Akihito Tsukushi
Akihito Tsukushi | |
|---|---|
| つくしあきひと | |
| Born | Shigeya Suzuki (鈴木茂也) May 5, 1979 Sagamihara, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan |
| Occupation | Illustrator, mangaka |
Notable work | Made in Abyss |
| Website | Official Website |
Shigeya Suzuki (鈴木茂也, Suzuki Shigeya, born May 5, 1979),[1] more commonly known under his pseudonym Akihito Tsukushi (つくしあきひと, Tsukushi Akihito) is a Japanese illustrator, mangaka and designer from Sagamihara, Kanagawa Prefecture. Suzuki also goes by the name Ichimi Tokusa (とくさ一味, Tokusa Ichimi).
Overview[]
Tsukushi hails from the Kanagawa Prefecture, attending Tachibana Gakuen High School before graduating from Tokyo Design Academy in illustration. He worked at Konami from 2000 to 2010 before becoming a freelance illustrator. During his time at Konami, he primarily worked in animation and designing the interface of titles such as Elebits, and the character design for the Nintendo DS game Elebits: The Adventures of Kai and Zero and the anime Otogi-Jūshi Akazukin.[2][3]
After leaving Konami, Tsukushi began drawing manga, debuting in 2011 in the dōjinshi Star Strings Yori (スターストリングスより).[2] In 2012, Takeshobo began serializing his manga Made in Abyss (メイドインアビス) on their Web Comic Gamma website.[4] It would later receive an anime adaptation in 2017.[5][6]
His work is characterized by detailed descriptions and narrative drawings. He cites Norman Rockwell as a person he admires.[7]
Works[]
Manga[]
- Made in Abyss (メイドインアビス) (Published by Takeshobo, 10 volumes, 2012 -)
Anime[]
- Otogi-Jūshi Akazukin (おとぎ銃士 赤ずきん) (Character design) (is credited as Ichimi Tokusa in the OVA)
- The Lost Village (迷家-マヨイガ-) (Nanaki village design)
Video games[]
- Elebits and Elebits: The Adventures of Kai and Zero (Fine arts, character design)
- The Sword of Etheria (OZ -オズ-) (Monster design, character animation) (is credited as Shigeya Suzuki)
- Suikoden III
- LovePlus
- Dewy's Adventure (水精デューイの大冒険!!) (Character design)
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "ジグソーパズルのアップルワン◆「つくしあきひと」のジグソーパズル". 2017-03-26. Archived from the original on 2017-03-26. Retrieved 2021-06-27.
- ^ a b "COMITIA". www.comitia.co.jp. Retrieved 2021-06-29.
- ^ "なぜ大穴は理不尽がいっぱいなのか 『メイドインアビス』の作者つくしあきひと、初イ��タビュー". ねとらぼ (in Japanese). Retrieved 2021-06-29.
- ^ "Akihito Tsukushi's Made in Abyss Manga Gets TV Anime". Anime News Network. Retrieved 2021-06-29.
- ^ "メイドインアビス：テレビアニメが7月スタート 富田美憂、伊瀬茉莉也が出演 - 毎日新聞". 2017-04-26. Archived from the original on 2017-04-26. Retrieved 2021-06-29.
- ^ "Made in Abyss TV Anime Premieres in July". Anime News Network. Retrieved 2021-06-29.
- ^ "Tsukushi's twitter". Twitter. Retrieved 2021-06-29.
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External links[]
- Living people
- 1979 births
- People from Sagamihara
- Manga artists
- Konami people
- Japanese illustrators