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[[File:MinccinoNextDestinies84.jpg|200px|thumb|Right|Kitakaze's lone illustration]]
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'''Tomohiro Kitakaze''' is an illustrator for the [[Pokémon Trading Card Game]]. He has illustrated only one card for the Trading Card Game: {{TCG ID|Next Destinies|Minccino|84}}, from the {{TCG|Next Destinies}} expansion. He was also listed in the [[staff of Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver]] under "Special Thanks" though it is currently unknown exactly what role he played in the development of that game. The [[staff of Pokémon Black and White]] lists him under "2-D graphic design" and "Pokémon designer," though it is also unknown which specific Pokémon he designed. In addition to his work for Pokémon, Tomohiro Kitakaza is also listed in the credits of another [[Nintendo]] game, {{wp|Super Robot Taisen OG Saga: Endless Frontier}}, as staff of {{wp|Monolith Soft|Monolith Software, Incorporated}}.
[[File:MinccinoNextDestinies84.jpg|200px|thumb|right|Kitakaze's lone illustration]]
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'''Tomohiro Kitakaze''' (Japanese: '''北風友祐''', born April 8th, 1983 in Kobe) is a freelance illustrator. He is an Osaka University of Arts graduate and previously worked at {{wp|Monolith Soft}} as a 2D designer, providing concept art for characters, monsters, and machinery. He later worked for [[Game Freak]], again as a 2D designer, providing concept art and designs for Pokémon characters, though it is unknown which specific Pokémon he designed. In addition to this, he also provided artwork for one card from the [[Pokémon Trading Card Game]]. Kitakaze's subjects are initially drawn traditionally, and then enhanced digitally afterwards. His cartoon strips and characters are created in anime style, though his more detailed illustration work draws inspiration from mythical creatures and the occult, sometimes incorporating mechanical motifs.
 
==Works==
===Games===
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|-
! style="background: #CCF; {{roundytl|5px}}" | Title
! style="background: #CCF" | Platform
! style="background: #CCF" | Release date
! style="background: #CCF; {{roundytr|5px}}" | Position
|- style="background:#FFF"
| ''{{wp|Super Robot Taisen OG Saga: Endless Frontier}}''
| [[Nintendo DS]]
| 2000-05-29
| Staff, Monolith Soft
|- style="background:#FFF"
| ''[[Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver Versions]]''
| Nintendo DS
| 2009-09-12
| Special Thanks
|- style="background:#FFF"
| ''[[Pokémon Black and White Versions]]''
| Nintendo DS
| 2010-09-18
| Pokémon Character Design/2D Dot Graphics
|}
{{-}}
===Other illustrations===
{| class="roundy sortable" style="background: #A0A0C4; border: 5px solid #BBBBE8"
|-
! style="background: #CCF; {{roundytl|5px}}" | Title
! style="background: #CCF" | Date
! style="background: #CCF; {{roundytr|5px}}" | Publisher
|- style="background:#FFF"
| ''Pokémon'' Trading Card Game illustration
| 2011-09
| The Pokémon Company
|- style="background:#FFF"
| ''GanGan'' online illustrations
| 2011-11
| Square Enix
|- style="background:#FFF"
| ''Dark Bound ~Saiyū Senki~'' illustrations
| 2012-11
| Rekoo Japan Co., Ltd
|- style="background:#FFF"
| ''Force of Will'' Trading Card Game illustrations
| 2013-01
| Force of Will Co., Ltd
|}
{{-}}
==External links==
[http://kitakaze.main.jp Kitakaze's personal site]
 
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[[Category:TCG illustrators|Kitakaze, Tomohiro]]
[[Category:Game cast and crew|Kitakaze, Tomohiro]]
[[Category:Game cast and crew|Kitakaze, Tomohiro]]


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Revision as of 05:03, 4 June 2016

Kitakaze's lone illustration

Tomohiro Kitakaze (Japanese: 北風友祐, born April 8th, 1983 in Kobe) is a freelance illustrator. He is an Osaka University of Arts graduate and previously worked at Monolith Soft as a 2D designer, providing concept art for characters, monsters, and machinery. He later worked for Game Freak, again as a 2D designer, providing concept art and designs for Pokémon characters, though it is unknown which specific Pokémon he designed. In addition to this, he also provided artwork for one card from the Pokémon Trading Card Game. Kitakaze's subjects are initially drawn traditionally, and then enhanced digitally afterwards. His cartoon strips and characters are created in anime style, though his more detailed illustration work draws inspiration from mythical creatures and the occult, sometimes incorporating mechanical motifs.

Works

Games

Title Platform Release date Position
Super Robot Taisen OG Saga: Endless Frontier Nintendo DS 2000-05-29 Staff, Monolith Soft
Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver Versions Nintendo DS 2009-09-12 Special Thanks
Pokémon Black and White Versions Nintendo DS 2010-09-18 Pokémon Character Design/2D Dot Graphics


Other illustrations

Title Date Publisher
Pokémon Trading Card Game illustration 2011-09 The Pokémon Company
GanGan online illustrations 2011-11 Square Enix
Dark Bound ~Saiyū Senki~ illustrations 2012-11 Rekoo Japan Co., Ltd
Force of Will Trading Card Game illustrations 2013-01 Force of Will Co., Ltd


External links

Kitakaze's personal site