Hitoshi Ariga
155 cards illustrated by Hitoshi Ariga.
Here's one you might already know without realising it — especially if you grew up on Mega Man. Before Pokémon, Ariga made his name drawing the Mega Man (Rockman) manga back in the '90s, and that manga DNA is all over his cards: bold, punchy, full of energy, with a real comic-book sense of power in the poses. He came to the TCG as an actual fan of the games, got tapped by Sugimori himself, and even helped design some Pokémon along the way. If your eye's trained on manga and comics, his cards will feel like home.
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