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GuyFreakz · 2008-09-03, 19:58

I'm curious about your most fave character designer. I'm vote myself for Noizi Ito (Shakugan no Shana) and Hishashi Hirai (Gundam Seed). How about you?

GuidoHunter_Toki · 2008-09-03, 20:30

Umakoshi Yoshihiko - Has done great work in Mushishi and Beserk. He seems to add a little touch of realism to his characters which I like.

Shakeh Haghnazarian - Worked on Samurai Jack, Dexters Lab, Powerpuff girls, etc. He has a unique touch to his simplistic style and all his characters are usually very unique.
He has a very stylized cartoon style.

Andrew Smith - Worked on Courage the cowardly Dog. The grittines and sometimes creepy touch he adds to the cartoony style is a big plus in my book and he does it so well.

Sadamoto Yoshiyuki - FLCL and Neon Genesis. Well I loved the abstract wackiness of his designs in FLCL and Neon Genesis just had great "real" looking characters.

tripperazn · 2008-09-04, 02:35

Naru Nanao (DC Da Capo, Sola, ef, Canvas 2) - A pioneer of modern-day bishoujo art, designs are always simple and always easy on the eyes.

Yoshiyuki Sadamoto (Evangelion, FLCL) - Again, a pioneer of the "moe" art style that remains dominant today. Evangelion revolutionized anime in several regards, character design is one of them, thanks to Yoshiyuki-sensei. He also gets brownie points for being the only person to draw Ayanami Rei competently consistently, IMHO.

Yabuki Kentarou (Black Cat, To Love Ru) - His manga/anime draw a huge portion of popularity from brilliant character design. Many of them are popular enough to be recurring (Eve, Kyouko). Not a pioneer by any measure, but are among the great artists with the likes of Oh! Great, Noizi Itou, Akamatsu Ken

Xvoki · 2008-09-04, 13:46

Satoshi Urushihara get's my vote. I love artistic style of his characters. Sadly his work is largely ignored by the mainstream due to his “Hentai” connections.

stelok · 2008-09-05, 04:26

My favorite anime Character designers:
1. Maki Fujii (I My Me Strawberry Eggs)
2. Masahiro Aizawa (Moon Phase)
3. Hisashi Abe (Gunslinger Girl 1st season)
4. Takuya Saito (Macross Zero)
5. Megumi Ishihara (Fate/Stay Night)

Waking_Dreamer · 2008-09-05, 14:13

Hands down it would be Oh! Great (Air Gear and Tenjho Tenge)

You would find it difficult to find more detailed and more awesome character designs for a manga. IMO

2008-09-03, 19:58	Link #1
GuyFreakz Ojii-san Join Date: Sep 2008	Who is your fave character designer in the world?! I'm curious about your most fave character designer. I'm vote myself for Noizi Ito (Shakugan no Shana) and Hishashi Hirai (Gundam Seed). How about you?

2008-09-03, 20:30	Link #2
GuidoHunter_Toki Wiggle Your Big Toe Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Milwaukee Age: 33	Umakoshi Yoshihiko - Has done great work in Mushishi and Beserk. He seems to add a little touch of realism to his characters which I like. Shakeh Haghnazarian - Worked on Samurai Jack, Dexters Lab, Powerpuff girls, etc. He has a unique touch to his simplistic style and all his characters are usually very unique. He has a very stylized cartoon style. Andrew Smith - Worked on Courage the cowardly Dog. The grittines and sometimes creepy touch he adds to the cartoony style is a big plus in my book and he does it so well. Sadamoto Yoshiyuki - FLCL and Neon Genesis. Well I loved the abstract wackiness of his designs in FLCL and Neon Genesis just had great "real" looking characters. __________________ I'm an aspiring voice actor, why not check out some of my stuff

2008-09-04, 02:35	Link #3
tripperazn Toyosaki Aki Scanlator Join Date: Nov 2007	Naru Nanao (DC Da Capo, Sola, ef, Canvas 2) - A pioneer of modern-day bishoujo art, designs are always simple and always easy on the eyes. Yoshiyuki Sadamoto (Evangelion, FLCL) - Again, a pioneer of the "moe" art style that remains dominant today. Evangelion revolutionized anime in several regards, character design is one of them, thanks to Yoshiyuki-sensei. He also gets brownie points for being the only person to draw Ayanami Rei competently consistently, IMHO. Yabuki Kentarou (Black Cat, To Love Ru) - His manga/anime draw a huge portion of popularity from brilliant character design. Many of them are popular enough to be recurring (Eve, Kyouko). Not a pioneer by any measure, but are among the great artists with the likes of Oh! Great, Noizi Itou, Akamatsu Ken __________________

2008-09-04, 13:46	Link #4
Xvoki Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: UK Age: 14	Satoshi Urushihara get's my vote. I love artistic style of his characters. Sadly his work is largely ignored by the mainstream due to his “Hentai” connections.

2008-09-05, 04:26	Link #5
stelok I My Me Strawberry Eggs Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Philippines Age: 42	My favorite anime Character designers: 1. Maki Fujii (I My Me Strawberry Eggs) 2. Masahiro Aizawa (Moon Phase) 3. Hisashi Abe (Gunslinger Girl 1st season) 4. Takuya Saito (Macross Zero) 5. Megumi Ishihara (Fate/Stay Night)

2008-09-05, 14:13	Link #6
Waking_Dreamer Dreamer King Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: lost - with no intention to be found... Age: 38	Hands down it would be Oh! Great (Air Gear and Tenjho Tenge) You would find it difficult to find more detailed and more awesome character designs for a manga. IMO