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'''Keiko Moritsugu''' (Japanese: '''森次慶子''' ''Moritsugu Keiko''; born | '''Keiko Moritsugu''' (Japanese: '''森次慶子''' ''Moritsugu Keiko''; born January 7, 1985) is an artist and painter who has worked for the Pokémon video game series and Trading Card Game. While working under [[Game Freak]], she created multiple designs for Pokémon and the character [[N]].<ref name=Ndesign/> | ||
Moritsugu's first known involvement with the Pokémon franchise was in the [[staff of Pokémon Platinum]] under "Special Thanks", although it is currently unknown exactly what role she played in the development of that game. She later illustrated a card in the {{TCG|Platinum: Arceus|Arceus}} expansion: {{TCG ID|Arceus|Heatran|3}}. In the [[staff of Pokémon Black and White]], she is listed under "Pokémon Character Designer". This is a résumé shared by [[Reiko Tanoue]] and [[Mana Ibe]], who both illustrated a single card from the Arceus expansion and are listed under the same roles in both sets of credits. | Moritsugu's first known involvement with the Pokémon franchise was in the [[staff of Pokémon Platinum]] under "Special Thanks", although it is currently unknown exactly what role she played in the development of that game. She later illustrated a card in the {{TCG|Platinum: Arceus|Arceus}} expansion: {{TCG ID|Arceus|Heatran|3}}. In the [[staff of Pokémon Black and White]], she is listed under "Pokémon Character Designer". This is a résumé shared by [[Reiko Tanoue]] and [[Mana Ibe]], who both illustrated a single card from the Arceus expansion and are listed under the same roles in both sets of credits. | ||
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Keiko Moritsugu (Japanese: 森次慶子 Moritsugu Keiko; born January 7, 1985) is an artist and painter who has worked for the Pokémon video game series and Trading Card Game. While working under Game Freak, she created multiple designs for Pokémon and the character N.[1]
Moritsugu's first known involvement with the Pokémon franchise was in the staff of Pokémon Platinum under "Special Thanks", although it is currently unknown exactly what role she played in the development of that game. She later illustrated a card in the Arceus expansion: Heatran. In the staff of Pokémon Black and White, she is listed under "Pokémon Character Designer". This is a résumé shared by Reiko Tanoue and Mana Ibe, who both illustrated a single card from the Arceus expansion and are listed under the same roles in both sets of credits.
Pokémon
The following is a list of Pokémon designed by Keiko Moritsugu.
![Klink[2] (idea by Ken Sugimori)[3]](https://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/thumb/2/21/0599Klink.png/100px-0599Klink.png)
Klink[2] (idea by Ken Sugimori)[3]
![Klang[2] (idea by Ken Sugimori)[3]](https://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/thumb/6/62/0600Klang.png/100px-0600Klang.png)
Klang[2] (idea by Ken Sugimori)[3]
![Klinklang[2] (idea by Ken Sugimori)[3]](https://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/thumb/1/1f/0601Klinklang.png/100px-0601Klinklang.png)
Klinklang[2] (idea by Ken Sugimori)[3]
![Sigilyph[2]](/wiki/File:0561Sigilyph.png)
![Reuniclus[2]](/wiki/File:0579Reuniclus.png)
![Klink[2] (idea by Ken Sugimori)[3]](/wiki/File:0599Klink.png)
![Klang[2] (idea by Ken Sugimori)[3]](/wiki/File:0600Klang.png)
![Klinklang[2] (idea by Ken Sugimori)[3]](/wiki/File:0601Klinklang.png)
Moritsugu had also created the initial drafts for what would become the legendary Pokémon Reshiram and Zekrom,[2] whose final designs were created by Ken Sugimori.[4] According to her, Zekrom's final design is mostly similar to her draft, while Reshiram's final design ended up being significantly different from her draft.[2]
Characters
The following is a list of characters designed by Keiko Moritsugu.
![N[1]](/wiki/File:Black_White_N.png)
Works
Games
| Title | Platform | Release date | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pokémon Platinum | Nintendo DS | 2008-09-13 | Special Thanks |
| Pokémon Black and White | Nintendo DS | 2010-09-18 | Pokémon Character Design |
| Pokémon Black 2 and White 2 | Nintendo DS | 2012-06-23 | Pokémon Character Design |
TCG illustration
Keiko Moritsugu is an artist in the Pokémon Trading Card Game. She has only illustrated one card.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Keiko Moritsugu's About page on her personal website
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 Archive of deleted tweet by Keiko Moritsugu, explaining which Generation V Pokémon she had designed
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Nintendo Dream Vol. 204, April 2011 (Shellspider's blog (Japanese), Translation by Dr. Lava)
- ↑ How Pokemon Get Made, 1up.com (Archive)
External links
- Moritsugu's personal website (Japanese)
