Akira Nishitani

Akira Nishitani
Akira Nishitani
西谷亮
Born	September 10, 1967 (age 57)
Nationality	Japanese
Other names	Nin-Nin; Pom G
Occupation(s)	Video game designer; character designer
Notable work	Street Fighter; Final Fight;

Akira Nishitani (西谷亮, Nishitani Akira, born September 10, 1967), also known as "Nin-Nin" or simply "Pom G", is a Japanese game director, game designer and character designer.

Nishitani started working for Capcom in 1986, where he became mostly known for designing Street Fighter II and Final Fight alongside Akira Yasuda, aka Akiman. In 1995, he left Capcom to found his own company, Arika, whose first works were on the Street Fighter EX series they developed for Capcom.^[1]