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'''Sanosuke Sakuma''' (Japanese: '''佐久間さのすけ''' | [[File:Sanosuke Sakuma.png|200px|thumb|Sakuma's icon as of 2024<ref name=Icon>[https://archive.is/soJwh Sakuma's icon as of 2024.]</ref>]] | ||
'''Sanosuke Sakuma''' (Japanese: '''佐久間さのすけ''' ''Sakuma Sanosuke''; born October 31, 1990)<ref name=SiteAbout>[https://archive.is/mVUwC Sakuma's About page on her website.]</ref> is a freelance illustrator living in {{wp|Kanagawa}},<ref name=SiteAbout></ref> who began providing artwork for the [[Pokémon Trading Card Game]] in 2013, with her first illustrations featured on cards released in the {{TCG|Shiny Collection}}. During her career with the TCG, she began working as a character designer on {{g|Sun and Moon}} and {{g|Sword and Shield}}, where she created many of the games' various {{DL|Pokémon Trainer|Trainer class}}es. She draws digitally, opting to use {{wp|Adobe Photoshop}} as her application of choice.<ref name=SiteAbout></ref> | |||
Sakuma states that she began drawing from an early age with a particular interest in anime and manga, and was head of a manga club while at high school and college. She specializes in producing artwork with cute characters and invoking a warm atmosphere, utilizing a specific color palette and soft drawing style. She also experiments with different styles, including anime, impasto, and watercolor, and likes to convey a sense of motion in images that require it | Sakuma states that she began drawing from an early age with a particular interest in anime and manga, and was head of a manga club while at high school and college. She specializes in producing artwork with cute characters and invoking a warm atmosphere, utilizing a specific color palette and soft drawing style. She also experiments with different styles, including anime, impasto, and watercolor, and likes to convey a sense of motion in images that require it. | ||
==Characters== | ==Designs== | ||
The following are a list of characters designed by | ===Characters=== | ||
The following are a list of characters designed by Sakuma. | |||
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| style="{{roundy|2px}} border:2px solid #{{galar color dark}}; background:#{{galar color light}}; height:100px; width:100px"| [[File:Y-Comm Profile Artist.png|x100px]] | |||
| style="{{roundy|2px}} border:2px solid #{{galar color dark}}; background:#{{galar color light}}; height:100px; width:100px"| [[File:Y-Comm Profile Backpacker.png|x100px]] | |||
| style="{{roundy|2px}} border:2px solid #{{galar color dark}}; background:#{{galar color light}}; height:100px; width:100px"| [[File:Y-Comm Profile Doctor M.png|x100px]] | |||
| style="{{roundy|2px}} border:2px solid #{{galar color dark}}; background:#{{galar color light}}; height:100px; width:100px"| [[File:Y-Comm Profile Doctor F.png|x100px]] | |||
File:Y-Comm Profile Poké Kid | | style="{{roundy|2px}} border:2px solid #{{galar color dark}}; background:#{{galar color light}}; height:100px; width:100px"| [[File:Y-Comm Profile Office Worker M.png|x100px]] | ||
File:Y-Comm Profile | | style="{{roundy|2px}} border:2px solid #{{galar color dark}}; background:#{{galar color light}}; height:100px; width:100px"| [[File:Y-Comm Profile Office Worker F.png|x100px]] | ||
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| '''{{GameIcon|Sw}}{{GameIcon|Sh}}''' <br> {{color2|000|Artist}}<ref name=SWSHTrainers>[https://twitter.com/sakumasanosuke/status/1209432456006230016 Tweet about designing NPCs for Pokémon Sword and Shield]</ref> | |||
| '''{{GameIcon|Sw}}{{GameIcon|Sh}}''' <br> {{color2|000|Backpacker}}<ref name=SWSHTrainers></ref> | |||
</ | | '''{{GameIcon|Sw}}{{GameIcon|Sh}}''' <br> {{color2|000|Doctor|Doctor (male)}}<ref name=SWSHTrainers></ref> | ||
| '''{{GameIcon|Sw}}{{GameIcon|Sh}}''' <br> {{color2|000|Doctor|Doctor (female)}}<ref name=SWSHTrainers></ref> | |||
| '''{{GameIcon|Sw}}{{GameIcon|Sh}}''' <br> {{color2|000|Office Worker|Office Worker (male)}}<ref name=SWSHTrainers></ref> | |||
| '''{{GameIcon|Sw}}{{GameIcon|Sh}}''' <br> {{color2|000|Office Worker|Office Worker (female)}}<ref name=SWSHTrainers></ref> | |||
|- | |||
| style="{{roundy|2px}} border:2px solid #{{galar color dark}}; background:#{{galar color light}}; height:100px; width:100px"| [[File:Y-Comm Profile Poké Kid M.png|x100px]] | |||
| style="{{roundy|2px}} border:2px solid #{{galar color dark}}; background:#{{galar color light}}; height:100px; width:100px"| [[File:Y-Comm Profile Poké Kid F.png|x100px]] | |||
| style="{{roundy|2px}} border:2px solid #{{galar color dark}}; background:#{{galar color light}}; height:100px; width:100px"| [[File:Y-Comm Profile Worker M.png|x100px]] | |||
| style="{{roundy|2px}} border:2px solid #{{galar color dark}}; background:#{{galar color light}}; height:100px; width:100px"| [[File:Y-Comm Profile Worker F.png|x100px]] | |||
| style="{{roundy|2px}} border:2px solid #{{galar color dark}}; background:#{{galar color light}}; height:100px; width:100px"| [[File:Y-Comm Profile Police Officer.png|x100px]] | |||
|- | |||
| '''{{GameIcon|Sw}}{{GameIcon|Sh}}''' <br> {{color2|000|Poké Kid|Poké Kid (male)}}<ref name=SWSHTrainers></ref> | |||
| '''{{GameIcon|Sw}}{{GameIcon|Sh}}''' <br> {{color2|000|Poké Kid|Poké Kid (female)}}<ref name=SWSHTrainers></ref> | |||
| '''{{GameIcon|Sw}}{{GameIcon|Sh}}''' <br> {{color2|000|Worker|Worker (male)}}<ref name=SWSHTrainers></ref> | |||
| '''{{GameIcon|Sw}}{{GameIcon|Sh}}''' <br> {{color2|000|Worker|Worker (female)}}<ref name=SWSHTrainers></ref> | |||
| '''{{GameIcon|Sw}}{{GameIcon|Sh}}''' <br> {{color2|000|Police Officer}}<ref name=SWSHTrainers></ref> | |||
|- | |||
|} | |||
==Artwork== | |||
This is a collection of official Pokémon artwork drawn by Sakuma. | |||
===Other games=== | |||
This is a collection of other Pokémon games that Sakuma has contributed artwork to. | |||
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< | <div style="{{roundy|20px}}; border:2px solid #{{white color dark}}; background:#{{white color light}}; flex-basis: 100px; min-width: 80px; height: 150px; overflow:hidden; display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center">[[File:UNITE Trainer Showdown Green Blastoise.png|x150px]]</div> | ||
<div>'''{{color2|000|Pokémon UNITE|UNITE}}''' <br> {{color2|000|Green (game)|Green}} and {{color2|000|Blastoise}} Legacy Trainer Showdown Event art<ref name=LegacyTrainerShowdown>[https://twitter.com/poke_unite_jp/status/1570699144070664193 Tweet credited for art on Unite]</ref></div> | |||
File:UNITE Trainer Showdown Green Blastoise.png| | </div> | ||
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===Merchandise=== | |||
This is a collection of official Pokémon merchandise that Sakuma has contributed artwork to. | |||
There are {{PAGESINCATEGORY:Illus. by Sanosuke Sakuma}} cards illustrated by Sakuma. For a list of cards she has illustrated, go [[:Category:Illus. by Sanosuke Sakuma|here.]] | |||
<div style="margin:center; font-size:125%; margin:auto; text-align:center; max-width: 1100px; {{roundy|5px}} border:2px solid #{{black color dark}}; background:#{{white color dark}}"> | |||
<div style="margin:auto; display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; align-items: flex-start; font-size:80%; padding: 3px; {{roundy|5px}}; #{{white color dark}}; background: #{{white color}}; text-align:center; gap: 2px;"> | |||
<div style="flex: 1; font-size:80%"> | |||
<div style="{{roundy|20px}}; border:2px solid #{{white color dark}}; background:#{{white color light}}; flex-basis: 100px; min-width: 80px; height: 150px; overflow:hidden; display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center">[[File:Ride with Lapras Merchandise Key Art.jpg|x150px]]</div> | |||
<div>'''{{color2|000|Pokémon Center (store)|Pokémon Center}}''' <br> {{color2|000|Ride with Lapras}} line<ref name=RideWithLaprasLatis>[https://archive.is/HTVHh Sakuma confirming she did the artwork for both the Ride with Lapras and Ride with Latias/Latios lines]</ref></div> | |||
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<div style="flex: 1; font-size:80%"> | |||
<div style="{{roundy|20px}}; border:2px solid #{{white color dark}}; background:#{{white color light}}; flex-basis: 100px; min-width: 80px; height: 150px; overflow:hidden; display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center">[[File:Ride with Latias and Latios Merchandise Key Art Latias.jpg|x150px]]</div> | |||
<div>'''{{color2|000|Pokémon Center (store)|Pokémon Center}}''' <br> {{color2|000|Ride with Latias and Latios}} line <br> ({{color2|000|Latias}})<ref name=RideWithLaprasLatis></ref></div> | |||
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<div style="flex: 1; font-size:80%"> | |||
<div style="{{roundy|20px}}; border:2px solid #{{white color dark}}; background:#{{white color light}}; flex-basis: 100px; min-width: 80px; height: 150px; overflow:hidden; display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center">[[File:Ride with Latias and Latios Merchandise Key Art Latios.jpg|x150px]]</div> | |||
<div>'''{{color2|000|Pokémon Center (store)|Pokémon Center}}''' <br> {{color2|000|Ride with Latias and Latios}} line <br> ({{color2|000|Latios}})<ref name=RideWithLaprasLatis></ref></div> | |||
</div> | |||
<div style="flex: 1; font-size:80%"> | |||
<div style="{{roundy|20px}}; border:2px solid #{{white color dark}}; background:#{{white color light}}; flex-basis: 100px; min-width: 80px; height: 150px; overflow:hidden; display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center">[[File:Lucas Dawn Sleeves.jpg|x150px]]</div> | |||
<div>'''{{color2|000|Pokémon Trading Card Game|TCG}}''' <br> {{color2|000|Lucas}} and {{color2|000|Dawn (game)|Dawn}} Sleeves<ref name=LucasDawnReiAkariTCG>[https://archive.is/gqIAt Sakuma confirming they drew the Dawn, Lucas, Rei and Akari TCG merch.]</ref></div> | |||
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<div style="flex: 1; font-size:80%"> | |||
<div style="{{roundy|20px}}; border:2px solid #{{white color dark}}; background:#{{white color light}}; flex-basis: 100px; min-width: 80px; height: 150px; overflow:hidden; display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center">[[File:Rei Akari Sleeves.jpg|x150px]]</div> | |||
<div>'''{{color2|000|Pokémon Trading Card Game|TCG}}''' <br> {{color2|000|Rei}} and {{color2|000|Akari}} Sleeves<ref name=LucasDawnReiAkariTCG></ref></div> | |||
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<div style="flex: 1; font-size:80%"> | |||
<div style="{{roundy|20px}}; border:2px solid #{{white color dark}}; background:#{{white color light}}; flex-basis: 100px; min-width: 80px; height: 150px; overflow:hidden; display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center">[[File:Lucas Dawn Rei Akari Double Deck Case.jpg|x150px]]</div> | |||
<div>'''{{color2|000|Pokémon Trading Card Game|TCG}}''' <br> {{color2|000|Lucas}}, {{color2|000|Dawn (game)|Dawn}}, {{color2|000|Rei}} and {{color2|000|Akari}} Deck Box<ref name=LucasDawnReiAkariTCG></ref></div> | |||
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<div style="flex: 1; font-size:80%"> | |||
<div style="{{roundy|20px}}; border:2px solid #{{white color dark}}; background:#{{white color light}}; flex-basis: 100px; min-width: 80px; height: 150px; overflow:hidden; display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center">[[File:Lucas Dawn Rei Akari Collection File.jpg|x150px]]</div> | |||
<div>'''{{color2|000|Pokémon Trading Card Game|TCG}}''' <br> {{color2|000|Lucas}}, {{color2|000|Dawn (game)|Dawn}}, {{color2|000|Rei}} and {{color2|000|Akari}} Collection File<ref name=LucasDawnReiAkariTCG></ref></div> | |||
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===Other artwork=== | |||
This is a collection of other promotional Pokémon artwork that kurumitsu has contributed to. | |||
<div style="margin:center; font-size:125%; margin:auto; text-align:center; max-width: 1100px; {{roundy|5px}} border:2px solid #{{black color dark}}; background:#{{white color dark}}"> | |||
<div style="margin:auto; display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; align-items: flex-start; font-size:80%; padding: 3px; {{roundy|5px}}; #{{white color dark}}; background: #{{white color}}; text-align:center; gap: 2px;"> | |||
<div style="flex: 1; font-size:80%"> | |||
<div style="{{roundy|20px}}; border:2px solid #{{white color dark}}; background:#{{white color light}}; flex-basis: 100px; min-width: 80px; height: 150px; overflow:hidden; display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center">[[File:Boss Outfit Pikachu 3DS theme.png|x150px]]</div> | |||
<div>'''{{color2|000|Nintendo 3DS theme|3DS theme}}''' <br> Boss Outfit Pikachu<ref name=3DSThemes>[https://archive.is/GBeLB Sakuma confirming she did the Boss Outfit and Lapras Ride 3DS Themes.]</ref></div> | |||
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<div style="flex: 1; font-size:80%"> | |||
<div style="{{roundy|20px}}; border:2px solid #{{white color dark}}; background:#{{white color light}}; flex-basis: 100px; min-width: 80px; height: 150px; overflow:hidden; display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center">[[File:Lapras Ride 3DS theme.png|x150px]]</div> | |||
<div>'''{{color2|000|Nintendo 3DS theme|3DS theme}}''' <br> Lapras Ride<ref name=3DSThemes></ref></div> | |||
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==Works== | ==Works== | ||
=== | ===Pokémon & GAME FREAK Releases=== | ||
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|- style="background:#FFF" | |||
| {{g|Sun and Moon}} | |||
| [[Nintendo 3DS]] | |||
| 2016-11-18 | |||
| Trainer Graphics Design | |||
|- style="background:#FFF" | |- style="background:#FFF" | ||
| {{g|Sword and Shield}} | | {{g|Sword and Shield}} | ||
| [[Nintendo Switch]] | | [[Nintendo Switch]] | ||
| | | 2019-11-15 | ||
| Character Design | | Character Design | ||
|- style="background:#FFF" | |||
| {{g|UNITE}} | |||
| [[Nintendo Switch]] | |||
| 2021-07-21 | |||
| Key Art | |||
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{{-}} | {{-}} | ||
===Other works=== | ===Other works=== | ||
{| | {{incomplete|section|needs=All of her work since 2012.}} | ||
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{| class="sortable" style="margin: auto; background: #A0A0C4; {{roundy|10px}}; border: 5px solid #BBBBE8" | |||
|- | |- | ||
! style="background-color: #CCCCFF; {{roundytl|5px}}" | Title | ! style="background-color: #CCCCFF; {{roundytl|5px}}" | Title | ||
! style="background-color: #CCCCFF" | Date | ! style="background-color: #CCCCFF" | Date | ||
! style="background-color: #CCCCFF; {{roundytr|5px}}" | | ! style="background-color: #CCCCFF; {{roundytr|5px}}" | Position | ||
|- style="background:#FFFFFF" | |- style="background:#FFFFFF" | ||
| ''Moonga'' Online Trading Card Game | | ''Moonga'' Online Trading Card Game<ref name=SiteWorkHistory>[https://archive.is/wip/mVUwC Sakuma's website, which details her work history.]</ref> | ||
| 2011 | | 2011 | ||
| | | Illustration | ||
|- style="background:#FFFFFF" | |- style="background:#FFFFFF" | ||
| '' | | ''Hachikami!'' contest Quasi Excellence Award<ref name=SiteWorkHistory></ref> | ||
| 2011 | | 2011 | ||
| | | Illustration | ||
|- style="background:#FFFFFF" | |- style="background:#FFFFFF" | ||
| ''How to Draw Comics Ultra Beginners'' | | ''How to Draw Comics Ultra Beginners''<ref name=SiteWorkHistory></ref> | ||
| September 21, 2012 | | September 21, 2012 | ||
| | | Illustration | ||
|- style="background:#FFFFFF" | |- style="background:#FFFFFF" | ||
| ''Force of Will'' Trading Card Game | | ''Force of Will'' Trading Card Game<ref name=SiteWorkHistory></ref> | ||
| 2012— | | 2012— | ||
| | | Illustration | ||
|- style="background:#FFFFFF" | |||
| ''{{wp|Cardfight Vanguard}}'' Trading Card Game<ref name=SiteWorkHistory></ref> | |||
| 2017 | |||
| Illustration | |||
|- style="background:#FFFFFF" | |||
| ''{{wp|Digimon}}'' Trading Card Game<ref name=SiteWorkHistory></ref> | |||
| 2020 | |||
| Illustration | |||
|- style="background:#FFFFFF" | |- style="background:#FFFFFF" | ||
| '' | | ''[https://www.poplar.co.jp/topics/53967.html Insect Quest Play Encylopedia for Kids]''<ref name=SiteWorkHistory></ref> | ||
| | | 2023 | ||
| | | Character design <br> Illustration | ||
|} | |} | ||
{{-}} | {{-}} | ||
== | ==Trivia== | ||
< | * Sakuma's favorite Pokémon are {{p|Keldeo}} and {{p|Quaquaval}}.<ref>[https://twitter.com/sakumasanosuke/status/1630193610401681408 Tweet by 佐久間さのすけ/Sanosuke Sakuma (@sakumasanosuke).] Posted on February 27, 2023.</ref> | ||
==External links== | ==External links== | ||
* [https://twitter.com/sakumasanosuke Sakuma's Twitter] | * [https://twitter.com/sakumasanosuke Sakuma's Twitter] | ||
* [https://sakumasanosuke.net/ Sakuma's personal site] | * [https://sakumasanosuke.net/ Sakuma's personal site] | ||
==References== | |||
{{reflist}} | |||
[[Category:TCG illustrators|Sakuma, Sanosuke]] | [[Category:TCG illustrators|Sakuma, Sanosuke]] | ||
[[Category:Game staff|Sakuma, Sanosuke]] | |||
[[de:Sanosuke Sakuma]] | [[de:Sanosuke Sakuma]] |
Revision as of 10:24, 27 April 2024
Sanosuke Sakuma (Japanese: 佐久間さのすけ Sakuma Sanosuke; born October 31, 1990)[2] is a freelance illustrator living in Kanagawa,[2] who began providing artwork for the Pokémon Trading Card Game in 2013, with her first illustrations featured on cards released in the Shiny Collection. During her career with the TCG, she began working as a character designer on Pokémon Sun and Moon and Pokémon Sword and Shield, where she created many of the games' various Trainer classes. She draws digitally, opting to use Adobe Photoshop as her application of choice.[2]
Sakuma states that she began drawing from an early age with a particular interest in anime and manga, and was head of a manga club while at high school and college. She specializes in producing artwork with cute characters and invoking a warm atmosphere, utilizing a specific color palette and soft drawing style. She also experiments with different styles, including anime, impasto, and watercolor, and likes to convey a sense of motion in images that require it.
Designs
Characters
The following are a list of characters designed by Sakuma.
Artwork
This is a collection of official Pokémon artwork drawn by Sakuma.
Other games
This is a collection of other Pokémon games that Sakuma has contributed artwork to.
Merchandise
This is a collection of official Pokémon merchandise that Sakuma has contributed artwork to.
There are 152 cards illustrated by Sakuma. For a list of cards she has illustrated, go here.
Other artwork
This is a collection of other promotional Pokémon artwork that kurumitsu has contributed to.
Works
Pokémon & GAME FREAK Releases
Title | Platform | Release date | Position |
---|---|---|---|
Pokémon Sun and Moon | Nintendo 3DS | 2016-11-18 | Trainer Graphics Design |
Pokémon Sword and Shield | Nintendo Switch | 2019-11-15 | Character Design |
Pokémon UNITE | Nintendo Switch | 2021-07-21 | Key Art |
Other works
This section is incomplete. Please feel free to edit this section to add missing information and complete it. Reason: All of her work since 2012. |
Title | Date | Position |
---|---|---|
Moonga Online Trading Card Game[8] | 2011 | Illustration |
Hachikami! contest Quasi Excellence Award[8] | 2011 | Illustration |
How to Draw Comics Ultra Beginners[8] | September 21, 2012 | Illustration |
Force of Will Trading Card Game[8] | 2012— | Illustration |
Cardfight Vanguard Trading Card Game[8] | 2017 | Illustration |
Digimon Trading Card Game[8] | 2020 | Illustration |
Insect Quest Play Encylopedia for Kids[8] | 2023 | Character design Illustration |
Trivia
External links
References
- ↑ Sakuma's icon as of 2024.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Sakuma's About page on her website.
- ↑ 3.00 3.01 3.02 3.03 3.04 3.05 3.06 3.07 3.08 3.09 3.10 Tweet about designing NPCs for Pokémon Sword and Shield
- ↑ Tweet credited for art on Unite
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Sakuma confirming she did the artwork for both the Ride with Lapras and Ride with Latias/Latios lines
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 Sakuma confirming they drew the Dawn, Lucas, Rei and Akari TCG merch.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Sakuma confirming she did the Boss Outfit and Lapras Ride 3DS Themes.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 8.4 8.5 8.6 Sakuma's website, which details her work history.
- ↑ Tweet by 佐久間さのすけ/Sanosuke Sakuma (@sakumasanosuke). Posted on February 27, 2023.