is a Japanese visual

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, a

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for theatre and film, and a

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. He first came into prominence in the late 1960s working on the anime adaptation of ''

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''. Amano later became the creator of iconic and influential characters such as '' Gatchaman'', '' Tekkaman'', '' Honeybee Hutch'', and '' Casshern''. In 1982 he went independent and became a freelance artist, finding success as an illustrator for numerous authors, and worked on best-selling novel series, such as ''

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'' and '' Vampire Hunter D''. He is also known for his commissioned illustrations for the popular video game franchise ''

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''.ANS Exclusive Interview: 10 Questions To Yoshitaka Amano
; retrieved 2006-09-16. Since the 1990s Amano has been creating and exhibiting paintings featuring his iconic retro pop icons in galleries around the world, primarily painting on aluminium box panels with acrylic and automotive paint. He is a 5-time winner of the Seiun Award, and also won the 1999

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for his collaboration with

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, '' Sandman: The Dream Hunters''.Powells.com Bibliography "The Sandman: The Dream Hunters"
; retrieved 2006-09-16. Amano's influences include early Western comic books,

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, and Japanese woodblock prints. In early 2010, he established Studio Devaloka, a film production company.

Biography

Amano was born in Shizuoka,

Shizuoka Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region of Honshu. Shizuoka Prefecture has a population of 3,637,998 and has a geographic area of . Shizuoka Prefecture borders Kanagawa Prefecture to the east, Yamanashi Prefecture to the northea ...

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to Yoshio Amano (1917–1962) and Kesano Amano (''née'' Fujimoto). He is the youngest child of four. Amano's father was a lacquer artist, specializing in traditional Suruga lacquerware. As a young adolescent, Yoshitaka Amano was fascinated with drawing. In 1967, he began working in the animation department of

Tatsunoko Productions and often shortened to , is a Japanese animation company. The studio's name has a double meaning in Japanese: "Tatsu's child" (Tatsu is a nickname for Tatsuo) and " sea dragon", the inspiration for its seahorse logo. Tatsunoko's headquarters are ...

, where he was introduced to the early Japanese

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movement. His first paid project was for the ''

'' anime franchise. He was a character designer for anime shows such as '' Time Bokan'', '' Gatchaman'', '' Tekkaman'', and '' Honeybee Hutch''.1UP.com A Day in the Life of Yoshitaka Amano
; retrieved 2006-09-16. In the 1960s, Amano was exposed to Western art styles through

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, which he claims among his artistic roots. He has cited

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as his favorite comic book artist, noting that he would often purchase used comics based on Adams's cover artwork, only to be disappointed that the interior artist was different. Amano was also fascinated by the art styles of psychedelic art and pop art of the West, particularly the work of American Pop artist

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.Unno, Hiroshi. ''Amano: The Complete Prints of Yoshitaka Amano'' Collins Design: November 4, 2003. . In the 1970s, Amano studied the artworks of the late 19th century and early 20th century European movement of

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, as well as the Russian orientalists ( Leon Bakst, Ivan Bilibin) and the ancient Japanese hand woodblock printing work of

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. Amano remained at Tatsunoko Productions until 1982.

Early fantasy works

During the 1980s, Amano concentrated on illustrations for science fiction and fantasy works. Combined with the influence of his prior experience in animation, this focus resulted in a personal style influenced by both modern surrealism and realism. He left Tatsunoko Production and started his activities as a freelancer in 1982. He did illustration and cover page design of Kimaira series, written by

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, from this year. In 1983, he illustrated the novel '' Demon City Shinjuku'' and the first in Hideyuki Kikuchi's '' Vampire Hunter D'' novel series. He also worked as a character designer on the 1985 movie adaptation of ''Vampire Hunter D'', which was one of the first anime movies to be released outside Japan. In interviews, however, Amano has stated that he was not pleased with the final product of the movie. His illustrations begin to be published in collections such as ''Maten'' in 1984. The animation title Amon Saga was written by

with character design by him. A manga version of Amon Saga was also released.

Video games

In 1987, Amano joined

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(now known as

Square Enix is a Japanese multinational holding company, production enterprise and entertainment conglomerate, best known for its ''Final Fantasy'', ''Dragon Quest'', ''Star Ocean'' and ''Kingdom Hearts'' role-playing video game franchises, among numerous ...

) to work on a

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for the

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: ''

''. Amano produced conceptual design pieces for the game in both traditional and computer designed artwork. At this time, he also worked for another video game company,

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, producing box cover illustrations as well as some character designs. This work included designs for Kure's ''First Queen'' series. Following ''

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'' in 1994, he stepped down as the main character, image, and graphic designer of the series. He continued to provide promotional and character artwork for the following games and to design their title logos. Amano became the world's highest-earning artist in 1996, earning that year from sales of

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, lithographs and etchings based on his

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s. His work began receiving international recognition following the release of ''

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'' in 1997. In 2006,

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, the former designer and creator of the ''Final Fantasy'' series, recruited Amano and composer

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to work on video games at

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. Amano and

worked together again on videogames like '' Fairy Fencer F'' at

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Branching out

Amano's first

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, called "Hiten", was held in 1989 at Yurakucho Mullion in

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, Japan. In 1990, he began to work as an artist and set designer for stage theater. His first work for theater was Tamasaburo Bando's ''Nayotake''. Beginning in 1995 with his work at the Biennale d'Orléans in

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, he received increased recognition outside Japan. Further international exhibitions followed, including the 1999 "Hero" at the Angel Orensanz Foundation and the 1997 workshop and exhibition "Think Like Amano". In 1998, Amano appeared as Hiroshi in the 1998 movie ''

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'', loosely based on the

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short story of the same name.

Freelancing

In 2000, Amano illustrated

's '' The Sandman: The Dream Hunters'', which won several awards and was nominated for a

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. In 2001,

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and Amano collaborated on another comic book tale, '' Elektra and Wolverine: The Redeemer''. His character designs were used in another Vampire Hunter D movie entitled '' Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust''. In 2006, the first volume of his ''HERO'' series was released by

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. He was key visual and costume designer for movies written by

, including '' Onmyoji'', '' Onmyoji 2'', and '' Taitei no Ken''. He illustrated three album covers for the Japanese power metal band

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: ''The Flag of Punishment'' (2003), ''Advance to the Fall'' (2005), and ''Beyond the End of Despair'' (2006). In 2004 Amano was asked by creative director

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to create illustrations in collaboration with author

and featuring

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and Iman as sci-fi characters, for "The Return of the Thin White Duke" a portion of which were published in V Magazine. In 2008, Amano created an illustrated adaptation of

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, published by Radical Comics. He also collaborated with Christopher "mink" Morrison of

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production company, providing illustrations for the novel ''Shinjuku'' and ''Shinjuku Azul'', as well as a third unannounced follow up and an online game, ''Shinjuku Nexus''. He was the character designer for the 2009 ''Jungle Emperor'' ('' Kimba the White Lion'') TV special, directed by Gorō Taniguchi, to commemorate both the 50th anniversary of

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and the 80th anniversary of

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's birth.

Studio Devaloka

In 2010, following a small solo art exhibition tour titled "

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" it was announced that Amano had established a film production company, Studio Devaloka, and would be directing a 3D anime titled ''Zan'', with additional projects to be announced in the future. On December 15, 2010, the official website for the film, now titled ''Deva Zan'', was unveiled, along with information concerning an upcoming press conference, to be held on December 21, 2010.''Deva Zan'' official website
; accessed July 28, 2015. The roughly ten-minute-long conference revealed details about the project, including staff, as well as a short trailer for the film, which stylistically emulates the look of Amano's paintings. In April 2012, an illustrated novel adaptation of the work was announced by Dark Horse Manga. To be released in January 2013, the novel will be Amano's debut as an author and will include over 240 original illustrations. Despite a projected 2012 release date, Amano stated in an October 2012 interview that the animation project was still in its development and funding stages and may instead be realized as a TV series. The possibility of a video game adaptation was also mentioned.Interview with Yoshitaka Amano
, AnimeNetwork.com; October 29, 2012. In 2013, Amano collaborated with Japanese rock star Hyde (L'Arc-en-Ciel/VAMPS) on an art exhibition titled ''Destiny and Decay: Nippon Evolution''.

List of works

Animation

* '' Science Ninja Team Gatchaman'' (1972) * '' Casshan'' (1973) * '' Hurricane Polymar'' (1974) * ''

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'' (1974) * '' Time Bokan'' (1975) ** ''

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'' (1977) ** ''

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'' (1979) ** ''

Rescueman ''Rescueman'', known in Japan as , is the fourth in the ''Time Bokan'' series. Burning with ambitions to become the most beautiful woman, the most renowned scientist, and the greatest hero the world has ever known, three villains - Atasha, Sek ...

'' (1980) ** ''

Yattodetaman is the fifth installment in the ''Time Bokan'' series, produced by Tatsunoko Productions and directed by Hiroshi Sasagawa. In this series, two royal houses battle for the power to rule the Kingdom of Fir. In order to secure the Kingdom, two r ...

'' (1981) ** ''

Gyakuten! Ippatsuman is a Japanese anime television series broadcast from February 13, 1982 to March 26, 1983, comprising 58 episodes. It is the sixth entry to the ''Time Bokan'' series by Tatsunoko Productions and the second series to feature a super robot as th ...

'' (1982) ** ''

Itadakiman is the seventh in the ''Time Bokan'' series. Plot The story begins in the year 20XX. Oshaka School in Kamakuland is a world-renowned school where only those who are pure and clearheaded descendants of Priest Sanzo's clan may be admitted. The ...

'' (1983) * '' Tekkaman: The Space Knight'' (1975) * ''

Gowappa 5 Gōdam is a Japanese Mecha anime series produced by Tatsunoko Productions and aired in 1976. There were 36 episodes. It is the second installment to Takara's ''Magne-Robo'' Franchise. Outline ''Gowappa'' was the first super robot anime to feature ...

'' (1976) * ''Akū Daisakusen Srungle'' (1983) * '' Genesis Climber MOSPEADA'' (1983) * '' Radio City Fantasy'' * '' Starzan S'' (1984) * ''

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'' (1984) * ''

Angel's Egg is a Japanese art film original video animation (OVA) written and directed by Mamoru Oshii. Released by Tokuma Shoten on 15 December 1985, the film was a collaboration between artist Yoshitaka Amano and Oshii. It features very little spoken di ...

'' (also co-creator of the story) (1985) * '' Vampire Hunter D'' (1985) * '' Amon Saga'' (1986) * '' Lily C.A.T.'' (1987) * '' Twilight of the Cockroaches'' (1987) * ''1001 Nights'' (1998,

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directed b
Mike Smith
for music by David Newman, based on Amano's ''Princess Budou'' illustrations) * '' Ayakashi'' (2006) * ''Fantascope ~Tylostoma~''(2006) * ''Bird's Song'' (2007) * ''

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'' (2007) * '' Vegetable Fairies: N.Y. Salad'' (2007) * '' Jungle Emperor'' (2009) * '' Gibiate'' (2020) * '' Exception'' (2022)

Novels

* ''A Wind Named Amnesia'' English Version (2009)

Author

* ''Deva Zan'' (2013)

Illustrator

Select domestic Japanese works * '' Vampire Hunter D'' (1983-ongoing) * '' Guin Saga'' (1984–1997) * ''

The Heroic Legend of Arslan is a Japanese fantasy novel series written by Yoshiki Tanaka. It was published from 1986 to 2017, with sixteen novels and one side-story in the official guidebook ''Arslan Senki Dokuhon''. Set in ancient Persia, it is loosely based on the ...

'' (1986–1999) * '' Sohryuden'' (1987-ongoing) * '' Rampo Edogawa Mystery Collection'' (1987–1989) * '' Tekiha Kaizoku Series'' * '' Shinsetsu Taikō-ki'' * '' Chimera-ho Series'' * '' Garouden'' * '' The Tale of Genji'' (1997) * ''

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'' – Assorted artwork * '' Mateki: The Magic Flute'' * ''Illustrated Blues'' (2010) Select Japanese editions of foreign works * '' A Cup of Magic!'' (1981) * '' The Prince in the Scarlet Robe, Corum'' (1982) * '' Erekosë Saga'' (1983) * '' Elric Saga'' (1984) * ''Jane Yolen, Dream Weaver'' (1985) * ''Dorian Hawkmoon, The Chronicles of Castle Brass'' (1988) * ''Gordon R. Dickson, Hoka Series'' * ''Seven Brothers (comics), Seven Brothers'' (2006) Foreign works * '' Sandman: The Dream Hunters'' (1999) * '' Elektra and Wolverine: The Redeemer'' (2002) * ''Yoshitaka Amano's HERO'' (2006-ongoing) * ''Shinjuku'' (2010) * ''Shinjuku Azul'' (TBA)

Art books

* ''Maten / Evil Universe'' (1984) * ''Genmukyu / Castle of Illusions'' (1986) () * ''Imagine'' (1987) () * ''Hiten / Flying Universe: The Art of Yoshitaka Amano'' (1989) ( * ''Dawn'' (1991) ( * ''The Heroic Tales Of Arslan'' (1991) * ''The Illustrations for Tarot Card by Yoshitaka Amano'' (1992) ( * ''Rasenoh / Spiral King'' (1992) () * ''Le Roi de la Lune'' (1992) () * ''Mono (art book), Mono'' (1993) * ''Untitled set of 10 postcards'' (1993) * ''Steps To Heaven'' (1993) * ''Yoshitaka Amano Postcard Selection'' (1994) () * Japan, Final Fantasy'' (1994) () * ''Katen'' (1994) () * ''Budōhime / Princess Budou'' (1996) * ''Yousei / Fairies'' (1996) () * '' Guin Saga'' (1996) () * ''Yoshitaka Amano: Collection of Paintings'' (1996) * ''1996'' (1996) * ''Kan'oke / Coffin'' (1997) () * ''Think Like Amano'' (1997) * ''Biten'' (1999) * ''Alice Erotica'' (1999) * ''1001 Nights'' (1999) * ''Märchen'' (2000) * ''Vampire Hunter D'' (2000) () * ''POEM'' (2001) * ''Kotatsu I'' (2002) * ''Kotatsu II'' (2002) * ''Guin Saga Chronicle'' (2002) * The Sky: The Art of Final Fantasy, ''The Sky'' (2002) * ''Kiten'' (2002) * ''Symphony (2002) * ''Amano First'' (2003) () * ''The Virgin'' (2004) () * ''Yoshitaka Amano x HYDE - Destiny and Decay: Nippon Evolution'' (2013)

Video games

* Esh's Aurunmilla (1984) – Character Designer *''Final Fantasy (video game), Final Fantasy'' (1987) – Character Designer, Title Logo Designer and Graphic Designer * ''Final Fantasy II'' (1988) – Character Designer, Title Logo Designer and Graphic Designer * ''First Queen'' (1988) – Box cover artist * ''Duel'' (1989) – Box cover artist * ''Duel98'' (1989) – Box cover artist * ''Final Fantasy III'' (1990) – Character Designer & Title Logo Designer * ''First Queen 2'' (1990) – Box cover artist * ''Final Fantasy IV'' (1991) – Character Designer, Image Designer and Title Logo Designer * ''Final Fantasy V'' (1992) – Character Designer, Image Designer and Title Logo Designer * ''Kawanakajima Ibunroku'' (1992) – Box cover artist * ''First Queen 3'' (1993) – Box cover artist * ''

'' (1994) – Character Designer, Image Designer and Title Logo Designer * ''Front Mission'' (1995) – Character Designer * ''Front Mission: Gun Hazard'' (1996) – Character Designer * ''

'' (1997) – Promotional Artwork, Image Illustrator, Title Logo Designer and Character Artwork * ''Kartia: The Word of Fate'' (1998) – Art Designer * ''Final Fantasy VIII'' (1999) – Promotional Artwork, Image Illustrator, Title Logo Designer and Character Artwork * ''Final Fantasy IX'' (2000) – Character Illustrations & Original Character Designer * ''El Dorado Gate'' (2000–2001) – Creative Director & Additional Design * ''Final Fantasy X'' (2001) – Promotional Artwork, Image Illustrations, Title Logo Designer and Character Artwork * ''Final Fantasy X-2'' (2003) – Promotional Artwork, Title Logo Designer and Image Illustrator * ''Final Fantasy XI'' (2002) – Promotional Artwork, Title Logo Designer and Image Illustrator * ''Final Fantasy XII'' (2006) – Promotional Artwork, Title Logo Designer and Image Illustrator * ''Lord of Vermilion'' (2008) – Guest Card Illustrator * ''Dissidia Final Fantasy'' (2008) – Title Logo Designer & Image Illustrator * ''Final Fantasy IV: The After Years'' (2009) – Title Logo Designer * ''Lord of Vermilion II'' (2009) – Guest Card Illustrator * ''Final Fantasy XIII'' (2010) – Promotional Artwork, Title Logo Designer & Image Illustrator * ''Final Fantasy XIV (2010 video game), Final Fantasy XIV'' (2010) – Title Logo Designer * ''Lord of Arcana'' (2010) – Guest Monster Designer * ''Dissidia 012 Final Fantasy'' (2011) – Title Logo Designer & Image Illustrator * ''Final Fantasy Type-0'' (2011) – Promotional Artwork, Title Logo Designer & Image Illustrator * ''Final Fantasy XIII-2'' (2011) – Title Logo Designer * ''Final Fantasy Dimensions'' (2012) – Title Logo Designer * ''UnchainBlades EXXiV'' (2012) – Character Designer * ''Fantasy Life'' (2012) – Image Illustrator * '' Fairy Fencer F'' (2013) – Art Designer * ''Child of Light'' (2014) – Image Illustrator * ''Terra Battle'' (2014) – Character Design * ''Final Fantasy Explorers'' (2014) – Title Logo Designer * ''Mobius Final Fantasy'' (2015) – Title Logo Designer * ''Final Fantasy Grandmasters'' (2015) – Title Logo Designer * ''Final Fantasy: Brave Exvius'' (2015) – Promotional Artwork, Title Logo Designer * ''World of Final Fantasy'' (2016) – Title Logo Designer * ''Final Fantasy XV'' (2016) – Promotional Artwork, Title Logo Designer & Image Illustrator * ''Final Fantasy Dimensions II'' (2017) – Title Logo Designer * ''World of Final Fantasy: Meli-Melo'' (2017) – Title Logo Designer * ''Dissidia Final Fantasy NT'' (2018) – Title Logo Designer * ''Final Fantasy Explorers-Force'' (2018) – Title Logo Designer * ''Arc of Alchemist'' (2019) – Image Illustrator * ''Eternal'' (2019) – Key Visual, Character Designer, Monster Designer * ''War of the Visions: Final Fantasy Brave Exvius'' (2019) – Title Logo Designer * ''Final Fantasy VII Remake'' (2020) - Title Logo Designer * ''Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin'' (2022) – Title Logo Designer * ''Final Fantasy XVI'' (TBA) - Title Logo Designer

Music

* ''Raphael (band), Raphael:'' ''Sweet Romance'' (1999), ''Yume Yori Suteki na'' (1999), ''Hanasaku Inochi Aru Kagiri'' (1999), ''Eternal Wish (Todokanu Kimi e)'' (1999), ''Promise'' (1999) – Cover Illustrator * ''

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'': ''The Flag of Punishment'' (2003), ''Advance to the Fall'' (2005), ''Beyond the End of Despair...'' (2006), ''Best of the Awakening Days'' (2009), ''Best of the Braving Days'' (2009) – Cover Illustrator * ''Vocaloid 3 Library: Zola Project'' (2013) – Image Illustrator * ''Random Encounter (band), Random Encounter: Lost Frequency'' (2017) - Cover and Interior Illustrator

Other Works

* ''Magic: The Gathering'' Liliana, Dreadhorde General (2019) - Image Illustrator

Biography

Early fantasy works

Video games

Branching out

Freelancing

Studio Devaloka

List of works

Animation

Novels

Author

Illustrator

Art books

Video games

Music

Other Works

Notes and references

External links