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]