Yoshitaka Amano Comes To NYAF!
I am very pleased -- very honored -- to announce the New York Anime Festival's latest Guest of Honor, Yoshitaka Amano. Mr. Amano is the artist behind the look and feel of Final Fantasy and Vampire Hunter D, and his work is known and loved by anime fans, gamers, and art collectors from around the world. He joins fellow Vampire Hunter D talents Hideyuki Kikuchi (the author behind the Vampire Hunter D novel series) and Kevin Leahy (the translator of the Vampire Hunter D novel series) at NYAF. All are Co-Sponsored by Dark Horse Comics.
Yoshitaka Amano began his career at Tatsunoko Productions where he served as a character designer for animated series including Gatchaman and Casshern. After 15 years with the studio, he chose to leave the comfort of a steady job to pursue his career as an artist. As a freelance illustrator, Amano contributed covers and illustrations to novels including Hideyuki Kikuchi's Vampire Hunter D, Kaoru Kurimoto's Guin Saga, and Yoshiki Tanaka's The Heroic Legend of Arslan, teamed with Mamoru Oshii to create the film Angel's Egg, collaborated with Neil Gaiman to make the award-winning graphic novel Sandman: The Dream Hunters, and partnered with video game studio Squaresoft to create the look and feel for the company's flagship Final Fantasy series.
Mr. Amano has worked with media including pencils, ink, paint, ceramic, stained glass, and fabric, and exhibitions of his work have taken place in cities including Tokyo, London, Paris, Berlin, and New York City.
I hope you'll join me this September at the New York Anime Festival as we welcome Yoshitaka Amano to NYC.
16 comments:
thank u!
I can't wait to meet him in person. I hope there is an exhibition of his art in the art show (if there is one).
all I can do is squee right now...
I am really really excited.
I've never been to an anime convention before but will make an exception if I could meet him.
Yoshitaka is amazing!! he is so talented!
You should check out his brand new graphic novel, Mateki: The Magic Flute!
His illustrations are out of this world!! He is truly gifted.
I'm such an Amano fan too and just checked out his new book, Mateki: The Magic Flute which just released not too long ago. The artwork as always with Amano does not disappoint. All dedicated fans need to pick one up!
will he be doing a signing/autograph session?
I've wanted to meet him and tell him that he inspires me since I was 7. Thank you so much NYAF!!!
I am so excited Amano is coming to New York. I was bummed that I couldn't make it and see him at Comic-Con this month in California, so this news is awesome! I'm a huge Final Fastasy fan and am really excited to pick up a copy of his latest work Mateki: The Magic Flute.
will he be signing items that we chose or that the convention chooses?
I HATED THE FACT THAT TMR COULD ONLY SIGN THE PROGRAM THING!!!!!
im pretty sure hell sign his book if you bring it- plus its amazing. i just bought my copy last week- its called Mateki the magic flute and it reallly showcases his work- im definitely getting him to sign it in new york
I loved mateke the magic flute!!! Yoshitaka is amazing!!!
i am so excited right now i just got mateki the magic flute yesterday and i'm amazed at how good it is i'm so happy amano is coming to new york!!
amano really is amazing, Mateke is just awesome!!!!
This is going to be amazing! Is he going to be there for all three days?
Thank you, I wasn't going to attend NYAF but I am, now.
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