Character design is a cruel world. Creating protagonists for any medium means that your work will likely be front and center. Being in the spotlight can be immensely gratifying, but one small mistake ...

Yoshiharu Sato shares how Studio Ghibli co-founder Hayao Miyazaki supposedly abandoned an early anime project.

The November 2019 issue of Game Informer features an interview with Shigenori Soejima, the character designer for the Persona series as well as the upcoming PROJECT Re FANTASY from Atlus‘ Studio Zero, ...

In The King of Fighters series, plenty of characters have special powers. For example, Shun’ei has two spectral hands that can deal fire and ice damage. In KOF XV , new character Isla also has two ...

Dave Creek, who served as lead character designer on the Fox animated series Bob's Burgers since it premiered in 2011, has died at 42 years old. The news was first reported by Cartoon Brew, which ...

Watch a free 45-minute video in which Oscar-nominated animation director Aaron Blaise reveals 7 essential steps to designing a character for animation. Robert Ryan Cory, a veteran character designer ...

Square Enix character designer Toshiyuki Itahana is the artist responsible for the round, cute chocobo design Final Fantasy fans see everywhere. The small chocobo who headlines the Chocobo Dungeon ...

The heroines of Louisa? May? Alcott's classic novel define their own style — with some help from a 19th century painter — in Greta? Gerwig's adaptation. By Cathy Whitlock When tasked with dressing the ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Ollie Barder covers Japanese pop-culture and gaming from Tokyo. While many may know of Yasuda due to his Street Fighter work, he ...