Daigo Ikeno

This article is about the illustrator. For the video game player, see Daigo Umehara. For the Rival Schools character, see Daigo Kazama.

Daigo Ikeno, also known under his real name Ikeno Metaka (池野目高, Ikeno Metaka^?), is a character designer, illustrator and art director who works for Capcom. He has done various images for their products ever since he was hired in 1993.

History

At the time of joining Capcom, he was involved in development as a dotter, but passed the examination and became a member of the design room.^[1] His first job in the design room was the character illustration of the 3DO version of Super Street Fighter II Turbo.^[1] Kinu Nishimura, who was checking the illustrations at that time, was very strict.^[1]

The muscular expression of the character illustrations is strongly influenced by Bengus.^[2] He also cites manga's such as "Shape Up Ran," "Kinnikuman," "Fist of the North Star," and "Dragon Ball" as his personal roots.^[2]

Games

Super Street Fighter II Turbo - promotional illustration.

Darkstalkers series - various promotional illustrations.

Street Fighter Alpha series - various promotional illustrations.

Super Puzzle Fighter II Turbo - promotional illustration.

Street Fighter EX Plus - Promotional IIlustration flyer and portrait art (Evil Ryu and Bloody Hokuto).

Street Fighter EX Plus α - Portrait art of Sakura and Dhalsim.

Street Fighter EX2 - Portrait art only (male fighters).

Street Fighter EX3 - Promotional Illustration and Character Selection screen art (Ryu, Ken and Guile).

Battle Circuit - character designs, main illustration.

Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike - Fight for the Future - promotional illustrations, in-game character illustrations.

Capcom vs. SNK: Millennium Fight 2000 - character illustrations (Capcom characters)

Onimusha: Warlords - character illustrations.

Capcom vs. SNK 2: Mark of the Millennium 2001 - illustrator.

Devil May Cry 2 - character designer.

Devil May Cry 3: Dante's Awakening - character designer.

Dead Rising - CG illustrator.

Capcom Classics Collection - artwork.

Street Fighter IV - promotional illustrations, character designer.

Super Street Fighter IV - promotional illustrations, character designer.

Dragon's Dogma - art director, promotional illustrations.

Ultra Street Fighter IV

Devil May Cry 5 - character designer.

TEPPEN - brand supervisor

Ghost 'n Goblins: Resurrection - graphic designer

Street Fighter 6 - arcade mode illustrations for Luke, Kimberly, A.K.I. (he also made the illustrations for her World Tour cutscenes), M. Bison

Gallery

Street Fighter II series

Character art

Street Fighter Alpha series

Character art

Promotional art

Street Fighter EX series

Character art

Promotional art

Street Fighter III series

Character art

Concept art

Ending art

Street Fighter III- Conclusion Step/Master the Secret

Promotional art

Street Fighter IV series

Character art

Concept art

Promotional art

Street Fighter V

Ending art

Super Puzzle Fighter II Turbo

Character art

Promotional art

Rival Schools: United by Fate

Promotional art

CvS =

Capcom vs SNK series

Character art

Intro

Video

Interview with Daigo Ikeno, illustrator at Capcom on the Street Fighter series

External Link

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 interview from SF25: The Art of Street Fighter page 446.
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 How To Make Capcom Fighting Characters: Street Fighter Character Design, Capcom, November 25, 2018, p. 231.

[SF-1] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 interview from SF25: The Art of Street Fighter page 446.

[Capcom-2] 2.0 ^2.1 How To Make Capcom Fighting Characters: Street Fighter Character Design, Capcom, November 25, 2018, p. 231.

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