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

toi8, a native of Kumamoto Prefecture, was born on October 8, 1976. He graduated from Yoyogi Animation College. After spending two years in the anime industry, he left to become a freelance illustrator after being assigned to work on keyframes. He started working at bishojo magazine Colorful PureGirl for his first job as an illustrator. His name toi8 originates from his birthday.

toi8's debut work was as illustrator for the 2002 light novel Kūsō Tōkyō Hyakkei  [ja]. toi8 also illustrated the light novels Usotsuki wa Imōto ni Shite oku, My Daughter Left the Nest and Returned an S-Rank Adventurer and Conqueror of the Dying Kingdom  [ja], as well as character designer for the latter's manga adaptation. He illustrated Who Killed the Hero?, the bunkobon runner-up in the 2025 edition of Kono Light Novel ga Sugoi!.

toi8 designed the main characters for the 2015 video game Tokyo Mirage Sessions ♯FE. He was also character designer for I am Setsuna (2016).

Several art books focusing on toi8's art have been published. 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". In July 2025, Ichijinsha released Girls Artwork, an art book featuring both toi8's illustrations from his existing works and exclusive original content.

His wife Tomomi Ozaki is a character designer.

Works

Light novels

All as illustrator.

Video games

Manga

Anime

Other works

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 一迅社、イラストレーターtoi8氏の10年にわたる「ガールズアート」を集成した画集を発売 『FGO』『チェンクロ』など45作品以上のイラストを掲載. Gamebiz (in Japanese). July 31, 2025. Retrieved August 4, 2025.
  2. ↑ アニメディア スクール特集 2015 WINTER. cho-animedia.jp. Archived from the original on January 26, 2016. Retrieved August 4, 2025.
  3. 1 2 平成の奇書、現る！. www.p-tina.net. Retrieved August 4, 2025.
  4. 1 2 24人のシュヴァリエ 第9回. Production IG (in Japanese). Retrieved August 4, 2025.
  5. 1 2 「空想東京百景」の今後、二人の今後. www.p-tina.net. Retrieved August 4, 2025.
  6. 1 2 Chapman, Paul (July 2, 2023). "My Daughter Left the Nest and Returned an S-Rank Adventurer Adds Two Cast Members". Crunchyroll News. Retrieved August 4, 2025.
  7. 1 2 "The Fall 2023 Manga Guide - The Conqueror from a Dying Kingdom". Anime News Network. September 21, 2023. Retrieved August 4, 2025.
  8. 1 2 "Critique Vol.1 Conqueror of the Dying Kingdom - Manga". Manga-News! (in French). May 10, 2023. Retrieved August 4, 2025.
  9. 1 2 誰が勇者を殺したか：「このライトノベルがすごい！2025」新作1位に 文庫部門2位. Mantanweb (in Japanese). November 22, 2024. Retrieved August 4, 2025.
  10. 1 2 Sato (April 22, 2015). "Shin Megami Tensei X Fire Emblem Character Designer On His New Challenge". Siliconera. Archived from the original on May 9, 2015. Retrieved July 14, 2015.
  11. 1 2 『いけにえと雪のセツナ』の魅力に迫る連載企画！ 旅の仲間たちの紹介に加え、ディレクター&プロデューサーへのインタビューも掲載【特集第2回 / 電撃PS】 [A serial project that delves into the appeal of "Ikenie to Yuki no Setuna"! In addition to introducing the companions on the journey, there is also an interview with the director and producer [Feature 2 / Dengeki PS]]. PlayStation Blog (in Japanese). Sony Computer Entertainment. February 5, 2016. Archived from the original on February 9, 2016. Retrieved February 9, 2016.
  12. ↑ toi8 (2009). 幻想少女 toi8 ART WORKS (in Japanese). Media Factory. ISBN 978-4-8401-2735-6.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  13. ↑ Entertainment, Lawson HMV (February 11, 2017). "NO.6 toi8 Design & Art Works". LAWSON-TICKET & HMV (in Japanese). Retrieved October 22, 2017.
  14. ↑ toi8 (2015). 追憶都市 toi8 ArtWorks (in Japanese). Ichijinsha. ISBN 978-4-7580-6511-5.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  15. ↑ "The Recollection City". Halcyon Realms - Art Book Reviews - Anime, Manga, Film, Photography. July 30, 2015. Archived from the original on February 9, 2019. Retrieved October 22, 2017.
  16. 1 2 宇宙英雄ローダン："リブートシリーズ"のイラストレーターにtoi8 人気SFを現代風にアップデート. Mantan Web (in Japanese). Mainichi Shimbun. May 15, 2017. Retrieved August 5, 2025.
  17. ↑ Orpheus, Joshua. "Ys X Nordics Reveals New Key Art". Noisy Pixel.