Pokémon fan project gives us the chubby Pikachu we deserve Ken Sugimori's classic art style lives on through this fan made video.

Ken Sugimori, 52, was an executive at game developer Game Freak Inc., and Atsuko Nishida was working as an illustrator at the company when Pokemon was released.

Gotta catch 'em all, indeed. We learned something new and kind of disturbing this week from the original Pokémon developers and designers Ken Sugimori and Atsuko Nishida as the revealed a secret ...

The Pokemon Company has unleashed a recording that teaches viewers how to draw Pokemon mascot Pikachu. Executed by series art director Ken Sugimori, the tutorial video's debut coincides with the ...

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The news comes from none other than Pikachu's illustrator Atsuko Nishida, who was interviewed alongside Pokemon designer Ken Sugimori by Japanese newspaper Yomiuri (translated here by Siliconera).

While describing the creation of Emolga, Ken Sugimori said every generation includes one Pokemon that’s designed to fill the Pikachu role.

This impressive fan effort reimagines Pokemon with Ken Sugimori's art and 3D design.

In a handy how-to video provided by YouTube's Official Pokémon Channel Pokémon Character Art Director Ken Sugimori breaks down the process of drawing Pikachu into a few, easy steps.

Two Decades Later, Pokémon 's Original Iconic Art Can Finally Be Seen In Its Full Glory Pokémon fans have long circulated washed-out versions of Ken Sugimori’s original pieces ...

The developers, which include talent like Ken Sugimori and Atsuko Nishida, told the Japanese outlet they were told to create a “cute monster” that met just two conditions.

Long-time fans of the Pokémon franchise may remember the early retro art style of Ken Sugimori, the illustrator of the artwork used for the original Pokémon games.