Katsuya Terada
Katsuya Terada (寺田克也 Terada Katsuya, born December 7, 1963), is a Japanese illustrator and cartoonist from the town of Tamano, Okayama. His alias is Rakugakingu (ラクガキング "Doodle King").
Biography
Katsuya Terada is probably best known in the United States as the character-designer for the animated film Blood: The Last Vampire. He has also done work related to American comics, such as Iron Man and Hellboy (one of his illustrations was used for an official statuette of Hellboy). He also made additional contributions to old issues of Nintendo Power, including a special edition Strategy Guide for Dragon Warrior. In Japan, he has done the promotional illustrations for Detective Saburo Jinguji mystery-adventure video game series.
He was in charge of the book cover and illustrations for the Kimaira series written by Baku Yumemakura, and was in charge of cover design and illustrations for Garouden, Shin Majugari, and Yamigarishi as well.
Terada has defined himself as a "rakugaki" artist, more of a philosophy than a style of drawing, in which one draws a little everywhere, all the time, without thinking too much, on notebooks etc. He is a very prolific artist; one of his collections of sketches numbers more than 1000 pages, appropriately called Rakuga King.
He has done very little group-drawn work (an exception being the manga Saiyukiden Daienou (Monkey King)), his principal activities being illustration and character design.
His use of CG tools is integrated very well in his illustrations, giving his work a vivid and rich appearance. He has admitted various influences on his work, particularly European ones, like Jean Giraud (a.k.a. Moebius) and the magazine Métal Hurlant which he has said gave him a taste for strong women who are slightly stripped.
Works
Illustration Collections
| Romaji Title | Japanese Title | Release Date | ISBN |
|---|---|---|---|
| 戦国自衛隊1549 | 05-20-05 | ISBN 4-04-873614-0 | |
| Work Jam Licensed Detective Saburo Jinguūji - Artbook: Detective File | ワークジャム公認探偵神宮寺三郎DETECTIVE FILE | 02-05 | ISBN 4-7572-1136-8 |
| Katsuya Terada & Stapa & Gabin - Photobook: John Symmetry | ジョン・シンメトリー | 06-04 | ISBN 4-947752-63-7 |
| Busin 0 – Character & World Guide for the game Busin 0 | 寺田克也グラフィックス | 03-31-04 | ISBN 4-7577-1852-7 |
| Paint Visual Works Poster Book | 彩京ビジュアルワークスポスターブック | 05-03 | ISBN 4-89829-882-6 |
| Shashou | 車掌 | 04-03 | ISBN 4-434-03067-1 |
| Lemni3003 Imada Minu Megamitachi E | Lemni3003 未だ見ぬ女神たちへ | 12-19-02 | ISBN 4-334-90106-9 |
| Terada Katsuya Presents - Rakuda Ga Warau | ラクダが笑う | 11-02 | ISBN 4-89829-866-4 |
| Painter bon! | ペインタボン! | 07-02 | ISBN 4-947752-22-X |
| Rakuga King | 寺田克也ラクガキング | 01-23-02 | ISBN 4-7572-0885-5 |
| Bitch's Life Illustration File | ビッチズ・ライフイラストレーションファイル | 01-01 | ISBN 978-4-7661-1209-2 |
| Terada Katsuya Poster Book | 寺田克也ポスターブック | 12-00 | ISBN 4-06-345073-2 |
| Terra's Cover Girls | カバー・ガールズ | 11-00 | ISBN 4-89829-813-3 |
| Zenbu – The Complete Works | 寺田克也全部―寺田克也全仕事集 | 10-99 | ISBN 4-06-330083-8 |
| Saiyukiden Daienou (Monkey King) Vol.1 | 西遊奇伝大猿王 | 12-98 | ISBN 4-08-782575-2 |
| Devil Man 1999 | デビルマン1999 | 11-98 | ISBN 4-06-330067-6 |
| Virtua Fighter 2 - Ten Stories | バーチャファイター2テンストーリーズ | 03-97 | ISBN 4-89366-684-3 |
| Chotto Furukute Ii Kuruma Nya Norazu Ni Irarenai ! | ちょっとフルくてイイくるまにゃのらずにいられないっ! | 10-94 | ISBN 4-418-94405-2 |
Works Published in English
| Title | Release Date | ISBN |
|---|---|---|
| The Monkey King Volume 1 | 09-25-05 | ISBN 1-59307-304-6 |
Films
| English Title | Credit |
|---|---|
| Blood: The Last Vampire | 3d cgi, character design |
| Cutie Honey | concept artist, costume design |
| Devilman (live action) | concept artist |
| Godzilla: Final Wars (live action) | Designer: Monster X |
Video games (character and world design)
| Title | Platform |
|---|---|
| Jake Hunter series | DS, PS2, PS, SS, SNES |
| Wizardry: Tale of the Forsaken Land | PS2 |
| Busin 0 | PS2 |
| Sangokushi | PS2 |
| Street Golfer | PS2 |
| The Legend of Bishin | Super Famicom |
| Battle K-Road | Arcade |
| The Fallen Angels/Daraku Tenshi | Arcade |
| Ground Divide - Sword of Darkness | Arcade |
| Virtua Fighter Remix | Sega Saturn |
| The Legend of Zelda | Nintendo Entertainment System |
| Prince of Persia | Super NES |
See also
- ja:寺田克也— Wikipedia Japan entry for Katsuya Terada
External links
- Katsuya Terada Interview (English)— Interview with Katsuya Terada at 2001’s San Diego Comic Con
- catsuka.com "Focus On" Feature - Katsuya Terada (French)— Biography in French, and a nice selection of his work from artbooks, video games, and films.
- Official Site (Japanese)