry<ref name="origin"/>.
 Nishimori first joined the production of ''Detective Conan'' in 2003, starting with [[Crossroad in the Ancient Capital|'''Movie 7''': Crossroad in the Ancient Capital]], as sub director<ref group="Note">'''Note:''' Based on his role as sub director, some ''Detective Conan'' fans speculated that the heavy work of the ''Detective Conan'' movies made [[Kenji Kodama]], the first movie director of the series, to alleviate certain portion by assigning a "sub-director" in this movie. It is highly probable as this was also the last ''Detective Conan'' movie directed by Kodama.</ref>. Afterwards, he constantly served as storyboard cooperation for the [[movies]] until [[Private Eye in the Distant Sea|'''Movie 17''': Private Eye in the Distant Sea]] in 2013.
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 Akira Nishimori dropped out of the Visual Planning Department at [[wikipedia:Osaka University of Arts|Osaka University of Arts]] <small>({{lang|ja|大阪芸術大学}})</small> in 1983; later on, he joined the animation company [[wikipedia:Artland (company)|Artland]] <small>({{lang|ja|アートランド}})</small>. He then quit the company in 1985 and has been working as a freelancer since then.
-When he was still attending school, he initially thought to pursue his career as shooting real-life movies; yet he realised the fact that it would be impossible for him back then. By reason of the trendy animation films such as ''[[wikipedia:Mobile Suit Gundam|Mobile Suit Gundam]]'' <small>({{lang|ja| 機動戦士ガンダム}})</small> and ''[[wikipedia:Space Battleship Yamato|Space Battleship Yamato]]'' <small>({{lang|ja|宇宙戦艦ヤマト}})</small>, he later came up with the idea of "using animation cartoons to produce movies", consequently he entered the anime industry<ref>{{Cite web|和書|url=https://www.bn-pictures.co.jp/battlespirits/Brave/staffcolumn/?offset=40#868|title=バトルスピリッツ ブレイヴ スタッフコラム ～新春ＳＰ企画～ 西森章監督ロングインタビュー！|website=バンダイナムコピクチャーズ|date=2010-12-31|access-date=2024-05-02}}</ref>.
+When he was still attending school, he initially thought to pursue his career as shooting real-life movies; yet he realised the fact that it would be impossible for him back then. By reason of the trendy animation films such as ''[[wikipedia:Mobile Suit Gundam|Mobile Suit Gundam]]'' <small>({{lang|ja|機動戦士ガンダム}})</small> and ''[[wikipedia:Space Battleship Yamato|Space Battleship Yamato]]'' <small>({{lang|ja|宇宙戦艦ヤマト}})</small>, he later came up with the idea of "using animation cartoons to produce movies", consequently he entered the anime industry<ref>{{Cite web|和書|url=https://www.bn-pictures.co.jp/battlespirits/Brave/staffcolumn/?offset=40#868|title=バトルスピリッツ ブレイヴ スタッフコラム ～新春ＳＰ企画～ 西森章監督ロングインタビュー！|website=バンダイナムコピクチャーズ|date=2010-12-31|access-date=2024-05-02}}</ref>.
 Nishimori first joined the production of ''Detective Conan'' in 2003, starting with [[Crossroad in the Ancient Capital|'''Movie 7''': Crossroad in the Ancient Capital]], as sub director<ref group="Note">'''Note:''' Based on his role as sub director, some ''Detective Conan'' fans speculated that the heavy work of the ''Detective Conan'' movies made [[Kenji Kodama]], the first movie director of the series, to alleviate certain portion by assigning a "sub-director" in this movie. It is highly probable as this was also the last ''Detective Conan'' movie directed by Kodama.</ref>. Afterwards, he constantly served as storyboard cooperation for the [[movies]] until [[Private Eye in the Distant Sea|'''Movie 17''': Private Eye in the Distant Sea]] in 2013.

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-{{InfoBox Cast
+{{InfoBox Staff
 | name                = Akira Nishimori
 | image               = Akira Nishimori.jpg
 | gender              = Male
-| date-of-birth       = October 1st, 1961
+| date-of-birth       = October 1, 1961
 | place-of-birth      = Miyazaki Prefecture, Japan
-| location            = Nishitokyo, [[Tokyo|Tokyo Metropolis]], Japan
+| location            = Nishitokyo, Tokyo Metropolis, Japan
-| voice-of            =
+| position            = Sub director <br> Storyboard <br> Storyboard cooperation
-| nicknames           =
+| years-active        = 1983-present
 | footnotes           =
 }}
-{{nihongo|'''Akira Nishimori'''|西森 章 / 西森 明良|Nishimori Akira}}, born 1 October 1961 in Miyazaki Prefecture, is a Japanese film director, producer and storyboard artist known for his participation in ''[[Wikipedia: Rumic Theater|Rumic Theater]]'', ''[[Wikipedia: Gallery Fake|Gallery Fake]]'', ''[[Wikipedia: Hitohira|Hitohira]]'', and ''[[Wikipedia: Zombie-Loan|Zombie-Loan]]''. He currently resides in Nishitokyo.
+{{nihongo|'''Akira Nishimori'''|西森 章|Nishimori Akira}}, born 1 October 1961 in Miyazaki Prefecture, is a Japanese film director, producer and storyboard artist known for his participation in ''[[wikipedia:Rumic Theater|Rumic Theater]]'', ''[[wikipedia:Gallery Fake|Gallery Fake]]'', ''[[wikipedia:Hitohira|Hitohira]]'', and ''[[wikipedia:Zombie-Loan|Zombie-Loan]]''. He currently resides in Nishitokyo.
 == Works in [[Detective Conan]] ==
 Participation in: '''1''' case (1 episode)
-* [[The Coded Invitation]] (Episode 735): Storyboard
+{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;font-size:small;"
 Participation in: '''6''' movies
-* [[Crossroad in the Ancient Capital]] (Movie 7): Assistant director, Storyboard
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-* [[Magician of the Silver Sky]] (Movie 8): Assistant storyboard
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-* [[The Private Eyes' Requiem]] (Movie 10): Assistant storyboard
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-* [[Full Score of Fear]] (Movie 12): Assistant storyboard
+|7||[[Crossroad in the Ancient Capital]]||April 19, 2003||Sub director, Storyboard||
-* [[The Raven Chaser]] (Movie 13): Assistant storyboard
+|-
-* [[Private Eye in the Distant Sea]] (Movie 17): Assistant storyboard
+|8||[[Magician of the Silver Sky]]||April 17, 2004||Storyboard cooperation||
 == Other notable works ==
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 == References ==
-# [https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E8%A5%BF%E6%A3%AE%E7%AB%A0 西森章 - Wikipedia] (Japanese)
+# [[wikipedia:ja:西森章|西森章 - Wikipedia]] (Japanese)
 # [https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/people.php?id=4459 Anime News Network]
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 * [[The Coded Invitation]] (Episode 735): Storyboard
 Participation in: '''6''' movies
 * [[Crossroad in the Ancient Capital]] (Movie 7): Assistant director, Storyboard

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 == Works in [[Detective Conan]] ==
-Number of case storyboards done : '''1''' (1 episode)
+Participation in: '''1''' case (1 episode)
-* [[The Coded Invitation]] (Episode 735)
+* [[The Coded Invitation]] (Episode 735): Storyboard
-He was also assistant director and storyboard artist in [[Crossroad in the Ancient Capital]] and storyboard artist in [[Magician of the Silver Sky]], [[The Private Eyes' Requiem]], [[Full Score of Fear]], [[The Raven Chaser]], and [[Private Eye in the Distant Sea]].
 == Other notable works ==
 === Anime ===
-* ''Battle Spirits'': Director, storyboard, and episode director
+* ''Battle Spirits'': Director, Storyboard, Episode Director
-* ''Gintama'' (4 episodes): Storyboard
+* ''Gintama'': Storyboard
-* ''Inuyasha'': Storyboard, episode director
+* ''Inuyasha'': Storyboard, Episode Director
-* ''Lupin III'': Storyboard, episode director
+* ''Lupin III'': Storyboard, Episode Director
-* ''Mobile Suit Gundam'': Storyboard, unit director, and animation director
+* ''Mobile Suit Gundam'': Storyboard, Unit Director, Animation Director
-* ''Ultraman'': Storyboard, unit director
+* ''Ultraman'': Storyboard, Unit Director
 * Many others including ''Hitohira'', ''City Hunter'', ''Angel Heart'', etc.
 == References ==
-# [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akira_Nishimori Wikipedia]
+# [https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E8%A5%BF%E6%A3%AE%E7%AB%A0 西森章 - Wikipedia] (Japanese)
 # [https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/people.php?id=4459 Anime News Network]

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