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Yoshitaka Amano

1952 - Today

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Yoshitaka Amano (Japanese: 天野 喜孝; born March 26, 1952) is a Japanese visual artist, character designer, illustrator, a scenic designer for theatre and film, and a costume designer. He began his career in 1967 at Tatsunoko Production working on anime such as Speed Racer and later became the creator of iconic and influential characters from anime such as Gatchaman, Tekkaman, Honeybee Hutch, and Casshern. 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. Since the 1990s Amano has been creating and exhibiting paintings featuring his iconic retro pop icons in galleries around the world, primarily painting on aluminium box panels with acrylic and automotive paint. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Yoshitaka Amano is the 46th most popular artist (up from 51st in 2019), the 683rd most popular biography from Japan (down from 663rd in 2019) and the 5th most popular Japanese Artist.

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Among ARTISTS

Among artists, Yoshitaka Amano ranks 46 out of 125. Before him are Marcel Janco, Marianne Brandt, Louis Comfort Tiffany, Nicholas of Verdun, Judy Chicago, and Elsa von Freytag-Loringhoven. After him are Herbert Bayer, Hermann Nitsch, Nikolay Shmatko, Bill Viola, Theo Jansen, and Bruno Munari.

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Among people born in 1952, Yoshitaka Amano ranks 150. Before him are Alexander Ankvab, George Allen, Edward Zwick, Jean-Dominique Bauby, Charles M. Rice, and Rafael Caro Quintero. After him are Dirceu, Yuriko Koike, David Icke, Masaki Yokotani, Uljana Semjonova, and Anote Tong.

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In Japan

Among people born in Japan, Yoshitaka Amano ranks 683 out of 6,245. Before him are Kinji Fukasaku (1930), Hirokazu Kanazawa (1931), Shigechiyo Izumi (1865), Emperor En'yū (959), Shigeru Mizuki (1922), and Shintaro Ishihara (1932). After him are Minamoto no Yoriie (1182), Kazuyuki Mugita (1984), Nobuo Kawakami (1947), Chōsokabe Motochika (1539), Yuriko Koike (1952), and Ishirō Honda (1911).

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Among ARTISTS In Japan

Among artists born in Japan, Yoshitaka Amano ranks 5. Before him are Hokusai (1760), Yoko Ono (1933), Hiroshige (1797), and Akira Yoshizawa (1911). After him are Hasui Kawase (1883), Yoshitomo Nara (1959), and Tatsuki Fujimoto (1993).

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