Ikuto Yamashita (山下 いくと, Yamashita Ikuto, born 1965) is a Japanese manga artist and designer.
Overview
editYamashita was born in the Gifu Prefecture and is a graduate of the Nagoya University of Arts. His representative work in manga is "Dark Whisper" (serialized in Dengeki Daioh). In the field of anime, he is the mecha designer for the Neon Genesis Evangelion series (along with Hideaki Anno) and Sentō Yōsei Yukikaze. The designs for Yukikaze were originally drawn as recreation, as well as Sentō Yōsei Shōjo tasuke te! Mave-chan.
Besides Evangelion, he has also done mecha designs for other Gainax works including Gunbuster and Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water. He was also the mechanical designer for Blue Submarine No. 6.[1] and the upcoming video game Metaphor: ReFantazio[2]
References
edit- ^ "青の６号" (in Japanese). Gonzo. Retrieved September 6, 2021.
- ^ "Metaphor: ReFantazio - Staff". Retrieved April 21, 2024.
External links
edit- Ikuto Yamashita at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
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