Sana Takeda

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Sana Takeda
Born1977
Niigata, Japan
Nationality Japanese
Area(s) Manga artist, Letterer, Colourist
Notable works
Monstress
Awards Hugo Award, Eisner Award
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Sana Takeda (born 1977) is a Japanese illustrator and comic book artist [1] known for her work on the Hugo Award [2] winning series Monstress .

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Biography

Takeda was born in Niigata, [3] [4] and now resides in Tokyo, Japan. At age 20 Takeda started working as a 3D CGI [5] designer for Sega, creating pictures of soccer and NBA athletes. [5] She became a freelance artist when she was 25. [3] After sending her portfolio to C. B. Cebulski, she began working on several projects for Marvel Comics, including X-Men, Venom, Civil War II [6] and Ms. Marvel. [3] In 2006-2008 she worked with C. B. Cebulski on their creator-owned series Drain . [7] In 2010 she started to work with Marjorie Liu on X-23 [5] for Marvel Comics and in 2013 the two started to work on their creator-owned series Monstress .

The artists identified by Takeda as major influences include: Kuniyoshi Utagawa’s ukiyo-e woodblock prints, Shigeru Mizuki’s yōkai (Japanese spirits) art, and illustrations of Ishihara Gōjin. [8] [4]

Bibliography

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