Amano, Illustrating Japan's Iconic Heroes and it's Final Fantasy

Yoshitaka Amano (July 28, 1952) is a Japanese artist who has worked as a designer, illustrator and theater and film scenic designer and costume designer. But he more famously known as the artist who designed many anime superheroes like Tekkama, chasshern and Gatchaman (known here as G force or battle of the planets) and the one who designed many of the original final fantasy covers and characters.

Amano was born in Shizuoka, Japan. As a young teenager, he was fascinated with drawing. In 1967, he began working in the animation department of Tatsunoko Productions. His first project was for the Speed Racer anime franchise. He was a character designer for anime shows such as Time Bokan, Gatchaman, Tekkaman, and Honeybee Hutch. Later on he move to design covers for the famous game franchise final fantasy. His work is very unique as it blends classic Japanese art with a very surrealist take on each and every character he creates and puts them in a world where everything feels is from a fantasy world.