Katsuhiko Nishijima

Best known as the creator of Project AKohttps://anilist.co/anime/212/. He is particularly noted for his work during the 80s going all out in Urusei Yatsurahttps://anilist.co/anime/1293/ and many OVAs and films such as Outlandershttps://anilist.co/anime/1940/ and Dirty Pairhttps://anilist.co/anime/1796/. He is among the many Kanadahttps://anilist.co/staff/106398/influenced animators of the 80s and his work is recognizable from its wideeyed characters attention to anatomical detail and characterful impact frames. Initially he wanted to be a mangaka but enrolled in university instead after not being sure if he could make a living though he did drop out after a year. During his short lived time there he was watching Gundamhttps://anilist.co/anime/80/ and had sent a letter to Yoshiyuki Tominohttps://anilist.co/staff/97337/ with the hopes of joining Sunrisehttps://anilist.co/studio/14/. They werent accepting inbetweeners at this time so a producer of theirs referred him to Studio Livehttps://anilist.co/studio/6460/ which he then joined after passing an entrance test in 1979. There he studied under the studios founder Toyoo Ashidahttps://anilist.co/staff/110953/ and started gaining attention for his work on Urusei Yatsura. After working at Studio Deenhttps://anilist.co/studio/37/ for a while he took part in the establishment of Studio Graviton alongside Hideaki Annohttps://anilist.co/staff/100111/ Shouichi Masuohttps://anilist.co/staff/133909/ and Kouji Itouhttps://anilist.co/staff/101166/. He then went freelance and worked regularly for Studio Fantasiahttps://anilist.co/studio/24/. Lately he has shifted more and more towards directing and storyboarding rather than animating himself often collaborating with his longtime friends Yuuji Moriyamahttps://anilist.co/staff/100658/ and Noriyasu Yamauchihttps://anilist.co/staff/112903/.