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Nakamura Yusuke
中村 佑介
PronunciationNakamura Yusuke
BornJanuary 26,1978
Takarazuka, Hyogo, Japan
Alma materOsaka University of Arts
Occupation(s)illustrator, manga artist, and musician
Notable workthe CD jacket design of ASIAN KUNG-FU GENERATION

The Tatami Galaxy(character designer)

Fruit Juice Gummies(character designer)
Websitewww.yusukenakamura.net

Yusuke Nakamura (Japanese:中村 佑介, Hepburn: Nakamura Yusuke, born 26 January 1978[1]) is a Japanese illustrator, manga artist, and musician. Born in Takarazuka,Hyogo,[1] he now lives in Osaka.[2]He graduated from the design major of Osaka University of Arts.[1]

Biography

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Yusuke Nakamura was born in Takarazuka City, Hyogo Prefecture,Japan.His father is an architect,[2] and his mother is Machiko Yamashita (a professor and doctor at Otemae University).[3] He has been drawing since he was a child. He loves video games.When he was at Osaka University of Arts, he aimed to get a job at a game company, and studied computer and design in a CG course.[4] Also, since he originally liked records and CD jackets, he also drew jackets of fictional artists as a hobby.[4] After graduating from university in 2000, he served as an assistant in his original major. Since 2002, he has been actively working on illustrations. At first, he drew and stored his illustrations without showing them to anyone, but when he was invited to a solo exhibition, he made them public for the first time, and the number of illustrations surprised those people around him.

In 2005, at the age of 28, he started his music career as a guitarist and vocalist in the band "S▲ILS (Sails)".[5] On June 28, 2011, he announced his marriage with S▲ILS member Azusa Hasegawa in his blog.[6]

Person

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  • Manga artist Masakazu Ishiguro was his university classmate. They have influenced each other's work and remain close friends.[7]
  • His hobbies include manga, video games, collecting Transformers figures, and watching adult films.[2]
  • He is a fan of Kaoru Hirata and has drawn cover illustrations for her blog.[8]
  • He actively participates in lectures and talk shows. During exhibitions, he holds autograph sessions, carefully inscribing illustrations alongside his signature.[9]
  • His drawing procedure is a rough sketch with a pencil, a draft→ inking (Copic Multiliner), → scanning the sketch to a computer → coloring it with Photoshop. Therefore, most of the original drawings are only line drawings.[12] The reason why there are many profiles in the figures is because "I want to draw them with curves". Because side views allow for more graceful lines than front-facing poses.
  • Masafumi Goto of the rock band ASIAN KUNG-FU GENERATION commissioned him to design album covers starting with their debut, The Time Is Nigh. He also manages and produces the internet radio show Yonashi Hosshitsu (Pear Broadcasting Room).

List of major works

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CD jacket

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  • Spitz[4]
    • Mikazuki Rock (2003) (Analog Lyric Card)
  • GENTOUKI[4]
    • Dull Season (2003)
    • Lovely, that guy. (2003)
    • A Filled Heart (2004)
    • As Always (2003)
    • Gento Masterpiece Theater (2007)
    • Birthday (2016)
  • Sails(A pop band formed by Yusuke Nakamura on July 1, 2005. The original formation was a trio consisting of Yusuke Nakamura (Vo, Guitar), Azusa Hasegawa (Vo, Acordion), and Masayuki Kaihara (Bass, Cho). Changed the notation to make it easier to search from "S▲ILS")[13]
    • Pink (2011,Waikiki Records)
    • Kaoru (2013)
    • YOU (2014,Waikiki Records)
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References

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  1. ^ a b c "YUSUKE NAKAMURA.net | 中村佑介". www.yusukenakamura.net. Retrieved 2025-06-05.
  2. ^ a b c "イラストレーター・中村佑介さんインタビュー". フレーズクレーズ. 2016-01-04. Retrieved 2025-06-05.
  3. ^ illust-magazine (2020-06-24). "中村佑介さん初の親子対談「母に聞きたかったこと～社会性の欠如と集中力」（前編） - illustration-mag". illustration-mag.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 2025-06-05.
  4. ^ a b c d e "イラストレーターのつくる音楽 中村佑介インタビュー | CINRA". www.cinra.net (in Japanese). Retrieved 2025-06-05.
  5. ^ "イラストレーターのつくる音楽 中村佑介インタビュー | CINRA". www.cinra.net (in Japanese). Retrieved 2025-06-05.
  6. ^ "最終回". 中村佑介の黄色い日記 (in Japanese). Retrieved 2025-06-05.
  7. ^ "石黒正数、中村佑介トークショーに友情出演。原宿にて". コミックナタリー. Retrieved 2025-06-05.
  8. ^ "平田薫ちゃんを応援する会". 中村佑介の黄色い日記 (in Japanese). Retrieved 2025-06-05.
  9. ^ イラストノート. Seibundo Shinkosha. November 1, 2016. p. 80.
  10. ^ イラストレーション. Genkosha. November 1, 2007. p. 17.
  11. ^ 夜は短し步けよ乙女Walker : アニメ映画「夜は短し步けよ乙女」公式ナビゲーションブック. KADOKAWA. April 2017. ISBN 978-4-04-895984-1.
  12. ^ 文具自慢 : 使い方のテクが身につく, マネすれば仕事にも役立つ. Fusosha. January 2014. ISBN 978-4-594-60878-1.
  13. ^ "薫 中村佑介 - Search Videos". www.bing.com. Retrieved 2025-06-05.
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