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HK Lugia · XY Black Star Promos · 2013
Illustrator 1999 – 2018

Hajime Kusajima

Hajime Kusajima is credited on Pokémon TCG cards from 1999 to 2018, spanning E-Card and EX-era releases. The work favors vibrant, contrasting color with playful, energetic moods, using balanced, character-forward compositions that keep action clear and readable.

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Main period
1999 – 2018
Cards illustrated
207
Most represented era
EX
Most valuable card
$292.50
Houndoom · 2003
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About the artist

Hajime Kusajima’s Pokémon TCG credits run from 1999 through 2018, with a substantial body of work across E-Card and EX-era releases. Cards appear prominently in Aquapolis, Skyridge, and Expedition Base Set, where the illustrations consistently prioritize clarity of subject and a direct, approachable staging.

Across these cards, Kusajima often pairs vibrant, contrasting palettes with lighthearted, energetic moods. Compositions tend toward balanced, focused layouts—frequently centered or foreground-weighted—so character forms read cleanly even when the framing turns dynamic or action-forward. The overall finish leans cartoonish and colorful, with playful timing and occasional mysterious or intense accents to vary the tone. A representative card is Mew (ecard1-19). Among the most sought-after cards illustrated by Hajime Kusajima is Houndoom (ecard2-H11).

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Best cards by Hajime Kusajima

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

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Lugia

XY Black Star Promos

Lugia 2013
Mew

Expedition Base Set

Mew 2002
Gyarados

XY Black Star Promos

Gyarados 2013
Dragonair

Dragon Vault

Dragonair 2012
Ninetales

HS—Unleashed

Ninetales 2010
Celebi

Nintendo Black Star Promos

Celebi 2003
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Signature Pokémon

Creatures most associated with Hajime Kusajima’s body of work.

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Defining sets

The sets where Hajime Kusajima’s work appears most often.

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Visual affinities

Recurring elemental and thematic threads across the work.

  1. Grass
    37
  2. Psychic
    28
  3. Water
    28
  4. Lightning
    27
  5. Fighting
    21
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Iconic cards

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

Houndoom

Houndoom

Aquapolis 2003
Starmie

Starmie

Skyridge 2003
Ho-oh

Ho-oh

Skyridge 2003
Alakazam

Alakazam

Expedition Base Set 2002
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The full archive

12 of 207 cards · every credit, every era.

Scyther

Celestial Storm

Scyther 2018
Sudowoodo

Guardians Rising

Sudowoodo 2017
Krookodile

Sun & Moon

Krookodile 2017
Sneasel

Steam Siege

Sneasel 2016
Toxicroak

Steam Siege

Toxicroak 2016
Yveltal

Steam Siege

Yveltal 2016
Bronzor

Fates Collide

Bronzor 2016
Wormadam

Fates Collide

Wormadam 2016
Doublade

BREAKpoint

Doublade 2016
Zebstrika

BREAKpoint

Zebstrika 2016
Florges

BREAKthrough

Florges 2015
Magnezone

BREAKthrough

Magnezone 2015