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My Take
Honestly, Nobuteru Yuki is exactly the kind of creator I find myself quietly in awe of — born on Christmas Eve, 1962, Tokyo, and he just went ahead and built an entire career out of doing what most people only dream about: drawing for a living, across every lane available. Illustrator, animator, manga artist, character designer — he didn't pick one and settle, he claimed all of them. His work tends to live inside the frame rather than in front of the camera, the kind of contribution where you feel the craft before you think to ask who did it. There's something genuinely admirable about a person who lets the line speak instead of chasing the spotlight, and Yuki has been doing exactly that across decades, still active, still drawing. That's a life built on stubbornness and love for the craft in equal measure, and I respect it enormously.
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Overview
Nobuteru Yūki is a Japanese illustrator, animator, manga artist, and character designer born on December 24, 1962, in Tokyo. He has built a career spanning multiple creative disciplines within the anime and manga industries. He is active on X (formerly Twitter) under the handle @nobuteruyuuki. After working at Artland and D.A.S.T., he went freelance; his best-known work is the character design for The Vision of Escaflowne (1996).
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Nobuteru Yūki
- Name (Japanese)
- 結城信輝
- Reading
- ゆうき のぶてる
- Born
- December 24, 1962 (age 63)
- Origin
- Tokyo, Japan
- Occupation
- Illustrator / Animator / Manga Artist / Character Designer
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Capricorn / Tiger
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3. About this entry
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Only publicly available facts are listed; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. Base data was compiled from Wikidata from June 2026 onward; ages are recalculated daily and deaths are checked against Wikidata on an ongoing basis. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.
Frequently asked questions
When was Nobuteru Yūki born?
Nobuteru Yūki was born on December 24, 1962 and is 63 years old.
Where is Nobuteru Yūki from?
Nobuteru Yūki is from Tokyo, Japan.
What does Nobuteru Yūki do?
Nobuteru Yūki works as Illustrator, Animator, Manga Artist, Character Designer.
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