Photo credit: Miguel Concepcion
Yusuke Kozaki might not have been the guest of honor at the recent U.S. debut of the French-run Japan Expo (it was 'Evangelion' character designer Yoshiyuki Sadamoto), but the video game artist certainly got his fair share of attention. With last spring's "Fire Emblem: Awakening" still fresh in the gamers' 3Ds', Kozaki's character designing style has become all the more recognizable. We caught up with him at Japan Expo to talk about his background, his experiences as a character designer for games, and his music tastes.
MTV Multiplayer: We've seen your work on deviantART though we assume you were also formally trained, correct?
I studied design at an art school during high school and went on to technical school. So I have a background as an illustrator, not just as a character designer.
Who's your favorite character in "Fire Emblem: Awakening"?
Lucina. "Fire Emblem" was...
Yusuke Kozaki might not have been the guest of honor at the recent U.S. debut of the French-run Japan Expo (it was 'Evangelion' character designer Yoshiyuki Sadamoto), but the video game artist certainly got his fair share of attention. With last spring's "Fire Emblem: Awakening" still fresh in the gamers' 3Ds', Kozaki's character designing style has become all the more recognizable. We caught up with him at Japan Expo to talk about his background, his experiences as a character designer for games, and his music tastes.
MTV Multiplayer: We've seen your work on deviantART though we assume you were also formally trained, correct?
I studied design at an art school during high school and went on to technical school. So I have a background as an illustrator, not just as a character designer.
Who's your favorite character in "Fire Emblem: Awakening"?
Lucina. "Fire Emblem" was...
- 9/16/2013
- by Miguel Concepcion
- MTV Multiplayer
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