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{{quote2|When I first saw all the movements [[Mario]] was performing in [[Super Mario Bros.]], I thought that video games were now doing what the original animation industry was forgetting.|Yoichi Kotabe|Iwata Asks}} | {{quote2|When I first saw all the movements [[Mario]] was performing in [[Super Mario Bros.]], I thought that video games were now doing what the original animation industry was forgetting.|Yoichi Kotabe|Iwata Asks}} | ||
'''Yoichi Kotabe''' (小田部 羊一 ''Kotabe Yōichi'') is a Japanese animation artist and former employee of [[Nintendo]]. Kotabe was the primary artist on the ''[[Mario (franchise)|Mario]]'' franchise, drawing much of the 2D promotional artwork for the games and refining many of [[Shigeru Miyamoto]]'s early sketches into the character's definitive designs. He also worked as an art supervisor on various ''[[bulbapedia:Pokémon|Pokémon]]'' games. | '''Yoichi Kotabe''' (小田部 羊一 ''Kotabe Yōichi'') is a Japanese animation artist and former employee of [[Nintendo]]. Kotabe was the primary artist on the ''[[Super Mario (franchise)|Super Mario]]'' franchise, drawing much of the 2D promotional artwork for the games and refining many of [[Shigeru Miyamoto]]'s early sketches into the character's definitive designs. He also worked as an art supervisor on various ''[[bulbapedia:Pokémon|Pokémon]]'' games. | ||
Prior to joining Nintendo, Yochi Kotabe worked in the animation industry, primarily for [[wikipedia:Toei Animation|Toei Animation]] where he was animator on productions such as ''[[wikipedia:Hols: Prince of the Sun|Hols: Prince of the Sun]]'', ''[[wikipedia:Panda! Go, Panda!|Panda! Go, Panda!]]'' and ''[[wikipedia:Heidi, Girl of the Alps|Heidi, Girl of the Alps]]''. He left Nintendo in 2007 after 21 years, and is currently active as a freelancer. | Prior to joining Nintendo, Yochi Kotabe worked in the animation industry, primarily for [[wikipedia:Toei Animation|Toei Animation]] where he was animator on productions such as ''[[wikipedia:Hols: Prince of the Sun|Hols: Prince of the Sun]]'', ''[[wikipedia:Panda! Go, Panda!|Panda! Go, Panda!]]'' and ''[[wikipedia:Heidi, Girl of the Alps|Heidi, Girl of the Alps]]''. He left Nintendo in 2007 after 21 years, and is currently active as a freelancer. | ||
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Besides his skills in visual art, Kotabe also made use of other knowledge he acquired in the animation industry at Nintendo. For example, at Toei Animation, he was taught to look at "the real thing" and take it all inside oneself. Therefore, during the development of ''[[Super Mario Kart]]'', Kotabe forced through a budget to inspect real go-karts. During their trip, the developers drove go-karts and observed their structure.<ref name="iwata_asks4"/> | Besides his skills in visual art, Kotabe also made use of other knowledge he acquired in the animation industry at Nintendo. For example, at Toei Animation, he was taught to look at "the real thing" and take it all inside oneself. Therefore, during the development of ''[[Super Mario Kart]]'', Kotabe forced through a budget to inspect real go-karts. During their trip, the developers drove go-karts and observed their structure.<ref name="iwata_asks4"/> | ||
After 21 years at Nintendo, Kotabe left the company in 2007.<ref name="iwata_asks4"/><ref name="anido"/> The last [[Mario (franchise)|''Mario'' franchise]] game in which his name appears in the credits was ''[[WarioWare: Smooth Moves]]''. In total, more than 40 ''Mario'' games list Kotabe in the credits.<ref name="mobygames">[http://www.mobygames.com/developer/sheet/view/developerId,69462/ Yoichi Kotabe at MobyGames]</ref> | After 21 years at Nintendo, Kotabe left the company in 2007.<ref name="iwata_asks4"/><ref name="anido"/> The last [[Super Mario (franchise)|''Super Mario'' franchise]] game in which his name appears in the credits was ''[[WarioWare: Smooth Moves]]''. In total, more than 40 ''Super Mario'' games list Kotabe in the credits.<ref name="mobygames">[http://www.mobygames.com/developer/sheet/view/developerId,69462/ Yoichi Kotabe at MobyGames]</ref> | ||
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Yoichi Kotabe is currently active as a freelancer. He holds the post of a lecturer at Toei Animation Institute.<ref name="anido">[http://www.anido.com/html-e/kotabe-e.html Yoichi Kotabe: Biographical Notes at Anido]</ref> In 2008, a book titled ''Yoichi Kotabe: Legendary Animator - His Animated Drawings'' was released in Japanese, with a few contents also being in English.<ref name="anido_book">[http://www.anido.com/publication/books/113?lang=en ''Yoichi Kotabe: Legendary Animator - His Animated Drawings'' at Anido]</ref> It also includes information on Nintendo-related works of him.<ref name="iwata_asks5">[http://www.nintendodsi.com/iwata-asks-chapter.jsp?interviewId=1&volumeId=8&chapterId=5 Iwata Asks: Nintendo DSi, Volume 8 - Yoichi Kotabe (page 5) at NintendoDSi.com]</ref> In the same year an "[[Satoru Iwata|Iwata]] Asks" interview was held with Yoichi Kotabe, Shigeru Miyamoto and Yoshiaki Koizumi. It focused on Yoichi Kotabe himself as well as the application ''[[wikipedia:Flipnote Studio|Flipnote Studio]]'' for the [[Nintendo DS|Nintendo DSi]]. Kotabe created four animations with ''Flipnote Studio'', including one of Mario, which were all made available at the Flipnote Hatena website.<ref name="hatena">[https://archive.sudomemo.net/user/0B8D56BA1BD441B8@DSi Yoichi Kotabe on the Flipnote Archive]</ref> | Yoichi Kotabe is currently active as a freelancer. He holds the post of a lecturer at Toei Animation Institute.<ref name="anido">[http://www.anido.com/html-e/kotabe-e.html Yoichi Kotabe: Biographical Notes at Anido]</ref> In 2008, a book titled ''Yoichi Kotabe: Legendary Animator - His Animated Drawings'' was released in Japanese, with a few contents also being in English.<ref name="anido_book">[http://www.anido.com/publication/books/113?lang=en ''Yoichi Kotabe: Legendary Animator - His Animated Drawings'' at Anido]</ref> It also includes information on Nintendo-related works of him.<ref name="iwata_asks5">[http://www.nintendodsi.com/iwata-asks-chapter.jsp?interviewId=1&volumeId=8&chapterId=5 Iwata Asks: Nintendo DSi, Volume 8 - Yoichi Kotabe (page 5) at NintendoDSi.com]</ref> In the same year an "[[Satoru Iwata|Iwata]] Asks" interview was held with Yoichi Kotabe, Shigeru Miyamoto and Yoshiaki Koizumi. It focused on Yoichi Kotabe himself as well as the application ''[[wikipedia:Flipnote Studio|Flipnote Studio]]'' for the [[Nintendo DS|Nintendo DSi]]. Kotabe created four animations with ''Flipnote Studio'', including one of Mario, which were all made available at the Flipnote Hatena website.<ref name="hatena">[https://archive.sudomemo.net/user/0B8D56BA1BD441B8@DSi Yoichi Kotabe on the Flipnote Archive]</ref> | ||
Kotabe is given a "With Thanks" [[List of The Super Mario Bros. Movie staff|credit]] in ''[[The Super Mario Bros. Movie]]''. | Kotabe is given a "With Thanks" [[List of The Super Mario Bros. Movie staff|credit]] in ''[[The Super Mario Bros. Movie]]''. According to Shigeru Miyamoto, Kotabe created pre-existing sketches years prior that served as the basis for [[Mario and Luigi's family]].<ref>https://www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv-movie-features/the-super-mario-bros-movie-shigeru-miyamoto-koji-kondo-nintendo-interview-easter-eggs-1234706449/</ref> | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||