Platinumgames is making a playstation 4 exclusive based on japanese smartphone sensation granblue fantasy and it looks amazing. On december 5, 20, it was revealed that yoshida had left square enix the month prior, but would continue working with the company in a freelance capacity. Akihiko yoshida has been at final fantasy developers square enix since when he joined squaresoft, one of the companies along with enix that merged to create the rpg powerhouse. Akihiko yoshida, best known for his art and character design on major rpgs such as tactics ogre, vagrant story, the final fantasy series, and more recently bravely default, has become a company. Automata and cygames granblue fantasy and rage of bahamut, is looking for creators. Yoshida joined squaresoft, the company which would later merge with enix to become square enix, in 1995. Youve seen his distinctive style in bravely default, final fantasy tactics, tactics ogre. This transparent monster cartoon granblue fantasy, ifrit, final fantasy xiv heavensward, cygames, monster, game, character, bahamut, roleplaying game, final fantasy xiv, akihiko yoshida png image is uploaded by yslbkbtcqnk for personal projects or designs.
Granblue fantasy has an extremely deep story, an awesome cast of likable and complex characters, and it immediately struck me as an ip that would have. High quality akihiko yoshida inspired art prints by independent artists and designers from around the world. Akihiko yoshida yoshida akihiko, born 15 february 1967 is a japanese game artist. Kats 214x can help keep ferry from swinging out of disadvantage after a blocked normal236x at further distances. Final fantasy, vagrant story character designer akihiko. View an image titled main characters art in our final fantasy iii art gallery featuring official character designs, concept art, and promo pictures. Now, granblue fantasy versus takes the already stunning artwork of akihiko yoshida and brings the characters to life in what might be arc system works most beautiful game ever. Its becoming rare so if you, like me, love yoshida work, just buy it. Character art thread tg traditional games is imageboard for discussing traditional gaming, such as board games and tabletop rpgs. Dec 15, 2018 granblue fantasy relink gameplay demo platinumgames action rpg ps4 subscribe subscribe for the latest ps4, xbox one and pc, gameplay, trailers, walkthrough and games.
Akihiko yoshida has worked as a character designer for granblue fantasy and lost order. Riding on the success of final fantasy tactics, akihiko yoshidas talents were next utilized as character designer and background art director for vagrant story. The two have worked on numerous final fantasy titles, and at one point both had key roles in the artwork on final fantasy xii for playstation 2. Versus is an action fighting game from cygames and arc system works. Akihiko yoshida is a game designer formerly with square enix for 18 years. When we first started making lost order, it was just another fantasy title however, after we began, we started discussing having something that maybe isnt fantasy, and the current director matsuno suggested steampunk, and i seconded his opinion because i like steampunk and we were. A characters lore, appearance, and other factors do not affect this attribute. An artist you should look into is akihiko yoshida, who is the art director for the game and thus pretty much involved in most of granblues art and concept art. Exfinal fantasy artists akihiko yoshida and hideo minaba on.
Yoshida joined squaresoft, the company which would later merge with enix to become square enix, in 1995 on december 5, 20, it was revealed that yoshida had left square enix the month prior, but would continue working with the company in a freelance. This isnt limited to characters either, the stages are works of art as well. Art blog style copying practice akihiko yoshida and hideo. An artist you should look into is akihiko yoshida, who is the art director for the game and thus pretty much involved in most of granblue s art and concept art. Art of akihiko yoshida akihiko yoshida see more warrior. See more ideas about character design, character art, fantasy characters. When the promised flower blooms, producer kenji horikawa stands behind talent of visionary newcomer. Final fantasy xiv a realm reborn visual artbook 80. Gallery of captioned artwork and official character pictures from final fantasy xii, featuring concept art for the games characters and environments by akihiko yoshida and isamu kamikokuryo. See more ideas about fantasy characters, art and character art. Cygames takes over development of granblue fantasy. Standing reference gladiator characters, how to draw armor, final fantasy xiv, fantasy armor discover ideas about gladiator characters bildresultat for final fantasy 14 new classes the wonderful art of akihiko yoshida video game art director oc album on imgur see more. View an image titled lennah art in our granblue fantasy art gallery featuring official character designs, concept art, and promo pictures. Akihiko yoshida and hideo minaba, both former square enix artists, have had long and successful careers in the games industry.
Versus features a fullyfledged story mode and features a tonne of great fighting game content. Exfinal fantasy artists akihiko yoshida and hideo minaba on the creative. We asked him about what kind of atmosphere is prevailing inside the company, but we also talked about his creative philosophy. According to a message in the art of bravely bravely default artbook yoshida left the company back in november but hell still provide work for the series, likely on a freelance basis. Granblue fantasy street fighter collaboration image. Goblin mage granblue fantasy wiki concept art characters. Akihiko yoshida is by far my favorite japanese character designer and this particular book is probably the best he has ever done.
Yoshida however seems to have influenced minaba in his style, probably because of them working together alot together in square enix, most notably in ff12 where minaba was the art director and yoshida the lead character artist. Granblue fantasy has an extremely deep story, an awesome cast of likable and complex characters, and it immediately struck me as an ip that would have been perfect for a fullfledged console jrpg. Mar 05, 2020 tagged with fantasy, dungeons and dragons, characters. The fantastic character art of akihiko yoshida kotaku australia. On october 2014, he became the company director of cydesignation, a subsidiary of cygames. Akihiko yoshida has worked as a character designer for granblue fantasy. He then left square enix in september 20 and became freelance.
One of square enixs best character designers is leaving. World premiere an exclusive illustration by akihiko yoshida. In 2014, he was appointed a director of cydesignation, a subsidiary company of mobile game production company cygames. I finished the game yesterday and i was dying to know if hq textless versions of them existed somewhere on the internet since the game has been out for a long time. Akihiko yoshida has been at final fantasy developers square enix since 1995, when he joined squaresoft, one of the companies along with enix that merged to create the rpg powerhouse.
The recent reveals of granblue fantasy relink and versus for ps4. Granblue fantasy art, png, 960x800px, granblue fantasy, akihiko. Yoshida joined square back in 1995 and lent his skills to such titles as vagrant story, tactics ogre, final. Final fantasy designer appointed cydesignation company director.
Granblue fantasy relink new gameplay demo platinumgames. Ive never played granblue fantasy ive just bought it because i love yoshida work, his color palette and his recognizable manga style. Zerochan has 101 yoshida akihiko anime images, and many more in its gallery. Anime warrior fantasy warrior male character character concept dnd characters fantasy characters anime fantasy fantasy art anime krieger read h. Cydesignation, the company that deals with the character design for square enix nier. Final fantasy xii character art by akihiko yoshida.
Granblue fantasy is probably the most promising ps4. Art of akihiko yoshida final fantasy art, game concept art. Riding on the success of final fantasy tactics, akihiko yoshidas talents were next utilized as character designer and background art director for vagrant story on playstation, and as character and card designer for wild card on wonderswan color. Official artwork for final fantasy xii by former squareenix character designer, akihiko yoshida. A place to share and appreciate fantasy and scifi art featuring reasonably portrayed women. Zooey character art from granblue fantasy female character design, character. Granblue fantasy is probably the most promising ps4 exclusive. Famed character designer akihiko yoshida is no longer with square enix, ffreunion reports. Dec 16, 2018 granblue fantasy has an extremely deep story, an awesome cast of likable and complex characters, and it immediately struck me as an ip that would have been perfect for a fullfledged console jrpg. He drew a 1 hour illustration just for us, and we condensed it into a 10 minutes video.
Tagged with fantasy, dungeons and dragons, characters. As an extension of the already popular granblue fantasy browser and mobile game franchise, fans of granblue fantasy will be glad to know that granblue fantasy. Fully voiced djeeta character design art from granblue fantasy drawing games. Akihiko yoshida, yoshida akihiko, born 15 february 1967 is a japanese game artist. Granblue fantasy character art, png, 960x800px, granblue. Granblue fantasy relink will be continuing production, but it will be done inhouse at cygames. The wonderful art of akihiko yoshida video game art. The studio is mainly known for their work on mobile games and their recruitment of formerfinal fantasy artists like final fantasy xii designer akihiko yoshida, but the team has. His preference for using traditional drawing methods and mechanical pencils has kept his name high on the favorites lists of fans who favor personal style and coarse detail over sleek digital arts. Read more about this topic on myanimelist, and join in the discussion on the largest online anime and manga database in the world. He is well known for his work on the final fantasy series. Exfinal fantasy artists akihiko yoshida and hideo minaba. Granblue fantasy relink gameplay demo platinumgames action rpg ps4 subscribe subscribe for the latest ps4. He is a frequent collaborator of game designer yasumi matsuno.
If you want to work with them, definitely check this article out. Granblue fantasy versus ot no rerolls, no rollbacks resetera. The art of cygames with akihiko yoshida and hideo minaba. Today we had the pleasure to interview akihiko yoshida, cydesignation director and art director. Granblue fantasy the animation season 2 episode 2 discussion. He is known for his work in the final fantasy series. In a separate interview with famitsu, he clarified that granblue fantasy versus will not be a combooriented game and that its game speed will be relatively moderate. The fantastic character art of akihiko yoshida fantasy. Granblue fantasy, akihiko yoshida, art, character, character design.