Fumikane Shimada
Japanese illustrator & character designer

Fumikane Shimada
Born (1974-01-26) 26 January 1974 (age 51)
Okayama Prefecture, Japan
Known forCharacter design, illustration

Fumikane Shimada (島田 フミカネ, Shimada Fumikane; born January 26, 1974), is an anime and video game illustrator and character designer from Okayama Prefecture.

Biography

Shimada is well known for sparking the mecha shoujo boom of the 2000s with his line of mecha musume illustrations. During this time he provided illustrations for various dōjin and commercial hobbyist magazines some of which were turned into popular figurines and model kits by Toranoana and Konami. Since then, Shimada has worked as a character and mechanical designer for various military-themed anime television series and video games.[1][2][3][4]

In July 2013, Shimada was responsible for designing military recruitment posters and other promotional material for the Japan Self-Defense Forces.[5][6][7]

Art style

Shimada's designs commonly combine bishōjo characters, moe elements, and mechanical systems such as military-style weapons, armor, or vehicles. Some of his most iconic character designs in this style come from the Strike Witches franchise. In it young girls with Kemonomimi use machines that attach to their legs to fly and fight aliens with weapons as part of a military force.

Main works

Anime
Year Title Role References
2006-2007 Sky Girls Conceptual mechanical design
Original character design
2007-present Strike Witches Original character design
2011-2012 Busou Shinki
2012-present Girls und Panzer character design
2015 Kantai Collection Original character design
2017-2019 Frame Arms Girl
2019 Gundam Build Divers Re:Rise Character design (Mobile Doll May)
2021 Midnight Fun Nora Version [8]
2023 Alice Gear Aegis: Expansion
Tsukuyomi: Moon Phase
Video games
Year Title Role References
Hayate the Combat Butler: Nightmare Paradise Mechanical design
2006-present Busou Shinki
2009 Dariusburst
2013-present[a] Kantai Collection Original character design, in-game sprite illustrations [9][10][11]
2018-present Alice Gear Aegis
2019 Sakura Wars Guest character design for the Berlin Combat Revue (Elise and Margarethe)
2020-present Strike Witches Character design
2021 Fate/Grand Order Character design (Galatea)
Commercial magazines
Year Title Role References
MC Akushizu Cover (Vol.1, Vol. 3)
Spiegel Series Illustration
Figures and Model Kits
Year Title Role References
Mecha musume Character design
Busou Shinki Character design
Frame Arms Girl Character design
Megami Device Character design
30 Minutes Sisters Character design
Dōjinshi
Year Title Role References
(幻の歩兵戦)
Strike Witches: Witches of Africa (ストライクウィッチーズ アフリカの魔女) Illustrations
Art books
Year Title Role References
島田フミカネ ART WORKS』, published by Kadokawa Group Publishing ISBN 9784048542210
CD
Year Title Role References
Senpai mo Kōhai mo Osananajimi mo Tsundere de Nemurenai CD (先輩も後輩も幼なじみもツンデレで眠れないCD)
Cards
Year Title Role References
MCTCG Fairy Lore (MCTCG妖精伝承)
illustration project
Year Title Role References
Bio-station Mars (火星生物局) Original narrative/illustration work [12][13]

Notes

  1. ^ Last contribution on the 10/08/2017

References

  1. ^ "「艦これ」に"島田フミカネ艦娘"が登場！！　提督100万人突破の発表も]". ITMedia. 10 October 2013.
  2. ^ "[ 島田フミカネさんがパイロットをキャラデザ！ 『ダライアスバースト』新情報]". Dengeki Bunko. 27 October 2009.
  3. ^ "『武装神姫』島田フミカネ氏描き下ろしイラストブックマーカープレゼントキャンペーン開催決定]". Famitsu. 26 January 2012.
  4. ^ "岛田文金倾力打造激萌机械娘动画], 北方网". eNorth (in Chinese (China)). 26 January 2012.
  5. ^ ""Strike Witches" Creator Designs Military Recruitment Character". Crunchyroll. 29 July 2013.
  6. ^ "萌女兵漫畫爆紅 自衛隊考生增3成]". Liberty Times (in Chinese (Taiwan)). 14 January 2014.
  7. ^ "日自衛隊"萌女兵"受捧 自衛官及防衛大學報名人數大增". People's Daily (in Chinese (China)). 13 January 2014. Archived from the original on 21 February 2014.
  8. ^ "Midnight Fun Nora Version | Native Online Global Shop". ap-com.gsls. Retrieved 31 December 2023.[permanent dead link]
  9. ^ コンプティーク編集部 (CompT-iC Editorial Department). 「艦これ」運営鎮守府 公式 - 艦隊これくしょん-艦これ- 艦娘知録 ("KanColle" Official Headquarters - KanColle Character Encyclopedia) (in Japanese). p. 90-92; 324-325; 331.
  10. ^ コンプティーク編集部 (CompT-iC Editorial Department). 「艦これ」運営鎮守府 公式 - 艦隊これくしょん-艦これ- 艦娘知録弐 ("KanColle" Official Headquarters - KanColle Character Encyclopedia 2) (in Japanese). p. 172-183.
  11. ^ コンプティーク編集部 (CompT-iC Editorial Department). 「艦これ」運営鎮守府 公式 - 艦隊これくしょん-艦これ- 艦娘知録参 ("KanColle" Official Headquarters - KanColle Character Encyclopedia 3) (in Japanese). p. 357; 364.
  12. ^ @humikane (1 February 2023). "アルシアと世界観統合して「火星生物局」シリーズとしてみました＞RT" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  13. ^ @humikane (26 September 2022). "アルシアは設定は特にないんだけど、後付けで火星生物局っていう、テラフォーミング後の火星で生物資源の管理をやってる役所の、対危険生物エージェントです。人造人間。" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
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