Gotta love people that think wikipedia is the authority on everything. Check the licenses and credits. Amano has often displayed shadow and setzer on his own personal website, the credits of FFVI specifically state Amano as the character designer, with Nomura credited with doing monster designs. In past interviews Nomura has often stated that the first time he designed characters that were used in FF was FFVII.Originally Posted by Yuriev's ghost
Also note that if Nomura did design any of the characters, his name would have had to be included in the credits for designing them. And I will note again that wikipedia is a website where ANYONE can contribute info, so it's not always entirely accurate.
And yah, I know that Amano's work doesn't translate itself to FMV or game design very well. It would be cool if he teamed up with Nippon Ichi. Their approach of using static backgrounds and character portraits during cinema's would serve for a much better showcase of his talents. I was also disappointed of how his line art translated into 3D form in FFIX. I felt that while it would be impossible to represent his art accurately in 3D, they could have done a much better job than that.
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