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Akira Komayama — signature work
AK Palafin · Obsidian Flames · 2023
Illustrator 2011 – 2025

Akira Komayama

Akira Komayama is credited on Pokémon TCG cards from 2011 to 2025, with artwork appearing across Sword & Shield, Black & White, and Sun & Moon. The work is defined by cartoon-forward character focus, balanced yet dynamic layouts, and vibrant, playful color.

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Main period
2011 – 2025
Cards illustrated
238
Most represented era
Black & White
Most valuable card
$360.49
Blastoise & Piplup-GX · 2019
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About the artist

Akira Komayama has been credited on Pokémon Trading Card Game artwork from 2011 through 2025. In this index, the illustrator’s cards appear across multiple eras, including Sword & Shield, Black & White, and Sun & Moon, with additional appearances in set releases such as Fusion Strike and Dragons Exalted.

Komayama’s card illustrations most often present a cartoonish, playful approach, built around clear character focus and balanced compositions that frequently shift into dynamic action. Color is typically vibrant, with occasional pastel and contrasting accents supporting lighthearted, energetic moods. A representative card in this dataset is Florges. Among the most sought-after cards illustrated by Akira Komayama is Blastoise & Piplup-GX.

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Best cards by Akira Komayama

Curated reading of the corpus — composition, atmosphere, and lasting standing.

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Palafin

Obsidian Flames

Palafin 2023
Miriam

Scarlet & Violet

Miriam 2023
Toedscool

Scarlet & Violet

Toedscool 2023
Deoxys VMAX

Crown Zenith Galarian Gallery

Deoxys VMAX 2023
Miraidon

Scarlet & Violet Black Star Promos

Miraidon 2023
Florges

Cosmic Eclipse

Florges 2019
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Signature Pokémon

Creatures most associated with Akira Komayama’s body of work.

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Defining sets

The sets where Akira Komayama’s work appears most often.

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Visual affinities

Recurring elemental and thematic threads across the work.

  1. Grass
    35
  2. Colorless
    32
  3. Lightning
    28
  4. Water
    27
  5. Fire
    24
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Iconic cards

Cards that travel beyond the archive — defining works, frequently cited.

Blastoise & Piplup-GX

Blastoise & Piplup-GX

Cosmic Eclipse 2019
Eevee

Eevee

BW Black Star Promos 2011
Starmie V

Starmie V

Astral Radiance Trainer Gallery 2022
Galarian Zapdos V

Galarian Zapdos V

Chilling Reign 2021
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The full archive

12 of 238 cards · every credit, every era.

Galvantula

White Flare

Galvantula 2025
Arven’s Greedent

Destined Rivals

Arven’s Greedent 2025
Team Rocket’s Murkrow

Destined Rivals

Team Rocket’s Murkrow 2025
Iono’s Wattrel

Journey Together

Iono’s Wattrel 2025
Caretaker

Twilight Masquerade

Caretaker 2024
Caretaker

Twilight Masquerade

Caretaker 2024
Dipplin

Twilight Masquerade

Dipplin 2024
Swirlix

Twilight Masquerade

Swirlix 2024
Sawsbuck

Temporal Forces

Sawsbuck 2024
Flamigo

Paldean Fates

Flamigo 2024
Lechonk

Paldean Fates

Lechonk 2024
Oinkologne

Paldean Fates

Oinkologne 2024