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{{Infobox Director
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|name        =Shinji Nishikawa
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|caption      =Shinji Nishikawa
|caption      =Nishikawa in 2015
|birthday    =October 2, 1964
|birthday    =October 2, 1964
|birthplace  =[[Kyoto]], [[Japan]]
|birthplace  =[[Kyoto]], Kyoto, [[Japan]]
|firstfilm    =''[[Godzilla vs. Biollante]]'' (1989)
|occupation    =[[:Category:Artists|Illustrator]], designer, storyboardist
|notablefilm  =''[[Godzilla 2000: Millennium]]'' (1999)
|first        =''[[Godzilla vs. Biollante]]'' (1989)
|notable      =''[[Godzilla 2000: Millennium]]'' (1999)
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|wikipedia       =https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/西川伸司
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'''Shinji Nishikawa''' {{Nihongo|西川伸司|Nishikawa Shinji}}, also known by the pen name ‘’’MASH’’’,  is a [[Japan]]ese artist. Nishikawa has worked as a designer on the majority of the [[Heisei era|Heisei]] and [[Millennium era|Millennium]] [[Godzilla (Franchise)|Godzilla]] films, starting with ‘’[[Godzilla vs. Biollante]]’’ in 1989. In addition, Nishikawa has worked on non-Godzilla tokusatsu projects such as the Toho film ''[[Rebirth of Mothra III]]'', and several recent entries in [[Tsuburaya Productions]]’ [[w:c:ultra:Ultra Series|Ultra Series]]. Nishikawa has also illustrated Godzilla-related manga, such as ''Godzilla: Legend'' and the ongoing ‘’Monster King Godzilla’’ manga that is serialized in ‘’TV Magazine’’.  
'''Shinji Nishikawa''' {{Nihongo|西川 伸司|Nishikawa Shinji}}, also known by the pen name '''MASH''',  is a [[Japan]]ese artist. Nishikawa has worked as a designer on the majority of the [[Heisei era|Heisei]] and [[Millennium era|Millennium]] [[Godzilla (franchise)|Godzilla]] films, starting with ''[[Godzilla vs. Biollante]]'' in 1989. In addition, Nishikawa has worked on non-Godzilla tokusatsu projects such as Toho's ''[[Rebirth of Mothra]]'' trilogy, and several recent entries in [[Tsuburaya Productions]]' [[wikia:w:c:ultra:Ultra Series|''Ultra'' series]]. Nishikawa has also illustrated Godzilla-related manga, such as ''Godzilla: Legend'' and the ''Monster King Godzilla'' manga that was serialized in ''TV Magazine''.
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==Selected filmography==
*''[[Godzilla vs. Biollante]]'' (1989) - [[Biollante]] designer [with Atsuhiko Sugita, Noritaka Suzuki]
*''[[Mothra vs. Bagan]]'' (1990) - Design works [unmade]
*''[[Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah]]'' (1991) - [[King Ghidorah (Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah)|King Ghidorah]] designer
*''[[Godzilla vs. Gigamoth]]'' (1992) - Design works [unmade]
*''[[Godzilla vs. Mothra]]'' (1992) - Design works [with [[Minoru Yoshida]], [[Ryu Hariken|Hidemi Miyata]], Atsuhiko Sugita, Kunio Aoi]
*''[[Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II]]'' (1993) - Design works [with Minoru Yoshida, Kunio Aoi, Naoshi Yasui, Atsuhiko Sugita, Hidemi Miyata]
*''[[Monster Planet of Godzilla]]'' (1994) - Mechanic design [uncredited]
*''[[Orochi, the Eight-Headed Dragon]]'' (1994) - Design works [with Minoru Yoshida, Atsuhiko Sugita, Hideo Okamoto, [[Yuji Sakai]], Hiroshi Sagae]
*''[[Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla]]'' (1994) - Design works [with Minoru Yoshida, Ryu Hariken]
*''[[Godzilla vs. Destoroyah]]'' (1995) - Design works [with Minoru Yoshida, Satoshi Imai, Hideo Okamoto, Hideki Oka]
*''[[Rebirth of Mothra]]'' (1996) - Design works [with Minoru Yoshida, Hideo Okamoto, Takayuki Sakai, Hideki Oka, Ryu Hariken]
*''[[Rebirth of Mothra 2]]'' (1997) - Design works [with Minoru Yoshida, Hideo Okamoto, Takayuki Sakai, Ryu Hariken]
*''[[Rebirth of Mothra 3]]'' (1998) - Character design [with Yasushi Torisawa]
*''[[Godzilla 2000: Millennium]]'' (1999) - Design works [with Ryu Hariken, Yasushi Torisawa, Hideo Okamoto, Yuji Sakai] / storyboards [uncredited]
*''[[Godzilla vs. Megaguirus]]'' (2000) - Design works
*''[[Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla]]'' (2002) - Design works [with Hiroshi Maruyama]
*''[[Godzilla: Tokyo SOS]]'' (2003) - Design works
*''[[The Gransazers]]'' (TV 2003-2004) - Design works [with [[Fuyuki Shinada]], Hideo Okamoto]
*''[[The Justirisers]]'' (TV 2004-2005) - Design works [with Naoki Ogiwara]
*''[[Godzilla Final Wars]]'' (2004) - Storyboards / monster design
*''[[Super Fleet Sazer-X]]'' (TV 2005-2006) - Design works [with Futoshi Nagata, Kazusa Masaki, Minoru Yoshida]
*''[[Super Fleet Sazer-X the Movie]]'' (2005) - Design [with Futoshi Nagata, Kazusa Masaki, Minoru Yoshida] / storyboards
*''[[Kawaii! JeNny]]'' (TV 2007) - Design works
*''[[Go! Godman (film)|Go! Godman]]'' (2008) - Background painter [uncredited]
*''[[The God of Clay]]'' (2011) - Storyboards
*''[[wikia:w:c:ultra:Ultraman Ginga (series)|Ultraman Ginga]]'' (TV 2013) - Storyboards
*''[[wikia:w:c:ultra:Ultraman Ginga: Theater Special|Ultraman Ginga: Theater Special]]'' (2013) - Storyboards
*''[[wikia:w:c:ultra:Ultraman Ginga S|Ultraman Ginga S]]'' (TV 2014) - Storyboards
*''[[wikia:w:c:ultra:Ultraman X (series)|Ultraman X]]'' (TV 2015) - Storyboards
*''[[wikia:w:c:ultra:Ultraman X The Movie: Here Comes! Our Ultraman|Ultraman X the Movie]]'' (2016) - Storyboards
*''[[wikia:w:c:ultra:Ultraman Orb (series)|Ultraman Orb]]'' (TV 2016) - Storyboards
*''[[wikia:w:c:ultra:Ultraman Geed (series)|Ultraman Geed]]'' (TV 2017) - Storyboards
*''[[wikia:w:c:ultra:SSSS.GRIDMAN|SSSS.GRIDMAN]]'' (TV 2018) - Monster design
*''[[Dream Challenge: Godzilla Appears in Sukagawa]]'' (2019) - Storyboards
*''[[wikia:w:c:ultra:SSSS.DYNAZENON|SSSS.DYNAZENON]]'' (TV 2021) - Monster design
*''[[Brush of the God]]'' (2024) - Design [with Akira Takahashi]
*Japanese [[McDonald's]] [https://twitter.com/McDonaldsJapan/status/1739843546914476288 commercial] (2024) - Design


==Kaiju Filmography==
==Selected bibliography==
''[[Godzilla vs. Biollante]]'' (1989)
===Illustrator===
''[[Mothra vs. Bagan]]’’ (1990) [unmade]
*''[[Godzilla: Legend]]'' (1987)
''[[Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah]]'' (1991)
*''Mega Monster Battle: Ultra Adventure'' (2007-2008)
''[[Godzilla vs. Gigamoth]]'' (1992) [unmade]
*''Mega Monster Battle: Ultra Adventure Neo'' (2009-2010)
''[[Godzilla vs. Mothra]]'' (1992)
*''Mega Monster Rush: Ultra Frontier'' (2013-2015)
''[[Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II]]'' (1993)
*''[[Monster King Godzilla (manga)|Monster King Godzilla]]'' (2016)
‘’[[Yamato Takeru (film)|Yamato Takeru]]’’ (1994)
===Author===
''[[Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla]]'' (1994)
*''[[Shinji Nishikawa: Drawing Book of Godzilla]]'' (2016)
''[[Godzilla vs. Destoroyah]]'' (1995)
*''[[Shinji Nishikawa Design Works]]'' (2019)
''[[Rebirth of Mothra III]]'' ([1998])
*''[[Ultra Star God Series Completion]]'' (2021) [with various]
''[[Godzilla 2000: Millennium]]'' (1999)
*''[[GODZILLA Great Anatomical Picture Book]]'' (2023)
''[[Godzilla vs. Megaguirus]]'' (2000)
==Designed monsters==
''[[Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla]]'' (2002)
*[[Biollante]] (''[[Godzilla vs. Biollante]]'') [partially]
''[[Godzilla: Tokyo S.O.S.]]'' (2003)
*[[Mothra]], [[Bagan]] (''[[Mothra vs. Bagan]]'') [scrapped]
''[[Godzilla: Final Wars]]'' (2004)
*[[King Ghidorah (Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah)|King Ghidorah]], [[Mecha-King Ghidorah]], [[Dorat]], [[Godzillasaurus]] (''[[Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah]]'')
''[[Super Star Fleet Sazer X]]'' (TV 2005-2006)
*[[Gigamoth]] (''[[Micro Super Battle: Godzilla vs. Gigamoth]]'', ''[[Godzilla vs. Gigamoth]]'') [scrapped]
''[[Kawaii! JeNny]]'' (TV 2007)
*[[Mothra (Godzilla vs. Mothra)|Mothra Larva]], [[Battra]], [[MBAW-93]] (''[[Godzilla vs. Mothra]]'')
‘’[[God of Clay]]’’ (2011)
*[[Rodan (Heisei)|Rodans]], [[White Rodan]], [[Transforming Mechagodzilla]] (''[[Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II (early drafts)|Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II]]'') [scrapped]
''[[w:c:ultra:Ultraman Ginga (series)|Ultraman Ginga]]'' (TV 2013)
*[[Mechagodzilla (Heisei)|Mechagodzilla]] [partially], [[Godzilla Junior|BabyGodzilla]] (''[[Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II]]'')
''[[w:c:ultra:Ultraman Ginga: Theater Special|Ultraman Ginga: Theater Special]]'' (2013)
*[[Utsuno Ikusagami]], [[Amano Shiratori]], [[Kumasogami]], [[Kaishin Muba]], [[Yamata no Orochi]] [partially] (''[[Orochi, the Eight-Headed Dragon]]'')
''[[w:c:ultra:Ultraman Ginga S|Ultraman Ginga S]]'' (TV 2014)
*''[[AstroGodzilla]]'' (''[[Godzilla vs. AstroGodzilla]]'') [scrapped]
''[[w:c:ultra:Ultraman X (series)|Ultraman X]]'' (TV 2015)
*[[Godzilla Junior|LittleGodzilla]], [[SpaceGodzilla]] [partially], [[Moguera|MOGUERA]] [partially] (''[[Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla]]'')
''[[w:c:ultra:Ultraman X The Movie: Here Comes! Our Ultraman|Ultraman X the Movie]]'' (2016)
*[[Anguirus]], [[Ghost Godzilla]] (''[[Godzilla vs. Godzilla]]'') [scrapped]
''[[w:c:ultra:Ultraman Orb (series)|Ultraman Orb]]'' (TV 2016)
*[[Barubaroi]] (''[[Godzilla vs. Barubaroi]]'') [scrapped]
==Illustrating Credits==
*[[Godzilla Junior]], [[Super X3]], [[CLT-95]], [[Destoroyah]] [partially], [[G-END]] [scrapped] (''[[Godzilla vs. Destoroyah]]'')
''[[Godzilla: Legend]]''
*[[Desghidorah]], [[Garugaru]] (''[[Rebirth of Mothra]]'')
''[[Monster King Godzilla (manga)|Monster King Godzilla]]''
*[[Dagahra]], [[Ghogo]], [[Barem]] (''[[Rebirth of Mothra 2]]'')
''Mega Monster Battle: Ultra Adventure''
*[[Mothra Leo|Aqua Mothra, Armor Mothra, Eternal Mothra]], [[Fairy Mothra|Fairy]], [[King Ghidorah (Rebirth of Mothra 3)|King Ghidorah, Cretaceous King Ghidorah]] (''[[Rebirth of Mothra 3]]'')
==Books==
*[[Godzilla (Godzilla 2000: Millennium)|Godzilla]] [partially], [[Millennian]], [[Millennian UFO]] (''[[Godzilla 2000: Millennium]]'')
''[[Shinji Nishikawa: Drawing Book of Godzilla]]''
*[[Megaguirus]], [[Meganulon]], [[Meganulon#Meganula|Meganula]], [[GX-813 Griffon]], SGS, [[Dimension Tide]] (''[[Godzilla vs. Megaguirus]]'')
==Designed Monsters==
*[[Kiryu]], [[Godzilla (First Generation)|Godzilla's]] skeleton (''[[Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla]]'')
[[Biollante]] (partially)
*[[Kiryu]], [[Liopleurodon]] [scrapped], [[Kamoebas]], [[Mothra (Godzilla: Tokyo SOS)|Mothra imago]] and [[Mothra (Godzilla: Tokyo SOS)|larvae]] (''[[Godzilla: Tokyo SOS]]'')
[[Mothra]] (‘’[[Mothra vs. Bagan]]’’)
*[[Impactor Radia]], [[Impactor Lucia]], [[Stiuks]], [[Bislian]]s, [[Killerdian]], [[Fedora]], [[Gadoulean]], [[Kliminelean]], [[Freed]], [[Boscheat]], [[Troius]], [[Cableon]] (''[[The Gransazers]]''){{sfn|Maruyama et al.|2021|pp=84-85}}
[[Bagan]]
*[[Deafrog]], [[Troydon]], [[Leogaias]], [[King Zero]], [[Twins Knight]]s, [[Devorus]], [[Scaraberes]], [[Leogaias|Leogaias II]], [[Dorag]], [[Megarion]], [[Kurogane]] (''[[The Justirisers]]''){{sfn|Maruyama et al.|2021|pp=85-86}}
[[Meganulon]] (unused concept art from 1991)
*[[Anguirus]], [[Rodan (Millennium)|Rodan]], [[Mothra (Godzilla Final Wars)|Mothra]], [[King Caesar]], [[Ebirah]], [[Kumonga]], [[Kamacuras]], [[Minilla]], [[Hedorah]], [[Manda]] (''[[Godzilla Final Wars]]'')
[[Godzillasaurus]]
*[[Winmira]], [[Drill-Angler]], [[Thundera]], [[Divider]], [[Black Lio]] (''[[Super Fleet Sazer-X]]''){{sfn|Maruyama et al.|2021|pp=86-87}}
[[Dorat]]
*[[New Boscheat]], [[Mammoth Boscheat]] (''[[Super Fleet Sazer-X the Movie]]'')
[[King Ghidorah/Heisei|Heisei King Ghidorah]]/[[Mecha-King Ghidorah]]
*God of Clay (''[[The God of Clay]]'')
[[Battra]]/[[Gigamoth]]
*[[wikia:w:c:ultra:Ghoulghilas|Ghoulghilas]], [[wikia:w:c:ultra:Ghoulghilas|Mecha Ghoulghilas]], [[wikia:w:c:ultra:Dévadadan|Dévadadan]], [[wikia:w:c:ultra:Anti|Anti (Kaiju Form)]] (''[[wikia:w:c:ultra:SSSS.GRIDMAN|SSSS.GRIDMAN]]'')
[[Godzilla Junior|Baby Godzilla, Little Godzilla, Godzilla Junior]]
*Agnitor (''Dawn of the Monsters'')
[[Mechagodzilla (Heisei)|Heisei Mechagodzilla]]/[[Transforming Mechagodzilla]]
*McDonald's mecha (Japanese [[McDonald's]] [https://twitter.com/McDonaldsJapan/status/1739843546914476288 commercial])<ref name="McD">{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/McDonaldsJapan/status/1740658916491444441|title=#ゴジラVSマクドナルド 極秘設計図、公開。 あのメカゴジラも手がけた 西川伸司さんがデザイン！ @MASH_nishikawa テレビCMはこちら→ http://w.mdj.jp/1a20ok/|author=@McDonaldsJapan|date=29 December 2023|work=Twitter}}</ref>
[[Fairy Mothra]]
 
[[Rodan]] (partially)
==Merchandise==
[[M.O.G.U.E.R.A.]]
===SD illustrations===
[[SpaceGodzilla]]/[[AstroGodzilla]]
Shinji Nishikawa has illustrated many characters and monsters from the [[Godzilla (franchise)|''Godzilla'' franchise]] in super-deformed (SD) style, that has appeared in several past media. Some illustrations, alongside new ones, have been used for calendars, masking tape, and coasters. His illustrations of [[Orga]] and [[Megaguirus]] were later used for their [[Trademark icons|trademark icons]].
[[Utsuno Ikusagami]]
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[[Amano Shiratori]]
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[[Kumasogami]]
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[[Kaishin Muba]]
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[[Orochi]] (‘’[[Yamato Takeru (film)|Yamato Takeru]]’’)
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[[Anguirus]] (‘’[[Godzilla vs. Ghost Godzilla]]’’)
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[[Destoroyah]]/[[Barubaroi]]/[[Ghost Godzilla]]
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[[Mothra Leo]] (Imago), Aqua Mothra, LightSpeed Mothra, Armor Mothra
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[[Desghidorah]]
====Calendars====
[[Garu Garu]]
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[[Dagahra]]
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[[Ghogo]]
File:b2087515b6a5452e52d5fcff49a13463.jpg
[[Barem]]
File:527bfa07c1b74bda28b66cfa10602ffd.jpg
[[King Ghidorah/Rebirth of Mothra III|Modern Type King Ghidorah/Cretaceous King Ghidorah]]
File:3ee1c96971856d8a7bdcafa9c2df17bf.jpg
[[Primitive Mothra]]
File:c4a84fa5b9b83b99c5a0a0db1cce6086.jpg
[[Orga]] and [[Millennian]]
File:b2639a1f89d4330c0b61e5e29ac6cadc.jpg
[[Megaguirus]]
File:e3bc3cbff56881f07bcf4ea00f8bf3bc.jpg
[[Meganulon]]/[[Meganulon#Meganula|Meganula]] (‘’[[Godzilla vs. Megaguirus]]’’)
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[[Kiryu]] and Battle Pack
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[[Godzilla/1954|Godzilla's]] Skeleton
====Coasters====
[[Kamoebas]]/[[Liopleurodon]] (‘’[[Godzilla: Tokyo S.O.S.]]’’)
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[[Mothra/Tokyo S.O.S. (Imago)|Mothra Imago]] and [[Mothra/Tokyo S.O.S. (Larva)|Larvae]] (‘’[[Godzilla: Tokyo S.O.S.]]’’)
<gallery>
[[Mothra/Final Wars|Mothra]], [[Minilla]], [[Anguirus]], [[King Caesar]], [[Hedorah]], [[Rodan]], [[Manda]], [[Kamacuras]], [[Ebirah]], [[Kumonga]] (‘’[[Godzilla: Final Wars]]’’)
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God of Clay
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==External Links==
File:d5acdf48b359f2fb89b23c5b44ba34e6.jpg|[[Jet Jaguar]], [[Mechagodzilla (Showa)|Mechagodzilla 1974]] and [[Megalon]]
[http://www.davmil.org/www.kaijuconversations.com/nishikaw.htm Interview by David Milner.]
File:3257baacc0a07524bc537353760b7b61.jpg|[[Gaira]], [[Sanda]], [[Type 66 Maser Cannon]] and [[Gotengo]]
[http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2016-06-24/godzilla-designer-shinji-nishikawa-holds-1st-solo-exhibition-in-shibuya/.103488 Shinji Nishikawa holds first Solo Exhibition in Shibuya.]
File:a1de4cabeed8ec37ba82b97007998e62.jpg|[[Shobijin]], [[Xilien]], [[Hedorah]] and [[Miki Fujinomiya]]
{{Real People}}
File:bc1c38e68bbe4106a6068b85386cba75.jpg|[[Mothra (Second Generation)|Mothra larvae]], [[Mothra (Godzilla vs. Mothra)|Mothra 1992]], [[King Ghidorah (Showa)|King Ghidorah 1964]] and [[Gigan|Gigan 1972]]
File:d867bd940391614d26b307e1e962e2b3.jpg|[[Godzilla (First Generation)|Godzilla 1954]], [[KingGoji|Godzilla 1962]], [[MosuGoji|Godzilla 1964]] and [[Rodan (Showa)|Rodan 1956]]
File:57cdf64a5ecb819233538050edf69042.jpg|[[Miana]], [[Maina]] and [[Godzilla Earth]]
File:70c96dd16052b25475f03c6111a167bd.jpg|[[Godzilla (Shin Godzilla)|Godzilla 2016]]
File:40f8acd5d1c1557b4e024d9fd35d46df.jpg|[[Gigan|Gigan 2004]] and [[Kiryu]]
File:194944ca6c3142538f534bcb243a4387.jpg|[[MireGoji|Godzilla 2000]], [[Baragon]] and [[Godzilla (GMK)|Godzilla 2001]]
File:cc64672a9c5d0f9d88c0b33da31350db.jpg|[[Transforming Mechagodzilla|Mechagodzilla (Noriyoshi Ohrai Poster Ver.)]], [[Godzilla Junior|LittleGodzilla]], [[Godzilla (Heisei)|Godzilla 1995]] and [[Destoroyah]]
File:40ee532bc5e01a3b60a5007dbc63e28b.jpg|[[MogeGoji|Godzilla 1994]], [[Biollante]], [[King Ghidorah (Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah)|King Ghidorah 1991]] and [[Mecha-King Ghidorah]]
File:Moth 0.jpg|[[Mothra (Godzilla vs. Mothra)|Mothra 1992]] larva
File:C7SZSv5VAAAVX0J.jpg|[[Mothra Leo]]
File:X160809068 1.jpg|[[Mothra Leo|Aqua Mothra]]
File:X160809068 1a.jpg|[[Mothra Leo|Armor Mothra]]
File:DNIOOPnUMAI4tXH.jpg|[[Megaguirus]], [[Godzilla (Kiryu series)|Godzilla 2002]], [[Rodan (Heisei)|Fire Rodan]] and [[SpaceGodzilla]]
File:DQlDoQ9VAAAIxX8.jpg|[[Battra]]
File:DQlDAl3UQAA82ah.jpg|[[Mechagodzilla (Heisei)|Super Mechagodzilla]]
File:DQlCMnbU8AA57UG.jpg|[[Anguirus (Second Generation)|Anguirus]]
File:D53mETgVUAAH-n7.jpg|[[Orga]]
File:D53l8HXUcAE6Ty9.jpg|[[Battra]] larva
File:D23wyDQU4AEu9ZZ.jpg|[[Monster X]]
File:2019f9b1bd0e2ab654f4f2be8064bc3837c6.jpg|[[Godzilla (Monsterverse)|Godzilla 2019]], [[King Ghidorah (Monsterverse)|King Ghidorah 2019]], [[Mothra (Monsterverse)|Mothra 2019]] and [[Rodan (Monsterverse)|Rodan 2019]]
</gallery>
====Masking tape====
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File:1d2c6707ddb6082d72589cbd901a1ac9.jpg|''[[Godzilla: King of the Monsters]]'' theme
File:3450f8413b2a71ca8c67444b5f8dd147.jpg
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====Keychain====
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File:I-img898x1198-16327506942iearb14.jpg|[[MosuGoji|Godzilla 1964]]
File:i-img898x1198-1630770038gbzfm132847.jpg|[[Mechagodzilla (Showa)|Mechagodzilla 1974]]
I-img898x1198-1630770013ls4crr32811.jpg|[[MogeGoji|Burning Godzilla]]
</gallery>
 
==See also==
*[[Minoru Yoshida]]
==External links==
*[https://twitter.com/MASH_nishikawa Twitter account]
*[http://www.davmil.org/www.kaijuconversations.com/nishikaw.htm Interview by David Milner (December 1995)]
*[https://www.tohokingdom.com/blog/shinji-nishikawa-interview/ Interview by Toho Kingdom (November 2018 to January 2019)]
*[http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2016-06-24/godzilla-designer-shinji-nishikawa-holds-1st-solo-exhibition-in-shibuya/.103488 Shinji Nishikawa holds first Solo Exhibition in Shibuya]
==References==
{{Reflist}}
===Bibliography===
*{{cite book|title=[[Ultra Star God Series Completion]]
|last=Maruyama|first=Takeshi
|last2=Taketomi|first2=Gentaro
|last3=Yamazaki|first3=Gigan
|last4=Akita|first4=Hideo
|last5=Toyota|first5=Tomohisa
|last6=Nakano|first6=Yoo|author-link6=Yosuke Nakano
|last7=Nishikawa|first7=Shinji|author-link7=Shinji Nishikawa
|date=22 February 2021|publisher=Hobby Japan|isbn=978-4-7986-2337-5|ref={{harvid|Maruyama et al.|2021}}}}
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Latest revision as of 21:31, 9 February 2024

Shinji Nishikawa
Nishikawa in 2015
Born October 2, 1964
Kyoto, Kyoto, Japan
Occupation Illustrator, designer, storyboardist
First work Godzilla vs. Biollante (1989)
Notable work Godzilla 2000: Millennium (1999)
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Shinji Nishikawa (西川 伸司,   Nishikawa Shinji), also known by the pen name MASH, is a Japanese artist. Nishikawa has worked as a designer on the majority of the Heisei and Millennium Godzilla films, starting with Godzilla vs. Biollante in 1989. In addition, Nishikawa has worked on non-Godzilla tokusatsu projects such as Toho's Rebirth of Mothra trilogy, and several recent entries in Tsuburaya Productions' Ultra series. Nishikawa has also illustrated Godzilla-related manga, such as Godzilla: Legend and the Monster King Godzilla manga that was serialized in TV Magazine.

Selected filmography

Selected bibliography

Illustrator

  • Godzilla: Legend (1987)
  • Mega Monster Battle: Ultra Adventure (2007-2008)
  • Mega Monster Battle: Ultra Adventure Neo (2009-2010)
  • Mega Monster Rush: Ultra Frontier (2013-2015)
  • Monster King Godzilla (2016)

Author

Designed monsters

Merchandise

SD illustrations

Shinji Nishikawa has illustrated many characters and monsters from the Godzilla franchise in super-deformed (SD) style, that has appeared in several past media. Some illustrations, alongside new ones, have been used for calendars, masking tape, and coasters. His illustrations of Orga and Megaguirus were later used for their trademark icons.

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Calendars

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Coasters

Masking tape

Keychain

See also

External links

References

This is a list of references for Shinji Nishikawa. These citations are used to identify the reliable sources on which this article is based. These references appear inside articles in the form of superscript numbers, which look like this: [1]

  1. ↑ Maruyama et al. 2021, pp. 84-85.
  2. ↑ Maruyama et al. 2021, pp. 85-86.
  3. ↑ Maruyama et al. 2021, pp. 86-87.
  4. ↑ @McDonaldsJapan (29 December 2023). "#ゴジラVSマクドナルド 極秘設計図、公開。 あのメカゴジラも手がけた 西川伸司さんがデザイン！ @MASH_nishikawa テレビCMはこちら→ http://w.mdj.jp/1a20ok/". Twitter. External link in |title= (help)

Bibliography

Staff members
 
Directors
Drama directors
Adam Wingard • Daisuke Sato • Ernest Schoedsack • Eugène Lourié • Gareth Edwards • Hideaki Anno • Hirochika Muraishi • Hiroto Yokokawa • Hiroyuki Seshita • Ishiro Honda • John Guillermin • Jordan Vogt-Roberts • Jun Fukuda • Kazuhiro Nakagawa • Kazuki Omori • Kensho Yamashita • Kimiyoshi Yasuda • Kiyotaka Taguchi‎‎ • Kobun Shizuno • Koji Hashimoto • Kunio Miyoshi • Masaaki Hisamatsu • Masaaki Tezuka • Masaji Nonagase • Merian C. Cooper • Michael Dougherty • Minoru Kawasaki • Motoyoshi Oda • Noriaki Yuasa • Okihiro Yoneda • Peter Jackson • Roland Emmerich • Ryuhei Kitamura • Ryuichi Ichino • Shinji Higuchi • Shinpei Hayashiya • Shizuo Nakajima • Shusuke Kaneko • Takao Okawara • Takashi Miike • Takashi Yamazaki • Takeshi Yagi • Takuya Uenishi • Tomoo Haraguchi • Tokuzo Tanaka • Willis O'Brien • Yoshikazu Ishii • Yoshimitsu Banno • Yusuke Ishida
Effects directors
Assistant directors
 
Artists
Production designers
Illustrators
Propmakers

 
 
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