Naoyo Kimura

About

Born in 1960, Naoyo Kimura has been part of the TCG since the very early Japanese Expansion Sheet Series 2, where her first three cards were Seel, Zapdos and Graveler; English-speaking fans first saw her work on the Wizards Black Star Promo trio of legendary birds released alongside The Power of One. She became especially identified with the Neo era and the Southern Islands promo set, and has also illustrated several entries in the Pokémon Tales picture books. For the 2023 Pokémon × Van Gogh collaboration she contributed Pikachu plus the Honchkrow and Corviknight lines reworked in Van Gogh's style, and her total now stands at around 276 cards plus 44 in Pocket.