Concept Art Awards to Honor Yoshitaka Amano for Lifetime Achievement
The award recognizes Amano's decades of influence on anime and game art, and the convention appearance gives fans a rare chance to see him in person.
Reporting from 1 source: Anime News Network.
Illustrator Yoshitaka Amano will receive the Lifetime Achievement award at The Concept Art Awards, held during LightBox Expo at the Pasadena Convention Center from October 23 to 25. Amano will also participate in an interview and signings. He is known for work on Vampire Hunter D, Final Fantasy, and Sandman: The Dream Hunters.
The LightBox Expo will host illustrator Yoshitaka Amano for its event this year, running October 23 to 25 at the Pasadena Convention Center in California. Alongside an interview and signing sessions, the convention will present him with the Lifetime Achievement honor at The Concept Art Awards.
Amano entered the anime industry at 15, joining Tatsunoko Production, and has since contributed to numerous anime and video game projects. His credits include Vampire Hunter D, the Final Fantasy series, and a collaboration with Neil Gaiman on Sandman: The Dream Hunters.
More recently, Amano worked on the Gibiate anime, the Netflix series Exception, and the upcoming ZAN project based on his DEVA ZAN art. He established Yoshitaka Amano Inc. in Los Angeles, and production on ZAN has begun as a limited anime series.
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