toi8
toi8 (born October 8, 1976) is a Japanese artist. He is most known for working on various anime such as .hack//The Movie, Maoyuu Maou Yuusha, Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood, and several video games where he has served as character designer, including Tokyo Mirage Sessions ♯FE and I am Setsuna. He is also the illustrator of the My Daughter Left the Nest and Returned an S-Rank Adventurer and Who Killed the Hero? light novel series.
Biography
[edit | edit source]toi8, a native of Kumamoto Prefecture, was born on October 8, 1976.[1] He graduated from Yoyogi Animation College.[2] After spending two years in the anime industry, he left to become a freelance illustrator after being assigned to work on keyframes.[3] He started working at bishojo magazine Colorful PureGirl for his first job as an illustrator.[3] His name toi8 originates from his birthday.[4]
toi8's debut work was as illustrator for the 2002 light novel Kūsō Tōkyō Hyakkei .[1] toi8 also illustrated the light novels Usotsuki wa Imōto ni Shite oku,[5] My Daughter Left the Nest and Returned an S-Rank Adventurer[6] and Conqueror of the Dying Kingdom , as well as character designer for the latter's manga adaptation.[7][8] He illustrated Who Killed the Hero?, the bunkobon runner-up in the 2025 edition of Kono Light Novel ga Sugoi!.[9]
toi8 designed the main characters for the 2015 video game Tokyo Mirage Sessions ♯FE.[10] He was also character designer for I am Setsuna (2016).[11]
Several art books focusing on toi8's art have been published.[12][13][14] Yonghow Vong of Halcyon Realms praised his art book The Recollection City as "a splendid collection of beautiful illustrations from Toi8, at a bargain price".[15] In July 2025, Ichijinsha released Girls Artwork, an art book featuring both toi8's illustrations from his existing works and exclusive original content.[1]
His wife Tomomi Ozaki is a character designer.[4]
Works
[edit | edit source]Light novels (all as illustrator)
[edit | edit source]- Kūsō Tōkyō Hyakkei (2002)[1]
- Usotsuki wa Imōto ni Shite oku (by Mariko Shimizu)[5]
- Maoyu (with Keinojou Mizutama)[16]
- My Daughter Left the Nest and Returned an S-Rank Adventurer[6]
- Conqueror of the Dying Kingdom [8]
- Who Killed the Hero?[9]
Video games
[edit | edit source]- Tokyo Mirage Sessions ♯FE (2015, main character designer)[10]
- I am Setsuna (2016, character designer)[11]
Anime
[edit | edit source]Other works
[edit | edit source]- Conqueror of the Dying Kingdom (2023; manga, as character designer)[7]
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External links
[edit | edit source]- Toi8 at IMDb
- toi8 at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
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