is a Japanese

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and

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artist. She is employed by the H-game maker UNiSONSHIFT and is a part of the circle Fujitsubo-Machine. Unlike most

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words and names, Noizi Ito's name uses the

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form. Ito is well known for her work as the character designer and artist for the ''

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'' novel series which spawned a

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and

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series. She has also worked on the ''

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'' novel series along with its author

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. Their work has also led to an anime television series titled after the first book in the series, ''The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya''. Interview with Noizi Ito at Sakura-Con 2010 The-O Network Online She is also the character designer for the 2012 anime series '' Another'' and for the

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Tenjin Kotone.

Career

Ito first began creating characters around the time she graduated from middle school. She grew up at a time when fighting games were popular with her and her classmates and developed an interest beyond just controlling the characters, in the aethestics and design of characters. After purchasing a book on breaking into the industry, Ito began going for job interviews at Osaka-based companies near to home such as

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. She made it past the initial round, however did not get the job and in the end found a job working for Softpal on

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s. She has recently started a manga series called ''

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'' which was introduced in volume 1 of the ''

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'' magazine. She has worked on three adult game projects for UNiSONSHIFT Blossom. The first was ''Nanatsuiro Drops'', released in 2006, followed by the Alice in Wonderland themed ''Alice Parade'', released in 2007, and ''Flyable Heart,'' released in 2009. She also was the artist in the

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''Peace@Pieces'', ''Forget Me Not'', and also ''Komorebi ni Yureru Tamashii no Koe'', all under the UNiSONSHIFT label. Outside of UNiSONSHIFT, she has recently worked as one of the illustrators for Flight-Plan's DS game ''Shining Force Feather''.

Games

;UNISONSHiFT *''Be-reave'' (1999) *''Wasurenagusa Forget-Me-Not'' (2002) *''Komorebi ni Yureru Tamashii no Koe'' (2003) *'' Peace@Pieces'' (2004) ;UNISONSHiFT Blossom *''

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'' (2006) *''Alice Parade'' (2007) *''

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'' (2009) *''

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'' (2010) *''FlyableCandy Heart'' (2011) ;Nippon Ichi Software *''

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'' (2013) *''The Guided Fate Cross Thesis'' (2014) ;Sega *''

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'' (2019) ;Flight-Plan *''

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'' (2009) ;Other *''

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'' (2017)

Art books

Over the years, Fujitsubo-Machine has produced several

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s featuring art by Noizi Ito. The publishing company MediaWorks published on January 27, 2005. was released on August 7, 2007. was released on August 10, 2009. was released on April 30, 2009. The was released on May 1, 2013.

Art style

Ito stated that she enjoys drawing because "the first thing players are attracted to is the game's art". Many of these games take place in the emotionally charged world of high school and Ito draws from her own experiences. Although she has designed several very successful characters, Ito stated that she draws her inspiration from anything by which she comes. She described the midpoint between a young female and adult body where it resembles their male counterparts and simultaneously are on the cusp of becoming a full-fledged woman as being the form she likes the best and enjoys drawing the most. Ito stated that since all women have been high school girls at one point and enjoy reminiscing about those times, noting that "being a highschool girl is probably the best time in a girl's life."

References

External links

Noizi Ito's official website
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Ito, Noizi 1977 births Japanese illustrators Living people Manga artists from Hyōgo Prefecture People from Kakogawa, Hyōgo Video game artists Haruhi Suzumiya