Yoshitaka Amano

Yoshitaka Amano (天野 喜孝 Amano Yoshitaka, born July 28, 1952) is a Japanese artist.

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July 28 - 1952 - Japanese - Artist

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He was born in Shizuoka, and 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 Hunter D by Hideyuki Kikuchi. He also illustrated ', a re-telling of a Japanese fairytale by author Neil Gaiman.

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Shizuoka - Final Fantasy - Vampire Hunter D - Hideyuki Kikuchi - Neil Gaiman

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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.

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Amano also appeared in the 1998 movie New Rose Hotel, in which he played the character Hiroshi.

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