; born February 10, 1957, in Kōchi) is a Japanese illustrator and manga artist. He currently lives in Kyoto.
Early life and education
Yamada was born on February 10, 1957, in Kōchi, Japan Prior to finishing his degree, he left university to pursue a career in illustration. Among his best known works are the art for Fuyumi Ono's The Twelve Kingdoms series and Mizuno Ryo's Record of Lodoss War. and the adaptation of The Twelve Kingdoms.
Selected works
Anime
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! Year(s) !! Title !! Character Design !! class="unsortable" | Notes !! class="unsortable" | Ref
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| 2002-2003 || The Twelve Kingdoms || X* || *Character design draft ||
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| 2024 || Metallic Rogue || X || ||
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Manga and novels
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! Year !! Title (English) !! Title (Japanese) !! Art !! Writer !! !!
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| 1983-1989 || Tales from the Star World<!--maybe Chronicles of Stargazer?--> || ' || X || Akihira Yamada || ||
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Video games
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! Year !! Title (in English) !! Title (in Japanese) !! Console !! Art !! Character Design !! class="unsortable" | Notes !! class="unsortable" | Ref
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| 1990 || Black Rainbow || || rowspan="2" | PC-98 || X || X || ||
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| 1992 || Black Rainbow II || || X || X || ||
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| rowspan="5" | 1993 || Might and Magic III: Isles of Terra || || PC Engine || X* || || *Japanese version ||
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| Wizardry I・II || ' || rowspan="3" | PC Engine || X || || ||
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| Castlevania: Dracula X || ' || Super Famicom, Super NES || X || X || ||