Dan Yoshii
Description
Dan Yoshii, known in Japanese as 吉井ダン (Yoshii Dan), is a manga artist and character designer from Nagoya in Aichi Prefecture, Japan. Yoshii's career in the industry encompasses original manga creation, character design for anime series, and conceptual design for video games.
Yoshii is credited as the manga artist for Ontama!, a series that began serialization in 2007. The story, created by writer Noboru Maeda, follows a young girl named Ichigo who travels back in time to meet her biological father in an attempt to heal her family's present-day discord. The manga was published in two volumes, and in 2009, it was adapted into a five-episode original net animation (ONA) series, with Yoshii receiving credit as one of the original creators.
Yoshii's most prominent and sustained role in the anime industry has been as the character original concept designer for the Symphogear franchise. Starting with the first television series in 2012, Yoshii held this position for every subsequent season, including Symphogear G in 2013, Symphogear GX in 2015, Symphogear AXZ in 2017, and the final season, Symphogear XV, in 2019. Beyond this franchise, Yoshii's design work extends to other projects, including providing conceptual designs for the 2011 series Shoujo Senki Brain Jacker and contributing illustration work for the television series Astarotte's Toy.
In the video game field, Yoshii has a history of character design work, with credits on titles such as Aku no Onna Kanbu and Ayatsuri Bloomer. The creator's artistic identity is thus closely tied to a distinct style of character illustration, evidenced by long-term collaborations like Symphogear, which required consistent design work across multiple productions spanning nearly a decade. Yoshii's industry significance lies in this versatility as a creator who works across manga, anime, and games, primarily in a design capacity. This role is characterized by sustained partnerships with major multimedia franchises and the ability to translate original concepts into various forms of media, as demonstrated by the adaptation of Ontama! from a serialized manga to an animated release.
Yoshii is credited as the manga artist for Ontama!, a series that began serialization in 2007. The story, created by writer Noboru Maeda, follows a young girl named Ichigo who travels back in time to meet her biological father in an attempt to heal her family's present-day discord. The manga was published in two volumes, and in 2009, it was adapted into a five-episode original net animation (ONA) series, with Yoshii receiving credit as one of the original creators.
Yoshii's most prominent and sustained role in the anime industry has been as the character original concept designer for the Symphogear franchise. Starting with the first television series in 2012, Yoshii held this position for every subsequent season, including Symphogear G in 2013, Symphogear GX in 2015, Symphogear AXZ in 2017, and the final season, Symphogear XV, in 2019. Beyond this franchise, Yoshii's design work extends to other projects, including providing conceptual designs for the 2011 series Shoujo Senki Brain Jacker and contributing illustration work for the television series Astarotte's Toy.
In the video game field, Yoshii has a history of character design work, with credits on titles such as Aku no Onna Kanbu and Ayatsuri Bloomer. The creator's artistic identity is thus closely tied to a distinct style of character illustration, evidenced by long-term collaborations like Symphogear, which required consistent design work across multiple productions spanning nearly a decade. Yoshii's industry significance lies in this versatility as a creator who works across manga, anime, and games, primarily in a design capacity. This role is characterized by sustained partnerships with major multimedia franchises and the ability to translate original concepts into various forms of media, as demonstrated by the adaptation of Ontama! from a serialized manga to an animated release.
Works
- Topics: Anime overview