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<div>'''{{color2|000|Pokémon GO|GO}}''' <br> {{color2|000|GO Tour 2024}} Stickers<ref name=GOTour2024Stickers>[https://archive.is/C2Qmb Kasai confirming he drew the 2024 GO Tour Stickers]</ref></div> | <div>'''{{color2|000|Pokémon GO|GO}}''' <br> {{color2|000|GO Tour 2024}} Stickers<ref name=GOTour2024Stickers>[https://archive.is/C2Qmb Kasai confirming he drew the 2024 GO Tour Stickers]</ref></div> | ||
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<div>'''{{color2|000|Pokémon GO|GO}}''' <br> {{color2|000|GO Fest 2024}} Stickers<ref name=GOFest2024Stickers>[https://archive.is/C2Qmb Kasai confirming he drew the 2024 GO Fest Stickers]</ref></div> | |||
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<div>'''{{color2|000|Pokémon GO|GO}}''' <br> {{color2|000|GO Fest 2024}} Stickers<ref name=GOFest2024Stickers>[https://archive.is/C2Qmb Kasai confirming he drew the 2024 GO Fest Stickers]</ref></div> | |||
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<div>'''{{color2|000|Pokémon GO|GO}}''' <br> {{color2|000|GO Fest 2024}} Stickers<ref name=GOFest2024Stickers>[https://archive.is/C2Qmb Kasai confirming he drew the 2024 GO Fest Stickers]</ref></div> | |||
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Latest revision as of 07:43, 30 April 2024
Taiga Kasai (Japanese: カサイタイガ) is an artist for the Pokémon series. He was a participant in both the 2nd Pokémon Card Game Illustration Grand Prix and the Pokémon Trading Card Game Illustration Contest 2022 illustration contests, being the Japanese First Runner-up for the latter. According to Kasai, he begged his parents to buy him the tools to allow him to enter, as being an artist on the TCG had always been a dream of his.[1] Kasai's runner-up artwork would be used to create his first Pokémon card, Greninja, one of the SWSH Black Star Promos. When illustrating this artwork of Greninja, he carefully considered the contest's theme of how Pokémon would spend their days in the wild; seeing as Greninja is based on a ninja, he drew it as if it was planning a strategy for battle.[1]
Kasai also confirmed that he drew many drafts for each individual Pokémon that was eligible for the contest, though he knew his idea for Greninja was the perfect fit from the very start.[1] That being said, Kasai admitted he struggled with the background of the piece, saying that his leading concern was making the subject stand out from the background itself.[1] It didn't start to sink in that he had won the award until he had received the physical copy of the Greninja card, and seeing the existing TCG artists that he looked up to congratulate him on Twitter after announcing that he had won the award was a huge moment for him.[1] He draws digitally, opting to use an iPad Pro.[1]
He first began drawing after seeing a Pokémon illustration by his father, who was already an artist.[1] He didn't think of himself as particularly good, though decided to go to art school when taking the entrance exams for university, which was where he began studying how to draw.[1] Though Kasai first learned about Pokémon when he was in kindergarten through the stickers found on the series' branded Daiichi Pan, the first game he played was Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire, which also happen to be his favorites.[1] He first discovered the Pokémon Trading Card Game when sets were on sale at the theater when Kasai first watched M05, with his long-standing appeal for the game being as a result of its wealth of unique and talented illustrators.[1]
In 2023, he made his debut as a game artist on Pokémon HOME and Pokémon GO. Kasai's favorite Pokémon is Aggron.[1]
Artwork
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Illustration Contest Submissions
Charizard submitted to the 2nd Pokémon Card Game Illustration Grand Prix
Greninja submitted to the Pokémon Trading Card Game Illustration Contest 2022
Official Artwork
This is a collection of official Pokémon artwork drawn by Kasai.
There are 2 cards illustrated by Kasai. For a list of cards he has illustrated, see here.
![Froakie Community Day Stickers from GO[3]](https://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/thumb/2/2d/GO_Froakie_Community_Day_Stickers.png/100px-GO_Froakie_Community_Day_Stickers.png)
Froakie Community Day Stickers from GO[3]
![GO Fest 2023 Sticker from GO[4]](https://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/thumb/f/f7/GO_Fest_2023_Sticker_Carbink.png/100px-GO_Fest_2023_Sticker_Carbink.png)
GO Fest 2023 Sticker from GO[4]
![GO Fest 2023 Sticker from GO[4]](https://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/thumb/d/d1/GO_Fest_2023_Sticker_Diancie.png/100px-GO_Fest_2023_Sticker_Diancie.png)
GO Fest 2023 Sticker from GO[4]
![GO Fest 2023 Sticker from GO[4]](https://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/thumb/5/54/GO_Fest_2023_Sticker_Rayquaza.png/100px-GO_Fest_2023_Sticker_Rayquaza.png)
GO Fest 2023 Sticker from GO[4]
![GO Fest 2023 Sticker from GO[4]](https://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/thumb/6/6e/GO_Fest_2023_Sticker_Mega_Rayquaza.png/100px-GO_Fest_2023_Sticker_Mega_Rayquaza.png)
GO Fest 2023 Sticker from GO[4]
![Armarouge & Ceruledge Sticker from HOME[2]](/wiki/File:HOME_Ceruledge_and_Armarouge_Sticker.png)
![Froakie Community Day Stickers from GO[3]](/wiki/File:GO_Froakie_Community_Day_Stickers.png)
![GO Fest 2023 Sticker from GO[4]](/wiki/File:GO_Fest_2023_Sticker_Carbink.png)
![GO Fest 2023 Sticker from GO[4]](/wiki/File:GO_Fest_2023_Sticker_Diancie.png)
![GO Fest 2023 Sticker from GO[4]](/wiki/File:GO_Fest_2023_Sticker_Rayquaza.png)
![GO Fest 2023 Sticker from GO[4]](/wiki/File:GO_Fest_2023_Sticker_Mega_Rayquaza.png)
Other games
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This is a collection of other Pokémon games that Kasai has contributed artwork to.
Works
Pokémon & GAME FREAK Releases
| Title | Platform | Release date | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pokémon GO | Mobile | 2016-07-06 | Sticker Artist |
| Pokémon HOME | Mobile | 2020-02-12 | Sticker Artist |
