Yoshitaka Amano
- Known for
- Visual Effects
- Born
- March 26, 1952 (age 74)
- Birthplace
- Shizuoka, Shizuoka, Japan
Biography
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.
Known For
Filmography
exception
TV · Character Designer · 8 eps
Gibiate
TV · Character Designer · 12 eps
Vegetable Fairies: N.Y. Salad The Movie
Movie · Character Designer
Jungle Emperor: Courage Changes the Future
Movie · Character Designer
Bird Song
Movie · Animation
Time Bokan: Royal Revival
TV · Character Designer · 14 eps
The Enemy's the Pirates!
TV · Character Designer · 6 eps
Lily C.A.T.
Movie · Character Designer
Genesis Climber Mospeada: Love Live Alive
Movie · Character Designer
Angel's Egg
Movie · Character Designer
Vampire Hunter D
Movie · Character Designer
Tale of the Earth
Movie · Character Designer
Radio City Fantasy
Movie · Character Designer
Techno Police 21C
Movie · Character Designer
Time Bokan Series: Gyakuten Ippatsuman
TV · Character Designer · 58 eps
Time Bokan Series: Yattodetaman
TV · Character Designer · 52 eps
Rescueman
TV · Character Designer · 53 eps
Lupin the Thief: Enigma of the 813
Movie · Character Designer
Zenderman
TV · Character Designer · 52 eps
Tobidase! Machine Hiryuu
TV · Character Designer · 21 eps
Goliath the Super Fighter
TV · Character Designer · 36 eps
Hurricane Polymar
TV · Character Designer · 26 eps
Casshan
TV · Character Designer · 35 eps
Decision
TV · Visual Effects · 25 eps