Eiji Usatsuka
Eiji Usatsuka (
After university graduation he was employed as illustrator by the visual novel publisher Visual Art's using the pseudonym Sawagani (サワガニ, Japanese Freshwater Crab). As side job he made illustrations for light novels which is against the company policy. The similarity of "both peoples" designs, were however noticed and later revealed by Tōya Okano (scenario assistant for Visual Art's' Clannad) in a Dengeki G's Magazine interview article presenting Visual Art's brand Mana’s game Angel Magister.[2]
Works
[edit]Novels and other works he contributed his illustrations to include:
- Hayate the Combat Butler light novel #2
- Zero no Tsukaima
- Zero no Tsukaima Gaiden: Tabatha no Bōken
- Kaze no Kishihime
- Shinkyoku Sōkai Polyphonica Marble
- Shinkyoku Sōkai Polyphonica Blue Series
- Scramble Heart as Sawagani
- In Another World With My Smartphone
- Angel Magister[3]
References
[edit]- ^
兎 塚 エイジとは - はてなダイアリー[user-generated source] - ^ 「ゼロの
使 い魔 」の兎 塚 エイジ氏 がエロゲデビュー! その意外 な真相 とは. Half Moon Diary (in Japanese). 2008-12-26. Archived from the original on 2009-04-08. Retrieved 2009-06-01. - ^ "Main Staff". Angel Magister Official Site (in Japanese). mana/visualart's. Archived from the original on 2009-06-02. Retrieved 2009-06-01.
External links
[edit]- Eiji Usatsuka's personal website (in Japanese)
- Eiji Usatsuka at Anime News Network's encyclopedia