Eisuke Ogura

Eisuke Ogura (おぐら えいすけ, Ogura Eisuke), also credited as "Ogura Eiichi" or "Ogura", is a graphic designer and illustrator hired by SNK in 1996 and continued to work for the team in BrezzaSoft and SNK Playmore. He is best known for being the main character illustrator for Neo Geo Battle Coliseum and the Fatal Fury 15th anniversary special Garou Densetsu ~ Memories of Stray Wolves.

His art uses a variety of neutral gray tones and colors to create a bold contrast with the composition's negative space. He uses countless amounts of brush strokes -noticeably more than his colleagues- to accomplish one piece; magnified images of his work will reveal this to the viewer. He also critiques Hiroaki on his work, particularly on his efforts for detail and coloring.

SNK Work

 * Fatal Fury series - Real Bout Special~Garou Mark of Wolves (demo graphics and character animations)
 * The King of Fighters series - 2002~2003 (demo graphics)
 * The King of Fighters 2000 (cover for the Best Collection version)
 * The King of Fighters 2001
 * The King of Fighters 2002
 * The King of Fighters '98 Ultimate Match - main character art for exclusive characters (Edit Team, '96 Bosses Team, Orochi Team, Orochi & Goenitz)
 * The King of Fighters 2002: Unlimited Match - ending artwork
 * The King of Fighters 2003
 * The King of Fighters XI
 * The King of Fighters XII
 * The King of Fighters XIII - main illustrator, including spin-offs and re-releases (THE KING OF FIGHTERS-i 2012, CLIMAX)
 * The King of Fighters XIV - main illustrator
 * The King of Fighters XV - creative director and promotional illustrator
 * The King of Fighers III - character artwork
 * Neo Geo Battle Coliseum - Demo Designer, illustrator
 * SNK vs Capcom: SVC Chaos (demo graphics)
 * SNK vs Capcom: Card Fighters DS (select rare cards)
 * Real Bout Garou Densetsu Special Dominated Mind - Object Designer
 * Garou Densetsu ~ Memories of Stray Wolves
 * Fatal Fury: Battle Archives Vol 1 (cover, promotional)
 * Samurai Shodown Anthology (cover, promotional)
 * Art of Fighting Anthology (cover)
 * Fu'un Super Combo (cover, promotional)
 * World Heroes Anthology (promotional)
 * ADK Damashii (cover, promotional)
 * Samurai Spirits Kizuna (promotional)
 * SNK Dream Battle - some card illustrations
 * KOF x Garou Densetsu - promotional and card illustrations
 * Nakoruru & Terry Club - illustrations
 * TGS 2006 Iroha Goods
 * The King of Fighters Perfect Reader - insert illustration
 * Tougeki '07 Super Battle DVD vol.9 The King of Fighters '98 - front cover
 * Arcadia - cover for April 2010 issue
 * The King of Fighters XIV for NESiCAxLive - promotional art
 * SNK Heroines: Tag Team Frenzy - main illustrator
 * Samurai Shodown (2019) - promotional art
 * Samurai Shodown NeoGeo Collection - promotional art

Links

 * KOF XIII blog interview, part 2

Videos
Eisuke Ogura