Edayan

Edayan (えだやん) is an illustrator who works for Capcom. He is best known for his work in the Rival School series. His pen name is an actually a nickname from his older brother when they were younger. He considers himself very fortunate to have been hired by the company since he entered a drawing contest for Darkstalkers series in the now defunct Gamest magazine. They were looking for new artists and he was basically hired on the spot. He does his work mainly on computer and uses a Mac to speed him through.

His influences vary from children anime (such as Doremon), popular movies in Japan, and films from around the world. He aims to always seek new and stylish ideas to incorporate into his style. He stated that when he was creating the illustration for the Street Fighter Alpha Japanese PS cover, he tried to imitate the style in Spriggan for Ryu. In his eyes, he jokes that the concept horribly backfired.

Works for CapcomEdit

Red Earth - promotional artwork
Night Warriors: Darkstalkers' Revenge - calendar illustration
Street Fighter Alpha series - promotional artwork in various titles; SFA3 - package artwork
Super Gem Fighter: Mini Mix
Street Fighter EX series - main illustrator
Rival Schools and Project Justice - character designer, main illustrator, promotional artwork
Super Street Fighter II Turbo Revival - character portrait art
Monster Hunter series - monster designs, various illustrations
Gyakuten Saiban series - character designer, main illustrator