Nobuteru Yūki (結城 信輝 Yūki Nobuteru) (born December 24, 1962) is a Japanese mangaka, illustrator, and animator. He began as a doujinshi artist under the nom de plume The Man in the High Castle (高い城の男 Takai Shiro no Otoko) and Yubic (ユービック Yūbikku), both references to the works of American science fiction author Phillip K. Dick. He has designed characters for manga, anime and video games, and has frequently collaborated with director Kazuki Akane, including on his most famous work, The Vision of Escaflowne.
He has also attended several international animation festivals as a guest of honor, including Anime Expo and Otakon.
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Anime works
TV anime
- Genesis of Aquarion (animation director - episode 2)
- Captain Harlock (character designer, animation director)
- Heat Guy J (character designer, animation director)
- Mushishi (animation director - episode 18)
- Noein (animation director - episode 23)
- Paradise Kiss (character designer, chief supervising animator)
- Toward the Terra (character designer)
- The Vision of Escaflowne (character designer)
- Xenosaga: The Animation (character designer)
Movies
- Cardcaptor Sakura The Movie 2: The Sealed Card (assistant animation director)
- Escaflowne (character designer, animation director)
- Five Star Stories (character designer, animation director)
- Weathering Continent (character designer)
- X (character designer, animation director)
OVA
- Angel Cop (character designer)
- Battle Angel Alita (character designer)
- Cleopatra D.C. (character designer, animation director)
- Clover (character designer, animation director)
- Megazone 23 (key animation)
- Record of Lodoss War (character designer, animation director)
- Battle Royal High School (character designer, animation director, key animator)
- Sukeban Deka (character designer)
Video games
- Blade Arts (character designer)
- Chrono Cross (character designer)
- Dragon Force II (character designer)
- Kaiser Knuckle (known outside of Japan as Global Champion)(image illustrator)
- Legend of Mana (character designer)
- Radical Dreamers: Nusumenai Hōseki
- Seiken Densetsu 3 (character designer)
- Sword of Mana
- Tail Concerto (character designer)
On-line games
- Ragnarok Online Opening Movie (character designer, animation director)
Written works
Manga
- Vaelber Saga
Art books
- Anvil Rough-Drawings
- Anvil II Rough-Drawings
- Anvil III Rough-Drawing Works
- 1999 a WORK of CLOVER
- Chrono Cross - Missing Piece
- Escaflowne Fan Book (for the TV series)
- Escaflowne Fan Book (for the feature film)
- The Five Star Stories
- Heat Guy J
- Heat Guy J Second II
- Heat Guy J Rough-Drawing Works
- Phantasien
- Senshi Bankō: Phantasien II
- Seikendensetsu III Illustration Book
- Toward the Terra Pilot Film
- the revise pictures of XX
- Xenosaga: The Animation - Character Design
External links
- Nobuteru Yūki's The Man in the High Castle Official Website (Japanese)
- Nobuteru Yūki on ANN.
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