Yuta Onoda
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Yuta Onoda is an illustrator and painter based in Japan. He has been shaping his art aesthetic through various forms of media, finding new avenues to express himself. Clients include TIME, Playboy, Rolling Stone, Major League Baseball, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, USA Today, Wired, Scholastic, Tor Books, Simon & Schuster, The Atlantic, etc. He has also been recognized and awarded by organizations such as the Society of Illustrators, Lürzers’s Archive 200 Best Illustrators, Communication Arts Illustration Annual, Applied Arts Illustration Awards, 3×3 Professional Show Annual, Spectrum, etc.
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USC Viterbi Magazine
What do Rugby and Artificial Intelligence have in common? Yuta Onoda illustrated comic-style spreads for USC Viterbi Magazine for a story in which an anthropologist stresses teamwork and humanity in an era of machines and AI.
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The Ogress and the Orphans
Yuta Onoda was commissioned by Algonquin Young Readers to provide cover art for the book, The Ogress and the Orphans written by Kelly Barnhill.
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Yuta Onoda | Walker Books US
Yuta Onoda was commissioned by Walker Books US to illustrate the cover of The Unexplainable Disappearance of Mars Patel written by Sheela A Chari. See more of Yuta Onoda’s work here.
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Yuta Onoda | Penguin Random House
Yuta Onoda illustrated a cover and wrap cover art for the English edition of Eiko Kadono’s ‘Kiki’s Delivery Service’ published by Penguin Random House. See more of Yuta Onoda’s work here.
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Yuta Onoda | Macmillan
Yuta Onoda illustrated the book cover for Under the Broken Sky written by Mariko Nagai and published by Macmillan. The novel-in-verse is about about a Japanese orphan’s experience in occupied rural Manchuria in WW2. See more of Yuta’s work here.
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Yuta Onoda | Oprah Magazine
Yuta Onoda created an illustration to accompany a book review of Lisa See’s The Island Of Sea Women in the latest issue of O, the Oprah Magazine. Yuta captures the complexity of this rich and compelling novel about two women free divers in Korea who after WW2 as elders, look...
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Yuta Onoda | Spectrum 26
We’re excited to announce that illustrator, Yuta Onoda’s project has been selected for Spectrum 26, a group that promotes the fantastic arts and provide an annual showcase for contemporary artists. The piece titled “MoMo x 4” the idea is based on a Japanese folklore hero named Momotaro. Congrats Yuta! See more work...
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Yuta Onoda | Society of Illustrators
The multi-talented Yuta Onoda is known for his ability to illuminate fictional worlds. His cover illustration for Nahoko Uehashi’s “The Beast Player” has been accepted into the Society of Illustrators 61 book and exhibition. The novel is a YA fantasy about a girl with the special power to communicate with...
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Yuta Onoda | Investment News
Editorial genius, Yuta Onoda was assigned to work on the latest issue of InvestmentNews magazine to accompany an article titled “The Long Road Back.” For the direction of the assignment, the article was about the troubles Wells Fargo is having/going through at the moment and Yuta was asked to come...
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Yuta Onoda | ESPN The Magazine
Client: ESPN The Magazine | Description: Yuto Onoda’s haunting illustration of Ichiro Suzuki accompanies the article, “When Winter Never Ends” in ESPN’s Magazine’s April 2 Issue. Read the detailed portrayal of the athlete here View more of Yuto’s illustrations here
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Yuta Onoda | Boston College Law School
Client: Boston College Law School | Description: For the latest issue of BC Law’s magazine, Yuta created this bold illustration with the theme being about the U.S. Coast Guard losing the war on drugs. Check out Yuta’s portfolio here
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