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SK Giratina V · Lost Origin · 2022
Illustrator 2019 – 2025

Shinji Kanda

Shinji Kanda is credited on Pokémon TCG cards since 2019, with artwork appearing through 2025. Their illustrations span Sword & Shield and Scarlet & Violet releases, including Silver Tempest, Brilliant Stars, and Paradox Rift, marked by vibrant color and dynamic balance.

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Main period
2019 – 2025
Cards illustrated
22
Most represented era
Sword & Shield
Most valuable card
$577.59
Giratina V · 2022
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About the artist

Shinji Kanda has been credited on Pokémon Trading Card Game cards since 2019, with work appearing through 2025. In this index, their illustrations span more than 20 cards across the Sword & Shield and Scarlet & Violet eras, with appearances in sets including Silver Tempest, Brilliant Stars, and Paradox Rift.

Kanda’s card art is characterized by whimsical, colorful imagery and energetic pacing, often organized in balanced yet dynamic compositions. Contrasting, bright palettes recur, supporting scenes that can shift between playful and mysterious moods while keeping a clear focal structure. A representative credit is Galarian Moltres (SWSH Black Star Promos). Among the most sought-after cards illustrated by Shinji Kanda is Giratina V (Silver Tempest).

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Best cards by Shinji Kanda

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

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Giratina V

Lost Origin

Giratina V 2022
Galarian Moltres

SWSH Black Star Promos

Galarian Moltres 2019
Seismitoad

Black Bolt

Seismitoad 2025
Magikarp

Paldea Evolved

Magikarp 2023
Moltres

SWSH Black Star Promos

Moltres 2019
Duraludon

Phantasmal Flames

Duraludon 2025
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Signature Pokémon

Creatures most associated with Shinji Kanda’s body of work.

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Defining sets

The sets where Shinji Kanda’s work appears most often.

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Visual affinities

Recurring elemental and thematic threads across the work.

  1. Water
    6
  2. Metal
    3
  3. Darkness
    3
  4. Psychic
    3
  5. Fire
    2
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Iconic cards

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

Giratina V

Giratina V

Lost Origin 2022
Magikarp

Magikarp

Paldea Evolved 2023
Seismitoad

Seismitoad

Black Bolt 2025
Galarian Moltres

Galarian Moltres

SWSH Black Star Promos 2019
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The full archive

12 of 22 cards · every credit, every era.

Duraludon

Phantasmal Flames

Duraludon 2025
Seismitoad

Black Bolt

Seismitoad 2025
Girafarig

Twilight Masquerade

Girafarig 2024
Sharpedo

Temporal Forces

Sharpedo 2024
Absol

Paradox Rift

Absol 2023
Blitzle

Paradox Rift

Blitzle 2023
Aerodactyl

151

Aerodactyl 2023
Bronzor

Obsidian Flames

Bronzor 2023
Magikarp

Paldea Evolved

Magikarp 2023
Alomomola

Scarlet & Violet

Alomomola 2023
Slowbro

Scarlet & Violet

Slowbro 2023
Beheeyem

Silver Tempest

Beheeyem 2022