Atsushi Nigorikawa

**Atsushi Nigorikawa**
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**Profile**
**Gender:**
Male
**Location:**
Tokyo, Japan
**Position:**
Technical director
**Years active:**
1995-present
**Website:**
[Twitter Account](https://x.com/nigoMT09)
**Atsushi Nigorikawa** (濁川 敦 ,*Nigorikawa Atsushi*[?](/wiki/Help:Japanese "Help:Japanese")) is a Japanese animator and technical director. He takes part in the production of *Detective Conan* [anime](/wiki/Anime "Anime") and [movies](/wiki/Movies "Movies").
## Contents
* [1 Biography](#Biography)
* [2 Works in Detective Conan](#Works_in_Detective_Conan)
+ [2.1 Movies](#Movies)
+ [2.2 Specials](#Specials)
* [3 Other notable works](#Other_notable_works)
+ [3.1 Anime](#Anime)
* [4 References](#References)
## Biography[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Atsushi_Nigorikawa&action=edit&section=1 "Edit section: Biography")]
Atsushi Nigorikawa graduated from the manga research club of [Musashino Art University](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Musashino_Art_University "wikipedia:Musashino Art University"), where he was an underclassman of [Rokuro Shinofusa](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ja:%E7%AF%A0%E6%88%BF%E5%85%AD%E9%83%8E "wikipedia:ja:篠房六郎")[](#cite_note-A-1). He first joined animation studio [Nippon Animation](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nippon_Animation "wikipedia:Nippon Animation")[](#cite_note-A-1). He was first active between 1998 and 1999 as a storyboard artist and production assistant for long-running anime series [Chibi Maruko-chan](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chibi_Maruko-chan "wikipedia:Chibi Maruko-chan")[](#cite_note-A-1). From then onwards, Nigorikawa landed contracts regularly for animated series[](#cite_note-A-1). He became known for his storyboarding in *Naruto* between 2002 and 2007, and later *Naruto: Shippuden* until 2017[](#cite_note-A-1). His most notable episodes were episodes 246, 355 and 363[](#cite_note-A-1).
He first became involved with *Detective Conan* in 2016, becoming a technical director in movie 20, [The Darkest Nightmare](/wiki/The_Darkest_Nightmare "The Darkest Nightmare"). He performed the same task in the following movie, [The Crimson Love Letter](/wiki/The_Crimson_Love_Letter "The Crimson Love Letter"). In late 2016, he was also a technical director for the TV special [Episode One: The Great Detective Turned Small](/wiki/Episode_One:_The_Great_Detective_Turned_Small "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](/wiki/Detective_Conan "Detective Conan")[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Atsushi_Nigorikawa&action=edit&section=2 "Edit section: Works in Detective Conan")]
### Movies[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Atsushi_Nigorikawa&action=edit&section=3 "Edit section: Movies")]
Participation in: **2** movies
| Movie | Title | Original airdate | Role | Note |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 20 | [The Darkest Nightmare](/wiki/The_Darkest_Nightmare "The Darkest Nightmare") | April 16, 2016 | Technical director |  |
| 21 | [The Crimson Love Letter](/wiki/The_Crimson_Love_Letter "The Crimson Love Letter") | April 15, 2017 | Technical director |  |
### Specials[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Atsushi_Nigorikawa&action=edit&section=4 "Edit section: Specials")]
Participation in: **1** special
| Special | Title | Original airdate | Role | Note |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 6 | [Episode One: The Great Detective Turned Small](/wiki/Episode_One:_The_Great_Detective_Turned_Small "Episode One: The Great Detective Turned Small") | December 9, 2016 | Technical director |  |
## Other notable works[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Atsushi_Nigorikawa&action=edit&section=5 "Edit section: Other notable works")]
### Anime[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Atsushi_Nigorikawa&action=edit&section=6 "Edit section: 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