Ilya Kuvshinov Explained

Ilya Kuvshinov
Birth Date:	20 February 1990
Birth Place:	Penza, Soviet Union
Occupation:	Illustrator
Nationality:	Russian
Style:	Manga

Ilya Kuvshinov (born 20 February 1990) is a Russian illustrator based in Tokyo, Japan. He created the character designs for and The Wonderland (2019).^[1]

Early life

Kuvshinov was born in Penza, Soviet Union (now Russia), where he worked in the video game industry and pursued character design on the side. Kuvshinov moved to Japan around 2015 to work full-time on anime.^[2]

Career

He is popular on Instagram, where he had 2 million followers as of 2022. Dai Nippon Printing hosted a VRChat virtual exhibition of Kuvshinov's illustrations in May 2019^[3] and PIE published an artbook of his illustrations later that year.^[4] The Japanese fashion magazine An An featured his depiction of Ghost in the Shell Motoko Kusanagi in July 2020.^[5] He designed the characters for the 2024 indie game Guns Undarkness by Shoji Meguro.^[6]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Loo . Egan . Ghost in the Shell: SAC_2045 3DCG Anime's Characters Designed by Birthday Wonderland's Ilya Kuvshinov . . 2019-06-11 . en . 2020-12-07 . mdy-all .
2. Web site: Johnston . Lachlan . Interview with Ghost In The Shell: SAC_2045 Character Designer Ilya Kuvshinov . Otaquest . 2020-04-28 . en-US . 2020-12-07 . mdy-all .
3. Web site: Morrissy . Kim . Ilya Kuvshinov Gets Virtual Artwork Exhibition in VRChat . . 2020-05-04 . en . 2020-12-07 . mdy-all .
4. Web site: Loveridge . Lynzee . Promised Neverland Artist, Blood: The Last Vampire Character Designer Hold Illustration Fair . . 2019-09-26 . en . 2020-12-07 . mdy-all .
5. Web site: Morrissy . Kim . Ghost in the Shell's Motoko Makes Cover of Fashion Magazine . . 2020-06-29 . en . 2020-12-07 . mdy-all .
6. Web site: Romano . Sal . Guns Undarkness Kickstarter campaign to launch September 12 . Gematsu . 25 February 2024.