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'''Kinu Nishimura''' (西村 キヌ, ''Nishimura Kinu'', born sometime in 1969 in the Hyogo Prefecture) is a Japanese illustrator, character designer, and game creator. She is mainly known for being one of [[Capcom]]'s main designers. Her real name is unknown -as her alias originated from her mother's maiden name- and she is affectionately referred to as "Kinu-sensei". Her bloodtype is A.
'''Kinu Nishimura''' (西村 キヌ, ''Nishimura Kinu'', born sometime in 1969 in the Hyogo Prefecture) is a Japanese illustrator, character designer, and game creator. She is mainly known for being one of [[Capcom]]'s main designers. Her real name is unknown -as her alias originated from her mother's maiden name- and she is affectionately referred to as "Kinu-sensei". Her bloodtype is A.
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During her first year in middle school, she cleaned up [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tomonori_Kogawa Tomonori Kogawa's] drawings for ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Combat_Mecha_Xabungle Combat Mecha Xabungle]''. She decided to pursue art for her career during her second year. While she was attending the Kyoto University of Art & Design, she touched up illustrations done by [[Akiman]] (who was a big inspiration to her) for [[Final Fight]] and [[Magic Sword]]. She was hired by Capcom in 1991 and was one of the first artists in the company to illustrate primarily with Photoshop.
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During her first year in middle school, she cleaned up [[Wikipedia:Tomonori Kogawa|Tomonori Kogawa]]'s drawings for ''[[Wikipedia:Combat Mecha Xabungle|Combat Mecha Xabungle]]''. She decided to pursue art for her career during her second year. While she was attending the Kyoto University of Art & Design, she touched up illustrations done by [[Akiman]] (who was a big inspiration to her) for ''[[Final Fight]]'' and ''[[Magic Sword]]''. She was hired by Capcom in 1991 and was one of the first artists in the company to illustrate primarily with Photoshop.
==Works for Capcom==
==Works for Capcom==
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* [[King Of Dragons]] - monster illustrations
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* ''[[King Of Dragons]]'' - monster illustrations
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* [[Saturday Night Slam Masters]] - in-game character portraits
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* ''[[Saturday Night Slam Masters]]'' - in-game character portraits
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* [[Street Fighter II]] - (also for ''Champion Edition~Turbo''): promotional + main illustrator
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* ''[[Street Fighter II]]'' - (also for ''Champion Edition~Turbo''): promotional + main illustrator
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* [[Varth: Operation Thunderstorm]] - promotional illustrator
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* ''[[Varth: Operation Thunderstorm]]'' - promotional illustrator
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* [[Armored Warriors]] - character design, promotional illustrator
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* ''[[Armored Warriors]]'' - character design, promotional illustrator
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* [[Cyberbots: Fullmetal Madness]] - character designer, promotional illustrator
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* ''[[Cyberbots: Fullmetal Madness]]'' - character designer, promotional illustrator
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* [[Dungeons & Dragons: Shadow over Mystara]] - character designer, promotional illustrator
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* ''[[Dungeons & Dragons: Shadow over Mystara]]'' - character designer, promotional illustrator
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* [[Rival Schools: United By Fate]] - promotional illustrator
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* ''[[Rival Schools: United By Fate]]'' - promotional illustrator
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* [[Street Fighter III]] - (also for ''3rd Strike'') character designer, promotional illustrator, in-game artwork
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* ''[[Street Fighter III]]'' - (also for ''3rd Strike'') character designer, promotional illustrator, in-game artwork
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* [[Gaia Master]] - character designer, promotional illustrator, in-game artwork
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* ''[[Gaia Master]]'' - character designer, promotional illustrator, in-game artwork
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* [[Capcom vs. SNK]] - main illustrator (alongside [[Shinkiro]]), promotional illustrator
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* ''[[Capcom vs. SNK]]'' - main illustrator (alongside [[Shinkiro]]), promotional illustrator
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* [[Cannon Spike]] - character designer, promotional illustrator
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* ''[[Cannon Spike]]'' - character designer, promotional illustrator
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* [[Capcom vs. SNK 2]] - main illustrator (alongside Shinkiro), promotional illustrator
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* ''[[Capcom vs. SNK 2]]'' - main illustrator (alongside Shinkiro), promotional illustrator
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* [[Darkstalkers Chronicle: The Chaos Tower]] - package illustration
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* ''[[Darkstalkers Chronicle: The Chaos Tower]]'' - package illustration
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* '''War of the Grail''' - character designer, promotional illustrator
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* '''''War of the Grail''''' - character designer, promotional illustrator
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* ''Studio Bent - All About Capcom'' - cover, miscellaneous illustrations
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* '''''Studio Bent - All About Capcom''''' - cover, miscellaneous illustrations
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* ''Capcom Design Works'' published by Famitsu - cover, miscellaneous illustrations
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* '''''Capcom Design Works''''' published by Famitsu - cover, miscellaneous illustrations
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* [[Darkstalkers (Series)#Merchandise|Vampire Graphic File]] - cover, miscellaneous illustrations
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* ''[[Darkstalkers Series#Merchandise|Vampire Graphic File]]'' - cover, miscellaneous illustrations
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* [[Street Fighter IV]]
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* ''[[Street Fighter IV]]''
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* [[Marvel vs. Capcom 3: Fate of Two Worlds]] - promotional art
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* ''[[Marvel vs. Capcom 3: Fate of Two Worlds]]'' - promotional art
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==Notes==
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== Trivia ==
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Several of her illustrations have been complied into artbooks or adapted for [http://www.goodsmile.info/detail/jpn/2359/%E8%A5%BF%E6%9D%91%E3%82%AD%E3%83%8C%E3%82%B3%E3%83%AC%E3%82%AF%E3%82%B7%E3%83%A7%E3%83%B3+%E3%83%A2%E3%83%AA%E3%82%AC%E3%83%B3.html figurine collections].
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* Several of her illustrations have been complied into artbooks or adapted for [http://www.goodsmile.info/detail/jpn/2359/%E8%A5%BF%E6%9D%91%E3%82%AD%E3%83%8C%E3%82%B3%E3%83%AC%E3%82%AF%E3%82%B7%E3%83%A7%E3%83%B3+%E3%83%A2%E3%83%AA%E3%82%AC%E3%83%B3.html figurine collections].
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Kinu has said she is most proud of the work she has done for ''Dungeons & Dragons: Shadow over Mystara''.
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* Kinu has stated that she is most proud of the work she has done for ''Dungeons & Dragons: Shadow over Mystara''.
== Gallery ==
== Gallery ==