Akira Yasuda

(born July 21, 1964) is a Japanese illustrator, animator, character designer, game designer and mecha designer, who works under the pen name "Akiman".

Career

Yasuda was formerly an employee of the video game company Capcom (joining in 1985) and has worked on many Capcom games, taking on various art roles for works such as the original "Final Fight" and "Street Fighter II" under the pen name Akiman.He has also been involved in anime production, most notably "∀ Gundam" and "Overman King Gainer". He officially left Capcom in 2003 and started working as a freelance artist. He is currently one of the mecha designers for "".

Notable Works

Anime

*∀ Gundam (character designer)
* (character designer)
* (character designer}
*Overman King Gainer (mecha designer)
*Code Geass (mecha designer)
*Mamotte Shugogetten (key animation)

Video Games

*1942 (NES version box art)
*Side Arms (original artwork)
*Forgotten Worlds (game designer)
*Final Fight (planner)
*Street Fighter II (series) (planner)
*Super Street Fighter II (series) (planner)
*Captain Commando (planner)
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* Marvel Super Heroes (object design: Wolverine)
*Red Earth (original artwork)
*Street Fighter Alpha 2
*Street Fighter Alpha 3 (character designer)
*X-Men vs. Street Fighter (character designer)
*Marvel Super Heroes vs. Street Fighter (original artwork)
*Street Fighter III (original artwork)
* (character designer)
*Final Fight Revenge
*Tech Romancer (design supervisor)
*Star Gladiator (character designer)
* (character designer)
*Power Stone (character designer)
*Power Stone 2 (character designer)
*Red Dead Revolver (character designer)
* (main character & package design)
*Culdcept Saga (Card Illustration: Sword Princess)
* (box art)
*Sangokushi Taisen DS (Card Illustration: Enclosure Empress)
* (Character Design)

Other Works

*∀ Gundam: Wind of Moon (∀ Gundam: Tsuki no Kaze, 2004 - 2005) (manga)
*Giga69 (magazine coverart)
*Akira Yasuda ∀ Gundam Designs (∀ Gundam series artbook)
*Akiman Cover Girls (poster book of Giga69 magazine covers)

External links

* [http://blog.livedoor.jp/akiman7/ Akiman's Blog]
* [http://maniya-web.hp.infoseek.co.jp/ Akiman fansite (Japanese)]
* [http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/people.php?id=16403 Akira Yasuda's page on Anime News Network]