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Katsuya Terada

Katsuya Terada is a Japanese illustrator, sometimes going by the name Rakuga King. His most striking work was done for The Legend of Zelda series, and Secret of Mana. He has also worked as a character designer on games such as Sol Divide, Tantei Jinguji Saburo, and Sangokushi; though in a more laboured style.

Outside of videogames, Terada is known for his character designs for Blood: The Last Vampire, monster design in Godzilla: Final Wars, and the 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 Saturn card illustration
Detective Saburo Jinguji PSP character design
The Fallen Angels Arcade
Final Fantasy IV SNES Nintendo Power illus.
The Legend of Zelda series various manual illustration
Lord of Vermilion Arcade card illustration
Marvel Trading Card Game Nintendo DS, IBM-compatible personal computer, PSP card illustration
Ninja Gaiden II: The Dark Sword of Chaos 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

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