Yoshiyuki Sadamoto

About

Japanese manga artist, online content creator, social media star, and character designer known for being the co-founder of the anime studio Gainax and for his character designs for the anime series Neon Genesis Evangelion and his manga adaptation of the series.

Before Fame

He studied at Tokyo Zokei University. He had a passion and talent for art and design and cofounded the Gainax anime studio in 1984. His debut project as a character designer was in Royal Space Force: The Wings of Honnêamise in 1987. 

Trivia

He wishes he could have worked with Robert Westall and Philip K. Dick. He worked as an artist for the cover of Eric Clapton's album Pilgrim (1998). He also worked on the character designs for other anime, including Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water (1990) and .hack//Sign (2002).

Family Life

 He was born and raised in Tokuyama, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan. 

Associated With

He collaborated with Hideaki Anno on Neon Genesis Evangelion.