Aoi Nishimata

Aoi Nishimata (西又葵, Nishimata Aoi) (born June 4, 1977) is a female Japanese visual novel character designer and illustrator who works for Navel.

Aoi Nishimata
西又葵
Born	(1977-06-04) June 4, 1977
Occupation	Visual novel character designer and illustrator
Employer	Navel
Notable work	Shuffle!, We Without Wings

Hiro Suzuhira and Aoi Nishimata have known each other from high school; their first work, Ritual, was introduced in 1996. In 2003, she joined Navel along with Hiro Suzuhira, illustrating Shuffle!.[1] She then went on to make Really? Really! and We Without Wings (Oretachi ni Tsubasa wa Nai).

In April 23, 2016, Nishimata announced her marriage to voice actor Junichi Miyake via her blog. The ceremony was held on May 5, 2015 at Tokyo Disneyland. Nishimata also announced that she published a book containing wedding photo and an essay, titled "Nishimata Aoi ga Dansei Seiyū to no Kekkon o Kimeta Riyū" (西又葵が男性声優との結婚を決めた理由, lit. "Why Aoi Nishimata Decided to Marry a Voice Actor") on June 24, 2016.[2]

Works

Video games

List of works in video games

Year	Series	Crew role	Publisher, Notes	Source[3]
2000	Natsuiro kenjutsu komachi	Character design and drafts	NEC IC
2001	21-Two One-	Character design and original illustration	Basil and PrincessSoft
2002	Cherry Petals Fall Like Teardrops	Character design and original illustration	Basil
2004–09	Shuffle!	Character design and original illustration	Navel, also On the Stage, Essence+ and other ports
2004	Final Approach	Character design and drafts	PrincessSoft
2005	Lovely Idol	Character design and drafts	PrincessSoft
2006–09	Really? Really!	Character design and original illustration	Navel, also DS version and other ports
2007	Nee Pon? × Rai Pon!	Character design and original illustration	Navel
2008	Oretachi ni Tsubasa wa Nai ~Prelude~	Character design and original illustration	Navel
2009	We Without Wings	Character design and original illustration	Navel, also updates and PS3 and Vita ports	[4]
2010	Marriage Royale: Prism Story	Character design	ASCII Media Works
2010	Hello Kitty to Issho: Block Crash 123!	Character design and illustration for Urarayu Ichihana	Nishimata's Kittyler, Sanrio	[5]
2010	Oretachi ni Tsubasa wa Nai ~After Story~	Character design and original illustration	Navel
2010	Sekai Seifuku Kanojo	Character design and original illustration	Navel
	Bless: Close Your Eyes, Open Your Mind	Character design, coloring, and original illustration	Basil

Anime

List of works in anime

Year	Series	Crew role	Notes	Source[3]
2004	Final Approach	Original character design		[6]
2005	Shuffle!	Original Illustration		[7][6]
2006	Lovely Idol	Original character design		[6]
2007	Shuffle! Memories	Original character design
2011	We Without Wings	Character Editor, Producer	Also ending song lyrics "Paranoia"	[8][9][10]

Books

List of works in books

Year	Title	Role	Publisher	Notes	Source[3]
1998	West again	Author	Akane Comics	Nishimata's first book	[11]
2001–04	Men's Young	Cover art	Futabasha	December 2001 to September 2004 issues
2001–04	Lovely Idol: Lovery Idol	Original Character design and illustration	Magi-Cu	light novels
2005	Judgement Chime ja:ジャッジメントちゃいむ	Character design and illustration	ja:E☆2
2006–11	Marriage Royale	Character design and illustration	Dengeki G's Magazine	light novels
2006–07	Lovely Idol: New Lyrics	Character design and illustration	Magical Cute	light novels
2009	Nyandafuru!! にゃんだふる!!	Author	Asuka shinsha	Animal photo book
2009	I'm Aoi Nishimata	Author	Asuka shinsha	Illustration book
2009	Koharu bara hiyori no ikusei nikki ja:小春原日和の育成日記	Authored by Yusaku Igarashi, Illustrated by Nishimata	Dengeki
2010	Vivid	Author	Kadokawa Shoten	Nishimata's first art book

Contributor

• Star Wars Art: Visions (2010)[12][13]
• Higashi Nihon Daishinsai Charity Dōjinshi (The Great Eastern Japan Earthquake Charity Dojinshi) (2011)[14]

References

1. "Shuffle's Aoi Nishimata to Draw in Star Wars Book". Anime News Network. 25 March 2009. Retrieved 23 September 2011.
2. "Voice Actor Junichi Miyake, Artist Aoi Nishimata Marry". Anime News Network. Retrieved 13 August 2016.
3. "西又葵　オフィシャルサイト". jokertype.com. Archived from the original on 18 March 2015. Retrieved 28 July 2015.
4. "We Without Wings PS3/Vita Ports Delayed 1 Month". Anime News Network. Retrieved 28 July 2015.
5. "ハローキティといっしょ！ キャラクター". with-kitty.com. Retrieved 28 July 2015.
6. Clements & McCarthy 2014
7. "The Man Who Could Become a God or a Demon!". Shuffle!. Episode 1.
8. "For Example, That Kind of Fairytale". We Without Wings.
9. "Crunchyroll to Simulcast Ore-tachi ni Tsubasa wa Nai". Anime News Network. Retrieved 28 July 2015.
10. "OreTsuba, HoshiKaka, Freezing, Gaku Promos Streamed". Anime News Network. Retrieved 28 July 2015.
11. "単行本：West again(アカネコミックス)" [Paperback: West again (Akane Comics)]. Media Arts Database (in Japanese). Japan: Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved July 27, 2015.
12. "Shuffle's Aoi Nishimata to Draw in Star Wars Book". Anime News Network. Retrieved 28 July 2015.
13. "Star Wars Art: Visions". ComicAttack. Retrieved 28 July 2015.
14. "Manga Artists Unite in Dōjinshi Book for Quake Charity". Anime News Network. Retrieved 28 July 2015.

Book references

• Clements, Jonathan; McCarthy, Helen (2014). The Anime Encyclopedia, 3rd Revised Edition: A Century of Japanese Animation. Stone Bridge Press. 1200. ISBN 9781611729092.

External links

• Official website (in Japanese)
• Aoi Nishimata at Anime News Network's encyclopedia