Toshiya Nishinoura

Toshiya Nishinoura is the leader of the Galaxy Racers racing gang as "Mister Othello." He drives a Nissan Pulsar during the events of Shutokō Battle 01, but switches to a Mazda RX-8 for Shutokō Battle.

Shutokō Battle 01
"He is an artist who practices safe driving during the day. But, he spectacularly challenges the Shutokou at night with his cat-like stealth around corners, a technique on which he prides himself."

Shutokō Battle
"He took over for King of C1, becoming president of his college car club, and already has a job offer from a big automaker. He uses nimble footwork to negotiate turns, but couldn't apply that skill to a female who recently declined his advances."

His rise is leadership is an unusual one. Kenji Akihara, the previous leader, had to decide between Kazuto Miyama and Masanobu Shiina for leadership, as he was taking a more casual role in the team. However, the tension between the two drove Akihara mad, and eventually decided upon wild card Nishinoura for leadership.

Shutokō Battle 01
"He is proud of his grip driving technique where he clears corners tenaciously with his soft sturdy-footedness. He is rather timid so he tends to lose to pushes and charges."

Shutokō Battle
"He likes high-grip cornering. After driving front-wheel-drive cars for years, he recently switched to rear-wheel-drive and has yet to feel completely comfortable. However, his technique is still as advanced as ever, if not more so." Nishinoura went from a Pulsar GTI-R to an RX-8 in between the events of the two games. Again, this switch is somewhat unusual as, by being college students, they do not have much in the way of funding.

Trivia

 * As the leader he will make remarks during the events of Shutokō Battle for team defeat and victory. Confusingly, his attitude towards losing a team battle is one of anger, claiming that luck is the only reason for his defeat.
 * His name is spelt as Toshiya Nishiura for Shutokō Battle 01, without the "o" in "Nishiura." Proper Japanese phonetics deem his name in Shutokō Battle correct.
 * His profile in Shutokō Battle 01 lists his career time as four years, yet by Shutokō Battle his age is only 22, meaning he was 21 in the events of the third game. This is not impossible if he entered college/started racing at 17 years of age.

Appearances

 * Shutokō Battle 01
 * Shutokō Battle