Kunihiko Tanaka

Kunihiko Tanaka (田中 久仁彦, Tanaka Kunihiko, born August 12, 1970)^[1] is a Japanese manga artist and character designer. He designed the characters for Xenogears, Xenosaga Episode I: Der Wille zur Macht^[2] and Xenoblade Chronicles X, as well as character concept design for the anime Key the Metal Idol. He wrote the manga for Ruin Explorers which was made into an OVA in 1995.^[3]

Kunihiko Tanaka 田中 久仁彦
Born	(1970-08-12) August 12, 1970 (age 54)
Area(s)	Manga artist, character design
Notable works	Ruin Explorers, Ichigeki Sacchu!! HoiHoi-san
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Works

Manga

Title	Year	Notes	Refs[1][4]
Ruin Explorers	1995 (vol.)	Published by Hoppy Japan Comics for 2 volumes Also credited in anime[a]	[3][5][6]
Ichigeki Sacchu!! HoiHoi-san	2004 (vol.)	Serialized in Dengeki Daioh Published by Dengeki Comics EX for 1 volume Also credited in OVA short.[a]	[3][7][8]
Ryu-Kotsu (龍骨)	2008 (vol.)	Published for 1 volume	[9]

Video games

List of production work in anime

Year	Title	Crew role	Notes	Source[1]
1989	Ys III: Wanderers from Ys	Character design
1989	Dragon Slayer: The Legend of Heroes	Character design
1990	Dinosaur	Character design
1991	Popful Mail	Character design
1999	Xenogears	Character design		[3][10]
2002	Xenosaga: Episode I	Character design		[11]
2004	Xenosaga: Episode II	Character illustration		[2][12]
2008	Sands of Destruction	Character design	Also credited in anime.[a]	[11][13][14][15]
2015	Xenoblade Chronicles X	Character design		[16]
2017	Xenoblade Chronicles 2	Finch, KOS-MOS, Shulk, Fiora and Elma Character designs		[17][18][19]

Anime

List of production work in anime

Year	Title	Crew role	Notes	Source[1][20]
1994	Key the Metal Idol	Original Character Design	OVA	[3][6]

Notes

1. Tanaka was credited as the original author or character designer in the anime adaptation of this title

References

1. "Works". Kunhiko Tanaka's Homepage at Netonevisions (in Japanese). Archived from the original on August 22, 2015. Retrieved October 23, 2015.
2. "Xenosaga III, Xenosaga I + II, Baten Kaitos 2 Announced". rpgamer.com. September 14, 2005. Archived from the original on May 5, 2006. Retrieved October 31, 2010.
3. "HoiHoi-san, Sengoku Gakudō Nikki Manga Animated for TV". Anime News Network. Retrieved October 23, 2015.
4. 田中久仁彦 [Kunihiko Tanaka]. Media Arts Database (in Japanese). Japan: Agency for Cultural Affairs. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved October 23, 2015.
5. 単行本：秘境探検ファム＆イーリー(ホビージャパンコミックス)1 [Paperback: Ruin Explorers (Hobby Japan Comics) 1]. Media Arts Database (in Japanese). Japan: Agency for Cultural Affairs. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved October 23, 2015.
6. Clements, Jonathan; McCarthy, Helen (2014). The Anime Encyclopedia, 3rd Revised Edition: A Century of Japanese Animation. Stone Bridge Press. 1200pp. ISBN 9781611729092.
7. "単行本：一撃殺虫!!ホイホイさん(Dengeki Comics EX)" [Paperback: Ichigeki Sacchu!! HoiHoi-san (Dengeki Comics EX)]. Media Arts Database (in Japanese). Japan: Agency for Cultural Affairs. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved October 23, 2015.
8. "HoiHoi-san Legacy Anime's 1st Special Trailer Posted". Anime News Network. Retrieved October 23, 2015.
9. 単行本：龍骨 [Paperback: Ryu-Kotsu]. Media Arts Database (in Japanese). Japan: Agency for Cultural Affairs. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved October 23, 2015.
10. "The X Button – Tales of Tales". Anime News Network. April 8, 2009. Retrieved October 23, 2015.
11. "Sega's World Destruction Anime Promo Movie Streamed". Anime News Network. Retrieved October 23, 2015.
12. "RPGFan Reviews - Xenosaga Episode I: Der Wille zur Macht". www.rpgfan.com. Archived from the original on January 3, 2018. Retrieved January 3, 2018.
13. "Manga, Anime Planned for Sega's World Destruction RPG". Anime News Network. Retrieved October 23, 2015.
14. Ciolek, Todd (December 10, 2008). "The X Button – Dead Souls". Anime News Network. Retrieved October 23, 2015.
15. Ciolek, Todd (February 10, 2010). "The X Button – Creative Destruction". Anime News Network. Retrieved October 23, 2015.
16. "Monolith Unveils Wii U Game With Xenogears/Xenosaga Veterans". Anime News Network. January 23, 2013. Retrieved January 2, 2017.
17. Europe, Nintendo of (September 26, 2017). "Many great illustrators helped design Rare Blades in #XenobladeChronicles 2! This adorable Blade is Finch, designed by Kunihiko Tanaka.pic.twitter.com/JY3a1hLogH". twitter.com. Retrieved January 3, 2018.
18. ゼノブレイド２ (November 29, 2017). "そうですも！最後のレアブレイドは、シリーズの垣根を越えてやってきた「KOS-MOS Re:」ですも！ デザインは田中久仁彦さん、ボイスは鈴木麻里子さんですも！pic.twitter.com/jb934YJKQQ". twitter.com. Retrieved January 3, 2018.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
19. Tanaka, Kunihiko (August 24, 2018). "ん…あ、そうか。ゼノブレイド２版エルマのイラストを描かせて頂きました（＾＾）". twitter.com. Retrieved January 16, 2019.
20. 検索結果 / アニメ / メディア芸術データベース – 検索キーワード – 田中久仁彦 [Search results for Kunihiko Tanaka in anime]. Media Arts Database (in Japanese). Japan: Agency for Cultural Affairs. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved October 23, 2015.

External links

• Official website (in Japanese)
• Kunihiko Tanaka at Anime News Network's encyclopedia