About Me

Thank you for visiting my blog!

I have worked as an illustrator and designer in the game industry for over 10 years.

I mainly draw character illustrations in CLIP STUDIO PAINT.
Lately, I have also been learning hand-drawn animation, 2D animation in Spine, and effects in Unity.

Background

I graduated from the Department of Design at Tokyo University of the Arts. Focusing on illustration work for games, I have built my career through many different ways of working: as a full-time employee, as a contract employee with side jobs, and as a freelancer.

I have felt the joy of seeing my work released to the world and of people coming to love the characters I designed. At the same time, I have also struggled with drawing-related worries for a long time.

Because I have struggled so much, I started this blog thinking that maybe I could share what I learned as information that helps others.

Professional work

Never Grave: The Witch and The Curse

Never Grave is a 2D action game where you travel together with a cursed hat. It was developed by Frontside 180 Studio at Pocketpair, Inc.

I was in charge of the main character’s design, hand-drawn animation, bone animation in Spine, and effects.

Being the main person for animation and effects in a small team was a truly valuable experience.

あわせて読みたいSteam：Never Grave: The Witch and The Curse呪われた帽子と共に進むメトロイドヴァニア×ローグライト。多様な魔法を駆使し、憑依した敵を使い潰しながら最下層を目指せ！戦利品を持ち帰り、村に新たな施設を建てて生活を営み、次の戦いに備えて能力を強化しよう！最大4人マルチプレイに対応。

OCTOPATH TRAVELER arrange album cover illustrations

I created two cover illustrations for arrange album CDs of OCTOPATH TRAVELER, an RPG by SQUARE ENIX.

Through a lot of trial and error, I worked to capture each character’s personality and the mood of the music.

あわせて読みたいOCTOPATH TRAVELER Arrange Album – Break & Boost –『オクトパストラベラー』よりアレンジアルバムが初登場！ユーザー人気が高い楽曲をバンド編成・ピアノ小編成により、コンポーザー・西木康智氏による完全監修のもと本CDのために新規制作。オリジナル楽曲とは違う、新たなサウンドで皆様にお届けいたします！

スクウェア・エニックス 商品・サービス情報 | SQUARE ENIXOCTOPATH TRAVELER Arrangements Break & Boost -Extend- | LINE UP | SQUARE ENIX MUSIC | SQUARE ENIX初ライブ用に新たにアレンジされた楽曲を収録したCDが登場！大好評だったアレンジCD『OCTOPATH TRAVELER Arrangements -Break & Boost-』第2弾として、コンポーザー西木康智完全監修の元、新たな装いとなった楽曲たちをご堪能ください。

7-nin no Kenja to Renkinjutsushi: character illustrations

A character-raising game with a lovely fantasy atmosphere.

I drew many of its character illustrations.

The game is unique for its character attributes, such as “beast,” “magic,” and “golem.”

７人の賢者と錬金術師 公式サイト７人の賢者と錬金術師錬成式キャラクター育成ゲーム「７人の賢者と錬金術師」！

BRAVELY DEFAULT Praying Brage

I drew several character illustrations for BRAVELY DEFAULT Praying Brage, a browser game by SQUARE ENIX. I also drew the official four-panel comic series.

Top page illustration for Vampire Co., Ltd.

I created the illustration for the top page of this company’s website.

I was given free rein to design a vampire-themed character!

You can see the full illustration on their website ↓

ヴァンパイア株式会社ヴァンパイア株式会社ヴァンパイア株式会社は、ゲーム開発、イラスト・2Dグラフィック制作、ショート動制作を行います。お問い合わせをお待ちしています。

Streaming character design for Chrono Break Matsumoto

I designed a character as a personal commission from Chrono Break Matsumoto, a League of Legends streamer.

The design was challenging, but I was able to finish it with a friendly and cute look, and he liked it too!

Non-commercial work

Here are some of the pieces I drew as commissions on Skeb.

For fan art and more, see my pixiv.

pixivきびファンアート中心。

About this blog

As an illustrator, I have been honored to work on wonderful titles, and I am working in the industry I always dreamed of.

But at the same time, I have also gone through a lot of pain while desperately holding on to my dream job.

Based on these experiences, I want this to be a blog where I share what I have learned while working hard as an illustrator, and what I have tried in order to take care of my mental and physical health.

I want to collect tips to help people who, like me, tend to push themselves too hard, feel better.

I will probably update at a slow pace, but I hope you enjoy it! (Most articles are currently in Japanese.)