Hiroaki

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Hiroaki Hashimoto, (born July 9, in Marugame, Kagawa.), better known as just Hiroaki (ヒロアキ), is a Japanese illustrator and conceptual artist who's currently a freelancer.^[1] His art is known for its quasi-realistic take on characters, giving them an unique polished look (almost like an oil painting) with humanistic proportions and a metallic feel to them. He strives to sketch the characters he's assigned in "confident and daring poses" so that their fans can feel prouder to use them.

Biography

Hiroaki was employed by SNK, where he had provided the character designs and cover illustrations for several of their most famous franchises, including The King of Fighters and Buriki One. After SNK's bankruptcy in 2000 he became a freelancer.^[1] He'd later go onto doing work for Capcom's beat 'em up/brawler game, God Hand, along with Super Street Fighter IV and Street Fighter: Battle Combination. He also made a guest appearance in Devil May Cry: 3142 Graphic Arts providing artwork for Dante and Trish. Hiroaki was hired by Project Soul to create the art for Soulcalibur VI's Soul Chronicle story mode.

Works

SNK

• Fatal Fury: Wild Ambition (1999)

• Buriki One (1999)

• Kizuna Encounter - Character designer for the unreleased Kizuna Encounter Special Edition, promotional art.

• Garou: Mark of the Wolves (1999) - Promotional art.

• The King of Fighters series (2000-2003) - Various promotional art; XI - main illustrator; XIV - promotional art.

• SNK vs. Capcom: Card Fighters 2 (2001) - Card designer for select rare cards.

• The King of Fighters Moe x 2 Fighters + (comic) (2002) - Bros Comics, published by Enterbrain; front cover.

• The King of Fighters 2001 Anthology Comic 1 (comic) (2002) - Bros Comics, published by Enterbrain; front cover.

• The King of Fighters 2001 Anthology Comic 2 (comic) (2002) - Bros Comics, published by Enterbrain; front cover.

• The King of Fighters 2001: More Than Human (light novel by Ureshino) (2002) - Art.

• The King of Fighters 2001: The Gods Themselves (light novel by Ureshino) (2002) - Art.

• The King of Fighters EX: Neo Blood (2002) - Promotional art.

• The King of Fighters EX2: Howling Blood (2003) - Illustration

• The King of Fighters - Fighting Evolution 10th (2004) - Published by Futabasha; cover art.

• The King of Fighters '94 Rebout (2004) - Main illustrator.

• Neo Geo Battle Coliseum (2005) - Cover, promotional art.

• Garou Densetsu: The Legend of Wild Wolf (pachinko) (2006) - Label, promotional art.

• SNK vs. Capcom: Card Fighters DS (2006) - Guest illustrator (for select rare cards).

• The King of Fighters Orochi Collection (2006) - Cover, promotional art.

• Garou Densetsu Special (pachinko) (2007) - Label, promotional art.

• The King of Fighters NESTS Collection (2007) - Cover, promotional art.

• The King of Fighters 2 (pachinko) (2007) - Label, promotional art.

• The King of Fighters '98 Ultimate Match (2008) - Illustrator, covers, promotional art.

• SNK Arcade Classics Vol. 1 (2009) - Cover for the Japanese PSP version.

• The King of Fighters 2002 Unlimited Match (2009) - Main illustrator.

• KOF Sky Stage (2010) - Main illustrator.

• Neo Geo Heroes: Ultimate Shooting (2010) - Artwork for the returning KOF Sky Stage characters and Omega Rugal.

• Garou Densetsu Sougeki (2012)

• KOF x Garou Densetsu (2013) - Card illustrations.

• The King of Fighters '98 Ultimate Match Final Edition for NESiCAxLive (2011) - Promotional art.

• The King of Fighters 2002 Unlimited Match for NESiCAxLive (2011) - Promotional art.

• Lord of Vermilion RE: 2 (2011) - Art for Kyo's and Iori's cards.

Capcom

• God Hand (2006) - Jacket Graphic.

• Super Street Fighter IV (2010) - 2D Artist.

• Street Fighter X Tekken (2012) - 2D Artist.

• Devil May Cry:3142 Graphic Arts (2013) - Special illustration.

• Street Fighter: Battle Combination (2013)

• Street Fighter V: Champion Edition (2020)

• Street Fighter 6 - (2023) - arcade mode illustrations for Guile & Juri^[2]

Gallery

Trivia

• Hiroaki finds Capcom characters easier to draw from a single glance due to their distinct features. He compares Capcom characters to Pikachu from Pokémon, and Mickey Mouse.^[3]

References

External links

• Personal blog

• Profile at the IMDb

• Profile at Moby Games

• Exhibition announcement

• Archived "Advance Wars: Days of Ruin Artwork/Fashion Show" from the original on 2010-05-15

• Hiroaki's SNK 40th Anniversary Special Illustration at SNK (Japanese)