STUDIO vs ARTIST
Pokemon TCG art splits into two production modes: CG studios that produce volume work (5ban Graphics, PLANETA, MUGENUP, Studio Bora) and individual illustrators with distinctive personal styles. The data below compares both categories — useful for understanding the modern TCG illustration economy.
🏢 Studios
Multi-artist commercial production teams
👤 Individual artists
Personal-style illustrators with distinctive signatures
🏢 All studios (19)
| # | Studio | Cards | Avg $ | Max $ | Total $ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | 5ban Graphics | 1121 | $35 | $2161 | $38,896.11 |
| 02 | aky CG Works | 174 | $24 | $549 | $4,210.76 |
| 03 | N-DESIGN Inc. | 76 | $26 | $321 | $1,991.76 |
| 04 | PLANETA Tsuji | 92 | $19 | $353 | $1,772.22 |
| 05 | PLANETA Mochizuki | 152 | $11 | $439 | $1,676.78 |
| 06 | PLANETA Igarashi | 61 | $20 | $225 | $1,241.93 |
| 07 | The Pokémon Company Art Team | 5 | $217 | $435 | $1,083.46 |
| 08 | PLANETA Otani | 31 | $24 | $90 | $737.22 |
| 09 | PLANETA Yamashita | 27 | $20 | $157 | $541.27 |
| 10 | PLANETA | 28 | $18 | $125 | $501.76 |
| 11 | Studio Bora Inc. | 26 | $9 | $45 | $235.83 |
| 12 | D.A.G Inc. | 9 | $18 | $69 | $164.54 |
| 13 | MPC Film | 12 | $7 | $24 | $88.21 |
| 14 | PLANETA Hiiragi | 7 | $8 | $23 | $55.28 |
| 15 | MUGENUP | 15 | $3 | $9 | $37.67 |
| 16 | NC Empire | 8 | $3 | $11 | $25.44 |
| 17 | GAME FREAK inc. | 2 | $12 | $15 | $23.74 |
| 18 | Framestore | 8 | $3 | $9 | $21.25 |
| 19 | ORBITALLINK Inc. | 2 | $3 | $3 | $5.47 |
👤 Top 20 individual artists by total value
| # | Artist | Cards | Avg $ | Max $ | Total $ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Masakazu Fukuda | 97 | $498 | $4000 | $48,319.1 |
| 02 | Mitsuhiro Arita | 259 | $146 | $2671 | $37,932.55 |
| 03 | Ryo Ueda | 116 | $148 | $900 | $17,159.18 |
| 04 | Ken Sugimori | 167 | $66 | $1539 | $10,988.43 |
| 05 | Naoyo Kimura | 37 | $219 | $2225 | $8,120.2 |
| 06 | Hikaru Koike | 33 | $209 | $902 | $6,900.89 |
| 07 | Kouki Saitou | 89 | $69 | $3200 | $6,158.32 |
| 08 | Hironobu Yoshida | 4 | $1239 | $3999 | $4,954.75 |
| 09 | Eske Yoshinob | 105 | $47 | $597 | $4,939.02 |
| 10 | Naoki Saito | 72 | $66 | $600 | $4,727.75 |
| 11 | Ayaka Yoshida | 82 | $56 | $975 | $4,595.44 |
| 12 | Atsuko Nishida | 28 | $150 | $600 | $4,212.85 |
| 13 | Shizurow | 31 | $135 | $797 | $4,189.52 |
| 14 | Megumi Mizutani | 104 | $39 | $319 | $4,010.96 |
| 15 | Kagemaru Himeno | 74 | $49 | $797 | $3,643.92 |
| 16 | Kimiya Masago | 7 | $464 | $1250 | $3,250.92 |
| 17 | Hideki Ishikawa | 56 | $49 | $319 | $2,746.68 |
| 18 | takuyoa | 80 | $32 | $477 | $2,599.49 |
| 19 | Sanosuke Sakuma | 70 | $32 | $439 | $2,238.8 |
| 20 | Yusuke Ohmura | 40 | $56 | $275 | $2,225.39 |
Methodology
Studios are identified by name patterns: "5ban Graphics", "PLANETA*", "aky CG Works", "Studio Bora Inc.", "N-DESIGN Inc.", "D.A.G Inc.", "MPC Film", "MUGENUP", "Framestore", "NC Empire", "The Pokémon Company Art Team", or any name containing "Inc.". All other illustrator credits are classified as individual artists.
See also: /illustrators · /illustrators/by-pokemon · /illustrators/by-rarity · /illustrators/by-era