Sanosuke Sakuma
Sanosuke Sakuma (Japanese: 佐久間さのすけ), born October 31, 1990, Kanagawa Prefecture, is a freelance illustrator who began providing artwork for the Pokémon Trading Card Game in 2013, with her first illustrations featured on cards released in the Shiny Collection. Following a lengthy career on the TCG, her first role on an official Pokémon game was as a character designer on Pokémon Sword and Shield, where she created many of the games' various Trainer Classes.
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. For a list of cards that Sakuma has illustrated, go here.
Characters
The following are a list of characters designed by Sanosuke Sakuma.
![Artist[1]](/wiki/File:Y-Comm_Profile_Artist.png)
![Backpacker[1]](/wiki/File:Y-Comm_Profile_Backpacker.png)
![Doctor (Female)[1]](/wiki/File:Y-Comm_Profile_Doctor_F.png)
![Doctor (Male)[1]](/wiki/File:Y-Comm_Profile_Doctor_M.png)
![Office Worker (Female)[1]](/wiki/File:Y-Comm_Profile_Office_Worker_F.png)
![Office Worker (Male)[1]](/wiki/File:Y-Comm_Profile_Office_Worker_M.png)
![Poké Kid (F)[1]](/wiki/File:Y-Comm_Profile_Pok%C3%A9_Kid_F.png)
![Poké Kid (M)[1]](/wiki/File:Y-Comm_Profile_Pok%C3%A9_Kid_M.png)
![Police Officer[1]](/wiki/File:Y-Comm_Profile_Police_Officer.png)
![Worker (Female)[1]](/wiki/File:Y-Comm_Profile_Worker_F.png)
![Worker (Male)[1]](/wiki/File:Y-Comm_Profile_Worker_M.png)
Other illustrations
![Artwork to celebrate her work on Sword & Shield[1]](https://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/thumb/9/91/SakumaSWSHTrainers.png/120px-SakumaSWSHTrainers.png)
Artwork to celebrate her work on Sword & Shield[1]
![Artwork of Green and Blastoise for Pokémon Unite's Legacy Trainer Showdown Event.[2]](https://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/thumb/c/cf/UNITE_Trainer_Showdown_Green_Blastoise.png/80px-UNITE_Trainer_Showdown_Green_Blastoise.png)
Artwork of Green and Blastoise for Pokémon Unite's Legacy Trainer Showdown Event.[2]
![Artwork to celebrate her work on Sword & Shield[1]](/wiki/File:SakumaSWSHTrainers.png)
![Artwork of Green and Blastoise for Pokémon Unite's Legacy Trainer Showdown Event.[2]](/wiki/File:UNITE_Trainer_Showdown_Green_Blastoise.png)
Works
Games
| Title | Platform | Release date | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pokémon Sword and Shield | Nintendo Switch | 2019-11-15 | Character Design |
Other Works
| Title | Date | Publisher |
|---|---|---|
| Moonga Online Trading Card Game illustrations | 2011 | EverdreamSoft SA |
| Hachikami! illustration contest Quasi Excellence Award | 2011 | Tinami |
| How to Draw Comics Ultra Beginners illustrations | 2012-09-21 | Seibundo Shinkosha |
| Force of Will Trading Card Game illustrations | 2012— | Force of Will Co., Ltd. |
| Pokémon Trading Card Game illustrations | 2013— | The Pokémon Company |
