Kunihiko Tanaka
Japanese mangaka and illustrator
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| Intro | Japanese mangaka and illustrator | |
| Places | Japan | |
| is | Comics artist Mangaka Illustrator | |
| Work field | Arts Creativity Humor | |
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| Birth | 12 August 1970, Kawasaki, Japan | |
| Age | 54 years | |
| Star sign | Leo |
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Biography
Kunihiko Tanaka (田中 久仁彦, Tanaka Kunihiko, born August 12, 1970) is a Japanese manga artist and character designer. He designed the characters for Xenogears, Xenosaga Episode I: Der Wille zur Macht and Xenoblade Chronicles X, as well as character concept design for the anime Key the Metal Idol. He wrote the manga for Ruin Explorers which was made into an OVA in 1995.
Works
Manga
| Title | Year | Notes | Refs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ruin Explorers | 1995 (vol.) | Published by Hoppy Japan Comics for 2 volumes Also credited in anime | |
| Ichigeki Sacchu!! HoiHoi-san | 2004 (vol.) | Serialized in Dengeki Daioh Published by Dengeki Comics EX for 1 volume Also credited in OVA short. | |
| Ryu-Kotsu (龍骨) | 2008 (vol.) | Published for 1 volume |
Video games
| Year | Title | Crew role | Notes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Ys III: Wanderers from Ys | Character design | ||
| 1989 | Dragon Slayer: The Legend of Heroes | Character design | ||
| 1990 | Dinosaur | Character design | ||
| 1991 | Popful Mail | Character design | ||
| 1999 | Xenogears | Character design | ||
| 2002 | Xenosaga: Episode I | Character design | ||
| 2004 | Xenosaga: Episode II | Character illustration | ||
| 2008 | Sands of Destruction | Character design | Also credited in anime. | |
| 2015 | Xenoblade Chronicles X | Character design | ||
| 2017 | Xenoblade Chronicles 2 | Finch, KOS-MOS, Shulk, Fiora and Elma Character designs |
Anime
| Year | Title | Crew role | Notes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Key the Metal Idol | Original Character Design | OVA |