Kaneko Kazuma(金子一馬) happens to be the one
behind the great character designs in the Digital Devil Saga: Avatar Tuner series. His artwork is unique, gorgeous,
and some might say a bit eerie. Kaneko has designed for numourous games as well as novels. He is most recognized for his
designs in the "Shin Megami Tensei" and "Persona" series. Sometime around February in the year of 2003, in Tokyo, there was
an exhibit showing-off some of his art for Atlus's recent "Shin Megami Tensei" title. He has a few artbooks out which are
extremely hard to find. I myself, who lives in Japan have yet to find any.^^; *s-h-a-m-e* Below are a few titles he has
worked with. I'll add more later as well as a few of his works but if your impatient and would like to know more about him
and see more of his art, you could visit this site:
click, which features a bunch of his older works as
well as new ones. Also, to read about what gave him inspiration for his art, you can check out the special CD that came with
the second Persona(Batsu/Eternal Punishment) or read
this article.
A few of his artbooks:
Kaneko Kazuma Graphics - Pandaemonium: Demons vol. 1
Kaneko Kazuma Graphics - Pandaemonium: Demons vol. 2
Kaneko Kazuma Graphics - Pandaemonium: Character volume
Kaneko Kazuma Graphics Megami Tensei Mokushiroku
Kaneko Kazuma's Works Volume 1