Naoyuki Kato
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Naoyuki Kato (Katoh), is a famous Japanese artist, born in 1952.
He was one of the 4 charter members of Studio Nue in 1972 (called the Crystal Art Studio until 1974) along with Haruka Takachiho, Kazutaka Miyatake and Kenichi Matsuzaki. He made mechanical designs in some collaborations of this studio like Legend of the Galactic Heroes, but mainly he is an important illustrator. He has illustrated many science fiction novels and video game packaging materials. Illustrations of his are included in compilation books that include artists of the level of Salvador Dali.