Yoshitaka is an fantasy illustrator and animation character designer
who is well-known among Anime fans. He started his professional life at
the animation studio Tatsunoko Productions in the 70s. During his
tenure, Amano designed characters for several TV series, including
"Gatchaman" (Battle Of The Planets), and "Mospeada" (Robotech: The New
Generation).
He was provided illustrations for several novels in Japan. One such
novel was Kikuchi Hideyuki's "Vampire Hunter D", which was spawned two
animated movies. Amano served as the character designer for both
features.
Amano has made his presence known in the video game world as well. He
provided the character designs for the popular "Final Fantasy"
series.