====== Katsuya Terada ====== **Katsuya Terada** is a Japanese illustrator, sometimes going by the name Rakuga King. His most striking work was done for //[[game:the_legend_of_zelda_series]]// series, and //[[game:Secret of Mana]]//. He has also worked as a character designer on games such as //[[game:Sol Divide]]//, //[[game:Tantei Jinguji Saburo]]//, and //[[game:Sangokushi]]//; though in a more laboured style. Outside of videogames, Terada is known for his character designs for //[[wp>Blood: The Last Vampire]]//, monster design in //[[wp>Godzilla: Final Wars]]//, and the manga //[[wp>The_Monkey_King_(manga)|Saiyukiden]]//. He has published several collections of his illustrations. ===== Videogame Design Work ===== ^ Title ^ Platform ^ Role ^ | //Alteil// | Flash | card illustration | | //Battle K-Road// | Arcade | character design | | //Culdcept// | [[hardware:Saturn]] | card illustration | | //Detective Saburo Jinguji// | [[hardware:PSP]] | character design | | //The Fallen Angels// | Arcade | | | //Final Fantasy IV// | [[hardware:snes|SNES]] | Nintendo Power illus. | | [[game:the_legend_of_zelda_series|The Legend of Zelda series]] | various | manual illustration | | //Lord of Vermilion// | Arcade | card illustration | | //Marvel Trading Card Game// | [[hardware:DS]], [[hardware:PC]], PSP | card illustration | | //Ninja Gaiden II: The Dark Sword of Chaos// | [[hardware:nes|NES]] | | | Romance of the Three Kingdoms series | various | character design | | //Secret of Mana// | SNES | Nintendo Power illus. | | //Sol Divide - Sword of Darkness// | PS2, Saturn | character design | | //Street Golfer// | PS2 | character design | | //Tekken 5// | Arcade | costume design | | //Virtua Fighter 2// | Arcade | character design | | //Virtua Fighter Remix// | Saturn | | | Wizardry series | various | character design | | //Zoku: The Legend of Bishin// | SNES | | ===== Gallery ===== //Click an image to see a bigger version.// | {{:fig:secret_of_mana:katsuya_terada01.jpg?160}} | {{:fig:the_legend_of_zelda:marin01.jpg?160}} | {{:fig:the_legend_of_zelda:boss01.jpg?300}} | ===== See Also ===== * [[http://selectbutton.net/katsuya_terada.html|Katsuya Terada character art]] on selectbutton.net * [[wp>Katsuya Terada]] * [[http://katsuyaterada.tumblr.com/|Terra's Sketchbook]] - Terada's Tumblr. * [[http://art-eater.com/2011/05/terras-black-marker-2/|Terra's Black Marker]] - Blog post regarding a Katsuya Terada exhibition at Compound Gallery, Portland.