Akihiro Yamada
; born February 10, 1957, in
Kōchi) is a Japanese illustrator and
manga artist. During his career, Yamada has branched out into making book covers, character design for video games, theatre
costume and
set design, concept design for live-action film, and more, though his passion continues to be working on manga. He is known for delicate images reminiscent of
suiboku and depiction of fantasy subjects. His most popular work is perhaps with ''
The Twelve Kingdoms'' franchise. He won the
Seiun Award in 1996 in the Best Artist category. He currently lives in
Kyoto.
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