Yuko Yamaguchi
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Yuko Yamaguchi (山口 裕子, Yamaguchi Yūko, born October 24, 1955) is a Japanese character designer and illustrator. She is well known as the third character designer of Hello Kitty.
Biography
Early life
Yamaguchi was born in Kōchi, Kōchi, Japan. She attended Joshibi University of Art and Design[1] where she studied industrial design.
Sanrio tenure
Yamaguchi joined Sanrio in 1978. In 1980, Yamaguchi won an internal design contest with her design of Hello Kitty playing the piano, and would later become the third (and current) primary designer of Hello Kitty.[2]
Aside from Hello Kitty, Yamaguchi has been designing Jewelpet since 2008.[3] She also did the illustration for TV Asahi's official mascot, Go-Chan.[4]
References
- ^ Jonathan Clements. Schoolgirl Milky Crisis: Adventures in the Anime and Manga Trade. A-Net Digital LLC. p. 285. ISBN 978-0-9845937-5-0. Retrieved 25 March 2012.
- ^ Moss, Marie (2001). Hello kitty, hello everything! : 25 years of fun!. New York: H.N. Abrams. ISBN 0-8109-3444-2. OCLC 45715327.
- ^ "ジュエルペット映画版で芦田愛菜がお菓子の国のプリンセスに!". Movie Collection. April 2, 2012. Retrieved September 23, 2012.
- ^ "TV Asahi's Sanrio Mascot Character 'Gō-chan' Gets 2nd Anime Film". Anime News Network. 2018-02-06. Retrieved 17 October 2022.
External links
- Official blog (in Japanese)
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