Ikuto Yamashita (山下 いくと, Yamashita Ikuto, born August 23, 1965) is a Japanese manga artist and designer from Gifu Prefecture.[1] He is currently based in and continuing to live in Gifu Prefecture.[2]
Overview
Yamashita 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.[3] and the video game Metaphor: ReFantazio[4]
References
- ^ "Dengeki Hobby Magazine". Dengeki Hobby Magazine. MediaWorks. December 2007. p. 169.
- ^ 秋山由香 (2015-07-31). "『エヴァ』のスタジオカラーやアニメクリエイターが語る! 日本アニメ(ーター)見本市の"短編アニメ発想法"" [Evangelion's Studio Khara and Anime Creators Indicate! Japanese Anime's (or Animators') Sample City's "Short Anime Way of Thinking"]. MdN books. MdN Corporation. Retrieved March 13, 2024.
- ^ "青の6号" [Blue Submarine No. 6] (in Japanese). Gonzo. Retrieved September 6, 2021.
- ^ "Metaphor: ReFantazio - Staff". Retrieved April 21, 2024.
External links
- Ikuto Yamashita at Anime News Network's encyclopedia