is a Japanese illustrator and
manga artist
A manga artist, also known as a mangaka (), is a Cartoonist, comic artist who writes and/or illustrates manga.
Most manga artists study at an art college or manga school or take on an apprenticeship with another artist before entering the indus ...
. She joined the game company
Nihon Falcom
is a Japanese video game developer, best known for their '' Ys'', '' The Legend of Heroes'', and '' Trails'' series. They are credited with pioneering the action role-playing and Japanese role-playing game genres, as well as popularizing the u ...
in 1993. After she turned freelance, she took on illustrations of
light novel
A is a type of Genre fiction, popular literature novel from Japan usually classified as young adult fiction, generally targeting Adolescence, teens to Young adult, twenties or older. The definition is very vague, and wide-ranging.
The abbr ...
s and character designs for the ''
Rune Factory
is a franchise of fantasy role-playing video game, role-playing Social simulation game, social simulation games created by Yoshifumi Hashimoto and primarily published by Marvelous Inc, Marvelous. The games are developed by Hashimoto's studio Ma ...
'' series.
Main works
Character design
*''
The Legend of Heroes III: Song of the Ocean'' (PC-98,
Nihon Falcom
is a Japanese video game developer, best known for their '' Ys'', '' The Legend of Heroes'', and '' Trails'' series. They are credited with pioneering the action role-playing and Japanese role-playing game genres, as well as popularizing the u ...
)
*''Brandish 3: Spirit of Balcan'' (PC-98,
Nihon Falcom
is a Japanese video game developer, best known for their '' Ys'', '' The Legend of Heroes'', and '' Trails'' series. They are credited with pioneering the action role-playing and Japanese role-playing game genres, as well as popularizing the u ...
)
*''Revival Xanadu'' (PC-98,
Nihon Falcom
is a Japanese video game developer, best known for their '' Ys'', '' The Legend of Heroes'', and '' Trails'' series. They are credited with pioneering the action role-playing and Japanese role-playing game genres, as well as popularizing the u ...
)
*''The Legend of Xanadu II'' (PC Engine,
Nihon Falcom
is a Japanese video game developer, best known for their '' Ys'', '' The Legend of Heroes'', and '' Trails'' series. They are credited with pioneering the action role-playing and Japanese role-playing game genres, as well as popularizing the u ...
)
*''
Ys V: Lost Kefin, Kingdom of Sand'' (Super Famicom,
Nihon Falcom
is a Japanese video game developer, best known for their '' Ys'', '' The Legend of Heroes'', and '' Trails'' series. They are credited with pioneering the action role-playing and Japanese role-playing game genres, as well as popularizing the u ...
)
*''
The Legend of Heroes: A Tear of Vermillion'' (PC-98,
Nihon Falcom
is a Japanese video game developer, best known for their '' Ys'', '' The Legend of Heroes'', and '' Trails'' series. They are credited with pioneering the action role-playing and Japanese role-playing game genres, as well as popularizing the u ...
)
*''
Ys Eternal'' (Windows,
Nihon Falcom
is a Japanese video game developer, best known for their '' Ys'', '' The Legend of Heroes'', and '' Trails'' series. They are credited with pioneering the action role-playing and Japanese role-playing game genres, as well as popularizing the u ...
)
*''
The Legend of Heroes: A Tear of Vermillion'' (PSP,
Nihon Falcom
is a Japanese video game developer, best known for their '' Ys'', '' The Legend of Heroes'', and '' Trails'' series. They are credited with pioneering the action role-playing and Japanese role-playing game genres, as well as popularizing the u ...
)
*''
Rune Factory: A Fantasy Harvest Moon'' (Nintendo DS,
Marvelous Interactive
(MMV) was a multinational corporation that produced animation, music, video games and television series. MMV is known for its involvement in the ''Story of Seasons'' series. They merged with AQ Interactive in 2011 and became Marvelous AQL; ...
)
*''
The Legend of Heroes II: Prophecy of the Moonlight Witch'' (PSP,
Nihon Falcom
is a Japanese video game developer, best known for their '' Ys'', '' The Legend of Heroes'', and '' Trails'' series. They are credited with pioneering the action role-playing and Japanese role-playing game genres, as well as popularizing the u ...
)
*''
Rune Factory 2'' (Nintendo DS,
Marvelous Interactive
(MMV) was a multinational corporation that produced animation, music, video games and television series. MMV is known for its involvement in the ''Story of Seasons'' series. They merged with AQ Interactive in 2011 and became Marvelous AQL; ...
)
*''
Rune Factory Frontier
is a 2008 role-playing simulation game developed by Neverland and published by Marvelous Entertainment in Japan, Xseed Games in North America, and Rising Star Games in Europe for the Wii. It is a spin-off in the ''Rune Factory'' series.
Plot ...
'' (Nintendo Wii,
Marvelous Interactive
(MMV) was a multinational corporation that produced animation, music, video games and television series. MMV is known for its involvement in the ''Story of Seasons'' series. They merged with AQ Interactive in 2011 and became Marvelous AQL; ...
)
*''
Rune Factory 3
''Rune Factory 3: A Fantasy Harvest Moon'' is a 2009 simulation role-playing video game developed by Neverland for the Nintendo DS. It was published in Japan by Marvelous Entertainment, in North America by Natsume Inc. in 2010, and in Europe by R ...
'' (Nintendo DS,
Marvelous Interactive
(MMV) was a multinational corporation that produced animation, music, video games and television series. MMV is known for its involvement in the ''Story of Seasons'' series. They merged with AQ Interactive in 2011 and became Marvelous AQL; ...
)
*''
Rune Factory: Tides of Destiny'' (Nintendo Wii/PS3,
Marvelous Interactive
(MMV) was a multinational corporation that produced animation, music, video games and television series. MMV is known for its involvement in the ''Story of Seasons'' series. They merged with AQ Interactive in 2011 and became Marvelous AQL; ...
)
*''
Rune Factory 4
is a 2012 role-playing simulation game developed by Neverland and published by Marvelous AQL. It is the sixth game in the ''Rune Factory'' series. It was released for the Nintendo 3DS in Japan in July 2012, in North America in October 2013, and ...
'' (Nintendo 3DS,
Marvelous Interactive
(MMV) was a multinational corporation that produced animation, music, video games and television series. MMV is known for its involvement in the ''Story of Seasons'' series. They merged with AQ Interactive in 2011 and became Marvelous AQL; ...
)
*''
L2 Love x Loop'' (PS2,
Otomate/Idea Factory)
*''
Rune Factory 5'' (Nintendo Switch,
Marvelous Interactive
(MMV) was a multinational corporation that produced animation, music, video games and television series. MMV is known for its involvement in the ''Story of Seasons'' series. They merged with AQ Interactive in 2011 and became Marvelous AQL; ...
)
*''Rear Sekai'' (Nintendo Switch,
Bushiroad
is a Japanese entertainment company, producer of collectible card games and trading cards, and publisher of mobile apps and games, which was founded in 2007 by Takaaki Kidani and is headquartered in Tokyo. Bushiroad created and owns various med ...
Games)
Illustration
*''Sora no Kane no Hibiku Hoshi de'' series
*''
Kamen Rider Hibiki
is a Japanese tokusatsu superhero television series, serving as the fifteenth installment in the popular Kamen Rider Series of tokusatsu programs. It is a joint collaboration between Ishimori Productions and Toei. ''Kamen Rider Hibiki'' first ai ...
'' (novel version)
Manga
*''Hariduki Kagerou Enishie Monogatari'' ()
Artbook
*''Minako Iwasaki ARTWORKS'' (July 1, 2006, )
References
External links
GREAT ESCAPE— Minako Iwasaki's website
Japanese illustrators
Living people
Year of birth missing (living people)
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