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6 unusual facts about Yoshitaka Amano


Child of Light

Initially revealed at GDC Europe 2013 by Patrick Plourde, Child of Light is said to be inspired by Studio Ghibli and Yoshitaka Amano in its art style, and in presentation similar to games like Vagrant Story, Final Fantasy VIII and LIMBO.

Enki Bilal

Published in North America by Got Game Entertainment in August 2008, the game is a "point and click" adventure for the PC; however, the Lead Designer was Benoit Sokal and not Bilal himself, who was the art designer, along with Yoshitaka Amano for the upcoming video game Beyond Good & Evil 2.

Kefka Palazzo

Originally designed by Yoshitaka Amano, he appears in Final Fantasy VI as a clown-like, nihilistic psychopath who acts as the game's main antagonist and as the God of Magic, physically transforming into a Lucifer-esque fallen angel.

Kefka's appearance was designed by Yoshitaka Amano, who was given complete creative freedom in Final Fantasy VI with only brief character outlines as guidelines and designed the characters to feel "alive" within his imagination though with consideration for the representation as small computer sprites.

Kure Software Koubou

KSK is also famous for having most of the cover art for their games created by renowned artist Yoshitaka Amano.

Tidus

Besides his previous outifits, Tidus has another design based on an illustration by Yoshitaka Amano.


Genesis Climber MOSPEADA

The main character designs were created by Yoshitaka Amano, who would later gain renown for his character artwork for the Final Fantasy series.


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