Person Details

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Aliases: 天野 喜孝

Gender: Male

Place of birth: Shizuoka City, Shizuoka, Japan

Homepage: https://www.yoshitakaamano.com

Movie Involvements: 26

TV Involvements: 15


Most Famous Work

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.

Most Famous Work

Decision
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6

Decision

(1971) Visual Effects
Pinocchio: The Series
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7

Pinocchio: The Series

(1972) Production Design
Hurricane Polymar
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7

Hurricane Polymar

(1974) Character Designer
exception
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7

exception

(2022) Character Designer
Casshan
Average
7

Casshan

(1973) Art Direction
Time Bokan Series: Yattodetaman
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6

Time Bokan Series: Yattodetaman

(1981) Character Designer
Gibiate
Average
7

Gibiate

(2020) Character Designer
Time Bokan Series: Gyakuten Ippatsuman
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0

Time Bokan Series: Gyakuten Ippatsuman

(1982) Character Designer

Acting

Visual Effects

Directing

Writing

Year Role Movie/Tv
2016 Writer
2007 Storyboard
1986 Comic Book
1985 Story
Original Film Writer
Year Role Movie/Tv

Art

Year Role Movie/Tv
1998 Conceptual Design
1988 Art Direction
1987 Art Direction
1985 Art Direction
1973 Art Direction
1972 Production Design
Year Role Movie/Tv

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