Kouhaku Kuroboshi

Japanese illustrator and character designer

Kouhaku Kuroboshi 黒星紅白
Born	1974 (age 49–50) Japan
Other names	Takeshi Iizuka (飯塚武史, Iizuka Takeshi)
Occupation(s)	Illustrator, character designer
Notable work	Kino's Journey, Sword Art Online Alternative Gun Gale Online, Tale of a Single Continent

Kouhaku Kuroboshi (黒星紅白, Kuroboshi Kōhaku, born 1974), also known as Takeshi Iizuka (飯塚武史, Iizuka Takeshi), is a Japanese illustrator and character designer. He is from the Kanagawa Prefecture and lives in the Fukuoka Prefecture. He is probably best known for his frequent collaborations with writer Keiichi Sigsawa as the illustrator/character designer for the Kino's Journey, Sword Art Online Alternative Gun Gale Online and Tale of a Single Continent series as well as with several other authors and game developers.

Works

Illustration

Tale of a Single Continent series
- Allison
- Lillia and Treize
- Meg and Seron
Aquarian Age Novel
Cosmos no Sora ni Drama CD
Danshi Kōkōsei de Urekko Light Novel Sakka o Shiteiru Keredo, Toshishita no Classmate de Seiyū no Onnanoko ni Kubi o Shimerareteiru.
Heisa no System
Hokago Taima Roku
Kino's Journey
- Gakuen Kino
Ocha ga Hakobarete Kuru Made ni 〜A Book At Cafe〜 (January 2010, ISBN 4-04-868286-5)
- Yoru ga Hakobarete Kuru Made ni 〜A Book in A Bed〜 (December 2010, ISBN 4-04-870235-1)^[1]
- Album cover and booklet for Yoru ga Hakobarete Kuru Made ni 〜A Song in A Bed〜 by angela (January 2011)^[1]
Sword Art Online Alternative Gun Gale Online

Character design

Fate/Grand Order (Original Character Design for Katsushika Hokusai, Abigail Williams, Yang Guifei and Jacques de Molay)
22/7 (Original Character Design for Mikami Kamiki)
One Off
Princess Principal
Sacred Blaze
Shigofumi: Letters from the Departed
Sky Girls
Summon Night series
World Conquest Zvezda Plot
Hololive English (Original Character Design for Ninomae Ina'nis)
Azur Lane (Original Character Design for Shimakaze)