Name your Favorite Japanese/asian Illustrators/Concept Artists

name your favorite Japanese/Asian artist, that influenced your style? you can share their works with pictures or links.
(this thread was originally posted at conceptart.org)

let me start..... there are simply too numerous to name all....

Haruhiko MIKIMOTO (macross... a real classic)


Shinkiro (art of SNK, capcom etc)


Hyung-tae Kim (korean artist)


Nirasawa (Sculptor/artist)


Takayuki Takeya (sculptor)


Shirow Masamune (we all know him)
Lineage II Art
ETC.....

share your favorites naman.

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I like...

Shōji Kawamori of Macross also as a Mecha Designer
H. R. Giger as we all know him..
Masamune Shirow of Gits/Appleseed syempre..

not influenced by them just a follower...

as a fan

for illustrator
- Yoshitaka Amano http://www.amanosworld.com/ Final Fantasy concept art and Vampire hunter D art


for production studio

MADhouse
- films by Yoshiaki Kawajiri - Demon City, Ninja Scroll and Wicked City
- films by Satoshi Kon - Perfect Blue, Millennium Actress, Tokyo Godfathers, and Paprika

(for various studios)
films by Katsuhiro Otomo - Akira and Steamboy

great! sana we can post picture works ng artist din
Maybe we can get some new inspirations and favorites.

jay anacleto

the great POL MEDINA JR.!!!

Leinil Francis Yu... Xmen and stuff


Whilce Portacio... comic artist... he designed Bishop sa Xmen


for Japanese I'd go for Hajime Katoki--- mecha designer


and Yoshitaka Amano--- designer for earlier Final Fantasies