Directed credits
25
Established
Strong directing catalog.
Director
Hiroshi Nishikiori
Directing
Career Snapshot
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TMDB popularity
0.7
Low visibility
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Directed movies: 8Directed series: 17All crew credits: 38
TMDB ID: 1243640
IMDb ID: nm1287472
Known for: Directing
Born: May 20, 1966
Age: 59
Place of birth: Kyoto, Japan
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1994 - 2025
Years active: 32
Average TMDB rating: 7.52
Wikidata: Q11650553
Also known as
錦織 博
Frequent jobs
Director (19)Series Director (6)Storyboard Artist (8)Storyboard (2)Additional Storyboarding (1)Creator (1)Production Design (1)
Biography
Hiroshi Nishikiori (Japanese: 錦織博, born May 20, 1966) is a Japanese anime director from Kyoto, Japan. He debuted in 1999 with I'm Gonna Be An Angel! Two years later, he directed Angelic Layer, which won the Animation Kobe in the television category. In 2002, he directed the anime adaptation of Azumanga Daioh. He was also the casting director and storyboard artist of the anime and contributed to The Very Short Movie by directing, writing the screenplay, and drawing the storyboard. From 2008 to 2019, he directed the anime adaptation of A Certain Magical Index, as well as its theatrical film, A Certain Magical Index: The Movie – The Miracle of Endymion. In 2020, he directed From Argonavis. He has also worked on such anime series as Love Hina, Revolutionary Girl Utena, and Negima!, most frequently as a storyboard artist. Sources: Wikipedia, Fandom
Movies
Directed Movies
Movies directed by Hiroshi Nishikiori.
6.8
IDOLiSH7 Movie: LIVE 4bit - BEYOND THE PERiOD
Director
2023 Movie
7.6
Trinity Seven: Heaven's Library & Crimson Lord
Director
2019 Movie
2.7
Monster Strike the Movie: Sora no Kanata
Director
2018 Movie
7.1
Magic Tree House
Director
2012 Movie
6.1
Azumanga Daioh: The Very Short Movie
Director
2001 Movie
8.0
Dorami-chan & Doraemons: Space Land's Critical Event
Director
2001 Movie
6.8
Azumanga Web Daioh
Director
2000 Movie
7.6
Doraemons: Doki Doki Wildcat Engine
Director
2000 Movie
Series
Directed Series
Series directed by Hiroshi Nishikiori.
8.3
Honey Lemon Soda
Series Director • 12 eps
2025 Series
8.6
Dan Da Dan
Director • 1 eps
2024 Series
6.9
Delico's Nursery
Series Director • 13 eps
2024 Series
7.3
TRIGUN STAMPEDE
Director • 2 eps
2023 Series
3.7
Schoolgirl Strikers: Animation Channel
Series Director • 13 eps
2017 Series
7.4
Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon?
Director • 1 eps
2015 Series
7.6
A Certain Magical Index
Director • 74 eps
2008 Series
4.7
Ghost Slayers Ayashi
Director • 25 eps
2006 Series
5.6
Jyu-Oh-Sei
Director • 11 eps
2006 Series
7.4
Madam is a Magical Girl
Director • 1 eps
2005 Series
6.4
The Melody of Oblivion
Director • 2 eps
2004 Series
7.3
Kaiketsu Zorori
Director • 52 eps
2004 Series
7.9
Azumanga Daioh
Series Director • 26 eps
2002 Series
7.1
Battle Doll: Angelic Layer
Series Director • 26 eps
2001 Series
6.8
I'm Gonna Be An Angel!
Director • 22 eps
1999 Series
7.1
Super Pig
Director • 51 eps
1994 Series
Eleceed
Series Director • 1 eps
Series
Series
Top Rated Series
Highest rated series linked with Hiroshi Nishikiori.
8.6
Dan Da Dan
Director • 1 eps
2024 Series
8.4
BEASTARS
Additional Storyboarding • 1 eps
2019 Series
7.9
Azumanga Daioh
Series Director • 26 eps
2002 Series
7.9
Non Non Biyori
Storyboard Artist • 4 eps
2013 Series
7.6
A Certain Magical Index
Director • 74 eps
2008 Series
7.4
Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon?
Director • 1 eps
2015 Series
Movies
Most Popular Movies
Most viewed movie titles linked with Hiroshi Nishikiori.
7.2
Trinity Seven: Eternity Library & Alchemic Girl
Storyboard Artist
2017 Movie
7.6
Trinity Seven: Heaven's Library & Crimson Lord
Director
2019 Movie
7.0
A Certain Magical Index: The Miracle of Endymion
Storyboard Artist
2013 Movie
6.8
IDOLiSH7 Movie: LIVE 4bit - BEYOND THE PERiOD
Director
2023 Movie
7.1
Magic Tree House
Director
2012 Movie
6.1
Azumanga Daioh: The Very Short Movie
Director
2001 Movie
8.0
Dorami-chan & Doraemons: Space Land's Critical Event
Director
2001 Movie
Series
Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with Hiroshi Nishikiori.
8.6
Dan Da Dan
Director • 1 eps
2024 Series
7.6
A Certain Magical Index
Director • 74 eps
2008 Series
8.4
BEASTARS
Additional Storyboarding • 1 eps
2019 Series
7.3
TRIGUN STAMPEDE
Director • 2 eps
2023 Series
8.1
Revolutionary Girl Utena
Storyboard Artist • 4 eps
1997 Series
6.7
Love Hina
Storyboard Artist • 2 eps
2000 Series
7.9
Non Non Biyori
Storyboard Artist • 4 eps
2013 Series
7.9
Azumanga Daioh
Series Director • 26 eps
2002 Series
7.3
Kaiketsu Zorori
Director • 52 eps
2004 Series
6.9
Delico's Nursery
Series Director • 13 eps
2024 Series
8.3
Honey Lemon Soda
Series Director • 12 eps
2025 Series
7.1
Battle Doll: Angelic Layer
Series Director • 26 eps
2001 Series
Movies
Other Crew Work in Movies
Additional movie credits for Hiroshi Nishikiori.
Series
Other Crew Work in Series
Additional series credits for Hiroshi Nishikiori.
8.4
BEASTARS
Additional Storyboarding • 1 eps
2019 Series
7.0
Dances with the Dragons
Creator
2018 Series
7.0
Trinity Seven
Production Design • 12 eps
2014 Series
7.9
Non Non Biyori
Storyboard Artist • 4 eps
2013 Series
7.8
Battle Spirits: Shonen Toppa Bashin
Storyboard • 50 eps
2008 Series
7.8
Moribito: Guardian of the Spirit
Storyboard Artist • 1 eps
2007 Series
7.2
Alien Nine
Storyboard Artist • 1 eps
2001 Series
7.7
Shingu: Secret of the Stellar Wars
Storyboard Artist • 1 eps
2001 Series
6.7
Love Hina
Storyboard Artist • 2 eps
2000 Series
7.5
Outlaw Star
Storyboard • 26 eps
1998 Series
8.1
Revolutionary Girl Utena
Storyboard Artist • 4 eps
1997 Series
Series
Acting Appearances in Series
Series cast credits for Hiroshi Nishikiori.
