Sawaki Takeyasu
Sawaki Takeyasu (born August 30, 1973) is a Japanese video game artist, producer and director. Currently the head of his own development studio Crim, Takeyasu previously worked at Capcom and their subsidiary Clover Studio before becoming a freelance artist following Clover's dissolution in 2007.
Sawaki Takeyasu
- Name
- Sawaki Takeyasu
- Born
- 30 August 1973
- Birthplace
- Osaka, Japan
- Occupation
- Video game director, producer, artist
- Known for
- El Shaddai: Ascension of the Metatron
- Nationality
- Japan
- Education
- Osaka University of Arts
- Languages
- Japanese
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Sawaki Takeyasu (born August 30, 1973) is a Japanese video game artist, producer and director. Currently the head of his own development studio Crim, Takeyasu previously worked at Capcom and their subsidiary Clover Studio before becoming a freelance artist following Clover's dissolution in 2007.
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• Name — Sawaki Takeyasu • Native Name — 竹安 佐和記 • Born — 30 August 1973 • Birthplace — Osaka, Japan • Occupation — Video game director, producer, artist • Years Active — 2001–present • Known for — El Shaddai: Ascension of the Metatron
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• Year — Title — Role • 2001 — Devil May Cry — Character CG artwork, character designer • 2002 — Steel Battalion — Mech designer • 2004 — Steel Battalion: Line of Contact • 2006 — Ōkami — Character and monster designer • 2008 — Fatal Frame: Mask of the Lunar Eclipse — Character designer • 2009 — Infinite Space • 2011 — El Shaddai: Ascension of the Metatron — Director, character designer • 2012 — El Shaddai Social Battle — Character designer • 2017 — Gravity Rush 2 — The Ark of Time: Raven's Choice monster designer • God Wars: Future Past — Monster designer • The Lost Child — Producer, character and monster designer • 2024 — Starnaut — Director
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