Yūsuke Kozaki
Japanese manga artist and character designer
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Yūsuke Kozaki (Japanese: コザキユースケ, Hepburn: Kozaki Yūsuke; born May 12, 1978) is a Japanese manga artist and character designer.
BornMay 12, 1978
OccupationManga artist
Yūsuke Kozaki | |
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Kozaki at the 2019 Anime Expo | |
| Born | May 12, 1978 |
| Occupation | Manga artist |
Works
Manga artist
- Kaeru wa Tori Tsudzuke (蛙は撮り続け) (1997, Monthly Young Magazine, Kodansha, one-shot)
- Mi Kakunin Higō Shōjo Kaoru (未確認非業少女カオル) (1998, Bessatsu Monthly Young Magazine, Kodansha, one-shot)
- Naizo-kun (ナイゾウクン) (2001, Monthly Young Magazine, Kodansha, web manga)
- Spiral (スパイラル, Supairaru) (2001, Bessatsu Pachislot Panic 7, Byakuya-Shobo)
- Karasuma Kyoko no Jikenbo (2002–12, written by Ōji Kiroi, BStreet→Monthly Comic Birz, Gentosha, 10 volumes)[1][2]
- Chick Dismantler (2003, Blade Gunz, Mag Garden, one-shot)
- Tokyo Karasu (東京カラス) (2005–08, Robot, Wanimagazine)
- No More Heroes 2: Desperate Struggle Erotic Comic (2010, Marvelous Entertainment)[3]
- Donyatsu (どーにゃつ) (2011–present, Young Gangan, Square Enix, 5 volumes)[4][5]
- Tokyo Karasu (written by Hiroki Miyashita, Monthly Sunday Gene-X, Shogakukan) – character design from 2012 to 2013[6][7]
General source:[8]
Character designer
- Anime
- Speed Grapher (2005, Gonzo)
- Intrigue in the Bakumatsu – Irohanihoheto (2006–07, Sunrise)
- Bubuki Buranki (2016, Sanzigen)
- Under the Dog (2016, Kinema Citrus)
- Video games
- Osu! Tatakae! Ouendan (2005, INiS/Nintendo)
- No More Heroes (2007, Grasshopper Manufacture/Marvelous Entertainment)
- Chūmon Shiyou ze! Ore-tachi no Sekai (2008, GAE)
- Half-Minute Hero (2009, Marvelous Entertainment)
- No More Heroes 2: Desperate Struggle (2010, Grasshopper Manufacture/Marvelous Entertainment)
- No More Heroes: Heroes' Paradise (2010, feelplus/AQ Interactive/Marvelous Entertainment)
- Ace Combat: Assault Horizon (2011, Bandai Namco Games) – Tie-in novel Ace Combat: Ikaros in the Sky[9]
- Fire Emblem Awakening (2012, Intelligent Systems/Nintendo)
- Liberation Maiden (2012, Level-5/Grasshopper Manufacture)
- Puzzle & Dragons (2012, GungHo Online Entertainment)
- Unchain Blaze EXXIV (2012, Furyu) – Hilda only
- Liberation Maiden SIN (2013, 5pb./Mages)
- Ranko Tsukigime's Longest Day (2014, Grasshopper Manufacture/Bandai Namco Games)[10]
- Tekken 7 (2015, Bandai Namco Entertainment) – Lucky Chloe and Jin Kazama only[11]
- Fire Emblem Fates (2015, Intelligent Systems/Nintendo)[12]
- Pokémon Go (2016, Niantic) - Team Leaders, Professor Willow and Rhi design, official player character artwork[13][14]
- Fire Emblem Heroes (2017, Intelligent Systems/Nintendo)
- Xenoblade Chronicles 2 (2017, Monolith Soft/Nintendo) – Aegaeon and Agate design
- Travis Strikes Again: No More Heroes (2019, Grasshopper Manufacture)
- Daemon X Machina (2019, Marvelous)
- AI: The Somnium Files (2019, Spike Chunsoft)[15]
- Pokémon Sword and Shield (2019, Game Freak/Nintendo/The Pokémon Company) – The Pokémon Toxel, Toxtricity, Gigantamax Toxtricity and Falinks designs[16][17]
- No More Heroes III (2021, Grasshopper Manufacture)[18]
- AI: The Somnium Files – Nirvana Initiative (2022, Spike Chunsoft)
- Pokémon Scarlet and Violet (2022, Game Freak/Nintendo/The Pokémon Company) - The Pokémon Varoom, Revavroom, Cetoddle and Cetitan designs[19]
- Despera Drops (2023, Red Entertainment/D3 Publisher/Aksys Games)
- Wizardry Variants Daphne (2024, Drecom)[20]
- No Sleep for Kaname Date - From AI: The Somnium Files (2025, Spike Chunsoft)[21]
- Other
- Vocaloid (2009, AH-Software) — SF-A2 Miki V2, V4
- Synthesizer V Studio 2 (2025, AH-Software) — SF-A2 Miki SV
General source:[8]