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Eiji Usatsuka
AKA: 兎塚 エイジ · うさつか えいじ · サワガニ · Usatsuka Eiji · Sawagani
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Born: 1976
Osaka, Japan
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Biography
Eiji Usatsuka is a Japanese light novel illustrator. He is notable for the illustration for the series Zero no Tsukaima. He illustrates insert images for many novels.
After university graduation he was employed as illustrator by the visual novel publisher Visual Art's using the pseudonym Sawagani (サワガニ, Japanese Freshwater Crab). As side job he made illustrations for light novels which is against the company policy. The similarity of "both peoples" designs, were however noticed and later revealed by Tōya Okano (scenario assistant for Visual Art's' Clannad) in a Dengeki G's Magazine interview article presenting Visual Art's brand Mana's game Angel Magister.
After university graduation he was employed as illustrator by the visual novel publisher Visual Art's using the pseudonym Sawagani (サワガニ, Japanese Freshwater Crab). As side job he made illustrations for light novels which is against the company policy. The similarity of "both peoples" designs, were however noticed and later revealed by Tōya Okano (scenario assistant for Visual Art's' Clannad) in a Dengeki G's Magazine interview article presenting Visual Art's brand Mana's game Angel Magister.
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| Show / Title | Year | Credit / Role |
|---|---|---|
| In Another World with My Smartphone | 2017 | Character Designer, Original Series Design |
| Ange Vierge | 2016 | Other |
| Maria Holic | 2009 | Other |
| The Familiar of Zero | 2006 | Character Designer, Original Series Design |