Mana Ibe

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.

Mana Ibe (right) with Junichi Masuda

Mana Ibe in a 2011 interview

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 Arceus expansion: Manectric. 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.

Ibe appears to have acquired a bigger role in Pokémon games since Pokémon Black and White. In a interview with Junichi Masuda, it was revealed that she designed Victini. Along with Victini, she designed about 10 other Pokémon for Pokémon Black and White.

Pokémon

The following is a list of Pokémon designed by Mana Ibe.

• 

  Victini

• 

  Stunfisk

• 

  Klefki

Cards illustrated

• 

  Gladion (Crimson Invasion 95)

• 

  Lillie (Sun & Moon 122)

• 

  Lusamine (Crimson Invasion 96)

• 

  Manectric (Arceus 22)

• 

  N's Resolve (Cosmic Eclipse 200)

Game credits

• Pokémon Platinum (2008) - Special Thanks
• Pokémon Black and White (2010) - Pokémon Character Design, 3-D Map Graphics
• Pokémon Black 2 and White 2 (2012) - Pokémon Character Design, 3-D Map Graphics, Trainer Graphics Design
• Pokémon X and Y (2013) - Pokémon Characters Design, 3-D Map Graphics
• Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire (2014) - 3D Art Director, Pokémon Characters Design
• Pokémon Sun and Moon (2016) - Pokémon Characters Design, 3D Map Graphics
• Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon (2017) - 3D Map Graphics (Lead)
• Pokémon Sword and Shield (2019) - 3D Map Graphics (Lead)

Trivia

• In a 2011 interview with GameTrailers, Ibe revealed that her favorite Pokémon is Herdier.

External links

Pokémon designers

Emi Ando • Hitoshi Ariga • Kanako Eo • Hiroki Fuchino • Motofumi Fujiwara Misaki Hashimoto • Mana Ibe • Asuka Iwashita • Tomohiro Kitakaze • Fumie Kittaka Yusuke Kozaki • Kazuyuki Kurashima • Lee HyunJung • Megumi Mizutani • Shigeki Morimoto Keiko Moritsugu • Kensaku Nabana • Atsuko Nishida • Yusuke Ohmura • Tomohiko Ohkubo Muneo Saitō • Ken Sugimori • take • Reiko Tanoue • Aimi Tomita • Kenkichi Toyama Saya Tsuruta • James Turner • Takao Unno • Emi Yoshida • Hironobu Yoshida