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Mitsuhiro Arita

Creature illustration and imagined worlds

Team Rocket's Mewtwo ex by Mitsuhiro Arita
Team Rocket's Mewtwo exAscended Heroes · 281
Mega Absol ex by Mitsuhiro Arita
Mega Absol exMega Evolution · 180
Excadrill ex by Mitsuhiro Arita
Excadrill exBlack Bolt · 168

Mitsuhiro Arita has contributed to the Pokémon Trading Card Game since its beginnings in 1996. His own archive places that work alongside a much wider practice: eleven years contributing to Final Fantasy XI, concept design for the Berserk: The Golden Age films, books, and magazines. His independent Animals in Suits and JIDAI series are gouache paintings. Exploring those original works offers another way to appreciate the imagination behind his card illustrations.

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Sources reviewed 2026-10-20. Profile by Binderpages.

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