Yoshitaka Amano

Born: 1952-03-26

Yoshitaka Amano is a Japanese artist, character designer, illustrator and a theater and film scenic designer and costume designer. He first came into prominence in the late 1960s working on the anime adaptation of Speed Racer. Amano later became the creator of iconic and influential characters such as Gatchaman, Tekkaman: The Space Knight, Hutch the Honeybee and Casshan. 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 The Guin Saga and Vampire Hunter D. He is also known for his commissioned illustrations for the popular video-game franchise Final Fantasy.


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New Rose Hotel

as Hiroshi
Released: 1999-03-19

A corporate raider and his henchman use a chanteuse to lure a scientific genius away from his...

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Fantascope 'Tylostoma'

as Narrator
Released: 2006-08-01

A mysterious man lands his ship on a seemingly deserted planet. He sets out with his crew to see...

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Mucha: The Story of an Artist Who Created a Style

as Self - Artist
Released: 2020-10-01

Czech painter and illustrator Alphonse Mucha (1860-1939) ranks among the pioneers of the Art...

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High Score

as Self
First aired: 2020-08-19

This docuseries traces the history of classic video games, featuring insights from the...

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ANIME MANGA EXPLOSION

as Self - Illustrator and Character Designer
First aired: 2023-04-30

The size of the Japanese animation market was 2,426 billion yen by 2020. More than half of that...

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