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Naoki Saito

This article is about the Japanese illustrator. For the mathematician, see Naoki Saito (mathematician).

Naoki Saito (さいとうなおき, Saitō Naoki, born November 13, 1982) is a Japanese illustrator, manga artist, and YouTuber. He is a regular contributing artist for the Duel Masters Trading Card Game, the Pokémon Trading Card Game, and Hatsune Miku merchandise. He is also the main illustrator and character designer for the game Dragalia Lost. As a manga artist, he wrote and illustrated Baki Domoe from 2010 to 2014. In addition, Saito runs a YouTube channel offering advice on how to improve artwork and published several books based on its content.

Naoki Saito
さいとうなおき
Born
Naoki Saito (齋藤 直葵)

(1982-11-13) November 13, 1982 (age 42)
Yamagata Prefecture, Japan[1]
NationalityJapanese
Alma materTama Art University
Occupations
Years active2001–present
YouTube information
Channels
Years active2019–present
Genre
Subscribers611 thousand
Total views42.07 million views
100,000 subscribers
Last updated: November 12, 2024

Career

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Saito debuted professionally at the age of 19, drawing artwork for the Duel Masters Trading Card Game.[2] He is a regular contributing illustrator for the Pokémon Trading Card Game and the main illustrator for Dragalia Lost.[3][4] From 2010 to 2014, he wrote and illustrated Baki Domoe, a comedy spin-off of Baki the Grappler.[5] Baki Domoe was first launched on the Weekly Shōnen Champion's website, but after it shut down, it was published irregularly in the magazine before being moved to Bessatsu Shōnen Champion.[5]

In 2017, Saito designed a Hatsune Miku figure,[6] which was also re-released in 2019.[7] He provided the illustrations for collaboration merchandise between Monster Hunter Frontier and Hatsune Miku, celebrating the 10th anniversary of both franchises.[8] Saito provided the character design for the manga series Suginami Tōbatsu Kōmuin, which began serialization in Shōnen Jump+ in 2018.[9][10]

In 2019, Saito became one of the contributing character designers for the mobile app game 47 Heroines.[11] He released a collaboration illustration between Hatsune and Digimon Adventure to celebrate the latter franchise's 20th anniversary.[12] Later that year, Saito created a YouTube channel, where he provided advice and instructional videos on drawing.[4][13] As of March 2023, he had at least 1.3 million subscribers on his YouTube channel.[14] In October 2019, he provided illustrations for Hatsune Miku mug cups that were sold in Sega arcade machines.[15]

In 2021, Saito designed a figure featuring N and Zorua from Pokémon Black and White,[16] as well as Leon and Charizard from Pokémon Sword and Shield.[17] In the same year, Saito released his first advice book, Umaku Kaku no Kinshi: Tsurakunai Irasuto Jōtatsu-hō, on March 22, with contents based on his YouTube channel.[18] This was followed by his second book, Saitō Naoki no Mottainai! Irasuto Tensaku Kōza.[19] In the same year, Saito also announced he would be selling NFT art, with one of his works selling for 13.69 ETH (equivalent to ¥6 million).[20]

In March 2023, Saito's YouTube channel was permanently banned, causing him to migrate to his second YouTube channel, Naoki Saito 2.[14] The reason for the ban is unknown, but Saito has stated the possibility that a fan submission uploaded to his associated Google Drive account may have been considered sexually inappropriate by Google, which in turn banned his entire Google account.[14]

Personal life

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Saito attended and graduated from Tama Art University,[1] where he majored in graphic design.[21]

Works

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Manga

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Year Title Magazine Notes
2010 Baki Domoe (バキどもえ)[5] Weekly Shōnen Champion
Bessatsu Shōnen Champion 		Spin-off of Baki the Grappler
2018 Suginami Tōbatsu Kōmuin (スギナミ討伐公務員) Shōnen Jump+ Character design

Other publications

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Year Title Publisher ISBN
2021 Umaku Kaku no Kinshi: Tsurakunai Irasuto Jōtatsu-hō (うまく描くの禁止-ツラくないイラスト上達法-) (lit. Forbidden Techniques of Drawing Well: How to Improve Rough Illustrations) Pie International ISBN 978-4756254191
Saitō Naoki no Mottainai! Irasuto Tensaku Kōza (さいとうなおきのもったいない!イラスト添削講座) (lit. Too Good to Go to Waste! Illustration Correction Course from Naoki Saito) Kadokawa Shoten ISBN 978-4046053770

References

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  2. ^ "【デュエマ生配信速報】TCG「デュエル・マスターズ」の「王来篇」第1弾情報！有名カードが豪華クリエイターさんによる特別イラストで登場！". CoroCoro Comic (in Japanese). March 9, 2021. Archived from the original on August 13, 2021. Retrieved August 12, 2021.
  3. ^ Dairiku Shinsatsujo (September 24, 2019). ""ポケカの祭典"「ポケモンカードゲーム チャンピオンズリーグ2020」が開幕。 サイドイベントも盛り上がった東京大会をレポート". 4gamer (in Japanese). Archived from the original on August 15, 2021. Retrieved August 12, 2021.
  4. ^ a b Tokunaga, Satoshi (July 21, 2021). "［マンガ／前編］タイトルのこだわりは？始めたきっかけは？さいとうなおきさんがYouTube論を語る". CreatorZine (in Japanese). Archived from the original on July 20, 2021. Retrieved August 12, 2021.
  5. ^ a b c Hodgkins, Crystalyn (September 12, 2014). "Baki Gaiden – Scarface Manga Resumes After 5 Years". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on March 18, 2021. Retrieved August 12, 2021.
  6. ^ "初音ミク 四季シリーズフィギュア". Taito (in Japanese). Archived from the original on March 17, 2021. Retrieved August 12, 2021.
  7. ^ "夏服姿のミクちゃんが再びプライズ化！「初音ミク フィギュア オリジナル夏服ver.～Renewal～」がタイトーより2019年7月上旬に登場!!". Dengeki (in Japanese). July 3, 2019. Archived from the original on March 23, 2021. Retrieved August 12, 2021.
  8. ^ "『モンスターハンター フロンティア』×『初音ミク』ダブル10周年コラボ商品発売決定！ 「マジカルミライ 2017」ムービックブースにて先行販売". Animate Times (in Japanese). August 23, 2017. Archived from the original on August 13, 2021. Retrieved August 12, 2021.
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  10. ^ "突如出現した異世界を公務員が攻略、春原ロビンソン原作の新刊を星野桂も応援". Natalie (in Japanese). May 2, 2018. Archived from the original on July 23, 2019. Retrieved August 12, 2021.
  11. ^ "【配信開始】47人の美少女が悪魔とバトル！新作3DシミュレーションRPG『47 HEROINES（ヒロインズ）』". Animate Times (in Japanese). February 14, 2019. Archived from the original on January 28, 2021. Retrieved August 12, 2021.
  12. ^ "初音ミク×『デジモンアドベンチャー』「Butter-Fly～初音ミクVersion～」MV＆フル尺音源解禁". Animate Times (in Japanese). September 2, 2019. Archived from the original on August 13, 2021. Retrieved August 12, 2021.
  13. ^ Nakayama, Yōhei (July 11, 2021). "ウケない絵をウケる絵に変える方法は？ 「ポケカ」公認イラストレーターの添削＆アドバイス動画が丁寧すぎる". Real Sound (in Japanese). Archived from the original on July 12, 2021. Retrieved August 12, 2021.
  14. ^ a b c "YouTubeチャンネル登録者数130万人のさいとうなおき、不意の"アカウントBAN"でゼロ人に「絶望に打ちひしがれながら泣きそう」 数百万円の損害も". ITmedia [ja] (in Japanese). March 24, 2023. Retrieved June 25, 2023.
  15. ^ "初音ミクのマグカップで癒しのひと時を♪ミクと仲間たちがデフォルメデザインでセガプライズに集合！". Dengeki (in Japanese). October 2, 2019. Archived from the original on August 13, 2021. Retrieved August 12, 2021.
  16. ^ "『ポケモンBW』ミステリアスな表情を浮かべる"N"とかわいく寝そべるゾロアが立体化。ポケモンセンターオンラインにて受注スタート". Famitsu (in Japanese). January 22, 2021. Archived from the original on February 28, 2021. Retrieved August 12, 2021.
  17. ^ "『ポケモン剣盾』ダンデ＆リザードンがフィギュアになって登場。本日（8月5日）から予約開始。リザードンポーズを決めるダンデと凛々しく吠えるリザードンに注目". Famitsu (in Japanese). August 5, 2021. Archived from the original on August 13, 2021. Retrieved August 12, 2021.
  18. ^ "絵を描く全ての人に!! 大人気YouTubeチャンネルが待望の書籍化！さいとうなおきの『うまく描くの禁止-ツラくないイラスト上達法-』を3/22に発売". Pie International (in Japanese). February 18, 2021. Archived from the original on February 18, 2021. Retrieved August 12, 2021 – via PR Times.
  19. ^ "さいとうなおきのもったいない！イラスト添削講座". Kadokawa Corporation (in Japanese). Archived from the original on August 13, 2021. Retrieved August 12, 2021.
  20. ^ "イラストレーター さいとうなおきのNFTアート作品が約600万円で落札". Kai-You (in Japanese). October 18, 2021. Retrieved March 17, 2023.
  21. ^ "Interview on the TABMATE controller with Naoki Saito". Clip Studio Paint. April 2, 2018. Archived from the original on October 25, 2021. Retrieved October 24, 2021.
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