Yusuke Nakano

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Yusuke Nakano is an artist who has made artwork for most video games in The Legend of Zelda series, developed by Nintendo, since The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, as well as other games by Nintendo. Twilight Princess was the first game that Nakano was involved with from the beginning of development. Nakano claims that this game was the one that he enjoyed working on the most since he got to do the kind of art that he liked best.

Nakano has been influenced by a lot of artists. When he was young he was mostly into Japanese comics and animation, but later developed an interest in American comics and fantasy art. His most recent favorite artists include Ashley Wood and Phil Hale.

Games he has worked on include:

• Super Metroid
• The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
• The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask
• Animal Crossing
• Wave Race: Blue Storm
• The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker
• The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap
• The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess

References

• Zelda Universe — Yusuke Nakano's profile