AKIRA EGAWA

AKIRA EGAWA has been an Official Pokémon Trading Card Game Illustrator since 2019, with credits running through 2025. Across more than 80 cards, EGAWA’s work appears prominently in the Sword & Shield era and continues into Scarlet & Violet, with additional appearances in Sun & Moon. Notable concentrations include SWSH Black Star Promos, Lost Origin, and Cosmic Eclipse.

The illustrations favor dynamic, action-oriented compositions while staying tightly focused on the subject, often using balanced layouts and foreground emphasis to keep character reads clear. Color is a central tool: vibrant, contrasting palettes recur, shifting between warm intensity and darker, moodier accents as needed. Energetic and playful notes sit alongside more intense, mysterious atmospheres, creating variety without losing clarity. A representative highlight is Giratina VSTAR.