Katsuya Terada
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, is a Japanese
illustrator and cartoonist from the town of Tamano, Okayama. His alias is .
as the character-designer for the animated
film Blood: The Last Vampire
. He has also done work related to American comics, such as Iron Man
and Hellboy
(one of his illustrations was used for an official statuette of Hellboy). He also made additional contributions to old issues of Nintendo Power
. In Japan, he is probably best known for the Tantei Jingūji Saburō mystery-adventure video game series.
Terada has defined himself as a "rakugaki" artist, more of a philosophy than a style of drawing, in which one draws a little everywhere, all the time, without thinking too much, on notebooks etc. He is a very prolific artist; one of his collections of sketches numbers more than 1000 pages, appropriately called Rakuga King.
He has done very little group-drawn work (an exception being the manga
Saiyukiden Daienou (Monkey King)), his principal activities being illustration and character design.
His use of CG tools is integrated very well in his illustrations, giving his work a vivid and rich appearance. Most distinctive, though, are the female faces in his work, which could be described as “cute”, but with a dangerous or elusive character to the eyes. He has admitted various influences on his work, particularly European ones, like Jean Giraud
(a.k.a. Moebius) and the magazine Métal Hurlant
which he has said gave him a taste for strong women who are slightly stripped.
Japan
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illustrator and cartoonist from the town of Tamano, Okayama. His alias is .
Biography
Katsuya Terada is probably best known in the United StatesUnited States
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as the character-designer for the animated
Anime
is the Japanese abbreviated pronunciation of "animation". The definition sometimes changes depending on the context. In English-speaking countries, the term most commonly refers to Japanese animated cartoons....
film Blood: The Last Vampire
Blood: The Last Vampire
Blood: The Last Vampire is a 2000 anime film produced by Production I.G and SPE Visual Works and directed by Hiroyuki Kitakubo. The film premiered in theaters in Japan on November 18, 2000...
. He has also done work related to American comics, such as Iron Man
Iron Man
Iron Man is a fictional character, a superhero in the . The character was created by writer-editor Stan Lee, developed by scripter Larry Lieber, and designed by artists Don Heck and Jack Kirby, first appearing in Tales of Suspense #39 .A billionaire playboy, industrialist and ingenious engineer,...
and Hellboy
Hellboy
Hellboy is a comic book superhero created by writer-artist Mike Mignola. The character first appeared in San Diego Comic-Con Comics #2 , and has since appeared in various eponymous miniseries, one-shots and intercompany crossovers...
(one of his illustrations was used for an official statuette of Hellboy). He also made additional contributions to old issues of Nintendo Power
Nintendo Power
Nintendo Power magazine is a monthly news and strategy magazine formerly published in-house by Nintendo of America, but now run independently. As of issue #222 , Nintendo contracted publishing duties to Future US, the U.S. subsidiary of British publisher Future.The first issue published was...
. In Japan, he is probably best known for the Tantei Jingūji Saburō mystery-adventure video game series.
Terada has defined himself as a "rakugaki" artist, more of a philosophy than a style of drawing, in which one draws a little everywhere, all the time, without thinking too much, on notebooks etc. He is a very prolific artist; one of his collections of sketches numbers more than 1000 pages, appropriately called Rakuga King.
He has done very little group-drawn work (an exception being the manga
Manga
Manga is the Japanese word for "comics" and consists of comics and print cartoons . In the West, the term "manga" has been appropriated to refer specifically to comics created in Japan, or by Japanese authors, in the Japanese language and conforming to the style developed in Japan in the late 19th...
Saiyukiden Daienou (Monkey King)), his principal activities being illustration and character design.
His use of CG tools is integrated very well in his illustrations, giving his work a vivid and rich appearance. Most distinctive, though, are the female faces in his work, which could be described as “cute”, but with a dangerous or elusive character to the eyes. He has admitted various influences on his work, particularly European ones, like Jean Giraud
Jean Giraud
Jean Henri Gaston Giraud is a French comics artist. Giraud has earned worldwide fame, not only under his own name but also under the pseudonym Moebius, and to a lesser extent Gir, the latter appearing mostly in the form of a boxed signature at the bottom of the artist's paintings, for instance the...
(a.k.a. Moebius) and the magazine Métal Hurlant
Métal Hurlant
Métal Hurlant is a French comics anthology of science fiction and horror comics stories, created in December 1974 by comics artists Jean Giraud and Philippe Druillet together with journalist-writer Jean-Pierre Dionnet and financial director Bernard Farkas.The four were collectively known as "Les...
which he has said gave him a taste for strong women who are slightly stripped.
Illustration Collections
| Romaji Title | Japanese Title | Release Date | ISBN |
|---|---|---|---|
| 戦国自衛隊1549 | 05-20-05 | ISBN 4-04-873614-0 | |
| Work Jam Licensed Detective Saburo Jinguūji - Artbook: Detective File | ワークジャム公認探偵神宮寺三郎DETECTIVE FILE | 02-05 | ISBN 4-7572-1136-8 |
| Katsuya Terada & Stapa & Gabin - Photobook: John Symmetry | ジョン・シンメトリー | 06-04 | ISBN 4-947752-63-7 |
| Busin 0 – Character & World Guide for the game Busin 0 | 寺田克也グラフィックス | 03-31-04 | ISBN 4-7577-1852-7 |
| Paint Visual Works Poster Book | 彩京ビジュアルワークスポスターブック | 05-03 | ISBN 4-89829-882-6 |
| Shashou | 車掌 | 04-03 | ISBN 4-434-03067-1 |
| Lemni3003 Imada Minu Megamitachi E | Lemni3003 未だ見ぬ女神たちへ | 12-19-02 | ISBN 4-334-90106-9 |
| Terada Katsuya Presents - Rakuda Ga Warau | ラクダが笑う | 11-02 | ISBN 4-89829-866-4 |
| Painter bon! | ペインタボン! | 07-02 | ISBN 4-947752-22-X |
| Rakuga King | 寺田克也ラクガキング | 01-23-02 | ISBN 4-7572-0885-5 |
| Bitch's Life Illustration File Bitch's Life is a hard cover art book edited by Yasushi Nirasawa. It collects erotica by various Japanese manga artists and commercial artists.- List of artists :* Masakazu Katsura* Sho-u Tajima* Jun Tsukasa* Magaki Zanzo* Yukie* Hajime Satou* Katsuya Terada... |
ビッチズ・ライフイラストレーションファイル | 01-01 | ISBN 978-4-7661-1209-2 |
| Terada Katsuya Poster Book | 寺田克也ポスターブック | 12-00 | ISBN 4-06-345073-2 |
| Terra's Cover Girls | カバー・ガールズ | 11-00 | ISBN 4-89829-813-3 |
| Zenbu – The Complete Works | 寺田克也全部―寺田克也全仕事集 | 10-99 | ISBN 4-06-330083-8 |
| Saiyukiden Daienou (Monkey King) Vol.1 | 西遊奇伝大猿王 | 12-98 | ISBN 4-08-782575-2 |
| Devil Man 1999 | デビルマン1999 | 11-98 | ISBN 4-06-330067-6 |
| Virtua Fighter 2 - Ten Stories | バーチャファイター2テンストーリーズ | 03-97 | ISBN 4-89366-684-3 |
| Chotto Furukute Ii Kuruma Nya Norazu Ni Irarenai ! | ちょっとフルくてイイくるまにゃのらずにいられないっ! | 10-94 | ISBN 4-418-94405-2 |
Works Published in English
| Title | Release Date | ISBN |
|---|---|---|
| The Monkey King Volume 1 The Monkey King (manga) , also known as Katsuya Terada's The Monkey King, is a dark fantasy manga series, written and illustrated in full color by Katsuya Terada.- Story :... |
09-25-05 | ISBN 1-59307-304-6 |
Films
| English Title | Credit |
|---|---|
| Blood: The Last Vampire Blood: The Last Vampire Blood: The Last Vampire is a 2000 anime film produced by Production I.G and SPE Visual Works and directed by Hiroyuki Kitakubo. The film premiered in theaters in Japan on November 18, 2000... |
3d cgi, character design |
| Cutie Honey Cutie Honey (film) is a 2004 Japanese tokusatsu film adaptation, produced by Gainax, of the 1970s manga and anime series Cutie Honey.The film stars popular Japanese model Eriko Sato as the hyperactive Honey. Directed by Hideaki Anno, the film loosely retells the classic story of Cutie Honey's battle to defend... |
concept artist, costume design |
| Devilman Devilman is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Go Nagai which originally started as an anime adaptation of the concept of Nagai's previous manga series, Demon Lord Dante. A 39 episode anime series was developed by Toei in 1972 and Nagai began Devilman as a manga in Kodansha's Weekly Shōnen... (live action) |
concept artist |
| Godzilla: Final Wars (live action) | Designer: Monster X |
Video games (character and world design)
| Title | Platform |
|---|---|
| Busin 0 | PS2 |
| Sangokushi Romance of the Three Kingdoms (video game series) , or Sangokushi in Japanese, is a series of turn-based tactical role-playing simulation grand strategy wargames produced by Koei. Originating from Japan in 1985, eleven installments of the game have been published in Japan, Korea, Taiwan, China and North America to date.-Overview:The games are... |
PS2 |
| Street Golfer | PS2 |
| Bishin densetsu Zoku The Legend of Bishin is a Super Famicom vehicular combat video game that was released on December 25, 1993. The game takes place in and around Neo Tokyo after a nuclear war devastates the world sometime in the year 201X. This provides a stereotypical post-apocalyptic wasteland that is scarce in natural resources and... |
Super Famicom |
| Battle K-Road Battle K-Road is a one-on-one fighting arcade game released by Psikyo in 1994.-Gameplay:The game focuses mostly on reality fighting than fictional. At the start of the game in 1P mode, the player will face against the other fighter that uses the same fighting style as the one the player chose... |
Arcade |
| The Fallen Angels/Daraku Tenshi | Arcade |
| Ground Divide - Sword of Darkness | Arcade |
| Virtua Fighter Remix | Sega Saturn |
| The Legend of Zelda The Legend of Zelda The Legend of Zelda, originally released as in Japan, is a video game developed and published by Nintendo, and designed by Shigeru Miyamoto and Takashi Tezuka. Set in the fantasy land of Hyrule, the plot centers on a boy named Link, the playable protagonist, who aims to collect the eight fragments... |
Nintendo Entertainment System |
External links
- Katsuya Terada Interview (English)— Interview with Katsuya Terada at 2001’s San Diego Comic Con
- catsuka.com "Focus On" Feature - Katsuya Terada (French)— Biography in French, and a nice selection of his work from artbooks, video games, and films.
- Official Site (Japanese)