Yuji Kaida

Yuji Kaida (Japanese: 開田 裕治) is a Japanese artist. For Tokyopop's Star Wars Manga: Silver, he created a fold-out color artwork of Darth Vader with an unfinished Death Star in the background.[1]

Kaida is best known for illustrations of Godzilla and other kaiju, earning him the nickname "怪獣絵師" (kaiju eshi, or the Kaiju Painter).[2] He won the 1997 Seiun Award for Best Artist.[3]

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Bibliography

Year Title Contribution(s) Notes
2005 Star Wars Manga: Silver Poster illustrator[1]

Notes and references

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 StarWars.com Inside Tokyopop's Star Wars Manga on StarWars.com (original site is defunct)
  2. ↑ Premium-Era-real 【装丁魂】『怪獣文藝』装丁＝坂野公一　装画＝開田裕治　東雅夫編 (Japanese) on www.sankei.com (April 6, 2013) (backup link archived on January 12, 2024)
  3. ↑ Premium-Era-real Seiun Award List (Japanese) on www.sf-fan.gr.jp (backup link archived on January 11, 2024)

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