Yoshitaka Amano

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July 28, 1952 in Shizuoka, Japan

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Arts & Photography

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Born in 1952 in Shizuoka, Japan, YOSHITAKA AMANO (天野喜孝) was hired at the age of fifteen by Tatsunoko Productions, where he was involved in character design for the animated television program Gatchaman (aired in America as Battle of the Planets and G-Force) among other projects. His career in publishing began with Twilight Worlds in 1981. In 1983 he was presented with the Seiun Award for Art, which he went on to win for three subsequent years. In 1987 he did the character design for the first Final Fantasy video game, winning him widespread acclaim. In 1990 he branched out into new artistic realms, doing stage design for Tamasaburo Bando's production of Nayotake and other plays, and designing a stained-glass window for the Yosei Musuem. In...more

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Average rating: 4.20 · 18,528 ratings · 779 reviews · 73 distinct works

	The Sandman: The Dream Hunters by Yoshitaka Amano (Illustrator), Neil Gaiman (Goodreads Author) 4.29 avg rating — 6,607 ratings — published 1999 — 11 editions	My rating:
	Amano: The Complete Prints of Yoshitaka Amano by Yoshitaka Amano (Illustrator), Unno Hiroshi 4.43 avg rating — 263 ratings — published 2003	My rating:
	Coffin: The Art of Vampire Hunter D 4.57 avg rating — 176 ratings — published 2006	My rating:
	The Tale of Genji by Yoshitaka Amano, Rachel Nacht (Translator) 4.07 avg rating — 121 ratings — published 1997 — 2 editions	My rating:
	Fairies 4.28 avg rating — 72 ratings — published 2006 — 2 editions	My rating:
	Worlds of Amano 4.64 avg rating — 59 ratings — published 2007	My rating:
	Dawn: The Worlds of Final Fantasy by Yoshitaka Amano, Camellia Nieh (Translator) 4.30 avg rating — 43 ratings — published 2009 — 2 editions	My rating:
	Yoshitaka Amano's Mateki: The Magic Flute by Yoshitaka Amano, Edmund Shern 4.18 avg rating — 39 ratings — published 2008	My rating:
	Amano Yoshitaka Japan Final Fantasy 4.77 avg rating — 26 ratings	My rating:
	Art of Yoshitaka Amano: Hiten 4.77 avg rating — 13 ratings — published 1991	My rating: