杵淵敬二
Keiji Kinebuchi (1956–c.2002) was the TCG's first dedicated 3D illustrator, working in LightWave 3D in the era when polygonal rendering on a card was itself a novelty. His pieces are recognisable by their simple shapes, basic textures and lighting effects that reflect the limits of late-1990s 3D, and his footprint was wider than the card count suggests: he handled all the Basic Energy artwork and several Special Energy cards until the Expedition Base Set overhauled the layouts, alongside many of the early Trainer cards. His roughly 106 cards close out with Aquapolis, his final published expansion.
First card
Lightning Energy
Jan 9, 1999
Latest card
Energy Retrieval
May 22, 2026
Master Set
370 cards across English, Japanese and Simplified Chinese sets