Yoshitaka Amano

Visual Effects

1952-03-26 · Shizuoka, Shizuoka, Japan

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.

• Angel's Egg (1985) — Character Designer, Original Story, Art Direction
• Vampire Hunter D (1985) — Character Designer
• Enigma do Poder (1999) — Hiroshi
• LILY-C.A.T. (1987) — Character Designer
• 1001 Nights (1998) — Conceptual Design, Director
• ユメ十夜 (2007) — Director
• ゴキブリたちの黄昏 (1987) — Art Direction
• アモン・サーガ (1986) — Comic Book
• A Chave do Futuro (1988) — Art Direction
• Techno Police 21C (1982) — Character Designer
• 鳥の歌 (2007) — Director, Storyboard, Animation
• I Love Lucca Comics & Games (2025) — Sé stesso
• ジャングル大帝 勇気が未来をかえる (2009) — Character Designer
• 街角のメルヘン (1984) — Character Designer
• Fantascope 'Tylostoma' (2006) — Narrator, Director
• 機甲創世記モスピーダ Love, Live, Alive (1985) — Character Designer
• 地球物語 ―テレパス2500― (1984) — Character Designer
• DEVA ZAN (2016) — Writer, Director
• 怪盗ルパン 813の謎 (1979) — Character Designer
• やさいのようせい N.Y.SALAD The Movie (2010) — Creator, Character Designer, Writer, Art Direction
• 斬 -ZAN- (pilot film) (2026) — Original Story