Sol Divide Wikipedia
| Born | December 7, 1963 (age 56) Tamano, Okayama, Japan |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Japanese |
| Occupation | Illustrator and cartoonist |
Sol Divide was also ported to the PlayStation 2, published by Taito. In Japan it was bundled together with another Psikyo title, Dragon Blaze, while it was issued as a standalone release in Europe by 505 Game Street. These are just ports of the arcade version, though the European version has all of the English story scenes in place.
Katsuya Terada (寺田 克也, Terada Katsuya, born December 7, 1963), is a Japanese illustrator and cartoonist from the town of Tamano, Okayama. His alias is the portmanteau Rakugakingu (ラクガキング, 'Doodle King').
Biography[edit]
Katsuya Terada is probably best known in the United States as the character designer for the Japanese animated film Blood: The Last Vampire. He has also done work related to American comics, such as Iron Man and Hellboy (one of his illustrations was used for an official statuette of Hellboy). He also made additional contributions to early issues of Nintendo Power, including a special edition Strategy Guide for Dragon Warrior and artwork for The Legend of Zelda. In Japan, he was responsible for the original character designs for the Tantei Jingūji Saburō mystery adventure video game series, and has worked prolifically on the series, most consistently as the cover illustration artist. [1]
He was in charge of the book cover and illustrations for the Kimaira series written by Baku Yumemakura, and was in charge of cover design and illustrations for Garōden, Shin Majugari, and Yamigarishi as well.
Terada has defined himself as a 'rakugaki' artist, more of a philosophy than a style of drawing, in which one draws a little everywhere, all the time, without thinking too much, on notebooks etc. He is a very prolific artist; one of his collections of sketches numbers more than 1000 pages, appropriately called RakugaKing. [2]
He has done very little group-drawn work (an exception being the comic The Monkey King), his principal activities being illustration and character design.
His use of CG tools is integrated very well in his illustrations, giving his work a vivid and rich appearance. He has admitted various influences on his work, particularly European ones, like Jean Giraud (aka Moebius) and the magazine Métal hurlant which he has said gave him a taste for strong women who are slightly stripped. [3]
Terada has done illustrations for a book by film historians Steve Ryfle and Ed Godziszewski that is included in a Godzilla Criterion box set along with other illustrators such as Takashi Okazaki. [4] We happy few download free.
Works[edit]
Illustration collections[edit]
| Romaji Title | Japanese Title | Release Date | ISBN |
|---|---|---|---|
| 戦国自衛隊1549 | 05-20-05 | ISBN4-04-873614-0 | |
| Work Jam Licensed Detective Saburō Jingūji - Artbook: Detective File | ワークジャム公認探偵神宮寺三郎DETECTIVE FILE | 02-05 | ISBN4-7572-1136-8 |
| Katsuya Terada & Stapa & Gabin - Photobook: John Symmetry | ジョン・シンメトリー | 06-04 | ISBN4-947752-63-7 |
| Busin 0 – Character & World Guide for the game Busin 0 | 寺田克也グラフィックス | 03-31-04 | ISBN4-7577-1852-7 |
| Paint Visual Works Poster Book | 彩京ビジュアルワークスポスターブック | 05-03 | ISBN4-89829-882-6 |
| Shashou | 車掌 | 04-03 | ISBN4-434-03067-1 |
| Lemni3003 Imada Minu Megamitachi E | Lemni3003 未だ見ぬ女神たちへ | 12-19-02 | ISBN4-334-90106-9 |
| Terada Katsuya Presents - Rakuda Ga Warau | ラクダが笑う | 11-02 | ISBN4-89829-866-4 |
| Painter bon! | ペインタボン! | 07-02 | ISBN4-947752-22-X |
| RakugaKing | 寺田克也ラクガキング | 01-23-02 | ISBN4-7572-0885-5 |
| Bitch's Life Illustration File | ビッチズ・ライフイラストレーションファイル | 01-01 | ISBN978-4-7661-1209-2 |
| Terada Katsuya Poster Book | 寺田克也ポスターブック | 12-00 | ISBN4-06-345073-2 |
| Terra's Cover Girls | カバー・ガールズ | 11-00 | ISBN4-89829-813-3 |
| Zenbu – The Complete Works | 寺田克也全部―寺田克也全仕事集 | 10-99 | ISBN4-06-330083-8 |
| Saiyukiden Daienou (Monkey King) Vol.1 | 西遊奇伝大猿王 | 12-98 | ISBN4-08-782575-2 |
| Devil Man 1999 | デビルマン1999 | 11-98 | ISBN4-06-330067-6 |
| Virtua Fighter 2 - Ten Stories | バーチャファイター2テンストーリーズ | 03-97 | ISBN4-89366-684-3 |
| Chotto Furukute Ii Kuruma Nya Norazu Ni Irarenai ! | ちょっとフルくてイイくるまにゃのらずにいられないっ! | 10-94 | ISBN4-418-94405-2 |
Works Published in English[edit]
| Title | Release Date | ISBN |
|---|---|---|
| The Monkey King Volume 1 | 09-25-05 | ISBN1-59307-304-6 |
Films[edit]
| English Title | Credit |
|---|---|
| Blood: The Last Vampire | 3d cgi, character design |
| Cutie Honey | concept artist, costume design |
| Devilman (live action) | concept artist |
| Godzilla: Final Wars (live action) | Designer: Monster X |
Video games (character and world design)[edit]
| Title | Platform |
|---|---|
| Tantei Jingūji Saburō series | FDS, NES, SS, PS, PS2, 3DS, PS4, Switch |
| Wizardry: Tale of the Forsaken Land | PS2 |
| Busin 0 | PS2 |
| Sangokushi | PS2 |
| Street Golfer | PS2 |
| The Legend of Bishin | Super Famicom |
| Battle K-Road | Arcade |
| The Fallen Angels/Daraku Tenshi | Arcade |
| Sol Divide - Sword of Darkness | Arcade |
| Virtua Fighter Remix | Sega Saturn |
| The Legend of Zelda | Nintendo Entertainment System |
| The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past | Super NES |
| The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening | Nintendo Game Boy |
| Prince of Persia | Super NES |
| Tekken 5 | PS2 |
| Tekken Tag Tournament 2 | PS3, Wii U, Xbox 360 |
Television[edit]
- Kamen Rider Ex-Aid (2016) - Creature design [5]
See also[edit]
- ja:寺田克也— Wikipedia Japan entry for Katsuya Terada
References[edit]
- ^Plunkett, Luke (April 5, 2012). 'Original, Badass Zelda Art By Katsuya Terada'. Kotaku.
- ^Terada, Katsuya (2002). Rakugaking. ISBN978-4757208858.
- ^'First Blood: An Interview with Terada Katsuya'. Archived from the original on June 8, 2007. Retrieved July 25, 2006.
- ^Patterson, Adam (September 23, 2019). 'Massive GODZILLA Criterion Box Set Gets a Trailer'. Filmpulse.
- ^KAMEN RIDER EX-AID ENEMIES FILE. 54. Tatsumi Publishing. 2016-10-10. p. 7. ISBN978-4-7778-1750-4.
External links[edit]
- Katsuya Terada Interview (English)— Interview with Katsuya Terada at 2001's San Diego Comic Con
- catsuka.com 'Focus On' Feature - Katsuya Terada (French)— Biography in French, and a nice selection of his work from artbooks, video games, and films.
Sol Divide is a 1996 video game for the arcades developed by Japanese studio Psikyo. It was later ported to the PlayStation, Sega Saturn, and later PlayStation 2, Windows and Nintendo Switch.
Release[edit]
The collection was released on February 24, 2005 for the PlayStation 2.[1] It was released for Nintendo Switch in 2018.[2]
Reception[edit]
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The game received mixed reviews.
References[edit]
- ^'彩京シューティングコレクション Vol.3 ソルディバイド＆ドラゴンブレイズ [PS2] / ファミ通.com'. www.famitsu.com. Retrieved 2019-06-05.
- ^'ソルディバイド for Nintendo Switch [Switch] / ファミ通.com'. www.famitsu.com. Retrieved 2019-06-05.
- ^'ソルディバイド [PS] / ファミ通.com'. www.famitsu.com. Retrieved 2019-06-05.
- ^Life, Nintendo (2018-03-26). 'Review: Sol Divide -Sword Of Darkness- (Switch eShop)'. Nintendo Life. Archived from the original on 2018-10-01. Retrieved 2019-06-05.
- ^Mielke, James (2000-05-02). 'Sol Divide (Import) Review'. GameSpot. Retrieved 2019-06-05.
- ^S, W (September 1998). 'Sol Divide'. Video Games (in German). Germany. p. 77.
- ^Kamikaze, Marcelo (September 1998). '32 Bit: Sol Divide'. Super GamePower (in Portuguese). No. 58. Brazil: Nova Cultural. p. 22.
- ^Saraiva, Antonio (September 1998). 'ACAO/PLAYSTTIONSol Divide'. AcaoGames. No. 131. Abril Jovern. p. 44.