Nobuteru Yūki

Nobuteru Yūki (結城 信輝) is a Japanese mangaka, illustrator, and animator. He began as a doujinshi artist under the nom de plume The Man in the High Castle (高い城の男 Takai Shiro no Otoko) and Yubic (ユービック Yūbikku), both references to the works of American science fiction author Phillip K. Dick. He has designed characters for manga, anime and video games, and has frequently collaborated with director Kazuki Akane, including on his most famous work, The Vision of Escaflowne.

He has also attended several international animation festivals as a guest of honor, including Anime Expo and Otakon.

TV anime

 * Captain Harlock (character designer, animation director)
 * Genesis of Aquarion (animation director - episode 2)
 * Heat Guy J (character designer, animation director)
 * Mushishi (animation director - episode 18)
 * Noein (animation director - episode 23)
 * Paradise Kiss (character designer, chief supervising animator)
 * The Vision of Escaflowne (character designer)
 * Toward the Terra (character designer)
 * Xenosaga: The Animation (character designer)

Movies

 * Cardcaptor Sakura The Movie 2: The Sealed Card (assistant animation director)
 * Escaflowne (character designer, animation director)
 * Five Star Stories (character designer, animation director)
 * Weathering Continent (character designer)
 * X (character designer, animation director)

OVA

 * Angel Cop (character designer)
 * Battle Angel Alita (character designer)
 * Battle Royal High School (character designer, animation director, key animator)
 * Cleopatra D.C. (character designer, animation director)
 * Clover (character designer, animation director)
 * Megazone 23 (key animation)
 * Record of Lodoss War (character designer, animation director)
 * Sukeban Deka (character designer)

Video games

 * Blade Arts (character designer)
 * Chrono Cross (character designer)
 * Dragon Force II (character designer)
 * Kaiser Knuckle (known outside of Japan as Global Champion)(image illustrator)
 * Legend of Mana (character designer)
 * Radical Dreamers: Nusumenai Hōseki
 * Seiken Densetsu 3 (character designer)
 * Solarobo (character designer)
 * Sword of Mana
 * Tail Concerto (character designer)

On-line games

 * Ragnarok Online Opening Movie (character designer, animation director)

Manga

 * Vaelber Saga

Art books

 * 1999 a WORK of CLOVER
 * Anvil Rough-Drawings
 * Anvil II Rough-Drawings
 * Anvil III Rough-Drawing Works
 * Chrono Cross - Missing Piece
 * Escaflowne Fan Book (for the feature film)
 * Escaflowne Fan Book (for the TV series)
 * The Five Star Stories
 * Heat Guy J
 * Heat Guy J Rough-Drawing Works
 * Heat Guy J Second II
 * Phantasien
 * Seikendensetsu III Illustration Book
 * Senshi Bankō: Phantasien II
 * The revise pictures of XX
 * Toward the Terra Pilot Film
 * Xenosaga: The Animation - Character Design