Ilya Kuvshinov
{{Short description|Russian illustrator (born 1990)}}
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{{Infobox person
| name = Ilya Kuvshinov
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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1990|2|20}}
| birth_place = Penza, Soviet Union
| known_for = {{ubl|Ghost in the Shell: SAC 2045 (2020)|The Wonderland (2019)}}
| occupation = Illustrator
| nationality = Russian
| style = Manga
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Ilya Kuvshinov (born 20 February 1990) is a Russian illustrator based in Tokyo, Japan. He created the character designs for Ghost in the Shell: SAC 2045 and The Wonderland (2019).{{Cite web |last1=Loo |first1=Egan |title=Ghost in the Shell: SAC_2045 3DCG Anime's Characters Designed by Birthday Wonderland's Ilya Kuvshinov |work=Anime News Network |date=2019-06-11 |url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2019-06-11/ghost-in-the-shell-sac_2045-3dcg-anime-characters-designed-by-birthday-wonderland-ilya-kuvshinov/.147749 |language=en |accessdate=2020-12-07 |df=mdy-all }}
Early life
Kuvshinov was born in Penza, Soviet Union (now Russia), where he worked in the video game industry and pursued character design on the side. Kuvshinov moved to Japan around 2015 to work full-time on anime.{{Cite web |last1=Johnston |first1=Lachlan |title=Interview with Ghost In The Shell: SAC_2045 Character Designer Ilya Kuvshinov |work=Otaquest |date=2020-04-28 |url=https://www.otaquest.com/ilya-kuvshinov-interview-sac-2045/ |language=en-US |accessdate=2020-12-07 |df=mdy-all }}
Career
He is popular on Instagram, where he had 2 million followers as of 2022. Dai Nippon Printing hosted a VRChat virtual exhibition of Kuvshinov's illustrations in May 2019{{Cite web |last1=Morrissy |first1=Kim |title=Ilya Kuvshinov Gets Virtual Artwork Exhibition in VRChat |work=Anime News Network |date=2020-05-04 |url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2020-05-04/ilya-kuvshinov-gets-virtual-artwork-exhibition-in-vrchat/.159147 |language=en |accessdate=2020-12-07 |df=mdy-all }} and PIE published an artbook of his illustrations later that year.{{Cite web |last1=Loveridge |first1=Lynzee |title=Promised Neverland Artist, Blood: The Last Vampire Character Designer Hold Illustration Fair |work=Anime News Network |date=2019-09-26 |url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2019-09-26/promised-neverland-artist-blood-the-last-vampire-character-designer-hold-illustration-fair/.151582 |language=en |accessdate=2020-12-07 |df=mdy-all }} The Japanese fashion magazine An An featured his depiction of Ghost in the Shell{{'s}} Motoko Kusanagi in July 2020.{{Cite web |last1=Morrissy |first1=Kim |title=Ghost in the Shell's Motoko Makes Cover of Fashion Magazine |work=Anime News Network |date=2020-06-29 |url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2020-06-29/ghost-in-the-shell-motoko-makes-cover-of-fashion-magazine/.161190 |language=en |accessdate=2020-12-07 |df=mdy-all }} He designed the characters for the 2024 indie game Guns Undarkness by Shoji Meguro.{{cite web |last1=Romano |first1=Sal |title=Guns Undarkness Kickstarter campaign to launch September 12 |url=https://www.gematsu.com/2022/09/guns-undarkness-kickstarter-campaign-to-launch-september-12 |website=Gematsu |access-date=25 February 2024}}
References
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External links
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Category:21st-century Japanese artists
Category:21st-century Russian male artists
Category:Ghost in the Shell anime and manga
Category:Russian expatriates in Japan
Category:Japanese illustrators
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