Sunaho Tobe
Encyclopedia
is a Japan
ese freelance illustrator
and character designer.
She began her career with the video game company Compile
. During her time at Compile, she designed the characters for the company's DiskStation games Apple Sauce: Anoko to Natsu Matsuri and Float Land no Otogi Banashi, and illustrated numerous projects for the company.
She later left Compile and became a freelance illustrator, working on numerous projects, including illustrating light novel
s and designing games for companies such as Sting. In 2005, she provided the character designs to the anime
series Zettai Shōnen.
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Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
ese freelance illustrator
Illustrator
An Illustrator is a narrative artist who specializes in enhancing writing by providing a visual representation that corresponds to the content of the associated text...
and character designer.
She began her career with the video game company Compile
Compile (software company)
Compile Co., Ltd. was a Japanese video game company established on April 7, 1982, under the name Programmers-3. Founded by Masamitsu Niitani , they were famed for developing shooters and puzzle games such as Aleste and Puyo Puyo.Compile filed for bankruptcy and disbanded in 2003, but the franchise...
. During her time at Compile, she designed the characters for the company's DiskStation games Apple Sauce: Anoko to Natsu Matsuri and Float Land no Otogi Banashi, and illustrated numerous projects for the company.
She later left Compile and became a freelance illustrator, working on numerous projects, including illustrating light novel
Light novel
A is a style of Japanese novel primarily targeting junior high and high school students . The term "light novel" is a wasei-eigo, or a Japanese term formed from words in the English language. Light novels are often called or for short...
s and designing games for companies such as Sting. In 2005, she provided the character designs to the anime
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....
series Zettai Shōnen.
Works
- Dengeki PlayStationDengeki PlayStationis a Japanese gaming magazine published by ASCII Media Works . The magazine originally featured information pertaining to PlayStation video games, but since then has also incorporated information from PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, and PlayStation Portable games...
(illustration of frontispiece, Dengeki yonkomaYonkomathumb|right|150px|Traditional Yonkoma layout, a comic-strip format, generally consists of gag comic strips within four panels of equal size ordered from top to bottom...
, cover) - Puyo PuyonPuyo Puyon, also known as Puyo Puyo 4, and Puyo Puyo~n Party is the fourth installment of the Puyo Puyo puzzle game series, created by Sega and Compile for the Dreamcast, PlayStation, Nintendo 64 and Game Boy Color...
(key animation, CG) - Chocolate Kiss (character design, key illustrations)
- Riberu Fantasia (character design, illustrations)
- Kyō no Wanko (character design and illustrations)
- Zettai Shōnen (original character design)
- Dept. Heaven SeriesDept. HeavenDept. Heaven is the name given to a series of video games developed by Sting's Product Team A, headed by Shinichi Ito. Currently there are five known episodes, with three already released as well as two spin-off games...
(Episodes IRiviera: The Promised Landis a console role-playing game originally produced in 2002 by Sting Entertainment for WonderSwan Color as the first episode of the Dept. Heaven series of games. The game was later introduced to Nintendo's Game Boy Advance in 2004, which Atlus USA released in North America in 2005...
, II and IVKnights in the NightmareKnights in the Nightmare is a strategy-shooter role-playing game hybrid from Sting Entertainment, and the fourth episode in the Dept. Heaven saga...
) - Orusu Banshee (illustrations)
- Concerto GateConcerto Gateis a massively multiplayer online role-playing game developed by Ponsbic and Square Enix. It is the sequel to Cross Gate. The game was released in Japan in 2007, and a planned North American release was cancelled after a beta release in July 2008.-Gameplay:...
(character design) - Duane Sirk (illustrations)
- Summon Night: Twin Age ~Seiri-tachi no Koe~Summon Night: Twin AgeSummon Night: Twin Age is an action role-playing game in the Summon Night series for the Nintendo DS. The game is developed by Flight-Plan and published by Atlus...
(character design) - Hexyz ForceHexyz ForceHexyz Force is a 2009 role-playing video game developed by Sting Entertainment and published by Atlus for the PlayStation Portable. It was released in Japan on November 12, 2009 and in North America on May 25, 2010.-Setting:...
(character design)
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External links
- FRAGILE —her official website