Sawaki Takeyasu

Sawaki Takeyasu (竹安 佐和記, Takeyasu Sawaki) (born August 30, 1973) is a Japanese video game artist, producer and director. Currently the head of his own development studio Crim, Takeyasu previously worked at Capcom and their subsidiary Clover Studio before becoming a freelance artist following Clover's dissolution in 2007.^[1]

Sawaki Takeyasu
竹安 佐和記
Born	(1973-08-30) August 30, 1973 (age 51) Osaka, Japan
Nationality	Japanese
Occupation(s)	Video game director, producer, artist
Years active	2001–present
Known for	El Shaddai: Ascension of the Metatron

Works

Year	Title	Role
2001	Devil May Cry	Character CG artwork, character designer
2002	Steel Battalion	Mech designer
2004	Steel Battalion: Line of Contact
2006	Ōkami	Character and monster designer
2008	Fatal Frame: Mask of the Lunar Eclipse	Character designer
2009	Infinite Space
2011	El Shaddai: Ascension of the Metatron	Director, character designer
2012	El Shaddai Social Battle	Character designer
2017	Gravity Rush 2	The Ark of Time: Raven's Choice monster designer
	God Wars: Future Past	Monster designer
	The Lost Child	Producer, character and monster designer
2024	Starnaut	Director