Ken Sugimori
Ken Sugimori ( Japanese 杉 森 建 Sugimori Ken ; born January 27, 1966 in Tokyo Prefecture ) is a Japanese illustrator , character designer and artistic director .
Among other things, he designed the character design of the main characters in the TV series Pokémon and the Pokémon characters . At Game Freak he is the artistic director and was involved in the games Pulseman , Drill Dozer and Super Smash Bros. , among others .
From 1981 to 1986 he worked as an illustrator for the fanzine game Freak . Together with its founder Satoshi Tajiri, he converted it into a game development company in 1986 and produced the game Mendel Palace .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Chris Kohler : Power-up: How Japanese Video Games Gave the World an Extra Life . BradyGames , 2004, ISBN 0744004241 , p. 238.
- ↑ Ray Barnholt: 25 Sorta Significant Famicom Games: # 19 . 1UP.com . UGO Networks . July 30, 2008. Retrieved January 27, 2010.
Web links
- Ken Sugimori in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Anime News Network via Ken Sugimori (English)
- Pokémon characters by Ken Sugimori
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Sugimori, Ken |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | 杉 森 建 (Japanese) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Japanese draftsman and illustrator |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 27, 1966 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Tokyo prefecture |