Tony Taka
Takayuki Tanaka (田中貴之, Tanaka Takayuki), known professionally as Tony Taka, is a pornographic illustrator who became the prevailing character artist for the latter part of the Shining series. He has provided character design for Shining Tears, Shining Wind, Shining Hearts, Shining Blade, Shining Ark, and Shining Resonance.
Games released during this period that carried the Shining Force name continued to feature character and monster designs from other artists, including series veteran Yoshitaka Tamaki and newcomer pako.
Tony has had a close working relationship with then Shining series producer Tsuyoshi Sawada, whose involvement with the series also began with Shining Tears. Together, they have brought characters from that segment of the Shining series to the collectible figurine market with sexually provocative sculpts.[1] This type of merchandise has featured prominently in Sega's marketing of the Shining series in Japan.[2]
Game Credits
Although Tony has celebrated 1998 as the beginning of his career as a commercial illustrator, he has confirmed that his work in game art began at Data East with Street Slam in 1994.[3]
| JP Release | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Dec. 1994 | Street Slam | Graphics |
| 1995 | Hoops | Graphics |
| 1996 | Ghostlop | Character Design |
| April 1998 | Cyvern | Planning |
| Dec. 1998 | TEMPEST | Character Design |
| June 1999 | Room with Lina | Character Design, Illustration |
| Nov. 2004 | Shining Tears | Character Design |
| May 2007 | Shining Wind | Character Design |
| Dec. 2010 | Shining Hearts | Character Design |
| Dec. 2011 | Valhellio | Character Design |
| March 2012 | Shining Blade | Character Design |
| Feb. 2013 | Shining Ark | Character Design |
| Nov. 2013 | Exstetra | Character Design |
| Nov. 2014 | Blade Arcus from Shining | Character Design |
| Dec. 2014 | Shining Resonance | Character Design |
| May 2017 | Azur Lane | Character Design: HMS Centaur (R06) |
| March 2018 | Shining Resonance Refrain | Character Design |
External Links
References
- ↑ Interview. 「月刊HobbyJAPAN『Tony'sヒロインワークス』連動インタビュー。美少女絵師・Tony氏に聞く，これまでとこれから（前編）」, 4Gamer.net. マフィア梶田 , April 25, 2013.[1]
- ↑ Official Shining Series Website. Shining World.jp. 株式会社セガグループ (Sega Group, Co., Ltd.). http://shining-world.jp/
- ↑ Interview. 「数々のヒロインを生み出すに至った，ちょっと意外な来歴とは。美少女絵師・Tony氏に聞く，これまでとこれから（後編）」, 4Gamer.net. マフィア梶田, April 27, 2013.[2]
Staff Directory
| Shining Staff | |
|---|---|
| Artists | Yoshitaka Tamaki・Hiroshi Kajiyama・SUEZEN・Fumihide Aoki・Shin Yamanouchi・Tony Taka・Masaki Hirooka・Yuriko Nishiyama・pako・Noizi Ito・Shishizaru・HACCAN・Ryota Murayama |
| Musicians | Masahiko Yoshimura・Motoaki Takenouchi・Motoi Sakuraba |
| Writers | Masaki Wachi・Sami Shinosaki |
| Translators | Victor Ireland |
| Programmers | Kan Naito・Yasuhiro Taguchi・P. E. Jareth Hein |
| Directors | Kenji Orimo |
| Producers | Hiroyuki Takahashi・Shugo Takahashi・Tsuyoshi Sawada |
| Related Staff | |
| Artists | Masanori Sato |
| Translators | Jon Rodgers |