Yoshitaka Amano

Yoshitaka Amano was born in 1952 in Japan. He is an artist who is most well-known worldwide for his work on the character designs for several games in the Final Fantasy series, as well as for his illustrations of the serial novel Vampire D by Hideyaki Kiduchi. He also illustrated The Sandman: The Dream Hunters, a re-telling of a Japanese fairytale by author Neil Gaiman.

Amano's work is characterized by sweeping, flowing lines, especially when depicting hair and clothing. Much of his work is done with watercolor and ink, although he has used a variety of media in the past.

Table of contents
1 List of Works
2 External Links

List of Works

Illustration

  • Genji
  • Rampo
  • Chimera
  • Vampire Hunter D
  • Guin Saga
  • The Sandman: The Dream Hunters

Games

  • Final Fantasy IV
  • Final Fantasy V
  • Final Fantasy VI
  • Final Fantasy VII - Amano was not the character designer for this game, but created some related character artwork.
  • Final Fantasy VIII - again, Amano was not the character designer, but he created artwork of the characters
  • Final Fantasy IX
  • Final Fantasy X - third time, Amana was not the character designer, but he created artwork of the characters
  • Kartia: World of Fate

Tetsuya Nomura was the character designer of Final Fantasy VII, VIII, and X.

Animation

  • Tekka-Man
  • G-Force
  • Time Bokkan
  • Kashaan
  • Angel's Egg

External Links

Amano's World - The Art of Yoshitaka Amano