Tony Taka (田中 貴之, Tanaka Takayuki, born 1971 in Miyagi Prefecture), also referred to as just Tony (トニー, Tonī), is a Japanese manga artist, video game artist and character designer.[1][2][user-generated source]
Tony Taka | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1971 |
| Nationality | Japanese |
| Occupation(s) | Illustrator, Video game artist, Character designer |
Biography
editUpon graduating from art design college, he first began working on advertisement designs, but in 1998 subsequently changed careers to become a manga/anime style artist.[1] Soon after, he began illustrating for numerous eroge and designing their characters, thus quickly gaining himself renown and popularity.[1][2][user-generated source][3] Apart from his illustration work, which has since encompassed designing general games such as the recent iterations of Sega's popular Shining roleplaying game series, he is also executive director of his own company, RPM Y.K.[1][2][user-generated source][3][4]
Works
editGeneral games
edit- Street Slam[5]
- Ghostlop[5]
- Tempest
- Room with Lina (ルーム・ウィズ・リナ, Rūmu wizu Rina)
- Shining Tears
- Shining Wind
- Shining Hearts
- Shining Blade
- Shining Ark
- Exstetra
- Shining Resonance
- Valhellio
- Azur Lane
Rated 18 Series
edit- Partner: Sekai de Ichiban Taisetsu na Hito (Partner ～世界でいちばんたいせつなひと～)
- Tsubasa no Hatameki: A Sound of her Wings (翼のはためき ～A Sound of her wings～)
- Arcana: Hikari to Yami no Extasis (アルカナ ～光と闇のエクスタシス～, Arukana ~Hikari to Yami no Ekusutashisu~)
- Mitama: Shinobi (御魂 ～忍～)
- After...
- Sora no Iro, Mizu no Iro (そらのいろ、みずのいろ)
- Shinshou Genmukan (真章 幻夢館, Shinshō: Genmukan)
- France Shoujo: Une fille blanche (仏蘭西少女～Une fille blanche～, Furansu Shōjo ~Une fille blanche~)
- Fault!! (フォルト！！, Foruto!!)
- Fault!! Service: Aratanaru Rival (フォルト!!S（サービス）～新たなる恋敵（ライバル）～, Foruto!! Sābisu ~Aratanaru Raibaru~)
Light novels
edit- Karakuri Onigami Akatsuki (機関鬼神アカツキ)
Dōjinshi
edit- Foundation X Kanzen-ban (FOUNDATION X 完全版) (Stellvia of the Universe)
- Unfinished (Princess Crown)
- Kaburimon/Kaburimon 2/Kaburimon 3 (カブリモン/カブリモン2/カブリモン3) (Ragnarok Online)
- Runar! (Mobile Suit Gundam Seed Destiny)
- Watashi wa Kyozetsu Suru! Kamo (わたしは拒絶するっ!かも) (Bleach)
- Maruyaki Barbeque (◯焼きバーベキュー) (Zoids: Genesis)
- Caladbolg (カラドボルグ, Karadoborugu) (Fate/stay night)
- Entangle (エンタングルENTANGLE, Entanguru) (Zegapain)
- Nekomimi Batoraa (ねこみみばとらあ) (Hayate no Gotoku)
- Kiteruyo! Takeuchi-kun (きてるよ!竹内くんっ) (Bamboo Blade)
- Hitagi Oneside (ひたぎ ONESIDE) (Bakemonogatari)
- Nanto Iu Deculture! (なんというデカルチャー!) (Macross Frontier)
- Botan Nabe (ぼたん鍋) (Clannad)
Artbooks
edit- Tony's Art Works Graph I to IV (Limited-edition release in Taiwan)
Sources:[1][2][user-generated source][3][4]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e "Tony". Weblio. Retrieved 2009-04-02.
- ^ a b c d "Tonyとは - はてなキーワード". Hate na Diary. Retrieved 2009-04-02.[user-generated source]
- ^ a b c "『シャイニング・ウィンド』発売記念イベント"心にふれる抽選会"が開催！". Famitsu. Famitsu.com. 2007-05-17. Retrieved 2009-04-02.
- ^ a b "プレイステーション2". Famitsu. Famitsu.com. 2007-05-25. Retrieved 2009-04-02.
- ^ a b "数々のヒロインを生み出すに至った，ちょっと意外な来歴とは。美少女絵師・Tony氏に聞く，これまでとこれから（後編）". 4Gamer.net (in Japanese). Aetas Inc. April 27, 2013. Archived from the original on September 21, 2019. Retrieved 2020-10-18.
External links
edit- RPM Co., Ltd.
- T2 Art Works
- T2 Art Works on Tokyo Otaku Mode
- SP-Janis
- Shining Tears
- Shining Wind
- Shining World
