1985Nominee
Best Performance
Vampire Hunter D
Yoshitaka Amano
Actor · Director · Writer
Shizuoka, Shizuoka, Japan
March 26, 1952
Biography
Yoshitaka Amano is a Japanese artist, character designer, illustrator and a theater and film scenic designer and costume designer. He first came into prominence in the late 1960s working on the anime adaptation of Speed Racer. Amano later became the creator of iconic and influential characters such as Gatchaman, Tekkaman: The Space Knight, Hutch the Honeybee and Casshan. In 1982 he went independent and became a freelance artist, finding success as an illustrator for numerous authors, and worked on best-selling novel series, such as The Guin Saga and Vampire Hunter D. He is also known for his commissioned illustrations for the popular video-game franchise Final Fantasy.
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Representative Works
Awards and Honors
Critical Favorites
1985Winner
Best Performance
Angel's Egg
1998Nominee
Best Performance
1001 Nights
Career Highlights
1999Highlight
Best Performance
New Rose Hotel
1987Highlight
Best Performance
Lily C.A.T.
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Vampire Hunter D
Angel's Egg
New Rose Hotel