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Revision as of 14:18, 5 December 2009

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Pokémon Artist Ken Sugimori

Ken Sugimori (Japanese: 杉森 建, born January 27, 1966) is a friend of Satoshi Tajiri and illustrator of the original artwork for Pokémon games. He also has developed conceptual artwork for the movies, and illustrates TCG cards and merchandising.

Sugimori's change of style over the years has been noticeable. Initially, he used a stiff, lightly shaded style that was very reminiscent of the early works of Akira Toriyama. However, in recent years, his drawings of people and creatures have had more muscle definition, shading, and more natural and fluid poses.

The character in the Pokémon anime, Kenji, (called Tracey Sketchit in the dub), may be an homage to him, especially as both enjoy creating art. This is similar to the way Satoshi (called Ash Ketchum in the dub) is named after Satoshi Tajiri.

Works

Games

Note: This list is very bare and is missing many credits.

Legend:

Game Title System Sale Date Position
Mendel Palace (Quinty in Japan) FC 1989-06-27 Character Design/Character Digitalize
Jelly Boy SFC 1991-09-13 Character Design
Magical Fantastic World MD 1992-04-24 Director
Mario and Wario SFC 1993-08-27 Graphics
Pulseman MD 1994-07-22 Character Design/Artist
Pokémon Red and Green Versions GB 1996-02-27 Character Design/Pokémon Design
Pokémon Blue GB 1999-10-10 Character Design/Pokémon Design
Pokémon Yellow Version GB 1998-09-12 Character Design/Pokémon Design
Pokémon Gold and Silver Versions GB 1999-11-21 Graphic Designer/Pokémon Design/Package & Manual Illustrations
Pokémon Puzzle Challenge GBC 2000-09-21 Pokémon Supervisor
Pokémon Crystal Version GBC 2000-12-14 Graphic Designer/Pokémon Design/Package & Manual Illustrations
Pokémon Party Mini PM 2001-12-14 Supervisor
Pokémon Pinball Mini PM 2001-12-14 Supervisor
Pokémon Shock Tetris PM 2002-03-21 Supervisor
Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire Versions GBA 2002-11-21 Art Director/Pokémon & Graphic Design/Package & Manual Illustrations
Pokémon Box Ruby & Sapphire GCN 2003-05-30 Designer
Pokémon Channel GCN 2003-07-18 Supervisor
Pokémon Dash DS 2004-12-2 Pokémon & Package Graphic Design
Drill Dozer GBA 2006-02-06 Designer/Character Designer

Animation

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