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is a Japanese artist, character designer, illustrator and a theatre 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''.〔(ANS Exclusive Interview: 10 Questions To Yoshitaka Amano ); retrieved 2006-09-16.〕 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. He is a 5 time winner of the Seiun Award, and also won the 1999 Bram Stoker Award for his collaboration with Neil Gaiman, ''Sandman: The Dream Hunters''.〔(Powells.com Bibliography "The Sandman: The Dream Hunters" ); retrieved 2006-09-16.〕 Amano's influences include early Western comic books, art nouveau, and Japanese woodblock prints. In early 2010, he established Studio Devaloka, a film production company.〔()〕 ==Biography== Amano was born in Shizuoka, Japan. As a young adolescent, he was fascinated with drawing. In 1967, he began working in the animation department of Tatsunoko Productions, where he was introduced to the early Japanese anime movement.〔McCarter, Charles. (Flights of Fantasy ); retrieved 2006-05-09.〕〔(RPGamer interview. ) Retrieved on 2006-09-16.〕 His first paid project was for the ''Speed Racer'' anime franchise. He was a character designer for anime shows such as ''Time Bokan'', ''Gatchaman'', ''Tekkaman'', and ''Honeybee Hutch''.〔(1UP.com A Day in the Life of Yoshitaka Amano ); retrieved 2006-09-16.〕 In the 1960s, Amano was exposed to Western art styles through comic books, which he claims among his artistic roots. He has cited Neal Adams as his favorite comic book artist, noting that he would often purchase used comics based on Adams's cover artwork, only to be disappointed that the interior artist was different.〔(Q&A with Yoshitaka Amano ); retrieved 2009-02-12.〕 Amano was also fascinated by the art styles of psychedelic art and pop art of the West, particularly the work of American Pop artist Peter Max.〔Unno, Hiroshi. ''Amano: The Complete Prints of Yoshitaka Amano'' Collins Design: November 4, 2003. ISBN 0-06-056763-5.〕 In the 1970s, Amano studied the artworks of the late 19th century and early 20th century European movement of Art Nouveau, as well as the ancient Japanese hand woodblock printing work of Ukiyo-e.〔 Amano remained at Tatsunoko Productions until 1982. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Yoshitaka Amano」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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