Kunihiko Tanaka

Kunihiko Tanaka
田中久仁彦
Born (1970-08-12) August 12, 1970
Area(s) Manga artist, character design
Notable works
 Ruin Explorers, Ichigeki Sacchu!! HoiHoi-san
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Kunihiko Tanaka (田中 久仁彦 Tanaka Kunihiko, born August 12, 1970)[1] is a Japanese artist, manga artist, and character designer. He designed the characters for Xenogears and Xenosaga Episode I: Der Wille zur Macht[2] as well as character concept design for the anime Key the Metal Idol. He wrote the manga for Ruin Explorers which was made into an OVA in 1995.[3]

Works

Manga

Title Year Notes Refs[1][4]
Ruin Explorers 1995 (vol.) Published by Hoppy Japan Comics for 2 volumes
Also credited in anime[lower-alpha 1] 		[3][5][6]
Ichigeki Sacchu!! HoiHoi-san 2004 (vol.) Serialized in Dengeki Daioh
Published by Dengeki Comics EX for 1 volume
Also credited in OVA short.[lower-alpha 1] 		[3][7][8]
Ryu-Kotsu (龍骨?) 2008 (vol.) Published for 1 volume [9]

Video games

List of production work in anime
Year Title Crew role Notes Source[1]
Sands of Destruction Character design Also credited in anime.[lower-alpha 1] [10][11][12][13]
Xenogears Character design [3][14]
Xenosaga: Episode I Character design [10]
Xenosaga: Episode II Character illustration [2][15]
Xenoblade Chronicles X Character design

Anime

List of production work in anime
Year Title Crew role Notes Source[1][16]
1994 Key the Metal Idol Original Character Design OVA [3][6]

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 Tanaka was credited as the original author or character designer in the anime adaptation of this title

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Works". Kunhiko Tanaka's Homepage at Netonevisions (in Japanese). Retrieved October 23, 2015.
  2. 1 2 "Xenosaga III, Xenosaga I + II, Baten Kaitos 2 Announced". rpgamer.com. September 14, 2005. Retrieved October 31, 2010.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 "HoiHoi-san, Sengoku Gakudō Nikki Manga Animated for TV". Anime News Network. Retrieved October 23, 2015.
  4. ↑ "田中久仁彦" [Kunihiko Tanaka]. Media Arts Database (in Japanese). Japan: Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved October 23, 2015.
  5. ↑ "単行本：秘境探検ファム＆イーリー(ホビージャパンコミックス)1" [Paperback: Ruin Explorers (Hobby Japan Comics) 1]. Media Arts Database (in Japanese). Japan: Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved October 23, 2015.
  6. 1 2 Clements, Jonathan; McCarthy, Helen (2014). The Anime Encyclopedia, 3rd Revised Edition: A Century of Japanese Animation. Stone Bridge Press. 1200pp. ISBN 9781611729092.
  7. ↑ "単行本：一撃殺虫!!ホイホイさん(Dengeki Comics EX)" [Paperback: Ichigeki Sacchu!! HoiHoi-san (Dengeki Comics EX)]. Media Arts Database (in Japanese). Japan: Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved October 23, 2015.
  8. ↑ "HoiHoi-san Legacy Anime's 1st Special Trailer Posted". Anime News Network. Retrieved October 23, 2015.
  9. ↑ "単行本：龍骨" [Paperback: Ryu-Kotsu]. Media Arts Database (in Japanese). Japan: Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved October 23, 2015.
  10. 1 2 "Sega's World Destruction Anime Promo Movie Streamed". Anime News Network. Retrieved October 23, 2015.
  11. ↑ "Manga, Anime Planned for Sega's World Destruction RPG". Anime News Network. Retrieved October 23, 2015.
  12. ↑ Ciolek, Todd (December 10, 2008). "The X Button – Dead Souls". Anime News Network. Retrieved October 23, 2015.
  13. ↑ Ciolek, Todd (February 10, 2010). "The X Button – Creative Destruction". Anime News Network. Retrieved October 23, 2015.
  14. ↑ "The X Button – Tales of Tales". Anime News Network. April 8, 2009. Retrieved October 23, 2015.
  15. ↑ http://www.rpgfan.com/reviews/xenosaga/Xenosaga-2.html
  16. ↑ "検索結果 / アニメ / メディア芸術データベース – 検索キーワード – 田中久仁彦" [Search results for Kunihiko Tanaka in anime]. Media Arts Database (in Japanese). Japan: Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved October 23, 2015.

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