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[[File:Mana Ibe.jpg|thumb|right|220px|Mana Ibe in a 2011 interview]]
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'''Mana Ibe''' (Japanese: '''井部真那''') is a graphic designer who has worked for the [[Pokémon Trading Card Game]] and video game series.
[[File:Mana Ibe Signature.png|thumb|right|250px|Ibe's Signature<ref name=ORASNewHoennARTBook>[https://archive.org/details/oras-new-hoenn-art-book/3.png Ibe confirming she drew the New Hoenn ART ART Book cover.]</ref>]]
'''Mana Ibe''' (Japanese: '''井部真那''', born November 27, 1985 in Tokyo) is a graphic designer who has worked for the [[Pokémon Trading Card Game]] and video game series.


Ibe's first known involvement with the Pokémon franchise was designing a single card {{TCG|Arceus}} expansion pack: {{TCG ID|Arceus|Manectric|22}}. She was later listed 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. In the [[staff of Pokémon Black and White]], she is listed under "Pokémon designer". This is a résumé shared by [[Keiko Moritsugu]] and [[Reiko Tanoue]], who both illustrated a single card from the Arceus expansion and are listed under the same roles in both sets of credits. Lately, Ibe appears to have acquired a large role within Game Freak; she has spoken with the media about {{game|Black and White|s}} on multiple occasions.
Ibe'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|Manectric|22}}. In the [[staff of Pokémon Black and White]], she is listed under "Pokémon Designer". This is a résumé shared by [[Keiko Moritsugu]] and [[Reiko Tanoue]], who both illustrated a single card from the Arceus expansion and are listed under the same roles in both sets of credits.


In [http://www.gametrailers.com/video/overview-interview-pokemon-black/710753 a 2011 interview with GameTrailers], she revealed that her favorite Pokémon is {{p|Herdier}}.
Ibe appears to have acquired a bigger role in Pokémon games since {{game|Black and White|s}}. In a interview with [[Junichi Masuda]], it was revealed that she designed {{p|Victini}}.<ref name="Victini">Yin-Poole, Wesley (23 February 2011). [http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2011-02-22-the-brains-behind-pokemon-black-and-white-interview?page=2 "The brains behind Pokemon Black and White." (Page 2)]. ''Eurogamer''.</ref> Along with Victini, she designed about 10 other Pokémon for Pokémon Black and White.<ref name=Peer>[http://raim2005.blog18.fc2.com/blog-entry-911.html Pokémon Peer interview] [http://pokebeach.com/2010/09/pokemon-peer-interview-translations (Translation by Pokebeach)]</ref>


<gallery>
As of 2022, Ibe was appointed the art director of [[Pokémon Scarlet and Violet]], her most senior role on the series thus far.
File:ManectricArceus22.jpg|Ibe's lone illustration
 
</gallery>
==Designs==
===Pokémon===
The following is a list of Pokémon designed by Ibe.
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| colspan="15" style="{{roundy|20px}} border:2px solid #{{unova color dark}}; background:#{{unova color dark}}; font-size:125%; color:white" | '''{{color2|fff|Generation V}}'''
|-
| style="{{roundy|25px}} border:2px solid #{{unova color dark}}; background:#{{unova color light}};"| [[File:Menu HOME 0494.png|x80px]]
| style="{{roundy|25px}} border:2px solid #{{unova color dark}}; background:#{{unova color light}};"| [[File:Menu HOME 0507.png|x80px]]
| style="{{roundy|25px}} border:2px solid #{{unova color dark}}; background:#{{unova color light}};"| [[File:Menu HOME 0618.png|x80px]]
|-
| '''{{color2|000|Victini}}'''<ref name="Victini"></ref>
| '''{{color2|000|Herdier}}'''<ref name=Peer/><ref name=GameTrailers/>
| '''{{color2|000|Stunfisk}}'''<ref>[https://twitter.com/Junichi_Masuda/status/300020609323261954 Junichi Masuda on Twitter]</ref>
|-
| colspan="15" style="{{roundy|20px}} border:2px solid #{{kalos color dark}}; background:#{{kalos color dark}}; font-size:125%; color:white" | '''{{color2|fff|Generation VI}}'''
|-
| style="{{roundy|25px}} border:2px solid #{{kalos color dark}}; background:#{{kalos color light}};"| [[File:Menu HOME 0707.png|x80px]]
|-
| '''{{color2|000|Klefki}}'''<ref>Hilliard, Kyle (February 14, 2014). "[http://www.gameinformer.com/b/features/archive/2014/02/14/afterwords-unabridged-pokemon-x-and-y.aspx Afterwords – Pokémon X & Y]." ''Game Informer''.</ref>
|}
 
==Artwork==
There are {{PAGESINCATEGORY:Illus. by Mana Ibe}} cards illustrated by Ibe. For a list of cards she has illustrated, see [[:Category:Illus. by Mana Ibe|here]].
 
===Official artwork===
Core series games
This is a collection of core series Pokémon games that Ibe has contributed artwork to.
 
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<div>'''{{GameIcon|OR}}{{GameIcon|AS}}'''<br> New Hoenn ART Book cover<ref name=ORASNewHoennARTBook></ref></div>
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==Game credits ==
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Title
!Platform
!Release date
!Position
|-
|'''[[Pokémon Platinum Version|Pokémon Platinum]]'''
| Nintendo DS
|2008-09-13
|Special Thanks
|-
|'''[[Pokémon Black and White Versions|Pokémon Black and White]]'''
|Nintendo DS
|2010-09-18
|3D Map Graphics
Pokémon Character Design
|-
|'''[[Pokémon Black and White Versions 2|Pokémon Black 2 and White 2]]'''
|Nintendo DS
|2012-06-23
|3D Map Graphics
Pokémon Character Design
Trainer Graphics Design
|-
|'''[[Pokémon X and Y]]'''
|Nintendo 3DS
|2013-10-12
|3D Map Graphics
Pokémon Character Design
|-
|'''[[Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire]]'''
|Nintendo 3DS
|2014-11-21
|3D Art Director
Pokémon Characters Design
|-
|'''[[Pokémon Sun and Moon]]'''
|Nintendo 3DS
| 2016-11-18
| 3D Map Graphics
Pokémon Characters Design
|-
|'''[[Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon]]'''
|Nintendo 3DS
| 2017-11-17
|3D Map Graphics (Lead)
|-
|'''[[Pokémon Sword and Shield]]'''
|Nintendo Switch
| 2019-11-15
|3D Map Graphics (Lead)
|-
|'''[[Pokémon Scarlet and Violet]]'''
|Nintendo Switch
|2022-11-18
|Art Director
|-
|'''[[The Hidden Treasure of Area Zero|Pokémon Scarlet and Violet: The Hidden Treasure of Area Zero]]'''
|Nintendo Switch
|2023-02-27
|Pokémon & Character Design
|-
|}
 
==Trivia==
*Ibe's favorite Pokémon is {{p|Herdier}}.<ref name="GameTrailers">[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FE7HCruzD_0 Pokemon Black / White - Overview Interview] <!--[sic]--> with Junichi Masuda and Mana Ibe, conducted in 2011 and posted to YouTube on July 13, 2016. ''GameTrailers''.</ref><ref>(February 10, 2011). [https://www.bisafans.de/spiele/editionen/schwarz-weiss/gamefreak2.php Interview with Game Freak in London] by Bisafans (Page 2) (German)</ref>
 
==References==
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==External links==
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[[Category:TCG illustrators|Ibe, Mana]]
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