Английская Википедия:Akihiro Yamada

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Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Infobox artist Шаблон:Nihongo; born February 10, 1957 in Kōchi) is a Japanese illustrator and manga artist.[1][2][3] During his career, Yamada has branched out into making book covers,[4] character design for video games,[1][5][3] theatre costume and set design, concept design for live-action film, and more,Шаблон:Citation needed though his passion continues to be working on manga.[1][5] He is known for delicate images reminiscent of suiboku and depiction of fantasy subjects.Шаблон:Citation needed His most popular work is perhaps with the The Twelve Kingdoms franchise.[6][1][2] He won the Seiun Award in 1996 in the Best Artist category.[7] He currently lives in Kyoto.[1]

Early life and education

Yamada was born on February 10, 1957 in Kōchi, Japan[1][2][3] and attended Kochi Nishi High School.Шаблон:Citation needed He entered Osaka University to study economics and published his debut comic, Padan Padan (Шаблон:Lang), in 1981 in the magazine Monthly OUT.[1][4][2] He published Mermaid Changer (Шаблон:Lang) the following year.[4] Prior to finishing his degree, he left university to pursue a career in illustration.[1]

Career

Yamada has produced art and character design for a wide range of media, including manga, video games, novels, and anime.[5] Among his best known works are the art for Fuyumi Ono's The Twelve Kingdoms series and Mizuno Ryo's Record of Lodoss War.[1][8][2] He has worked on anime such as RahXephon[9] and the adaptation of The Twelve Kingdoms.[6] He designed for PlayStation games Saiyuki: Journey West and Front Mission 3; various Might and Magic and Wizardry titles on PC Engine; and Mystic Ark and Castlevania on Super Famicom.[5]

Yamada worked on concept design for the live-action film Shinobi: Heart Under BladeШаблон:Citation needed and was art director for Koga Ninjutsu. He has also created covers for English-to-Japanese translations, including for The Dark Tower by Stephen King.[1] Additionally, he did costume and set design for the theatre show GEAR.Шаблон:Citation needed In 1996, he won the Seiun Award for Best Artist.[2][3][7] In the 2010s, he was a visiting professor in Kyoto Seika University's manga department.[3][1][2] Yumi Tamura has cited Yamada's work as one of her inspirations.[8]

Style

Yadama's style is heavily influenced by Chinese gongbi and by the chivalry of medieval European artwork.[1][2] Phoenix Television pointed out that his work contains elements from Gustave Doré's print lines and Alphonse Mucha's "decorative images" and describes his style as combining European swords and magic and the "delicacy of Eastern culture."[2] In 2018, Sohu echoed many of these sentiments and described him as having a "unique fantasy style... with delicate brushstrokes."[2]

Selected works

Anime

Year(s) Title Character Design Notes Ref
2002-2003 The Twelve Kingdoms X* *Character design draft [6]
2024 Metallic Rogue X [10]

Manga and novels

Year Title (English) Title (Japanese) Art Writer
1983-1989 Tales from the Star World Шаблон:Lang X Akihira Yamada [8]
1991 Record of Lodoss War: Saint of Pharis Шаблон:Lang X Ryo Mizuno [11][1][8][2][3]
Tragedy of the Garden of Many Flowers Шаблон:Lang X Akihiro Yamada [8]
1992 The Twelve Kingdoms series Шаблон:Lang X Fuyumi Ono [1][2]
1994 Legend of Lodoss: Prince of the Fallen Land Шаблон:Lang X Ryo Mizuno [1]
2001-2007 Dream Buster Шаблон:Lang X Miyuki Miyabe [11]
2011 Beast of East: Eastern Vertigo Шаблон:Lang X Akihiro Yamada [1][3]
1989-2014 The Last Continent Шаблон:Lang X [1]
2014 Red Magic Detective Team Шаблон:Lang X [8][1]
1986-2017 The Heroic Legend of Arslan Шаблон:Lang X Yoshiki Tanaka [1]
2020 The Lairs of the Secret Gods Шаблон:Lang X* Ken Asamatsu (editor) *Cover art [1]
2018-2021 King of Fire Hunting Шаблон:Lang X Rieko Hinata [12]

Video games

Year Title (in English) Title (in Japanese) Console Art Character Design Notes Ref
1990 Black Rainbow PC-98 X X
1992 Black Rainbow II X X
1993 Might and Magic III: Isles of Terra PC Engine X* *Japanese version [5][1]
Ancient Magic Шаблон:Lang Super Famicom X X
Gaiapolis Шаблон:Lang Arcade Promotional Art [5]
Wizardry I・II Шаблон:Lang PC Engine X [5]
Castlevania: Rondo of Blood Шаблон:Lang X X [5][2][1]
1994 Wizardry III・IV X [5]
1994/1995 Kingdom Grandprix Шаблон:Lang Arcade, Sega Saturn X* X *Cover art for Sega Saturn release [5]
1995 Mystic Ark Шаблон:Lang Super Famicom X X [8]
Castlevania: Dracula X Шаблон:Lang Super Famicom, Super NES X X [5][2][1]
1996 Terra Phantastica Sega Saturn X X [5]
1997 Milandra Super Famicom X
1999 Front Mission 3 Шаблон:Lang PlayStation X [8][1]
Mystic Ark: Maboroshi Gekijo Шаблон:Lang X X [5]
Meremanoid Шаблон:Lang X X [5]
Saiyuki: Journey West Шаблон:Lang X X [5][1]
2014 VANITY of VANITIES 《VANITY of VANITIES》 X [1]
2009/2010 Heroes of Three Kingdoms Шаблон:Lang X X [2]
2017 Fire Emblem Heroes Шаблон:Lang Android, iOS X* Character design for Jagen, Ogma, Zephiel [Binding Blade ver.], Gunter, Bantu, Mila, Gatekeeper [5]

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  5. ↑ 5,00 5,01 5,02 5,03 5,04 5,05 5,06 5,07 5,08 5,09 5,10 5,11 5,12 5,13 5,14 5,15 Шаблон:Cite web
  6. ↑ 6,0 6,1 6,2 Шаблон:Cite web
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  8. ↑ 8,0 8,1 8,2 8,3 8,4 8,5 8,6 8,7 Шаблон:Cite web
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