is a Japanese video game creator and illustrator who worked for

Idea Factory is a Japanese video game developer and video game publisher, publisher founded by former Data East employees in October 1994. A division of the company makes otome games under the name of Otomate. An international branch, Idea Factory Internatio ...

. She has designed and illustrated characters for various games and print media. She is best known for illustrating the ''

Hyperdimension Neptunia is a series of role-playing video games created and developed by Compile Heart and Idea Factory. The series debuted in Japan on August 19, 2010, with the video game of the same name for the PlayStation 3, later re-released as an enhanced rem ...

'' video game series, published by Idea Factory and developed by Compile Heart, as well as the ''

Date A Live is a Japanese light novel series written by Koushi Tachibana and illustrated by Tsunako. Fujimi Shobo published 22 volumes from March 2011 to March 2020 under their Fujimi Fantasia Bunko imprint. Yen Press holds the license to publish the li ...

'' light novel series, written by Kōshi Tachibana.

Biography

Tsunako joined Idea Factory in 2007, beginning as a general game sprite creator for games such as ''

Spectral Gene ''Spectral Gene'' is an SRPG for the PlayStation 2, and is the next installment in Idea Factory's ''Spectral'' series. It was developed and published for Japan by Idea Factory is a Japanese video game developer and video game publisher, pub ...

'' and ''

Cross Edge ''Cross Edge'', originally released in Japan as ''XEdge'', is a role-playing video game originally for the PlayStation 3. The game was developed by Idea Factory with characters from games by Capcom, Nippon Ichi Software, Bandai Namco, and Gust Co ...

''. She later became the lead character designer for the ''

'' game series,2010-08-19
『超次元ゲイムネプテューヌ』女性開発陣+naoのメガネ鼎談

Famitsu formerly ''Famicom Tsūshin'', is a line of Japanese video game magazines published by Kadokawa Game Linkage (previously known as Gzbrain), a subsidiary of Kadokawa. ''Famitsu'' is published in both weekly and monthly formats as well as in the f ...

and signed a deal with light novel author Kōshi Tachibana as the illustrator for ''

''. She has also made guest illustrations for games such as '' Sei Madou Monogatari''. She ranked 6th on the ''

Kono Light Novel ga Sugoi! is an annual light novel guide book published by Takarajimasha. The guide book publishes a list of the top ten most popular light novels according to readers polled on the Internet and votes from "collaborators" (critics, influencers, and other p ...

'' 2014 Top Illustrator Rankings. On December 1, 2018, Tsunako left her role at Idea Factory and decided to move out of the city. She noted on her blog that her reasoning for this was one of her family members being in poor physical condition. She is still set to work at Idea Factory as a freelance illustrator.

Main works

Video games

*''

'' (2007, PS2): in-game sprite designer *''Spectral Force Genesis'' (2008, NDS): character designs *''

'' (2008, PS3/X360): character designs, in-game sprite illustrator *'' Trinity Universe'' (2009, PS3): character designs and official art *''

'' (2010, PS3): character designs and official art *'' Hyperdimension Neptunia Mk2'' (2011, PS3) *''

Hyperdimension Neptunia Victory is an action role-playing game developed and published by Idea Factory with the assistance of Compile Heart. It is the third installment in the ''Hyperdimension Neptunia'' franchise. Set in the year 1989, the story takes place after '' Hyperdim ...

'' (2012, PS3) *''

Hyperdimension Idol Neptunia PP is a life simulation and rhythm video game developed by Compile Heart and Tamsoft and published by Idea Factory in Japan and NIS America in North America, Australia and Europe exclusively for the Sony PlayStation Vita. The game is a spin-off of t ...

'' (2013, PSVita) *'' Hyperdimension Neptunia Re;Birth 1'' (2013, PSVita) *'' Date A Live: Rinne Utopia'' (2013, PS3): in-game sprite illustrator *''

Fairy Fencer F is a 2013 fantasy role-playing game under Compile Heart's Galapagos RPG brand for the PlayStation 3 and Windows. The game uses a modified version of ''Hyperdimension Neptunia'' battle system. The Windows version was released on August 4, 2015. ...

'' (2013, PS3): character designs and official art *'' Hyperdevotion Noire: Goddess Black Heart'' (2014, PSVita) *'' Hyperdimension Neptunia Re;Birth 2: Sisters Generation'' (2014, PSVita) *'' Date A Live: Ars Install'' (2014, PS3) *'' Hyperdimension Neptunia U: Action Unleashed'' (2014, PSVita) *'' Hyperdimension Neptunia Re;Birth 3: V Century'' (2014, PSVita) *'' Fairy Fencer F: Advent Dark Force'' (2015, PS4) *''

Megadimension Neptunia VII is a 2015 role-playing game in the ''Hyperdimension Neptunia'' series. It was released in Japan on April 23, 2015, in North America on February 2, 2016, and Europe on February 12, 2016. The Windows version was released on July 5, 2016. A Ninte ...

'' (2015, PS4) *'' Date A Live Twin Edition: Rio Reincarnation'' (2015, PSVita) *'' MegaTagmension Blanc + Neptune vs. Zombies'' (2015, PSVita) *'' Superdimension Neptune vs. Sega Hard Girls'' (2015, PSVita) *'' Cyberdimension Neptunia: 4 Goddesses Online'' (2017, PS4) *'' Megadimension Neptunia VIIR'' (2017, PS4) *'' Date A Live: Rio Reincarnation HD'' (2017, PS4) *''

Super Neptunia RPG ''Super Neptunia RPG'' ( ''勇者ネプテューヌ世界よ宇宙よ刮目せよ！！アルティメットＲＰＧ宣言！！'') is a side-scrolling role-playing video game in the ''Hyperdimension Neptunia'' series developed by Artisan Stu ...

'' (2018, PS4, Switch)

Light novels

*''

'' (2011–2020): character designs and novel illustrations *: character designs and novel illustrations超次元ゲイムネプテューヌ　はいすくーる
HIFUMI SHOBO Co., Ltd *''

King's Proposal is a Japanese light novel series written by Kōshi Tachibana and illustrated by Tsunako. It has been published by Fujimi Shobo's Fujimi Fantasia Bunko imprint since September 2021. A web manga adaptation illustrated by Nemo Kurio has been pu ...

'' (2021–present): character design and novel illustrations

Anime

*'' Engage Kiss'' (2022): character designs

Manga

*マンガでわかる! 東大式麻雀入門（監修:井出洋介、2007年池田書店） *マンガでわかる! 東大式麻雀入門役の覚え方入門（監修:井出洋介、2010年池田書店） *マンガでわかる! 東大式麻雀入門勝つ打ち方入門（監修:井出洋介、2010年池田書店）

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* 1986 births People from Okayama Prefecture Video game artists Living people Japanese video game designers Anime character designers {{videogame-bio-stub