Takehito Harada

"Pleinair" redirects here. For the artistic technique, see En plein air.
Harada Takehito (原田 たけひと)
Born Takehito Harada
Japan
Nationality Japanese
Known for Video game artist, Illustrator
Notable work Disgaea series
Website Takehito Harada Homepage

Takehito Harada (原田 たけひと Harada Takehito) is a chief executive officer of Studio ToOefuf and video game artist employed by Nippon Ichi whose art has been featured in video games such as Disgaea, Phantom Brave, and Makai Kingdom. His art style has been described as "crazy and bizarre" and features everything from cute pre-teen demons, to freaky pigs in royal clothing. His signature character, Pleinair, has appeared in Disgaea and Phantom Brave.[1]

Along with his work for Nippon Ichi, Harada has published several Dōjinshi under the name of Haradaya. These include his kipple series and a Pleinair Handbook, which consist of short stories interspersed with various illustrations and fanart.[1]

Pleinair Allaprima

Pleinair Allaprima (プレネール・アラプリマ Purenēru Arapurima) is a fictional character who has made appearances in several games in Nippon Ichi's tactical role-playing game series. She is something of a mascot character for the artist and character designer of these games, Takehito Harada.

The name "Pleinair" is a reference to the French expression, plein air, which translates to "outdoor" in English. Her full name, Pleinair Allaprima, means "drawing freely in the huge outdoors".[2]

Description

Due to her appearances in video games being little more than cameos, not much is known of Pleinair outside of her physical appearance. She is typically portrayed as a petite, blue-haired girl with red eyes, wearing a red ribbon, a white dress, white stockings, and occasionally glasses. She is often accompanied by a stuffed rabbit named "Usagi-san" and a stuffed shark named "Same-san". A common motif in images of Pleinair is Usagi-san being eaten (or at least gnawed or bitten) by either Pleinair or Same-san.

Appearances

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References

  1. 1 2 http://www.bro-usa.com/wholesale/content/view/385/1/
  2. Plenair Handbook
  3. http://members3.jcom.home.ne.jp/u1h/cg/cg.htm
  4. http://hoehoe3.sakura.ne.jp/u1h/ebbs/
  5. http://hompyr.jocoso.jp/nfs/hp/blob4/623/115/0/115623/art/404/17/1/1017404/2/u7e3NO_RESIZED.jpg
  6. http://disgaea.jp/3D/
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