Masakazu Fukuda

Masakazu Fukuda (Japanese: 福田正和) is an illustrator who was primarily involved with character and graphic design with many game companies in the 1990s before becoming a freelance illustrator. He has been providing artwork for the Pokémon Trading Card Game since 2003. Fukuda holds many artists in high regard and has several interests. He is a fan of mecha and admires the work of designer. Other favorites include manga artists, and , as well as illustrators  and Takani Yoshiyuki, who designed the package art for many military model kits in the 1960s. He is a keen biker, engages in wide-angle photography, and enjoys electronic music and music from the late 60s, particularly that of.

Games
This list is missing several credits

Work for the TCG
Fukuda describes his illustrations as cute, colorful and vibrant. He uses his eye for color and detail to give the Pokémon he depicts character and depth, making his images very striking and distinctive. His first TCG illustrations were featured in the TCG EX Team Rocket Returns set. He provided illustrations for all TCG Pokémon ☆ in the TCG, which are perhaps his most prominent as he purposefully exaggerates the angles and colors used to make them stand out. In addition to providing artwork for the cards themselves, he has also provided artwork for deck kits and special packs in Japan, as well as booster packs and theme decks for English and European releases. In particular, he provided work for the TCG Majestic Dawn set for booster packs as well as theme decks, TCG Polar Frost, and TCG Forest Force. His favorite Pokémon is. For a list of cards he has illustrated, go here.