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Yoshitoshi ABe is the character designer for [[Serial Experiments Lain]], as well as other popular anime, such as Niea_7 and Haibane Renmei. [[Ueda Yasuyuki]], who came up with the original concept for ''Lain'', invited him to come work on the project after seeing his art online. Abe was a senior in art school at the time. A collection of his art for the series was released as [[Omnipresence_in_Wired|Omnipresence in Wired]], which features the short manga, [[The_Nightmare_of_Fabrication|The Nightmare of Fabrication]].
Yoshitoshi ABe is the character designer for [[Serial Experiments Lain]], as well as other popular anime, such as Niea_7 and Haibane Renmei. [[Ueda Yasuyuki]], who came up with the original concept for ''Lain'', invited him to come work on the project after seeing his art online. Abe was a senior in art school at the time. A collection of his art for the series was released as [[Omnipresence_in_Wired|Omnipresence in Wired]], which features the short manga, [[The_Nightmare_of_Fabrication|The Nightmare of Fabrication]].
One of his recent project is a series called Despera, set in 1930s Japan, with a main character named Ain who looks very similar to [[Iwakura_Lain|Lain]].
One of his recent project is a series called Despera, set in 1930s Japan, with a main character named Ain who looks very similar to [[Lain Iwakura]].
He has contributed to the doujinshi works of a circle called Mutekei-Fire, under the pen name AB.
He has contributed to the doujinshi works of a circle called Mutekei-Fire, under the pen name AB.
He may be found on many online communities, such as Twitter or YouTube, usually with a screenname of Abfly, or similar.
He may be found on many online communities, such as Twitter or YouTube, usually with a screenname of Abfly, or similar.
==List of Works==
===Anime===
* Serial Experiments Lain (1998) (original character design)[6]
* NieA 7 (2000) (original character design, scenario)[6]
* Haibane Renmei (2002) (original creator, original character design, series composition, screenplay)
* Texhnolyze (2003) (original character design)
* Welcome to the N.H.K. (2006) (original character design)
* RErideD: Derrida, who leaps through time (2018) (original character design, screenplay for episodes 4, 8, and 10)
* Despera (TBA) (original character design)
===Music===
* Love Song (2005) (cover art and booklet illustrations)
===Video games===
* Wachenröder (1998)
* Phenomeno (2012)[7]
===Printed works===
* '''Dōjinshi'''
** Furumachi (August, 1996)
** Shooting Star (December, 1996)
** White Rain (July, 1997)
** Sui-Rin (August, 1998)
** Charcoal Feather Federation (Haibane Renmei) (December, 1998)
** T.Prevue Version 0.9 (August, 1999)
** Faces (December, 1999)
** K.S.M.E (July, 2000)
** Sketches (December, 2000)
** NieA Under 7 - Under (August, 2001)
** Haibane Renmei - The Haibanes of Old Home (Ch.1) (August, 2001)
** Haibane Renmei - The Haibanes of Old Home (Ch.2) (December, 2001)
** Haibane Renmei - Haibane Lifestyle Diary (August, 2002)
** Haibane Renmei - The Haibanes of Old Home (Extra) (December, 2002)
** Ryuu Tai (July, 2003)
** Not Found (December, 2003)
** Haibane Renmei - Kyakuhonshuu - Volume 1 (August, 2004)
** Haibane Renmei - Kyakuhonshuu - Volume 2 (December, 2004)
** Haibane Renmei - Kyakuhonshuu - Volume 3 (December, 2004)
** Miscellaneous (December, 2004)
** GRID. (August, 2005)
** Haibane Renmei - Kyakuhonshuu - Volume 4 (December, 2005)
** Haibane Renmei - Kyakuhonshuu - Volume 5 (December, 2005)
** Yakkyoku no Pochiyamasan (December, 2005)
** Haibane Renmei - Kyakuhonshuu - Volume 6 (August, 2006)
** Yakkyoku no Pochiyamasan 2.0 (August, 2006)
** Yakkyoku no Pochiyamasan 3.0 (August 19, 2007)
** f.p.o. (Fixed Point Observation) (August 17, 2008)
** Ryuhshika (August 17, 2008)
** Yakkyoku no Pochiyamasan 4.0 (December 30, 2008)
* '''Artbooks'''
** Serial Experiments Lain - An Omnipresence in the Wired (May, 1999)
** Visual Experiments Lain
** Essence (May, 2001) *Released in the US*
** NieA Under 7 - Scrap (July, 2001)
** Haibane Renmei - In the Town of Guri, in the Garden of Charcoal Feathers (December, 2003)
** yoshitoshi ABe lain illustrations - ab# rebuild an omnipresence in the wired (Japan: December 2005; US: April 2006)
** Gaisokyu (August, 2007)
* '''Manga'''
** Ame no Furu Basho (debut) Afternoon (April 1994)[8]
** NieA Under 7 (Vol. 1) (June, 2001)
** NieA Under 7 (Vol. 2) (August, 2001)
** All You Need Is Kill (December, 2004)
** Ryushika Ryushika (2009)
* '''Contributions'''
** Mutekei Fire - Tarame Paradise Doujins
** Mutekei Fire - Great Pictorial Guide of Uki-Uki in the World Doujins
** Mutekei Fire - Tokimeki Shitsumon Bako Doujins
** Range Murata - Flat
** Range Murata - Rule - Fa Documenta 003
** Range Murata - Robot - Volume 1-9
** Range Murata - Robot - Volume 10 with "U.C.O."
** Foo Swee Chin - Muzz Doujins 1-2
** Akai Kiba (Red Fang) - Volumes 1-4
** Hell Girl, episode 13 - sketches and wallpaint
** Cover Illustrations
** Kami no Keifu Novels 1-3
** Welcome to the N.H.K.
** Negative Happy Chainsaw Edge
** Chojin Keikaku (bunko edition only)
** Slip Manga Collection
** All You Need is Kill
* '''Misc.'''
** "AB Note" yoshitoshi ABe Sketchbook (GoFa 2003)
** "GoFa Portfolio Collection A" 20 A4 Prints (sold by GoFa at AX2003 - 100 made)
** "GoFa Portfolio Collection B" 20 A4 Prints (Sold by GoFa at AX2003 - 100 made)
** "Kaira" Wani Magazine Comics Special (July, 2008
==External Links==
==External Links==
*[https://www.patreon.com/abfly His Patreon] - Active as of November 2021
*[http://web.archive.org/web/20000123030355/http://www.people.or.jp/~ab/index.html His old homepage] (web archive) - it was likely this site or something similar that led Ueda to Abe.
*[http://web.archive.org/web/20000123030355/http://www.people.or.jp/~ab/index.html His old homepage] (web archive) - it was likely this site or something similar that led Ueda to Abe.
* [http://web.archive.org/web/20020604080921/http://web.ffn.ne.jp/~ab/ Another old homepage] (web archive) - Be sure to skip around on the timeline on these archived sites.
* [http://web.archive.org/web/20020604080921/http://web.ffn.ne.jp/~ab/ Another old homepage] (web archive) - Be sure to skip around on the timeline on these archived sites.
