Osamu Nakamura is a Japanese scriptwriter and series composer known for his work in anime, particularly during the 1990s and early 2000s. His career in the industry spans several decades, with a notable focus on series composition and screenwriting for long-running children's and family-oriented animated programs.

Nakamura's work as a series composer is documented across a variety of television series. His credits in this role include Obake no... Holly (1991-1993), Harimogu Harry (1996-1997), Alice SOS (1998-1999), and Barbapapa Sekai o Mawaru (1999). In addition to his compositional duties, he frequently contributed scripts to these and other series, with writing credits on episodes of notable shows such as Magic Knight Rayearth (1994-1995), Montana Jones (1994-1995), and Monster Farm: Enbanseki no Himitsu (1999-2000). Early in his career, his work also extended to music selection for series like Mahou no Tenshi Creamy Mami (1983-1984).

Nakamura is credited as the original creator of the 2000 anime television series Inspector Fabre, known in Japanese as Fabre-sensei wa Meitantei. For this production, he also served as the series composer and wrote the scripts for eight of its twenty-six episodes. The series is a Japanese-Indonesian co-production between Enoki Films and Easy Film, directed by Masami Furukawa. Inspector Fabre presents a unique mystery narrative where characters are depicted as insects, drawing inspiration from the entomological writings of Jean-Henri Fabre. The protagonist, a detective, uses his knowledge of entomology and ecological clues to solve crimes, with historical figures such as Charles Darwin and Jules Verne appearing as insect characters.