Raita Honjou
Japanese doujin artist and illustrator
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Raita Honjou (本庄雷太, Honjou Raita) is a Japanese doujin artist, illustrator, and character designer.
Raita Honjou | |
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| 本庄雷太 | |
| Born | September 17, 1972 |
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| Known for | Valkyria Chronicles |
| Website | raitab |
Art and career
Raita has been the lead character designer for SEGA's Valkyria Chronicles video game series since the series premier in 2008.[1] Udon Entertainment has released three artbooks that featured Raita's illustrations from the series.[2] In 2022, the Phrase Gallery in Akihabara hosted a solo exhibition of Raita's artworks, including artworks related to the Valkyria Chronicles series. The exhibition featured about 50 artworks in total.[3]
The 2012 visual novel Katawa Shoujo was inspired by a one-page concept illustration by Raita that was published by the dōjin circle Zettai Shoujo.[4][5] The game was developed by a group of 4chan users with Raita's blessing.[6] Raita said that he loved the game after it was shown to him at Comiket,[6] and following the game's release, Raita thanked the developers on his blog.[7]
In 2012, Raita released a drama CD and an original anime Blu-ray called Magical Girl at Comiket 82. The CD and Blu-ray featured voices actresses Mamiko Noto, Rie Tanaka, Ayako Kawasumi, and Ai Kayano.[8][9]
Raita has designed several characters for the popular mobile game Fate/Grand Order, including Shuten Dōji, Minamoto no Raikō, and Sakata Kintoki.[10]