Ishihara here. Illustrations used in advertisements, on game packaging, or in other important ways are known as "Official Illustrations". Allow me to tell you about how we create these official illustrations. Today's illustration was drawn by freelance illustrator Hideki Ishikawa. Ishikawa-san used to be affiliated with Capcom, and worked on Legends 1 and 2 as an illustrator, designer, and storyboard artist.
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