Naoki Saito - Bulbapedia, the community-driven Pokémon encyclopedia

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Saito at an exhibition in 2022

Naoki Saito (Japanese: さいとうなおき Saitō Naoki, real name in kanji 齋藤直葵, born 1982 in Yamagata, Japan^[1]) is a digital illustrator who has provided art for the Pokémon Trading Card Game since the HeartGold & SoulSilver expansion, as well as art for a couple of Pokémon games. Saito is a graduate of Tama Art University and previously worked at Konami Digital Entertainment Co., Ltd. before becoming freelance.^{[citation needed]} In addition to the Pokémon TCG, he has also provided illustrations for several other trading card franchises: Duel Masters,^{[citation needed]} Monster Hunter,^{[citation needed]} Juushinden: Ultimate Beast Battlers,^{[citation needed]} and Eternal Wheel.^{[citation needed]}

Saito's style is vibrant and surreal, and often juxtaposes or merges the organic with the geometric. He also puts emphasis on texture to give subjects character. His work within the TCG is similar but subtler, instead using highlights and contrasting colors to make Pokémon stand out. In addition to card illustrations, Saito provided the packaging art for the Garchomp^{[citation needed]} and Hydreigon Half Decks,^{[citation needed]} and the box art for Everyone's Exciting Battle.^{[citation needed]} He also illustrated the Pokémon Tales book Crustle's Moving,^{[citation needed]} available to read on the Pokémon Daisuki Club website.

Designs

Characters

The following are a list of characters designed by Saito.

Artwork

This is a collection of official Pokémon artwork drawn by Saito.

There are 238 cards illustrated by Saito. For a list of cards that he illustrated, go here.

Core series games

This is a collection of core series Pokémon games that Saito has contributed artwork to.

Merchandise

This is a collection of official Pokémon merchandise that Saito has contributed artwork to.

Other artwork

This is a collection of other promotional Pokémon artwork that Saito has contributed to.

Works

Games

Manga and other published work

External links

References