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{{Short description|Japanese illustrator & character designer}}
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{{nihongo|'''Fumikane Shimada'''|島田 フミカネ|Shimada Fumikane|born January 26, 1974}}, is an anime and video game illustrator and character designer from [[Okayama Prefecture]].

==Biography==
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Fumikane is well known for sparking the mecha shoujo boom of the 2000s with his line of [[mecha musume]] illustrations. During this time Fumikane provided illustrations for various [[dōjin]] and commercial hobbyist magazines some of which were turned into popular figurines and model kits by [[Comic Toranoana|Toranoana]] and [[Konami]]. Since then he has worked as a character and mechanical designer for various military-themed anime television series and video games.<ref>2013-10-10, [http://nlab.itmedia.co.jp/nl/articles/1310/10/news057.html 「艦これ」に“島田フミカネ艦娘”が登場！！　提督100万人突破の発表も], ITmedia.co.jp</ref><ref>2009-10-27, [http://dengekionline.com/elem/000/000/206/206687/ 島田フミカネさんがパイロットをキャラデザ！ 『ダライアスバースト』新情報], Dengeki Online</ref><ref>2012-01-26, [http://www.famitsu.com/news/201201/26008984.html 『武装神姫』島田フミカネ氏描き下ろしイラストブックマーカープレゼントキャンペーン開催決定], [[Famitsu]]</ref><ref>2006-06-15, [http://tjgame.enorth.com.cn/system/2006/06/15/001332638.shtml 岛田文金倾力打造激萌机械娘动画], 北方网</ref>

In July 2013, Fumikane was responsible for designing military recruitment posters and other promotional material for the [[Japan Self-Defense Forces]].<ref>2013-07-29, [http://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2013/07/28-1/strike-witches-creator-designs-military-recruitment-character "Strike Witches" Creator Designs Military Recruitment Character], Crunchyroll</ref><ref>2014-01-14, [http://www.libertytimes.com.tw/2014/new/jan/14/today-int10.htm 萌女兵漫畫爆紅 自衛隊考生增3成], [[Liberty Times|The Liberty Times]]</ref><ref>2014-01-13, [http://military.people.com.cn/BIG5/n/2014/0113/c1011-24097187.html 日自衛隊"萌女兵"受捧 自衛官及防衛大學報名人數大增] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140221013501/http://military.people.com.cn/BIG5/n/2014/0113/c1011-24097187.html |date=2014-02-21 }}, [[People's Daily]]</ref>

==Art style==
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Fumikane's designs commonly combine [[bishōjo]] characters, moe elements, and mechanical systems such as military-style weapons, armor, or vehicles. Some of his most iconic character designs in this style come from the [[Strike Witches]] franchise. In it young girls with [[Kemonomimi]] use machines that attach to their legs to fly and fight aliens with weapons as part of a military force.

==Main works==

===Anime===
*[[Sky Girls]] (2006-2007): Conceptual mechanical design, Original character design
*[[Strike Witches]] (2007-present): Original character design
*[[Busou Shinki]] (2011-2012)
*[[Girls und Panzer]] (2012-present): character design
*[[Kantai Collection]] (2015)
*[[Frame Arms Girl]] (2017-2019)
*[[Gundam Build Divers Re:Rise]] (2019): Mobile Doll May design
*Midnight Fun Nora Version (2021)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Midnight Fun Nora Version {{!}} Native Online Global Shop |url=http://ap-com.gsls/en/CATEGORY-ROOT/Characters-Selection/Midnight-Fun-Nora-Version/p/NA_GDS_WD0022 |access-date=2023-12-31 |website=ap-com.gsls |language=en }}{{Dead link|date=December 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
*[[Alice Gear Aegis|Alice Gear Aegis: Expansion]] (2023)



===Videogames===
*[[Hayate the Combat Butler|Hayate the Combat Butler: Nightmare Paradise]]: mechanical design
*[[Busou Shinki]] video games (2006-present)
*[[Dariusburst]] (2009): character design
*[[Kantai Collection]] (2013-present): character design and in-game sprite illustrations
*[[Alice Gear Aegis]] (2018-present)
*[[Sakura Wars (2019 video game)|Sakura Wars]] (2019): guest character design for the Berlin Combat Revue (Elise and Margarethe)
*[[Strike Witches]] (2020-present): character design
*[[Fate/Grand Order]] (2021): Galatea Design

===Commercial magazines===
*[[:ja:MC☆あくしず|MC Akushizu]]
*[[:ja:シュピーゲル・シリーズ|Spiegel Series]]

===Figures and Model Kits===
*[[:ja:メカ娘|Mecha musume]]: character design
*[[Busou Shinki]]: character design
*[[Frame Arms Girl]]: character design
*[[:ja:メガミデバイス|Megami Device]]: character design
*30 Minutes Sisters: character designer

===Dōjinshi===
*{{nihongo| |幻の歩兵戦}}
*{{nihongo|''Strike Witches: Witches of Africa''|ストライクウィッチーズ アフリカの魔女}}: illustrations

===Artbooks===
*『島田フミカネ ART WORKS』, published by [[Kadokawa Corporation|Kadokawa Group Publishing]]. {{ISBN|9784048542210}}.

===Other===
*{{nihongo|''Senpai mo kōhai mo osananajimi mo tsundere de nemurenai CD''|先輩も後輩も幼なじみもツンデレで眠れないCD}}
*{{nihongo|MCTCG Fairy Lore|MCTCG妖精伝承}}
*[[Tsukuyomi: Moon Phase]]
*Bio-station Mars (火星生物局) (original narrative/illustration work)<ref>{{Cite web | title=x.com | url=https://twitter.com/humikane/status/1620730985922035712 | access-date=2025-01-01 | website=twitter.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web | title=x.com | url=https://twitter.com/humikane/status/1574422188488212481 | access-date=2025-01-01 | website=twitter.com}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
*{{official website|http://www.ne.jp/asahi/humikane/e-wacs/index.htm}}
*[https://twitter.com/humikane Fumikane Shimada on Twitter]

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[[Category:People from Okayama Prefecture]]
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