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.
1001 Nights
(Conceptual Design)
Bird Song
(Director)
Ten Nights of Dreams
(Director)
Jungle Emperor: Courage Changes the Future
(Character Designer)
Genesis Climber Mospeada: Love Live Alive
(Character Designer)
Twilight of the Cockroaches
(Art Direction)
Angel's Egg
(Art Direction)
Deva Zan
(Writer)
Deva Zan
(Director)
Angel's Egg
(Story)
Lupin the Thief--Enigma of the 813
(Character Designer)
Angel's Egg
(Original Film Writer)
Bird Song
(Storyboard)
Bird Song
(Animation)
Vegetable Fairies: N.Y. Salad The Movie
(Creator)
Vegetable Fairies: N.Y. Salad The Movie
(Character Designer)
Vegetable Fairies: N.Y. Salad The Movie
(Writer)
Tale of the Earth
(Character Designer)
Vegetable Fairies: N.Y. Salad The Movie
(Art Direction)
1001 Nights
(Director)
Angel's Egg
(Character Designer)
Techno Police 21C
(Character Designer)
Radio City Fantasy
(Character Designer)
Amon Saga
(Comic Book)
Lily C.A.T.
(Character Designer)
Fantascope 'Tylostoma'
(Director)
In the Aftermath
(Art Direction)
Pinocchio: The Series
(Production Design)
Time Bokan: Royal Revival
(Character Designer)
Casshan
(Character Designer)
Zenderman
(Character Designer)
Gibiate
(Character Designer)
Hurricane Polymar
(Character Designer)
Decision
(Visual Effects)
exception
(Character Designer)
Rescueman
(Character Designer)
Time Bokan Series: Yattodetaman
(Character Designer)
Time Bokan Series: Gyakuten Ippatsuman
(Character Designer)
Goliath the Super Fighter
(Character Designer)
Tobidase! Machine Hiryuu
(Character Designer)
Casshan
(Art Direction)