, also referred to as just , is a Japanese
manga artist,
video game artist
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and character designer.
Biography
Upon graduating from
art design college, he first began working on
advertisement designs, but in 1998 subsequently changed careers to become a manga/anime style artist.
Soon after, he began illustrating for numerous
eroge
An ''eroge'' ( or , ''erogē''; ; a portmanteau of ''erotic game'' , ''erochikku gēmu'') is a Japanese genre of erotic video game. In 1982, Japan's Koei, founded by husband-and-wife team Yoichi and Keiko Erikawa (and later known for strate ...
and designing their characters, thus quickly gaining himself renown and popularity.
Apart from his illustration work, which has since encompassed designing general games such as the recent iterations of
Sega's popular ''
Shining''
roleplaying game
A role-playing game (sometimes spelled roleplaying game, RPG) is a game in which players assume the roles of characters in a fictional setting. Players take responsibility for acting out these roles within a narrative, either through literal ac ...
series, he is also
executive director
Executive director is commonly the title of the chief executive officer of a non-profit organization, government agency or international organization.
The title is widely used in North American and European not-for-profit organizations, though ...
of his own company, RPM
Y.K.
Works
General games
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Street Slam''
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Ghostlop''
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Shining Tears''
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Shining Wind
is an action role-playing game developed by Nextech and published by Sega for the PlayStation 2, and the 19th game in the '' Shining'' video game series. It was released on May 17, 2007 in Japan. The game is the sequel to '' Shining Tears''. The ...
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Shining Hearts''
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Shining Blade''
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Shining Ark''
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Exstetra
is a Japanese role-playing video game developed by Studio Saizensen and published by FuRyu, developer of '' Unchained Blades'' and '' Last Bullet''. It was released in Japan on November 7, 2013 for the Nintendo 3DS and PlayStation Vita. Due to t ...
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Shining Resonance''
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Valhellio''
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Azur Lane''
Rated 18 Series
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Light novels
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Dōjinshi
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Stellvia of the Universe
, also known as ''Stellvia of the Universe'', is an anime series set in space. As a prelude to the series, the Earth of year 2167 AD is shown to be devastated by a powerful electromagnetic shockwave. This is caused by a nearby star, Hydr ...
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*''Unfinished'' (''
Princess Crown'')
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Ragnarok Online
''Ragnarok Online'' ( ko, 라그나로크 온라인, marketed as ''Ragnarök'', and alternatively subtitled ''The Final Destiny of the Gods'') is a massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) created by Gravity based on the manhwa '' ...
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*''Runar!'' (''
Mobile Suit Gundam Seed Destiny
is an anime television series, a direct sequel to ''Mobile Suit Gundam SEED'' by Sunrise and the overall tenth installment in the '' Gundam'' franchise. It retains most of the staff from ''Gundam SEED'', including Director Mitsuo Fukuda. S ...
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Bleach'')
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Zoids: Genesis'')
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Fate/stay night
''Fate/stay night'' is a Japanese visual novel developed by Type-Moon and originally released as an adult game for Windows on January 30, 2004. A version of ''Fate/stay night'' rated for ages 15 and up titled ''Fate/stay night Réalta ...
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Zegapain
is a Japanese anime television series created by Sunrise. The series premiered in Japan on April 6, 2006 on TV Tokyo and also later aired on BS Japan and AT-X. On October 2, 2007, Bandai Entertainment released the first Region 1 volume of ' ...
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Hayate no Gotoku
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Kenjiro Hata. It was serialized in Shogakukan's ''Weekly Shōnen Sunday'' magazine from October 2004 to April 2017. Shogakukan released 52 volumes in Japan from February 2005 to Jun ...
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Bamboo Blade
''Bamboo Blade'' (stylized as ''BAMBOO BLADE'') is a Japanese manga series written by Masahiro Totsuka and illustrated by Aguri Igarashi. It was serialized in Square Enix's ''Young Gangan'' magazine from December 2004 to September 2010. The ...
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Bakemonogatari
is a Japanese light novel series written by Nisio Isin and illustrated by Vofan. The plot centers on Koyomi Araragi, a third-year high school student who survives a vampire attack and finds himself helping girls involved with a variety ...
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Macross Frontier
is a Japanese anime television series and the third Japanese anime television series set in the ''Macross'' universe. It was broadcast on MBS from April 4, 2008 to September 26, 2008.
''Macross Frontier'' is the story of a human spac ...
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Clannad
Clannad () is an Irish band formed in 1970 in Gweedore, County Donegal by siblings Ciarán, Pól, and Moya Brennan and their twin uncles Noel and Pádraig Duggan. They have adopted various musical styles throughout their history, including ...
'')
Artbooks
*''Tony's Art Works Graph I to IV'' (Limited-edition release in
Taiwan
Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia, at the junction of the East and South China Seas in the northwestern Pacific Ocean, with the People's Republic of China (PRC) to the northwest, Japan to the nort ...
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References
External links
RPM Co., Ltd.T2 Art Works on Tokyo Otaku Mode
Video game artists
Japanese video game designers
Anime character designers
1971 births
Living people
Manga artists from Miyagi Prefecture
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