Hidari (illustrator)

Japanese illustrator (born 1980)

Hidari (左, born May 28, 1980) is a Japanese illustrator born in Yokohama. He is primarily known as a light novel illustrator. His pseudonym and circle "Left Side" comes from the fact that he predominantly uses his left hand.

He was awarded third place in the 2010 “Kono Light Novel ga Sugoi!” illustrator ranking.^[1]

Works

Character design

Games

• Remember 11: The Age of Infinity
• Atelier
  • Atelier Ayesha: The Alchemist of Dusk
  • Atelier Escha & Logy: Alchemists of the Dusk Sky
  • Atelier Shallie: Alchemists of the Dusk Sea
• Toukiden
  • Toukiden 2
• Fire Emblem
  • Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia
  • Fire Emblem Heroes
• Civilization Revolution 2+ (Vita, Asian physical release only)
• Fate/Grand Order

Anime

• Fractale
• Kamiuta (concept design, character design, director)
• Natsuiro Kiseki
• Room Mate^[2]
• Santa Company
• Vividred Operation (concept design)

Others

• EXIT TUNES' Vocaloid MAYU
• Lawson's Vocaloid Akikoloid-chan

Illustrations

Novels

• Usotsuki Mii-kun to Kowareta Maa-chan (嘘つきみーくんと壊れたまーちゃん) (Author: Hitoma Iruma, Dengeki Bunko)
• SilverRain EarlyDays (シルバーレイン アーリーデイズ) (Author: Tomono Shō)
• Sasami-san@Ganbaranai (ささみさん@がんばらない) (Author: Akira)
• Tamako-san to Kashiwa-kun (多摩湖さんと黄鶏くん) (Author: Hitoma Iruma, Dengeki Bunko)
• Kinō wa kanojo mo koi shi teta (昨日は彼女も恋してた) (Author: Hitoma Iruma, Media Works Bunko)
• Ashita mo kanojo wa koi o suru (明日も彼女は恋をする) (Author: Hitoma Iruma, Media Works Bunko)

Eyecatch

• Astarotte no Omocha! (episode 10)^[3]
• Atelier Escha & Logy (episode 12)
• Bubuki/Buranki (episode 11)
• Is the Order a Rabbit?? (episode 10)

References

1. このライトノベルがすごい! 2010 (ISBN 978-4-7966-7490-4)
2. "Room Mate Anime Series Reveals Visual, Staff, April 12 Premiere".
3. "アイキャッチイラスト展 - TVアニメ『アスタロッテのおもちゃ！』公式サイト" [Eyecatch Illustration Exhibit - TV Anime "Astarotte no Omocha!" Official Site] (in Japanese). ASCII Media Works. Retrieved 2013-03-11.

External links

• Hidari on X
• Hidari at Anime News Network's encyclopedia