The Japanese illustrator and animator has died at the age of 63. Mukumi Inomata. In addition to manga and anime, she has appeared in a number of video games. Her most significant work was character design for the Fairy Tales series, for which she signed a contract for ten volumes in total.
“It happened so suddenly… They are probably also painting in heaven. Surrounded by her beloved cats, she is sure to create more and more cute characters with big eyes,” her sister wrote.
Mukumi Inomata worked from 1978 to 1982 at Ashi Productions. As an animator and character designer, she has contributed to several anime series. Subsequently, she stood with young colleagues from Asha at the birth. Kaname Production, where she continued her work for the next two years. At the same time, she published her first manga. GB Bomber.
She was introduced to the world of video games by illustrating game illustrations. Alpha And Arcus Odyssey. Players were able to truly experience her art style in 1993 when the visual novel was published. Yami no Ketsuzoku: Haruka Naru Kyoku. Inomata worked for him as a character designer. She played the same role a year later in a three-part series. EMMIT and in 1995 in RPG Raging Aura.
The turning point for her was 1997, when the second part of the series was released. Tales of With subtitles Fate, on which she again worked as a character designer. Since then, she has collaborated with Namco on nine more Tales of games, as well as three games in the series. Tekken – Tekken 5, Tekken: Dark Resurrection and Tekken Tag Tournament 2.
“We are grateful for her talent and skills, thanks to which she created irreplaceable characters that will forever live in the hearts of players,” say the developers of the Tales of series.
Source : Zing
