Hideki Kazama

Hideki Kazama is credited on Pokémon TCG cards from 1999 to 2002, appearing in Wizards Black Star Promos, Neo Genesis, and Neo Destiny. The work favors bright, limited palettes and balanced, often symmetrical layouts, with simple graphic shapes and a neutral, functional tone.

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Main period: 1999 – 2002
Cards illustrated: 3
Most represented era: Neo
Most valuable card: $17.68

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About the artist

Hideki Kazama’s Pokémon TCG credits span 1999–2002, with a small set of known cards across Wizards Black Star Promos, Neo Genesis, and Neo Destiny. Within this brief run, the illustrations align with the Neo and Base-era releases represented in the dataset, including Psychic-type imagery and appearances beyond Pokémon cards, such as Trainer and Energy cards.

Kazama’s visuals read as simple and graphic, with cartoonish, playful touches kept within a clean, controlled structure. Compositions tend toward balanced, symmetrical staging and an iconic clarity, supported by bright color choices that often stay deliberately limited, sometimes with flat, vibrant fields. Among the most sought-after cards illustrated by Hideki Kazama is Unown [J].

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