PLANETA is one of the key studio credits in modern Pokemon TCG illustration. Bulbapedia describes PLANETA as a Japanese design and illustration studio founded in September 2011 by Hideaki Hakozaki, specializing in 3D computer generated imagery for games and graphical production. The studio began illustrating Pokemon TCG cards from Flashfire and has also produced booster pack art, theme deck art, event visuals, boxed product artwork and Pokemon TCG Pocket cards.
3D CG studio work across Pokemon TCG products
That studio role is visible in PKMN Collectors. PLANETA is credited on cards such as Charizard EX, Mewtwo EX, Rayquaza EX, Regirock EX, Giratina EX, Alakazam EX, Krookodile EX, Metagross EX, Kyurem EX, Gallade EX, Toxicroak EX, Ho-Oh GX, Darkrai GX, Necrozma GX, Tapu Bulu GX, Solgaleo GX, Lunala GX, Machamp, Chandelure, Togekiss, Beartic, Excadrill, Pal Pad, Sacred Ash and Trick Shovel. The Art of Pokemon also tracks many product credits, including premium trainer boxes, booster boxes, deck sleeves and deck cases.
For collectors, PLANETA is best understood as a production and visual identity credit rather than a single personal artist biography. The cards often emphasize rendered volume, clean lighting and a premium CG finish that suited the EX, GX and product-art eras. Because individual PLANETA artists were later credited separately, this page is especially useful for understanding the studio phase before names such as PLANETA Igarashi, PLANETA Tsuji or PLANETA Mochizuki became separate collection paths. A PLANETA run is therefore a route through Pokemon TCG studio production: cards, packaging and the 3D polish that helped define many modern releases.
Referenced from pla-neta.co.jp.
