(1959-    ) Japanese artist lauded largely for his work in Videogames, particularly in cover art and manual Illustration for Japanese releases of Wizardry: Legacy of Llylgamyn (game 1983; 1987 Japan). Other notable commissions include several parts of the Guin Saga (see Kaoru Kurimoto), and the original Japanese magazine appearance of William Gibson's "Johnny Mnemonic" (May 1981 Omni; trans Hisashi Kuroma as "Kirokuya Johnny" November 1986 {SF MAGAZINE}). He received an Art Seiun Award in 1988. [JonC]

Jun Suemi

born Ōita, Japan: 1959

died

works (selected)

• Suemi Jun Gashū: Gen 198511-199806 ["Jun Suemi Art Collection: Darkness November 1985-June 1998"] (Tokyo: Asahi Sonorama, 1998) [hb/Jun Suemi]
• Wizardry Works (Tokyo: Ascii, 1993) [hb/Jun Suemi]
• Suemi Jun Gashū: Tama 199010-200101 ["Jun Suemi Art Collection: Soul October 1990-January 2001"] (Tokyo: Asahi Sonorama, 2001) [hb/Jun Suemi]
• Suemi Jun Gashū: Retsuyōgetsu ["Jun Suemi Art Collection: Furious Phantom Moon"] (Tokyo: Asahi Sonorama, 2003) [hb/Jun Suemi]
• Suemi Jun Guin Saga Gashū: ["Jun Suemi Art Collection: Guin Saga Art Collection"] (Tokyo: Asahi Sonorama, 2003) [hb/Jun Suemi]

links

• Internet Speculative Fiction Database

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