Yūsuke Kozaki
Yūsuke Kozaki | |
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Kozaki at the 2019 Anime Expo | |
| Born | May 12, 1978 |
| Occupation | Manga artist |
Yūsuke Kozaki (Japanese: コザキユースケ, Hepburn: Kozaki Yūsuke; born May 12, 1978) is a Japanese manga artist and character designer.
Works
Manga artist
- Kaeru wa Tori Tsudzuke (蛙は撮り続け) (1997, Monthly Young Magazine, Kodansha, one-shot)
- Mi Kakunin Higō Shōjo Kaoru (未確認非業少女カオル) (1998, Bessatsu Monthly Young Magazine, Kodansha, one-shot)
- Naizo-kun (ナイゾウクン) (2001, Monthly Young Magazine, Kodansha, web manga)
- Spiral (スパイラル, Supairaru) (2001, Bessatsu Pachislot Panic 7, Byakuya-Shobo)
- Karasuma Kyoko no Jikenbo (2002–12, written by Ōji Kiroi, BStreet→Monthly Comic Birz, Gentosha, 10 volumes)[1][2]
- Chick Dismantler (2003, Blade Gunz, Mag Garden, one-shot)
- Tokyo Karasu (東京カラス) (2005–08, Robot, Wanimagazine)
- No More Heroes 2: Desperate Struggle Erotic Comic (2010, Marvelous Entertainment)[3]
- Donyatsu (どーにゃつ) (2011–present, Young Gangan, Square Enix, 5 volumes)[4][5]
- Tokyo Karasu (written by Hiroki Miyashita, Monthly Sunday Gene-X, Shogakukan) – character design from 2012 to 2013[6][7]
General source:[8]
Character designer
- Anime
- Speed Grapher (2005, Gonzo)
- Intrigue in the Bakumatsu – Irohanihoheto (2006–07, Sunrise)
- Bubuki Buranki (2016, Sanzigen)
- Under the Dog (2016, Kinema Citrus)
- Godzilla: Planet of the Monsters (2017, Toho Animation/Polygon Pictures),
- Godzilla: City on the Edge of Battle (2018, Toho Animation/Polygon Pictures),
- Godzilla: The Planet Eater (2018, Toho Animation/Polygon Pictures)
- Video games
- Osu! Tatakae! Ouendan (2005, INiS/Nintendo)
- No More Heroes (2007, Grasshopper Manufacture/Marvelous Entertainment)
- Chūmon Shiyou ze! Ore-tachi no Sekai (2008, GAE)
- Half-Minute Hero (2009, Marvelous Entertainment)
- No More Heroes 2: Desperate Struggle (2010, Grasshopper Manufacture/Marvelous Entertainment)
- No More Heroes: Heroes' Paradise (2010, feelplus/AQ Interactive/Marvelous Entertainment)
- Ace Combat: Assault Horizon (2011, Bandai Namco Games) – Tie-in novel Ace Combat: Ikaros in the Sky[9]
- Ace Combat 8: Wings of Theve (2026, Bandai Namco Games)[10]
- Fire Emblem Awakening (2012, Intelligent Systems/Nintendo)
- Liberation Maiden (2012, Level-5/Grasshopper Manufacture)
- Puzzle & Dragons (2012, GungHo Online Entertainment)
- Unchain Blaze EXXIV (2012, Furyu) – Hilda only
- Liberation Maiden SIN (2013, 5pb./Mages)
- Ranko Tsukigime's Longest Day (2014, Grasshopper Manufacture/Bandai Namco Games)[11]
- Tekken 7 (2015, Bandai Namco Entertainment) – Lucky Chloe and Jin Kazama only[12]
- Fire Emblem Fates (2015, Intelligent Systems/Nintendo)[13]
- Pokémon Go (2016, Niantic) - Team Leaders, Professor Willow and Rhi design, official player character artwork[14][15]
- Fire Emblem Heroes (2017, Intelligent Systems/Nintendo)
- Xenoblade Chronicles 2 (2017, Monolith Soft/Nintendo) – Aegaeon and Agate design
- Travis Strikes Again: No More Heroes (2019, Grasshopper Manufacture)
- Daemon X Machina (2019, Marvelous)
- AI: The Somnium Files (2019, Spike Chunsoft)[16]
- Pokémon Sword and Shield (2019, Game Freak/Nintendo/The Pokémon Company) – The Pokémon Toxel, Toxtricity, Gigantamax Toxtricity and Falinks designs[17][18]
- No More Heroes III (2021, Grasshopper Manufacture)[19]
- AI: The Somnium Files – Nirvana Initiative (2022, Spike Chunsoft)
- Pokémon Scarlet and Violet (2022, Game Freak/Nintendo/The Pokémon Company) - The Pokémon Varoom, Revavroom, Cetoddle and Cetitan designs[20]
- Despera Drops (2023, Red Entertainment/D3 Publisher/Aksys Games)
- Wizardry Variants Daphne (2024, Drecom)[21]
- No Sleep for Kaname Date - From AI: The Somnium Files (2025, Spike Chunsoft)[22]
- Other
- Vocaloid (2009, AH-Software) — SF-A2 Miki V2, V4
- Synthesizer V Studio 2 (2025, AH-Software) — SF-A2 Miki SV
General source:[8]
References
- ^ "烏丸響子の事件簿 (1)" (in Japanese). Gentosha. Archived from the original on December 20, 2014. Retrieved December 20, 2014.
- ^ "烏丸響子の事件簿 (10)" (in Japanese). Gentosha. Archived from the original on December 20, 2014. Retrieved December 20, 2014.
- ^ "「NO MORE HEROES 2 DESPERATE STRUGGLE」，先着特典「エロチカ★コミック」のゲスト作家を公開。公式サイトでは愛猫ジーンのダイエット動画も" (in Japanese). 4Gamer.net. August 10, 2010. Retrieved December 20, 2014.
- ^ "どーにゃつ 1巻" (in Japanese). Square Enix. Archived from the original on March 19, 2015. Retrieved December 20, 2014.
- ^ "どーにゃつ 5巻" (in Japanese). Square Enix. Archived from the original on January 19, 2018. Retrieved January 18, 2018.
- ^ "東京カラス 1" (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Archived from the original on November 7, 2014. Retrieved December 20, 2014.
- ^ "東京カラス 4" (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Archived from the original on July 27, 2014. Retrieved December 20, 2014.
- ^ a b "About KYMG" (in Japanese). Yūsuke Kozaki's official website. Archived from the original on December 20, 2014. Retrieved December 20, 2014.
- ^ "「ACE COMBAT」の架空機体「ASF-X 震電II」をフィーチャーした書籍が登場". 4Gamer.net (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2026-02-11. Retrieved 2024-03-08.
- ^ Kozaki, Yūsuke [@kymg] (June 4, 2026). "◽️お知らせ◽️ 『エースコンバット8: WINGS OF THEVE』にて、この度メインキャラクターデザインを担当させて頂いております！ エースコンバット3から初めてプレイして早25年程...こちらもまた多感な僕の青春時代を今日までずっと彩り続けてくれているタイトル。 誠心誠意、恩返しの思いも込めて丹精に一人一人大事にデザインさせて頂いております🙇🏻♂️ また追々情報解禁に合わせてお知らせしたいと思います〜 《10月2日発売予定》" (Tweet) (in Japanese). Retrieved June 15, 2026 – via X (formerly Twitter).
- ^ "Short Peace Project's Ranko Tsukigime's Longest Day Launch Trailer Streamed". Anime News Network. April 18, 2014. Archived from the original on November 24, 2014. Retrieved December 20, 2014.
- ^ Kozaki, Yūsuke [@kymg] (June 7, 2017). "鉄拳7ソフト頂きました。ありがとーございます！ 本作では仁とラッキークロエのデザインを担当させて頂きました。" (Tweet) (in Japanese). Retrieved March 25, 2020 – via Twitter.
- ^ "Fire Emblem if Announced For Nintendo 3DS". Anime News Network. January 14, 2015. Archived from the original on January 18, 2015. Retrieved January 15, 2015.
- ^ "Developer Diaries: The Art of Pokémon GO". Pokémon GO. Retrieved 2024-03-26.
- ^ Kozaki, Yūsuke [@kymg] (June 6, 2022). "ポケモンGOに新たに現れた謎の人物リイのデザインしましたどんなキャラかな？？" (Tweet) (in Japanese). Archived from the original on March 26, 2024. Retrieved March 26, 2024 – via Twitter.
- ^ Romano, Sal (2019-03-21). "AI: The Somnium Files launches July 25; interview with director Kotaro Uchikoshi and designer Akira Okada". Gematsu. Archived from the original on 2019-03-22. Retrieved 2019-03-22.
- ^ Kozaki, Yūsuke [@kymg] (December 22, 2020). "発売から１年が経ちました。 「ポケットモンスター ソード・シールド」にて、 エレズン、ストリンダー、タイレーツのデザインを担当させて頂いております！" (Tweet) (in Japanese). Archived from the original on January 13, 2023. Retrieved January 11, 2023 – via Twitter.
- ^ Kozaki, Yūsuke [@kymg] (May 15, 2022). "しました！" (Tweet) (in Japanese). Archived from the original on February 5, 2023. Retrieved January 11, 2023 – via Twitter.
- ^ Romano, Sal (June 11, 2019). "No More Heroes III announced for Switch". Gematsu. Archived from the original on November 17, 2019. Retrieved June 11, 2019.
- ^ Kozaki, Yūsuke [@kymg] (January 10, 2023). "『ポケットモンスター スカーレット・バイオレット』にて、開発のゲームフリーク監修でアルクジラ&ハルクジラ、ブロロン&ブロロロームのデザインを担当致しました！ 世界中の人が笑顔になってワクワクできるデザインを目指しました。皆さんと共に良きパルデアの旅をしてもらえます様に！ #ポケモンSV" (Tweet) (in Japanese). Retrieved January 10, 2023 – via Twitter.
- ^ "シリーズ最新作『Wizardry Variants Daphne』事前登録開始。コザキユースケによるキービジュアルも公開". 電撃オンライン (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2024-08-15. Retrieved 2024-08-15.
- ^ "No Sleep For Kaname Date - From AI: THE SOMNIUM FILES | Spike Chunsoft". No Sleep For Kaname Date - From AI: THE SOMNIUM FILES | Spike Chunsoft. Archived from the original on 2025-07-26. Retrieved 2025-07-31.
External links
- Official website
- Yūsuke Kozaki at Anime News Network's encyclopedia