Itaru Hinoue, the illustrator behind the character designs and original art for such games as Kanon, Air, and Clannad, has announced on Tuesday that she is leaving the company Visual Art’s to work as a freelancer.
Hinoue also planned, provided character designs, and served as art director for Key’s ninth game, Rewrite — which inspired the ongoing anime.
She provided original character designs for visual novels such as Kanon, Air, Clannad, and Little Busters!.
Hinoue explained that when she works on games at a company, there are times when her artwork has not been made public.