Tried translating Mars' Team Galactic uniform into a proper EGL coord^^ still one of my most favorite doodles <3
I referenced pieces from Angelic Pretty and atelier Pierrot iirc, as well as pieces from my own wardrobe!
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If you guys have any more information on Naoko Kugo, feel free to share them in the comments!
Image sources:
- Fire Emblem Wiki (character artwork and concept sketches)
- Amazon JP (Covers for the books that Kugo illustrated for)
Despite that, I hope this thread was informative about one of Fire Emblem's many artists who have contributed to the franchise 😄
Unfortunately, this is where my research ends. There isn't a lot of information on Naoko Kugo available online. As far as I know, they don't have any social media presence. I can't say if they're still active today or not.
- 花いのちの詩 夢視師と紅い星 (The Poem of Flowers and Life: The Dreamer and the Red Star) June 10, 2008, Paperback Novel
- 花いのちの詩 夢視師と氷炎の檻 (The Poem of Flowers and Life: The Dreamer and the Cage of Ice and Fire) August 10, 2008, Paperback Novel
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- FW猫の棲む島 (FW The Island Where Cats Live) August 1, 2001, Paperback Novel
- 夢々陰陽師鬼談 (Dream Dream Onmyoji Ghost Stories) December 10, 2001, Manga
- 魔界転生: 聖者の行進 (Demon World Reincarnation: The March of the Saints) August 1, 2003, Manga
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- 夜叉の恋路: 鏡花あやかし秘帖 (A Yasha’s Love Story: Kyouka Ayakashi’s Secret Books) September 1, 1996, Paperback Novel
- 鹿鳴館の魔女: 鏡花あやかし秘帖2 (The Witch of Rokumei Hall: Kyouka Ayakashi’s Secret Books 2) February 1, 1997, Paperback Novel
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After FE4's release, Kugo would then go on to provide illustrations for novels and manga. These are the titles listed (please note that the English titles are machine translated):
I would like to note that the character designer for FE4 is Katsuyoshi Koya, who you may recognize as the main artist for Fire Emblem Trading Card Game (2001-2004). He also worked as a graphic designer for FE4 along with Kugo, Fumika Noichi, Mitsuru Matsumoto, and Manabu Shimada.
They made character illustrations for the playable Gen 1 cast, Eldigan, Reptor, Chagall, Lombard, Manfroy Travant, Arvis, and Seliph.
One of those sketches was eventually used for an advertisement back when FE4's tentative subtitle was 'Heir of Light'.
That would be Naoko Kugo. Naoko Kugo is credited as a graphic designer for FE4. They were also responsible for designing the box art cover for the game as seen in these images. They created some concept sketches which were archived from Intelligent System's old website.
I'm sure many of you have seen FE4's official artwork before and have many different feelings toward it. Some positive, some negative, or just some sort of bewilderment toward it. But something I haven't seen people discuss (to my knowledge at least) is... Who's the artist?
A thread about Naoko Kugo: Graphic designer and FE4's "unofficial" artist
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Lillie from pokemon smiling at the camera and posing cutely. Commission for PopRoc0
I got to draw Lillie for a commission! ✨ #pokemon
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I tried translating it in Japanese, I hope it sounds okay!
