If you have the gil, that is.
No doubt about it, Yoshitaka Amano is one of the most famous video game artists in the world, and probably one of the most famous Japanese artists too. His distinctive, elegant character designs and illustrations brough together western comic book art, Japanese woodblock print, and Art Nouveau to create something that felt alive on the paper.
Though he worked on the anime Speed Racer and novel Vampire Hunter D, he didn’t get into the video game art scene until 1987, when the very first Final Fantasy was in development. And while he stepped down as the lead character designer after Final Fantasy VI, he has continued to provide logos for the series – all of which are iconic.
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